The Milner Novela... Final episode page 296

[stevenjos]

i thought Randy said it was all on hold until after the world cup and that everyone is fine with this and he isnt for sale at the beginning of May? Matt Slater on Twitter put it as:

1st Lerner headline: O'Neill stays. Spoke yesterday, all sorted.

2nd Lerner headline: there is money to spend, still ambitious, Milner will stay...

Late Lerner lines: Villa wont spend £30m on player, North Stand work starts this yr, cosmetic at 1st, goal is 50k capacity in 3yrs

http://twitter.com/bbc_matt

[pauliewalnuts]

I've heard it in a few places and from a few folks. I dont know if its definitely true or not.

So, it's really just rumour like the whole "we did offer you a contract", "no, you didn't" scenario?

Sounds like in this entire situation the only people who know what is going on are the manager, the player and their "camps".

I wouldn't be surprised if, actually, he wound up staying with us after all this, the situation is such a mass of rumour, lies and nonsense.

[JJ-AV]

Milner trained today. Milner, Faulkner and MON had an 'amicable' meeting, and will fly with the rest of the squad to Portugal, but won't play tomorrow.

SSN.

[stevenjos]

Doesn't really matter if it was amicable anymore does it. Martin wants to sell. its blatant, otherwise you wouldnt tell the press what he did.

If one of his players did what he did he'd go mental.

[Ads]

Doesn't really matter if it was amicable anymore does it. Martin wants to sell. its blatant, otherwise you wouldnt tell the press what he did.

If one of his players did what he did he'd go mental.

 You’re only telling half the story.

O’Neill wants to sell because the player wants to leave, a wish expressed back in May. This is just the business of football, only clouded by Milner’s attempts last week to have his cake and eat it.

[Mazrim]

So, it's really just rumour like the whole "we did offer you a contract", "no, you didn't" scenario?

Well, that's true of practically everything to do with Villa now isnt it? Until you hear it/see it on the OS, its all speculation.

The bottom line is, I dont think we have planned to sell Milner at any point.
For one thing, the Chairman/owner coming out and saying "Milner wont be sold" isnt a cunning ploy from a devious media whore, its a definitive statement from a straightlaced man of integrity. Also, MON has repeatedly said we dont want to sell Milner but will if he wants to go and the (excessively large) asking price is met.

Nothing there strikes me as a plan to sell him.

[Monty]

Doesn't really matter if it was amicable anymore does it. Martin wants to sell. its blatant, otherwise you wouldnt tell the press what he did.

If one of his players did what he did he'd go mental.

 You’re only telling half the story.

O’Neill wants to sell because the player wants to leave, a wish expressed back in May. This is just the business of football, only clouded by Milner’s attempts last week to have his cake and eat it.

That's exactly the phrase I'd use. Milner leaving for the money is bad enough, but pretending otherwise somehow is bordering on insulting.

[mshurst]

So, it's really just rumour like the whole "we did offer you a contract", "no, you didn't" scenario?

Well, that's true of practically everything to do with Villa now isnt it? Until you hear it/see it on the OS, its all speculation.

The bottom line is, I dont think we have planned to sell Milner at any point.
For one thing, the Chairman/owner coming out and saying "Milner wont be sold" isnt a cunning ploy from a devious media whore, its a definitive statement from a straightlaced man of integrity. Also, MON has repeatedly said we dont want to sell Milner but will if he wants to go and the (excessively large) asking price is met.

Nothing there strikes me as a plan to sell him.

True.

MON doesn't want Jimmy to go, let's not beat around the bush. The £30m price tag was his way of telling Man City to 'pay us the extortionate amounts that you do to every club, or fuck off.'

And I think that's the way it has to be, TBH. They can afford it. They can either pay what we want or they can clear off. He's a world class player.

And yes, only the OS can confirm something true or false.

[eastie]

There is a difference between wanting to leave and not wanting to sign a new contract- milner may have wanted to wait a year and see what happened , there seems to be a difference in interpretation from what was said in their meeting in may.

[mazrimsbruv]

Gabby's got a face like Penfold.

Personally, I think he's a dead-ringer for 'Iggle-Piggle' off of 'In The Night Garden'

[MoetVillan]

I dont like ill wishing other people, but I vote we get the orange dot out to concentrate on City having a shite season.  That will fucking learn them

[mshurst]

Update on Milner from the OS.

James Milner trained with the rest of the Villa squad today at Bodymoor Heath.

He and the manager, along with chief executive Paul Faulkner and the player's representative, Matthew Buck, had an amicable conversation and, while James will not play in tomorrow's game at Walsall, he will fly with the squad to Portugal on Wednesday ahead of the Guadiana Cup in which Villa will compete with Benfica and Feyenoord this weekend.

Link

[Monty]

I dont like ill wishing other people, but I vote we get the orange dot out to concentrate on City having a shite season.  That will fucking learn them

If Ballotelli signs, we might not need the orange dot.

[PaulTheVillan]

I can't see Milner being a Villa player this time next month.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Update on Milner from the OS.

James Milner trained with the rest of the Villa squad today at Bodymoor Heath.

He and the manager, along with chief executive Paul Faulkner and the player's representative, Matthew Buck, had an amicable conversation and, while James will not play in tomorrow's game at Walsall, he will fly with the squad to Portugal on Wednesday ahead of the Guadiana Cup in which Villa will compete with Benfica and Feyenoord this weekend.

Link

Strange. Mathew Buck is from the PFA but Milner's agent is Jason Ferguson. What's going on there?