Gabriel Jesus rejects new contract offer - The Times

[Shirley]

At 50, and after supporting City for 44 years, in which I've attended somewhere around 750 games, this will be my last season!

And why?; well it is because of the modern day footballers like Jesus and Sterling, coupled with their agents. I simply can no longer stand anything that modern football offers. Whether it's the player's ego, the agent's greed, pationless sanitised stadia, ridiculous kick off times, media saturation and the business philosophy and commercialism of it all, it's simply extinguished my fire for the game.

This from someone, who at the age of 12, often used to walk for 2 hours to attend games at Maine Rd, just so I could save my bus fare to ensure I could buy both a match programme and then a football pink once I was back home. That's the pation I once had for City, fuelled by the mystique, that our club could once generate within me!

My only consolation I suppose is that whatever he earns, and whoever he plays for in the future, it won't be funded by me.

My first game was in the late 1950's so I understand where you're coming from regarding the amount of money swirling around the game these days and is one of the reasons why I nominated 1966-1976 as the best decade for me watching City thread.

But let's remember it was the rags who opened the floodgates for obscene transfer fees and salaries which for me makes it even more sweeter now watching us win and them loose, I just can't see myself giving up on them.

Perhaps watching Maine Road FC is for you.

 

[Fuzzy80]

He’s been offered the same as Delph if reports are to be believed at 90k.

He considers himself more in line with the likes of B.Silva at 120k.

He is not asking for Kun or KDB money and this seems very early.

I’m confident a deal will be done.

 

[franksinatra]

I feel for you mate, I really do.
Football has changed beyond belief for us older fans, players can demand seemingly crazy wages for doing very little. Its now a world of agents and as you say commercialisation.
I suppose we decide to either go along with it or do what you have obviously decided to do.
City have obviously given you a lot of pleasure for many years and I suspect a lot of memories, so I suspect you will still be a City fan, even if it is an armchair one.

I think what you do is keep an attachment to the badge and block out a lot of the commercialisation engulfing the game.

Players come and go and overall I think we have a decent set of players but righty or wrongly the financial aspect is a significant motivating factor in signing contracts and when you consider the figures it can knock you cold.

What annoys me is the separation between the players and the fans at the highest level. Little interaction and until Pep took over clapping the fans at the end seemed a chore.

 

[Burtonblue]

Can’t blame him for wanting to cut the best deal he can. Players careers can be cut short by injury and he has to maximise his earnings while he can.
He will definitely sign in the end as he knows we are on the verge of becoming the best team in Europe and he wants to be part of it. Unfortunately if he has a good World Cup he may end up costing us double what he’s been offered....

 

[doobyedoobye]

Media trying to get fans to turn on their own player....No surely not.....

 

[Ric]

He’s been offered the same as Delph if reports are to be believed at 90k.

He considers himself more in line with the likes of B.Silva at 120k.

He is not asking for Kun or KDB money and this seems very early.

I’m confident a deal will be done.

Well said.

 

[Del_Bosque]

Sam Lee at Goal tweeted at Christmas saying Jesus had signed up

So can’t of been far away tbh

 

[ganganvince]

Think if Pep signs his extention both Gabbie and Raz will follow.

 

[SWP's back]

At 50, and after supporting City for 44 years, in which I've attended somewhere around 750 games, this will be my last season!

And why?; well it is because of the modern day footballers like Jesus and Sterling, coupled with their agents. I simply can no longer stand anything that modern football offers. Whether it's the player's ego, the agent's greed, pationless sanitised stadia, ridiculous kick off times, media saturation and the business philosophy and commercialism of it all, it's simply extinguished my fire for the game.

This from someone, who at the age of 12, often used to walk for 2 hours to attend games at Maine Rd, just so I could save my bus fare to ensure I could buy both a match programme and then a football pink once I was back home. That's the pation I once had for City, fuelled by the mystique, that our club could once generate within me!

My only consolation I suppose is that whatever he earns, and whoever he plays for in the future, it won't be funded by me.

See ya.

 

[foggy1974]

Look at it another way he sees that turd who we could punch forever over at old toilet on 120 a week he's worth that

You will have to narrow it down