The Milner Novela... Final episode page 296

[TelfordVilla]

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.

100% correct (silly money means £100m not £35m)

[hilts_coolerking]

Just think at this rate,
 top teams will be fighting over Downing this time next year, i reckon about 20- 30-mill should do it

I don't think he's going to want to go to Zimbabwe.

[LeeB]

Just think at this rate,
 top teams will be fighting over Downing this time next year, i reckon about 20- 30-mill should do it

I don't think he's going to want to go to Zimbabwe.

By this time next year the Euro will be worth as much, so you never know.

[RunRickyRun]

I keep reading about Milner's contract only having 2 years to run.

Id imagine the club has an option to exten the contract by a year, especially as we owned by an American (it's a pretty standard clause in American sports' contracts)

Anyone have some inside knowledge on this or a reliable source?

[Des Little]

Just think at this rate,
 top teams will be fighting over Downing this time next year, i reckon about 20- 30-mill should do it

Just say no to drugs, kids

[villa `cross the mersey]

There is no way MON will be able to spot potential stars like Milner and Ashley Young, buy them relatively cheaply, help develop their game, and turn them into real assets for Aston Villa.

Oh, er ... hang on a minute...

Assets that we cash in on readily... we are starting to become like the builder who keeps on  buying houses that have potential, tart em up, sell em and then buy another. Over a period of time he has bought many houses, made a tidy sum but his family have no great memories of living in stable family home.  Off the wall maybe, but....the more we sell our prize asssets and have to start all over the more I think why am I bothering. If its all about making profits/balancing the books I may as well save me money and go and watch Southport.

[fringey]

the same ashley young that was wanted by other teams like spurs or the same milner who we knew is a quality player when we had him on loan .
you do not pay 12 million on milner and not expect him to be good same with young .

So why didn't others pay £12m for Milner then?

I cannot believe the amount of people on here who think MON is the manager and he cannot do anything wrong

Not this nonsense again. Who has said this? Anywhere?

 he was linked with Liverpool if i remember correctly ,

[Dave]

he was linked with Liverpool if i remember correctly ,

You do remember correctly.

But if I remember correctly, they didn't sign him.

[ROBBO]

If we get 30 mil for JM then football has really gone mad. The only clubs
pushing up prices are Man City and Chelski i cannot seee SAF offering that kind of money for him. Thats nearly half of what Lerner paid for the whole club. Bite their hands off i say we've seen better players than Jimmy leave and we've gone on to bigger and better things.

[villa `cross the mersey]

If we get 30 mil for JM then football has really gone mad. The only clubs
pushing up prices are Man City and Chelski i cannot seee SAF offering that kind of money for him. Thats nearly half of what Lerner paid for the whole club. Bite their hands off i say we've seen better players than Jimmy leave and we've gone on to bigger and better things.

Like who and when?

[shipscat]

There is no way MON will be able to spot potential stars like Milner and Ashley Young, buy them relatively cheaply, help develop their game, and turn them into real assets for Aston Villa.

Oh, er ... hang on a minute...

Excellent point, well made. Short, sweet and blindingly accurate.

Mmmm
Surely our "much maligned" manager won't be responsible enough to spend that dividend!!After all he's only paid top dollar for young,milner,etc
He couldn't possible spot another golden asset,let him spe nd and see where we are circa 24/36 months down the line!!

[JD]

If we get 30 mil for JM then football has really gone mad. The only clubs
pushing up prices are Man City and Chelski i cannot seee SAF offering that kind of money for him. Thats nearly half of what Lerner paid for the whole club. Bite their hands off i say we've seen better players than Jimmy leave and we've gone on to bigger and better things.

Like who and when?

David Platt for instance.

[PaulTheVillan]

City are to offer £20m plus one of Richards, SWP, Onuha or Ireland.

I would take all 4 and £20m. Not just one.

[PaulTheVillan]

the same ashley young that was wanted by other teams like spurs or the same milner who we knew is a quality player when we had him on loan .
you do not pay 12 million on milner and not expect him to be good same with young .

So why didn't others pay £12m for Milner then?

I cannot believe the amount of people on here who think MON is the manager and he cannot do anything wrong

Not this nonsense again. Who has said this? Anywhere?

 he was linked with Liverpool if i remember correctly ,

Milner was linked with Liverpool last summer

[Chris Smith]

the same ashley young that was wanted by other teams like spurs or the same milner who we knew is a quality player when we had him on loan .
you do not pay 12 million on milner and not expect him to be good same with young .

So why didn't others pay £12m for Milner then?

I cannot believe the amount of people on here who think MON is the manager and he cannot do anything wrong

Not this nonsense again. Who has said this? Anywhere?

 he was linked with Liverpool if i remember correctly ,

Milner was linked with Liverpool last summer

If Milner had gone to Liverpool he'd still be playing wide right and would not now be a potential £30m pl;ayer.

When we signed him many on this board reckoned we'd paid too much, they were clearly wrong. Fortunately the manager is a better judge of player than they are.