Interesting quotes from Chris Powell re Dale Stephens being reported by Sky this afternoon.
Apparently he's "a little bit" homesick and was disappointed not to get a move to Villa last season. Sounds to me like we are touting him - "we've had no real interest" and "it takes a club to pick up the phone." My bet is Spanish Tone would gobble up a whole 'Umble Pie and Villa's arm to be able to sell him for close to what they offered last time. More realistically, £500k to anyone who will pay and I wouldn't bet on it being a club any nearer his home town which I assume is his birthplace, Bolton.
Apparently he's "a little bit" homesick and was disappointed not to get a move to Villa last season. Sounds to me like we are touting him - "we've had no real interest" and "it takes a club to pick up the phone." My bet is Spanish Tone would gobble up a whole 'Umble Pie and Villa's arm to be able to sell him for close to what they offered last time. More realistically, £500k to anyone who will pay and I wouldn't bet on it being a club any nearer his home town which I assume is his birthplace, Bolton.
Half a mil? Not in our wildest dreams, sadly. He's not been fit to wear the shirt for 6 months or more, last Saturday's so called performance was an insult to us all. If he had a pair he'd resign like a grown up and take his pitiful 'homesick' self off back north.
ReplyDeleteThere's as much chance of a club offering cash for him now as there is he'll grow up and earn his very attractive salary.
good riddance to bad rubbish
Anon - wouldn't disagree too much with your view but I was basing £500,000 on the fact that we were reportedly offered £1.Xm last year but Greedy Tone was holding out for much more. I think he's now desperate enough to sell at a knock-down price but the man has his reputation and ego to consider and anything less than that would be hard to see him swallowing.
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