Raheem Sterling - Done - See main forum

[SWP's back]

But all the great and good of the English game expressed such opinion.

Double boom.

Plus a couple of cunts on here that I argued with one night.

You see, Yaya was shite on champs manager.

 

[blueyorkie]

For the people splitting hairs about the fee;

Looking back, would you have liked us to pay Hazard's agent's £6 million fee? Apparently that was the decider for that deal.

I would in a heartbeat.

Just go out and get Sterling.

I wouldn't but maybe I'm the only one who doesn't rate Hazard

 

[SWP's back]

All this worrying and arguing over how much we should spend on Sterling is utterly stupid.

Firstly, it's not your money it's the club's so all this "I wouldn't pay more than x amount" can get in the bin where it belongs; you'll be paying the exact total of fuck all so what's it matter.

Are people worried that their mates will say hurtful things if the club spend £40/50m on him? Awww bless. How will you ever show your face down the pub again?

The club will spend not only what they are fiscally able to but what they are happy too. We're not a club to spend outside our means, one because that would take some doing nowadays but because every thing the club do is planned to the finest detail these days.

For me, Sterling will be a City player this summer; not earth shattering but what I mean is I take it as a give in. Yes I want it done as soon as possible but only because I'm excited about the idea of what he will bring to the team. I firmly believe ever since that first bid this has all been planned out from both sides.

Liverpool come out looking as though they've gotten the best deal possible for them instead of beinf held to ransom by the player and agent. We get the player we wanted, one of the best young players in the league who will slot immediately into our first team, for a fee we were always happy to pay otherwise we wouldn't.

I don't care what the club pay for Sterling because a) it's not my money and b) the club won't pay if it it hinders us or they simply don't want to.

This, in a nut shell.

 

[dave_blue12]

"Tosser" was the exact word. It's ok, mods will overlook this. Good job guys.

The way I see it is that you're lucky not to be banned for be a WUM.

 

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

I'm not convinced it would put us at another level at all. Adds squad depth but I personally think Aguero supported by Silva, Yaya and Nasri is better.

My opinion is Nasri is frustrating as he is very inconsistent as his Yaya, but both have served us well.

With both. Sterling and De Bruyne we get the hunger back as well as pace.

 

[Cellarite]

I bet he says chicharito and fergie as well .

Sir Alex surely?

 

[machine9]

I wouldn't but maybe I'm the only one who doesn't rate Hazard

I know where coming from,hes good but no genius.

 

[kas_tippler]

Exactly how I read this forum 99% of the time.

Xbox 460 FIFA 17 generation for you

 

[Le Havre Oswald]

Sir Alex surely?

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Your right.

 

[fredmont]

Part of it is our money, of course. We are helping to finance the deals with our 10% ish year on year rise in season card prices. Maybe fans, like myself , do not wish our club tarnished with the '£50m for Torres, he's shit' and '£35m for Carroll, he's shit' brush. No f'in way is Sterling worth £50m. There must surely be better and cheaper out there. If we don't get Pogba then what appears to be left on the table, if media is believed, is far from exciting and still at a huge cost. The world is mad, the football world is f'in crazy.

 

[kas_tippler]

The Rags would....they've got previous.

And Chelsea would just to piss us off

 

[Man city fan 72]

Not at all itk ( apologies), but I reckon this deal has been sorted. Liverpool buying players and being linked to big money signings. They're spending the Sterling money I feel, just like they did with Suarez.

 

[totallywired]

i will stop posting now before I get verbally abused for having an opinion, or being called a rag again.

Thought a forum was for voicing your opinions, not for getting called and abused for having a different opinion to others.

The muppet has form for it. Never gets pulled either.

 

[malg]

The muppet has form for it. Never gets pulled either.

Who?

 

[Lucky13]

Anyone quoting Camel is a wrong un.

