Raheem Sterling - Done - See main forum

[pudge]

If we got him for our first bid I suspect we would have been happy to pay hus wages for the last year.

So we'd have saved money with the fee, that would have been great.

Not his wages like you said because we'd have been paying him those hundreds of thousands on his holidays.

 

[Man city fan 72]

That's what I've been saying all along Hog, scouse don't want to sell to City simple as that. Any other club offered 40m it's thank you very much and goodbye Raheem.

 

[Big Yaya Wilko 12]

That's what I've been saying all along Hog, scouse don't want to sell to City simple as that. Any other club offered 40m it's thank you very much and goodbye Raheem.

Agree completely. I can just see Chelsea matching the bid and then off he goes to Chelsea.

Bunch of saddos the Scousers. Absolutely can't stand them. More than ever after this whole transfer saga.

 

[Neville Kneville]

His wages would still be the same though. The idea we've saved "hundreds of thousands on wages" by not signing him yet is as much trying to seek a positive as a him not signing yet is people seeking a reason to "flap".

Yeah but a common thing on here is 'just pay the money' . If we paid the full amount immediately, it's not just the possibility of haggling them down we lose out on, it's an extre 4 6 8 weeks wages on top, for each player.

If they already have the players onside, it really saves us a lot of money if you look at it on 3 players. It makes absolute sense not to just cough up straight away.

 

[FanchesterCity]

That's what I've been saying all along Hog, scouse don't want to sell to City simple as that. Any other club offered 40m it's thank you very much and goodbye Raheem.

A couple of weeks ago, I'd disagree, but now, I would agree. They set out their stall and said 50m, hoping we'd cave in and pay it. But they backed themselves in to a corner at the same time, and can't be seen to come down from that now - certainly not with us.
If another club came in, they MIGHT be able to climb down for it, by painting us as the bad guys, and that the 50m was purely for us because we're such bad people. That would be their get out, and allow them to sell for less whilst saving face.

That's no to say I agree that another club will come in at the last minute - who knows.

 

[squirtyflower]

I feel for the lad .....he could of flown Etihad but now he has to fly out on Ryanair

no he's not going on our scheduled flight he will be going by a
Standard Charter(ed)

 

[Man city fan 72]

If Chelsea do show their hand, which they may do the longer it drags on, then serious questions would have to be asked. This has to be wrapped up by the end of next week.

 

[FanchesterCity]

If Chelsea do show their hand, which they may do the longer it drags on, then serious questions would have to be asked. This has to be wrapped up by the end of next week.

What is the meaning of life?
Is world peace achievable?
Is God man-made?

Serious questions are being asked.

 

[moomba]

So we'd have saved money with the fee, that would have been great.

Not his wages like you said because we'd have been paying him those hundreds of thousands on his holidays.

I'm happy for us to save money any way we can. Some wanted us to pay the asking price from day 1.

By not doing that we've already saved some money.

 

[Blue warrior]

Maybe our transfer budget isn't as large has as been mentioned