06 Oct 2021 21:32:55
Bit of a side shout, I think we should seriously consider signing sterling if he's available. he's always played well with an intelligent number 9 and a front free of Lukaku Werner sterling would be incredible. Young, 26, English and an overall quality player. Sterling and rice would be my picks for signings in the summer.


1.) 06 Oct 2021
06 Oct 2021 22:05:19
He would probably cost £100m. I don't think we are interested.


2.) 06 Oct 2021
06 Oct 2021 22:15:36
I seem to remember Ed saying Sterling was available but I also seem to remember him saying we had no interest.

Of course I could have imagined the whole thing!

{Ed002's Note - No you recall well.}


3.) 06 Oct 2021
06 Oct 2021 22:17:06
No thanks to Sterling overrated, I suspect Pep would be happy to let him go for a stash of cash.


4.) 06 Oct 2021
06 Oct 2021 22:33:30
Blimey, maybe I’ve not drunk all the grey cells into oblivion.

Thanks as always Ed for the clarification.


5.) 07 Oct 2021
07 Oct 2021 08:53:02
Standard have always enjoyed your posts like Jackson before he took break but this one is definitely so English biases. Note Sterling will be very expensive for obvious reasons. The obsession about rice us becoming so irritating like he has but right to play for Chelsea.

If it must be English then it has to Bellingham or even Philips Chelsea will be cheaper than Sterling and I know who to choose between the two. Please let us drop this rice obsession here it's boring and irritating now to always mention him even when we never showed serious interest. We are never going to sign rice because there will be a better value for money elsewhere for the amount that will be required to buy him English premium will deter many clubs. united seem to want another company but still don't see value for money in him.

i don't have issues with English players but they are ridiculously expensive and given privileges not given to others who have football qualities. English players are overhyped. Just look at rudigar who's asking for 200k but even odo is on 120k or more, Chilwell etc gets kings sum rudigar is far more important to this team than both.


6.) 07 Oct 2021
07 Oct 2021 12:59:27
Good post ilo, I agree.


7.) 07 Oct 2021
07 Oct 2021 19:19:23
Well said Ilo.