Yaya Toure - commits future to City (page 855)

[Anonymous]

Re: Yaya Toure

What do you expect him to say to French football?

Standard interview guff

You're fast becoming the worst kind of Toure apologist.

Remind yourself who pays his wages. Then ask yourself why in his recent interviews (the ones since the season ended) he has not once bothered to show any level of commitment to City. Not once. IMO the guy is a fucking disgrace and each passing comment uttered from his lips is one step closer to him being shoved out the door and replaced.

 

[billymumphrey]

Re: Yaya Toure

So given that Yaya and his agent's bahaviour has been absolutely huge news, has made headlines right across the world for basically taking the piss out of the club and the owner what reaction would you have expected from supporters generally? And which clubs' forums do you think would have been different and what do you think their reactions would have been?

In short mate - a more mature one to be honest. Soon we'll have fans coming up with stupid nick names a la Arsenal fans with Na$ri and the like.

Why we expect our players to be any different to the Rooney's and Suarez's of the world in demanding more pay/better conditions is naivety in the extreme.

Build a bridge and get over it.

I would also question whether this news is as huge as you envisage - you do realise there was a little competition finalised over the weekend called the Champions league? And there's a small tournament just a week or so away?

As I live outside the UK I can assure you that the global reach of this story is far more muted then you would expect...

So go on, answer my question, which clubs' forums do you reckon would be this beacon of maturity that you seem to expect. I don't reckon any club's supporters would react any differently tbh. Just to clarify, if yaya had just said, I've done my bit and now I want a new challenge, I don't think many on here would have done anything other than thank him and wish him luck. But that isn't what he has done is it? When City fans switch on programmes that run nothing about football usually like Newsnight or HIGNFY and they are running items laughing that Yaya has been such an arsehole because your average person cannot fully get their head around such ludicrous behaviour then why on earth would it surpirse you to come on here to find people saying that Yaya has indeed been an arsehole. There's only one person at fault in all this, who has behaved in a pretty shameful manner but you would rather come on criticising supporters for being pissed off with him.

What sort of defence is it but justifying your own poor behaviour by saying "At least it's not as bad as xyz..." - I'll tell you, a pretty poor one. When you display that sort of logic then it quickly descends into a race to the bottom in which no one wins.

You're saying there's only one person at fault - however the only person responsible for their own actions is themselves. Not Ya Ya. Just because he's acting like a right pork chop doesn't mean you have to. Is it that hard to measure your response rather than saying I hope the **** rots in the EDS or other choice statements?

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Re: Yaya Toure

Not returning calls. I think he has gone.

Don't believe we would hear anything definitive now until after the World Cup.

We would not want to telegraph our attempts to bring in a replacement with money burning a hole in our pocket.

Toure and his camp have been a disgrace in all this.

The ultimate decision is now with Txiki, not Khaldoon.

Not returning whos calls?

Take your pick, anyone of influence at the club.

To clear something up, City have established Yaya does not post directly onto his Twitter timeline.

He has a PR woman in the UK who felt she was only doing her job by tweeting a downplay of the original Sun interview.

Everything which came after was Seluk/Yaya.

My own opinion (for what it's worth), Yaya just fancies a change of scene, has just overreached and gone about it disgracefully.

For those who (understandably) are trying to defend him (great player and all that)

If the deputy Prime Minister let slip he hated immigrants, yet the Prime Minister decided not to comment or take action, it's a fair bet the Prime Minister is equal of guilt, both by his association and a silence which is taken for legitimacy?

I think we can all appreciate what Yaya has brought to this team, even if he can't see it.

The split opinions in this thread, it would be interesting to see what the age impact is? Those who fear the good times are going to come to a sudden halt, without Yaya in the team?

And those who are a little older and regardless of success, feel the club should always be bigger than any player?

 

[Ray78]

Re: Yaya Toure

Just for one second, think of the possibility that we want him gone. We want to cash in and rebuild again for the forseable future and that a 31 year old player with a fantastic transfer value is seen as surplus to requirements.

