Raheem Sterling - Done - See main forum

[IanBishopsHaircut]

That's what I'd pay.

Thought you had an inside line there John lad!

 

[Keith Moon]

We're buying the dippers top dawg, its priceless.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Even if the poster they are abusing is showing an inability to realise that Sterlings transfer fee will show as a cost of around £10 Million per year if he signs a 5 year deal rather than a 1 off payment?

Is it still ok to call someone a daft **** in that situation?

It isn't.

Even if they are.

 

[ayrshire_blue]

Eh?!

What a crock of shit...Raheem is 20 years old and has possibly the most potential in europe regardless of his nationality

See that's where, for me, there are two separate debates to be had regarding Sterling's valuation.

The first being whether he merits such a fee based on quality (current or potential) alone. If you feel he's worth 50m based on quality alone then so be it. Everyone can have their own opinion. I completely disagree with it based on the fact I don't think he's that good of a player but hey ho, there's no point in arguing about that.

The second debate though is more important. And it's the argument that he's worth that amount of money and that we should pay it 'because he's English'. Such an argument is completely nonsensical. He might be English but if you feel we'd otherwise be getting ripped off then we still are! We can not afford to compromise our stature at a European level by overspending on players we'd otherwise see as average just because of their nationality. That will get us absolutely nowhere.

If (and since I'm Scottish I best put my tin hat on here lol!) England were any good and bursting with world class talent all over the pitch then fine - it'd be worth paying the extra money. But the fee has to be based on talent and talent alone. There's no point (and this is only directed at those who are of the opinion that sterling is worth 50m because of his nationality) in spending such a sum on a player who's one of the best in what's a very poor English bunch of players available.

 

[BlueDruid]

Anyone being abusive to other users in a thread will be taking a break from that thread and be issued with a warning.

That was post number #6666 - is that the number of the beastly Mod?

 

[AITCHY]

3,6,9,12 zero zero zero zero
That's the mount we have paid
Hero hero hero hero


Or

Weve got more Stirling £ than you
Rahemm Stirling is a blue.
Repeat until bored.

It will be important to emphasise during the song the subtlety of the spelling....I'm wasted in this job! :-)


I can't make it rhyme

 

[porkchopsaplenty]

You really do need to get out more.

Yawn

 

[Graceyboy]

Some sayers on here think we shouldn't spend £50mil on Sterling, but ok to spunk £70mil+ on Pogba. Is ther £20mil+ dif in the two?

2 years older Pogba
3 more int Caps Pogba
both been through UK academies.
Both have incredible skill with the ball
Both had about 2 years first team experience
Pogba leads in more Chumps league experiance

 

[IanBishopsHaircut]

See that's where, for me, there are two separate debates to be had regarding Sterling's valuation.

The first being whether he merits such a fee based on quality (current or potential) alone. If you feel he's worth 50m based on quality alone then so be it. Everyone can have their own opinion. I completely disagree with it based on the fact I don't think he's that good of a player but hey ho, there's no point in arguing about that.

The second debate though is more important. And it's the argument that he's worth that amount of money and that we should pay it 'because he's English'. Such an argument is completely nonsensical. He might be English but if you feel we'd otherwise be getting ripped off then we still are! We can not afford to compromise our stature at a European level by overspending on players we'd otherwise see as average just because of their nationality. That will get us absolutely nowhere.

If (and since I'm Scottish I best put my tin hat on here lol!) England were any good and bursting with world class talent all over the pitch then fine - it'd be worth paying the extra money. But the fee has to be based on talent and talent alone. There's no point (and this is only directed at those who are of the opinion that sterling is worth 50m because of his nationality) in spending such a sum on a player who's one of the best in what's a very poor English bunch of players available.

Current and Potential quality are completely different...It's his age that wins it for me...For a 20 year old he's doing phenominally well...One of the best players for England...Candlepool practically asked him to drag them through last season...and impossible task considering his maturity...He also shone in the SAS combination the previous season...surrounded by better players and one not dissimilar from our own Aguero

I just cannot fathom why people cannot see it...when the pressure isn't on his shoulders and he is just one in a sea of talent like we have...I think he will really shine

 

[GX Blue]

I'd say at the moment the odds of Sterling signing for us are about the same as Bacary Sagna shaving his famous blonde braids off....