Raheem Sterling | Arsenal Player (on loan)

[Sky Blue]

I'm not going to get too worked up over that. I thank him for his years of service with us. But he's gone now, we move on. And I can see why he did what he did. If he'd signed a Liverpool shirt days after joining us, we wouldn't have been too happy, would we?

Wouldn't have bothered me in the slightest. That didn't look good at all.

 

[richards30]

Wouldn't have bothered me in the slightest. That didn't look good at all.

Yeah it obviously still hurts him that he’s gone? Literally no need to refuse to sign the shirt?

 

[Sky Blue]

Yeah it obviously still hurts him that he’s gone? Literally no need to refuse to sign the shirt?

Agree pal. I've been a defender of Sterling but that looked shit.

 

[01cravend]

1. Not once does Sterling look at who is holding the shirt, he refused purely on what shirt it was.

2. Who gives a shit anyway. We didnt pay him what he wanted so he has wanted out for a while. Found someone who'll pay him 300k a week went on his way. The lad never had any loyalties to us, he's simply chasing the £.

 

[Nebuchadnezzar]

Why do I feel like this is going to descend into a Milner relationship?

 

[ctwrd]

I don’t see the big deal in him not signing it.

I also don’t see that there would be an issue if he did sign it like some have implied.

 

[come-on-barney]

I'm not going to get too worked up over that. I thank him for his years of service with us. But he's gone now, we move on. And I can see why he did what he did. If he'd signed a Liverpool shirt days after joining us, we wouldn't have been too happy, would we?

Wouldn’t have been an issue for me. I was a total Raz supporter and thought he was one of the main contributors to our success. However, it was odd behaviour, but he’s gone now so let’s move on.

 

[KS55]

1. Not once does Sterling look at who is holding the shirt, he refused purely on what shirt it was.

2. Who gives a shit anyway. We didnt pay him what he wanted so he has wanted out for a while. Found someone who'll pay him 300k a day went on his way. The lad never had any loyalties to us, he's simply chasing the £.

A bit harsh. I think he always tried his best for us. In the last year, he was being left out for the biggest games, so is right to move on.

 

[come-on-barney]

Why do I feel like this is going to descend into a Milner relationship?

That depend on the player in most circumstances.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Can you imagine Silva doing that? Or Zabaleta if a City fan was amongst West Ham fans after he left? Or Vinnie doing that over in Belgium when he was managing there? Or Sergio refusing a City shirt in Barcelona? Not a chance would they do that. Because they’re City legends and Sterling isn’t anywhere close. At least this puts that argument to bed. There’s an important distinction between being a legend and being a very good player.