Rob182 Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 I actually think in today's market he is probably worth around 70-75k p/w and I've no doubt that he'll find that somewhere. I can't believe we're looking at Vlaar, Delph and Benteke leaving in the next 1-7 months Yep and only getting a fee for one of them. Should make rebuilding an easy task.Lerner's problem of Lerner's making. If he'd invested more, making us more competitive, then they might have signed extensions or even wanted to stay here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 If he had invested more, more shite would have been brought in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Might he possibly go in the January window? Could be best all round if we could replace him in that same window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 If he had invested more, more shite would have been brought in.'More shite' with the odd gem like Benteke is better than scraping the barrel for frees and loans, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David-Copenhagen Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 So sad to see that everyone is resigned to seeing Delph go. I would really have hopped that Fox would see the sense in signing him on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suttonpaul Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 There is of course a contact extension for both these players. THEY have decided not to sign this far and I doubt they will change their minds. Delph is easily the bigger loss of the two. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Its the clubs fault and no one elses. From Lerner, lambert, faiulkner to now fox. Not sorting out the contracts of arguably our best two players after benteke is stupid and ridiculous. You don't let your best players contracts run down to the final year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Its the clubs fault and no one elses. From Lerner, lambert, faiulkner to now fox. Not sorting out the contracts of arguably our best two players after benteke is stupid and ridiculous. You don't let your best players contracts run down to the final year. True, but it also requires the player to actually sign. We all seem to be working on some belief that Delph or Vlaar or <next man> would love to stay here. Of course, they may well sign a new deal; who knows. Football is a greedy game though - both know they could get more money elsewhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Its the clubs fault and no one elses. From Lerner, lambert, faiulkner to now fox. Not sorting out the contracts of arguably our best two players after benteke is stupid and ridiculous. You don't let your best players contracts run down to the final year. True, but it also requires the player to actually sign. We all seem to be working on some belief that Delph or Vlaar or <next man> would love to stay here. Of course, they may well sign a new deal; who knows. Football is a greedy game though - both know they could get more money elsewhere. This - you can't make them sign if they do not want to. I suspect this was all left too late because of Lerner's decision to sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 If the decision was taken to hold off until Lerner sold the club, which obviously didn't materialise, then a lot has happened in those 6 months, namely Vlaar had an exceptional world cup, which will have alerted anyone to he's quality. Delph has now broken into the England squad and hasn't looked out of place doing so. Add to that the fact that we still have an owner who's treating us like a ginger haired step son & our form has hardly been stellar so far, another season of struggle on the cards, who can blame either of them for wanting to play in a better environment. Again, the decision to let them get to this stage was **** mental. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Let's say that Vlaar has a brilliant WC under Van Gaal and Van Gaal says to him "Ron, I want you to come with me to Man Utd. I'm going to look to sign Daley Blind as well as you - you guys have been the stars of my defence and I'd want you with me at Old Trafford". Vlaar knows he's in the last year of his contract, sees Man Utd as a] a bigger club b] a chance to win something c] more money for himself and decides not to sign the offer Aston Villa have made him. It may well be the fault of the club but it still takes two to tango. You'd assume (granted, assume) that people at Aston Villa recognise the better players in the team and would want to keep them. I'd assume (again, assume) that efforts have been made to extend both contracts before we've gotten to this situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1chuk Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 You know what assume spells....ass...u....me. Just like we assumed Lerner would ge a good owner and Lambert a good manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jimzk5 Posted November 11, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted November 11, 2014 You would assume the people at Aston Villa recognise the better players in the team and would want to keep them. I really wouldn't assume these 2 could find their dick with both hands. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Yeah, it's definitely down to the club. You just don't wait until a player enters the final year of his contract before offering a renewal. The reason is likely due to the sale situation and Lerner believing he would've sold by now but still, very incompetent. Though unfortunately not surprising where our imbecile of an owner is concerned. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Spurs want to buy in in January. Swap for Dembele. We will be better off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Spurs will have changed their manager by January... Every danger baldini could be in trouble by then too, they also have bigger priorities with them being shit up front and in defence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 That's true. Maybe theyll take Lambert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condimentalist Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Spurs want to buy in in January. Swap for Dembele. We will be better off. Where's this? I don't agree that Dembele is better than Delph but he's certainly better than nothing and possibly than what we could replace him with otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 (edited) Darren Lewis in The Mirror. Dembele would be an upgrade on Delph for me but realistically I don't think he'd come here. He could do better. Edited November 11, 2014 by Isa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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