The Milner Novela... Final episode page 296

[Rip Van We Go Again]

He still looks like Lee Evans to me, so we should accept £27m.

[eastie]

Agreed-take the money and move on , I'd take Ireland and keane along with clyne from palace and that would cover the milner cash, and then with what other money we have or cam raise get another striker in and midfielder and sell off the likes of davies, sidwell, luke young, heskey!

[pedro25]

Another season of James could mean more to us than £10 mill, especially if we qualify for the Champs League.

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

Sell sell sell. Reshape the midfield with a couple of world class players with Ash and Delph and with sponsor money buy two class strikers ...........

[supertom]

Surely within this world cup there's a quality looking defensive midfielder who can run like a maniac for 90 minutes without breaking sweat, tackle like Bobby Moore, and pass it like Sid, and who no one in the CL is looking at.

There must be!

[mshurst]

When I first head City were after Milner I said to friends & family (and I quote):

Why the f*** can't City just f*** off poaching our players!

Then I realised he wasn't worth £28m.

Let him go. Footballers are always going to be the same: Give them a big pay-cheque and they'll f*** off. Gareth Barry being a good example.

Let him go. Give us £28-£30m and we'll get 2 or 3 players of equal, if not better quality.

And there has been a lot of potential in this World Cup. I hope O'Neill is writing his shopping list!

[Bad English]

there has been a lot of potential in this World Cup. I hope O'Neill is writing his shopping list!

Well, Scotland and Ireland aren't playing so he's going to be able to write it on the back of a box of Swan Vestas.

[PaulTheVillan]

MON has been in Hull, Portsmouth and Burnley doing some shopping.

[SPENTFORCE]

Hope so

[villaross]

When I first head City were after Milner I said to friends & family (and I quote):

Why the f*** can't City just f*** off poaching our players!

Then I realised he wasn't worth £28m.

Let him go. Footballers are always going to be the same: Give them a big pay-cheque and they'll f*** off. Gareth Barry being a good example.

Let him go. Give us £28-£30m and we'll get 2 or 3 players of equal, if not better quality.

And there has been a lot of potential in this World Cup. I hope O'Neill is writing his shopping list!

It is amazing how players often swap the word 'money' for 'ambition'. Milner will doubt talk about the huge ambition City have and how their ambition is bigger than Villas.
I agree if he wants the cash let him go and re can re-build elsewhere, he i no way worth 28 mil anyway

[Californian Villain]

It is amazing how players often swap the word 'money' for 'ambition'. Milner will doubt talk about the huge ambition City have and how their ambition is bigger than Villas.
I agree if he wants the cash let him go and re can re-build elsewhere, he i no way worth 28 mil anyway

Bit unfair on Milner - let's wait and see if he leaves first, and then hear what he says shall we?

[peter w]

Its not that they have a bigger ambition its just that they have the ability to achieve it quicker than us with their money. Man City will either win the title or be very close within the next 3 seasons and the CL before that. Milner by joining them will play his best years at the very top of the game - where will we be at the same time? Still hoping to break into the top 4?

Although the wages are a big incentive to jump ship also, playing at the very top is what drives any player worth their salt. Why shouldn't he go?

[phantom limb]

Its not that they have a bigger ambition its just that they have the ability to achieve it quicker than us with their money. Man City will either win the title or be very close within the next 3 seasons and the CL before that. Milner by joining them will play his best years at the very top of the game - where will we be at the same time? Still hoping to break into the top 4?

Although the wages are a big incentive to jump ship also, playing at the very top is what drives any player worth their salt. Why shouldn't he go?

Is he guaranteed a game for Man City? They already have shitloads of midfielders, and if it doesn't work out for him he'll quickly be replaced by someone else in the next transfer window. I'm sure he would trouser lots of money in the process, but that's not really the be all and end all if you end up winning nothing. They should have challenged for the title last season, and yet managed to royally bugger up getting into the Champions League which should have been a minimum requirement considering the money that was spent and the players that they had.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

In any other situation, with almost any other manager, i'd say sell and re-invest in other players.

As it's Martin 'UKIP' O'neill, i'd rather we hung onto him.

I appreciate we have a sell to buy policy, but the thought of the dross that could come in disturbs me.

[Chris Smith]

In any other situation, with almost any other manager, i'd say sell and re-invest in other players.

As it's Martin 'UKIP' O'neill, i'd rather we hung onto him.

I appreciate we have a sell to buy policy, but the thought of the dross that could come in disturbs me.

Doesn't the fact that the only reason we'll have the money (if he goes) is because a player MON signed is likely to fetch 2.5 times what we paid for him render that argument ridiculous?