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still funny as s..t
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Raheem Sterling | Signs for Man City for £49,000,000
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I'm starting to wonder about those City 'bids'. It started to go very high, very quickly, and yet he's still there and causing problems? Liverpool were just trying to spark a bidding war, but City have realized they are the only ones interested and can use Sterling to lower the price.
We had a very highly paid professional throw a hissy fit and bite people not so long ago. At the end of that saga the owners won. Now we have a very naughty little boy acting like he's the messiah. All that while he's on a 37k contract for 2 years.
If City really don't want him (and by really we mean 50m+) then we're happy to have Sterling locked up for two years being personally spanked by our high Sefton lady. We won't 'lose out' on 40m as a lot of that will go to QPR and City weren't even offering that as one lump sum anyway. Sterling and City don't even have one leg to share and stand on (or shtand on
).We had a very highly paid professional throw a hissy fit and bite people not so long ago. At the end of that saga the owners won. Now we have a very naughty little boy acting like he's the messiah. All that while he's on a 37k contract for 2 years.
If City really don't want him (and by really we mean 50m+) then we're happy to have Sterling locked up for two years being personally spanked by our high Sefton lady. We won't 'lose out' on 40m as a lot of that will go to QPR and City weren't even offering that as one lump sum anyway. Sterling and City don't even have one leg to share and stand on (or shtand on
Would you rather let him run down his contract for 2 years or sell him to City for £40 million?
Liverpool are playing it right. They hold all the cards. Sterling now either has to hope that City up their offer or has to do with being a Liverpool player for 2 more years.
What an utter bellend of a person.
I actually am sympathetic to Liverpool over this. Refusing to go on tour? Calling in sick? Thats just pathetic on every single level. I was very much in the 'hope we go for him' camp a few months ago, now I'm quite happy we've stayed away.
I actually am sympathetic to Liverpool over this. Refusing to go on tour? Calling in sick? Thats just pathetic on every single level. I was very much in the 'hope we go for him' camp a few months ago, now I'm quite happy we've stayed away.
Run down the contract. Make a statement. We don't need the £20-£25m net cash we'll get after QPR, Sterling's 'loyalty' bonuses, etc, are paid. With the Euros coming up (just like the world cup was when Bitey was at it) Sterling will have to put in some decent performances or fall off the footballing world. Two years is a long time to lose even for a youngster. Especially for a youngster.
I think it's the right stance. City will most likely cave and pay the full asking price, which would be an amazing deal for Liverpool.
He's a massive cnut.
People are honestly forgetting how good this lad is. He got Liverpool points last year. They keep losing their best players.
I didn't know QPR would take such a big percentage of the transfer.
Sounds about right. He's half decent but City are looking at him as an English player to conform to the home grown rule. I can't see them handing over £50m for him.
Sadly for Liverpool its Suarez all over again and they're fighting a losing battle with him.
The problem is that he is an immature child, stooping down to his level is unacceptable for a professional football club. Oh wait...
One of the most underrated players on here no doubt.
Exactly!
I don't think most consider him underrated, they think Liverpool's valuation of him is too high.
Love the drama. Keep it up Raheem, you want your move, and you want it now.
Think liverpool should bench him into the reserves for a season. They'll still get £30m plus next summer or even in january they would still get 40m or so id have thought. Sterling needs to be taught a lesson.
Why? No point losing any money to teach him a lesson. Just sell him once City match our demands and use the money on a replacement.
Haven't you already bought that?
For some reason I find him phoning in sick hilarious.
We offered him £100k+ p/w, which is not bad for a player who's not scored more than 10 goals in a season
In your own words, a player who's not scored more than 10 goals a season, and your club wants £50m for him?! If Liverpool really rates Sterling at £50m, then bloody pay him like a £50m player. £150k/w is hardly excessive for a "£50m" player. Don't forget your generous club paid Andy Carroll £90k/week. Sterling's agents don't need to be reminded of that.
It could well be better for Liverpool's rivals if no deal is reached and Sterling stays. His agents will be putting more stuff into his young mind and any poor performances will be considered half hearted and a desire to further force a move. Booing from the fans and I can imagine the morale in the dressing room would be awesome.
Do you think he got his mum to do it for him?
Whoever signs him have their work cut out to get him match fit.
His famous enough and rich enough to have some type of a personal trainer or coach to keep him in decent condition. Heck Nike could help him in that regard.
Who leaked Sterling's phone number? My first guess is Slippy G. Perhaps John Aldridge? Small bet on Jamie Carragher.
Do you think he got his mum to do it for him?
He'll come into training with a fake letter with a forged signature at the bottom.Well, direct replacement yeah. No money for anyone else I'd imagine unless we sell him though.
