James Milner

[schfc6]

In fairness to Durham and talkshite they were actually praising the attributes of Milner.

We didn't even have to listen to the age old 'he doesn't play enough' Durham was actually saying he plays and impacts on the biggest games.

It was a slight dig at English football but in the main they were positive about about our James.

 

[City Glory While Others Fade]

In fairness to Durham and talkshite they were actually praising the attributes of Milner.

We didn't even have to listen to the age old 'he doesn't play enough' Durham was actually saying he plays and impacts on the biggest games.

It was a slight dig at English football but in the main they were positive about about our James.

Our James for the moment, we'll soon see whether he has any intention of signing his contract, if this goes past January I'd guess he won't be signing. With Yaya being away at the ACON's he should be getting more opportunity to play, I think Milner's a stand up guy and do hope he signs.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

From the man himself:

"At times, I do think if I'm a bit lazier, do the attacking side of the game would people notice me more.

But I play the game which I think is best for the team, I track back, I defend and sometimes you might not have the energy to go forward because you're doing that sort of work."

THAT is why James Milner is invaluable and needs to get signed up yesterday!

 

[waspish]

From the man himself:

"At times, I do think if I'm a bit lazier, do the attacking side of the game would people notice me more.

But I play the game which I think is best for the team, I track back, I defend and sometimes you might not have the energy to go forward because you're doing that sort of work."

THAT is why James Milner is invaluable and needs to get signed up yesterday!

Think he is talking about Nasri there about tracking back

 

[sboroMCFC]

Should be starting ahead of Nasri every time for me. I completely agree with his interview that the more mouthy big time charlies get selected ahead of him.

 

[St Helens Blue (Exiled)]

Should be starting ahead of Nasri every time for me. I completely agree with his interview that the more mouthy big time charlies get selected ahead of him.

I agree with this. Starts at Hull and Villa 2 x wins. I am not so sure if Nasri had started the results would have been the same.

I hope we give him the new deal

 

[schfc6]

Should be starting ahead of Nasri every time for me. I completely agree with his interview that the more mouthy big time charlies get selected ahead of him.

I agree with this. Starts at Hull and Villa 2 x wins. I am not so sure if Nasri had started the results would have been the same.

I hope we give him the new deal

He was really poor at Hull. While I agree he's a great player, Nasri has his role to play. He is a vastly underrated player.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

From the man himself:

"At times, I do think if I'm a bit lazier, do the attacking side of the game would people notice me more.

But I play the game which I think is best for the team, I track back, I defend and sometimes you might not have the energy to go forward because you're doing that sort of work."

THAT is why James Milner is invaluable and needs to get signed up yesterday!

His standout moment was the Villa match where he planted a fifty yard pass onto someone's foot, belted up field to take the return and smash it into the net! It's the measure of the man.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

He cant use the game time argument anymore so if he doesn't sign, he must have other reasons.

 

[nehe11]

He cant use the game time argument anymore so if he doesn't sign, he must have other reasons.

Actually he can, it will be interesting too see how much game time he gets when Nasri is back fit.

 

[BillyShears]

Should be starting ahead of Nasri every time for me. I completely agree with his interview that the more mouthy big time charlies get selected ahead of him.

I agree with this. Starts at Hull and Villa 2 x wins. I am not so sure if Nasri had started the results would have been the same.

I hope we give him the new deal

Saint James has had a deal on the table for months now. Top player though he may be, he continues to take the piss out of the club by not signing that contract. These superhuman performances could also be seen as the attempts to get as many clubs as possible interested in signing him.

The expression "playing for a move" springs to mind.

Got a really really bad feeling that he's going to end up at Chelsea. He of course could put that and all the speculation to rest by signing up. I await with baited breath ...

 

[Gingers Dad]

Should be starting ahead of Nasri every time for me. I completely agree with his interview that the more mouthy big time charlies get selected ahead of him.

