Thank You, Ilkay Gundogan

[blueandy1mac]

Think its almost all been said, gutted he didn't stay but the economics for him, inevitable.
Thank you Mr Gundogan, please cone back and see us occasionally.
All the best, city fans everywhere.

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Some fickle fuckers on here. Only a couple of years ago he was everyones boo boy. I know theres always one at any one time, but even when he was I thought he was the tits. Metronome of a midfielder; pick it up, move it on, keep it moving, intercept, move it on again, nice and steady, and always looked and saw stuff. Always 2 mins of play ahead of anyone else, I thought anyway

 

[hammersmithlad]

my personal little tribute

Lovely tribute mate.

Couldn’t agree more…apart from the big moment goals what was probably more impressive was how he carried himself especially last season as one classy captain & individual.

He was exactly who we needed as a captain to win the treble with the bunch of players & run in we had.

Would strongly advise you to try & post your tribute on his Twitter page as it deserves more attention & certainly echos a lot of City fans voices who couldn’t quite put it as eloquently & heartfelt as you have.

 

[Father Paul]

Gutted he's gone but totally understand it, he's leaving on a total high and wants a new challenge for last years of his career.

We all know how good he is and respected he is, but I feel his legend will grow even more as time goes on and we look back and reflect.

Always sad to see players like this move on but you have to look at the positives and the future is exciting, new players coming in etc..

Anyway, good luck to him except if we play Barca, hope he smashes it otherwise. I don't think I've ever heard a decent football fan say a bad word about him.

Does he really want a new challenge or does he feel disrespected because we would not cough up for a new contract. Was that incident in the Leeds match over the penalty with Guadiola a pivotal moment?
What a servant to the club and he leaves with full regards but I must say some of the saccharine comments on here are cringeworthy

 

[Infinite blue]

When I was a kid kicking the ball around the street and scoring last minute goals which meant so much down the park…… I was , in my head, Colin bell. If I was the that same kid 50 years on, well I’d be llkay. That’s the player he has been for us. There will be a generation of kids who will have been inspired by Gundagan in the same way. You can’t leave a bigger legacy than that.

 

[cleavers]

Fantastic words by Ilkay, only just read them, what a player.

 

[Sir peace frog]

we always seem to sign the good guys, i wish him luck in his life and a big thank you

 

[MrCheeseGrater]

Very strange to imagine a Pep City side without him since he's been here since the start. Farewell and thanks for everything Gundo.

 

[Legacyfan1986]

Some fickle fuckers on here. Only a couple of years ago he was everyones boo boy. I know theres always one at any one time, but even when he was I thought he was the tits. Metronome of a midfielder; pick it up, move it on, keep it moving, intercept, move it on again, nice and steady, and always looked and saw stuff. Always 2 mins of play ahead of anyone else, I thought anyway

I recall one woeful term used was "human traffic cone". So sad he has gone and I just hope he can come back for a special ovation and then watxh his team get spanked

 

[The perfect fumble]