Please Go!!!!!! (Micah) [MERGED]

[King Kev]

I thought the 'boo boys' were the ones doing the booing?

[Ted Hughes]

What's wrong with currants?

[Beefymcfc]

Well it was before the Arse game anyway so I think he'll be happier to have been chosen/trusted for a big game & may not have made those comments if asked this week. It could also be that this wasn't an interview as such but a few comments made in private which he didn't realise were on the record, having a general moan after missing the Blackpool game.

Whatever the ins-and-outs are, they become irrelevant once they are depicted in this way. If Mancini sees these quotes, which undoubtedly he will, then I would suggest he will take it as a personal attack on himself which leaves Micah in a very awkward position. It also brings into question other peoples loyalties which may also impact on their status at the club.

Silly silly boy, in my humble opinion.

I don't see it as an attack at all, it's just a statement of fact for the most part. If Bob decides to victimise Micah for that whilst letting other players do what they like, I'll lose all respect for him.

I see where you're going with it Ted, and all's I can say is why, do you believe he should be ahead of Zab's? Just cos you've got a shitty on about Jerome playing (which I agree with) doesn't mean you have to go the opposite and say Micah's right with this. Would you not say that the highlighted quotes were a direct attack at the manager which question him as the boss and bringing a private conversation out to the fore, ie. 'I am better than Zab and Jerome and you should be playing me week-in/ week-out, if not, I'm telling all the world that you are wrong!'.

"City are second and they will say what the manager is doing is working and keeping us fresh but I know my ability and I want to show it.

"I'm not the sort of player who can just sit around and bank his wages.

"I've got no problem with the club or Roberto Mancini as a manager but he knows how I feel.

"I went to see the boss and told him how frustrated I was.

"He said I was part of his plans but I went three Premier League games without even getting on, started against Aston Villa, then didn't play against Blackpool.

"Sometimes I'm in, then Jerome Boateng comes in instead, or Pablo Zabaleta, or two of us play.

"It's in, out, in, out, mix and match.

"I could understand being left out when Mark Hughes was in charge because I wasn't playing that well and was going through a bad time.

"We didn't have so many good players but I wasn't at my best.

"I wasn't in the team at the end of last season under Mancini either but I worked really hard in pre- season and was determined to become an important part of the team. I feel I've been playing well. I'm confident in my ability and know when my game is in good shape, which right now it is.

"When I first got into the team as a teenager everything was going great but I hadn't really learned the game properly and I sort of crashed for a while.

"But I'm a different person now, I've learned, and I'm happy with my game again. Mancini says I've improved a lot but it's not getting me regular starts.

"I've never really been used to sitting on the bench and not playing and I hate it.

"I don't feel it's acceptable to me if I'm honest.

"We've got a ridiculous amount of players, so many in every position who are all top quality and there are plenty of good players who don't get in at all.

"We travel with 21 and three don't even get to be sub.

"You hope the club understands that they have to let people go and not leave them to rot.

"Players like Shaun Wright-Phillips have been frustrated at not playing as has Adam Johnson. Shaun was told the same thing by Mr Capello that I was, that he needs to get regular football.

"I feel more for Adam, particularly, because he could find himself in the same situation as me and Shaun. He's a young man who wants to be playing too and he has said that a few times this season.

"I love City. I've been there since I was 15 and I got capped by England while playing for this club.

"But having reached that level I want to keep myself up there.

"This is not me telling the boss, 'you must pick me for every game', I'm just telling it as I feel it.

"I want to be somewhere where I'm kicking a ball every week."

[Alioune DVToure]

I just read the interview and don't have a problem with anything he said. Good that he wants to play, good that he recognises the competition for places.

[Ted Hughes]

Woah hang on, I haven't said he should play instead of Zabba or that he's right to blart stuff out in public, I disagree with both.


It's most certainly not an attack on Mancini though. There's not one word of criticism for Mancini. He doesn't say Mancini is wrong about anything, just that the club shouldn't hang onto players they don't want. He's right; they shouldn't.

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

Fucking hell. People are taking seriously some twisted word crap from the s*n. Calm down people.

[andyblue]

Does anyone really believe he went to the Sun with this? It sounds to me like they spoke to somebody that he spoke to. My guess is that he whinged to a friend about his situation and the Sun came along, paid the friend a few hundred and created a story out of that.

[ronk]

What's wrong with currants?

No raisin.

[Swales4ever]

Very good topic, long everdue, thanks for it.
I widely disagree with the OP, though.
Since last season when the majority of City Fans felt scared by the idea to have Micah as a starter, I did reckon that Mancini could have had an important influence in his development.
Full credit to the Lad, for taking the challange and fighting hard to minimize his weakness and making the gaffer’s life hard at picking the starters.
All the reasons because is a valuable asset for the Club has been already pointed out throut this thread, starting from the fact that he’s an Home grown player, up to his powerfull run and the fact that he can be very usefull to play against some oppositions particularly powerfull in the air..
All in all, perhaps I’ve been too optimistic when last season I assesed he could have turned to become our Paolo Maldini , because of his sole real weakness (inability to cross decently, that can be worked but I dunno how much) but to get a rid of such a powerfull – now also very applicated – defender would be a crime.

Side note: I’d like to take the Micah out/Nedum in post as a good fun: It wouldn’t be any good, either technically and professionally wise.

