Eh?, so because I don't rate him means I'd "barrack" him? grow up, Milner has been around for six years and I can't remember him doing anything, he's had 3 clubs already and is no better than what we have.
If he's all that why are Newcastle (who are utter rubbish) so willing to get shut?, Villa had him on loan and didn't make it permenant, buying Newcastle's cast offs will not take us forward.
I think he's bog average, the kind of player we should be looking at if we were 12/13th but not if we are "trying to catch the top 4", Milner will never be good enough for that.
We'd be relying on say Liverpool imploding which I can't see, I think they'll get more points next season than the one just gone, we won't be looking at the top four, just scrapping with Spurs, Villa, Pompey and City for 5th, in my opinion.
The top four will finish well clear of us next season, it would take about 80m to get close to them and them not improving their squads which they will, 5th is as good as it gets for the rest of us. I accepted that a long time ago.