he should be shown the doorGaudinoMotors said:Yesterday I was shocked then disgusted with him; today I'm feeling a sense of loss. Yesterday I wanted him out and good riddance; today I'm hoping this can all be repaired and he stays.
Still want that shit stain of and agent dealt with.
BillyShears said:Matty said:If I were to attempt to assess this situation I'd wager Yaya's birthday has the sum total of fuck all to do with anything. This smacks of a player, and an "agent", recognising that Yaya has probably just had the season of his career, and that his value will never be higher, especially given he's now 31 years old. They are both aware that he's got 3 years left on his contract and, as such, he'll be 34 when that ends, and his ability to get another huge contract will have diminished. Whether this is he agent's idea/plan, of that of Yaya, is unclear, but it would seem someone has decided this is the time to rock the boat and either unsettle the club so he is sold (and gets a huge payoff, and huge new wage in the process) or force City's hand into offering him an improved contract of some description. My money would be on the agent (who, lets face it, won't be getting any big paydays anytime soon if he lets Yaya see out the rest of his deal at City) and Yaya is either happy to oblige or else is naive and can't see that his "friend" Dimitri is actually a leech trying to suck the last bit of revenue he can out of his charge.
I simply can't see City having treated Yaya in anything other than an exemplary manner, the behind the scenes picture you're given is of a happy, harmonious dressing room, and attentive and professional backroom staff, and a hands on, approachable directorship/chairman. Any slight Yaya may mention in his post World Cup statement (a timescale that does City no favours and allows this issue to fester and rumble on for the next 2 months) will be a perceived one as opposed to an actual one, and is more likely to be a smokescreen for what is really going on here, a moneygrab (either from us, or from another club eventually). City actually find themselves in a strong position here, Yaya has 3 years on his deal and, quite frankly, he's made himself look petty, childish and more than a little pathetic by getting his agent to cry on his behalf, especially about something as inconsequential as City apparently not celebrating his birthday with the right amount of gusto and reverence. One would think paying him almost £11m a year would be recognition enough.......
It's a philosophical point but I'd argue that when a player/agent behaves in the manner in which these two morons have, regardless of the talent of the player, we should wash our hands tout suite. I know that you could argue that well the player wins because he gets what he wants ... but from my point of view anyone leaving the current modern City is taking a step backwards in their career and as such we shouldn't give a flying fuck. Equally from a financial stand point, we saw with Tevez that when players start publicly wanting out their valuation is only going to go south and the longer you keep the player the further south it will go. Better to get the best fee you can.
This is a very difficult situation to predict if i'm honest because of the iron curtain. Indications seem to be that City are taking the Tevez stance and it might well be that we force Toure to stay regardless of the offers. However I can't help but feel that would fly directly in the face of everything Khaldoon said about the season just gone, the harmony both on the field and off the field at the club, and the vindication of a more holistic approach to things. We sold Balo, we sold Tevez, and we sacked Mancini. Keeping Toure after this escapade would seem contradictory in a way.
GaudinoMotors said:Yesterday I was shocked then disgusted with him; today I'm feeling a sense of loss. Yesterday I wanted him out and good riddance; today I'm hoping this can all be repaired and he stays.
Still want that shit stain of and agent dealt with.
I think it's pretty simple after that nobjockey Seluk's rants on Talksport and SSN yesterday, the agent goes or Yaya suffers for it, simple as. I can't see a new contract coming, he's burned his bridges there as Txiki/Soriano/Khaldoon will lose a lot of face publicly if they cave to his demands now and he might just find himself in the EDS or transferred out to the highest bidder (who might not be the club he wants to join) if he doesn't cut ties with Seluk.GaudinoMotors said:Yesterday I was shocked then disgusted with him; today I'm feeling a sense of loss. Yesterday I wanted him out and good riddance; today I'm hoping this can all be repaired and he stays.
Still want that shit stain of and agent dealt with.
prestonibbo_mcfc said:Sorry if this has already been mentioned (page counts got a bit high to read it all), but aren't Barca banned
from transfer dealings for18 months or something like that.
.......agyeiboateng said:why does everything have to be compared with the rags? its gets really annoying and tedious.aguero93:20 said:Well they're putting Robertshaw Carlos on £100k a week aren't they?Henkeman said:They already have Zinedine Cleverley. And the new Duncan Edwards. What more do you want?
Its like come city fans are obsessed with them ffs.
nomorethaksintimes said:GaudinoMotors said:Yesterday I was shocked then disgusted with him; today I'm feeling a sense of loss. Yesterday I wanted him out and good riddance; today I'm hoping this can all be repaired and he stays.
Still want that shit stain of and agent dealt with.
You're at the 'bargaining stage' - just depression, and acceptance left and all will be well :)
aguero93:20 said:.......agyeiboateng said:why does everything have to be compared with the rags? its gets really annoying and tedious.aguero93:20 said:Well they're putting Robertshaw Carlos on £100k a week aren't they?
Its like come city fans are obsessed with them ffs.