Raheem Sterling | Joins Chelsea for £50m

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Semper aggressus said:
Palmer and McAtee are absolutely nowhere near the level of Jesus and Sterling.......
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Totally agree, that is some crazy Delap talk, or this rag's obsession with donkeying youngsters into cul-de-sac just to prove to them how inadequate they are. Apart from Foden, Brahim Diaz was the only other youth player who was totally complete as a football player (at his age level) and he almost made it. Pep was ready to keep him, but he blinked and jumped the ship. Palmer had moments, but Foden is a blue-print what level a youth player needs to be and how long it takes to climb to the level the bald fraud took us to. We talk here about generational talents.

But this is Raheem discussion, I find it scary we shall in all probability loose both him and Jesus in the same transfer window. "Unbelievable Jeff!"
 
Nicholas van Whatsisface said:
It’s a strange one.

Since we started building our current winning teams back in 2008, we’ve tended not to lose any of our key players in their prime.

We keep them in our team til their careers are more or less done, and maybe have one last move in them - so as fans, we’re ready to say goodbye.

Clearly both Gabby at 25 and Raz at 27 both have a good chunk of their careers ahead of them - and are leaving us for PL rivals - so this is a very different situation for us.

To watch two players who’ve been integral to us winning 4 PL titles plus a load of cups along the way spending years at a rival is a new one for us, and it will take some adjustment to get our heads around seeing them playing for Arsenal and Chelsea given their place in our recent history.
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Jesus couldn't get a regular starting place. Sterling didn't want to sign a new contract and let his contract run down. And that was during the season we didn't have any stikers. Now City have 2 new strikers who will play most weeks. That leaves Jesus and Sterling (to a lesser extent) out in the cold. They both have no choice but to move on.
 
2 players gone with a combined fee of 100 million when in 10 months we’d get zero
Over 400 thousand a week saved, now in the bank to utilise for other signings
In the cold light of day, seems like good business
New contract had been sat on the table a long time, can’t say we didn’t try to keep him
Good luck to Gabby and Raz.
 
jrb said:
Jesus couldn't get a regular starting place. Sterling didn't want to sign a new contract and let his contract run down. And that was during the season we didn't have any stikers. Now City have 2 new strikers who will play most weeks. That leaves Jesus and Sterling (to a lesser extent) out in the cold. They both have no choice but to move on.
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I get all that - but the post was about why losing these two feels a bit different to how key players normally leave us.

Logically it’s the right time for both to move - absolutely.

But we’re not talking logic here.
 
Nicholas van Whatsisface said:
It’s a strange one.

Since we started building our current winning teams back in 2008, we’ve tended not to lose any of our key players in their prime.....
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Edin Dzeko strongly disagrees with you, went to score 100+ goas for crappy Roma, him and Yaya were brutal in 2014 getting us to the second PL title. Just saying.
 
SamBlue said:
Edin Dzeko strongly disagrees with you, went to score 100+ goas for crappy Roma, him and Taya were brutal in 2014 getting us to the second PL title. Just saying.
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I did say we ‘tended not to lose them’ - clearly there have been exceptions, but it really hasn’t happened very often.

And crucially - it hasn’t happened to a PL rival. Milner was the last time I can think of.
 
jrb said:
Jesus couldn't get a regular starting place. Sterling didn't want to sign a new contract and let his contract run down. And that was during the season we didn't have any stikers. Now City have 2 new strikers who will play most weeks. That leaves Jesus and Sterling (to a lesser extent) out in the cold. They both have no choice but to move on.
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Exactly. We can keep Raheem at a cost to us of around 65-70m for the next season (15m in wages and 50m in transfer fee) or sell him on as he will not be signing a new contract.

It’s a no brainier for me. Sell him on for super money and watch Chelsea fans tearing their hair out as he scuffs chance after chance.

Fuck him.
 
