The Milner Novela... Final episode page 296

[Matt C]

Daniel Taylor (Guardian) on Twitter:

"#AVFC want £30m for Milner, #MCFC have bid £18m+£2m add-ons. They will prob compromise about £25m. Possible Ireland or Onuoha included."

[Merv]

Let's go £20m, plus Ireland and Onuoha. See what happens....

[PaulTheVillan]

I really really hope we don't go for Barry.

£25m + Ireland or £20m + Ireland and Onuha.

Use the £25m to sign..

Keane £6m
Bentley £7m
Parker £10m


Friedel

Onuha
Cuellar
Dunne
Warnock

Bentley
Parker
Ireland
Young

Keane
Agbonlahor

What you think?

[Chris Smith]

I can see a p/x for Barry happening, regrettably.

I don't think either us or the player would want that.

[Greg N'Ash]

If you can't keep your best players, you are by definition a selling club. Citeh can't get the best players because at the top level ambition still comes before money otherwise, Rooney, terry, Torres, Fabregas would be there. We're going to have our best players picked off every summer like in the ellis years unless we get fourth.

[Olneythelonely]

If - if - he goes to Man City, you've got to wonder what the fuck is happening to English football.

Yaya Toure, Silva, Barry, De Jong, Kompany, Adam Johnson, Vieira, SWP

They can't all play, so how depressing to see one of the so-called future of England players going somewhere he, and another England midfielder, are going to be spending most of their time on the bench, or in the "Elite Squad"

Can't even play for that "Elite Squad" bollocks, as that's for "youth development".

[Rip Van We Go Again]

I can see a p/x for Barry happening, regrettably.

I don't think either us or the player would want that.

We don't want it, but I bet that fat arsed bastard wouldn't object.
He knows his days are numbered there and I think he'd come back in an instant.

Fucking hope not though.

[Risso]

Let's go £20m, plus Ireland and Onuoha. See what happens....

£20m plus Ireland, or £15m and Ireland and Onuoha.  Spend the £15m on a striker, sell Heskey, persuade Luke Young to stay, summer transfer dealings sorted.

[Merv]

If - if - he goes to Man City, you've got to wonder what the fuck is happening to English football.

Yaya Toure, Silva, Barry, De Jong, Kompany, Adam Johnson, Vieira, SWP

They can't all play, so how depressing to see one of the so-called future of England players going somewhere he, and another England midfielder, are going to be spending most of their time on the bench, or in the "Elite Squad"

Yeah. You wonder, do any of these players ask, 'so, where will I be playing?' during transfer talks?

As Mancini signed them, you have to imagine Toure and Silva are nailed-on starters, Milner too. What, then, for the others? And Landon Donovan and Balotelli supposedly coming in too... it's crazy. They'll have two world class or top class players for every position!

[PeterWithe]

The thing is Milner wont 'rot' on the bench, he will move for a contract that will set up not just him but probably his grandchildren for life, if he isn't playing in 12 months time he'll have the bulk of his contract paid up and move on for another big signing on fee. It will be the football equivalent of playing forty nights in the Las Vegas casinos.

It stinks, I can empathise with those who have given up on PL football.

[pauliewalnuts]

If - if - he goes to Man City, you've got to wonder what the fuck is happening to English football.

Yaya Toure, Silva, Barry, De Jong, Kompany, Adam Johnson, Vieira, SWP

They can't all play, so how depressing to see one of the so-called future of England players going somewhere he, and another England midfielder, are going to be spending most of their time on the bench, or in the "Elite Squad"

Yeah. You wonder, do any of these players ask, 'so, where will I be playing?' during transfer talks?

As Mancini signed them, you have to imagine Toure and Silva are nailed-on starters, Milner too. What, then, for the others? And Landon Donovan and Balotelli supposedly coming in too... it's crazy. They'll have two world class or top class players for every position!

They know the price of everything, but the value of nothing.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Let's go £20m, plus Ireland and Onuoha. See what happens....

£20m plus Ireland, or £15m and Ireland and Onuoha.  Spend the £15m on a striker, sell Heskey, persuade Luke Young to stay, summer transfer dealings sorted.

I reckon they'll value Ireland at about £8m, Onuoha at about £4m.

Those 2 + about £10m.

Although I still think MON wants dosh only.

[Risso]

If you can't keep your best players, you are by definition a selling club. Citeh can't get the best players because at the top level ambition still comes before money otherwise, Rooney, terry, Torres, Fabregas would be there. We're going to have our best players picked off every summer like in the ellis years unless we get fourth.

Spurs have sold Carrick and Berbatov in recent years.  They're used to wheeling and dealing there, and it hasn't stopped them achieving 4th.  Manchester United are a selling club by your definition.  I wouldn't get so hung up on selling players, it's how they're replaced that matters.

[Mr Diggles]

I can see a p/x for Barry happening, regrettably.

I don't think either us or the player would want that.

We don't want it, but I bet that fat arsed bastard wouldn't object.
He knows his days are numbered there and I think he'd come back in an instant.

Fucking hope not though.

O'Neill doesn't seem the forgive and forget type. ANyway, there's no way we could afford his wages which I think is the same problem for any other club looking to buy a Manchester City player now, unless they want to take a substantial pay cut.

[Merv]

Let's go £20m, plus Ireland and Onuoha. See what happens....

£20m plus Ireland, or £15m and Ireland and Onuoha.  Spend the £15m on a striker, sell Heskey, persuade Luke Young to stay, summer transfer dealings sorted.

Done.