Lionel Messi | Joins Inter Miami (pg4111)

[Neville Kneville]

Even Garcia?

Even Garcia.

He would most likely completely negate the advantage of having Messi, but we'd still have Messi, so fuck it.

 

[not my fault!]

I watched a bit of Sky Sports News yesterday and they were interviewing some City fans down at the ground. I don't know if its Sky Sports just editing for their own agenda, but every fan seem to mention that they didn't think it would be a good idea as he is too old, too costly in wages and could unsettle the club. Sky Sports are absolutely quaking in their boots at the thought of Messi joining us.

I know football is all about opinions, but anyone that is worried about our long term future if we sign Messi, i have a message for you... you seriously need to get out more and look at the bigger picture. You have to really question if you are really a REAL football fan that wants to see REAL football (totaalvoetbal).

If we sign Messi, as i have already alluded to in previous comments, he will move the project forward. If we do sign him, even when he eventually leaves this club, don't you think this will catapult the club onto a level they have never been before? Don't you think City will make a lot more revenue through this one signing and grow hugely as a brand? Don't you think players in the future will want to join City because of Messi?

It would be an absolutrly enormous signing for the club, it would be a watershed moment similar to when we won our first league title in 44 years. Yes, it is not as important as winning the league in the last min against your derby rivals will never be topped, but it is on a similar level for me. It is an absolute game changer. I don't know about anyone else, but if we do sign him and it is still a big IF, i will be hit with an overwhelming sense of emotion. I am 30 years old now, but i remember when i was about 7 or 8 and i said to my father, "why do we support City? They are rubbish dad." He turned round to me and said... "well if you have been a naughty boy and been badly misbehaving, we would not swap you for a good boy. We stick with you because we love you." Everytime we achieve something brilliant, win a league, win trophies... i always think back to these moments. I think back to how many years my father suffered watching City and for all the pain, the emotion, the misery... it has all been worth it. Winning the league in 2012 would never feel as good if we had not have been on this emotional rollercoaster throughout the decades. To think that back in 1999 we was in a division 2 playoff final to 21 years on and we have broken countless records, beat our manc rivals in the last min to win our first league title in many years, win the league with 100 points, win a domestic treble and now be in with a chance of signing the greatest ever player to play the game, it is just absolutely overwhelming. It is a pinch yourself moment, is this really happening?

Even if we don't get Messi, we do have to appreciate everything we have seen. We have witnessed things we never thought we would ever see. Sheikh Mansour and Khaldoon have made dreams come true regardless of what the spiteful, jealous, hateful media say. We are Manchester City, we are a juggernaut and we are not going away.

couldn’t agree more... Signing Messi elevates us to that Elite level we so crave, currently we are a big club like Utd, Liverpool but none in the UK (in my opinion) are an Elite club at present. The Real’s, Barça’s, Juventu’, Bayern’s etc are the Elits as they do it time and time again. Players of this calibre just don’t want us at present, but signing Messi opens us up and players will look at us in a different light I think. M’beppe wasn’t interested, Neymar wasn’t, Kaka wasn’t, this changes that I think. It’s crazy to think but it’s a reality. Plus the money to fund this will come from the City group and sponsors so it’s doable. It’s excit8ng to even be so close to pulling this off.

 

[EekC]

'The Liverpool winger would be in a position to go to CampNou'

Would love the singing of Messi to then destroy that Liverpool team

 

[JoshH7611]

Yeh this is what I mean, fans who attend games have a completely different perspective from those who generally just engage with it on social media.

If you attended in person, you'd know that the ground is full for every league game. Tickets are sold out at the ticket office.

I know that's probably not what the United "bantz" sites say, and Goldbridge and Mark Ogden have unfortunately probably clouded your judgement on what the truth is.

Most internet United fans are quite insecure, needy sorts. They like to follow the most successful team because they think in some way it makes them successful.

They want to follow the biggest team because it makes them feel big.

But most City fans, particularly the match going dyed in the wool loyal fans who followed us down to the third division. We've got a bit more about us. A bit more character than you lot.

We support the club as opposed to the club supporting us, if that makes sense?

Unfortunately for yourself, even though I'm not a season ticket holder (due to my line of work) I am the regular match goer, and go to nearly all home and 3/4 of away matches and I'm coming all the way from Leeds every weekend (originally from Ashton Under Lyne)- unlike alot of City fans who live in the Manchester area.

For most of the home games there are loads of empty seats in the Family Stand and on the lower tier of the East Stand (mainly). I remember driving back home against Wolves at home on a Monday night 2 seasons ago to have my say on why there were so many empty seats at the game when we were playing the football we were coming off the back of a 100 point season. I travelled 80 miles that day to watch my team whilst there are some fans who have it on their doorstop who can't be bothered to sell their own seat to a fan on the internet to fill a seat, and there are others who don't even bother turning up to cheer their team on. Also just to point out, we never sell out because I buy my seats on the open sale most of the time, and have done for the last 10 years.

