The Milner Novela... Final episode page 296

[PaulTheVillan]

Have we sold spotty yet?

[pauliewalnuts]

http://www.skybet.com/betting/football/transfer-specials/t10003041.html&aff=705

Seems like the bookies think we'll be getting Ireland, Keane and poss Bellamy in.

Not linking to relevant odds any more so can't comment directly, but it was Skybet who had Richard Dunne as odds-on to come to us in around June or July last year. Don't have access to the place I need to get into to check exactly when at the moment.

I wouldn't read too much into the fact that Skybet got it right last season. Their odds are mainly just following the money.

Interesting, though, that Carlos Tevez is 11/8 to go to Real Madrid. Hadn't even heard that one rumoured. And Ozil 1/3 to go to Man United.

[JUAN PABLO]

Stephen Ireland didnt get regular football at Shiity last season and now
shiity have bought £100 million pounds worth of players in the summer, with more players competing for his position.    He wont stay there... Shitty need to shift players and Mancini dont fancy him....

Ill be over the moon with him, I remember playing shitty at vP and they hadnt got a clue and looked pretty poor until Ireland came on and changed the game...      i think he will be another Dunne signing, very good for us with a point to prove....

[sfx412]

out of interest what were your thoughts on Sidwell when he signed, JP.

2 seasons ago Ireland had a great season, last season he didn't and he seems reluctant to leave City. Do we really need another out of sorts bench warmer on another big wage

[PeterWithe]

This is a fantastic deal for us if Ireland is part of it. I wonder how much City will buy him back for this time next year?

[Karl Bridges]

Like JP said, he changed the game for City at our place last year. Absolutely bossed the game and created a string of chances for them. Being in and out of the team last season and having a manager who doesn't rate him must have affected his game. I think he will be loved at Villa which will hopefully bring out the best in him.

[JJ-AV]

So judging by MON's comments it's looking like Ireland in?

I missed all the post game stuff yesterday, but saw a bit on SSN this morning.

£20million and Ireland would be immense business.

[Percy McCarthy]

I don't put much store in ITK stuff, but my mate reckons Cyrille Regis told him that it's a done deal, and amazingly reckons it's for Ireland and £22m, which will be undisclosed of course.

I can confirm nothing as absolute truth except to say that my mate really does know Cyrille Regis.

[pauliewalnuts]

I don't put much store in ITK stuff, but my mate reckons Cyrille Regis told him that it's a done deal, and amazingly reckons it's for Ireland and £22m, which will be undisclosed of course.

I can confirm nothing as absolute truth except to say that my mate really does know Cyrille Regis.

That would be deal of the century.

[Percy McCarthy]

I don't put much store in ITK stuff, but my mate reckons Cyrille Regis told him that it's a done deal, and amazingly reckons it's for Ireland and £22m, which will be undisclosed of course.

I can confirm nothing as absolute truth except to say that my mate really does know Cyrille Regis.

That would be deal of the century.

Agreed, and suspect that like most on here, even though my mate was giving it the old '100% gospel' shit, I found it quite hard to believe.

[pauliewalnuts]

I don't put much store in ITK stuff, but my mate reckons Cyrille Regis told him that it's a done deal, and amazingly reckons it's for Ireland and £22m, which will be undisclosed of course.

I can confirm nothing as absolute truth except to say that my mate really does know Cyrille Regis.

That would be deal of the century.

Agreed, and suspect that like most on here, even though my mate was giving it the old '100% gospel' shit, I found it quite hard to believe.

I dunno, if you think about it, maybe we've been playing hardball and demanding 30m cash, not interested in players, and City have come back with an offer involving Ireland, then there's been a bit of to-ing and fro-ing over the valuation of Ireland and, as a result, the size of the cash element, with us playing the "we didn't want a player thrown in, anyway" card .....

Nah, you're right. Hard to believe.

[Risso]

£22m plus Stephen Ireland would put O'Neill firmly back in the "transfer genius" camp for me.

[PeterWithe]

Wouldn't that value Milner at about £35m? A record for an Englishman isn't it, as well as being fucking stupid.

[PaulTheVillan]

£22m + Ireland would be afuckingmazing.

[Karl Bridges]

I dunno, if you think about it, maybe we've been playing hardball and demanding 30m cash, not interested in players, and City have come back with an offer involving Ireland, then there's been a bit of to-ing and fro-ing over the valuation of Ireland and, as a result, the size of the cash element, with us playing the "we didn't want a player thrown in, anyway" card .....

Nah, you're right. Hard to believe.

Apparently that was exactly it, we just wanted a straight £30m. Ireland is supposedly being valued at £8m in the deal.