The Milner Novela... Final episode page 296

[BannedUserIAT]

As for Barry, he ie decent enough, but after a good start last year he went downhill

Yep, he's settled into his "one game in four" routine.
Still, it's not like he's costing you a fortune every week.

oh.

[Mazrim]

Hoddle was a wonderful player at times.   In fact that England team (82-86) should have won a major competition.

Is it bordering on drowing fluffy kittens to say the reason they didn't do as well as they should was because the manager was...gasp.....not very good?

They'd have done better if they'd had the manager everybody wanted.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

The Torygraph are reporting a player plus cash deal could be on the cards with Ireland valued at £11m - £12m and Milner wants to meet with Randy tomorrow.

[Mazrim]

Less than zero chance of signing Ireland? How so?

[ktvillan]

Hoddle was a wonderful player at times.   In fact that England team (82-86) should have won a major competition.

Is it bordering on drowing fluffy kittens to say the reason they didn't do as well as they should was because the manager was...gasp.....not very good?

They'd have done better if they'd had the manager everybody wanted.

Uncle Bobby got a knighthood despite failing to qualify for the 1984 Euro finals, because England managed to stumble their way past Belgium and Cameroon to the semi at Italia 90. Marvellous.

[Chris Smith]

The Torygraph are reporting a player plus cash deal could be on the cards with Ireland valued at £11m - £12m and Milner wants to meet with Randy tomorrow.

"Please be reasonable Randy and let me go for whatever they offer, I'm desperate ... to pick up my £90k per week".

[*shellac*]

The Torygraph are reporting a player plus cash deal could be on the cards with Ireland valued at £11m - £12m and Milner wants to meet with Randy tomorrow.

"Please be reasonable Randy and let me go for whatever they offer, I'm desperate ... to pick up my £90k per week".

"And be part of the Elite Squad within two years."

[PaulTheVillan]

The Torygraph are reporting a player plus cash deal could be on the cards with Ireland valued at £11m - £12m and Milner wants to meet with Randy tomorrow.

"Please be reasonable Randy and let me go for whatever they offer, I'm desperate ... to pick up my £90k per week".

"And be part of the Elite Squad within two years."

"playing alongside fat boy Barry"

[Mazrim]

What kind of arrogant deluded gobshite club call their reserves "Elite" when their first team have accomplished the grand sum of fuck all?

[pauliewalnuts]

The Torygraph are reporting a player plus cash deal could be on the cards with Ireland valued at £11m - £12m and Milner wants to meet with Randy tomorrow.

"Please be reasonable Randy and let me go for whatever they offer, I'm desperate ... to pick up my £90k per week".

I bet they're offering him a lot more than that.

[Des Little]

I'm sure Randy will tell him he'll go when the time and price suits us, and not him.  Tell him bollocks!

[Monty]

First part sounds like standard football speak.

I imagine it will be a wretch if he does go, he's been at Citeh since he was a kid. But if he's not going to be in Mancini's 25 there's no point in him hanging about.

Whether he moves to us is a different story altogether, he'll have a pick of a few sides I'd imagine.

I'd like to think that we'd be the best offer available to him. He'd play every week in our team, so it's a no-brainer between us and Sunderland, and I'd hope we could offer him more than Everton.

[citychris]

I totally agree with the reserves being called the "elite" squad is stupid. I have to say though it isnt for the likes of Barry, swp etc it is for the 18-21 group of players.

As I said earlier, Stevie Ireland has stated he wants to stay and fight for his place till at least the next transfer window, he also has 3 years left on his contract at around 80 grand a week.

Personally I would rather have Ireland than Milner, and if that swap was to go ahead you would defo have the better end of the deal. According to cookie btw City would want at least 15 million for Ireland.

One last thing that I would have to agree with you on is that if Ireland was to go, it wouldnt be the likes of Sunderland and defo not Everton. Villa would be competing with Arsenal and Liverpool though.

[Monty]

One last thing that I would have to agree with you on is that if Ireland was to go, it wouldnt be the likes of Sunderland and defo not Everton. Villa would be competing with Arsenal and Liverpool though.

I can't see that, myself. Liverpool have Joe Cole and Steven Gerrard for the Ireland role, and Arsenal have so many young creative attacking midfielders that they'd probably be pleased to be rid of a couple. Given that scenario, and as you say Ireland as too good for Sunderland and too expensive for Everton, if he were to go Villa wouldn't be the best option - it would be the only option.

[citychris]

Villa would be a great place for him to go to, I dont doubt that, but the scousers have been linked with him for a while and the Arsenal situation depends on Fabregas.

He is a very good player, a bit of a mentalist but he would give you all a good laugh, but Id rather you took Kolo Toure, Gareth Barry and JO!!