Would I **** come back to Sunderland if I was M'Vila. ****ed by the club and now fans are comparing him to Gyan and calling him a money grabber. I'd tell us to take a running jump if I were him. He'll be thinking, 'lovely fans until they think you've wronged them, then they turn into petulant children'.
The bloke owes us nothing and as a free agent he has the right to join who he wants. Folk should grow up and question the three people who made sure it didn't happen. Instead of attacking the bloke who flew himself to England on deadline day to try and join us.
Gratitude? Us Sunderland fans don't seem to know the meaning of the word.
If the club told Yann we would sign him irrespective of Raban negotiations and told him to fly in to be ready to do the deal, then the club ****ed up. Big time - "****ed by the club" would be right.
If the club told Yann we would sign him if Raban reduced their offer and told him to fly in to be ready to do the deal, then the club messed up. But he wasn't "****ed by the club" if he knew there was a risk the deal may not go through/Raban wouldn't budge. If he decides to fly in to try and somehow push the deal through, good luck to him. Worth a try but a bit naive, perhaps.
If the club told him to hang tight until Jan, but we wouldn't be paying Raban a fee as it stands the club has done nowt 'wrong', formally. A big **** up, based on our other transfer spending, provided the wages were right.
This is where I'm cynical about the whole deal. No-one here knows what he and his agent were pushing for wage-wise. If we cannot afford to pay his wage demands, what do people expect will happen? He hasn't been ****ed by the club, he's ****ed himself.
More than 3 people made sure it didn't happen? - more like 5. Short, Baines, Moyes, MVilla and his agent.
If he moves on to a bigger and better club/league in Jan - than Rubin - very good luck to the bloke. He'll be a massive asset to whimever he plays for and I'll be gutted we ****ed up/missed out.
If he stays to play in a tin-pot league for top-dollar, this shows - to me at least - he wants cash before football. He cannot be short of quality offers. A bit like Gyan.
I am cynical about players who post stuff on social media that they love it at the club, kiss-the-badge antics... blah ****ing blah. The ones who do enjoy it/appreciate it are most likely the real pros who you hear nowt from.
Look no further than Kone, prolific tweeter playing to the galleries last season, cum wannabe turncoat as soon as his agent got his foot in Everton's door.
Petulant child? I'm taking a balanced view, as I see it, and will reserve judgement once the whole thing unfolds in January.