Fabian Delph

[Robinho's Subbuteo]

Delph was always the equivalent of picking up a packet of Polos at the checkout.

 

[Man city fan 72]

Wtf is going on?. 11th July and nobody of any note signed, and this latest collapse just goes to show us that we're in a real battle to get any of our top targets, if Delph doesn't even fancy us.

 

[BigOscar]

maybe a team like the rags have come in for him and he knows he will get a game?

It would be pretty braindead to spout all that about staying at Villa if he was changing his mind to sign for a different team. He's clearly just bottler it on the eve of the medical

 

[FantasyIreland]

I'm hugely disappointed,i thought this lad was a superb addition and great business.There would have been many a game his energy/industry would have very useful.
But.....Shit happens,we move on.

 

[tonea2003]

Doubt he would've turned Chelsea or the rags down thats the sad part.

Why's that mate? Neither more likely to get in any of those teams

 

[waspish]

I agree totally I live in the midlands and the local Villa fans are already hailing this episode as "Good conquering evil" and hailing him as a hero! I appreciate it is early doors but why isn't our PR Department managing these situations better and if the press are accurate in their assessment of our "recruitment drive" so far, then we should be concerned because it looks ham fisted at best...........

Personally I think they are oblivious to it all meaning they don't read or take note of any of the media bollocks... Being accommodating and letting some reporter free range accesses and one on ones to some of our star players is what we do, while a few days later the same media take the piss.. Bottom line being harsher to the media will not get us worse media headlines..

 

[BlueRockape]

It would be pretty braindead to spout all that about staying at Villa if he was changing his mind to sign for a different team. He's clearly just bottler it on the eve of the medical

Maybe he didn't fancy a drugs test lol

 

[mad zab]

That's what I originally thought but all you here in the media is "City need to buy 8 English players"

The quota comes from the fact you are limited to a squad of 25 who are over 21 years of age. Out of those 25, a minimum of 8 have to be home grown (not English).

 

[Ajm1985]

Delph was always the equivalent of picking up a packet of Polos at the checkout.

Brilliant.

 

[Sergio Picasso Aguero]

The quota comes from the fact you are limited to a squad of 25 who are over 21 years of age. Out of those 25, a minimum of 8 have to be home grown (not English).

If that's the case then i would prefer to just name a reduced squad rather than waste money on fees and wages for overrated english players who will never get a game