Left footed central midfielder who I think can play on the wing but that is from web research not from seeing him play.
I think this is a good signing for both Villa and the player. He'll definitely get playing time this season.
Fabian Delph - any andvance on £10m
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Left footed central midfielder who I think can play on the wing but that is from web research not from seeing him play.
I think this is a good signing for both Villa and the player. He'll definitely get playing time this season.
Does look like he has a chance but 10 m is alot of money and Oneill is certainly taking a gamble,still he knows best
What is O'Neill at anyway? He has Ashley Young, one of the best left wingers in England. He spends a fortune on one of the worst left wingers, Stewart Downing. And now he wants to buy another left winger.
Good luck to the lad....sorry to see him go but at the prices quoted it would have been daft to refuse the bids. Hopefully he'll keep his head down, work hard and not have anymore drink driving adventures.
City also had a bid accepted but asked for a week to think about it and run it past their owners...Bates told them to feck off.
City also had a bid accepted but asked for a week to think about it and run it past their owners...Bates told them to feck off.
i am not so sure he will feature as a winger in the villa side. will more than likely play in the middle.
also i see Ashley Young playing a fair few games on the right/up front ala ronaldo now that downing is there.
Nah, I'm pretty sure he'll play centrally. He played there for Leeds when I saw him.
I think he prefers to play centrally but heavily favours his left foot....although has scored a few crackers with his right. Once in possession he drives forward and uses space and the ball wisely whilst also being a tough tackler.
Good deal all round.
sounds like a good partner for Cattermole in the England's 2-man midfield for the 2014 WC.
Delph certainly has the talent to progress to a full England cap and under MoN I hope he does. Great to see local lads doing well.
done .. going to villa
Aston Villa have found themselves embroiled in a footballing row regarding the recent signing of former Leeds wonderkid Fabian Delph.
Delph, who turned down Everton and Man City to join the Villains, has today had his parentage called into question by Manchester City manager and legal tender bender Mark Hughes. Citing the potential use of DNA extraction and test tube breeding in Delph’s conception, Hughes’ accusations are sure to send shockwaves reverberating throughout the footballing world.
‘Well, I don’t want to say too much here but when the kid turns down the mon…I er, mean the opportunity to embark on a special journey at Man City, you have to suspect something is not right. Don’t you?’
‘Of course I didn’t want to believe it at first, I mean it sounds ludicrous doesn’t? But when Mark Bowen showed me the pictures of Fabian Wealth, well the evidence was staring me right in the face. Even dough I didn’t want to believe it, you can’t really ignore the evidence can you? We at Man City are currency preparing a doshier of our findings for the FA.’
Hughes’ accusations are believed to stem from internet rumors that Fabian Delph is the lovechild of Villa favorites Ashley Young and Gabriel Agbonlahor. These rumors, originally disregarded as gimptardery, were sparked into life when Martin O’Neill was photographed in what is thought to be a laboratory somewhere near Villa’s Birmingham training ground.
Just goodfriends, or brummy bum buddies?
Although this isn’t the first time a footballers appearance has been called into question- in 1994 David Seaman’s moustache was famously sued by Pringles for alleged copyright infringement- these allegations if proved to be true, could lead to a full scale enquiry into the birth of footballers throughout Europe.
The effect of the scandal has already been felt within England's biggest clubs with United Chief Executive David Gill being forced to come out in defence of their Brazilian twins, whilst Chelsea and Spurs have opted to keep quiet on speculation that youngsters Giovanni Dos Santos and Franco Di Santo's blossoming coincided with the apparent loss of footballing skills of fellow Hispanic, buck-toothed look a like Ronaldinho.
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2009/08/05/so-fab-for-villa-115875-21572114/
Yes I am bored. It is uncanny though
So is he going to play next season? Could be a bargain on the old FF
Just watching Villa here and like the look of this kid.
Great pace in midfield, and clever passer. Played two lovely passes out to the wing, which have both found Young being in acres of space, leading to him winning a penalty in both instances.
Great pace in midfield, and clever passer. Played two lovely passes out to the wing, which have both found Young being in acres of space, leading to him winning a penalty in both instances.
Wait till you see him have a crack at goal...
I did. Left footed from 25 yards. Absolute fizzer. Keeper palmed it over the bar. What's his natural foot?
Left. I've barely seen him, but I've seen a few of the goals he scored for Leeds. Thunderbolts.
Excellent prospect...should improve no end with O'Neil.
no worries lads. we'll buy him for 30 million quid in 4 years time.
He has been great tonight against Chelsea and was good against Arsenal aswell. Looks a different player under Lambert compared to the dour O'Neil. I love that he takes a player on from the CM and manages to get passed them more often than not, isn't afraid to get stuck in either. Only 22 so i wouldn't be surprised if he ends up getting in the England squad if he continues to improve. He is really the type of player we need. Him and Barkley aren't afraid to take players on, and that is something England have been missing from the centre.
23, but still... a couple of matches doesn't make a great player. He's still got a lot of improving to do, was dire every time I saw him last season.
When I saw the thread title, I thought Devilish had been drinking again, before I realised it was an old bump.
Hence why i said if he continues to impove?
He's certainly been a lot better and looks like there might be a good player in there somewhere. Let's see if he can keep it up.
Agree, he came on leaps and bounds last season and was excellent tonight. Still not sure what happened to his shooting boots though, used to score some great goals back when we were linked with him. I spoke to a Villa friend about him a couple of seasons ago and he had no idea he has a good long shot. Its a weird one. He does the basics very well though, decent passer, wins the ball, athletic and keeps going all night long. Not an exciting player but becoming a good midfielder, finally - because to be honest until last season I thought he'd become useless.
Always liked Delph when he was with us at Leeds and was sorry to see him go. Had a pretty poor time with injuries and it's good to see him back playing well. Seems to have been around forever so at just 23 he should have a good few seasons ahead of him....if he can stay fit. Not sure if he's a top 6 club player so Villa is a good place for him.
Watched the Arsenal match on a stream without paying full attention, what I kept hearing though, and glimpsing were fantastic tackles coming through all game, from a player my main knowledge was as a flair player, who wasnt quite coming good on his talent.
That's next Tuesday
Jesus Christ, he was acting like a cnut 4 years ago too? God knows why he wasn't banned sooner. Then again, I'm still bemused that devilish hasn't been banned yet.
Yes, but I meant to put the emphasis on "a lot".
He was very good against us: great engine, disrupting our play all over the midfield and using the ball well plus unlucky not to score with a cracking shot.
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