Lescott....

Maestro Haze · March 16, 2013

CahillsCornerFlag said:
Lescott for £4m? Snap your arm off. If him and Jags are back together that can only be a good thing.

Absolutely, he's such a good defender, don't understand why he doesn't play more for City.

billycopper · March 16, 2013

electricblue said:
I just think that he's still good enough to command a similar wage to the one he's on at City if he were to leave close to or at the end of his current contract. It's important to remember why he left - a doubling of his salary. Money talks for this feller.

He'd have to take a pay cut wherever he went. He'll be on silly money there and nobody could get close to matching it. I'm not so sure that money was his prime motivation. He had an opportunity to win Championships, compete in Europe and play with some of the world's best players. It would be a rare individual to turn it down. And, if he is driven by money, he'll just sit in the reserves at City for another year and collect his wages.

electricblue · March 16, 2013

billycopper said:
He'd have to take a pay cut wherever he went. He'll be on silly money there and nobody could get close to matching it. I'm not so sure that money was his prime motivation. He had an opportunity to win Championships, compete in Europe and play with some of the world's best players. It would be a rare individual to turn it down. And, if he is driven by money, he'll just sit in the reserves at City for another year and collect his wages.

I hope you're right and that he comes back, but we spend too much time here wishing for the return of former players.

It looks like we could have a different manager next season who might have different ideas about who he wants anyway.

billycopper · March 16, 2013

electricblue said:
I hope you're right and that he comes back, but we spend too much time here wishing for the return of former players.

It looks like we could have a different manager next season who might have different ideas about who he wants anyway.

Distin has more recovery pace but gets himself into trouble in the first place with his lapses. Jags and Lescott are a very organised pairing and don't let a lot past them. We could do with Joleon's goals as well.

If City do change managers the new man could just as easily feel that he wants to bring his own players in.

Lescott's age is a bit of a concern but we've done well with 'mature' defenders under Moyes and Distin was over 30 when we bought him.

arch stanton · March 16, 2013

What is this clean sheet thing you talk about??

blue61 · March 16, 2013

arch stanton said:
What is this clean sheet thing you talk about??

I think he has a bed wetting problem, apparently it was also a term used around these parts back in them olden days.

GoatJR · March 16, 2013

Where are we going to get this money.

ijjysmith · March 16, 2013

GoatJR said:
Where are we going to get this money.

HSBC cashpoint.

composter · March 16, 2013

Mountfield stylee goals return too

MartSlinger · March 16, 2013

When Lescott and Jagielka were Everton CB's, they were the best partnership in the Country. Id take him in a heartbeat for £4m. Plus he apparently wanted to come back in January, so if given the chance in the Summer he'd jump at it.

chrissyjack · March 16, 2013

He's also good for a couple of goals , too

gixerk6 · March 16, 2013

It wont make any difference if Moyes is interested or not. Moyes will be gone come the summer so another manager may not want him

Steve Wigan · March 16, 2013

Should do wonders for Duffys confidence......

143BLUE · March 16, 2013

Great defender, but will go to Sunderland or The barcodes for the money IMO

CahillsCornerFlag · March 16, 2013

billycopper said:
Buy him for £5m from Wolves, sell him for £24m to City and buy him back for £4m. Happy days! It would be odd that 3 out of our back 4 would have returned to the club, since Jags and Baines left as youths.

That would be odd actually. I'll just give Anthony Gerrard a shout to come and fill in at right back.