James Milner

[dobobobo]

blackmail
ˈblakmeɪl/
noun
1.
the action, treated as a criminal offence, of demanding money from someone in return for not revealing compromising information which one has about them.

I wonder what it is that Boring Milner knows!

;.)

He knows how to assist Lampard, that's for sure! :D

 

[Champions2012!]

We need to make a petition to give this lad more gametime

 

[RandomJ]

We're better with him, than without, but he is getting a seriously easy ride from our fans.

He should not be able to hold a gun to our heads and he has manufactured this situation for over 12 months, which is cynical. He's got form for it, too. Having jumped from club to club with Villa and Newcastle.

He's done a Micah, except he's actually worth a considerable amount of money to the club on the open market, and could end up costing us £15m.

We can't even call his bluff in January, unless he is part of a makeweight and to a club that he considers acceptable.

If he had any serious loyalty, he would sign that contract and we would both agree to a lower than normal buyout clause next summer. He won't because it will impact his options and he can make even more money as a free transfer.

I would go all in and offer him to Everton plus cash for Barkley this January.

I'm sorry but he's not holding a gun to our heads. He isn't some spoilt first team player after a pay rise he is a model professional that has given his all for our club despite the fact that numerous managers have played him one week and then dropped him to the bench even if he played really well. He went from the star man at Villa where everyone was saying what a good player he was to a bench warmer where the idiotic casual England fan moans when he gets subbed on in an England match.

The guy is 28, now entering the peak years of his career and he just wants to play football. I really don't see what your issues are with a player desperate to get on the pitch and play for our club. Would you perhaps prefer he just sign a nice juicy 5 year contract and just sit on the bench giving no effort and leeching wages off us? I don't think he wants to play every minute of every single game I think he just wants a fair run in the first team to show what he is about. He's sick of being used as a late sub to kill off a game or being given one game where he runs himself into the ground only to be shoved back on the bench for the next 3 games while Nasri just jogs round the pitch doing nothing.

Theres no gun holding going on here this is a problem that has been caused by the club overlooking him for so long and he has finally got sick of it. Pellegrini can either show some trust in him and show he values him as a player and give him a run in the team or we sell him in January. It's Milners career at the end of the day he has to do whats best for him.

Of course he's holding a gun to our head, it's just a polite way of me avoiding the use of the word blackmail.

When someone is imposing conditions, in relation to their continued service, he is holding the cards.

Nowhere did I say that we were better off without him, or that he wasn't a model pro when it comes to effort.

It's exactly because of that, he's getting off lightly to perhaps other players who chose to go down the same route.

What stopped him signing 12 months ago, unless you feel City were so shortsighted they have only just approached him?

He's playing the game to the best of his advantage, and he knew his stance would only exert more pressure.

Jimmy is a top squad player but it's hardly a one way street, he's well paid, has every domestic medal in his locker and gets enough game time.

He wants it both ways, but much as I rate him, he's no different to any other footballer, looking out for No.1.

I'm sorry tolm but I think you are looking at this way too cynically. He is not blackmailing the club at all he just wants more game time it really is that simple. You said what stopped him signing 12 months ago well maybe the fact that fucking Garcia was getting more game time than he was had something to do with that. A previous poster put up the stats showing that under Pellegrini Milner has started less games and had less time on the pitch so there is your reason he didn't decide to tie himself down to a new contract. You said he gets enough game time well that is just your opinion which frankly counts for nothing in this all that matters is Milner's opinion and he obviously doesn't think he is getting enough and I agree with him. He yet again had a great game against Shef Wed tonight so he is holding up his side of the bargain now Pellegrini can either keep playing him and the contract on the table will be signed happily by James or he can keep benching him in which case he will leave in order to secure more playing time.

 

[east2]

Gave my lad his shirt after the game tonight. Top man.

 

[Gabriel]

Looks incredibly muscular this season, and much stronger on the ball.

 

[City Glory While Others Fade]

Needs more game time and get him signing that new contract.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Looks incredibly muscular this season, and much stronger on the ball.

He's got himself in great condition,and certainly deserves to keep his place,we look far more balanced and solid with him in the side.

 

[Bluewonder]

Perfect player for a system containing two banks of 4. Simeone has made a masterful team out of Jimmy Milners.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Brilliant tonight - MUST start against Hull in this form. Great partnership with Lampard.

 

[Joe Hart's Dandruff]

Milner has been sitting behind the passenger that is Nasri for far too long. Any time he has been given a crack in our starting 11 against decent opposition he has performed. No doubt he has been watching Nasri for the past few years and thinking that he could do much better given the chance.

I said it all last season, we look a far more balanced side when Milner is in the team. He adds solidity to our midfield duo, and we don't get over run when he plays. Slip Nasri back into the side and the balance is immediately lost as he adds nothing defensively (and very little offensively) to the team. People can throw up meters covered stats all they want, but is he actually making any meaning defensive contribution when running these meters? Nasri has to be left out of all future big games.