Tom Cleverley | 2014/15 Performances (on loan at Aston Villa)

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Sheikhy said:
My mate who is a Villa fan says its £4m to Villa...however he didn't give me a source. Lets see what comes about his transfer...£9m is money we cannot turn down for Clevz.
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We shouldn't turn down a bag of Doritos and a Twix. Just get him off out of here
 
If you told me at the end of September in 2010 that he would go onto become on the worst first team regulars ever I wouldn't have believed it.
 
philipc777 said:
Poorly managed last season and doesn't seem to have recovered. Was playing aimless passes at the weekend without even making sure the player was still open.
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Disagree with this.

Moyes isn't to blame at all. That's preposterous. Cleverley believed in his own hype before that and became way too confident. I'm sorry, but having the tag "TC23" is just fecking mental. Took for granted what he had and looked as if he was comfortable enough to be at United for a long time.

I agree with the second bit though.


Edit: Thank feck he's going.
 
Sky Sports reporting we have accepted a bid from Aston Villa.
Great move for Tom, feel sorry for him not making it here...always nice to see a homegrown player do well, and he had the talent IMO.

Now the question is, who do we play against burnley???
 
Really disappointed to see him leave. Not because I believe he'd do well here but because he's a product of our academy who made it into the first team.

All the best.
 
I know he is only Tom Cleverley but given the dire state of our midfield and the lack of numbers even with him, can we count on someone else replacing him?
 
With the rate at which English players are going these days 9 million is not bad business for any buying club tbh.
 
:lol: He is Villa's problem now!

But serious, Cleverley in a pivot would be really good as they Delph as the runner in the CM department.
 
I was a big fan of him early on. But he obviously regressed. He'd probably look neat and tidy in a good team. But badly exposed in Uniteds weak state.

Good luck to him if he's leaving.
 
All the best Tom. Like to see academy graduates do well. He's just not Manchester United quality at all. Villa is probably a good club for him.
 
Usually these bids take a day or two to respond to, with this it seemingly took under an hour.
 
I hope that Steve Bruce now turns his attentions to Fletcher after being knocked back by Clev.

All summer I had thought he was the Prem manager most likely to take him off our hands.
 
Good stuff, good luck to him. Anyone out there willing to take Young off us as well? Surely they can cover his wages by offering him a longer contract with a reduced fee? He proved himself to be a very good player at a club like Villa.
 
Amazing if we are really getting £9m for him, he is worth nowhere near that sort of money. Hopefully it means we are going to sign a midfielder or two otherwise we'll be relying on Fletcher and Anderson - amazingly ridiculous for Manchester United.
 
Sarni said:
Amazing if we are really getting £9m for him, he is worth nowhere near that sort of money. Hopefully it means we are going to sign a midfielder or two otherwise we'll be relying on Fletcher and Anderson - amazingly ridiculous for Manchester United.
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Having an English passport goes a long way.
 
academy product who always seemed a good lad who gave it his best shot. he did produce some good moments for us but struggled for consistency and lost his way
wish him luck at villa (assuming he goes!)
 
Bit depressing that we have to say goodbye to him in this particular way and moment but I think player understands that he stopped improving which is most important thing in this club.

Nobody comes to the first squad as an instant star. Not even Juan Mata or Angel Di Maria. It's a road paved with sweat, tears, blood and most of all a real effort. Best example - Nemanja Vidic. In his first season he was thinking about leaving but didn't and in the end he worked his ass off to the very top, became a captain as good as Steve Bruce was for us.

All best to the player who was a huge hope two years ago but I think still can work his way to being a decent Premier League level footballer. Never too late for that.
 
So who's playing midfield for us this weekend? Fletcher & Di Maria? Not too late to register Giggsy.
 
Goodbye and good luck.

A shame... but clearly time to move on for both club and player
 
Mister_Stubbs said:
I know he is only Tom Cleverley but given the dire state of our midfield and the lack of numbers even with him, can we count on someone else replacing him?
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At worst a youth will be called upon, who has a higher ceiling for progression.

The problem with not selling players that are nowhere near good enough is it becomes less likely that we address the lack of quality in the team - i.e. SAF's last 6-7 years or so.

Also, as it stands, we've got 37 games left this season (unless we win our FA Cup game - then maybe a couple more) to be split between all the squad. Even though we're contending with injuries now, there'll be a two week break after the Burnley game...

bottom line: under no circumstances would I keep holding on to players who are useless just because we lack numbers. I know signing top players is tricky, but signings shite players to replace shite players, if we're desperate, whether on loan or for peanuts (on low wages) should be fairly easy (if we are super super super desperate)

Also: THANK YOU Aston Villa!
 
Even Pereira could replace him and do a better job at this stage.
 
Hernandez - BFA said:
Disagree with this.

Moyes isn't to blame at all. That's preposterous. Cleverley believed in his own hype before that and became way too confident. I'm sorry, but having the tag "TC23" is just fecking mental. Took for granted what he had and looked as if he was comfortable enough to be at United for a long time.

I agree with the second bit though.


Edit: Thank feck he's going.
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What a sack of shite. Believed his own hype? His problem wasn't overconfidence, it was underconfidence. He looked a good player on two loans and his first season in the senior side and fully earned his place United and England. Since Moyes took over he's looked nervous and reluctant to play the quick passes he played before. And the TC23 thing, what's your point? The clothing brand? A young man trying to make the most of a short sporting career, you genuinely have a problem with that? He's a local lad who loves the club but wasn't quite up to it, give it a rest.

Good luck to him. Hope and expect him to get a decent ovation when he comes back to OT.
 
This is the first time in a while where I think we sold a player for a decent amount... too many times we get ripped off but this makes me happy
 
Good fee.

We must have players lined up. Would be a massive risk to sell midfielders regardless of how useless they may be.
 
Mister_Stubbs said:
I know he is only Tom Cleverley but given the dire state of our midfield and the lack of numbers even with him, can we count on someone else replacing him?
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We could go to Burnley with only Fletcher available in CM.
 
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