The Milner Novela... Final episode page 296

[john e]

i know footballs gone mad, but no one is going to be offering 30 mill plus a load of good players for James Millner
 its not going to happen,

 the same as we were never going to get Jose Mourinho as our manager, or sign Wesley Sneijder last season.

lets get at least a little bit real

[Dave]

i know footballs gone mad, but no one is going to be offering 30 mill plus a load of good players for James Millner
 its not going to happen

That's also fine by me.

[sfx412]

Surprised that everyone conveniently overlooks the fact that NRC cannot pass a ball and makes the wrong decisions to often when running through with it. Don't get me wrong, I like him as I think he brings some energy to our midfield but we spend too often without the ball. I argue to non-Villa mates too often that its our counter-attacking tactic when the truth is that we struggle to get the ball back and then keep it.

Petrov, for all his faults, never gives the ball away when he has it. I din't think he offers a great deal else in all honesty and certainly doesn't add vigour.

NRC adds the vigour but without the ability to start a move and keep the ball. He can break up attacks better though.

So we're somewhere in between. I think neither of them are good enough and if NRC was to go it wouldn't be to an Everton but a Blackburn. Same as Stan. We need to look upwards towards better players.

I really do wonder what some people watch.

Ask Chris, he's fond of facts, even if they are chosen carefully. Petrov regularly gives the ball away, several goals have come from it, he continually miss places passes, and considering most of them are sideways or backwards that takes some doing.

NRC is a decent passer of the ball as his stats showed last year and he gets into the danger area more often than most certainly more than Petrov, is a far better holding player than Petrov and only suffers the stigma of being Mon's whipping stick while Petrov gains from being his .......well I'd better not say on a public forum .

[OldUser]

Stone the crows, you're at it again. Such a pleasure to read the drivel so often.

[PaulTheVillan]

I'd go with peter w there.

[Villa'Zawg]

Surprised that everyone conveniently overlooks the fact that NRC cannot pass a ball and makes the wrong decisions to often when running through with it. Don't get me wrong, I like him as I think he brings some energy to our midfield but we spend too often without the ball. I argue to non-Villa mates too often that its our counter-attacking tactic when the truth is that we struggle to get the ball back and then keep it.

Petrov, for all his faults, never gives the ball away when he has it. I din't think he offers a great deal else in all honesty and certainly doesn't add vigour.

NRC adds the vigour but without the ability to start a move and keep the ball. He can break up attacks better though.

So we're somewhere in between. I think neither of them are good enough and if NRC was to go it wouldn't be to an Everton but a Blackburn. Same as Stan. We need to look upwards towards better players.

I really do wonder what some people watch.

Ask Chris, he's fond of facts, even if they are chosen carefully. Petrov regularly gives the ball away, several goals have come from it, he continually miss places passes, and considering most of them are sideways or backwards that takes some doing.

NRC is a decent passer of the ball as his stats showed last year and he gets into the danger area more often than most certainly more than Petrov, is a far better holding player than Petrov and only suffers the stigma of being Mon's whipping stick while Petrov gains from being his .......well I'd better not say on a public forum .

I'm all for analysing these things objective with stats/facts but you do have to actually pay some attention to what the stats reveal.

According to the Telegraph player stats Petrov has created more chances and had more shots on goal this season alone than NRC has in the past 3 seasons. I like Nigel but I've always considered him a destroyer rather than a creator.

[Chris Smith]

Surprised that everyone conveniently overlooks the fact that NRC cannot pass a ball and makes the wrong decisions to often when running through with it. Don't get me wrong, I like him as I think he brings some energy to our midfield but we spend too often without the ball. I argue to non-Villa mates too often that its our counter-attacking tactic when the truth is that we struggle to get the ball back and then keep it.

Petrov, for all his faults, never gives the ball away when he has it. I din't think he offers a great deal else in all honesty and certainly doesn't add vigour.

NRC adds the vigour but without the ability to start a move and keep the ball. He can break up attacks better though.

So we're somewhere in between. I think neither of them are good enough and if NRC was to go it wouldn't be to an Everton but a Blackburn. Same as Stan. We need to look upwards towards better players.

I really do wonder what some people watch.

Ask Chris, he's fond of facts, even if they are chosen carefully. Petrov regularly gives the ball away, several goals have come from it, he continually miss places passes, and considering most of them are sideways or backwards that takes some doing.

NRC is a decent passer of the ball as his stats showed last year and he gets into the danger area more often than most certainly more than Petrov, is a far better holding player than Petrov and only suffers the stigma of being Mon's whipping stick while Petrov gains from being his .......well I'd better not say on a public forum .

You're just wrong but there's little point arguing with you because you'll just continue to invent things to suit your petty little agenda.

[PaulTheVillan]

Milner is that good in the middle, Capello is starting him on the left. With Carrick in the middle with Gerrard.

[LeeB]

Surprised that everyone conveniently overlooks the fact that NRC cannot pass a ball and makes the wrong decisions to often when running through with it. Don't get me wrong, I like him as I think he brings some energy to our midfield but we spend too often without the ball. I argue to non-Villa mates too often that its our counter-attacking tactic when the truth is that we struggle to get the ball back and then keep it.

Petrov, for all his faults, never gives the ball away when he has it. I din't think he offers a great deal else in all honesty and certainly doesn't add vigour.

NRC adds the vigour but without the ability to start a move and keep the ball. He can break up attacks better though.

So we're somewhere in between. I think neither of them are good enough and if NRC was to go it wouldn't be to an Everton but a Blackburn. Same as Stan. We need to look upwards towards better players.

I really do wonder what some people watch.

Ask Chris, he's fond of facts, even if they are chosen carefully. Petrov regularly gives the ball away, several goals have come from it, he continually miss places passes, and considering most of them are sideways or backwards that takes some doing.

NRC is a decent passer of the ball as his stats showed last year and he gets into the danger area more often than most certainly more than Petrov, is a far better holding player than Petrov and only suffers the stigma of being Mon's whipping stick while Petrov gains from being his .......well I'd better not say on a public forum .

And that brings me nicely to my next point.

Kids, do not smoke crack.

[PaulWinch again]

Milner is that good in the middle, Capello is starting him on the left. With Carrick in the middle with Gerrard.

They're both playing holding midfield.

[Villa'Zawg]

Milner is that good in the middle, Capello is starting him on the left. With Carrick in the middle with Gerrard.

Is that definite? Gerrard usually plays on the left for England.

[KevinGage]

Looks like he's starting out left.

Might move infield at h/t.

[boboonthecorner]

After the stories coming out in todays media its beginning to have a similar look and feel to the Barry situation two years back. Maybe I'm wrong but it seems as though it will be not if but when. I think £30m for him is a good deal but I just wish we could be building the squad around him......

Shite situation.....

Even more so when you consider that Rodwell has no problems signing a new contract with Everton!

[MoetVillan]

The same Everton that had Lescott on a contract? Oh right.  I dont think it is a shite situation.  Id like to keep him, he is a promising midfielder that has more to come, and may well be an all time great, if he goes, he will bring in big revenue to spend.  We could end up with an even better squad.

[Chris Smith]

After the stories coming out in todays media its beginning to have a similar look and feel to the Barry situation two years back. Maybe I'm wrong but it seems as though it will be not if but when. I think £30m for him is a good deal but I just wish we could be building the squad around him......

Shite situation.....

Even more so when you consider that Rodwell has no problems signing a new contract with Everton!

I don't see how you can compare a kid with a handful of appearances to Milner. It would be like saying Piennar hasn't signed a new contract but we're keeping hold of Albrighton.