Grow up and get behind Riyad, or: stop listening to the press and wait and see how he reacts on the pitch

[Finnegan]

Got offered the opportunity to get a free Premier League medal, play in one of the most highly acclaimed squads in the history of the Premier League for a manager that's somehow made Raheem ****ing Sterling look world class. Imagine what he'd do with Riyad. 

 

Forgive me a bit of shameless rep-point grandstanding but he's helped us get promoted, helped us win the league, helped us get to the quarter finals of the champions league. Just like Drinkwater, he had every right to look to progress his career and do so with our support and gratitude. That's football, folks. 

 

All he did was request a transfer. There's been no downing of tools, no flouncing off, no refusing to play, no kicking up a fuss. He was a consummate pro after the summer, got his head down and got back to his very best. 

 

Nothing to suggest he isn't going to do so again now. 

 

He's probably leaving in the summer and when he does, cest la vie. Until he does, he's one of ours and he's a big part of our push to get back to our European tour. I for one can't wait to see the bright lights of Tallinn, Kharkiv, Warsaw and Tirana in the tin pot cup. 

 

So please, stow the childish bitterness, stop buying in to the pathetic Sky Sports narrative that he's causing disruption in the squad, don't believe the melodrama and just ****ing support him and the rest of the lads. 

Edited 1 February 2018 by Finnegan

[norwichfox]

He's a cnut...

[brisfox]

If I were the City management, I would say to Mr Mahrez, "If you don't honor your contract, we will stop your pay, let you rot in the reserves and let your contract run down. You can leave in 2 years" If Mahrez didn't want to play for the club, he shouldn't have signed that contract in 2016. There was another former City player who was a big money transfer, Matt Mills (remember him?). He had an attitude that he was bigger than the club and yesterday he left Forest on a free transfer to Barnsley. His career is in a tailspin.

 

[Guest Chocolate Teapot]

5 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

Got offered the opportunity to get a free Premier League medal, play in one of the most highly acclaimed squads in the history of the Premier League for a manager that's somehow made Raheem ****ing Sterling look world class. Imagine what he'd do with Riyad. 

 

Forgive me a bit of shameless rep-point grandstanding but he's helped us get promoted, helped us win the league, helped us get to the quarter finals of the champions league. Just like Drinkwater, he had every right to look to progress his career and do so with our support and gratitude. That's football, folks. 

 

All he did was request a transfer. There's been no downing of tools, no flouncing off, no refusing to play, no kicking up a fuss. He was a consummate pro after the summer, got his head down and got back to his very best. 

 

Nothing to suggest he isn't going to do so again now. 

 

He's probably leaving in the summer and when he does, cest la vie. Until he does, he's one of ours and he's a big part of our push to get back to our European tour. I for one can't wait to see the bright lights of Tallinn, Kharkiv, Warsaw and Tirana in the tin pot cup. 

 

So please, stow the childish bitterness, stop buying in to the pathetic Sky Sports narrative that he's causing disruption in the squad, don't believe the melodrama and just ****ing support him and the rest of the lads. 

Who's being childish, the fans who are annoyed by the timing of his strop or the 26 year old going on 6 year old who's being held 'ransom' by Leicester City?

 

Rob Dorsett doesn't report crap whatever anyone says.

[Finnegan]

Just now, brisfox said:

If I were the City management, I would say to Mr Mahrez, "If you don't honor your contract, we will stop your pay, let you rot in the reserves and let your contract run down. You can leave in 2 years" If Mahrez didn't want to play for the club, he shouldn't have signed that contract in 2016. There was another former City player who was a big money transfer, Matt Mills (remember him?). He had an attitude that he was bigger than the club and yesterday he left Forest on a free transfer to Barnsley. His career is in a tailspin.

 

 

Where has Riyad done anything at all to suggest he thinks he's bigger than the club? 

 

He requested a transfer, we accepted and listened to offers, our valuation wasn't met, he's still a Leicester player. 

[AjcW]

Not actually sure this will get the rep you expect mate, this is the third time now, and it always goes down the same way. He'll suddenly turn up and play for a couple of months before a window, then be up and down for the rest of the season.

 

If this started on Jan 1st i'd have a world of sympathy for him... but yet again his reps (and himself) have tried to make it as awkwardly late as possible to try and force our hand.

