Manchester City have been flirting with Chelsea over the possible acquistion of centerback and captain John Terry for about two weeks now. The rumor mill is saying that Terry’s free to go as long as he formally requests a transfer out of Chelsea, and that Manchester City is prepared to pay Chelsea around £35 million for the privilege of paying Terry a £5 million sign-on bonus to supplement his £250,000 a week wage bill.
This move may make a lot of sense in the Eastlands boardroom; get a big centerback, England’s captain, and start working on the spine of your team. Manchester City fan/Oasis founder Noel Gallagher -whose grasp on proper etiquette has always been tentative at best- has a pointedly different take on the entire affair.
Says Gallagher of the potential transfer:
“I don’t like John Terry and I never have. He’s got funny eyes and he’s a cry baby. He’s also a Cockney and he’d absolutely be coming just for the money.”
I never noticed the funny eyes before Gallagher pointed it out, but he’s kind of right.
Noel continued opining, turning his focus towards the Emirates and the potential transfer of Emmanuel Adebayor to his beloved Manchester City:
“I hope it falls through. I have always had a great dislike for Adebayor. I don’t like all that silly dancing by the corner flag – I prefer a swift handshake and back to the game.”
That’s slightly unfair. Had perused Arseblog’s Emmanuel Adebayor Brochure (pdf warning!) before his comments, he’d know that Adebayor’s brand values include “Is Afraid of Ghosts” and “Slightly Peppery”.
How can you not look at that picture of him crying and not love him?…
Sorry, girl moment. It happens. Let’s not forget though, Noel Gallagher is complete asshat.
I will admit that 250,000 pounds a week is a ridiculous sum of money for JT. That would put him 100,000 pounds a week higher than Lamps. He’s not worth more than Lamps. If he does go, it’ll be interesting to see if Chelsea spends big money to bring in a new player, or if they try playing Alex and Carvalho (if he’s fit) together.
I hate John Terry too, but it’s because of his incessant whining on the pitch and the fact that he gets his hands on more balls than George Michael in a men’s public bathroom.