The Milner Novela... Final episode page 296

[KevinGage]

I commented that he was better for his age than either of those two players were and I'll happily stand by that opinion. I pointed out that Gerrard and Lampard were a year or two older than Milner when they had what I regard as their breakthrough seasons.

That's interesting.

The part in bold is key, I think.

Frank Lampard is, what 31? Go back seven years and you're into 2003. (2010-7= 2003)  By that stage he was already a key player of the Chelsea team who had competed for CL places and trophies.

As pointed out earlier, Steve Gerrard was one of the key peformers for England as far back as 2001. He's 29 now. So what, 9 years? That makes him  around 20 at the time. 4 years later he played a key part in Liverpool's EC win.

Nowt wrong with a bit of bias, talking up our players and viewing them more favourably than others. But there's talking up and there's talking shite.

I've just decided that Frank Lampard had his breakthrough season in 2007. There, just now. Don't have anything to back that up, mind. Most logic indicates that isn't the case. But it's what I regard as his breakthrough season, so I can't be wrong. I'll try and justify it with some cack handed stats  in due course.

[Karlos96]

I like Milner but there is no way on earth he is better than Gerrard and in my view he never will.

[Quiet Lion]

  Micah Richards, for me would make an excellant defensive midfielder.

 

Good lord no

[PaulTheVillan]

I like Milner but there is no way on earth he is better than Gerrard and in my view he never will.

I agree.

[barrysleftfoot]

Delph will be better than Milner, and not far off as good as Gerrard.

[PaulTheVillan]

Delph will be better than Milner, and not far off as good as Gerrard.

So it's only a matter of time before he's off somewhere else.

[Rancid custard]

I see it happening towards the end of the window, he'll see the squad lose a couple, no high profile striker come in and think bollocks, where's the ambition? Another top 7 finish.

[not3bad]

At the very least I think we should hold out till after the World Cup. If he has a Platty-esque tournament we'll be looking at another 10 mil on the transfer fee especially if England do well

There will be no movement on this until after the world cup.  That at least we can be sure of.

[not3bad]

Delph will be better than Milner, and not far off as good as Gerrard.

So it's only a matter of time before he's off somewhere else.

Then we'll make a massive profit on him and sign someone else just as good.

[KevinGage]

Purely in monetary terms, Milner departing for anything in the region of £30 million makes sense.
Especially if we pick up one of their better players into the bargain.

I'm not particularly perturbed at selling to a rival, Arsenal sold them Adebayor last year and still finished above them, and there are countless other examples of decent players moving around similar sized clubs.

What does concern me a bit is that it would be two years on the trot that we would have sold them one of our better players, and it would be hard to avoid the feeling that whoever we bring in, if they too progress and develop how we would hope/expect they'll move on in a few years. The hope would be that by reinvesting and building wisely we'll eventually be in a position to ward off that kind of threat. Perhaps even be the hunter rather than the hunted.

[Toronto Villa]

Delph will be better than Milner, and not far off as good as Gerrard.

This is the bit where you go and see a head doctor

[barrysleftfoot]

Time will tell.........but i bet i am right.

[Percy McCarthy]

Delph will be better than Milner, and not far off as good as Gerrard.

This is the bit where you go and see a head doctor

There's a good chance he'll be right IMO.

[pauliewalnuts]

Delph will be better than Milner, and not far off as good as Gerrard.

That's a mightly claim to make.

Been in the sun for a few hours today, blf?

[Whiney MacWhineface]

I'm fairly sure that when Martin brings in the removal men to re-locate this site to the new server he'll find a considerablle number of lost marbles where the settee was.