City have got themselves a player but what a huge transfer deal.

Just makes it harder and harder to keep up.

I feel that, even though it was scrapped, a super league is inevitable.

What a horrible game it is in the top leagues.

I detest Manchester City.

was reported Villa offered him a bigger wage than City did

ClaretAndJew wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:05 pm

Just makes it harder and harder to keep up.

I feel that, even though it was scrapped, a super league is inevitable.

I wish they'd been able to get on with it, TBH

KRBFC wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:05 pm

was reported Villa offered him a bigger wage than City did

Correct. And it shows it's not always about money, which is a good thing.

Fantastic player. Shame we didn’t see more of him in the Euros.

Wow! a 6 year deal.

Normally it only takes one big money move to start a domino effect down the food chain, so let's hope for Burnley's sake that this is that deal.

Can Foden and Grealish work in the same team, perhaps at City they could, because both are too good to sit on the bench.

You have to think 2 of Mahrez, Silva and Jesus will be leaving City before the end of August.

...why do you care the fee?

£10m or £100m, we'd never have been in for him. The money is irrelevant.

claretburns wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:22 pm

You have to think 2 of Mahrez, Silva and Jesus will be leaving City before the end of August.

I think Silva's been linked with a move away, don't know anything about the other 2.

Why will top players leave City?
City will probably play over 60 games and will rotate the squad.
Players will win trophies and get well paid .

It’s not really a competition when we play Man City. It’s gone beyond David v Goliath. The same applies for many clubs in the PL. it’s one of the few games I bet on ( against) and one of the few I don’t mind missing ,the same as friendlies. I don’t mind watching them against other teams but if I just did that then I’d be no better than the arm chair fans in China that this rich persons play thing is trying to appeal to. Grealish is a great player though but he’s not a guaranteed starter there.

ClaretAndJew wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:08 pm

Correct. And it shows it's not always about money, which is a good thing.

Really?

It's absolutely always about money. At these silly sums it hardly matters if they are a few grand a week apart.

Lets just chuck some imaginary figures around...

Villa offer him £250,000 a week, but no chance of CL footy or a PL trophy or even the FA Cup. Man City offer him £240,000 a week but guaranteed CL footy, first or second in the PL and a domestic trophy guaranteed. He goes to City and it LOOKS like it's not about the money. Now change the City figure to £75,000 a week (a three year contract leaves him never having to work again) and see if he goes....

One thing is certain tho... football and the business controlling it is absolutely obscene.

tiger76 wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:10 pm

Wow! a 6 year deal.

Normally it only takes one big money move to start a domino effect down the food chain, so let's hope for Burnley's sake that this is that deal.

Can Foden and Grealish work in the same team, perhaps at City they could, because both are too good to sit on the bench.

Unless it's Englands bench....

Interesting fact about Grealish. He's played the same number of Premier League games as Dwight McNeil.

Another interesting fact about Grealish.... He's an outstanding footballer.

KRBFC wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:05 pm

was reported Villa offered him a bigger wage than City did

figures I heard were 200K at Villa and 350K at City. What have you heard ?

I saw a quote today from Pep Guardiola back in 2009 in which he stated that the modern game makes him sad as teams spend tens of millions of pounds on players when the academy has players waiting for a chance.

I don't think I need to say anything else.

Vegas Claret wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:44 pm

figures I heard were 200K at Villa and 350K at City. What have you heard ?

Annually?
Monthly?
Weekly?
By the minute?

I thought the world had gone mad when Clough forked out a million on one player.

Good move for him and the national team. City’s rotation will be on another level this season not sure I can stand having any of their players in my FPl team…

boatshed bill wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:07 pm

I wish they'd been able to get on with it, TBH

And that would have meant dire consequences for a club like ours

randomclaret2 wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:38 pm

Interesting fact about Grealish. He's played the same number of Premier League games as Dwight McNeil.

bobinho wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:40 pm

Another interesting fact about Grealish.... He's an outstanding footballer.

