The Milner Novela... Final episode page 296

[VillaAlways]

Half of me hopes this deal isn't done until after the Walsall game on Tuesday.Then O'Neil can put him out and we can boo him.Come to think of it didn't he do that to Barry ???

[Greg N'Ash]

Depressing really. Are there any players at the club convinced of our ambitions? Young next summer?

[pauliewalnuts]

He's going to be a jouneyman, how many clubs has he had already? I bet he will beat Bellamy or Keane for the number of clubs when he retires.

Leeds, Newcastle, Villa. Three; hardly huge numbers for a 24 year old.

He's moving because City have flashed huge bills at him, not because he's restless for somewhere new.

He also left Newcastle to join us because we flashed more money at him.

[Chris Smith]

Not sure about getting it done quickly if Mancini's comments are anything to go by:

City are wary of being exploited and while Roberto Mancini this week admitted he wanted Milner, he warned the asking price was too high.

'When Manchester City want to buy a player, other clubs ask much more than is normal,' said the Italian. 'This is not good and it is not right.

'We have bought three good players already but now Inter Milan, for example, are asking a lot of money for Mario Balotelli, and we want to wait.

'We are interested in good players like Balotelli and Milner but we have time before the market closes in August. We have a lot of different choices.'

Perhaps MON speaking out today is an attempt to force the issue one way or another.

[eastie]

He will be it hard to hold down a regular start at city but I suppose he will be busy counting the cash.

We have lost far better than milner and moved forwards and we will do so again- onwards and upwards!

[PaulTheVillan]

http://www.twitter.com/juliette_grace

She is breaking the story, she has just spoke to MON and is now meeting Dunne.

Check her tweets.

[Shrek]

I think this is great news, we need to get our new players in before the start of the season so we can get off to a flyer!

[CJ]

Disappointing.  Personally I don't think he'll last at Citeh - he won't get the same amount of game time as he would at Villa, and believe Mancini is just buying decent English players to bolster his squad ready for when the home-grown rules kick in. I think the move could signal the beginning of a decline in his international career and he'll move on again in a couple of years.  

I really thought Milner had more balls about him but like the rest he's just a money chasing journeyman and it all just adds to my increasing disillusionment with the modern game.  My son is  now getting more enjoyment by going to Conference/League 2 games rather than the Villa after I blooded him as a Villa fan 20 years ago at the tender age of 5.  And after supporting the Villa for 35 years, most of which as a ST holder, I'm starting to think about following my son to the lower leagues.

[PaulTheVillan]

He'll be back at Newcastle or Leeds within 3 years.

[MattW]

I can't imagine any Villa fan retaining any goodwill for him. We were prepared to build the team around him and it wasn't good enough. Returns to Villa Park will be particularly acrimonious.

Interesting to see how Martin and the team react to this. We may grow from it. We'll have clout in the transfer market, and should get three players we really need in to replace him. Interesting that Young apparently had a good start to the season playing in a new role, and seemed particularly chipper after the game. Just that single interview; he seemed to have matured. Milner's departure might give greater responsibility to those who are ready to take it.

[pauliewalnuts]

From that R5 reporter's Twitter thing:

martin o'neill: "james intimated he wanted to leave before he left for the world cup. I haven't spoken to him since."

So, not interested to hear what we had to say re money?

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Fuck off then Lee Evans.

My only fear is that we'll replace him with a player around the 30 year mark - Parker.

Need to start thinking about the age of our squad.

[Chico Hamilton III]

If he does leave, fuck him!!

And Fuck Barry as well

They can keep each other warm on the subs' bench at Man City by setting fire to large piles of 50 pound notes, the greedy pair of fuckers.

[pmk1981]

Let him rot at man city like barry will do

 

So he is off for the money then because he will never play every week and some weeks he may even be in the reserves

[Merv]

As we were then. Milner wants to go, City need to make a decent offer.

May... June.. July.... August in a week.