 

We're going to have to get used to playing without him so why not start now?

[FLAN]

I think his biggest worry is the team not the fans. Let’s see how that works out. And despite all he achieved...he was being paid well so let’s not pretend he did us a favour 

Edited 1 February 2018 by F1_AN

[les-tah]

If the stories are infact true.. then its him that needs to grow up the little cry baby.

[Finnegan]

1 minute ago, Abrasive fox said:

Who's being childish, the fans who are annoyed by the timing of his strop or the 26 year old going on 6 year old who's being held 'ransom' by Leicester City?

 

Rob Dorsett doesn't report crap whatever anyone says.

 

He downs tools and refuses to play? I'm with you. 

 

Until that point people need to stop believing the shit they read in the press.

 

Journalists have an interest in creating a story to sell to you. They have motive to create this shit so you'll click their websites and buy their rags. 

 

Rob Dorsett reports as much sensational crap as the rest of them, that's his career. 

 

Riyad has never behaved in any way other than completely professional. 

[Innovindil]

He can go **** himself tbh. I'm done with the whole "he's our best player so he can act like a bell" song and dance. 

[Nick]

Has he turned up today for work?

 

Must be tough once you have mentally left to face up to the music and turn in. He's going to be pretty angry and upset but hey ho!

[AjcW]

1 minute ago, Finnegan said:

 

He downs tools and refuses to play? I'm with you. 

 

Until that point people need to stop believing the shit they read in the press.

 

Journalists have an interest in creating a story to sell to you. They have motive to create this shit so you'll click their websites and buy their rags. 

 

Rob Dorsett reports as much sensational crap as the rest of them, that's his career. 

 

Riyad has never behaved in any way other than completely professional. 

Apart from last night right?

 

Not sure you can deny that when our manager comes out with a face like thunder and says he will be punished...

Edited 1 February 2018 by AjcW

[Finnegan]

2 minutes ago, AjcW said:

Not actually sure this will get the rep you expect mate, this is the third time now, and it always goes down the same way. He'll suddenly turn up and play for a couple of months before a window, then be up and down for the rest of the season.

 

If this started on Jan 1st i'd have a world of sympathy for him... but yet again his reps (and himself) have tried to make it as awkwardly late as possible to try and force our hand.

 

We're going to have to get used to playing without him so why not start now?

 

I was joking about the rep points. That's not my motivation here, I really want to have this debate because I think a lot of football fans get ridiculously tribal and sensitive about players. We get butthurt and act like rejected lovers when a player wants to leave. 

 

Yet if you wanted to leave your place of work to further your career, you wouldn't hold yourself back purely out of loyalty to your boss, would you? 

 

The guy hasn't gone on strike, he's just filed a request to hand in his notice and we've not declined. 

 

 

[BirminghamFox]

it's been said before...

 

it'll be said again....

 

and I'll say it now...

 

NO player is bigger than OUR club

[AjcW]

1 minute ago, Finnegan said:

 

I was joking about the rep points. That's not my motivation here, I really want to have this debate because I think a lot of football fans get ridiculously tribal and sensitive about players. We get butthurt and act like rejected lovers when a player wants to leave. 

 

Yet if you wanted to leave your place of work to further your career, you wouldn't hold yourself back purely out of loyalty to your boss, would you? 

 

The guy hasn't gone on strike, he's just filed a request to hand in his notice and we've not declined. 

 

 

 I know!

 

But last night he did go on strike, as confirmed by his manager, who now wants to fine him.

[Finnegan]

Just now, AjcW said:

 I know!

 

But last night he did go on strike, as confirmed by his manager, who now wants to fine him.

 

We had an ongoing bid, we were willing to sell, he was never going to be in the squad and Puel has said he'll be "welcomed back with a smile."

 

Other than the gutter press reporting his "close friend" says he's depressed, what grounds do we have to doubt he's going to put a shift in the rest of the season? 

[AjcW]

1 minute ago, Finnegan said:

 

We had an ongoing bid, we were willing to sell, he was never going to be in the squad and Puel has said he'll be "welcomed back with a smile."

 

Other than the gutter press reporting his "close friend" says he's depressed, what grounds do we have to doubt he's going to put a shift in the rest of the season? 

