cleavers said:To be honest, I doubt MP is really that bothered.Ric said:The MEN tweeted that Pellegrini "expects" Milner to sign, which got people excited. In reality, he says no such thing. There is a big difference between "expects" and "hopes". I imagine he's been hoping that Milner signs a new deal for the last 6 months. Doesn't mean it's going to happen, although obviously I hope it does.
Milner is a decent squad player, but he's not much more, personally I hope he signs up, but if he doesn't I won't lose a lot of sleep about it.
Barcon said:Well I for one will be pissed off as I just named our new cat James Milner.
Sergi0 Na5r1 said:Barcon said:Well I for one will be pissed off as I just named our new cat James Milner.
Time to change it to Willy Cabellero.
Sergi0 Na5r1 said:Well if it means the like of Koke or Pogba in summer unfortunately we'd have to let Jimmy go.grim up north said:Exeter Blue I am here said:Because you have to factor in the cost of a replacement. We'd spend way more than £8m on someone new, for the extra £2m a year (and I'm guessing) Milner's asking.
Depends who his replacement is
Ricster said:Ric said:Latest quotes from Milner (apologies if already posted):
“I hope it will be sorted. We're still in talks. I'm waiting for the club to come back and hopefully they will soon”
"But the main thing is to concentrate on football. There are so many games coming up. If I'm not doing my job on the field because of off-field stuff then that's no good.
"So I let others take care of it. I just concentrate on football."
Maybe Jimmy should have a chat with his agent then. When it all came out about Milners contract, Milner specified playing time being the main problem.
Yet since season 12/13 he has played the following total minutes
12/13 - 2346
13/14 - 2343, with a marked increase in Champions League football.
14/15 - Already this season, Jimmy has played 1513 minutes of football, and more Champions League football than any other season in the competition.
If what Milner said was true, there is no reason why he won't be committing his future to City. If not, I can't wait for the meltdown.
Ricster said:Ricster said:Ric said:Latest quotes from Milner (apologies if already posted):
Maybe Jimmy should have a chat with his agent then. When it all came out about Milners contract, Milner specified playing time being the main problem.
Yet since season 12/13 he has played the following total minutes
12/13 - 2346
13/14 - 2343, with a marked increase in Champions League football.
14/15 - Already this season, Jimmy has played 1513 minutes of football, and more Champions League football than any other season in the competition.
If what Milner said was true, there is no reason why he won't be committing his future to City. If not, I can't wait for the meltdown.
There is the amount of playing time Milner has had since he joined City.
If he carries on playing the amount he has done, he will have played more time in a City shirt this season, than in his previous 2.
But it's not about money..........of course not Jimmy
Think your 100% right.jimmy will get game time but will never be classed as first choice on a REGULAR basis.add to that constant links to pogba,draxler,Barclay etc.Rammy Blue said:Ricster said:Ricster said:Maybe Jimmy should have a chat with his agent then. When it all came out about Milners contract, Milner specified playing time being the main problem.
Yet since season 12/13 he has played the following total minutes
12/13 - 2346
13/14 - 2343, with a marked increase in Champions League football.
14/15 - Already this season, Jimmy has played 1513 minutes of football, and more Champions League football than any other season in the competition.
If what Milner said was true, there is no reason why he won't be committing his future to City. If not, I can't wait for the meltdown.
There is the amount of playing time Milner has had since he joined City.
If he carries on playing the amount he has done, he will have played more time in a City shirt this season, than in his previous 2.
But it's not about money..........of course not Jimmy
Playing devil's advocate for a minute though, he knows his minutes at City are as a bit part player, filling in for injuries etc.
Maybe he just thinks he's capable of being a team's first choice midfielder.
mrtwiceaseason said:Think your 100% right.jimmy will get game time but will never be classed as first choice on a REGULAR basis.add to that constant links to pogba,draxler,Barclay etc.Rammy Blue said:Ricster said:There is the amount of playing time Milner has had since he joined City.
If he carries on playing the amount he has done, he will have played more time in a City shirt this season, than in his previous 2.
But it's not about money..........of course not Jimmy
Playing devil's advocate for a minute though, he knows his minutes at City are as a bit part player, filling in for injuries etc.
Maybe he just thinks he's capable of being a team's first choice midfielder.
If its going to be a bonus related contract he could just end up being a multi millionare each year as opposed to being a multi multi millionaire like the rest of them.
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