The Milner Novela... Final episode page 296

[Arsey]

We don't want another Lescott situation; he'll be sold - question is now how much.

We need to be realistic; what is the point of holding on to him.  We would end up keeping him for one more year only to sell him for 10-12mil next season ala' lard arse. The harsh reality is we can not afford to pay him 120k a week which city will.

He's had a great season, he works his nads off every game but he isn't no world beater; 30mil and we will have done very well.

My major concern is MON will faff around and take 2 seasons to replace him.  There are much cheaper and potentially much better versions of Jimmy around - unfortunately most of them are not currently playing on these shores.

[ozzjim]

20 million - they missed Richards and Ireland off the end of the fax clearly!

[JUAN PABLO]

20 million - they missed Richards and Ireland off the end of the fax clearly!

and Santa Cruz and Bellamy and HArt

[phantom limb]

The whole weekly wage thing though, surely once you are on a certain amount a week it's all a much of a muchness isn't it? The important thing is to be playing, and that's something that we can offer Milner that some of the other clubs can't or won't because they've got shitloads of other midfielders as well. I'd be surprised if James kicked off wanting to move for more money.

[Ads]

We don't want another Lescott situation; he'll be sold - question is now how much.

Well that’s settled then.

[JUAN PABLO]

i think if we throw Heskey in , they might go for 40 million

[ozzjim]

Only way to keep him is to tell him that 3 top players are coming in to help with the push to the top 4 - and that means 15 million or so each which is unlikely. Cherry pick the City faces that don't fit any longer - Onouhra, Richards, Ireland, Santa Cruz, Bellamy, Petrov, Wright Phillips etc are all good quality players that could be used in this deal to test how much they want Milner. I would love Wright Phillips on the right and Young on the left personally, and Bellamy is very effective and would add an edge. Ireland would give  alike for like replacement etc. Just need to make the best of the offer and get what suits us.

[Ads]

A very good way to keep him is by telling them to fuck off.

We’ve shown our hand already that we’re more than willing to keep a face here who wants to be somewhere else. But all that is based on the presumption that Milner wants to go and to be honest I’m not convinced money is a massive motivator to him due to his age like it was for Barry.

They cannot offer CL football, so their hand is not nearly as strong as some are presuming.

[villa1]

They've come in with a low offer, as you do, so we should reply by asking for £50m.

£30m or over and i'd have to consider it I think.

[GullyFoyle]

They can shove their fecking £20m up their arses.

That's 1000,000 £20 notes. All scrunched up into tight little balls.

[hipkiss92]

I just want a statement from O'Neill telling Man City to go fuck themselves.

Obviously, he won't say it exactly like that though.

[saunders_heroes]

20 million - they missed Richards and Ireland off the end of the fax clearly!

and Santa Cruz and Bellamy and HArt

Santa Cruz and Richards are pants.

[villa1]

20 million - they missed Richards and Ireland off the end of the fax clearly!

and Santa Cruz and Bellamy and HArt

Santa Cruz and Richards are pants.

£25m and SWP or Ireland. Worth considering then.

[john e]

i know i'm in a minority of one here
 but i think Milners good but he aint all that.

dont want to see him go, but if we can replace him with a bit of creative quality it wont be all bad.

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Bellamy and Ireland are the only two worth considering. But even then I’d still want £30 million. They’ve got it, it means nothing to them. They’d either pay it or fuck off.