2 | Kyle Walker - 2024/25

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Thank you Kyle. You gave us some wonderful football. You were (& still could be) an asset and a great, democratically elected, Captain. Boy did you give some fantastic times. You will be missed by lots of the City fans including me.
I hope you get the move you want and achieve peace and satisfaction both personally and professionally.
Good luck and lots of respect Captain Kyle.
 
Completely fair enough. He knows the time is right, he knows we can get a bit of money for him, he knows he's got one chance to play in another league so he might as well take it.

He's been absolutely incredible for us. Arguably the greatest RB in City's history and in the conversation for being the greatest RB English club football has ever seen. Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, Vinicius Jr., all of them were fucking petrified of him.

Came in and immediately revolutionised the way Pep was able to play with City. Worth every penny we paid. A Centurion, a Fourmidable, a treble winner, a four-peat winner. Countless trophies and even more amazing memories.

If this is it, thanks for absolutely everything, Kyle.
 
This season - it is what it is.

I came back from Istanbul and the GLW who watched it at home was still in bits about his interview after the game and his ice cream story. I watched it and yes the lad has lived the dream in a City shirt.

He’s a legend and I will always think so.

Good luck sunshine whatever you do.
 
horlock_was_super said:
This season - it is what it is.

I came back from Istanbul and the GLW who watched it at home was still in bits about his interview after the game and his ice cream story. I watched it and yes the lad has lived the dream in a City shirt.

He’s a legend and I will always think so.

Good luck sunshine whatever you do.
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What will go down for me at the very of top of the list is Kyle being told that he wasn't starting XI for Istanbul, and instead of sulking he gathered all the lads together and said "Go out there and live my dream, win it for me lads". If that even made 3% difference, if it was the crucial 3% that pushed us over the line, you can see why they've elected him as captain. There are things we'd never know, that we'd never see, if it wasn't for the cameras.
 
He’s been a great club servant, one of the greatest right-backs in our history, but the time is right for him to move on. Fair play to him for acknowledging that and not just sitting out his contract. Been an integral part of our recent success but a January deal is in everyone’s interests.
 
Will we get a fee or will City just let him leave on a free

Look on his day he's outstanding and his recovery pace helped Pep form a new system of splitting the 2 centre-backs and tucking in the left back into midfield, Without that recovery pace City and Pep would never have won so many titles,

But let's have it right here, Over the last 12 months something has gone wrong with him both on and off the field
He's been sloppy and ghosting games and sounds like he wanted a move in this window,
 
ancoats said:
Will we get a fee or will City just let him leave on a free

Look on his day he's outstanding and his recovery pace helped Pep form a new system of splitting the 2 centre-backs and tucking in the left back into midfield, Without that recovery pace City and Pep would never have won so many titles,

But let's have it right here, Over the last 12 months something has gone wrong with him both on and off the field
He's been sloppy and ghosting games and sounds like he wanted a move in this window,
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I think he's just 34 now and that's all there is to it. He's always had off-field nonsense going on because that's just the way he is. He's never let it bother him before and I don't see why he would now really. Players who have shit going on off the field normally like getting out there on the pitch for a distraction and Kyle was definitely one of those.

I think he's just lost half a yard and his body's not allowing him to do the things he's made a career out of. It's been the case with quite a lot of our lads this season that, when the going's got tough, they've looked within themselves for something grittier, something tougher, something to push them through the hard yards when the energy levels are dipping... and they've just not got the physical capabilities to find that grittier, tougher part of them anymore.
 
Damocles said:
There are no problems with Pep and Walker.

Walker asked to leave because HE feels that he hasn't been up to par this season and if he stays, he'll do more harm than good to both City and himself. Recognising that you've lost your legs and are causing harm to the team is EXACTLY why he was made captain by the people who actually know him personally rather than watch him on the telly and have no idea what type of person that he is.
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If accurate, then fair enough, but why wouldn't the captain let his manager of 8-9 years know first instead of him having to find out through Txiki? That's bush league. Just my take.
 
Damocles said:
There are no problems with Pep and Walker.

Walker asked to leave because HE feels that he hasn't been up to par this season and if he stays, he'll do more harm than good to both City and himself. Recognising that you've lost your legs and are causing harm to the team is EXACTLY why he was made captain by the people who actually know him personally rather than watch him on the telly and have no idea what type of person that he is.
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Probably explains why Kyle has been rejecting the armband recently. Has clearly realised something isn't right. I did say the other day, after the West Ham game, that it felt like Kyle's version of that Gary Neville West Brom match, where he basically retired at half-time because he knew he couldn't do it anymore. Sounds like Kyle's had the same thought, but what a career and what a full-back he's been.
 
ancoats said:
Will we get a fee or will City just let him leave on a free
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Think we will get a minimal fee from Saudi maybe 5-10m as 15m was on the table last year.

Unfortunately can see all other teams wanting him on a free/loan move with no obligation.
 
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