Raheem Sterling | Arsenal Player (on loan)

youngbob said:
I met Kit Harington a few months ago. He'd been performing at the Donmar Warehouse in a production of Henry V. I'm a massive, massive Game of Thrones fan, so I went down to London to watch the production and and maybe say hello and thanks to him after the show was over.

He came straight out afterwards. I tried to talk to him inside the foyer but he asked if we could go outside, just because the cast were all trying to avoid catching COVID. Fair enough, we went outside. I took a photo with him and spoke to him a bit, just saying thanks for being in the show, etc. He was really polite.

Then as he left, he offered me a fist bump. I obviously wanted to do it but I remembered what he'd said earlier, about wanting to avoid COVID. I didn't have COVID, I knew that a fist bump wouldn't give it to him, but I still nervously declined it and said 'Oh, I don't want to touch you, just in case'.

He looked a bit confused because I'd just been telling him, for about 2 minutes, how much of a fan of his work I was. I don't blame him. Kit offering to bump fists was a best case scenario, but I was nervous and the situation caught me off guard. I didn't want him to catch COVID and think 'Grr, that bloody kid'.

So I said no. He made an expression that said "Huh, okay, fair enough", and off he went.

So I can imagine Raheem probably froze up in a similar fashion when he saw the City shirt. Part of him will have wanted to sign it, part of him will have been thinking 'Argh shit, can't make enemies at my new place'. He might be regretting not signing it right now, he might have gone back and signed it later.

We'll never know. Point is, sometimes when you're out in public and you're about to do something that has major pros and major cons, your brain freezes up and you end up doing the opposite of what you wanted to do. Even when you're a professional footballer with media training, you can have brain farts.

Let's not start acting all bitter because of something this minor. What Raheem did on the pitch for us across seven years is what counts.
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Ok
 
LangleyBlue1970 said:
More accurate.
Works both ways, too. As soon as he signed for them I started following Sociedad social media to check on Merlin’s time there. Same with Kompany. Loving that Zabba is on the tour to the States.

Couldn’t care less what Sterling does. I wish him well though. He served us in his prime and contributed. He doesn’t see the club like the legends do, and that’s fair enough. Us as fans don’t see him in the way we see said legends. Also fair enough.
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Tbf, David went to Sociedad, an upper mid-table team in Spain, Zabba went to West Ham, who were also mid-table at the time, and Vinny went to be player-manager in Belgium, at the end of their respective careers. We waved them off into the sunset with a smile because we knew they'd never come back to bite us.

Whereas Raheem is still at peak age and has gone directly to a close rival. Raheem's departure probably feels different because, well, the circumstances are actually very different. He could be taking the title off us in May, or beating us in an FA Cup final or something. The situations aren't really comparable.
 
youngbob said:
I met Kit Harington a few months ago. He'd been performing at the Donmar Warehouse in a production of Henry V. I'm a massive, massive Game of Thrones fan, so I went down to London to watch the production and and maybe say hello and thanks to him after the show was over.

He came straight out afterwards. I tried to talk to him inside the foyer but he asked if we could go outside, just because the cast were all trying to avoid catching COVID. Fair enough, we went outside. I took a photo with him and spoke to him a bit, just saying thanks for being in the show, etc. He was really polite.

Then as he left, he offered me a fist bump. I obviously wanted to do it but I remembered what he'd said earlier, about wanting to avoid COVID. I didn't have COVID, I knew that a fist bump wouldn't give it to him, but I still nervously declined it and said 'Oh, I don't want to touch you, just in case'.

He looked a bit confused because I'd just been telling him, for about 2 minutes, how much of a fan of his work I was. I don't blame him. Kit offering to bump fists was a best case scenario, but I was nervous and the situation caught me off guard. I didn't want him to catch COVID and think 'Grr, that bloody kid'.

So I said no. He made an expression that said "Huh, okay, fair enough", and off he went.

