StanBalaban Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 I admit I was take aback by the reports yesterday. I believed the papers even though I had heard from a current player that he thought there was no simple release clause. He also said the player was happy with life at Villa and delighted to be club captain. Trent knows his stuff when it comes to players and he had heard the same I believe. There's a poster on here that had heard it straight from the horse's mouth. Yet we all believed he was off. We may never know how close he came to leaving. Whether he had a change of heart, or Man City did a U-turn.... perhaps he really was with his pregnant wife, was not looking to move to City and has come out and denied it at his earliest opportunity....who knows? I actually don't care, if truth be told. What shouldn't be overlooked is that he has come out saying he will be at Aston Villa. If things had broken down at City, he could easily have looked for a move to another club. £8m or so for Delph (if any of that is real) is a snip, and surely there would be other suitors. He's quashed all rumours of a move away from the club, which leads me to believe that the stuff in the papers wasn't reflective of the overall situation. Until someone is ITSOTP then there really is no way to assess the credibility of the information. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 O Captain, My Captain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condimentalist Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Can you be 100% going to man city and then change your mind? Is that possible? No, it isn't. Says something about the journalist that he uses that sort of language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Delph is a prick for the simple fact that he was off to Citeh.. Christ knows why he stayed but the guy is still a prick.Ermwhy? I have no doubt he spoke to City but he has committed to the club so that doesn't make him a prick He put his career over money that is very noble in my eyes. If more people like that the game wouldn't be so filthy like it is todayWhen did you react? Are you on a natural react delay mechanism.What the hell are you on about?Get yer maginfying glass out because I haven't the energy to CAPS this, bit the word you are looking for is HINDSIGHT - shit bugger I did have the energy.Yet again what the HELL are you talking about? See I can do it too CApS Your justification makes little to no senseErm, ok, I expected this? I expected Delph to stay? He is defensible? Fine, so why is he staying, he hasn't said?You don't like Delph do you?Would you had he gone to Citeh? He was clearly so close to it, so close, what changed? Nonsense that it is some fan paranoia, every press outlet was reporting it. It was about to happen. So now the question is why did it not happen? Because he is beyond reproach? If you read my earlier posts you will see I expected it to be a done deal and I said thank you, good luck. I would not have blamed him for leaving but delighted he staying. Me too - I am so delighted, I am made up - he is our heart - we will storm 15th place now. Well you really are a ray of sunshine aren't you?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 I admit I was take aback by the reports yesterday. I believed the papers even though I had heard from a current player that he thought there was no simple release clause. He also said the player was happy with life at Villa and delighted to be club captain. Trent knows his stuff when it comes to players and he had heard the same I believe. There's a poster on here that had heard it straight from the horse's mouth. Yet we all believed he was off. We may never know how close he came to leaving. Whether he had a change of heart, or Man City did a U-turn.... perhaps he really was with his pregnant wife, was not looking to move to City and has come out and denied it at his earliest opportunity....who knows? I actually don't care, if truth be told. What shouldn't be overlooked is that he has come out saying he will be at Aston Villa. If things had broken down at City, he could easily have looked for a move to another club. £8m or so for Delph (if any of that is real) is a snip, and surely there would be other suitors. He's quashed all rumours of a move away from the club, which leads me to believe that the stuff in the papers wasn't reflective of the overall situation. Until someone is ITSOTP then there really is no way to assess the credibility of the information. Exactly. 8M for Delph yet only the richest club in the world come in for him? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted July 11, 2015 Administrator Share Posted July 11, 2015 Probably the journalist lying again. I mean why would he want to be the main aston villa journalist for the local paper. Because it's the job he gets paid to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 You know what, I'm gonna watch the Liverpool semi final goal again because for a while there I thought that great moment had been stolen from me! THIS Along with the test match, today has turned out pretty well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 I still think he'll stay. And lets just be happy that he is rather than point score or win arguments. Would be nice if Benteke followed Delph's example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 11, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted July 11, 2015 I'm only here to see how Woody will spin this into a negative. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Vive - I am not trying to be a penis, but we all weighed up the future without him and actually it was ok, The guy cannot just issue these statements and expect us to fall in line, if he now wishes to stay then he needs to come clean and explain why. He is a bit bolloxed because idressa guueye is his replacement. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Did anyone notice but there are a lot of fans who are still angry? I'll get over it if it was all an honest reason. Just you to be honest. That's all I'm seeing on VT at least. I don't have twitter. I wasn't angry in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyjsg Posted July 11, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted July 11, 2015 BBC report on Delph staying implies they picked it up from other media, their use of "widely reported" kind of gives the game away. Some journo notices that Delph doesnt go to portugal and uses it as basis for report that Delph is in talks with city, it spreads and becomes "fact" even though we all knew his Mrs was about to drop. Just to add im not totally convinced on the Benteke to Liverpool rumour as most people talking about it are just happy for the sound bites... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3te Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Its not like the actual BBC news who employ real journalists. BBC Sports is completely amateurish. Examples? Robbie Savage? Garth Crooks? Mark Lawrenson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Vive - I am not trying to be a penis, but we all weighed up the future without him and actually it was ok, The guy cannot just issue these statements and expect us to fall in line, if he now wishes to stay then he needs to come clean and explain why. He is a bit bolloxed because idressa guueye is his replacement. Gueye was never his replacement. Gueye was signed almost 2 weeks ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted July 11, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted July 11, 2015 Easy on the quoting lads! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 I don't think Idrissa was his replacement Delph and him (from what I've read) are different players. Idrissa seems more defensive minded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted July 11, 2015 Administrator Share Posted July 11, 2015 I know I'm as guilty as others about this. Please stop talking about journalism in this thread. This is a thread about the player. There is a thread in Other Football to discuss journalists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Vive - I am not trying to be a penis, but we all weighed up the future without him and actually it was ok, The guy cannot just issue these statements and expect us to fall in line, if he now wishes to stay then he needs to come clean and explain why. He is a bit bolloxed because idressa guueye is his replacement. Gueye was never his replacement. Gueye was signed almost 2 weeks ago. Other than that he is an identical midfielder with better stats, and he was already signed feeding the narrative? Defend delph all you want but he is culpable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Perhaps a little humble pie from some of the vitriolic posters on this thread? With hindsight I do wonder whether the BBC spectacularly cocked this one up. Delph does not travel to Portugal as his wife is about to give birth but that is not known to the BBC. Add in the usual big club brown nosing from a journo and hey ho his release clause has been activated. Whilst, like everyone on here, I assumed that he was going but I just could not square that with him being centre stage for the kit launch. Surely I thought the club must be certain that he is staying....seems like they were! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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