Raheem Sterling | Arsenal Player (on loan)

I feel for Raheem. Football is a ruthless business but Chelsea take the biscuit. That move was never right for him. The club is a mess and the hateful racist elements in their fans are a problem. I like him and he did a decent job for us even if he was inconsistent. Good luck to him.
 
Zabbasbeard said:
I feel for Raheem. Football is a ruthless business but Chelsea take the biscuit. That move was never right for him. The club is a mess and the hateful racist elements in their fans are a problem. I like him and he did a decent job for us even if he was inconsistent. Good luck to him.
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That's from a fan's point of view though. Either you're right about the move not being right for him which means he was stupid to go there in the first place, or us as fans know fuck all about what is right or wrong for a player.

He decided to go, they weren't as good as City and he isn't as good as he thinks he is. He gets left out by a new manager and his agent goes public demanding answers.

He had his squad number as of Sunday but it seems he has forced the manager's hand and it hasn't worked out well for him.
 
Cellarite said:
That's from a fan's point of view though. Either you're right about the move not being right for him which means he was stupid to go there in the first place, or us as fans know fuck all about what is right or wrong for a player.

He decided to go, they weren't as good as City and he isn't as good as he thinks he is. He gets left out by a new manager and his agent goes public demanding answers.

He had his squad number as of Sunday but it seems he has forced the manager's hand and it hasn't worked out well for him.
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Well, I am a fan!

Don't think he was stupid to go there. Just a wrong choice even if it had the benefits in being in his home City and at the time of the move it looked like he'd get more game time.
For sure he made a mistake leaving City (his choice), though, he wanted to play more. Now he plays less. To play more now he will need to move down again or go abroad, unless Arsenal take him.

I don't blame him or his agent going public on this. He returned early to pre-seasin. Chelsea should have made it clear earlier that they didn't want him. Not so close to the window closing.

Even if it was his choice to leave, I still feel for him and I appreciate his contribution to our success. I wish him well.
 
Barca is looking for a cheap left winger option. If Chelsea accepts a loan it will be best for Raz.
 
Zabbasbeard said:
Well, I am a fan!

Don't think he was stupid to go there. Just a wrong choice even if it had the benefits in being in his home City and at the time of the move it looked like he'd get more game time.
For sure he made a mistake leaving City (his choice), though, he wanted to play more. Now he plays less. To play more now he will need to move down again or go abroad, unless Arsenal take him.

I don't blame him or his agent going public on this. He returned early to pre-seasin. Chelsea should have made it clear earlier that they didn't want him. Not so close to the window closing.

Even if it was his choice to leave, I still feel for him and I appreciate his contribution to our success. I wish him well.
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I agree with your last line.

The new manager seems to have wanted to have a look at him in pre-season with is his prerogative. Then he's had huge decisions to make with a massive squad and decided not to go with him. We'll never know the ins and outs of what has gone on within Chelsea but it isn't usual for a left out player to go public demanding to know where they stand. Who was the agent asking? The general public? Why not have a private meeting and take it from there?
 
lancs blue said:
I've seen some extreme posts on here but that is right up there. Seriously, Raz as a City player annoyed you more than any other player in your footballing history???
Did you used to sit in 303 a few rows behind row S, there was a daft **** there who used to slag Sterling off even after he'd scored!
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Seems like there were more Sterling haters than people think on here!
 
We had our monies worth out of Raheem and he had a peak 3 years where he looked as though he was heading for world class converting every other game ,sadly the last 2 seasons he went backwards but still got a decent goal ratio but the signs were his usefulness to us was going to diminish quickly. He was underated given the 19/20 goals contribution is unmatched by a wide player under pep (Foden won player of the year with 4 less goals last year). Think it was the combination of not winning the league that year, the numbers he still missed and a section of the fan base having an almost rabid dislike for the guy, there were 4 or 5 round where i sit who would slag him off no matter what he did , that meant he was never fully appreciated (to be honest I even find myself thinking about the ones he missed more than the ones he converted)

Shame to see his troubles at Chelsea and could still do a job for lots of decent clubs but suspect many will be put off by recent form and possibly salary.
 
Cellarite said:
I agree with your last line.

The new manager seems to have wanted to have a look at him in pre-season with is his prerogative. Then he's had huge decisions to make with a massive squad and decided not to go with him. We'll never know the ins and outs of what has gone on within Chelsea but it isn't usual for a left out player to go public demanding to know where they stand. Who was the agent asking? The general public? Why not have a private meeting and take it from there?
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He could have had a private meeting but as you say we don't know the ins and outs and how frustrated Raheem Sterling felt.

