PaulC Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 This is why I don't get attached to players anymore. Yorke finished it for me. It's the way it is unfortunately Haha, Andy Gray did it for me in 1979. Yes at least we got a then record fee for the player. None of this buyout clause nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Gonna have to change my fckin username now. Bugger. How do we know who is our kit guy now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 The damage this has done to the club's image, we'd might have been better of financially just letting him go for free. The whole fiasco has certainly been an embarrassment, especially the idea that he's done us a favour and we should be thankful. What damage?? We've have been battling relegation for the past 4 season. Any damage that was going to be done has already been done so. Considering under Lerner we have a shoe string budget I'd say that 8M from Delph is pretty important! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supernova26 Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 (edited) I've just called him a greedy yorkshire pudding on twitter. Those saying he wasn't all that good? LOL yeah ok in every game where we played well in the last 2-3 years he was MOM. It's a big and sad loss. We only gave him £30k a week think Man City will have offered him at least 90k. Edited July 10, 2015 by supernova26 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Before we start blaming Delph for leaving for 8M I think it's about time people realised the only people to blame are the club for letting a key asset get to the last year of his contact. We should admire Delph for even making sure the club got 8M for him. He was fully entitled to leave us for free. Pathetic from Villa yet again. Praying for new owners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Before we start blaming Delph for leaving for 8M I think it's about time people realised the only people to blame are the club for letting a key asset get to the last year of his contact. We should admire Delph for even making sure the club got 8M for him. He was fully entitled to leave us for free. Pathetic from Villa yet again. Praying for new owners. yes, all very well and I agree; But why talk crap about LOYALTY IN FOOTBALL? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 I hope the bloke that bit him during the pitch invasion give him rabies 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 No chance keeping tekkers lets get rid asap and re invest the club has shown the level of player management that are league position did rubbish. Lerner and your mate faulkner are to blame someone said about sorting his contract out with 18 months to go the blame lies on your lap. Question your gonna sell ya house its worth 2mil what do ya do if your lerner. " If I knock down the perimeter wall and allow all the local vandals in and burglars theyll get a free viewing maybe spread the word it a nice house it might be worth half after youve trashed it but least theyll say it was a nice house . Randy just do one you got no interest you penny pincher and waited for delphs contract to run down you poor excuse for a man. fck off I agree with you about Benteke but there's still the problem of finding a club willing to pay the asking price. I can't help but feel it's going to drag out and he'll start to play his face in order to push through the move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 We only gave him £30k a week think Man City will have offered him at least 90k. I'd doubt our new contract offer was that low. Gabby is on double that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Best of luck to Delph - at least we'll get a fee for a player who looked like he would leave on a free. Served the club fairly well but was always likely to leave when a champions league team came knocking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TrentVilla Posted July 10, 2015 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted July 10, 2015 Not angry at him leaving, in fact I don't blame him in the slightest even if I question the decision slightly. And I'm grateful for him signing the deal rather than leaving on a free. But and its a sizeable but, given what he said in January and his decision to go now he goes down in the same category as the likes of Downing, Hodge and Unsworth. I wish him nothing but what he deserves and what I suspect he has coming at City. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 8 mill is such a low figure Why not 16 or 18 I'm sure City would have easily gone that high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 We only gave him £30k a week think Man City will have offered him at least 90k. I'd doubt our new contract offer was that low. Gabby is on double that. think i read he was on near 50k when we first signed him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermon Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Wonder if he'd have left had we won the FA Cup!! Can't blame him if he wants to leave, we look like we are in a rot, no chance of Benteke staying then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Can't see him being a regular starter at city. Throwing away his career Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dweldon1 Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 What happened to "I won't believe it until it's on the OS"? It would be hilarious if it was all bull now and everyone had to eat their words. Anyway since it is definitely going to happen, at least we're getting some money and replacing him the day before. I doubt he'll be starting the Euro's next year but at least he will get to play in 2 champions league group games and lift a few trophies that his teammates won. Replacing Delph and Vlaar, with Gueye and Richards, and just about breaking even isn't bad business to start the window, there's still a 8 weeks left don't forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 8 mill is such a low figure Why not 16 or 18 I'm sure City would have easily gone that high There was a release clause in his contract for this summer for £8m if any CL club came in for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 What will happen at City is he'll earn more money, but also have his game time limited. That limited game time, however, will include Champions League football and he'll also probably come away with silverware of some description. I'd personally prefer that than being a starter for a team battling relegation or, at best, finishing mid-table. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Wonder if he'd have left had we won the FA Cup!! Can't blame him if he wants to leave, we look like we are in a rot, no chance of Benteke staying then could explain his performance in the final Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Before we start blaming Delph for leaving for 8M I think it's about time people realised the only people to blame are the club for letting a key asset get to the last year of his contact. We should admire Delph for even making sure the club got 8M for him. He was fully entitled to leave us for free. Pathetic from Villa yet again. Praying for new owners. yes, all very well and I agree; But why talk crap about LOYALTY IN FOOTBALL? What should he be loyal for? Being signed by a club and told they had big plans but then a few years later pay transfer fees and wages lower than a Championship club? I can't blame him for leaving and I bet prob 99.9% of you would do the same if were in his shoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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