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Norfolk Blue wrote:Ted I do appreciate the point you are making and I thought I had demonstrated to you that I had given it some reasonable consideration. I didn't say Yaya was a cunt but I did at least try to understand why he was behaving in this manner. Furthermore I didn't “decide” anything, I merely said I wasn't so sure about the possibility of him being mentally unstable. So let me explain a little more:

His “birthday” cake business was a lie.

When exposed as a lie it was changed to not having his hand shaken.

When that was derided for the nonsense it was it was changed to him wanting some sort of guarantee for a job in the future.

Whilst it is perfectly possible that this strange behaviour was as a result of his brother's illness, I do not see the connection nor has there been any direct suggestion from Yaya that his brother's illness was the reason for his complaints. He has said something about the club should have seen he was upset and done something about it. Do you really think that the club should do his emotional thinking for him? He's a grown man and should be capable of making his own decisions. I may be wrong but IMO this behaviour is not that of someone in emotional turmoil about his brother's terminal illness.

When he subsequently gives an interview which basically accuses the Club of acting in a very callous manner towards him and his brothers then perhaps he might be reacting out of grief. However, there is again no truth in his allegations and he must have known that was the case. I don't want to repeat the arguments about why people think that is the case but you have to ask yourself why he did it. That is exactly what I did in my earlier post. My belief is that money is the driving force. Hardly a novel thought.

I don't think he was or is mentally unstable, I do not think he is stupid therefore what other reason can there be? It's unfortunate but money really is the likely motive and in the absence of any other possibility what alternative conclusion can be reached? Among other things, my justification for this point of view is that he has previous with Barcelona.

The problem I see is that he has burnt his bridges with the club and with a lot of the fans. I fear he will be damaged goods and therefore less effective than he has been. I therefore looked at the options the Club has and reached what I thought was a reasonable conclusion which would remove any difficulty FFP might be causing and would remove the problem (or at least potential problem) of Yaya in the dressing room.

The point that concerns me is that about him having a specific club in mind. Is it a possibility he has been tapped up? Pure speculation again on my part but at least it is a possible explanation of why he has been behaving in this strange manner and, again IMO, a more likely one than having had his brain scrambled.

carl_feedthegoat wrote:

patrickblue wrote:Not sure how reliable this is, but it's saying he's put in a transfer request

http://www.afrikansoccer.com/2014/07/iv ... -man-city/


Ivorian midfielder Yaya Toure makes request to leave Man City

Ivorian midfielder Yaya Toure has told Manchester City he wants to leave this summer, it has been revealed.

Sport says the midfielder has made a transfer request to City as he seeks one final payday in his career.

PSG are keen on the Ivorian, who controversially complained about City management blanking his birthday late, last season before raising his disappointment at not being granted leave to see his brother before he passed away.

Along with PSG, former club Barcelona have also been linked with Toure this summer.

Can Ted please confirm if its true or not.