Overall the club are responsible for who comes and goes and the communication with players. If they don't want someone they should say so rather than letting it drift. Their recent track record of treating other players is poor eg Gallagher, Chalobah, and as a more senior player Sterling felt he would go public. That's not everyone's choice. I'd have done exactly the same as him in this circumstance but I would not have left City, nor would I have mouthed off when leaving City. Just saying you want to play more is enough with some warm words for your time at City.
 
He was/is shite, that manager knew/knows it and didn't think he'd feature in the future plans, an act of kindness I'd call it.

I think its ridiculous anyone can have any sympathy for him. He earns more in a week than most on here will earn in five years.... please stop all this sympathetic shit.

By all means big him up and wish him well but sympathy.... that's a step too far for me.
 
BigJoe#1 said:
He was/is shite, that manager knew/knows it and didn't think he'd feature in the future plans, an act of kindness I'd call it.

I think its ridiculous anyone can have any sympathy for him. He earns more in a week than most on here will earn in five years.... please stop all this sympathetic shit.

By all means big him up and wish him well but sympathy.... that's a step too far for me.
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You may upset a few of those prostrate at his feet with that one :)
 
BigJoe#1 said:
He was/is shite, that manager knew/knows it and didn't think he'd feature in the future plans, an act of kindness I'd call it.

I think its ridiculous anyone can have any sympathy for him. He earns more in a week than most on here will earn in five years.... please stop all this sympathetic shit.

By all means big him up and wish him well but sympathy.... that's a step too far for me.
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Same with all the bollocks about Chelsea moving other players on. Can't get my head around some shite posted. As I said in anther thread - football club's aren't families, they're a business and if the manager doesn't want you then you move onto another club. I didn't mind Sterling at our gaff, he done a good job for us, however I never actually really took to him like I did some others, but good luck to him at Villa.
 
Great player who hit his peak early. I loved him when he was with us.
His form blew hot and cold. Magic at times frustrating at others.

I thought he got a lot of unwarranted stick from other fans and the press after Rodgers stitched him up. How dare he ask to leave the mighty Liverpool etc. Saying he was just being greedy was bang out of order. The Press more so for running with it. Similar to the Grealish treatment.

Would i have him back? No

This isn't the same as Gundo. Gundo should never have left. That is more of a mistake just being corrected. Sterling went at the the right time...for us.
 
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malg said:
Same with all the bollocks about Chelsea moving other players on. Can't get my head around some shite posted. As I said in anther thread - football club's aren't families, they're a business and if the manager doesn't want you then you move onto another club. I didn't mind Sterling at our gaff, he done a good job for us, however I never actually really took to him like I did some others, but good luck to him at Villa.
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£300 grand every week for 156 weeks....I doubt it unless he's on a free, and Chavski write orf the balance of his amortised contract
 
He had some good/bad/ugly moments here. We fucking backed him through all of them. When the fucking world turned on him for joining us, we backed him. He soon forgot about that.

He left to be the "main man", despite being in our top 5 mins the season before.

He slagged our manager off for never backing him, despite him changing our entire system to accommodate him in our first CL final (and costing us the game for it)

He fucked it at Chelsea. At times he was laughably bad. So now he can deal with being a mediocre outcast at wherever he ends up.

Fuck Raheem Sterling. And I pity anyo blue that's still loyal to him, because you'll never get that back.
 
Pep's answer when asked about Sterling, after talking about Gundogan, was extremely diplomatic I felt and showed just how much he realises the press are stupid....
"On the possibility of bringing back Raheem Sterling: "He is a Chelsea player. I feel so attached with him because of the time we had together and I feel like that with all my players. But he is a Chelsea player. If you had asked me about Gundogan previously, I would have said he was a Barcelona player.

"But I wish him all the best.""

Pep knew they were trying to catch him out. Raheem was a good player for us and then he decided he wanted a move. The move obviously hasn't worked for him but in a different way to Gundog.
Raz I hope things go well for you and you get sorted with an ok club. :-)
 
Gone for a Burton said:
He's been winding down his career for 4.5 years.

Left City, shunned by England, abandoned by Chavski.

He rarely showed much passion for City or the game generally.

Wonderful business to flog him out for £47.5 million & save £30 million + on wages.
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We certainly got the better end of that deal.

I loved Raheem, during his time at City, but we had his best years, and unlike Ilkay, I didn’t want him back.
 
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