On and off the field, Raheem has done himself and the club proud. During his time with us he grew as a player and by all accounts as a person too. He has behaved with great dignity and poise in the face of the crap he has had to put up with from various quarters.

An integral part of a great era, I will look back on his career with us with affection.
 
Thaksinssoldier said:
Unfortunately for him most of his few chances haven’t been taken by him.

This season he should step up a bit but Palmer is miles ahead right now.
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I think next season there will be 5 subs in the league, lets hope Mcatee & the youngsters will get share of games next season.
 
jonah62 said:
2 players gone with a combined fee of 100 million when in 10 months we’d get zero
Over 400 thousand a week saved, now in the bank to utilise for other signings
In the cold light of day, seems like good business
New contract had been sat on the table a long time, can’t say we didn’t try to keep him
Good luck to Gabby and Raz.
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Using dipper logic. Selling these two means Alfie's boy came on a free transfer.

:)
 
threespires said:
On and off the field, Raheem has done himself and the club proud. During his time with us he grew as a player and by all accounts as a person too. He has behaved with great dignity and poise in the face of the crap he has had to put up with from various quarters.

An integral part of a great era, I will look back on his career with us with affection.
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Agreed.

Just think what a player he'd have been of bodgers hadn't killed his confidence.
 
AlanBalls said:
Not just you mate. I sometimes still find myself torn between the 90s / 00s era of support (just giving 110% for the badge is enough) and the modern expectations of both be world class AND give 110%.

Jesus is, unfortunately, the former of the two. Same for the Sterling of the last two years. Both still give their everything which usually would be enough and still earns my support for them, but ultimately they aren’t good enough for a club aiming to do the first ever quadruple.

Horrid, and shouldn’t be mistaken for entitlement, but true.
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To be honest Alan, winning the quadruple isn't high up on my list.

I'm not sure of your age but from watching us from the early mid 70's to where we are now, I feel privileged to be around to witness what a brilliantly run club we have become..

I'm also not naive enough to think it's going to last for ever, unlike the rags but we're absolutely fortunate to be around during the period we are experiencing at the moment, I'm drifting off a bit here, what I'm trying to say is, players like Raheem and Gabby have contributed immensely in growing our club and moving us forward..

Haarland and Alvarez are going to be superstars for us, one definitely, the other, going off what I've seen of him, could be the next Sergio, no higher complement than that can be made, really.

Like I've said, I've got tonnes of time for both of them, especially Gabby who you just cannot help but warm to..

Best of luck to them both and if they eventually turn up at the Etihad in an Arsenal or Chelsea shirt, I'll still clap them both onto the pitch..!
 
Nicholas van Whatsisface said:
I get all that - but the post was about why losing these two feels a bit different to how key players normally leave us.

Logically it’s the right time for both to move - absolutely.

But we’re not talking logic here.
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Get it -these 2 produced more energy than the rest of the Squad -period
 
birchwoodgingerste said:
Talk of a double deal with chelsea for sterling and ake so big squad refresh like pep indicated this season if true.
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As long as we get at least £110m the pair and we sign another CB and a pact wide player im ok with it. Depends who would be happy to come in for a season or two who’s good enough and has the chance to learn and grow? Timber from Ajax maybe? He’s already said he loves city and would find it hard to turn down? Gnabry for wide player? Swapping Sterling and Ake for Timber and Gnabry would fit the bill and we would come out of it in profit still?
 
richards30 said:
As long as we get at least £110m the pair and we sign another CB and a pact wide player im ok with it. Depends who would be happy to come in for a season or two who’s good enough and has the chance to learn and grow? Timber from Ajax maybe? He’s already said he loves city and would find it hard to turn down? Gnabry for wide player? Swapping Sterling and Ake for Timber and Gnabry would fit the bill and we would come out of it in profit still?
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Van gaal has told timber he needs to be playing if he wants to go the the World Cup. Wide players I don’t think they’ll get one.
 
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