Robbie will become an all-time legend at this club, if he is not hounded-out by sceptics, ill-informed pundits and media agendas.
I am no giddy teenager, and it is clear the defensive side of his game is lacking, as it would be stuck out on the left wing and, last season, not having a decent left-sided midfielder to cover.
Quite simply, Robinho can do things with a football that most players can only dream about.
He fails to be utilised properly when he receives the ball 40-yards from goal and is expected to dribble past at least two covering defenders, lacking serious outright pace to do so.
Played behind the forward striker, he becomes potent beyond belief, slipping in Tevez on the right and Bellamy on the left. Ade's power also allows for him to shield and play him back in.
Robbie playing this way would be worth at least five penalties as season.
If Barcelona consider him good enough for their team, then we must again realise how privileged we are to have him, before we realise too late.
And before anyone says he would be more effective in La Liga, Barca showed against Manure, it doesn't matter what league you play in, football class will always win out.
Cometh the hour, cometh the man, and I remain convinced Robinho will go down in City folklore, the man for the big occasion, when we finally stand on the verge of winning another trophy.
The facts are that SWP will never be good enough at this stage in our development to warrant a starting place as he has done so far.
He is Robbie without the final ball, but with the defensive advantage.
But surely people can see that Tevez out on the right affords us and hopefully a new right-back, all the cover we would ever need.
The cry 'we've got Robinho' should still ring louder than ever, after all, he is our only world class act.