So I can imagine Raheem probably froze up in a similar fashion when he saw the City shirt. Part of him will have wanted to sign it, part of him will have been thinking 'Argh shit, can't make enemies at my new place'. He might be regretting not signing it right now, he might have gone back and signed it later.

We'll never know. Point is, sometimes when you're out in public and you're about to do something that has major pros and major cons, your brain freezes up and you end up doing the opposite of what you wanted to do. Even when you're a professional footballer with media training, you can have brain farts.

Let's not start acting all bitter because of something this minor. What Raheem did on the pitch for us across seven years is what counts.
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“You know nothing, Jon Snow.” -:)
 
youngbob said:
Tbf, David went to Sociedad, an upper mid-table team in Spain, Zabba went to West Ham, who were also mid-table at the time, and Vinny went to be player-manager in Belgium, at the end of their respective careers. We waved them off into the sunset with a smile because we knew they'd never come back to bite us.

Whereas Raheem is still at peak age and has gone directly to a close rival. Raheem's departure probably feels different because, well, the circumstances are actually very different. He could be taking the title off us in May, or beating us in an FA Cup final or something. The situations aren't really comparable.
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They are. And the reason is because it’s not about where he has gone, or where they went. It’s about their connection to us whilst they were here.

Sterling left Liverpool to earn money and win trophies. His job. That’s fine.
Those stated did the same but had a connection to the club and the fans. That’s what we love about them. That’s why we care about what they do going forward, and why we don’t care about what Sterling does.
 
Just seen vid,soon forget where they got made and made there millions ha,city didnt give him his bumper contract he wanted and let him go for a reason,wish him all best,but do think the likes of cole palmer alverez and a good second season from greelish is more exciting
 
youngbob said:
I met Kit Harington a few months ago. He'd been performing at the Donmar Warehouse in a production of Henry V. I'm a massive, massive Game of Thrones fan, so I went down to London to watch the production and and maybe say hello and thanks to him after the show was over.

He came straight out afterwards. I tried to talk to him inside the foyer but he asked if we could go outside, just because the cast were all trying to avoid catching COVID. Fair enough, we went outside. I took a photo with him and spoke to him a bit, just saying thanks for being in the show, etc. He was really polite.

Then as he left, he offered me a fist bump. I obviously wanted to do it but I remembered what he'd said earlier, about wanting to avoid COVID. I didn't have COVID, I knew that a fist bump wouldn't give it to him, but I still nervously declined it and said 'Oh, I don't want to touch you, just in case'.

He looked a bit confused because I'd just been telling him, for about 2 minutes, how much of a fan of his work I was. I don't blame him. Kit offering to bump fists was a best case scenario, but I was nervous and the situation caught me off guard. I didn't want him to catch COVID and think 'Grr, that bloody kid'.

So I said no. He made an expression that said "Huh, okay, fair enough", and off he went.

So I can imagine Raheem probably froze up in a similar fashion when he saw the City shirt. Part of him will have wanted to sign it, part of him will have been thinking 'Argh shit, can't make enemies at my new place'. He might be regretting not signing it right now, he might have gone back and signed it later.

We'll never know. Point is, sometimes when you're out in public and you're about to do something that has major pros and major cons, your brain freezes up and you end up doing the opposite of what you wanted to do. Even when you're a professional footballer with media training, you can have brain farts.

Let's not start acting all bitter because of something this minor. What Raheem did on the pitch for us across seven years is what counts.
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Cool story bro
 
LangleyBlue1970 said:
They are. And the reason is because it’s not about where he has gone, or where they went. It’s about their connection to us whilst they were here.

Sterling left Liverpool to earn money and win trophies. His job. That’s fine.
Those stated did the same but had a connection to the club and the fans. That’s what we love about them. That’s why we care about what they do going forward, and why we don’t care about what Sterling does.
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Don't really understand how Silva was more connected with the fans than Sterling was. David was famously private and quiet and never really gave interviews. He just kept his head down and stayed professional. I think the only difference between David and Raheem in terms of how much they "connected with the fans" is that David did a final goodbye video and Raheem didn't. But again, I think Silva was only happy to look back on his time with us with a tear in his eye because he was over the hill and heading back to his native land after a successful decade in England.

