Yaya Toure apologises

[BusterPhillips]

Shame it had to end like this, I just hope that when he does leave he doesn't go running his mouth off about how badly he's been treated by city..

 

[SWP's back]

Very sad it has come to this. Unlikely to play for the club again as I can't see him backing down and apologising

Sad for Yaya that he's wasted a year of his career yes.

I don't think the team misses him at all.

 

[markprendy]

If his agent had said anything that Yaya didn't agree with Yaya would have said so. He didn't/hasn't so he agrees with him. The apology should come from BOTH of them ... And the club presented with a 'So Sorry' cake.

Exactly. Yaya himself said his agent speaks for him.

 

[Rammyblues]

Smokescreen in my opinion, Yaya won't adapt to Peps tactics, Yaya does not get picked. Puts Yaya at a disadvantage if he has to apologise, shows again Pep is in charge at our club. Not fussed Yaya has been one of the best players to ever wear the sky blue but this pressing style does not suit him and time for us to move on. Could be getting the groundwork in place for a January exit.

 

[Lancet Fluke]

Should've got rid of him in the summer, surely a bad influence on the squad, hopefully he won't undermine pep's hard work

Make that summer 2015 or even 2014 and I'm with you. Pretty sure Pep wanted to get rid of him this summer but his stock had got so low relative to his wages that I just don't think we could get rid of him.

 

[Neville Kneville]

Presume toure will keep quiet here and just see out contract. Would be suprised if he did anything else. I am pleased with peps decision tho finally showing some balls

I wonder what happens at training in that case ?

Presumably he will have to train on his own. Can't have him hanging around like a bad smell.

 

[CTID1988]

I bet Toure feels like a right twat now its clear we dont need him as much as he thinks we do

 

[drthingy]

I wonder what happens at training in that case ?

Presumably he will have to train on his own. Can't have him hanging around like a bad smell.

Well we were a few stewards down last Wednesday. Maybe he could be on standby

 

[Neville Kneville]

Has Sky shown the presser yet ?

 

[aguero93:20]

Wonder if this has anything to do with his absence from training last week ,official reason migraine issues ?
Or missing the team photo

I said at the time I found that story very hard to take seriously as a reason for missing the team photo, it's not like we'd be scraping around for the money to get the photographers in on a different day.

 

[inbetween]

Just engineering a move and forcing him out for me, it's pretty simple when you have someone picking up £250k a week and they aren't even at a level where you would consider them for the bench.

Yaya was a legend for us and it is a shame but if he isn't going to work hard like the others then he won't ever fit in a Guardiola team.

 

[Chi-town blues]

Well we all saw this coming and it was just a matter of time.
Sad this had to end this way.
Pimp will be pimp.

 

[FCBarca]

Fookin' love it, this is the way Pep likes to run things. No tolerance for BS or disrespect, he's looking to change the culture

 

[nellyonthewing]

About time the Club manned up and told Seluk where to get off. Yaya is a moron letting this prick trash any legacy he might have. Shame we didn't take this stance at cakegate.

 

[Dax777]

I don't think that's factual. Do you think Pellegrini would have done the same if he was still here? I think he'd have asked Yaya for forgiveness and reinstated him immediately into a two man midfield.

false analogy. Yaya (until late in the season,) was a key player for Pelegrini, so yes Pele probably would not have done it. But the real comparison would be what would Pelegrini have done to Jovetic if Jovetic's agent had been unruly? That's the correct analogy i.e. a player that couldn't make your CL squad. Couldn't even make the bench for your qualifier squad on the road. Comparing Yaya at the beginning of Pel's reign to Yaya at the beginning of Pe's is a false comparison.

The key here is, even a ball boy can tell off a fringe player. Yaya since Pep got here has been a fringe player, so telling him off is mad easy. That was my point. It's not impressive to tell off a fringe player. Which Yaya currently is.

 

[CTID1988]

Tainted what could of been a hell of legacy. Cant wait til him and his agent fuck off

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

A little bit of me wants to see seluk apologise....

Kneel before pep (:

 

[Lancet Fluke]

Just engineering a move and forcing him out for me, it's pretty simple when you have someone picking up £250k a week and they aren't even at a level where you would consider them for the bench.

Yaya was a legend for us and it is a shame but if he isn't going to work hard like the others then he won't ever fit in a Guardiola team.

To be fair to Yaya, I'm not even sure this is about working hard, I am not convinced that he is able to do what would be necessary physically anymore. He looks fitter and leaner this year than he has done since 2014 but I still don't think he would be anywhere near mobile enough.

 

[Georgian Maestro]

Sad for Yaya that he's wasted a year of his career yes.

I don't think the team misses him at all.

Sad that he is one of the greatest players the club has ever had and his actions are tarnishing his legacy

 

[kaz7]

I've just seen pep on sky,he is his usual self just saying you don't run to the press,you speak to me or if the agent has a problem then call txiki,yaya is out until he says sorry