I agree with this. Starts at Hull and Villa 2 x wins. I am not so sure if Nasri had started the results would have been the same.

I hope we give him the new deal

He was really poor at Hull. While I agree he's a great player, Nasri has his role to play. He is a vastly underrated player.

I thought he played well at Hull but blazed a couple over. His off the ball running at both Hull and Villa made lots of space for Silva to use and gave another attacking option for Silva to pass to. Great team player

 

[sboroMCFC]

Should be starting ahead of Nasri every time for me. I completely agree with his interview that the more mouthy big time charlies get selected ahead of him.

I agree with this. Starts at Hull and Villa 2 x wins. I am not so sure if Nasri had started the results would have been the same.

I hope we give him the new deal

Saint James has had a deal on the table for months now. Top player though he may be, he continues to take the piss out of the club by not signing that contract. These superhuman performances could also be seen as the attempts to get as many clubs as possible interested in signing him.

The expression "playing for a move" springs to mind.

Got a really really bad feeling that he's going to end up at Chelsea. He of course could put that and all the speculation to rest by signing up. I await with baited breath ...

I completely disagree. He has stated time and time again that he doesn't want to sit on the bench and watch. He's well within his rights to not sign the contract until he's got assurances that he's part of our first team plans.

Also, the difference between Jimmy and Nasri is that even when Milner has a poor game he still contributes to the team with his workrate, running and movement.

 

[BillyShears]

I agree with this. Starts at Hull and Villa 2 x wins. I am not so sure if Nasri had started the results would have been the same.

I hope we give him the new deal

Saint James has had a deal on the table for months now. Top player though he may be, he continues to take the piss out of the club by not signing that contract. These superhuman performances could also be seen as the attempts to get as many clubs as possible interested in signing him.

The expression "playing for a move" springs to mind.

Got a really really bad feeling that he's going to end up at Chelsea. He of course could put that and all the speculation to rest by signing up. I await with baited breath ...

I completely disagree. He has stated time and time again that he doesn't want to sit on the bench and watch. He's well within his rights to not sign the contract until he's got assurances that he's part of our first team plans.

Also, the difference between Jimmy and Nasri is that even when Milner has a poor game he still contributes to the team with his workrate, running and movement.

Not really comparing him to Nasri as they both have their strengths and their weaknesses and they are both very important members of our squad.

I don't however fully understand what Milner's game time problem is. 44 appearances last season, of which he started 22 PL games. That's over half the league games we play. Plus he played in all the cup competitions. If he feels that's not enough game time and he wants to go and play somewhere else where he thinks he'll get more game time - fine. However in my humble opinion James Milner will not play anymore than that amount of games unless he moves to a club outside the top six. Again, just my opinion but a player of his quality doesn't move to Hull or Stoke to play 10 extra games.

 

[Gingers Dad]

Saint James has had a deal on the table for months now. Top player though he may be, he continues to take the piss out of the club by not signing that contract. These superhuman performances could also be seen as the attempts to get as many clubs as possible interested in signing him.

The expression "playing for a move" springs to mind.

Got a really really bad feeling that he's going to end up at Chelsea. He of course could put that and all the speculation to rest by signing up. I await with baited breath ...

I completely disagree. He has stated time and time again that he doesn't want to sit on the bench and watch. He's well within his rights to not sign the contract until he's got assurances that he's part of our first team plans.

Also, the difference between Jimmy and Nasri is that even when Milner has a poor game he still contributes to the team with his workrate, running and movement.

Not really comparing him to Nasri as they both have their strengths and their weaknesses and they are both very important members of our squad.

I don't however fully understand what Milner's game time problem is. 44 appearances last season, of which he started 22 PL games. That's over half the league games we play. Plus he played in all the cup competitions. If he feels that's not enough game time and he wants to go and play somewhere else where he thinks he'll get more game time - fine. However in my humble opinion James Milner will not play anymore than that amount of games unless he moves to a club outside the top six. Again, just my opinion but a player of his quality doesn't move to Hull or Stoke to play 10 extra games.

