The Milner Novela... Final episode page 296

[PaulTheVillan]

I wouldn't trust MON to spend £30m.

Maybe we could ask Wenger or Redknapp to spend it for us?

[Clampy]

I'd swap him for Ireland, Richards, and Hart.

Then buy Bentley and Doyle and sell all the rejects. We'd be a better team IMO.

Doyle?
A striker that doesn't score enough?

Heskey already fills that role for us.

at wolves! At villa he would score 10-15 goals and can actually hold the ball up well, unlike the donkey we have now who needs a tripod to stay on his feet!

Heskey didn't score at Wigan!

Guess what? He still doesn't score at Villa!

We need a goal scorer, not any other type of striker.

I couldn't give a fuck how well someone holds the ball up.

I now what you're saying Paul, but other than Bent and maybe Torres,  Lineker type poachers are rare nowadays. The majority of strikers are taught to hold the ball up. Even Gabby has started to do it now to an extent. Fonz is possibly the closest we have to a goal poacher.

[Clampy]

I wouldn't trust MON to spend £30m.

If MON had'nt bought Milner, we would'nt be in a position to recieve £30m for him to spend.

[Dominic22]

I think we find ourselves in a difficult position. Manchester City have unlimited funds and once they have a determination to get someone then there seems to be an inevitable feeling about it.

You would imagine that they have planned this for a while and have no doubt got encouraging signs from James side that he would be interested. There is no doubt that if they continue that Man City will be a league winning side as they can not only pay huge transfer fees but pay massive wages.  We had a wage bill of £70 million in the last accounts, with a top salary of a reported £65K per week. Do we suddenly offer James £100K per week or more and put  at risk stability in the club. Man city un-balance the market as turnover means nothing just as it did for Chelsea. If as the situation seems, they are determined, and he wants to move, get as much money as we can and move on.  He is a good player and rightly our player of the season, has a great attitude etc but he can be replaced. There are 2 years left on his contract and we will not match Man City's wages and why should we.  We probably cannot match there success in the next few years either but who will be able to.  I would still take Randy and the General over there owners any-day.

[TimTheVillain]

Reading Football365 today, I'd say he's off.

Failure to comit to a club ( US) is usually a precurser to an exit.

[Chris Smith]

I'd swap him for Ireland, Richards, and Hart.

Then buy Bentley and Doyle and sell all the rejects. We'd be a better team IMO.

Doyle?
A striker that doesn't score enough?

Heskey already fills that role for us.

at wolves! At villa he would score 10-15 goals and can actually hold the ball up well, unlike the donkey we have now who needs a tripod to stay on his feet!

Heskey didn't score at Wigan!

Guess what? He still doesn't score at Villa!

We need a goal scorer, not any other type of striker.

I couldn't give a fuck how well someone holds the ball up.

But the players who play with him do. If your forwards can't hold the ball up then you cannot build any pressure and the ball just keeps coming back at you. Clearly we need to score more goals but we still need to be able to retain the ball in the opposition half.

[PaulTheVillan]

I wouldn't trust MON to spend £30m.

If MON had'nt bought Milner, we would'nt be in a position to recieve £30m for him to spend.

I just think he's wasted far too much and hardly any of his signings have excited me. Far to boring and predictable.

Can see Zamora or Carlton Cole coming in the summer. Typical MON.

[PaulWinch again]

Well the vultures really are circling, Jimmy and Ash looked to have been targeted. This is really depressing.

[peter w]

Milner is good. Clearly, but I still don't think he's suited to the central midfield role as much as the Des Bremner role. If man City think otherwise, and want to give us 30 odd million then, yes, i'd be a reluctant, but very happy, seller.

And what would you do with the £30 million ?

Would you trust MON with £30 million ?

Yes. No reason not to. He spent that sort of money on Ash, Milner, Collins and Dunne so why not?

What would I do with it? Spend it on some players.

[Chris Smith]

Milner is good. Clearly, but I still don't think he's suited to the central midfield role as much as the Des Bremner role. If man City think otherwise, and want to give us 30 odd million then, yes, i'd be a reluctant, but very happy, seller.

And what would you do with the £30 million ?

Would you trust MON with £30 million ?

Of course, he spent that amount last summer pretty well didn't he?

[andyh]

I saw Jimmy's interview on the telly this morning.
I must say, I'm a pissed off with him after seeing it.

he made no committment to Villa, and came out with the usual bollox of 'Just concentrating on England'.

I think he is very much thinking about moving on, and reckon its inevitable now.

[TimTheVillain]

Lets just hope he has a great World Cup so we can really up the ante.

[nick harper]

We've all seen the scenario before - he will go but it needs to be absolutely under our terms. No deal before the World Cup because if he has a cracker (a la David Platt in 1990) his value will go into the stratosphere (which is why Man City want the deal done quickly).

I trust Mon and Randy to do what's best for the club. Unfortunately I think it will mean sitting tight and putting up with the crap in the press for the next couple of months.

[Namlod]

I saw Jimmy's interview on the telly this morning.
I must say, I'm a pissed off with him after seeing it.


I find it hilarious how soooooo many people earlier on were blasting out how Jimmy had far too much integrity, dedication and loved Villa too much too leave..... Now that he has not dismissed the idea of moving next season you are all pissed off with him, he is now an average player and I’m sure some of you will be asking for his head in the next day or two .....FICKEL  oh how fun this time of year is.[/quote][/i]

[VillaZogmariner]

Oh dear - quoting with italics - where have I seen that before...