[Albion] James Milner [13/06/25 - new one-year deal]

Seasider78 · 2025-06-13T16:28:55+0100

That leaves us with only 12 months to find a replacement end of career, crocked, ex Liverpool, dressing room cheerleader on big wages.

Someone get Oxlade Chamberlain on the phone pronto

Cheggers · 2025-06-13T16:30:29+0100

ACobweb said:
It was bizarre enough keeping hold of him last season and inevitably be barley played, now I'm convinced it's either some form of mass delusion, blackmail or a practical joke gone too far.

Now you've corn and done it. I'll be amaized if he plays 10 games.

Hometownglory · 2025-06-13T16:30:39+0100

What's the point? He's crocked. Its just a waste of wages, I bet he's on a decent wedge.

Tom Hark Preston Park · 2025-06-13T16:31:33+0100

Mustafa II said:
This doesn't make a lot of sense to us fans, but the club probably knows what it's doing.

Suspect if we were flies on the wall in the team dressing room it would make total sense.

Why? What exactly does Milner offer to the playing side? Which is the only side that matters. Woopie-do's he speaks Spanish, but then again we shipped out most of our Soanish-speaking starlets with undue haste last Summer. Doubtful any of them would have listened to that old guy, old enough to be their dad, in any case.

Last Summer's transfer window was a triumph of quantity over quality. This Summer's early indications don't look all that promising...

Mustafa II · 2025-06-13T16:31:47+0100

Hometownglory said:
What's the point? He's crocked. Its just a waste of wages, I bet he's on a decent wedge.

I bet he isn't, to be fair.

Greg Bobkin · 2025-06-13T16:32:33+0100

Bozza said:
New 1-year contract.

Excellent news :thumbsup:

*grabs popcorn – and tin hat*

dazzer6666 · 2025-06-13T16:32:40+0100

Hometownglory said:
What's the point? He's crocked. Its just a waste of wages, I bet he's on a decent wedge.

If only he was contributing off the pitch in some way

Mustafa II · 2025-06-13T16:35:09+0100

Tom Hark Preston Park said:
Why? What exactly does Milner offer to the playing side? Which is the only side that matters. Woopie-do's he speaks Spanish, but then again we shipped our most of our Soanish-speaking starlets with undue haste last Sumner. Last Summer's transfer window was a triumph of quantity over quality. This Summer's early indications don't look all that promising...

The only thing we fans get to see is what happens during the 90 minutes every week.

Hours and hours of training happen in between that.

Do you reckon training with players with 1,000's of hours of top level experience, top trophies, international experience, and still able to put in a shift in the Premier League is likely to be beneficial for our young players?

I suspect the club does, which is why we like players like Lallana, Milner, Welbeck, etc.

The club doesn't get a lot wrong - and we have a very good track record of developing young talent.

Shins · 2025-06-13T16:35:22+0100

I do get the points that it's a bit of strange move solely when you look at solely on field contribution. But obviously that's not why they've extended the contract and everyone knows it.

It'll be mostly an economic decision that will take his wages, let's say 1.5-2mil for the year, and ask the question whether his standards and personality will improve the players around him to a market value of greater than the cost of keeping him for a year. The club clearly thinks, yes he will.

When we have so many u21s being played (that don't need registering) we don't really need to worry about him wasting a spot in the 25 man squad.

Triggaaar · 2025-06-13T16:35:37+0100

I imagine wages will be reflective of a) how much he helps off the pitch and b) how much he plays (if at all). I can't see the issue.

levs · 2025-06-13T16:35:40+0100

I just can't fathom how he's been out injured for so long, with what was only ever described as a muscle injury. There's been no news of any surgery, and his injury record before that was exemplary. He's always been praised as having a fantastic level of fitness throughout his career and has looked after himself well.

I think the only reason we would have given him a contract, is if the medical team are confident he will make a full recovery in the near future

Greg Bobkin · 2025-06-13T16:37:04+0100

Mustafa II said:
This doesn't make a lot of sense to us fans, but the club probably knows what it's doing.

Suspect if we were flies on the wall in the team dressing room it would make total sense.

You reckon?! :lolol:

I honestly thought they would just SPAFF a load of money up the wall on a past it, perma-injured player just for the LOLz and clicks on NSC to earn him and the rest of the mods enough money to retire!

hans kraay fan club · 2025-06-13T16:37:35+0100

levs said:
I just can't fathom how he's been out injured for so long, with what was only ever described as a muscle injury. There's been no news of any surgery, and his injury record before that was exemplary. He's always been praised as having a fantastic level of fitness throughout his career and has looked after himself well.

I think the only reason we would have given him a contract, is if the medical team are confident he will make a full recovery in the near future

You missed a big story on it a week or two ago.

He had knee surgery, and complications from it.

DJ NOBO · 2025-06-13T16:37:59+0100

Dick Swiveller said:
And that, Fabian, is what is known as a coach. Not a player.

That’s the issue. Why pay junior coaches, senior player rates?

dazzer6666 · 2025-06-13T16:38:15+0100

levs said:
I just can't fathom how he's been out injured for so long, with what was only ever described as a muscle injury. There's been no news of any surgery, and his injury record before that was exemplary. He's always been praised as having a fantastic level of fitness throughout his career and has looked after himself well.

I think the only reason we would have given him a contract, is if the medical team are confident he will make a full recovery in the near future

James Milner opens up on nine-month absence: ‘I didn’t know if I could walk properly again’

James Milner has opened up over the freak knee surgery complication that left him unable to move his foot for months

www.theguardian.com

studio150 · 2025-06-13T16:38:15+0100

I assume Milner retires once he is past Gareth Barry's PL appearance record.

singing4seagulls · 2025-06-13T16:38:54+0100

I see this as a huge positive and win.

Tony doesn't spend money for fun. Clearly they see this as good value.

Sod all you miserable gits lol

Greg Bobkin · 2025-06-13T16:39:08+0100

Gazwag said:
Maybe we should wheat and see

Time for him to earn his corn.

albionalba · 2025-06-13T16:41:58+0100

Gazwag said:
Maybe we should wheat and see

ACobweb said:
It was bizarre enough keeping hold of him last season and inevitably be barley played,

Cheggers said:
Now you've corn and done it. I'

I think his time with us is being turned into a cereal

(I'm in btw, he can bring a kind of This City is Ours authority to the training ground which might be handy when you (allegedly) have flare-ups from our player whose Dad was (allegedly) a gangster)

DJ NOBO · 2025-06-13T16:42:27+0100

Greg Bobkin said:
Time for him to earn his corn.

Why? He oats us nothing

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