Earl the Pearl

I would be Breely happy if we signed him.

I think Micah's comments were positive. He acknowledged that Delph is a quality player, and that he believes that he could be successful at City. More importantly however, he highlighted the risk of becoming a squad player and being left out of the European Championship. That has got to be a priority for Delph now that he's broken into the England team. He certainly won't want to end up like Jack Rodwell, or his buddy Scotty. Delph may be destined for greater things than Villa, but I believe that he's a loyal player and that he'll stay with us for another year, captaining the side valiantly and cementing his place in the national team. If he wants to move on to a top club after that, so be it. Can you really fault a player for wanting to compete for the title every year and in the Champions League? Hopefully we'll have evolved into a more balanced squad by that time and we won't feel the loss quite as much.

Looks like he's got his hand on Benteke's ass. Giving him a good ol' fashioned Jara.

Perhaps a club in the MLS would be interested?

*UPDATE* - there is still nothing to report.

Fixed it for you.

Probably the shabbiest piece of sports journalism I have ever seen. If anyone doubts that Liverpool have friends in the media and they can plant stories to suit there's your proof. It's actually borderline casual racism - that is clearly Daniel Sturridge's body. The guy who has photshopped this has shown appalling social skills by effectively saying that all black people look the same below the neck. Grizzly Adams did have a beard.

I would be ecstatic if we could sell him and put the fee/wages towards a quality player. He's pretty inept offensively if we're being honest.

My favorite thing about being linked to new players is the puns.

Imagine if we were able to bring in Gueye, Praet and Amavi without selling Delph or Benteke? We would actually be a decent side.

We already have our own Richards and his son.

100% agree, no point to loan signings I agree, unless the loan deal includes the option to buy. Then the club gets to "test drive" the player without having to make a serious commitment.

Anyone saying that Carles shouldn't be given a proper chance can burn in Gil! ... Sorry, I tried.

These articles that I've been seeing lately really do make me question how our club is perceived nowadays. "Spurs to pip Benteke by offering Adebyor in a swap deal." "Liverpool to win Benteke race by offering Borini and Lambert in exchange." Are we really perceived as that poor of a club that we would accept complete garbage for our best player? I'd love to find the people who wrote these articles and punch them right in the mouth. I don't see any articles saying, "Villa to win race for Charlie Austin by offering N'zogbia in swap deal." Same logic as far as I can see.

I would rather see us taking risks on players like this than spending twice as much on aging players like Downing who will have no resale value. With the current FFP rules, the only way for us to progress is by buying players on the cheap and selling them on for a profit (i.e. Southampton). Anyways, didn't Tim say himself that we would not be offering a last pay day to players anymore? Certainly that's what Downing is after. Also, regarding the news of Delph's buyout clause, I don't see any scenario in which he leaves us this summer. He's our captain, has recently been called up into the England squad and with the European Championships coming up next year he surely wouldn't be foolish enough to move to a top 4 club and jeopardize his chances of playing. He only has to have a chat with Scotty to realize how silly of a career move that would be.

Seems like people are confused by the meanings of "rubbish" and "overrated."

Fack off.

Women.

Tonev

Alex Morgan. That is all.

He can drink all of the vodka in Russia for all I care, as long as he helps us get up to mid-table next season.

Gil be here next season.

That's because our government (I'm American) doesn't give a flying f*** about the people. In America, money is the only concern, and my goodness do guns bring in a ton of it. As I just said, I'm American and live in the North East where guns are less common. However, I still find it ridiculous that they're so easy to obtain. For instance, my brother, age 25, has three firearms. What does he need them for? The honest answer is that he doesn't, but he uses the same excuse that many Americans use, protection. I think the this, combined with the rapidly deteriorating mental state of the population, is the issue. Information about mental health issues is only now starting to become more widespread, and the current solution to most of these issues is medication, which in my opinion only exacerbates things. However, it's more profitable to give someone a monthly prescription than to encourage counselling. My solution would be to enforce strict and detailed gun safety courses as well as in-depth mental health evaluations for anyone that is trying to purchase a firearm. Ideally I would like guns to be banned, but that isn't possible. Unfortunately, I don't see the situation here getting better, only worse.

Can we get back to complaining about nonsense transfer rumors please?

I really liked Andi when he first came into the first team and hoped he would be another decent product from the academy, but his development has significantly plateaued over the last year or so and I think everyone can agree that if we're to progress, it was time for him to go. At times this season I honestly wondered if he could control his limbs. He looked like a chicken with his head cut off. That being said, best of luck to him at Derby.