Uber Blues said:Gaylord du Bois said:There's no escaping the fact whoever comes in for him will need to have a huge turnover.
Apple turnover I hope ?
Why? I'd let the idiot agent keep making a fool of himself and wait until we can actually sit Yaya down if I was in charge, they're hardly strengthening their hand here are they?de niro said:I think the time has come for the club to comment.
Rammy Blue said:I just don't see the big deal about it. Maybe it's me as I'm getting older however I don't give a fuck what happens. We've just won the league and we have the best owner in world football. If he decides he wants to go we'll get absolute top whack, circa £50mil, for an ageing player. We are going to spend net £50mil anyway, plus whatever we bring in from outgoings so if he goes we will replace him. Of course there are no players the same as Yaya but we'll get over it, we'd have to do so at some point anyway.
What will be, will be.
Blue Is the Opposite of Blue said:Barkley would have to sit on the bench next season if he came to us. He's not fit to lace Yaya's boots. Yaya can single handedly control the pace of an entire game with his passing, everything we do goes through him.
Barkley might be powerful, quick and a raw talent but so are lots of other English players who eventually amount to nothing because they can't pass a football. Teach Barkley how to compose himself and we might be alright, but he should be nothing more than a squad player until that day comes.
Exeter Blue I am here said:Summed up perfectly Billy, and I echo the sentiment about Barkley. I don't see a way back for Ya Ya really. He's single-handedly taken the gloss off our title win, he's besmirched his own reputation and he'll be a figure of fun for all opposition supporters next season if he does stay.
This whole incident is surely underpinned by one thing - whisperings from the Nou Camp. And as you say, with shades of Balotelli, he clearly thinks the only way to realise that move is to drive down his price by acting like a complete prat.
BillyShears said:Blue Is the Opposite of Blue said:Barkley would have to sit on the bench next season if he came to us. He's not fit to lace Yaya's boots. Yaya can single handedly control the pace of an entire game with his passing, everything we do goes through him.
Barkley might be powerful, quick and a raw talent but so are lots of other English players who eventually amount to nothing because they can't pass a football. Teach Barkley how to compose himself and we might be alright, but he should be nothing more than a squad player until that day comes.
This type of thinking is going to hold our team back IMO. You need to be brave enough to give top young players the chance to play and develop in your team. It might well be that right now Yaya is head and shoulders a better player, but clearly there's question mark over Yaya's commitment to the cause.
Now if we're going to replace him, and we're talking about Barkley, Fabregas, Vidal, etc. I'd want Barkley even though Vidal and Fabregas are currently older more developed/experienced/mature. It's a risk but it's one which if it pays off guarantees you a world class player for a decade.
One of the key's with English players is that if you get them young, and you're a top club, they nearly always stay for most of their careers because there isn't the constant lure of Real/Barca/Bayern nor the itchy feet to go and play in a different country.
sir baconface said:Exeter Blue I am here said:Summed up perfectly Billy, and I echo the sentiment about Barkley. I don't see a way back for Ya Ya really. He's single-handedly taken the gloss off our title win, he's besmirched his own reputation and he'll be a figure of fun for all opposition supporters next season if he does stay.
This whole incident is surely underpinned by one thing - whisperings from the Nou Camp. And as you say, with shades of Balotelli, he clearly thinks the only way to realise that move is to drive down his price by acting like a complete prat.
It's not taken the gloss off for me. It will either blow over or he'll go. If he goes, there will be plenty of life after Yaya.