alreadyexists Posted August 28, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted August 28, 2014 Not sure about Cleverley, Fergie must have seen something in him for put him in the first team, and he did do well at Wigan. If it comes off, I'd love him to be great. Who knows. 8mil seems like a lot though. When was the last time we signed a man utd player? Could it be Mr. McGrath!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Plastic words removed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfcwills10 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 He would be a very good signing imo. Just as much talent and ability as Henderson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 .Rossi said: ↑ Villa fans have their say Cleverley would be better going to Everton or Hull if he could, Villa have turned into an absolute shit Football Club with a shit Manager as well. From that Man U forum. Having had a read through their I must admit they do seem to know that we are a bunch of miserable moaning bastards. lol Probably because a lot of them are from Birmingham...... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeParker91 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Not sure about Cleverley, Fergie must have seen something in him for put him in the first team, and he did do well at Wigan. If it comes off, I'd love him to be great. Who knows. 8mil seems like a lot though. When was the last time we signed a man utd player? Could it be Mr. McGrath!? I believe our only two signings from United since the beginning of the Premiership are Ronny Johnson and Eric Djemba-Djemba. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villafan306 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I wasn't exactly over the moon when I first saw this but then again I had the same reactions to Senderos, Cissoko and seeing Hutton back in the fold. I'm not certain how he will fit into the side but I think there is a good player in there and given the chance to be a focal point of a midfield we might be able to find that player. I'm not concerned over the transfer fee. I'd rather we were spending over the odds on a player like Cleverly rather than bringing in another Sylla, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 This strikes me as a Delph replacement tbh.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfcwills10 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 All he needs is confidence, at man utd he knows that he is constantly ridiculed and that the fans don't like him. If he comes here and can relax and just concentrate on his game, i really do believe he could excel for us. Who'd have thought that Delph would come so good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Not sure about Cleverley, Fergie must have seen something in him for put him in the first team, and he did do well at Wigan. If it comes off, I'd love him to be great. Who knows. 8mil seems like a lot though. When was the last time we signed a man utd player? Could it be Mr. McGrath!? I believe our only two signings from United since the beginning of the Premiership are Ronny Johnson and Eric Djemba-Djemba. Bardsley on loan from Man U? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 It says a lot when you pay £8m for a player yet can't see who he is better than in our current starting xi Could this not have waited until next summer and picked him up for free? For a club that's allegedly got no money this makes absolutely no sense to blow the entire budget on someone who wont improve the starting xi much, if at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post troon_villan Posted August 28, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2014 This strikes me as a Delph replacement tbh.... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 A lot of people on the United forum seem to think he's a solid enough player for a club like ours. He had a good spell for them, got injured, and hasn't looked the same since, but I wonder whether he just needs a fresh start. Trying to recover form after a bad injury is hard enough, but the expectation at United will be extra intense. It can be a downward spiral from there. I don't know. I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt though and hope a new start revitalises him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek2 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 For me the grumble is the alleged fee for a player whose reputation has lessened and has just a year left on his contract. As for Cleverly himself, considering the midfield options we've the last few years and what it could be end of this window, I'd say he's a welcome addition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Well short term I'd imagine he'll take Westwood's place but I can't help feeling now in the England squad clubs higher up the league will start looking more at Delph. Anyway a midfield now will be Sanchez-Cleverley-Delph...anyone have the clue where the creativity is in that or are we just going to hit long balls for our clueless forward runners to chase after? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heid3ster Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 It says a lot when you pay £8m for a player yet can't see who he is better than in our current starting xi Could this not have waited until next summer and picked him up for free? For a club that's allegedly got no money this makes absolutely no sense to blow the entire budget on someone who wont improve the starting xi much, if at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I see this as a bit like the Kozak signing tbh. He could do a decent job for us but............ 15m on those two in the last year and Lambert still can't sign a creative/attacking midfielder from anywhere. Disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeParker91 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Not sure about Cleverley, Fergie must have seen something in him for put him in the first team, and he did do well at Wigan. If it comes off, I'd love him to be great. Who knows. 8mil seems like a lot though. When was the last time we signed a man utd player? Could it be Mr. McGrath!? I believe our only two signings from United since the beginning of the Premiership are Ronny Johnson and Eric Djemba-Djemba. Bardsley on loan from Man U? Ahh you are correct, I was only thinking of permanent ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 .Rossi said: ↑ Villa fans have their sayCleverley would be better going to Everton or Hull if he could, Villa have turned into an absolute shit Football Club with a shit Manager as well.From that Man U forum. Having had a read through their I must admit they do seem to know that we are a bunch of miserable moaning bastards. lol Have they ordered a plane to fly over Mould Trafford yet? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 (edited) Not sure about Cleverley, Fergie must have seen something in him for put him in the first team, and he did do well at Wigan. If it comes off, I'd love him to be great. Who knows. 8mil seems like a lot though. When was the last time we signed a man utd player? Could it be Mr. McGrath!? Jumble-Jumble, Ronnie Johnson, Phil Bardsley on loan. I think Cleverley will be nearer these signings than Mcgrath. In fairness Johnson did a good job for us. Whoops- this has already been answered. My bad as the young folk say. Edited August 28, 2014 by The Fun Factory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Anyway a midfield now will be Sanchez-Cleverley-Delph...anyone have the clue where the creativity is in that or are we just going to hit long balls for our clueless forward runners to chase after? As someone pointed out: his style is very much "pass and move". I could imagine him complementing Delph and Benteke's individual styles of play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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