DelboyVilla

Hard working but very little end product. Not what we really need.. Ireland is more suited to our requirements?

If he is a non-EU citizen then the home office are not obliged to allow him to get into the country in order to work. Their rather loose rule states that in order for a non-EU footballer to be eligible for a work permit: [*:308de804e5]a player must have played for his country in at least 75% of its competitive 'A' team matches he was available for selection, during the two years preceding the date of the application; and [*:308de804e5]the player's country must be at or above 70th place in the official FIFA world rankings when averaged over the two years preceding the date of the application. The main exception is where an outstanding youngster is involved - one who couldn't feasibly have gained the necessary experience during his career to date. How they come to the conclusion the youngster is outstanding TENDS to depend on which club is asking for the permit. If you're top 4 you're quids in. If you're not, then you're probably not. The full text is here and is based on the 08/09 season but it has not changed much, if at all, since then. Bloody hell the home office must have been really busy over the past few years with all the influx of foreign workwers into the country??

Spot on. He doesn't have the technical ability to play as he wants to play, and doesn't have the discipline to do what is best for the team (him as a sitting deep def mid). I'm no fan of Petrov, but he is disciplined in his position, I will give him that. He always reminds me of a that dog that chases footballs in the park, runs around like a lunatic to get it then hasn't got a clue what to do when he catches it??

Why does it have to be MON who has done the dirty? From what i can gather, James Milner is now pissed off as he didnt want us fans thinking that he requested a move, MON thought **** him (and rightly so) im going to make it public and play it straight down the line saying basically ''James has asked to leave, if Man City can meet our valuation he can go''. Milner is pissed off by all accounts because he didnt want it played out that he had requested a move. Well done MON Has Milner officially requested a transfer? i.e will he recieve a percentage of the fee? To say that would be a bit annoying is an understatment!

Fair enough he wants to go. The one thing that we know about MON and Randy is that they will hold out for the right amount of cash before they let him speak to Mancs!!

stories popping up on newsnow nothing from anyone credible yet but seems to be true.

the sqaud has gone to the Republic I think so yes MON is probably on the golf course right now???

He just never stops being jealous of us does he the short fat clearing in the woods!!! Apparently said we haven't got enough money!!!! Ha wouldn't want us to give it to him!!

In bold. One reason why this move won't happen. sad but true.

MON won't like his attitude though?? I think KJH must have been kidnapped by human trafficers and is now called Janet and is working in a massage parlour in Salford because no has seen him since he landed in Manchester yesterday???

I would have to agree on that, but we will probably end up with, Bramble, Benjani and Bullard??? :shock:

Mixed feelings for me. Happy that we kept our best player but sad that we would have drastically reduced our transfer budget I know what you mean. I just get the feeling that we could get 2 or 3 real gems of players with this money? (Other trouble is can we trust MON to unearth them?)

Ideal Petrov replacement in the short/long term. Arse have never quite replaced him and lost alot of steel out of their midfield. However to guy does have a history of leaving clubs on bad terms?

And Ashley has said he wants to stay and sign a new contract, we should reward that kind of loyality?

And signs a new long term deal?

A player with potential but right now all he really does is dribble and is fast. His technical ability when it comes to passing and finishing is pretty poor and physically he is weak. I'm not sure if we can improve him enough to in turn improve the side. I'd take that Mauricio Isla at right back though. if we're talking Chileans. Sanchez didnt really impress me at the World Cup with his final ball. Reminds me of a young Cristiano Ronaldo with dribbling and no end product Sounds quite like McGeady aswell who we are going to pay £10M for apparently???

Still can't see either MON or Raul being remotely interested in this one. He will more than likely head for one of the middle east leagues and pick up mega bucks in an easy league?

Do you really think there's even a 1% chance of that happening? Let's hope not the guys 37 and should just end his days on a high with RM.

Ouch!

No thanks

Personally I thought Downing was signed for that role. Milner just took to it like a duck to water and changed everything. Well if he does take that role he will have to stop wimping out of tackles?

Gilberto Silva always has a younger more dynamic defensive midfielder alongside him, usually Melo. Plus petrov is not in the same league as Gilberto in terms of quality?

What? No way? If we could get Petrov and Parker both playing in the defensive midfield role, and then have Ash and Downing on the wings, Sacrifice Carew or Heskey and play Ireland off Gabby... that would be a unbelievable team in my opinion... ---- --------Gabby -------- Young ---------Ireland--------Downing --------Parker -------- Petrov ----- I like that! We will have to agree to disagree on that one, an uunbeleivably poor midfield IMO.

I see what you are saying about replacing Milner with a player of Parkers age! However, I totally disagree about him being past it. I'd say Parker is playing the best football of his career, apart from that year at Charlton he had which attracted the interest from Chelsea. What worries me most is the prospect of having petrov and parker in the same midfield. Teams would just waltz through the middle of us IMO? Parker is playing well in a poor Spam side but I think we need a more dynamic box to box player? :shock: you don't get much more dynamic than Scott Parker! James Milner? Anyway it won't happen according to the porno dwarves and their mouth piece?

I see what you are saying about replacing Milner with a player of Parkers age! However, I totally disagree about him being past it. I'd say Parker is playing the best football of his career, apart from that year at Charlton he had which attracted the interest from Chelsea. What worries me most is the prospect of having petrov and parker in the same midfield. Teams would just waltz through the middle of us IMO? Parker is playing well in a poor Spam side but I think we need a more dynamic box to box player?