South Stand Balti wrote:reni800 wrote:Milner cost us £16m plus Stephen Ireland, so in essence he cost us 16m (cos Ireland is dogshit). Although, wasn't Ireland on £50k a week as well?
Spot on. I have been surprised by the down beat nature of his move to the dippers. If it had been a free the other way we would have had headlines like "Milner in £30m deal to city" despite the free transfer. No mention of his £6.5m signing on fee or his £7.5m per annum four year deal anywhere. I have no problem with Milner at all, but the media....
So, there's an agenda then. City lambasted, Sky 4 club praised.
Just wait, he'll be an automatic starter for Hodgson soon, rather than sat on the bench, and rather than getting a 6 in reviews for good effort, he'll automatically start with an 8 for great leadership.
It's the Candle-pool way.