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porkchopsaplenty said:
Comments like this are factually right as at is not each persons £, BUT to be frank it is a childish & fascile comment too.

As a fan who pays £ into the club for seasoncards, tickets, merchandise etc it is anybodys right to express an opinion - that is what a blog is for.

Peoplw including me are concerned (including me) by the price tag because he is not worth the £ at this current time maybe if he proves himself over seasons he wil be & this is why the club feel the tag is acceptable & the quota aspect is a big factor too.

The main concerns about the tag are-

1) City do not have a bottomless pit because of FFP & we need to spend wisely because of this, I KNOW we are in profit now therefor we need to stay of the FFP radar by being prudent.

2) Clubs will continually try to rip us off- IF we Spend £50m on a 20 year old & an unproven player how much would proper players who are worth massive fees (in the current market) cost like Isco, Reus etc.

Football is all about opinions, fair enough, but slamming fans down who have legitamate concerns is pointless & makes the person who does this look childish & i for one do not take their opinions as serious as someone who shows good, reasoned points.
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That's all well and good, but to a few of these posters we saw the first 100 posts stating that you don't think Sterling is worth the fee, stop posting exactly the same thing over and over again and spamming the board. Or at the very least don't bitch about it when someone cannot take you seriously after your 47th "I don't think Sterling's worth £40m, I only think he's worth £35m" post.
 
LongLang said:
About as much as it would cost for you to not have an opinion either.
So thank you for you valuable input.




Fair point. I know it's always better to do business early. And as others have said, the fact that he is English drives the price some.
I hope he does turn out to be just what we need, I really do. I just think 40 mil + is a very big gamble for a player at this stage of his career.
We have had our fingers burnt before on young English talent, Scott Sinclair & Adam Johnson are the first 2 that come to mind.
I'm not saying sterling WILL flop, I'm just wary of un-substansiated claimes of the next [insert legends name here] whilst they have only has 1 or 2 decent seasons.
Last year Everton wanted 40mil for Barkley. We dodged a bullet there.



Fair play pal. That's how a lot of big clubs do business. And maybe man City fan 72 is right.
Maybe it's the fallout and the slagging well get that's leaving a sour taste in my mouth.
The deal just doesn't sit right for me.
I said above, I hope I'm wrong and he turns out to be mint. I just don't want to see us ripped off just because we CAN pay it.


We may as well out a 400m bid in for Messi if we're not arsed about the money.
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good point about Barkley. I'd have loved to have seen him at City 12 months ago, but not so sure now. Sterling has had 2 seasons though. There is always a risk.

There aren't many alternatives. That's the problem, and why his price is so high
 
Robinho's Subbuteo said:
How come there's not been one single comment from Sterling or his loudmouth agent since our initial bid went in?
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Hopefully, because they have both been told, if you play for Manchester City, you don't go embarrassing yourselves or us in public any more. Do things our way, and you will get your rewards. Do things your own way and you might not remain with us for very long.
 
Wolfkin said:
If he can cross then he is already better than Navas.
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Not sure about that. Navas can cross but since Negredo went, we've largely had 1 up top and he's difficult to find.

Could play both as Navas plays predominantly on the right, whilst Stirling can play right across the front line? I noticed when he played for England he was on the left, but seemed to be most dangerous when he ran from midfield straight at the penalty area. Very difficult to stop him when he's turned and running at you.

When are City back for pre-season? I'd have thought around the 1st July? That's usually a point in the transfer window when things start to pick up. Players come back, and coaches want their players in place
 
Even if he could cross like Beckham, would Sergio and Dave suddenly grow a foot taller so that he actually had someone to cross too? I doubt it. Couldn't care less what his crossing is like, he's about pace and directness and his off the ball movement. Using him as a go down the line and cross it aimlessly into the box winger would be a complete waste of talent
 
aguero93:20 said:
That's all well and good, but to a few of these posters we saw the first 100 posts stating that you don't think Sterling is worth the fee, stop posting exactly the same thing over and over again and spamming the board. Or at the very least don't bitch about it when someone cannot take you seriously after your 47th "I don't think Sterling's worth £40m, I only think he's worth £35m" post.
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That is fair enough m8, have not got time to read 100's of pages :)

I come on here to be entertained by some of the funny comments meant in jest OR a proper football debate.

