FantasyIreland said:Dubai Blue said:That's fine if that's the case. However, there's a right way to go about making that happen and then there's the way that Yaya and his agent have gone about it.bluesoup said: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.
Exactly.... we'd then have thanked him for his fantastic contribution,wished him all the best and spent the 25m fee on another player who could hopefully have a similar impact.
Right now he's busy destroying his reputation as well as a fantastic chapter in his,and our clubs,history.
He and his mucker should be fucking ashamed.
blueinsa said:tolmie's hairdoo said:blueinsa said: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?
Interesting take, mate, although I don't see it.
You don't need to destroy a legacy like that.
Toure can take his pick, there's no way City would willingly let their name be dragged through the mud like this, just to serve an ultimate agenda.
All Toure had to do was speak directly with City and tell them he had reached the end of the line.
I'm sure all he has done has enabled City to consider the pros of a sale.
31 and 3 years left on our biggest contract with clubs all over Europe that would move heaven and Earth to snap him up makes him our biggest bargaining chip and Txiki has previous of moving out players at the so called top of their game.
Getting rid of Yaya now makes so much sense from a FFP stance.
Marvin said:As fans we don't really know what's going on until months later, and even then you get a biased version of eventsBillyShears said:Marvin said:I'm just aware of what has happened, in public, before with Toure, his agent at Barca and City.
Like I said to the last guy who tried to use last year and the year before as a way to excuse this garbage ... Toure's agent put not just the club but it's owners on blast with his comments since the season ended. I for one don't give a shit about how good a player he is, as a group of supporters our loyalties should lie with Sheikh Mansour and co.
This has shades of Mancini/Tevez/Balotelli all over it and the lesson those three learned is that for Abu Dhabi perception and image is as important as talent.
If we have learned anything about Tevez, and Mancini, maybe it's not to jump up and down
I'm not going to join in with the hang him and flog him herd whilst I don't know what is going on.
tolmie's hairdoo said:blueinsa said:tolmie's hairdoo said:Interesting take, mate, although I don't see it.
You don't need to destroy a legacy like that.
Toure can take his pick, there's no way City would willingly let their name be dragged through the mud like this, just to serve an ultimate agenda.
All Toure had to do was speak directly with City and tell them he had reached the end of the line.
I'm sure all he has done has enabled City to consider the pros of a sale.
31 and 3 years left on our biggest contract with clubs all over Europe that would move heaven and Earth to snap him up makes him our biggest bargaining chip and Txiki has previous of moving out players at the so called top of their game.
Getting rid of Yaya now makes so much sense from a FFP stance.
I tend to agree, although I also believe it makes sense, irrespective of FFPR.
You always sell at the peak, more so, when they are 31 and break convention in terms of asking price.
Yaya is a statement signing for any club.
What City would have to do is ensure our replacement was of equal statement, at least in terms of worldwide recognition.
tolmie's hairdoo said:Try much closer to £50m.
And yes, I'm being serious.
Forget his age, the clubs that want him will.
Come back at page 600, we might be a bit more wiser by then!GaudinoMotors said:Had to go Bluemoon cold turkey this weekend.
Is he leaving again then?