The bottom line is

neither you or I know for sure whether Sutton would be any good - although obviously our opinions differ. My view is that he is too old and has had too many injury problems recently for us to take a chance on him.
The fan's favourite thing I think is irrelevant - anyone that comes in and does well will immediately be a fan's favourite. And why should he do well here? There is no-one left (I think) on the playing or coaching side that was here when he was here before, we play a different style of football, and in any event he is a different player to what he was then.
Obviously on an emotional level I would love him to come back and be a success, but I don't think it would happen. And that would leave a whole generation of City fans whose only knowledge of him was as a flop, rather than the hero he once was.

Posted By: Winged Eel Creosote on August 3rd 2006 at 11:01:56

Message Thread

no further signings? (NCFC) - WillCityBoy, Aug 3, 10:40:22
- Just wanted to highlight that he is a player available in a position our manager ... (NCFC) - WillCityBoy, Aug 3, 11:09:22
- so we have to sign any ex-City player just because Ipswich show an interest? (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 3, 11:00:05
  - Why put ward in the same light as sutton? (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 11:02:20
    - it doesn't have to be Ward (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 3, 11:04:53
      - Because Chris Suttons don't come along very often the type of player (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 11:10:18
        
        nor do Pele's. Let's sign him. (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 3, 11:13:35
        
        He doesn't moan about Thorne being a has-been. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Aug 3, 11:17:55
        
        OK, but Thorne is hardly an argument in favour of signing Sutton (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 3, 11:19:48
        
        I don't go on about how good he is (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 11:25:29
        
        Love Matty as much as I do (and I do love Matty Sven) ... (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Aug 3, 11:29:26
        
        I'm staying out of it pal, not really hugely motivated either way. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Aug 3, 11:21:39
        
        I didn't actually mean that pants HAD moaned about Thorne (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 3, 11:26:47
        
        Because Thorne has and always will be the scapegoat joke here (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 11:36:05
        
        Fair play. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Aug 3, 11:30:04
        
        I don't moan about Thorne, I quite publicly defend him, cos again (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 11:16:34
        
        we paid him ?5k+ a week last year for one goal (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 3, 11:23:19
        
        Doesn't this also spark off the crow debate, ?300 a week (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 11:30:12
        
        Not really. (NCFC) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, Aug 3, 11:50:12
        
        rumoured at peterborough (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 11:55:25
        
        if Pele was 33 and injury prone I would sign him (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Aug 3, 11:14:41
        
        maybe, but even at his peak Sutton was never that good!!!! (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 3, 11:18:14
        
        Chris sutton have a premiership medal, and numerous scottish prem medals (NCFC) - phrankin, Aug 3, 11:25:22
        
        I think that's been my argument (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 11:49:16
        
        they aren't great stats are they? (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 3, 11:30:01
        
        Didn't we do all this about Adebola last season, about being 35 (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 11:51:02
    - Elderly ex-City target man (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, Aug 3, 11:03:10
      - Paul Furlong age 36 scored 18 Championship goals...... (NCFC) - phrankin, Aug 3, 11:14:16
        
        Paul Furlong age 33, 3 goals in 18 for Birmingham (NCFC) - phrankin, Aug 3, 11:22:22
- I'm not entirely clear (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, Aug 3, 10:43:52
  - if he is so desperate to play for us because he loves the club.. (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 3, 11:02:58
    - because as much as he wants to play for us, eventually as a professional (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 11:04:28
      - well if that's the case... (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 3, 11:07:54
        
        because he doesn't need the money, and wants to finish his career without the hassle (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 11:12:17
        
        we're not a f***ing charity! (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 3, 11:16:50
        
        Im not saying we are, the money to sign sutton for year is nothing to this club (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 11:18:01
        
        Can you answer two questions then? (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, Aug 3, 11:23:11
        
        It's obvious we have money (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 11:46:28
        
        Can you answer two questions then? (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, Aug 3, 11:55:10
        
        ALright then I can't (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 11:56:48
        
        Deep down (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, Aug 3, 12:04:36
        
        I think the risk of (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 12:09:29
        
        I think financially it is a bigger burden than most people think (NCFC) - Swiss Yellow, Aug 3, 11:21:23
        
        That's a very good reason (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, Aug 3, 11:14:25
        
        We screamed and blubbed about francis not giving a shit for us here (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 11:19:57
        
        I didn't (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 3, 11:36:30
        
        You might have screamed and blubbed (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, Aug 3, 11:22:06
        
        I didn't either, I was happy for him to go for the money he did (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 11:59:50
    - Well that's it isn't it? (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, Aug 3, 11:04:24
  - i understand Suttons desire to play and although.... (NCFC) - WillCityBoy, Aug 3, 10:52:50
    - The bottom line is (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, Aug 3, 11:01:56
  - Did Dennis Law want to play for Man city? (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 10:44:53

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