And all Tim Sherwood is trying to do is win football matches... mate.
Aston Villa couldn't have picked a worse time for a pre-season friendly. Well, Delph couldn't have picked a worse time to go completely back on his word.
Or, rather, the club's Twitter account couldn't have picked a worse time to give pointless updates on a pointless match.
Fabian Delph has left Aston Villa. It's official. And he already seems to have found time to speak to kids at Manchester City's academy.
https://twitter.com/BBCSport/status/622102598355656708
Luckily though, Villa had things to take their mind off it.
A game with SC Braga.
Exactly five minutes after Delph's departure is announced...
https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/622097391521501184
Timing is everything.
https://twitter.com/Collyer85/status/622097462237470720
https://twitter.com/Liam_Higgs/status/622097506097348609
Hope..
https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/622099570684731392
But not for Villa's social media.
https://twitter.com/duane81byrne/status/622099969990897664
Delph isn't in Portugal. He's been talking to Bryan Swanson.
https://twitter.com/skysports_bryan/status/622101770488123392
https://twitter.com/skysports_bryan/status/622102086994558976
Meanwhile, it's all going on in Braga.
https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/622100616463183872
But some aren't as appreciative.
https://twitter.com/andrew_buck/status/622100878061891584
Delph is unveiled in Eastlands.
https://twitter.com/FourFourTweet/status/622102323062554624
But, at the exact same time...
https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/622102884239417344
And no-one's surprised.
https://twitter.com/damieneden1/status/622103101898686464
All hope is lost.
https://twitter.com/DanFoster91/status/622108945247772672
A clean sheet.
https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/622108835323453440
A suggestion.
https://twitter.com/Sherwoods_Slags/status/622108874087206912
A solution.
https://twitter.com/AFCShafik/status/622108960422662144
