I still hope he stays, But im guessing that Liverpool have offered him that Gerrard Central midfield role Milner likes. If its down to that then fair play to him and good luck.
I honestly think that if Yaya had gone this season he would have stayed.
Agreed; it's downward step in my eyes. If City didn't want him, then fair enough; I could understand him moving then. Or if the likes of Chelsea or Arsenal (at a push, even Spurs) had come in for him. But the club apparently offered him serious shillings to sign a new contract, which he has refused to do. Disappointed that he's chosen to take the course of action he has. Anyway, I thank him for his contribution this past few seasons and wish him (not his new club, him) well for the future.Wished Milner all the best when he was leaving and still do. But seriously signing for Liverpool what the hell is he thinking bad move in my eyes.
Good luck to him, he's seen out his contract, its his life and he has his reasons for leaving. Personally I think he ultimately knew he was always going to be at best first reserve for us and his value to us in the future was bigger as a home grown player than for the football ability he possesses.
He's probably a multimillionaire, he's played International football, played in the CL, won two PL titles, an FA Cup & a League Cup, so if he now gets the game time he craves and the increased wage he wants he can look back at his career and be satisfied of what he's achieved for a player of his ability.
Who amongst us can seriously begrudge him that? So to Milner goodbye, good luck and to our fans who are pissed off at his apparent betrayal, I'm sure we can and will do better.
Spot on. He's done nothing wrong in my eyes.
He can now be lumped in with Sturridge on the ' Greedy bastards ' chant ...
Two greedy bastards , there's only two greedy bastards ....
This decision goes totally against the grain from what most ambitious professional footballers usually preach .
The mantra is always about ' winning silverware ' and playing in the Champions League when giving reasons for a move .
He'll get a couple of token games in central midfield before getting shunted out wide again .
So what about City reportedly offering him £165,000 a week and LFC offering less?
If you believe that you'll believe anything. A figure around £135,000 would probably be more accurate. The point is James Milner wants to play regularly and with at least 3 or 4 players arriving this summer then I'm fairly sure that James will drop down the pecking order.So what about City reportedly offering him £165,000 a week and LFC offering less?
Great player, we'll really miss him. He's far from averageDon't get the hype over milner, bang average player who works hard, watched average players for 40 years, with the money we've got now , we want champions league players. Only gutted we are not ripping someone off 10 or12 million pounds!
If you like players like milner we can carry on watching city at places like Norwich, I want to see us winning at places like real Madrid.