I'd no idea about the first fact, totally agree on the second.

£100 million was his release clause I've heard tonight, you'd hope we have a decent release clause for McNeil.

Anyway, potentially a good signing for City, still only 25 and will get better

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:57 pm

And that would have meant dire consequences for a club like ours

Possibly, but not necessarily.

I did say Sunday but was ignored

boatshed bill wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:17 pm

Possibly, but not necessarily.

Would be like the Olympics without the best competitors. Interest would plummet.

Financial doping, leaves a bad taste in the mouth, what a plastic club

Spijed wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:32 pm

Would be like the Olympics without the best competitors. Interest would plummet.

Unfortunately they could stay (the naughty6) and dominate to the point where interest is lost anyhow.

I read a cracker today (so I can’t take credit for it)

“Signing for Man City to win trophies, is like paying a prostitute to lose your virginity”

Well he’s also signing for them as he gets to play with some of the best players in the world and get coached by arguably one of the best managers in the world.

pretty well handled by Purslow !
https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status ... 42146?s=20

It was a Gold Pass to Kyle Walker's 'Adult' parties that sealed the deal

Vegas Claret wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:44 pm

pretty well handled by Purslow !
https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status ... 42146?s=20

Imagine something like this from our club

bobinho wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:40 pm

Another interesting fact about Grealish.... He's an outstanding footballer.

I've also heard he's a decent diver, not that will be any use to City, as even if he did win them penalties they'd never score them anyway.

Unless of course they also snap up Harry Kane in this window, and with their obscene spending power I wouldn't rule anything out.

Surely with all this talent at his disposal even Pep can now win City the CL can't he.

I might be being unnessarily pessimistic, but I've always thought as our stay in the Premier league as temporary. I've been critical of our lack of transfer activity, but in part it's down to simple economics and potential infrastructure. Transfers like this just highlight how well we've done to be here at all, but the reality is we're competing because we have a once in a lifetime manager. How Sean Dyche has done what he's done with the resources he's had is mind boggling really.

Vegas Claret wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:44 pm

pretty well handled by Purslow !
https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status ... 42146?s=20

He spoke very well...
But hadn't they already signed Buendia?

Tbh, Jack Grealish going to Manchester City makes our job of trying to stay in this league a bit easier. Severely weakens Aston Villa. Manchester City can carry on spending for all I care.

boatshed bill wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 05, 2021 10:13 pm

He spoke very well...
But hadn't they already signed Buendia?

They’d already signed all 3 of those players before this deal so they either knew was a done deal last week or were taking a “risk”

Aston Villa are going to get far more points than us next season

Article in Telegraph suggesting his wage at City is 370k per week. What you pay for a product I suppose.

For playing football. Mental amount if money.

willsclarets wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 05, 2021 10:47 pm

For playing football. Mental amount if money.

But if it attracts the paying punter who wants a well polished product over supporting their local team probably worth it.

boatshed bill wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 05, 2021 10:13 pm

He spoke very well...
But hadn't they already signed Buendia?

They signed him about 8 weeks ago

Dyched wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 05, 2021 10:15 pm

Tbh, Jack Grealish going to Manchester City makes our job of trying to stay in this league a bit easier. Severely weakens Aston Villa. Manchester City can carry on spending for all I care.

Not when Villa spend 45 million on Dwight McNeil

Granny WeatherWax wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:05 pm

What a horrible game it is in the top leagues.

Why?

They generate so much money it’s frightening. Just enjoy it for what it is.

Perhaps now he is playing for an elite club for an elite manager mr dull might give him more minutes for England and who knows win a trophy.
Good luck to him, football now is just so corporate it's lost it's soul IMHO.

cricketfieldclarets wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 05, 2021 11:21 pm

Why?

They generate so much money it’s frightening. Just enjoy it for what it is.

I'm well past caring which manufactured "big" plastic club signs which players.

Although, it could be a couple of 6-0's this season instead of 5's.

Gutted for all the villa fans having to change their kids names by deed poll. What a mess