If Nasri and Cesc Leave

[Joker]

I think Nasri's not being completely honest about his motivations for leaving the club, and the thing that most annoys me is how he fails to accept responsibility for the end of season collapse last season, even though he put in shit performances from February onwards that contributed to our crap form.

Nevertheless, he's completely correct when he says City have more chance of winning something than Arsenal. Regarding the fans' lack of "passion", I think that's crap, because the away fans last season were very vocal in their support for Nasri. However, the exorbitant ticket prices at home has prevented many loyal supporters from attending games, and that contributes to a poor atmosphere at times.

Compare that to City, where despite all the complaining about Sheikh Mansour ruining football, he's actually been sensible and kept prices low, so as not to price out hardcore supporters.

[Darth Vela]

Let's put it this way, he's either a calculating bastard who knew how to get the most money after playing out of his skin for a few months then stop caring once the move is arranged or he's a horrendous bottler who can't do it once there's a smidgen of pressure, my money's on the former.

[Letters]

Amusing how loads of you will invent nonsense and twist facts to try and insult someone that simply didn't want to play for us and had no attachment to the club whatsoever.

Are you new here?

Also, why didn't he have any attachment to the club? He's not a local lad but the fans sung his name loud and long last season, even when he stopped playing well, which he did. City aren't the only side who will challenge for trophies this year. They are the only club who will drive a sodding great truck of money to his house every week though. I don't have a huge problem with him going but let's not pretend it was for some noble reason. He had half a good season and wanted double the money.

[Joker]

Are you new here?

Also, why didn't he have any attachment to the club? He's not a local lad but the fans sung his name loud and long last season, even when he stopped playing well, which he did. City aren't the only side who will challenge for trophies this year. They are the only club who will drive a sodding great truck of money to his house every week though. I don't have a huge problem with him going but let's not pretend it was for some noble reason. He had half a good season and wanted double the money.

I agree that he only had a very good half season and when the pressure increased in the new year, he either bottled it or showed that he's not as good as some think he is. Nevertheless, we'll find out the truth when he plays for City whether he's the real deal or just a half decent player capable of sporadic moments of brilliance.

No, he didn't leave for noble reasons but he is more likely to win trophies at City, no doubt about it.

[Boss]

Let's break down why the arguments made above against Nasri are wrong, innit.

1. Fans sing for all players, let's not pretend like he'll get any less support at City if he puts in the same level of performances.

2. 'wanted double the money'. No basis in that. If you've been naively misled by the press who claimed his reason for not signing was due to money (a few have on here) then the claimed amount he wanted was 110k per week when we were offering 90k. He was on 70k odd (again according to the press).

3. If he was truly a money grabbing c*nt as claimed, he would have played out the last year of his contract for us, picked up a 10M+ signing bonus for any club he desired next season and still have seen the same wages (or higher, most probably).

4. In the three times he's spoken about why he wants to leave, all have been about ambition. There's no doubting that Citeh have shown more ambition than we have this season. He said if Wenger bought players he'd stay, Wenger didn't so he left. Clichy joined them for the same reason.

5. For the silly people above asking 'if he wasn't interested in money why didn't he go to United' - well two reasons. a) They hadn't made a concrete bid for him at the amount we wanted and b) Wenger probably didn't want to sell one of our only world class players to United. We seem to have no problem selling to Citeh, probably because they tend to overpay.

6. The comments he made about how our home support is bad... that's been mentioned a few times in the press and is generally seen as valid. Let's not forget he's moved to a new club and has probably been asked biased questions; he also wants to fit in with Citeh fans.

We're stuck with the club because we support it, so we have to 'accept' frustrating things like lack of additions to the team, the year after year selling of our better players etc. Players that play for the club don't.

Nasri plays for Citeh now so I don't want him doing well but I honestly don't see the need for some of the inaccurate comments on here and unnecessary stuff hoping he breaks his leg etc.

Let's not forget Henry left the club after just two seasons of being trophyless; Fabregas stayed six years more. He's another that shouldn't be criticised. If all the comments made on here about players leaving us were true, we have a collection of some of the most disloyal players to ever set foot in the game, which is difficult to believe of course.

[Ironing]

Just corrected your little typo there.

Whatever mate, he'll be playing in a team that WINS, with other professionals of the highest footballing standard, instead of alongside the likes of bendtner, denilson, squillaci and co (and whoever the next super-quality™ recruit the boss brings in)

If you've ever played any form of football you'll know the value a) winning games and b) being surrounded by players who are at least equal or even better than you

[Joker]

Yeah the breaking leg comments are pathetic, especially considering what has happened to Arsenal players in recent seasons. I don't rate Nasri as highly as some do, and I hope he fails at City, but I would never want anyone's leg to be broken. Like I said, I don't like the way Nasri failed to show up in the second half of last season and not taking responsibility for that reflects badly on him, but some of the hate towards him is excessive. Moreover, at least he took part in our preseason campaign, despite informing Wenger he was going to leave in early July. Moreover, he performed well against Liverpool, despite knowing he was leaving. This doesn't make up for the fact he let us down last season, but people need a sense of perspective. Cesc deserves more opprobium poured on him IMO, given he feigned injury to avoid turning up for preaseason.

[Letters]

1. Fans sing for all players

They don't actually. I do go to games you know.
Nasri's song was by far the most prominent of last season. Very few players have 'songs' right now as we don't have many heros out there.

[Niall_Quinn]

Amusing how loads of you will invent nonsense and twist facts to try and insult someone that simply didn't want to play for us and had no attachment to the club whatsoever.

Lesbian is wrong, plain and simple. It's immoral. Unless both the women are attractive, which clearly isn't the case with Nasri.

[Niall_Quinn]

we have a collection of some of the most disloyal players to ever set foot in the game

Very true. Well said. But you shouldn't just blame Nasri. Most players are like this now.