Ireland Leaving - Absolute Disaster

[Didsbury Dave]

Just had a coffee with a very good contact on the agent side. I can't give any more info but he's been very reliable in the past.

Steven Ireland is 99% likely to leave City in the summer. The interested parties at the moment are three of the traditional top four. All three want him subject to transfer fee. He was also guest of honour at one of Europe's top clubs two weeks ago.

The reason he wants to leave is simple - the way he has been overlooked and treated by City this season, particularly by our current manager.

If - I am actually told it is now a "when", but there has to be some hope - he leaves to join one of our rivals I will be absolutely devastated. No, I will be angry. It would be the worst "out" transfer I can ever remember. Yes, it was sad to see the back of Francis, Stewart and Kinkladze amongst others but these were all for money.

This will not be for financial reasons. It will come back to haunt us. The clubs who want him will use him properly. Imagine him running United's midfield against us. It will be like seeing your wife sucking another man's member.

I will be furious to see him leave. He's one of the best natural talents at the club. I can predict the thread already - "blah blah he's been shit this year" from all the numpties.

Well fuck you if you want Patrick Vieira in our team/squad ahead of Stevie Ireland.

I'm gutted about this.

 

[alib]

Re: Ireland Leaving - Absolutely Disaster

sad if true but his performances this season when he has played haven't justified him staying in the team

 

[frimpongs_buzzin]

Re: Ireland Leaving - Absolutely Disaster

i agree. if he joined stretford we'd never hear the end of it.. considering how vocal i was to me mates when we signed tevez from under their noses, i think id get it back twice as bad.

Stevie just needs a holiday this summer! he's burnt out

 

[Eccles Blue]

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At Fulham yesterday, when the crowd sang "Ireland is Superman", it was very, very obvious that Stevie got extremely emotional. One of the benefits of the crowd being closer to the playing field is being able to see the expressions on players faces.

Please Mancini give Stevie another chance. It will be like losing Dunnie all over again and I still haven't fully recovered from that one!! (*dons the body armour*)

 

[The Fixer]

Re: Ireland Leaving - Absolutely Disaster

Just had a coffee with a very good contact on the agent side. I can't give any more info but he's been very reliable in the past.

Steven Ireland is 99% likely to leave City in the summer. The interested parties at the moment are three of the traditional top four. All three want him subject to transfer fee. He was also guest of honour at one of Europe's top clubs two weeks ago.

The reason he wants to leave is simple - the way he has been overlooked and treated by City this season, particularly by our current manager.

If - I am actually told it is now a "when", but there has to be some hope - he leaves to join one of our rivals I will be absolutely devastated. No, I will be angry. It would be the worst "out" transfer I can ever remember. Yes, it was sad to see the back of Francis, Stewart and Kinkladze amongst others but these were all for money.

This will not be for financial reasons. It will come back to haunt us. The clubs who want him will use him properly. Imagine him running United's midfield against us. It will be like seeing your wife sucking another man's member.

I will be furious to see him leave. He's one of the best natural talents at the club. I can predict the thread already - "blah blah he's been shit this year" from all the numpties.

Well fuck you if you want Patrick Vieira in our team/squad ahead of Stevie Ireland.

I'm gutted about this.

I posted on the Torres thread when dippers played pompey, rumour round anfield was ireland off to them and potentially included in any torres deal mate.

Was just a rumour my cousin belled me who is a kop st holder and he said everyone he spoke to round anfield was chatting about it.

 

[samharris]

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Will be gutted, but we have to move on..If our squad is made stronger by a replacement then so be it..

 

[Didsbury Dave]

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sad if true but his performances this season when he has played haven't justified him staying in the team

He has barely been played in his favoured position.

but I'm not going to run around the same arguments about that, we've done it to death.

The fact is he's leaving and fact is that that takes our club backwards.

 

[Wrighty Wrexham]

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Really dont want him to leave but he should knuckle down and earn a place in the first team!

Hes had enough chances this season and hasnt taken them!!!

 

[KentBlue]

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If he ever did leave I doubt he'd go to the rags. They couldn't afford him, for one thing. And he knows exactly how we'd all feel about it if he did.

Relax. I think he'll be here next season. He's City through and through.

 

[Seosa]

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He's been in the 1st team for 5 years now, and has had one solid season, last year where he was spectacular tbf, albeit in a weak team. Has it never occured to any blues that SWP, Ireland and Robinho struggled to make an impact this year with better players around them, rather than looking good in a poor team last year?