Gary Thomas Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 (edited) It was actually a chance for him say sorry to Villa fans for the way he handled it. But no he said we are in the past. I think this is spot on. No acknowledgement of what he did to fans, no remorse, no regret, no humility, no class. I only pop into this thread when it gets active but I am done now, very happy with how the club are moving on without him. Edited July 27, 2015 by Gary Thomas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 I won't hold the fact he wants more money for his kids against him. He's still a snake in the grass though. Yeah, cos it's not as though they weren't already set for life based off of his career earnings so far.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swerbs Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 I won't hold the fact he wants more money for his kids against him. He's still a snake in the grass though. Yeah, cos it's not as though they weren't already set for life based off of his career earnings so far.... But would you not rather die knowing that you've helped set up your kids as much as possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 I won't hold the fact he wants more money for his kids against him. He's still a snake in the grass though. Yeah, cos it's not as though they weren't already set for life based off of his career earnings so far.... It's all about status. It's perfectly okay for the likes of us to turn up down the pub in the best that Primark can offer and shamelessly talk about our all-inclusive two weeks in Benidorm, but when Delph's missus turns up for an evening out with England wags and they are all better dressed, and they are flashing this week's watch, and talking shit about money, houses, private schools, and rubbing shoulders with A-listers, how's a woman supposed to hold her head up? A bit more empathy, gentleman, please! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 I won't hold the fact he wants more money for his kids against him. He's still a snake in the grass though. Yeah, cos it's not as though they weren't already set for life based off of his career earnings so far.... But would you not rather die knowing that you've helped set up your kids as much as possible? His kids were; but maybe not his grandchildren? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted July 27, 2015 Moderator Share Posted July 27, 2015 He isn't even in the top 3 CM's I've seen leave Villa, Barry, Milner and Sid were all far better players than him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfingers Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 I doubt he'd be top 5. I personally do not blame him for moving for the money. If my son was in the same situation, I would have advised him to do the same. What is annoying me is the way he talks about loyalty. Yes, it was decent to re-sign, in order to guarantee us our money back on him but that was all it was-He didn't re-sign out of loyalty, because if he had done, the release clause would have been a lot higher. When he made his statement a few weeks back, he probably genuinely meant it-My concern is again, it was not based on loyalty, more the dilemma of weighing up the extra money against guaranteed playing time. Eventually, the money argument won. Finally, as others have said, he had the chance to apologise in the Sunday papers but chose to blank us. I don't have the hatred for him that a lot do on here but he certainly hasn't handled things well at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 He isn't even in the top 3 CM's I've seen leave Villa, Barry, Milner and Sid were all far better players than him. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 He was either injured or really bad for a good portion of his Villa career too, and the club showed faith in him. One and a half good seasons out of ~5 and he's off, thanks Fab. Still remember him being completely unable to trap a ball to within a yard of him during McLeish's season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 how long is he out for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 The rest of his career hopefully 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 He used to run like Sterling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 He used to run like Sterling. Moss ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 He isn't even in the top 3 CM's I've seen leave Villa, Barry, Milner and Sid were all far better players than him. for me he wasnt even as good as a player of Hitzlsperger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 He isn't even in the top 3 CM's I've seen leave Villa, Barry, Milner and Sid were all far better players than him. and Sid was a different class to any of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oaks Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 He isn't even in the top 3 CM's I've seen leave Villa, Barry, Milner and Sid were all far better players than him. for me he wasnt even as good as a player of Hitzlsperger IMO he was better than Hitz, not that that's anything to boast about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Im not too sure, Hitzlsperger got 3 times as many goals, was a better passer and a better brain, I also imagine he got more assists. Delph had a better engine and thats it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted July 27, 2015 Moderator Share Posted July 27, 2015 Im not too sure, Hitzlsperger got 3 times as many goals, was a better passer and a better brain, I also imagine he got more assists. Delph had a better engine and thats it And one of the two genuinely loves Villa to this day.... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PongRiddims Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Hitz was 100x the player of Delph, even when playing out of position on the left, I don't know where this Delph legacy has come from, he really wasn't THAT good a player for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PongRiddims Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 In fact, even Nigel Red Coker was better than Delph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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