Texas_Mike Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Before we signed Delph I had no idea who he was but so many people on this site kept saying what a great player he would be. So I waited and waited but all I ever saw was a player that couldn't pass, couldn't control the ball, wanted too much time on the ball and was pretty reckless in tackles. I am not sorry he is gone I saw more in Herd during his few games than ever I saw in Delph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakid007 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Delph gone Oh no. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBM Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 does anybody know the contract conditions of this loan? ie, whether villa are being mugs and still paying the full whack of his wages or are leeds contributing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlyOne Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Anyone else find it funny that we bought him from Leeds for millions, he does next to **** all (2 years and a half) and now we're loaning him back to Leeds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h1034799 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Is it a case of a player not suited to the McLeish way or a player who has not performed no matter who the manager was/is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I think the cruciate injury he got at the end of his first season has messed him up a bit, he dosen't seem as dynamic and takes too long on the ball. I don't see him making it here tbh. Would sell if someone offers 3-4m in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NowDoINotLikeThat Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 More mismanagement by McShiiteDon't agree at all. It remains to be seen whether this lad will fulfil the potential he once showed. We certainly don't have the scope at present in the Villa side to give him some games to see if he is going to make it or not - we simply don't have enough points to play with. So a loan spell seems the perfect solution to give him some game time and allow him to show what he can do and build up his confidence/match readiness. And if he doesn't develop to Premiership level, there is a good chance Leeds would take him back, I guess. Good management by McLeish I would say. It just seems a joke we bought him for millions from Leeds and now we are loaning him back to Leeds. are Delph , Makoun really that bad? OK to be fair to McLeish yes he did give Delph a run in the side early this season and he was pretty awful. He did look good and promising before his injury tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h1034799 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Surely Ireland will get more game time as a result, win/win imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Probably the best move we could make I think, dropping him down to the Championship and to a club he's familiar and comfortable with should hopefully restore some confidence. Here's hoping he comes back happier, more confident and generally a better player for it. I still think he has potential but he needs a bit of a shake-up to get him moving in the right direction again. A good call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Anyone else find it funny that we bought him from Leeds for millions, he does next to **** all (2 years and a half) and now we're loaning him back to Leeds? No, I'm not really chuckling at that tbh. Is it a case of a player not suited to the McLeish way or a player who has not performed no matter who the manager was/is?The latter IMO. How many games did he get under Houllier/McAllister, and how many good games did he turn in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Never seen anything in him pre or post injury....just a case of yet another bad signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 bad signing who i never rated and think we should cut our losses as he will not be a Premier League star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danceoftheshamen Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Looks like you may get your wish Zatman! LINK: http://tinyurl.com/6njg7pk ""Fabian Delph today urged Villa boss Alex McLeish to let him extend his loan spell at Leeds United until the end of the season. The 22-year-old midfielder’s current deal at Elland Road runs to February 25 but Delph is keen to remain at the Championship club longer. Delph said: “That would be an absolute dream for me if I get the nod to stay till the end of the season. “I would like to be playing football and if I can play here I’ll be delighted, because this is my home club and this is where I’ve always been happiest.”" Not what you should be saying whilst employed by another team in my opinion!... Disrespectful surely?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 sounds to me like he wants to make the move permenent have not been overly impressed with him to be honest. maybe super mon will come in for him, he is an admirer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiezels Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 sounds to me like he wants to make the move permenent have not been overly impressed with him to be honest. maybe super mon will come in for him, he is an admirer Flol, would make us look a little stupid! We'd probably get less than half back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 what a stupid kid. Let him stay there then. get 4-5 million back.. and spend it on someone decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villadude Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Not the most cleverest of things to say really. Let him go for good anyway, he's shite and I've seen nothing in his game to suggest he was ever worth anywhere near the cash that knobhead O'Neil spunked on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted January 24, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted January 24, 2012 to be fair he's young and could have just been trying to say he'd love to play week in week out up at leeds to get his head right and get back into the form he had before he knackered his knee. surely it's understandable to be chuffed to be back home? i'm in italy now and i love going back to brum every now and again doesn't mean that once his head is sorted and he has his confidence back he can't come back and be a model professional for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 It's not the best thing for him to say, but he's probably just trying to please the Leeds fans after he left them for us - because he wants to get game time and support from their fans. I predict he will get some games for them, and score, then come back to us in a month (or a few months). We'll then have to wait and see how he performs for us. I personally think his below-par performances have been due to McLeish playing him as a defensive midfielder. Delph's main attribute WAS his ability on the ball and to take players on. If we do bring in a decent defensive player (I hear lots of shouts for Diame in the transfer thread), then Delph would be a good option to fight Ireland for an attacking place or fight the wingers for a wide role. I really don't like him being played in a defensive position. We all knew, all along, that his main weakness was his dangerous and sloppy tackling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulver Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Sounds to me like he's saying he wants to spend the rest of the season playing football (at a club he loves) in order to get his career back on track. I'd be disapointed if he said anything different personally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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