I think Milner would be regular starter at any other premier league club apart from maybe Chelsea. Don't think he'd earn the same money as he does at City

 

[BillyShears]

I completely disagree. He has stated time and time again that he doesn't want to sit on the bench and watch. He's well within his rights to not sign the contract until he's got assurances that he's part of our first team plans.

Also, the difference between Jimmy and Nasri is that even when Milner has a poor game he still contributes to the team with his workrate, running and movement.

Not really comparing him to Nasri as they both have their strengths and their weaknesses and they are both very important members of our squad.

I don't however fully understand what Milner's game time problem is. 44 appearances last season, of which he started 22 PL games. That's over half the league games we play. Plus he played in all the cup competitions. If he feels that's not enough game time and he wants to go and play somewhere else where he thinks he'll get more game time - fine. However in my humble opinion James Milner will not play anymore than that amount of games unless he moves to a club outside the top six. Again, just my opinion but a player of his quality doesn't move to Hull or Stoke to play 10 extra games.

I think Milner would be regular starter at any other premier league club apart from maybe Chelsea. Don't think he'd earn the same money as he does at City

He's a regular starter at City.

 

[BillyShears]

Actually I have to apologise my stats are off. He started 22 games in total (league and cup). He started 12 PL games, and the rest of his appearances were divided between Europe and the two cup competitions.

That's less than I thought, but it still isn't more than he'd get anywhere else in the top 6 MAYBE with the exception of Everton.

 

[Davs 19]

Not really comparing him to Nasri as they both have their strengths and their weaknesses and they are both very important members of our squad.

I don't however fully understand what Milner's game time problem is. 44 appearances last season, of which he started 22 PL games. That's over half the league games we play. Plus he played in all the cup competitions. If he feels that's not enough game time and he wants to go and play somewhere else where he thinks he'll get more game time - fine. However in my humble opinion James Milner will not play anymore than that amount of games unless he moves to a club outside the top six. Again, just my opinion but a player of his quality doesn't move to Hull or Stoke to play 10 extra games.

I think Milner would be regular starter at any other premier league club apart from maybe Chelsea. Don't think he'd earn the same money as he does at City

He's a regular starter at City.

I wouldn't call <58% of league games 'regular'....

 

[Gingers Dad]

Actually I have to apologise my stats are off. He started 22 games in total (league and cup). He started 12 PL games, and the rest of his appearances were divided between Europe and the two cup competitions.

That's less than I thought, but it still isn't more than he'd get anywhere else in the top 6 MAYBE with the exception of Everton.

Or Liverpool, Rags, Spurs and Arsenal

 

[BillyShears]

Actually I have to apologise my stats are off. He started 22 games in total (league and cup). He started 12 PL games, and the rest of his appearances were divided between Europe and the two cup competitions.

That's less than I thought, but it still isn't more than he'd get anywhere else in the top 6 MAYBE with the exception of Everton.

Or Liverpool, Rags, Spurs and Arsenal

If you think he'd play more games at those clubs then - well okay. That's your business. I would suggest if that was really the case, then he'll be gone in the summer on a free to one of our rivals.

That might be good for James Milner but it isn't good for Manchester City. And frankly I could give a fuck about what's good for Milner if that's the choice.

Also, I like the manager we have and respect him a lot. He picks the team and in general his first 12 months in charge have earned him the right to pick who he pleases. But more importantly he has shown time and time again that form, not your name or nationality, keeps you in the side. So when Milner wasn't getting in, it's because the manager was doing what's best for City, not Milner. Again, this is something he should respect.

I'm interested to see how this plays out because really, the whole "Jimmy's such a great guy" is really beginning to grate on me. We have FFP restrictions which means that money matters. If he walks on a free to one of our rivals that is pretty much the worst thing he can do. Lets hope he doesn't.