 

[RichardDunneOwnGoal]

Part of it is our money, of course. We are helping to finance the deals with our 10% ish year on year rise in season card prices. Maybe fans, like myself , do not wish our club tarnished with the '£50m for Torres, he's shit' and '£35m for Carroll, he's shit' brush. No f'in way is Sterling worth £50m. There must surely be better and cheaper out there. If we don't get Pogba then what appears to be left on the table, if media is believed, is far from exciting and still at a huge cost. The world is mad, the football world is f'in crazy.

My posts are way behind due to the wait for approval, but I said it previously, the one thing that really concerns me is negotiations for other players.

How are they going to go when Wolfsburg point to £50m for Sterling? When Juve do the same?

That's something the 'not your money' type arguments totally neglect.

 

[Blue Hefner]

Part of it is our money, of course. We are helping to finance the deals with our 10% ish year on year rise in season card prices. Maybe fans, like myself , do not wish our club tarnished with the '£50m for Torres, he's shit' and '£35m for Carroll, he's shit' brush. No f'in way is Sterling worth £50m. There must surely be better and cheaper out there. If we don't get Pogba then what appears to be left on the table, if media is believed, is far from exciting and still at a huge cost. The world is mad, the football world is f'in crazy.

How much do your think he is worth and why?

Can you name players that 'must' be out there who are young, English, full of potential, proven in this league and would get into our team?

I'd suggest there aren't any, that's why we are paying a premium and that is why he is worth it. We maybe the only bidder, but he's the only one out there as far as I can tell

 

[ninjamonkey]

Difference is, Hazard was worth the money and was wanted by several clubs, Sterling isn't. We get a free run at him. I remember the same fans on this forum coming out and saying how Chelsea overpaid for Hazard and now when we are willing to pay a huge fee for sterling who is nowhere near as good, they are saying the exact opposite. Makes no sense.

You'd hope that's because they've realised the mistakes we've made in the past and now is the time to be aggressive and pay whatever is necessary. He's simply not available for £40 million, The dippers have set the price at £50 million and that's what we'll have to pay, otherwise they'll keep him against his wishes. You only need to look at Suarez 2 seasons ago to know they're more than willing to do that.

You can't place a value on Sterling right now. You have to look at over the course of his career. This obviously isn't how it would go down in the accounts but this is the reality of the situation.. We're purchasing an asset who's expected useful life with us is at least 10 years and that's being prudent. Now ignoring any potential additional earnings or costs etc, at £40 million which most seemed happy with, that's £4 million a year over his useful life. increasing the offer to £50 million makes it £5 million a year. There's really not much difference.

 

[lancs blue]

Part of it is our money, of course. We are helping to finance the deals with our 10% ish year on year rise in season card prices. Maybe fans, like myself , do not wish our club tarnished with the '£50m for Torres, he's shit' and '£35m for Carroll, he's shit' brush. No f'in way is Sterling worth £50m. There must surely be better and cheaper out there. If we don't get Pogba then what appears to be left on the table, if media is believed, is far from exciting and still at a huge cost. The world is mad, the football world is f'in crazy.

If it really hurts that much cancel your S/card. We've already had the stick for "Lescott, £26m, he's shit", it didn't work out too badly all things considered, did it?

My S/card was £25 cheaper, I must have fucked up the Pogba bid!

 

[dave_blue12]

Part of it is our money, of course. We are helping to finance the deals with our 10% ish year on year rise in season card prices. Maybe fans, like myself , do not wish our club tarnished with the '£50m for Torres, he's shit' and '£35m for Carroll, he's shit' brush. No f'in way is Sterling worth £50m. There must surely be better and cheaper out there. If we don't get Pogba then what appears to be left on the table, if media is believed, is far from exciting and still at a huge cost. The world is mad, the football world is f'in crazy.

Worth ? No footballer is worth more than a nurse or a doctor but that is the crazy world we live in.You either join in and compete or pack up and go home. See how far all the clubs who wont pay big fees get in their pursuit of CL and trophies.

Effectively because he's HG Sterling gives us an extra squad player because right now with the exception of Joe and Gael we don't have any others who are up to starting in the first team. We expand our squad to 20 and get a first team starter. If we sign a 'better value' foreign player we have to move out one of our players occupying one of the 17 slots and our effective squad size stays at 19.