Fabian Delph

[Ted Hughes]

Remember he is young, nothing like Fernandinho's age I would have thought. We need English players. I've thought for some time he would make an excellent squad player who might train on.He has the lungs and the skill and is competitive. Game knowledge is an acquired attribute that can be learned.A yes for me.

I think that's the mistake we make over here tbh.

City are trying to put that right by actually showing the kids how to play football, & getting rid of the ones who can't.

I recon we have about ten or twenty midfield players in our academy who all have more football intelligence now than Delph will likely ever have. Joey Barton will finish his career below the intelligence level of our u16s.

Edit: Delph is 24 years old by the way. Not much different to the age David Silva was when we signed him.

[Hazy2]

Some have mentioned him on here before. He is top quality on his day, then Joey Barton's shit brother the following week.

Looks like another Fernandinho at times, but nowhere near the consistency or the football intelligence.

The thing is, unlike a lot of huff and puff English played he actually has talent. A lot of it. Very skillful player and on his day can be like Fernandinho as you say.

I'm not saying we go and buy him but if he doesn't make it at a better club then Villa it will be a waste of talent.

Quite a few English players have skill & pace too, but are just dumb when it comes to football. Villa's English players epitomise that imo. Delph isn't as dumb as a Lennon or Walcott, but there were many great situations for Villa in that Chelsea game, where they were totally blind to the possibilities & just ran aimlessly into trouble or played a brainless pass, when they could have had Chelsea in big trouble. Delph was just as culpable in that as some of the others.

Fernandinho would hardly ever miss the situation.

he missed a great situation from a yard out on Saturday, Delph is a player worth watching and better than the twat Wilshire.

And he will probably miss more, but he doesn't often miss the team situation & fail to see four of five easy passing options because he's looking at his own feet, which is 100% specifically what I'm talking about.

Delph misses most things Fernandinho misses hardly anything. That's why they are where they are.

Maybe, but without the hype of rag or Arse players Delph is doing very well for himself. I applaud the lad, with better players who knows eh. His goal on Saturday was very clever and very Silva like. I am commenting that the lad is doing well.

[Ted Hughes]

As I've said, I think on his day, he plays like a real top player.

If we had ever managed to get Rodwell fit, I think he would have been better though & still could be (he is younger than Delph) but it looks like it won't be at City unfortunately.

[I Just Blue Myself]

I'd rather give Huws a chance than waste a squad number and mostly likely inflated fee on a 24 year old, inconsistent, mediocre Villa midfielder.

[Ted Hughes]

I'd rather give Huws a chance than waste a squad number and mostly likely inflated fee on a 24 year old, inconsistent, mediocre Villa midfielder.

Me too.

And I recon there will be better players than Huws coming through in the not too distant future.

[SkyBlueSteve]

Good player but he struggled with the jump from Leeds to Villa for a long time and I think a further step up will result in the same struggle. Villa had the patience and time to allow him to find himself again as a player but im not sure City would be able to offer that if things didnt work out straight away. We are challenging for titles and pushing on in Europe unfortunately that means that players arent going to get the chances we maybe used to be able to give them. Delph will be a good player for Villa but he is not worth anything to City in my opinion.

[Dameerto]

I'd rather give Huws a chance than waste a squad number and mostly likely inflated fee on a 24 year old, inconsistent, mediocre Villa midfielder.

Me too.

And I recon there will be better players than Huws coming through in the not too distant future.

Me three - I think Emlyn Hughes has a future with us.