I just posted my original comment because cannot be doing with schoolyard tittle tattle- got enough of that from rags in school & now in work :)

BTW Sterling is worth 25M at best in my eyes cos of the english premium, less if he was foreign :)
 
You don't need to be tall to be effective at getting on the end of crosses, you just need an accurate crosser.

Beckham made his name swinging it in to Cole (5' 11), Yorke (5' 9), Solskjaer (5' 10) and Sheringham (6 '1). Aguero is 5' 8
 
Damocles said:
You don't need to be tall to be effective at getting on the end of crosses, you just need an accurate crosser.

Beckham made his name swinging it in to Cole (5' 11), Yorke (5' 9), Solskjaer (5' 10) and Sheringham (6 '1). Aguero is 5' 8
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Irrespective of height, Aguero doesn't have the same aerial prowess as those players anyway.
 
porkchopsaplenty said:
Comments like this are factually right as at is not each persons £, BUT to be frank it is a childish & fascile comment too.

As a fan who pays £ into the club for seasoncards, tickets, merchandise etc it is anybodys right to express an opinion - that is what a blog is for.

Peoplw including me are concerned (including me) by the price tag because he is not worth the £ at this current time maybe if he proves himself over seasons he wil be & this is why the club feel the tag is acceptable & the quota aspect is a big factor too.

The main concerns about the tag are-

1) City do not have a bottomless pit because of FFP & we need to spend wisely because of this, I KNOW we are in profit now therefor we need to stay of the FFP radar by being prudent.

2) Clubs will continually try to rip us off- IF we Spend £50m on a 20 year old & an unproven player how much would proper players who are worth massive fees (in the current market) cost like Isco, Reus etc.

Football is all about opinions, fair enough, but slamming fans down who have legitamate concerns is pointless & makes the person who does this look childish & i for one do not take their opinions as serious as someone who shows good, reasoned points.
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So you dont think he is worth £40m thanks for that. I know a few people some of whom are employed by City in a professional capacity to make decisions about buying players and they seem to think he is worth whatever they need to pay to get their man. I am not sure any of us know what that amount will be but provided they are happy with it then I am not sure that why you should be concerned. These professionals know what players they want what money they have available and whether they can afford the price if they are happy maybe we could leave it to them
 
Damocles said:
You don't need to be tall to be effective at getting on the end of crosses, you just need an accurate crosser.

Beckham made his name swinging it in to Cole (5' 11), Yorke (5' 9), Solskjaer (5' 10) and Sheringham (6 '1). Aguero is 5' 8
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They may not have been tall, but they were fantastic headers of the ball. They also played a system that involved throwing in about 3000 crosses a game and then you only saw the good ones on MOTD. The way we play, the other team always has a packed box and crossing really isn't going to be a productive option that often with the people we have in the middle.
 
Damocles said:
You don't need to be tall to be effective at getting on the end of crosses, you just need an accurate crosser.

Beckham made his name swinging it in to Cole (5' 11), Yorke (5' 9), Solskjaer (5' 10) and Sheringham (6 '1). Aguero is 5' 8
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Look at our goal against Chelsea at the Bridge for an example of how potent a decent ball into the box can be. Navas put it in a dangerous area and it caused defensive chaos for Chelsea and led to our goal. It doesn't matter how tall our strikers are, if a ball in is good then it has to be dealt with and you can't always defend a cross accurately. The ball can end up anywhere and chances can be created. What was key about that was a quick ball into the box struck with real pace. If we use that as an attacking threat more regularly inevitably Mr. Aguero makes sure he is in and around the box to be on the receiving end of them. Did anyone see his goal from Zabaleta's cross at the Copa America?
 
If lining up with Sterling I'd rather not see him out wide crossing anything. Link up play with Silva and Aguero will be key, not smashing it into the box hoping someone gets on the end of it.
 
chesterguy said:
So you dont think he is worth £40m thanks for that. I know a few people some of whom are employed by City in a professional capacity to make decisions about buying players and they seem to think he is worth whatever they need to pay to get their man. I am not sure any of us know what that amount will be but provided they are happy with it then I am not sure that why you should be concerned. These professionals know what players they want what money they have available and whether they can afford the price if they are happy maybe we could leave it to them
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Blindly trust them because they work for City isn't exactly a great idea.

Whoever signed off on RSC worked for City.
 
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