The first thing Puel said was 'we will see, some punishment' 

 

Surely that indicates he wanted him to play last night? 

 

Giroud played for Arsenal the night before moving to Chelsea.

[DB11]

The same close friend that said Riyad now has to go to war with the club? 

[Nick]

And he could have taken a leaf out of Giroud's book in terms of professionalism - and yeah he will be fined and it wouldn't surprise me if he does take a week or more to stop sulking but who could blame him - he's been constantly told if a reasonable offer came in he could go and the goalposts in terms of our valuation has changed and that will be difficult for him to stomach.

[Samilktray]

Ulloa went on Tele and said he'd never play for us again and didn't get the abuse our best ever player does. Mad mate 

[Voll Blau]

To paraphrase something I said in another thread last night, anyone on here is kidding themselves if they don't think they'll be going mad the next time he bags. To suggest otherwise is just ridiculous e-posturing driven by 48 hours of believing everything they've read from every available source on the internet.

 

I'm sure some miserable fvckers will give him more grief than usual any time he misplaces a pass or whatever for a few weeks, but these are the same miserable fvckers who live to do that kind of stuff at games anyway.

[nnfox]

I sympathise with him to a degree and I have no problem with him having ambitions of playing for a giant club.

 

I do have issue with him handing a transfer request in right at the end of the window and then sulking when we don't accept an offer that is tens of millions below our evaluation. He is paid 100k per week and he should always act as a professional. 

 

Kante left because there was a release clause. Drinkwater left because Chelsea met our valuation. The owners will not stand in his way to leave, but the price is the price.  I'd like to own a Ferrari, but if I walked into a dealership and offered 50k when the price is 100k then I'd be leaving without one.

[SheppyFox]

He can suck my Diabates’ 

[Finnegan]

Just now, AjcW said:

The first thing Puel said was 'we will see, some punishment' 

 

Surely that indicates he wanted him to play last night? 

 

Giroud played for Arsenal the night before moving to Chelsea.

 

When has a player ever been involved in an active deadline day move and been in the squad the same night? 

 

We had a 95m package put together and were willing to let him leave for an enormous profit if Man City met our valuation. 

 

Our owners aren't mugs, they know he's eventually going to go and just because some of our fans want him to rot in the reserves and leave on a free in two years out of spite, it doesn't mean Vichai is that stupid. 

 

He knows he's going to sell, we all know that, we're just waiting for our valuation to be met. 

 

We were never going to let him go for the price of 1/3 or even 1/2 Coutinho in the same window. 

 

Riyad and his agent might be playing the game, sure, but until we see evidence that he's going to stop playing I really don't understand the hate tbh. 

 

For the record, he downs tools against Swansea and I'll be the very first to retract this and get the pitch fork out. But Christ, give him the benefit of the doubt. 

 

This is a guy that spent the last deadline day in an airport hoping to go to Barcelona and still went on to give us the best form he can produce in the following months. 

 

No reason he can't do so again. 

[Mike Oxlong]

21 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

Got offered the opportunity to get a free Premier League medal, play in one of the most highly acclaimed squads in the history of the Premier League for a manager that's somehow made Raheem ****ing Sterling look world class. Imagine what he'd do with Riyad. 

 

Forgive me a bit of shameless rep-point grandstanding but he's helped us get promoted, helped us win the league, helped us get to the quarter finals of the champions league. Just like Drinkwater, he had every right to look to progress his career and do so with our support and gratitude. That's football, folks. 

 

All he did was request a transfer. There's been no downing of tools, no flouncing off, no refusing to play, no kicking up a fuss. He was a consummate pro after the summer, got his head down and got back to his very best. 

 

Nothing to suggest he isn't going to do so again now. 

 

He's probably leaving in the summer and when he does, cest la vie. Until he does, he's one of ours and he's a big part of our push to get back to our European tour. I for one can't wait to see the bright lights of Tallinn, Kharkiv, Warsaw and Tirana in the tin pot cup. 

 

So please, stow the childish bitterness, stop buying in to the pathetic Sky Sports narrative that he's causing disruption in the squad, don't believe the melodrama and just ****ing support him and the rest of the lads. 

 

Coukdnt have put it better myself