FishFoot said:I'm sorry Monkfish, but I very rarely ever remember us 'controlling' a game last season with Milner in the middle.
Monkfish said:FishFoot said:I'm sorry Monkfish, but I very rarely ever remember us 'controlling' a game last season with Milner in the middle.
All relative fellow Fish, if you'd watched us last year the by comparison you controlled midfield, in fact for the bulk of the game at COMS I would say your midfield dominated the game (certainly after the first 15mins you controlled the game and totally controlled the 2nd half), our firepower up front was just too much for you and you were a bit toothless up front
Bart said:Seen at Villa sites that £ 24 Mill bid has been rejected. Have you heard anything?
Cobwebcat said:If true then forget it
Pam said:Bart said:Seen at Villa sites that £ 24 Mill bid has been rejected. Have you heard anything?
No, but it wouldn't surprise me. And I think this is our final offer, tbh. No way we'll be offering £30 mill.
Monkfish said:Are any of you saying what a pointless signing Milner would be aware of a complete lack of energy in our midfield last season - and also aware of the energy Milner provided for Villa? If Milner was a City player last season I think we would have strolled 4th and possibly pushed Arsenal for 3rd.
He isnt the worlds best but a vast improvement on what we had in the middle of the park last year. Ok we now have Yaya, and if he is out for 6 weeks after the Spuds game??? We go back to the midfield generals of Ireland and Barry? Good look not being overun by Everton again with that! Players like Milner make teams play better, and you probably only really appreciate it when you watch the player control games week after week, and Milner certainly played a pivotal role in a Villa midfield that controlled a lot of games. Can you name any game last season where we bossed midfield? Even in the games we won comfortably it was pretty obvious where our weakness lay. Too easy to sometimes blame the defence when that defence has midfielders running at them unapposed.
Granted he is overpriced at 25 million, but money really isnt an issue, if Villa manage to challenge us due to the money they got for Milner good luck to them - but this will because they overperformed and we underperformed. Villa are not our rivals anymore. If they are next season we deserve another season of failure.
okstate99 said:This the point. Right now we have one player than can bring the ball up from the back to the front Yaya. Berry, DeJong, and AJ couldnt do it last year what makes you think all the sudden they can this year? Milner is needed. If we dont get him.. we better get someone back up Yaya.
Celebritykiller said:okstate99 said:This the point. Right now we have one player than can bring the ball up from the back to the front Yaya. Berry, DeJong, and AJ couldnt do it last year what makes you think all the sudden they can this year? Milner is needed. If we dont get him.. we better get someone back up Yaya.
That's precisely the point, there must be a plan B or C instead of this guy. I understand the need for this type of player... but let's not turn it in a obsessed Hughes-type transfer. If they won't take 24m walk away... look at other options... let the player force the transfer through if need be - 24m should be enough to make it happen.
Celebritykiller said:That's precisely the point, there must be a plan B or C instead of this guy. I understand the need for this type of player... but let's not turn it in a obsessed Hughes-type transfer. If they won't take 24m walk away... look at other options... let the player force the transfer through if need be - 24m should be enough to make it happen.