I basically stated on TalkSport that if we wanted to become a big club we needed to fill the stadium against Wolves, and not just the Liverpool and United games - where regular match goers who don't have season tickets were being priced out of a ticket in those games and weren't able to get a ticket. Yet when I made that statement I was blasted by City fans making excuses as to why we don't turn up on a wet Monday night to watch our side play football. There's no excuse.

Don't ever make an assumption about a fan based on an opinion because you'll just end up looking rather silly. I also don't use social media for writing utter garbage about football. Who is Goldbridge by the way? Or Mark Ogden? Couldn't tell you who they were if you asked me. Seems to me like you're more of the social media user than myself. How ironic?!

 

[Neville Kneville]

'The Liverpool winger would be in a position to go to CampNou'

Would love the singing of Messi to then destroy that Liverpool team

Unfortunately, the money they would receive, would be like magic beans Coutinho money & keep them in transfers for 10 years.

 

[balotellishaircut]

Sky talking to Stephen Warnock (who?) about this deal

Why, just why

Because he's a dipper, do keep up ;)

 

[Blue Smarties]

'The Liverpool winger would be in a position to go to CampNou'

Would love the singing of Messi to then destroy that Liverpool team

Pay the millions, fuck it!

 

[Coatigan]

'The Liverpool winger would be in a position to go to CampNou'

Would love the singing of Messi to then destroy that Liverpool team

Was it not Koeman that brought him to the PL?

might be wrong but did he also not bring VVD?

 

[bluemanchester]

I watched a bit of Sky Sports News yesterday and they were interviewing some City fans down at the ground. I don't know if its Sky Sports just editing for their own agenda, but every fan seem to mention that they didn't think it would be a good idea as he is too old, too costly in wages and could unsettle the club. Sky Sports are absolutely quaking in their boots at the thought of Messi joining us.

I know football is all about opinions, but anyone that is worried about our long term future if we sign Messi, i have a message for you... you seriously need to get out more and look at the bigger picture. You have to really question if you are really a REAL football fan that wants to see REAL football (totaalvoetbal).

If we sign Messi, as i have already alluded to in previous comments, he will move the project forward. If we do sign him, even when he eventually leaves this club, don't you think this will catapult the club onto a level they have never been before? Don't you think City will make a lot more revenue through this one signing and grow hugely as a brand? Don't you think players in the future will want to join City because of Messi?

It would be an absolutrly enormous signing for the club, it would be a watershed moment similar to when we won our first league title in 44 years. Yes, it is not as important as winning the league in the last min against your derby rivals will never be topped, but it is on a similar level for me. It is an absolute game changer. I don't know about anyone else, but if we do sign him and it is still a big IF, i will be hit with an overwhelming sense of emotion. I am 30 years old now, but i remember when i was about 7 or 8 and i said to my father, "why do we support City? They are rubbish dad." He turned round to me and said... "well if you have been a naughty boy and been badly misbehaving, we would not swap you for a good boy. We stick with you because we love you." Everytime we achieve something brilliant, win a league, win trophies... i always think back to these moments. I think back to how many years my father suffered watching City and for all the pain, the emotion, the misery... it has all been worth it. Winning the league in 2012 would never feel as good if we had not have been on this emotional rollercoaster throughout the decades. To think that back in 1999 we was in a division 2 playoff final to 21 years on and we have broken countless records, beat our manc rivals in the last min to win our first league title in many years, win the league with 100 points, win a domestic treble and now be in with a chance of signing the greatest ever player to play the game, it is just absolutely overwhelming. It is a pinch yourself moment, is this really happening?

Even if we don't get Messi, we do have to appreciate everything we have seen. We have witnessed things we never thought we would ever see. Sheikh Mansour and Khaldoon have made dreams come true regardless of what the spiteful, jealous, hateful media say. We are Manchester City, we are a juggernaut and we are not going away.

This was my post yesterday, it didn't take them long.

"Have ssn the media in general and talkcrap come up with City supporters don't want Messi after reading some wum on here. That will be a future tactic when the rest of their piss boiling headlines have no effect.."
Yesterday at 6:32 PM

 

[nmc]

Sky talking to Stephen Warnock (who?) about this deal

Why, just why

Just how... how did Stephen Warnock get a job as a Sky pundit. He's not the fizziest drink in the fridge (not that that is a crime), he's not especially articulate, his football knowledge seems limited, he has little or no grasp of analysis and he has a fixed stare that makes him look like he's about to fart but he's not sure if he needs a shit. He's hopeless and whoever employed him should take a long hard look at him or her self because for the money Sky pay they must be able to get better punditry, analysis, reasoned debate and insightful commentary.