Raheem is still very much in his prime and isn't accepting that his time at the top is over. Where David moved a level down because his time was nearly up, Raheem's moving away to compete with us (and everyone else) for trophies.

A better comparison for Raheem would be someone like Gabby or Leroy. Players who came to us, contributed a lot in their time, and left when a better offer came along. Are you going to follow Arsenal on Twitter and hope they do well now that Gabby's there? Of course you're not. Have you hoped for Leroy to win loads and loads of titles with Bayern? Have you balls. It's easy to root for Sociedad or Anderlecht because they're smaller clubs and their fortunes will probably never affect us - the same goes for West Ham 99% of the time. Chelsea are a genuine threat to City so it's hard to feel sentimental for an ex-City player who's part of their team.

It's all perfectly understandable to feel this way, just don't try to pretend it's Raheem's fault.
 
Kippax Street 1880 said:
Now he's finally left I can say hand on heart I have never rated him as a player. His first touch is awful and I used to nearly cry with frustration seeing him name on the teamsheet. I honestly think he was a plague on the squad he killed so many attacks with his terrible first touch. Some of the misses just beggared belief it was consistent every single week aswell. Doesn't surprise me to see his shirt non signing actions as he was always disrespectful with a chip on his shoulder. Never saw him involved in any City in the community stuff and I thought appearing on the front page of Marca in a real madrid scarf was incredibly disrespectful to the City fans.

I was only marginally less excited to see his stupid face in a Chelsea shirt than I was signing Haaland. I've never been one to slag City players but I have being holding my tongue on Raheem for years and Im relieved to finally speak freely about him. Absolutely bobbins and I hope his career spirals into obscurity.
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What a complete crock of shit
 
Kippax Street 1880 said:
Now he's finally left I can say hand on heart I have never rated him as a player. His first touch is awful and I used to nearly cry with frustration seeing him name on the teamsheet. I honestly think he was a plague on the squad he killed so many attacks with his terrible first touch. Some of the misses just beggared belief it was consistent every single week aswell. Doesn't surprise me to see his shirt non signing actions as he was always disrespectful with a chip on his shoulder. Never saw him involved in any City in the community stuff and I thought appearing on the front page of Marca in a real madrid scarf was incredibly disrespectful to the City fans.

I was only marginally less excited to see his stupid face in a Chelsea shirt than I was signing Haaland. I've never been one to slag City players but I have being holding my tongue on Raheem for years and Im relieved to finally speak freely about him. Absolutely bobbins and I hope his career spirals into obscurity.
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Good for you mate. Get it all out!
 
youngbob said:
Don't really understand how Silva was more connected with the fans than Sterling was. David was famously private and quiet and never really gave interviews. He just kept his head down and stayed professional.
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I was about to say something similar. Maybe it's just me but I didn't feel like David connected with the fans any more than Sterling did. Sergio yes, Vinny yes, Zabba yes, Ferna yes but Silva not particularly.

I think the reason most fans probably see Silva as a legend and not Sterling is because he was part of that first title winning side under Mancini, he stayed for 10 years when he could've easily gone to one of the Spanish giants whereas Sterling has played for two of our domestic rivals, and he was simply a far better footballer, one of the best we've ever had in fact.
 
David El Mago Silva said:
I was about to say something similar. Maybe it's just me but I didn't feel like David connected with the fans any more than Sterling did. Sergio yes, Vinny yes, Zabba yes, Ferna yes but Silva not particularly.

I think the reason most fans probably see Silva as a legend and not Sterling is because he was part of that first title winning side under Mancini, he stayed for 10 years when he could've easily gone to one of the Spanish giants whereas Sterling has played for two of our domestic rivals, and he was simply a far better footballer, one of the best we've ever had in fact.
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Maybe the premature birth of Mateo and the show of support for him during that period has something to do with it n’all.
 
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