The Nigel De Jong Appreciation thread

[C1ETY]

Thank you for your effort and loyalty big man!

They are going to have to spend big to get the same player and heart to replace you.

P.S. If Savic is being used to drive the players to the airport (cant think of any other reson he is at the club) take him with you.

 

[ctidcarl]

To say our dealings in this transfer window so far have been "strange" is an understatement.

Hopefully Friday will inspire us instead of the underwhelmed feeling we have had so far.

For me a successful team is team on and off the pitch and it appears that de Jong fitted perfectly into the banter and camaraderie shown in the dressing room - dead popular amongst his fellow players.

Will a "replacement" fit in so well??

Good luck Nige, we wish you all the success you deserve and thank you in helping bring success to our club.

(and he was one of the players that seemed to "get" City and all we are about)

 

[we are the east stand]

Gutted, Thanks Nigel....what a warrior. Cant believe were letting him go for a nominal fee..........

Oh when De Jong goes sliding in.........

 

[Chungo]

Devastated. And even more so if we do not have an exciting replacement lined up for CM in the next 24 hours. Yaya is good (the best in the country) but he needs another top CM to partner him. Barry is not getting any younger, Jimmy is not quite good enough to a sure start and Rodwell isn't ready to step up yet. Not happy at the moment.

Will take a monumental signing tomorrow to cheer me up.

We dropped a bollock when song went to barca. Him and Yaya would of been a perfect partnership. Both strong box to box midfielders with great technical ability. Feck. I'm gonna go to bed before I get to worked up and start panicking...

Anyone wanna buy a seasonticket?

 

[the blue panther]

Sorry to see him go - really surprised this is happening. Life goes on and I hope he doesn't come back and bite us some time in the future. I will be a fan of his forever and hope he comes back to us in some capacity 1 day.

'Oh when De Jong
Goes sliding in
Oh when De Jong goes sliding in,
You know there's only 1 winner....'

And if by tomorrow he's gone, that's a big hole to fill, but, onwards and upwards brothers. Nonetheless, I feel gutted.

 

[Banned Tosspot]

Sad to see him go and if you look at Yaya's first at Newcastle and the legendary Aguero goal you'll see he was more than just a holding midfielder.

Taken at the end of the QPR match..

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[MC ID]

This hurts so much to lose one of my all time favourite players.
However at the end of the day this was all down to business and not a footballing problem.
If this fee of £3.5M is correct then sorry MCFC it represents a bit of bad business.
Don`t ever stop thinking about us Nige and sincere wishes for the future.

If thats actually the fee Marwood should get fired.

It's a shame he's gone and I'm going to miss him.

 

[oakiecokie]

This hurts so much to lose one of my all time favourite players.
However at the end of the day this was all down to business and not a footballing problem.
If this fee of £3.5M is correct then sorry MCFC it represents a bit of bad business.
Don`t ever stop thinking about us Nige and sincere wishes for the future.

If thats actually the fee Marwood should get fired.

It's a shame he's gone and I'm going to miss him.

Don`t understand the reasoning for only selling him for that amount,if as others have said on here,£3,5M is the agreed fee.
Top guy and top player for me and likewise I`ll miss him.

 

[MJMRuiz]

M'Vila in tomorrow? I refuse to believe we could possibly sell a top player like Nige and not have a replacement lined up. I am devastated, he's been one of my favourite players for years now :(

 

[ellguitar]

M'Vila in tomorrow? I refuse to believe we could possibly sell a top player like Nige and not have a replacement lined up. I am devastated, he's been one of my favourite players for years now :(

Montolivo in, this 3.5 mil is rubbish. (I wish - in case anyone takes that seriously...)