Maybe just maybe Yaya and his agent are really pissed off because they got wind of us not wanting them anymore?

Very plausible especially with Uefa's sanctions. It would be very difficult to replace Yaya but not impossible. Barcelona picked him up very cheaply and he was never a prolific player before he joined City.

 

[bluesoup]

Re: Yaya Toure

Just maybe he wants to move to France and it was his wish all along. Yaya and his family are French speaking so Paris is a lure.

 

[Anonymous]

Re: Yaya Toure

For anyone who's interested.

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Yaya-toure-aime-le-psg/468674" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualit ... psg/468674</a>

The quotes are new hence Lequipe running with them this morning.

 

[eversince 76]

Re: Yaya Toure

Why don't you keep up. This was taken from an interview with a French station a few months back.

No it's not. It's from an interview he gave on Tuesday to France Football.

No, it wasn't. They even pasted the exact words he said then. But even than, Yaya aimes PSG. Really ...

 

[Citizen in Pakistan]

Re: Yaya Toure

Screw yayah and screw his fuking agent,he lost all his respect,if psg are willing to go to 50 sell him,he will never get the same love he got from city fans,

 

[Plain Speaking]

Re: Yaya Toure

For anyone who's interested.

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Yaya-toure-aime-le-psg/468674" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualit ... psg/468674</a>

The quotes are new hence Lequipe running with them this morning.

Can you post a translation please Billy?

 

[Ray78]

Re: Yaya Toure

This was a warning in January from PSG:http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11679/9139560/.

Paris Saint-Germain warn Manchester City against making Blaise Matuidi approach



By Patrick Haond | Last Updated: 29/01/14 12:19pm

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Blaise Matuidi: Paris Saint-Germain warn City over making an approach












Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has warned Manchester City off trying to sign Blaise Matuidi and insists that they are not interested in Chelsea winger Eden Hazard.

Recent reports have suggested that City may make a January offer for 23-year-old French midfielder Matuidi, whose current contract with PSG runs out at the end of the season.

The Ligue 1 giants themselves have been linked with a number of big names, but the club's president insists that they always try to follow the rules while trying to sign players and expect their rivals to do the same.

Al-Khelaifi has also admitted that PSG tried to sign Hazard from Lille in 2012, but backed out once they realised that Chelsea were in an advanced stage of negotiation.

"Interest from Manchester City in Matuidi? I am not worried because they know that if they touch one of our players, then we will be in opposition to them, and we will go and contact their players too," he told L'Equipe.

"We respect all clubs, but if a club tries to buy one of our players, then it will have to face consequences.







"We respect all clubs, but if a club tries to buy one of our players, then it will have to face consequences. I don't aim this at Manchester City, as from what I know, they did not contact Matuidi."

Nasser Al-Khelaifi


"I don't aim this at Manchester City, as from what I know, they did not contact Matuidi."

Regarding Hazard, he continued: "Eden Hazard is an amazing player and, in my opinion, the best player of Chelsea. But we never talked with him.

"In 2012, before he left for England, we had the opportunity to sign him, but we did not.

"Chelsea were in an advanced stage of negotiation and, as we don't want to have any bad relationship with any club, we stopped there. He seems happy at Chelsea."

Al-Khelaifi clarified PSG's view of some of the other players that they have been linked with, including Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and Miralem Pjanic of Roma.

"Pogba is part of an excellent group of French players whom we are watching," he said. "But when we will be really attracted, then we will talk to Juventus.

"Is there a chance for Messi to join PSG? No, never. If there were no limits at PSG, then we would sign Messi.

"If Messi doesn't join PSG, then that means that there are limits.

"Miralem Pjanic? When we talked with Roma, we discovered that it was very difficult to get him during the January transfer window.

"Roma are second in Serie A and it is difficult for them to let one of their most important players leave in the middle of the season. The tifosi (fans) would become mad!"

I would love us to exact revenge on them.