The Milner Novela... Final episode page 296

[peter w]

I would take £10m if we could get Ireland and De Jong.

De Jong? I'd give them Milner and £10m for De Jong.

[abc123cox]

A quote from Stephen Ireland, "I've heard Fulham and Sunderland are interested, maybe even Aston Villa...", sounds like he'd love to come.

where was this quote???

[peter w]

A quote from Stephen Ireland, "I've heard Fulham and Sunderland are interested, maybe even Aston Villa...", sounds like he'd love to come.

where was this quote???

Today's Mirror. Replete with quotation marks.

[TheSandman]

If he is keen then excellent. Get shot of Hovis boy for him and some money.

[PaulTheVillan]

I think we'll be the favourites to sign Ireland, unless Spurs or one of the famous Sky 4 *rollseyes* become interested.

[Dante Lavelli]

All this "Man City can do one" is all very well, but our summer purchases seem to hinge on this deal going through.

I certainly hope it's done soon.

Not really.  I'd hope we could afford the touted 4m for Flamini regardless of what Milner does.  I'd happily go into the season with:


----------Petrov-------Flamini-----------

------Milner-------Young-----Downing--

------------------Gabby-------------------

[Legion]

6 v 11?

[peter w]

6 v 11?

But what a 6, eh?

[PaulTheVillan]

I've just read on a forum that it's been on SSN that we've rejected £24m bid?

[Mazrim]

Nope. All Ive seen on SSN is the same old story about us turning down £20m, asking for £30m with City wanting to pay £24m.

[PaulTheVillan]

I wish they'd hurry up and make the right bid, I want us to move on a sign someone that'll make us better

[olaftab]

Just to repeat Milner  not going anywhere other than Portugal on Wednesday.

[Monty]

Just to repeat Milner  not going anywhere other than Portugal on Wednesday.

Won't he leave Portugal then? Or will Benfica sign him? *winky thing*

[Dave]

I agree to a point if I'm honest. It's slightly different as he's a regular starter at a club where he's earning a fair old wedge. There is a decision to be made where you choose to earn some more money but play less. In the case of Lescott he must feel very bitter as his head was turned and now he's not wanted.

I'd expect Lescott to be first choice at Man City next season. There don't seem to be many stories of them trying to buy many more centre-halves.

Boateng? Also linked with Kjaer and a few others.

By all accounts they will play Boateng - Kompany - Lescott - Kolarov, with Touré in for whenever Lescott or Kompany are injured. Which will probably be most of the time.

Kjaer has signed for Wolfsburg.

[Monty]

Toure is surely ahead of Lescott, surely? Granted, Toure wasn't magical, but I thought Lescott last year put in one of the worst seasons by a supposed top-class centre-back I've ever witnessed. In the early part of the season in particular it was like watching a series of car crashes.