James Milner

blueinsa said:
If i had a decent relationship with him and he had not only paid me fantastcially well and given me the platform to better my career and win accolades as part of his team.

Yes i think id owe him and give him that respect.

Milner left in the way he did and he can live with it. Im sure he wont lose any sleep but he is a **** for leaving like he did and he is a **** for doing what he did last night.
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But then imagine last January, Milner said ''OK boss, I'm off, it's been a great 5 years, thanks, but I'm moving on....''
He then runs the risk of not getting a first team game, not even a seat on the bench (maybe for a weakened FA Cup side) or even sent to train with the kids and as a result loses his England place - and maybe even his value as a result. Why should he take that risk that he will reject the club but still get a fair crack at playing first team football?
 
Not bothered about him celebrating. Not bothered about him seeing out his contract and leaving.

Would have more respect for him if he was honest about it though.
 
Mad Eyed Screamer said:
But then imagine last January, Milner said ''OK boss, I'm off, it's been a great 5 years, thanks, but I'm moving on....''
He then runs the risk of not getting a first team game, not even a seat on the bench (maybe for a weakened FA Cup side) or even sent to train with the kids and as a result loses his England place - and maybe even his value as a result. Why should he take that risk that he will reject the club but still get a fair crack at playing first team football?
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Or he sits down and says Liverpool want him and he wants away. We say fine, we know you can go on a free but would like a transfer fee for you as an England international. We then say lets do a deal where we get a fee but push some of it your way as a golden handshake. Everybody wins and we can also get on with planning for life without him instead of hanging on for a decision.

Contractually he had done nothing wrong but morally he is a ****.
 
Manchester33 said:
Blimey, I thought I was on RAWK reading through the last couple of these pages.
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Last few pages in this thread , indeed MOST of the threads since last night have been much more embarrassing than RAWK mate - some people need to grow up and stop acting like spoilt kids ! An embarrassment !!
 
maineroad1982 said:
Last few pages in this thread , indeed MOST of the threads since last night have been much more embarrassing than RAWK mate - some people need to grow up and stop acting like spoilt kids ! An embarrassment !!
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Less than 20 posts in 4 years eh? Don't be getting embarrassed our kid.
 
blueinsa said:
Or he sits down and says Liverpool want him and he wants away. We say fine, we know you can go on a free but would like a transfer fee for you as an England international. We then say lets do a deal where we get a fee but push some of it your way as a golden handshake. Everybody wins and we can also get on with planning for life without him instead of hanging on for a decision.

Contractually he had done nothing wrong but morally he is a ****.
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Come on..... imagine he got 15 million (no idea where I got that sum from but I'd be surprised if he went for less) so just say we do a deal with Liverpool and sell him for 20 million.... would the club agree to give him 15? And why should he take less? And why would Liverpool or any club ''do the honourable thing'' and buy him for (say 20 million) when they can sit tight for 6 months and save 5 million?

And how many players have City signed when a player is out of contract? So we ''lost'' on Milner, but gained elsewhere. Sagna was a ''free'' player for starters
 
Would the Blues on here saying Milner should have been honest and told the club upfront he wanted out be the same Blues who would then have boo'd the player like fuck for being a deserter / judas / mercenary bastard every time he touched the ball during his final months?
And the thread on here about him wanting out and banishing him to the EDS team would have been a classic!
 
Mad Eyed Screamer said:
Would the Blues on here saying Milner should have been honest and told the club upfront he wanted out be the same Blues who would then have boo'd the player like fuck for being a deserter / judas / mercenary bastard every time he touched the ball during his final months?
And the thread on here about him wanting out and banishing him to the EDS team would have been a classic!
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Not that I care about him either way, but had he come out and said he was leaving he'd have got a lot more respect from me than saying he was genuinely undecided when it was bollocks.
I also doubt anyone at the ground would boo him.
 
couldn't give a fuck about him celebrating tbh he's been & gone...its like that 'looking for a former player that left about 5 years ago to applaud before a match' bollocks,you never had any of this shit 10 years ago.....
 
Mad Eyed Screamer said:
Would the Blues on here saying Milner should have been honest and told the club upfront he wanted out be the same Blues who would then have boo'd the player like fuck for being a deserter / judas / mercenary bastard every time he touched the ball during his final months?
And the thread on here about him wanting out and banishing him to the EDS team would have been a classic!
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I wouldnt. Been more than a few that have wanted out and I'm fine with that. Personally I wanted us to try and cash in January before he left when it was clear he wasnt going to stay.
 
Mad Eyed Screamer said:
He doesn't have to, no more than I would have to if my boss asked me if I was planning on leaving or staying in 6 months time.
He probably got minimum 15 million for signing on (plus wages to come) - would you turn that down? Would you let your employer see your hand six months before doing that?
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He's perfectly entitled to look after himself ahead of our club.

But, from the clubs perspective, it makes him a massive, massive twat.
 
Couldn't care less about him. Bang average footballer (and that's being generous) who couldn't nail down a place in our team
 
Mad Eyed Screamer said:
Were any of you that are really ''devastated'' by Milner around when Frannie Lee banged one in the Platt Lane end for Derby?
Some Blues need to grow a pair and get over themselves.
(For those of you not around.... here it is....)
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Poor comparison, Frannie was sold against his wishes, half the Kippax cheered that goal, me included.
 
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