Comments on: City outgoing transfer talk: 26 July – will Ireland make 25 man squad?

By: Blue Moon Rising

Blue Moon Rising — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:53:57 +0000

There’s no way Ireland should be let go… He hasn’t become a bad player over night. He was by a long shot our best player just a season ago. If he was not up to the same level last season then surely 1. the fact that the system has changed which does not allow him to get forward as much and 2. a lot of niggly injuries meant he was never going to look as he did. I think Ireland showed in patches in the pre-season games so far that he is still our most inventive midfield player and still has a great eye for a pass. I’m not sure under the current system where there are two strikers played and two defensive midfielders Ireland will look as good as he did. It’s like Chelsea telling Lampard or Liverpool telling Gerard to sit in the middle and not to get to far forward. If this happend to these players they also would not get as many goals and assists and have such a positive affect on their team’s performances… If the system is changed so that City play with one striker (like Chelsea do with Drogba and Liverpool do with Torres – when fit) then Ireland is up there with Lampard and Gerard…

By: man city fan

man city fan — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:51:06 +0000

if it was up to me i would have sold SWP-RSC-garrido-onuoha-jo-robinho-etuhu-caicedo-

loan out m.johnson-weiss-ibrahim-ireland

By: Mack

Mack — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:45:58 +0000

This is about the Club not the player. Though he is a player with great potential but in the end everything comes to the player’s hard work to materialize those potentials. Unfortunately, Ireland has been off his game during last season and with the amount of investment the club is making, this is something that can not be afforded. Glory does not come for free, not only you do need to invest, but also you do need to make sacrifices that are painful like this one

By: The Truth

The Truth — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:13:05 +0000

Absolute disgrace if we let this artist of a footballer. Get shut of Barry, Zabaleta, Vieira & Richards if we need too they’re charlatans or past it.

By: Nithin

Nithin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:56:56 +0000

Last season, city forced their captain dunne out of the club. This time its gonna be Ireland and Bellamy, though they gave their efforts for the club whole heartedly. Money can buy stars ,not loyal players.