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[FanchesterCity]

If Raheem Sterling wasnt English, under what unfathomable circumstance would you buy him ahead of a player like Pedro from Barca?

£49million for a guy whos still got his L plates on.

Also do you think youre buying the 2013/2014 Raheem Sterling or the 2014/2015 Raheem Sterling, because the latter was pretty poor.

He isn't English. But he IS homegrown which is something we're trying to address.
He's young and generally considered to be a hot prospect.
Yes, he's a prospect and not a proven world class player, but that's what prospects are, unproven. We're taking a gamble, but nothing ventured, nothing gained.
United gambled a small fortune on Falcao, and that didn't work out. Chelsea gambled on Torres and that didn't work out. Both were proven players.

It's a lot of money, make no mistake but Liverpool have paid 45m for Lallana and Lovren. Which is the better addition?
Arguably we'll be able to market Raheem more effectively than Lallana and Lovren which will offset some of his cost (not a lot, but it helps).

United invested in Rooney, much to everybody's (including ours) chagrin. But they've had their money's worth.
The only way City can do something similar is by taking similar gambles.

 

[Ajm1985]

Posted this before but worth showing again as ammunition for any rag who whinges about the fee

 

[whp.blue]

He will wear 9 as that is where he will play on his league debut at the Hawthorns

kun will not be ready for that game and I think we brought him in the knowing he can play Centre forward

 

[1dart]

Can someone cleverer than me find footage of Phill Thompson praising sterling to the hilt, im sure there will be some of him from when the big nosed twat has been on soccer saturday

 

[WellRed]

You lot better hope to get this out of his game...

https://www.youtube.com/results?q=sterling+misses&sm=1&app=desktop

 

[Decepticon]

To all the Rags and the Scousers, here you've earned it.

 

[mosssideblue]

Clarkied


They look happy

I'm not keen on yours :)

 

[BlueMoonion]

It's going to catch on. Mark my words

Might not, it's 80 characters too long for twitter lol

 

[mrtwiceaseason]

Just had a look on rawk.
Unless its me I carnt find any reference to sterling .maybe they don't even know yet ?

 

[Clevers]

Just need to see phil thompson in tears and my day will be complete

Welcome Raheem

Is his nose runs while he's crying it will be like a tsunami.