Blue Mooner said:Dubai Blue said:Can't agree with that. Obviously they shouldn't be giving him a pay rise but if he wants to go then its best for the club that he does. Especially as there'll be a hefty sum of money involved.Stuuuuuu said:If all of this turns out to be true, City have to make a statement and keep him until his contract runs out - playing him in the EDS or lower, regardless of how much it will cost in his wages. He has insulted this club hugely, just as Tevez did. And the club should take a seriously hard line, or it will keep happening.
Disagree, Liverpool managed to keep Suarez despite public statements that he wanted to go. Time to stand our ground and resolve the situation. He has 3 years left on a contract.
city91 said:The irony of the whole thing is that whilst saying he doesn't feel appreciated at City, he may have burnt the bridges at the club who adore him more than any other.
Let's face it he has played more games for City than any other club and been instrumental in the most successful period of our history. People rate Yaya that highly that he is seen as one of, if not the greatest players to play for us. However, it doesn't matter how good you are if you behave like a knob then your standing at the club will lessen. Just look at Tevez, he is without doubt the best striker we have ever had but he will never be held in the same esteem as Bell, Goater or Zabba because of his personality.
Yaya is 31 now and there are not many clubs he could move to now and establish himself as an all time great. If he genuinely wants to go back to Barca, which I think he does, then if he would have handled the situation with dignity then all of us fans would have wished him well.
But getting your agent to bad mouth the club and owner, who has done more for City than anyone else, is a step to far. In a contest between Sheikh Mansour and Yaya Toure there is only ever going to be one winner.
That scenario would probably mean him moving on next year for a lot less. It's not ideal of course but I'd rather he went now for big money than next year for a fraction of his true value. Tell him if he wants to go now we'll accept 50m for him. If that offer doesn't come in, he simply has to stay. Can't say fairer than that.Blue Mooner said:Dubai Blue said:Can't agree with that. Obviously they shouldn't be giving him a pay rise but if he wants to go then its best for the club that he does. Especially as there'll be a hefty sum of money involved.Stuuuuuu said:If all of this turns out to be true, City have to make a statement and keep him until his contract runs out - playing him in the EDS or lower, regardless of how much it will cost in his wages. He has insulted this club hugely, just as Tevez did. And the club should take a seriously hard line, or it will keep happening.
Disagree, Liverpool managed to keep Suarez despite public statements that he wanted to go. Time to stand our ground and resolve the situation. He has 3 years left on a contract.
It was on his official twitter so unless he comes out and says he didn't write or sanction the tweets then I think, as it stands they are his wordsshevtheblue said:Until I hear it from yaya himself, I will give him the benefit of the doubt - he deserves that much.
bellwhaft said:If it was bollocks it would have been quashed by now.
stony said:i♥city! said:CitizenTID said:As if! Iniesta is 30 and was a right soft tart when we played Barca. Our team (whether intentionally or not) is built to suit Yaya's style of play, not Iniestas. Besides, Yaya is much more lethal than Iniesta and can defend (sometimes)
Iniesta to do the job of Yaya ? Well that's what you get from playing too much FM. SMH
Change your name mate, you don't love City if you're putting a player before the club.