BoundedCascade said:I really don't know much about Milner. I have never really payed much attention to him. I don't know if whether its the lack of star quality of the name or if it is my extreme lack of knowledge about him but I am unsure whether or not we should be in for him. I would rather us be in for someone like David Silva.
lionheart said:Are you perhaps confusing Manic Michael with Amazing Adam?mike24 said:The thing I dont understand with Ireland is, why have most City fans written him off saying hes only had 1 good season? Yet the same people laud Michael Johnson as the best player we have based on his 1 season he did well?
mike24 said:lionheart said:Are you perhaps confusing Manic Michael with Amazing Adam?
No no no....Michael Johnson has a reputation with City fans as being amazing. There was a thread here the other day where some comments were 'If fit hes the best player we have'
I just wonder why hes held in such a high regard and people dont seem to be bothered about Ireland?
tolmie's hairdoo said:Milner stands out for his industry and a decent level of ability.
If I'm honest, I thought Barry and De Jong both showed him up at our place, where Milner actually looked short on pace.
Taking that as an aside, you never really know what the next step up for a player is until you take that leap of faith in terms of a transfer.
Much as it pains me to say it, under Baconface, I could see him turning in to a player of Lampard's standing, in terms of getting into his head.
Maybe I do Bobby Manc a great disservice, but unsure if he would be able to provide the same progression on Milner's game.
The boy is talented, no doubt. An excellent professional, and certainly worth the punt to see if we get lucky, akin to Johnson's huge rate of progression.
Capello rated Milner as one of the future faces of English football, so along with Baconface, there has to be more to come from Milner that us, as mere fans, have yet to realise?
BoyBlue_1985 said:My last post in this gourcouff (who has had 1 good season also) love in
All the people getting at Milner saying he not good enough and is overpriced(which he is but villa dont wanna sell and we are immensly rich so we pay silly prices) are probably the same people that moaned when we brought Johnson in January and said no we should buy hamsik, kaka, gourcouff, silva, villa. Just endless lists of players that are good on FM2010. The fact f the matter is Milner must be pretty decent and had a better year than Ireland last season because he won Young player of the year which means most premiership players and managers think he is the best young talent in football. Dont know bout you lot but if the Preiership players and managers think he best young talent then he deffo good enough for our team. Or shall we just buy hamsik because he has a fancy name but is probably no better than Milner
BoyBlue_1985 said:My last post in this gourcouff (who has had 1 good season also) love in
All the people getting at Milner saying he not good enough and is overpriced(which he is but villa dont wanna sell and we are immensly rich so we pay silly prices) are probably the same people that moaned when we brought Johnson in January and said no we should buy hamsik, kaka, gourcouff, silva, villa. Just endless lists of players that are good on FM2010. The fact f the matter is Milner must be pretty decent and had a better year than Ireland last season because he won Young player of the year which means most premiership players and managers think he is the best young talent in football. Dont know bout you lot but if the Preiership players and managers think he best young talent then he deffo good enough for our team. Or shall we just buy hamsik because he has a fancy name but is probably no better than Milner
tommytheblue said:BoyBlue_1985 said:My last post in this gourcouff (who has had 1 good season also) love in
All the people getting at Milner saying he not good enough and is overpriced(which he is but villa dont wanna sell and we are immensly rich so we pay silly prices) are probably the same people that moaned when we brought Johnson in January and said no we should buy hamsik, kaka, gourcouff, silva, villa. Just endless lists of players that are good on FM2010. The fact f the matter is Milner must be pretty decent and had a better year than Ireland last season because he won Young player of the year which means most premiership players and managers think he is the best young talent in football. Dont know bout you lot but if the Preiership players and managers think he best young talent then he deffo good enough for our team. Or shall we just buy hamsik because he has a fancy name but is probably no better than Milner
just to clarify, becasue you havnt watched players such as hamsik or silva, they must be rubbish. Hamsik has spent several seasons in top flight italian football and is well seasoned international, and is very much a similar vain to lampard. Milner lacks the craft and vision and is a more of a work horse and is versatile, that's why he is valuable for England, as Zabaleta is us for us. They can do a good job across the pitch.
I wouldn't turn my nose up at milner, but i wouldn't want him to be our only creative signing.
wrongun73 said:BoyBlue_1985 said:My last post in this gourcouff (who has had 1 good season also) love in
All the people getting at Milner saying he not good enough and is overpriced(which he is but villa dont wanna sell and we are immensly rich so we pay silly prices) are probably the same people that moaned when we brought Johnson in January and said no we should buy hamsik, kaka, gourcouff, silva, villa. Just endless lists of players that are good on FM2010. The fact f the matter is Milner must be pretty decent and had a better year than Ireland last season because he won Young player of the year which means most premiership players and managers think he is the best young talent in football. Dont know bout you lot but if the Preiership players and managers think he best young talent then he deffo good enough for our team. Or shall we just buy hamsik because he has a fancy name but is probably no better than Milner
oh dear
BoyBlue_1985 said:tolmie's hairdoo said:Milner stands out for his industry and a decent level of ability.
If I'm honest, I thought Barry and De Jong both showed him up at our place, where Milner actually looked short on pace.
Taking that as an aside, you never really know what the next step up for a player is until you take that leap of faith in terms of a transfer.
Much as it pains me to say it, under Baconface, I could see him turning in to a player of Lampard's standing, in terms of getting into his head.
Maybe I do Bobby Manc a great disservice, but unsure if he would be able to provide the same progression on Milner's game.
The boy is talented, no doubt. An excellent professional, and certainly worth the punt to see if we get lucky, akin to Johnson's huge rate of progression.
Capello rated Milner as one of the future faces of English football, so along with Baconface, there has to be more to come from Milner that us, as mere fans, have yet to realise?
Really!!!