Ireland (Merged)

[JamesTenOne]

Re: Treatment of Ireland

Both good players. Thats the only type of player we trade in now. Ireland found it hard to fit into the system Mancini wanted to play and deserved a move rather than to be left out of the side. Milner is a much more flexible player who our manager obviously feels fits into the system he intends to play, and I'm delighted we've signed him. Obviously the fee is rather large, but more often than not that is the case when we have bought from English clubs (Santa Cruz, Lescott, etc). I wish Ireland the best of luck at Villa, and think both players will be huge assets to their new clubs.

 

[TravisBickle]

Re: An Apology

Sad to see Ireland go but he's a player who was never going to be consistent enough for where we want to be.

Good luck Superman.

 

[dctid]

Re: Treatment of Ireland

Heres a player who adores City and their fans and wears our shirt with pride, and hes treated like shit. We've shelled out 20 odd million, plus Stevie. Absolute joke of a decision and makes us look like fucking idiots. I just hope Stevie doesn't think he wasn't appreciated here at City 'cause he really was. Good luck pal, you got fucked over, and its becoming a fucking regularity.


Rant over, on with supporting Milner and the team.

Personally i am gutted that he has gone but i can see why Mancini would want him gone because quite frankly he aint done it. PErsonally i think the deal is a crap one for us - Villa now have a decent sum of money and can bring in a few players to strengthen their team - personally a deal too far but that aint Milners fault and a s a City player he gets my support.

What i am most disapointed / pissed off about can be summed up by the Mr Potatoe Head / Stevie picture and forcing him to train with the reserves - deserved better - deserved better easier to ask him to stay at home or do some indoor work.

Footballer earn what footballer earn - but dont mean they should be treated like shite because of it.

PS - Bird on the BT advert - yes i would

 

[1_barry_conlon]

Re: The end of Superman...

The crying and excess of sentiment in here reminds of when Princess Di died to be honest.

Totally. Now that we're the richest club in the world and can blow anyone out of the water for any player we want, why should we be even remotely sentimental about someone who's been at City since he's 13 years old and has played countless first team performances. Fuck that. In fact, lets shut the academy down. We don't fucking need it. Academies are for the poor no mark clubs like Villa and Neverton who will never have our wealth and the ability to pop into Europe and by the best of the best, cream of the crop, etc.

Boo hoo, my mates been sold. What a load of self righteous crap.

 

[jimharri]

Re: An Apology

Dear Mr Steven Ireland - on behalf of true City fans every where I apologise whole heartily on the shambolic way our club has treated you. Best of luck to you and your family on settling in your new surroundings.

Possibly the worst bit of transfer business this club has ever done and it’s becoming plain to see that the old saying ‘More Money Than Sense’ is clearly true

There’s no doubt in my mind that this is one piece of business that we will surely regret and will return to haunt us on many occasions - Ireland is a better player than Villa & Milner already and will prove it this season before going on to higher levels - Just a shame those levels wont be with us.

Gutted

 

[Marvin]

Re: Treatment of Ireland

Heres a player who adores City and their fans and wears our shirt with pride, and hes treated like shit. We've shelled out 20 odd million, plus Stevie. Absolute joke of a decision and makes us look like fucking idiots. I just hope Stevie doesn't think he wasn't appreciated here at City 'cause he really was. Good luck pal, you got fucked over, and its becoming a fucking regularity.


Rant over, on with supporting Milner and the team.

Personally i am gutted that he has gone but i can see why Mancini would want him gone because quite frankly he aint done it. PErsonally i think the deal is a crap one for us - Villa now have a decent sum of money and can bring in a few players to strengthen their team - personally a deal too far but that aint Milners fault and a s a City player he gets my support.

What i am most disapointed / pissed off about can be summed up by the Mr Potatoe Head / Stevie picture and forcing him to train with the reserves - deserved better - deserved better easier to ask him to stay at home or do some indoor work.

Footballer earn what footballer earn - but dont mean they should be treated like shite because of it.

PS - Bird on the BT advert - yes i would

Look if Mancini has decided that he's not going to be part of his senior squad then he shouldn't be in the 1st team training sessions. Managers have to make tough decisions, and based on what I saw last season I'd have done the same. In an ideal world with no 25 man squad rule we'd have kept him, but then again would Villa have sold us Milner? They needed a player, because without a manager, and with Lerner keeping some of the cash, they might struggle to get a replacement in.

 

[bluethai]

Re: An Apology

Dear Mr Steven Ireland - on behalf of true City fans every where I apologise whole heartily on the shambolic way our club has treated you. Best of luck to you and your family on settling in your new surroundings.

Possibly the worst bit of transfer business this club has ever done and it’s becoming plain to see that the old saying ‘More Money Than Sense’ is clearly true

There’s no doubt in my mind that this is one piece of business that we will surely regret and will return to haunt us on many occasions - Ireland is a better player than Villa & Milner already and will prove it this season before going on to higher levels - Just a shame those levels wont be with us.

Gutted

Thought you apologise about this... ;)

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[akcity]

Right, firstly, can we get over this bollox of the way Ireland was treated? It was he that haggled for £2m, isnt he paid handsomely enought to just move? Secondly, he has had 1 good season - ever. Hardly someone deserving of the tag 'Superman'.
There is no doubt that we have bought a much better player - of the same age - than Ireland.
He was given his chances when Mancini took over, but I will never forget the Cup match at home to Stoke when Ireland merely walked all game and was not interested. That is hardly the demeanour of a player that should have been trying to bust a gut to impress the manager. From that day, I have been willing to drive him anywhere to any other club, as I would have done prior to his 'player of the year' season. As would most people walkig away from CoMS.
Ireland is someone who plays when the mood takes him but that isnt often enough if this club wants to go places.

 

[salford blue 62]

i like ireland,but what he did in the derby when he couldnt be arsed to track back that with that ginger twat i lost all respect for him !

 

[dctid]

Re: Treatment of Ireland

Personally i am gutted that he has gone but i can see why Mancini would want him gone because quite frankly he aint done it. PErsonally i think the deal is a crap one for us - Villa now have a decent sum of money and can bring in a few players to strengthen their team - personally a deal too far but that aint Milners fault and a s a City player he gets my support.

What i am most disapointed / pissed off about can be summed up by the Mr Potatoe Head / Stevie picture and forcing him to train with the reserves - deserved better - deserved better easier to ask him to stay at home or do some indoor work.

Footballer earn what footballer earn - but dont mean they should be treated like shite because of it.

PS - Bird on the BT advert - yes i would

Look if Mancini has decided that he's not going to be part of his senior squad then he shouldn't be in the 1st team training sessions. Managers have to make tough decisions, and based on what I saw last season I'd have done the same. In an ideal world with no 25 man squad rule we'd have kept him, but then again would Villa have sold us Milner? They needed a player, because without a manager, and with Lerner keeping some of the cash, they might struggle to get a replacement in.

There was no need to do that - tell him to stay at home or do some fookin gym work like Robinio apparantly is - its not the fact he was sold over that it the fookin manner - that picture sums it up for me and i and many many other City fans feel the same - you dont thats fine but can you honestly say you dont feel even a little bit embarassed by that picture.

One final thing football is cyclic and being arrogant obnixious bastards on the way up whic is what many posters on here have become only means a bigger kicking on the way down. Humility fella that is all i ask and comparing the treatment of Ireland to Mascherano / Milner by their respective clubs is day and night.