Fabian Delph

[richards30]

So our first two major signings are an unheard of Turkish player and an England international who won't be a starter when everyone is fit. Better get better.

Come on robbie! Sterling will be sorted over the weekend mate and we are in with a brilliant chance of pogba!

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

I think ferna and delph will be great in midfield 2 terriers.

 

[Marvin]

So our first two major signings are an unheard of Turkish player and an England international who won't be a starter when everyone is fit. Better get better.

Delph is a good signing especially after losing Milner. I'm very happy with that, and I am sure mot blue are. Strange reaction to signing a good young player

 

[Suze9320]

Shrewd signing - Barry and Milner did very well - he will too

 

[RichardDunneOwnGoal]

There is absolutely no way at all that City would allow him to think that he's coming in as a starter and the comments directed in the media back this up.

We aren't stupid, despite what some people on this forum tend to think

I hope so mate, but I didn't get the impression he was happy, or willing, to be a bit part player on the basis of Richards' comments.

 

[RandomJ]

Over the blue moon with this one, great signing at 8mil.

Anyone knocking this deal needs their head testing, we ARE/WERE desperate for homegrown signings and we bring in a class player at right age for relative peanuts and people aren't happy? Weird.

He is far from class. I think you are suffering from blue tinted specs where you are trying to make this out to be bigger than it is. Yes we needed HG players but make no mistake he will not play a big role and will probably leave within a few seasons bemoaning lack of football.

 

[BlueDeadHead]

So our first two major signings are an unheard of Turkish player and an England international who won't be a starter when everyone is fit. Better get better.

Who is calling them major?

 

[FanchesterCity]

Does he have to 'improve us' ?
That implies we need to be getting better players than those we already have, but it's just as valid to swap out one water carrier for another, and possibly save some money in the process, or gain a couple of years in age etc. We also have the home grown issue to deal with, which can't be ignored. We HAVE to have more home grown - it's just a matter of where they come from and the price. Is anybody in the Academy as good today as Delph? if not, then we need to buy.

We don't know that Wilshere is even possible, but we do know his price would be pretty high. Same for the likes of Barkley. So Delph solves a problem at a sensible price. If / when we can upgrade on him, I'm sure we will, but until then, he plugs the HG gap with a reasonable skill level.

 

[TCIB]

He is not stupid and Txiki is a stright shooter. He will tell him what sort of game time he will see. Delph doesn't come across as the brain dead type of player to just nod and sign.

A solid player who now has the tools around him to elevate his own game more and i think he will.

 

[FantasyIreland]

So our first two major signings are an unheard of Turkish player and an England international who won't be a starter when everyone is fit. Better get better.

Aye,i don't know why we bother.....

 

[Kompany is King]

We need HG players. He fits the criteria.

He may not be our best midfielder if he signs but City must feel he will play a part in the coming seasons.

Let's give the lad a chance & support him as a City player.

 

[FanchesterCity]

Name me one HG player on the market who'd be a starter? - there isn't one. There's no point complaining that we aren't buying something that doesn't exist.

 

[Lankers]

See, I don't agree with this.

£8m on a squad player who won't make the grade (hypothetical at present of course), a player who doesn't particularly strengthen the squad, letalone the first XI - surely makes less sense than spending more on a worthwhile player who ticks the same quota boxes, but actually has the quality to strengthen both the squad and arguably the first XI, and has a higher potential ceiling of development.

It's a no brainer for me, £30m or even £40m well spent makes much more sense than throwing £8m down the drain.

I also don't like the message it sends to the academy lads. If we're willing to spend millions bringing in, let's be honest here, bang average players just because they meet a quota and have a few PL appearances under their belt, then what message does that send to the academy lads who have real potential, meet those quota requirements, but simply can't get the opportunities to get appearances under their belt - precisely because of pointless moves like this one?

Really don't get it, frankly.

But it allows a spot for pogba or another world class foreign player to come in, his home grown status is much more necessary than his footballing ability and at 8m there arnt many other options that are at the same, albeit fairly mediocre, level as delph

He will play but obviously will be limited, like it would for wilshere if he came until proven otherwise

 

[RandomJ]

Name me one HG player on the market who'd be a starter? - there isn't one. There's no point complaining that we aren't buying something that doesn't exist.

Sterling.

 

[LittleEgg]

denayer will be homegrown, lopes and pozo too right? don't they more than replace the outgoing milner and lamps?

If i'm mistaken apologies i'm not too hot on the homegrown policy.

 

[Robbo]

He is far from class. I think you are suffering from blue tinted specs where you are trying to make this out to be bigger than it is. Yes we needed HG players but make no mistake he will not play a big role and will probably leave within a few seasons bemoaning lack of football.

Name me an alternative who fits all the credentials, English, international, good age and £8m

 

[Damocles]

denayer will be homegrown, lopes too right? don't they replace the outgoing milner and lamps?

If i'm mistaken apologies i'm not too hot on the homegrown policy.

Denayer is a defender and Lopes is an attacking playmaker who plays either on the wing or just off the front.

Both are also under 21 so not classed as homegrown

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Welcome to Manchester, one down, three to go!

This is a very astute piece of business on our part.

When you consider we got £2.5m for Sinclair, we are getting an England international for £5.5m.

We tried to buy him for double that price when he was at Leeds and he is has come a long way since then.

He has desire and the legs to give us a major uplift.

And call it football karma. We lost a £20m rated player for free the other week and we are replacing him with a younger upgrade who would also cost £20m plus in normal circumstances.

He absolutely bossed us at the Etihad the other month and dragged Villa back into that game.

Nice work.

 

[FanchesterCity]

Sterling.

He's not on the market. We're not selling him! ;-)

But touche!... I should have said a player we're not already in for / overlooking.

 

[Yates]

I think Delph will play a lot more than some people think. I remember really wanting him at City back when he was a teenager and now he's here albeit not as good as I envisioned but still capable nonetheless.