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How much is Ireland worth?
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PabZab said:Errr... Considering RSC had arguably one good season and cost £20 million despite being injury prone, then £30 million as he is younger and less injury prone. Not a dig at RSC as I think he'll do class.
But is the 20 mil paid to RSC market value, or what City paid for him value?
Petetheblu
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Stephen Ireland is priceless to us because he supports city and really wants city to do well, and folks you can't buy that sort of player. Were very lucky to have him and I love the guy, he's fucking brilliant. (not in a gay way though)
Kippax.
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Petetheblu said:Stephen Ireland is priceless to us because he supports city and really wants city to do well, and folks you can't buy that sort of player. Were very lucky to have him and I love the guy, he's fucking brilliant. (not in a gay way though)
the sort of answer i wanted, good post! :)
Tell The King
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about £16-18million i think. but i'd never sell him!
PabZab said:Errr... Considering RSC had arguably one good season and cost £20 million despite being injury prone, then £30 million as he is younger and less injury prone. Not a dig at RSC as I think he'll do class.
Nobody would spend £30M on Ireland.
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n_mcfc said:£80,000,000.01
But that's just my opinion
if thats ur quote im saying double that as ireland doesnt dive around like a pansie, at least hes a fair player.
JohnMaddocksAxe
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stony said:It all depends on who he would be playing for. If he had just had the season he's had in a Bolton or Wigan shirt, he would be for sale at around £20M-£25M.
If he'd done it in a rag or Liverpool shirt, you could add another £10M to that.
Come on, get real.
He was brilliant last season but it was bascially his forst outstanding season. You and I might know that he has always shown that he has got top class technique but in terms of setting a price for a player then someone who, to the outsider, could be a one season wonder and has done nothing in international football is never going to fetch £20m.
Gareth Barry has done it for years and is an established England international. Yes, he is older but he has gone for half your price.
Even Valencia, who I think we all agree is over priced, has had several solid years in the Prem and has regularly put in good performances against the best South American international football has to offer.
If he was being sold to one of the big four, with the premium that they pay, he would probably go for something like £8m-10m in my view. I discount ridiculous prices like Glen Johnson because Benetiz has a history of choosing to pay ridiculous money for average players. But even Johnson has a few very good Premiership seasons under his belt.
And none of that is to say that I don't think he is brilliant because, in my view, he should be one of the best players in this league for the next 5 years if he carries on.