Lescott [Merged]

[Forzacitizens]

i think evertonians and us city fans hope this is sorted one way or the other soon

 

[mat]

Richard Dunne does not want to leave City.

As others have said-we are going to need a big squad if we are going to attempt to challenge on any level this season.
Dunee still has something to offer IMO.

And do you know what-on pure sentiment-I hope he stays,sees the season out,and is granted the testimonial and recognition as a brilliant servant of MCFC that he so richly deserves.

+1

 

[wantefc]

actually mate you are right..Lescott to us is very good but not a legend i agree.
But any team is loathed to sell their better players

of course mate your right to lose your best players always stings a better and more accurate comparision would have been when you lost rooney to the rags and look how he's treated on his return trips to goodison park. There is the difference between the two sets of fans imo when swp came back with chelsea he was always cheered before the game

There is a difference between Rooney and SWP, Rooney left us no time to spend the money.... Also SWP would never ever be kissing the badge no matter what reception he recieved.. Good and bad in every crowd, not all our crowd are low life's and not all yours are angerl!!!

 

[cityman14364]

in full agreement with robbie brewer on that, he has earned that testimonail and be nice for him maybe to hold up some silverware at the end with a bit of luck, ..good thinking robbie

 

[Nicholas van Whatsisface]

Quality

Thanks mate - shocking stuff!

 

[wantefc]

wantefc
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you usually post constructive and fairly objective comments. From a City perspective we feel Moyes has handled this terribly. Clearly disucssions and negotiations take place that we are not privy to, and quite rightly so. This deal is not as stated by Moyes that being a firm no otherwise the board would have commented to that effect.

This suggests to me one of two scenarios, that Moyes is engineering a split with Kenwright or that Moyes is being undermined by Kenwright. Either way is does not bode well and could have very easily been avioded if Moyes had accepted City's overtures towards the player who has made his intent quite clear by handing in a transfer request. Moyes now risks alienating the rest of the squad by denying one of their number a move that he feels would further his career. Other players will be asking themselves the obvious question that if a club came in for that player would Moyes again spit out his dummy and deny the player the opportunity. This leads me to ask the question, if Moyes would accept an offer for any other player from say, Real Madrid would this be acceptable to him, that is to say selling to a 'big' club so the question is does the tranfer policy at Everton hinge on who David Moyes thinks is a big club?

In any event, surely even Evertonians can see he is behaving not for the benefit of the club but by his stubborness is damaging your season so far.

Lets face it none of us know whats going on behind the scenes not even Spursmad. we are all surmising , we could be playing a game where we squeeze you for every penny. Who knows!!!
But dont think for a minute that he is doing this just to piss you off, i think a few of your fans think he is.I hope its settled soon as i think thing have really soured between both sets of fans. We cant keep him surely..i think it would be a mistake.
I dont think Hughes is that guilty though he does look a bit to smug for my liking. I really think someone else is pulling Hughes's strings.

 

[Bellamy's Caddy]

in full agreement with robbie brewer on that, he has earned that testimonail and be nice for him maybe to hold up some silverware at the end with a bit of luck, ..good thinking robbie

Yeah, I agree as well. Dunne was part of the Keegan team that got us back into the premiership, he's helped us stay in it for years and it'd be great if he was still a part of the new era, even as a squad player.

 

[The InvisiBLUE Man]

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opi...-guy-approach-over-Lescott-article118347.html


Everton boss David Moyes is heading for a fall with his tough guy approach over Lescott
By David McDonnell

David Moyes has unwittingly staked his managerial reputation on his hard-line stance over Manchester City's pursuit of Joleon Lescott.

By publicly insisting he alone has the final say on such decisions at Everton, Moyes has effectively challenged the club's hierarchy to back him over Lescott.

So far they have, but if - as seems likely - City come back with an improved final offer for Lescott, one Everton's money men are unable to resist, where does that leave Moyes?

His bullish public stance is commendable but, if Lescott is ultimately sold, Moyes will be perceived as a manager with no control over the transfer policy at Goodison Park.

Becoming embroiled in a bitter war of words with City boss Mark Hughes, over his failure to pick up the phone and call him about Lescott, was a foolish move by Moyes.

Moyes may be part of the managerial clique, which includes Sir Alex Ferguson and Sam Allardyce, who phone each other regularly, but Hughes is not part of such a cartel.

Nor, it should be said, does the increasingly impressive Hughes appear to have any desire to join such a coterie, which speaks volumes about his standing and integrity.

When Moyes griped that Hughes had not had the decency to phone him, the City boss pointed out he would have only been told Lescott was not for sale, so what was the point?

Far more logical, Hughes claimed, to leave the matter to City chief executive Garry Cook and football adminstrator Brian Marwood to speak with their counterparts at Everton.

And, unless you're an Everton fan or a friend or relative of Moyes, common sense says you'd have to agree with Hughes on that one.

Old-school dialogue between managers, when it comes to transfers, is no longer prevalent, with chief executives and directors of football now conducting the business.

Do you think Real Madrid boss Manuel Pellegrini called Sir Alex Ferguson to ask his permission to buy Cristiano Ronaldo this summer? No.

Did Rafa Benitez pick up the phone and have a word with Portsmouth boss Paul Hart to smooth over Glen Johnson's switch to Liverpool? No.

It just doesn't happen that way. And, moreover, why should it?

Moyes would have been better served by saying nothing on the Lescott saga, instead of being drawn into a petty squabble over the perceived protocol of how deals should be done.

The Everton boss is a straight-talking guy who deserves the utmost respect and praise for what he has achieved at the club with meagre resources.

But the Lescott saga has not been his finest hour. When a player clearly wants out, as Lescott does, is there really any point in keeping him against his will?

Aston Villa did that with Gareth Barry last season, blocking his proposed £18m move to Liverpool, only to sell him a year later to City for a third of that price.

The principled stance Moyes has taken over Lescott is admirable but ultimately futile.

And his problem is that, having taken such a hard-line position, it would be seen as a sign of weakness were Moyes to now perform a U-turn.

So instead, why not admit there is no point in holding on to a disaffected player?

Why not take City's £22m, buy a player like Matthew Upson or Brede Hangeland - both of whom are available and Lescott's equal - for half that price and bag a tidy profit?

They say pride comes before a fall, and all the signs are that Moyes is heading for an almighty tumble over his mishandling of the Lescott saga.

 

[Wrighty Wrexham]

Good article!

Why dont we buy Upson and Hangeland and leave Moyes with his precious Lescott!

 

[Dubai Blue]

Aston Villa did that with Gareth Barry last season, blocking his proposed £18m move to Liverpool, only to sell him a year later to City for a third of that price.

We paid more than £6m for Barry, didn't we?

We should just get Upson or Hangeland instead. This is dragging on for far too long.