Yet you ask for 50m for him. Generally there is a relation between how much a player costs and how much he earns. He would be the 10th (joint with Torres/Luiz) most expensive transfer of all time in pounds (seventh in EUR). And you weren't willing to give him the contract a 50m player deserves.We offered him £100k+ p/w, which is not bad for a player who's not scored more than 10 goals in a season
At this point, I just want him gone. He's a very good player with the potential to be great, but his personality is ridiculous and the money we can possibly get for him even moreso outrageous. Not even Suarez acted like this, and he's ten times the player Raheem will probably ever be
We don't need to sell him, so can demand a high price. We're playing hardball with a club with practically unlimited budget (alright, hyperbole), so I don't see what (if anything) we're doing wrong. We offered him a good contract, he didn't take it. We don't need to sell him, so we're not selling him cheap.
We're handling this perfectly. We offered him the contract of a £30m+ player, and know City have both the cash and a need for English players, so why not charge more?
You'll buy Benteke once he's been sold.
It's the moaning. You're perfectly justified to refuse to offer him a big salary and then demand £50M for him. As you say, it's City.
But it's incredibly hypocritical to criticise him for demanding a star player's wage at the same time as you try and make City pay a star player fee.
But it's incredibly hypocritical to criticise him for demanding a star player's wage at the same time as you try and make City pay a star player fee.
If you can afford it, it is definitely the right stance. Can you afford it though, is the question.
You wo't get as much money next summer (considering that he'll be on the last year of contract). He was clearly affected and played badly since the contract renegotiation started and he doesn't look the most stable person. Who knows what he'll do if he is kept against his will.
I think that City will get him for 40m or so. Unfortunately for you, there is only one club who is interested on him.
All he did was change the date and name from this template :
Yeah but 50M Twigg? If City pay that for him then more fool them I say and well done Liverpool..(through gritted teeth)
Really unprofessional behaviour but most certainly not an unprecedented one.
Anyway, weren't Liverpool the ones who started leaking info about the contract talks - Sterling rejecting 100k, etc and with just about every scouse pundit out there (not directly related to the club, I know) pressurising him to sign the deal. Which then led to Sterling's defensive interview and all that's followed since. They both deserve each other, if all that's true that is...
Anyway, weren't Liverpool the ones who started leaking info about the contract talks - Sterling rejecting 100k, etc and with just about every scouse pundit out there (not directly related to the club, I know) pressurising him to sign the deal. Which then led to Sterling's defensive interview and all that's followed since. They both deserve each other, if all that's true that is...
We had a very highly paid professional throw a hissy fit and bite people not so long ago. At the end of that saga the owners won. Now we have a very naughty little boy acting like he's the messiah. All that while he's on a 37k contract for 2 years.
If City really don't want him (and by really we mean 50m+) then we're happy to have Sterling locked up for two years being personally spanked by our high Sefton lady. We won't 'lose out' on 40m as a lot of that will go to QPR and City weren't even offering that as one lump sum anyway. Sterling and City don't even have one leg to share and stand on (or shtand on
1. Liverpool would undeniably be pissed off if they had to pay Sterling's wages for two years while he rotted away in the reserves. That is the worst-case scenario for everyone involved.
2. Correct, you'd lose out on more than £40m as you'd not only be missing out on a huge transfer fee but be spending 40k a week for two years on a player to not play.
The matter is already as good as concluded. Sterling will be sold this summer, all that remains to be seen is who to and how much for.
I got to be honest. I'm a United fan and to get a move to United? I would do the same things and I wouldn't be interested in City which is perhaps why City haven't made another bid. Either way it will drag on till the last day probably. He's an immature kid but he does have talent and I think his reasons for wanting to leave are valid. Liverpool won't be challenging anytime soon. They would have to buy a number of top quality players.
There's a lot of spin in the media. I would still take him at United simply because I think he might want to come. Why not? I doubt he would pull this kind of shit at United, City, or Chelsea
There's a lot of spin in the media. I would still take him at United simply because I think he might want to come. Why not? I doubt he would pull this kind of shit at United, City, or Chelsea
So you're a United fan unwilling to sign for City but more than happy to nearly win a league title with Liverpool?
don't forget he left QPR. To me, he joined pool for the money (security) and because he probably knew he was good enough to get into pools team quicker. Who knows if United are interested? However, I know that if this keeps dragging on? Pool fans won't give a shit if they sell him to United. Some will find it funny because he's painting himself out to be a twat. He's now at a stage where, he can pick clubs (if they can afford him). United have a number of England players. He's a supporter of the club. He probably imagines long term Giggs will be manager. We're spending big showing ambition. And I don't think he will worry about the players in front of him. I think he would be confident of games.
If he was going Manchester? It wouldn't be to City. Could be wrong of course but Uniteds finances mean it would be risky of City to haggle if that's what they've been doing
If he was going Manchester? It wouldn't be to City. Could be wrong of course but Uniteds finances mean it would be risky of City to haggle if that's what they've been doing
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