Chick Counterfly said:
C'mon... don't you get it? He decided having a good world cup was what he cared about, not city getting fourth place.
What he cared about seems to have been not ruining his chance of having a good World Cup by being on our bench and therefore not being fully fit, because we weren't allowing him the luxury of getting his fitness back in our first team.
Nothing I have heard or read suggests he would have wanted to go on loan at that time if he thought he was going to play.
And besides, I don't have a problem with Robinho valuing the chance of winning the World Cup with Brazil higher than the chance of being in a City side that may or may not have got 4th place.
Robinho will always play for teams that win things - his talent will ensure that. His chances to win a World Cup are much more limited.
Basically, get over it. Never been a clearer case of cutting your nose off to spite your face than (some) City fans attitude to Robinho IMO.
Brilliant, brilliant player - our brilliant, brilliant player.