The Milner Novela... Final episode page 296

[hilts_coolerking]

I can just see it now:-

Randy: "Just so you know, Martin, we've rung Jose's agent to find out if he'd fancy your job or not!"

Martin: "Great idea - he's a really spendid manager and if there's a possibility of getting him in here we should do it if at all possible.  What did he say?"

Martin: Just so you know, Randy, you cannot take any decisions which might upset me.

Randy: Yes boss.

[Concrete John]

I can just see it now:-

Randy: "Just so you know, Martin, we've rung Jose's agent to find out if he'd fancy your job or not!"

Martin: "Great idea - he's a really spendid manager and if there's a possibility of getting him in here we should do it if at all possible.  What did he say?"

Martin: Just so you klnow, Randy, you cannot take any decisions which might upset me.

Randy: Yes boss.

Sorry Hilts, but you're living in a dream world if you honestly think any manager in the world would put up with that kind of treatment!

[john e]

I can just see it now:-

Randy: "Just so you know, Martin, we've rung Jose's agent to find out if he'd fancy your job or not!"

Martin: "Great idea - he's a really spendid manager and if there's a possibility of getting him in here we should do it if at all possible.  What did he say?"

Martin: Just so you klnow, Randy, you cannot take any decisions which might upset me.

Randy: Yes boss.

Sorry Hilts, but you're living in a dream world if you honestly think any manager in the world would put up with that kind of treatment!

john,
why are you even disscussing this with him ?,
 its just absolute rubbish

[john2710]

I see it like this;
MON is a stubborn fecker & won't be pushed into selling Milner to anyone unless it's in the best interest of Aston Villa to do so.
Selling to a competitor won't improve our chances next season, unless we get silly money.
I don't want any Man City cast-offs as part of any proposed deal & that includes Ireland. He might be a good footballer but I fear he'd be another Sasa Curcic.
Milner is still learning his trade as a midfielder & although he has been very good for that 6 months or so, I've seen many players have a purple patch for short periods of time but not sustain it. He has a lot more left to do to justify the hype. I think he will sign a new contract & will be here for at least a further 12 months.

[hilts_coolerking]

Sorry Hilts, but you're living in a dream world if you honestly think any manager in the world would put up with that kind of treatment!

If he walks, he walks; he's not irreplaceable.  But you cannot have a situation where Randy feels he can't even make the call because of how Martin will react.  Not just in this example, but at all.

Obviously there's a judgment to be made on Randy's part, in this example, as to whether the chance of getting Mourinho is high enough to justify the disruption it may possibly cause.  He may well conclude that in this case the chance isn't high enough to warrant it.  I accept that totally.  But my point is that Randy shouldn't be limited in his actions by how Martin would react.

[MoetVillan]

Hilts, if you were in charge at VP, you would be the Daily Mails dream owner.  The amount of column inches you would fill up would be amazing with tut like that

[not3bad]

I accept that totally.  But my point is that Randy shouldn't be limited in his actions by how Martin would react.

No, but I would hope he was limited by his own sense of honour and integrity.

[not3bad]

By the way I notice Hilts has managed to twist another thread into his "replace MON" crusade.  What happened to discussing James Milner?

[hilts_coolerking]

By the way I notice Hilts has managed to twist another thread into his "replace MON" crusade.  What happened to discussing James Milner?

I was.  Smith brought up Mourinho.

[not3bad]

Well Mourinho will be at Real Madrid in the next couple of weeks.

[eastie]

I logged on to see the latest milner news and the last 3 pages are all about o neill?

I think it's bailed on that milner will leave , it's just a question of how much we can push the bidding up, there are reports that city a d chelsea are both looking at £30m bids and that is serious money for a guy with only 2 yrs on his contract!

Let's take the money and get in 3 top class players with it.

[hilts_coolerking]

Let's take the money and get in 3 top class players with it.

Will that be possible when the likes of Carlton Cole and Bobby Zamora are valued in the £10M bracket?

[GullyFoyle]

I see it like this;
MON is a stubborn fecker & won't be pushed into selling Milner to anyone unless it's in the best interest of Aston Villa to do so.
Selling to a competitor won't improve our chances next season, unless we get silly money.
I don't want any Man City cast-offs as part of any proposed deal & that includes Ireland. He might be a good footballer but I fear he'd be another Sasa Curcic.
Milner is still learning his trade as a midfielder & although he has been very good for that 6 months or so, I've seen many players have a purple patch for short periods of time but not sustain it. He has a lot more left to do to justify the hype. I think he will sign a new contract & will be here for at least a further 12 months.

If he's having a purple patch and we're being offered 25m+ then surely we should take it.

[Rancid custard]

I see this one playing out like the Barry scenario, he'll go, but after the next season.

[TopDeck113]

Is this the new Barry thread?