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[ballinio]

I think, and I'll put myself in this camp (although I'm starting to claw my way out), that some posters are having a difficult time in believing that his future potential is incongruous with his present hefty price-tag. Whether that's in some part down to a perception that we have previously been burned with young(ish) 'home grown' players, such as Rodwell, Jhonson, Sinclair - even though we received great fees for the first two, I'm not sure.

More importantly for some is the fact that paying anything between £30 and £45 million opens us up to a shit load of flak if he bombs, and this is, I think, another 'fear' that is at the forefront of a section of our supporter's minds - possibly down to the drip (flood at certain times) of negative press that we have endured since the take over. You can see the headlines now: CITY STERLING CRASH, VALUE OF STERLING PLUMETS etc.

Real spend £80 million on Bale, and do you think their fans give a single fuck about the price tag? Not a chance. They've been feeding at the top table for so long that they're completely comfortable with spending skip loads: they expect to spend skip loads, and if their new signing fails, so what, there's plenty more fish in the sea and money in the bank. I think that some of our fans feel like a working class lad made good, who feels intimidated and out of place eating at a top restaurant; even though he's probably got more cash in the bank than the suits already troughing, it somehow feels wrong to be so lavish and profligate, especially when the suits might look at you, and mumble nasty things in between their courses of Isco and Neymar: "Fuck it, I'll go to the 'all you can eat' down the road."

Ultimately, I think we as supporters need to grow a thicker skin, and understand what is needed to 'play the game' in the transfer market. If we buy Sterling for £40 million and he becomes the player the club hopes and believes, then a decade of quality performances will make £40 million seem like a bargain. If his development stalls, or even regresses, then so be it. Sell at a loss and move on to the next possible uncut and unpolished diamond, because that is exactly what the 'top' clubs in Europe have been doing for a long time, and they don't give a fuck what anybody thinks.

Excellent post, we've got some fans who are obsessed with the price of players, I swear if they won the lottery they'd just buy new curtains.

 

[adaminho]

I personally think sterling would be a huge mistake! He has been very average all season, doesn't stand out at all !!

I would personally like to spend a lot less on Ryan Bertrand at lb and add a homegrown to our squad and use the money that we would of spent on sterling to bring in isco who is quite simply a brilliant player !!

 

[flb]

I think, and I'll put myself in this camp (although I'm starting to claw my way out), that some posters are having a difficult time in believing that his future potential is incongruous with his present hefty price-tag. Whether that's in some part down to a perception that we have previously been burned with young(ish) 'home grown' players, such as Rodwell, Jhonson, Sinclair - even though we received great fees for the first two, I'm not sure.

More importantly for some is the fact that paying anything between £30 and £45 million opens us up to a shit load of flak if he bombs, and this is, I think, another 'fear' that is at the forefront of a section of our supporter's minds - possibly down to the drip (flood at certain times) of negative press that we have endured since the take over. You can see the headlines now: CITY STERLING CRASH, VALUE OF STERLING PLUMETS etc.

Real spend £80 million on Bale, and do you think their fans give a single fuck about the price tag? Not a chance. They've been feeding at the top table for so long that they're completely comfortable with spending skip loads: they expect to spend skip loads, and if their new signing fails, so what, there's plenty more fish in the sea and money in the bank. I think that some of our fans feel like a working class lad made good, who feels intimidated and out of place eating at a top restaurant; even though he's probably got more cash in the bank than the suits already troughing, it somehow feels wrong to be so lavish and profligate, especially when the suits might look at you, and mumble nasty things in between their courses of Isco and Neymar: "Fuck it, I'll go to the 'all you can eat' down the road."

Ultimately, I think we as supporters need to grow a thicker skin, and understand what is needed to 'play the game' in the transfer market. If we buy Sterling for £40 million and he becomes the player the club hopes and believes, then a decade of quality performances will make £40 million seem like a bargain. If his development stalls, or even regresses, then so be it. Sell at a loss and move on to the next possible uncut and unpolished diamond, because that is exactly what the 'top' clubs in Europe have been doing for a long time, and they don't give a fuck what anybody thinks.

Love the cut of your jib fella

 

[ballinio]

I personally think sterling would be a huge mistake! He has been very average all season, doesn't stand out at all !!

I would personally like to spend a lot less on Ryan Bertrand at lb and add a homegrown to our squad and use the money that we would of spent on sterling to bring in isco who is quite simply a brilliant player !!

I rest my case.

 

[ninjamonkey]

I personally think sterling would be a huge mistake! He has been very average all season, doesn't stand out at all !!

I would personally like to spend a lot less on Ryan Bertrand at lb and add a homegrown to our squad and use the money that we would of spent on sterling to bring in isco who is quite simply a brilliant player !!

Isco is a superior footballer but Sterling would offer more to our team. We desperately need pace. hence Navas playing as much as he has done since coming here.

 

[adaminho]

I rest my case.

It's not being obsessed with a price tag (I presume that's what your referring to) I just think sterling will be a huge flop if we get him, if we're going to spend 40 million do t you think there is possibly a better player out there than this lad ?

 

[adaminho]

Isco is a superior footballer but Sterling would offer more to our team. We desperately need pace. hence Navas playing as much as he has done since coming here.

then why not keep navas ? Sterling has about as much as a final ball as navas

 

[Paul Lake's Left Knee]

 

[g180aj]

It's not being obsessed with a price tag (I presume that's what your referring to) I just think sterling will be a huge flop if we get him, if we're going to spend 40 million do t you think there is possibly a better player out there than this lad ?

Why not just spend £80m and sign both after all we haven't won the lottery we are owned by a sheikh. And sterling has scored more in 1 season than Navas has in 2! But we will keep Navas aswel just cow we can!

 

[ninjamonkey]

then why not keep navas ? Sterling has about as much as a final ball as navas

Not sure if you're just wuming but i'll answer anyway.

Because Navas is incapable of running at and past defenders, he merely runs away from them and he doesn't care what direction that's in.