The Milner Novela... Final episode page 296

[Dr Butler]

We have handled these dealings very professionaly from what I can make out.

Is that important anymore though ??

Yes, I think it is. Look at the way we managed to prise Delph away from Leeds; done on our reputation for being honourable, if the post-deal press is to be believed.

Well Leeds seemed happy enough to go to the media praising the way we conducted the transfer.

[pmk1981]

Milner and Ireland are different types of players.  Irelenad i beleive will get more goals and more assists but will prob not cover as much ground as milner did.  Have reocoker and petrov sat behind him and we will be laughing !!!!  Cracking deal for the villa even though im sad to be seeing milner go and sit on the bench for man city im chuffed we have a player who has the ability to be a star for the villa !!!!!
Big Kev Mac for the job !!!!

[villa for life]

Give me a break, Milner won't be sitting on the bench, not after the first month, anyway. Milner is about as close as you can get to a "sure thing" when it comes to being a new acquisition for a club. He's been good, verging on brilliant for a number of years now unlike say Roque Santa Cruz who has done it for one season. Milner will be one of the best players in the premiership for the next decade, a bit like Giggs and Scholes.
Having said that, due to his contract situation, I do agree with his sale.

[supertom]

Ireland knows how to put a shift it, so we're thankfully not getting a lazy sod in Milner's place. Granted, in comparison to Milner, Ireland is positively Dalian Atkinsonesque, but many are. What Milner does have over Ireland is consistency...right now anyway. With us, Ireland will hopefully flourish as Dunney Monster has. I also don't think Milner will be as good for City as us, because he's gonna be playing without the same freedom he had here. He was our heartbeat and our main man for a season. Whereas at City, he's got to fit in amongst a host of "Stars."

[maidstonevillain]

Milner and Ireland are different types of players.  Irelenad i beleive will get more goals and more assists but will prob not cover as much ground as milner did. 

But he won't need to if we play like we did on Sat. I believe the way we played under MON made Milner look better than he is, although I accept Milner still looked very good on Sat.

It also made Petrov look worse than he is, as well as knackering him out after 65 mins.

[pmk1981]

Milner and Ireland are different types of players.  Irelenad i beleive will get more goals and more assists but will prob not cover as much ground as milner did. 

But he won't need to if we play like we did on Sat. I believe the way we played under MON made Milner look better than he is, although I accept Milner still looked very good on Sat.

It also made Petrov look worse than he is, as well as knackering him out after 65 mins.

very true my man, very true

[TimTheVillain]

Milner and Ireland are different types of players.  Irelenad i beleive will get more goals and more assists but will prob not cover as much ground as milner did. 

But he won't need to if we play like we did on Sat. I believe the way we played under MON made Milner look better than he is, although I accept Milner still looked very good on Sat.

It also made Petrov look worse than he is, as well as knackering him out after 65 mins.

Maidstone, how can a player look better than he is ?

[taylorsworkrate]

Give me a break, Milner won't be sitting on the bench, not after the first month, anyway. Milner is about as close as you can get to a "sure thing" when it comes to being a new acquisition for a club. He's been good, verging on brilliant for a number of years now unlike say Roque Santa Cruz who has done it for one season. Milner will be one of the best players in the premiership for the next decade, a bit like Giggs and Scholes.
Having said that, due to his contract situation, I do agree with his sale.

Milner was excellent last year.  Before that though, all he had really shown is decent form and promise.  The problem Milner's got at city is that he has to have an unbelievable season for them.  As they will inevitably spend another £150 million next summer and he could find himself frozen out such as very good players like Ireland and Bellamy have this. 

[dave.woodhall]

Let's not be churlish. He was a very good player last week, and he's not got worse by moving.

[hipkiss92]

What is taking so long? SSN said it was going to be completed within the hour and that was at 10 o'clock this morning.

[Monty]

Let's not be churlish. He was a very good player last week, and he's not got worse by moving.

Not individually. But is it the right team for him? I have my doubts. James is an unassuming, head-down-and-work character, and they have a dressing room of egos to assuage (word of the day). I'm not saying he'll never play, but if it's a choice between him and a "star" player, he won't be first choice.

[damon loves JT]

What is taking so long? SSN said it was going to be completed within the hour and that was at 10 o'clock this morning.

Transfer deals always seem to involve fax machines. Perhaps somebody's fax machine broke down and they had to root round a few antique shops to find a replacement

[Phil from the upper holte]

Has he bloody signed yet?

I wanna update my sig

[villa for life]

Is my memory failing but didn't Milner play a big part in helping us stay up one year?

Paying us the amount they did for Barry and what they will for Milner represents two of the best deals they have made in the last few years.

[taylorsworkrate]

Let's not be churlish. He was a very good player last week, and he's not got worse by moving.

Not individually. But is it the right team for him? I have my doubts. James is an unassuming, head-down-and-work character, and they have a dressing room of egos to assuage (word of the day). I'm not saying he'll never play, but if it's a choice between him and a "star" player, he won't be first choice.

No doubt hes a very good player.  I'd still like him to be here, him and Ireland would be awesome on the same side.  As an England fan i'd love James to consistently turn in excellent performances.

At City though, one or two bad games would probably see him out the team.   City have absolutely no loyalty or faith in their players.   They showed that with Ireland, who was by far and away their best player two seasons ago(probably should have  got young player of the year over our Ashley), and they have shown it with Bellamy this year, who after Tevez was their best player last season.  All they have done on both occasions is get their chequebook out and sign star name players who aren't necessarily better or even as good.

They are more than capable of doing that to Milner even if he has a good season.  In a way i hope they do, as then we can have him back and they can fuck off.