The Milner Novela... Final episode page 296

[Chico Hamilton III]

Ugly bastard

[Olneythelonely]

and here we go.....

good luck Jimmy, enjoy competing in europe. send us a postcard

They're in the same competition as us.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

MON QUOTE
“As the chairman mentioned, maybe it is a case of probably having to sell to buy. That is something I’m delving into at the moment,”

Welcome to the new boss, same as the old boss.

[stevenjos]

and here we go.....

good luck Jimmy, enjoy competing in europe. send us a postcard

They're in the same competition as us.

yeah but we dont bother signing people in time and going out, or just throw it away because we have stoke at the weekend. The word to emphasis is COMPETING

[The Situation]

Milner can join the club of mercenaries... at the end of the day we'll be the ones who are laughing with £25-30 million in the bank and also taking Stephen Ireland at the same time.

It's sad that Milner has been sucked into the most maniacal, narcissistic, hated football club in the world. More fool Milner when Man City come up with another shocking tactic next season spending another £100 million after they fail to qualify for the Champions League again leaving him thinking sitting on the bench "what the fuck am I doing at this joke club?".

[Fin Feds Dad]

Milner has made his choice and we can't do a thing about it. We don't have to respect or understand that decision though, just treat it as fact.

If he wants to go that badly then he should put in a transfer request - that will mean all the transfer fee will then be ours.

[MoetVillan]

I dont understand why any chairman would say he had money to spend.  If I knew that as a potential seller, I would up my prices (Like we have done for Milner to City potentially).  I would be gutted if he came out and said he had loadsamoney to spend.  He has never done so to this point, and spent when they deemed it right, whatever we think of the end results.  You can quote all the "good" and "bad" signings you like.  Are we now a better team/squad than we were before RL.  Are we worth more.  All of this in a world that has gone crazy on prices.  I get fed up with the shit about our manager "spunking" money about.  Has he really?  He has made some signings that havent worked out as much as we would like, and for him too.  But I dont think he is saying "Ah fuck it, lets just go and spend big on average players.

[hawkeye]

Milner has made his choice and we can't do a thing about it. We don't have to respect or understand that decision though, just treat it as fact.

If he wants to go that badly then he should put in a transfer request - that will mean all the transfer fee will then be ours.

here we go, people assuming they know whats in the contract and how the contract will be determined

[VinnieChase84]

I don't think for one minute that mon actually thinks he is buying average players! That's the problem!!
I don't think mon has the transfer nous or tactical nous to do any different than he does now!
Look at wigan and the players they pick up from south America, look at appy arry- say what u want about him but he is far more astute at buying 'quality'
I don't think that mon will take the risk in foreign personalities due to how stubborn he is and set in his ways!!

[hawkeye]

I dont understand why any chairman would say he had money to spend.  If I knew that as a potential seller, I would up my prices (Like we have done for Milner to City potentially).  I would be gutted if he came out and said he had loadsamoney to spend.  He has never done so to this point, and spent when they deemed it right, whatever we think of the end results.  You can quote all the "good" and "bad" signings you like.  Are we now a better team/squad than we were before RL.  Are we worth more.  All of this in a world that has gone crazy on prices.  I get fed up with the shit about our manager "spunking" money about.  Has he really?  He has made some signings that havent worked out as much as we would like, and for him too.  But I dont think he is saying "Ah fuck it, lets just go and spend big on average players.

do you have another explanation? i do he is not that great in the transfer market

[dave.woodhall]

Milner can join the club of mercenaries... at the end of the day we'll be the ones who are laughing with £25-30 million in the bank and also taking Stephen Ireland at the same time.

It's sad that Milner has been sucked into the most maniacal, narcissistic, hated football club in the world. More fool Milner when Man City come up with another shocking tactic next season spending another £100 million after they fail to qualify for the Champions League again leaving him thinking sitting on the bench "what the fuck am I doing at this joke club?".

Or polishing his medals. Which at the moment looks more likely.

[aldridgeboy]

If he s going then lets just make it quick. There would be nothing worse than this dragging out for a month leaving us very little time to get anyone decent in. (Like MON does nt already need an excuse to leave it late!!)
Its a shame he s going as he was superb last season...but £25-30 Million?? Snap their bloody arm off. Ireland and a couple of others (including Barry I would say) plus £15 million is good business.
The King is dead..Long live the King!!

[MoetVillan]

Hawkeye, I have another way of looking at it.  If you judge him on if he has made the Champions league or won the league on his signings alone, he is not good enough.  But that may be because of money constraints.  If he had Chelsea or Man Citys millions, he may have achieved this, or maybe not.  Its taken many more years for Arsenal and United to amass their squads.  I would say his signings have improved our team.  Vastly.

[PaulTheVillan]

Dunne warns Milner over City move

[garyshawsknee]

If we honestly offered him 70k a week and he turned us down,then he can sling his hook,and maybe see his form dip like Barry's did.

     Tottenham have showed that you can sell your best players and invest in the team and become stronger,but this is the worrying thing,i'm worried how Martin will spend the money,with £25 million we could get Ireland,Flameni and Rodallega and the team and squad would no doubt be stronger,but i've got a horrible feeling it'll be Keane and McGeady,and twelve months down the line we're deaing with this problem again with Young.