[Beefymcfc]

Woah hang on, I haven't said he should play instead of Zabba or that he's right to blart stuff out in public, I disagree with both.


It's most certainly not an attack on Mancini though. There's not one word of criticism for Mancini. He doesn't say Mancini is wrong about anything, just that the club shouldn't hang onto players they don't want. He's right; they shouldn't.

OK mate, we'll just have to see things differently, but if he's going to tell all and sundry that he should be playing instead of the likes of Zab and make it quite clear that Mancini is wrong in his choices, then in my mind what he is actually saying is that the manager doesn't know what he's doing.

But you are right, if we don't want him let him go; just the same way Nedum and Beller's went.

PS. I'd usually poo-poo these type of stories but on this occassion, I think it's true.

[Mase]

Side note: I’d like to take the Micah out/Nedum in post as a good fun: It wouldn’t be any good, either technically and professionally wise.

Agree completely!

[Ted Hughes]

Woah hang on, I haven't said he should play instead of Zabba or that he's right to blart stuff out in public, I disagree with both.


It's most certainly not an attack on Mancini though. There's not one word of criticism for Mancini. He doesn't say Mancini is wrong about anything, just that the club shouldn't hang onto players they don't want. He's right; they shouldn't.

OK mate, we'll just have to see things differently, but if he's going to tell all and sundry that he should be playing instead of the likes of Zab and make it quite clear that Mancini is wrong in his choices, then in my mind what he is actually saying is that the manager doesn't know what he's doing.

But you are right, if we don't want him let him go; just the same way Nedum and Beller's went.

PS. I'd usually poo-poo these type of stories but on this occassion, I think it's true.

Mancini has already said about 50 times that he wants players who aren't in the team to be pissed off & thinking they should be in the team, not players who just accept it. As he says' "ees normal".

[Beefymcfc]

Woah hang on, I haven't said he should play instead of Zabba or that he's right to blart stuff out in public, I disagree with both.


It's most certainly not an attack on Mancini though. There's not one word of criticism for Mancini. He doesn't say Mancini is wrong about anything, just that the club shouldn't hang onto players they don't want. He's right; they shouldn't.

OK mate, we'll just have to see things differently, but if he's going to tell all and sundry that he should be playing instead of the likes of Zab and make it quite clear that Mancini is wrong in his choices, then in my mind what he is actually saying is that the manager doesn't know what he's doing.

But you are right, if we don't want him let him go; just the same way Nedum and Beller's went.

PS. I'd usually poo-poo these type of stories but on this occassion, I think it's true.

Mancini has already said about 50 times that he wants players who aren't in the team to be pissed off & thinking they should be in the team, not players who just accept it. As he says' "ees normal".

...and important.

[dazby]

The club has a press coach who peeps the players on what to say etc. I spoke to him when I did my run on the pitch earlier this year. He mentioned the difficulties he had in accessing the players before they spoke. Ie 1 of him, 40 odd of them. You never know where the press are going to be. He mentioned Shay as one of the best speakers at the club. Can't remember anything else.

[the_georgian_genius]

He should take a leaf out of Zabaleta's book otherwise he will be watching Zabaleta lift trophies galore for us whilst spouting off to the papers because he is on Aston Villa's bench.

[Dameerto]

What's wrong with currants?

Sultanas are the daddy, one sultana could beat the crap out of a currant AND a raisin in a bar fight.

[sandman]

I've just changed my mind on Richards, its easy to forget he's still only 22, I have just been reminded by a member of staff at the club.

My view has been changed after a dicussion at length, the lad has another two years until he is expected to be at the peak of his career, if he can listen and learn off players around him like Vieira and Kolo Toure that have done it in the prem, if he can gain a little more spacial awareness and if he can start tracking back after pushing forward then he still has at least 8 years (injury depending) in the premier league. He still has a lot of potential and has time to develop, plus he is in a position where he can still play aged 30+.

I must apologise any earlier criticisms I have had (not only in this thread), these were based on how long he has been at the club, not on how long he has been in football. It is strange how much a view can change after speaking to someone REALLY in the know.

[Beefymcfc]

I read something last year about Max Clifford being his publicist and, just maybe, he may have thrown this out to the Sun to get maximum publicity to one of his boys.

Just thinking out loud.

[Beefymcfc]

I've just changed my mind on Richards, its easy to forget he's still only 22, I have just been reminded by a member of staff at the club.

My view has been changed after a dicussion at length, the lad has another two years until he is expected to be at the peak of his career, if he can listen and learn off players around him like Vieira and Kolo Toure that have done it in the prem, if he can gain a little more spacial awareness and if he can start tracking back after pushing forward then he still has at least 8 years (injury depending) in the premier league. He still has a lot of potential and has time to develop, plus he is in a position where he can still play aged 30+.

I must apologise any earlier criticisms I have had (not only in this thread), these were based on how long he has been at the club, not on how long he has been in football. It is strange how much a view can change after speaking to someone REALLY in the know.

So, did this ITK tell you that Micah didn't say what was written?

[Ted Hughes]

I read something last year about Max Clifford being his publicist and, just maybe, he may have thrown this out to the Sun to get maximum publicity to one of his boys.

Just thinking out loud.

Nah, Max just told him not to stick his dick in girls & film it but if he absolutely had to, then not to have Ishmail Miller's dick or even his face, in the same film, or girl. Then gave him Harry Redknapp's phone number & charged him £5,000.