Supervillan78 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Hopefully this signing gets officially announced later today. Seems like a genuine guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 1 hour ago, bannedfromHandV said: He hasn’t been shunned, he said he wanted to leave and has been dropped since, rightly so too. Don’t think that’s totally accurate - think he told Rafa he didn’t think they should be playing awful defensive football and should try to win games, then got dropped, then said he wants to leave. According to the Evertonians I know anyway - though admittedly they may be blinded by their hatred for Rafa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 1 hour ago, bannedfromHandV said: Now it sounds like he didn’t really want to leave at all and only did so because of Benitez We knew that was the case though… no new insight here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 13 minutes ago, Adam2003 said: Don’t think that’s totally accurate - think he told Rafa he didn’t think they should be playing awful defensive football and should try to win games, then got dropped, then said he wants to leave. According to the Evertonians I know anyway - though admittedly they may be blinded by their hatred for Rafa! Their fans are fuming - lots of annoyance over many things, E.g. apparently Digne was taken off corners months ago by Rafa but he’s still got their best corner stats for the season or something along those lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 5 minutes ago, samjp26 said: Their fans are fuming - lots of annoyance over many things, E.g. apparently Digne was taken off corners months ago by Rafa but he’s still got their best corner stats for the season or something along those lines. Rafa was a quality manager 15 years ago but just a bit of a dinosaur now - “my way or the highway” doesn’t work in modern football. And Gerrard doesn’t like Rafa and will have known this was an opportunity. I like Targett a lot so I wouldn’t have focused on this deal versus other positions - but I love how Gerrard has likely managed this from his understanding of Rafa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerner's Driver Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 31 minutes ago, Supervillan78 said: Seems like a genuine guy. An unambiguous He/Him, then. Did he email you? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 3 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Some stinging shots there. " Only last year I signed a contract with intention of staying a.long time " etc. Sounds like someone else i know. Minus the intention of staying part 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 6 hours ago, Loxstock92 said: Taken it down apparently, someone’s had a word Its still there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loxstock92 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 6 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Its still there Sorry meant the IG pic of him saying ‘on my way ’ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponky Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 16 minutes ago, Loxstock92 said: the IG pic of him saying ‘on my way ’ That was a coded message to John McGinn declaring his love of the Proclaimers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loxstock92 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 (edited) Maybe Digne just wanted to upstage Fab Edited January 13, 2022 by Loxstock92 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sidcow Posted January 13, 2022 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted January 13, 2022 Can't believe people are getting their knickers in a twist about the message. Get a grip people. Hilarious that people always moan about mercenary footballers yet as soon as one shows some fondness it's seen as an insult. I think it's nice that he felt attachment to the club and fans. It's over now and he's accepted that and shown some class acknowledging them. He's a pro, how many of our players do people think only want to be at Villa and nowhere else? Footballers are just in a a job and move on if they get better offers or don't like how their job is going. It doesn't mean they don't give their all when they're on the pitch. Plus we all know this club gets under people's skin. He'll soon realise the Everton he thought he loved were actually a dowdy old lover and now he's hit the jackpot with a stunner. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted January 13, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2022 So nice to be able to add the odd quality player rather than have to re build a whole squad every summer! What a luxury! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 9 hours ago, jacketspuds said: West Ham might be getting Gabriel Barbosa on an 18-month loan deal, with a £30m option to buy. That's a very good deal. Shame we don't need a striker. Listening to Phil Vickery last week and it seems that he isnt all that . Not the player that it would sound like you are getting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted January 13, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 13, 2022 8 minutes ago, sidcow said: Can't believe people are getting their knickers in a twist about the message. Get a grip people. Hilarious that people always moan about mercenary footballers yet as soon as one shows some fondness it's seen as an insult. I think it's nice that he felt attachment to the club and fans. It's over now and he's accepted that and shown some class acknowledging them. He's a pro, how many of our players do people think only want to be at Villa and nowhere else? Footballers are just in a a job and move on if they get better offers or don't like how their job is going. It doesn't mean they don't give their all when they're on the pitch. Plus we all know this club gets under people's skin. He'll soon realise the Everton he thought he loved were actually a dowdy old lover and now he's hit the jackpot with a stunner. I think he’ll be a Villan on his first day and stay as that. Kind of like Elmo or Jedinak… once the Villa bug bites, you’re in deep! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 (edited) Digne’s statement was perfectly fine - it’s quite telling that some are over looking the fact that Digne said he would not enter into a war of words because the fans and the club deserve better. Of course, he was unhappy about how it ended, but proud of what he achieved. It’s a genuine and heartfelt statement. He’s clearly a man of integrity. Don’t forget, our data and analysis teams work extensively on the attitudes and personalities of players, that is a big factor in any move. For those seeking to undermine it, we are signing one of the biggest names and experienced left backs in the league. Forget the circumstances, it’s a massive coup. Edited January 13, 2022 by The_Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 (edited) From what i see he is intelligent enough to write a statement like that in a foreign language and not come off like a knob. And that bodes well. Unless of course he just used Google translate. Looking forward to seeing him in a Villa kit. And yes , Gerrard will know more than anyone else how easy it is to feel anger towards Paellardyce Edited January 13, 2022 by MWARLEY2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Classy by digne that message for me. Welcome to our club if its done. Evertonians are blaming rafa and not digne. That speaks volumes to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MentalM Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 1 minute ago, MWARLEY2 said: From what i see he is intelligent enough to write a statement like that in a foreign language and not come off like a knob. And that bodes well. Unless of course he just used Google translate. Looking forward to seeing him in a Villa kit. And yes , Gerrard will know more than anyone else how easy it is to feel anger towards Paellardyce He is a bloody genius if he gets google translate to come out with that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vreitti Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 A superb signing. Will instantly improve us, more so than Coutinho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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