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Niang claims: 'Milan better than Everton'

Michael Kenrick , 8 September, 31comments  |  Jump to most recent
M'Baye Niang played with the Milan youth team today and insists he “definitely made the right decision” turning down Everton for Milan, suggesting perhaps he was not treated with sufficient 'respect'...

The French striker was a summer swoop from Caen and has already made his Serie A debut as a substitute, after spending the better part of a week on Merseyside before turning down the charms of training at Finch Farm. “I definitely made the right decision choosing Milan and turning down the Everton option. I was welcomed with kindness and respect by the whole locker room." Perhaps the Premier League banter was not to his liking...

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Mike Keating
1 Posted 08/09/2012 at 21:25:16
So says the summer signing we missed out on. Before we bemoan our loss, however, take a quick look at this youth team run out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoIzdT-ThV0

It might just be that he ain't good enough for Everton and Milan have saved us from a dodgy bit of business.

Doug Nestor
2 Posted 08/09/2012 at 21:32:30
Looks a bit slow and has a bit of the Anichebe attitude to me.

Ho hum........
Kevin Elliott
3 Posted 08/09/2012 at 21:38:51
Fuckin' arrogant little twat...
Who does he think he is?
Mike Keating
4 Posted 08/09/2012 at 21:44:59
Arrogant BIG twat actually. I'd have Roy Vernon any day
Matt Traynor
5 Posted 08/09/2012 at 21:54:27
Jeez it really is a case of too much too soon with some of these young players. Fast cars (with tragic results recently), money, and they haven't even kicked a ball for the 1st team.

Is it any wonder why so many of them have an attitude? Even if they don't make it, they're millionaires now. I know he's gone now, but it'll be a long time before we see someone with the hunger, desire and passion like Cahill had.

Andy Crooks
6 Posted 08/09/2012 at 22:04:41
Best he's gone to a club with a "locker room".
Ray Roche
7 Posted 08/09/2012 at 21:59:06
Let's be honest, he's not going to say "I wish I'd signed for Everton" if he's gone to Milan, is he? Let's see where he is in 5 years time. If he's made it, that is.
James Smith
9 Posted 08/09/2012 at 22:10:41
He's so full of crap, I'm glad we didn't get him. How would want a player so far up his own ass, he joined his dream club and doesn't need to dis our club.
Sur Jo
10 Posted 08/09/2012 at 22:52:27
Glad to see your back little twat. wonder if you would ever get a game in the first team. Will hear you again when you are shipped out without playing a game.
James Flynn
11 Posted 08/09/2012 at 23:04:42
Agree with Ray. What else the kid going to say? Kind of a stretch to think anything said disrespectful.

He picked the wrong team. Sure as hell, he picked the wrong league!

On the other hand, I hear one can really supplement one's wages in Serie A. Even if caught, slap on the wrist stuff.

Barry Rathbone
12 Posted 08/09/2012 at 23:35:20
Can understand the exultations to his new club it's only to be expected, can't see why he'd put the boot in here without reason though.

Does make you wonder.

Bob Hannigan
13 Posted 09/09/2012 at 01:03:15
Let's see where the lad is in 2 years, a slug in the Milan system regretting his move, transferred/loaned out or in their starting 11. I'd say either #1 or #2...
Peter Thistle
14 Posted 09/09/2012 at 01:18:52
No shit Milan are better than us. However, we are better than some dopey 17yr old with his head up his arse.
Christopher Kelly
15 Posted 09/09/2012 at 01:29:01
Hear, hear Thistle!!
Ernie Baywood
16 Posted 09/09/2012 at 01:38:25
Doesn't play for us, never played for us... who gives a fuck?
Drew Shortis
17 Posted 09/09/2012 at 01:45:32
To be fair to the lad it is only natural he would say he made the correct decision joining Milan. If he had chosen us he would be saying the exact same thing.

Why should foreign players treat our club like some kind of sacred cow anyway? To them, we're just another club and they owe us nothing. His loss, but good luck to the lad!
Mick Davies
18 Posted 09/09/2012 at 04:23:47
Yes, he's made the right choice there, a club riddled with financial chicanery that only Steven Hawking could have made sense of: a Machiavellian fascist president who spends more on adolescent prostitutes than his club: and a fallen giant playing in a stagnant league in a country on the verge of financial meltdown. Oh well, he hasn't got too far to go to beg for divine assistance when it all falls down.

Why oh why do these uneducated retards, fresh out of nappies, have to respond to parasitic reporters when asked provocative questions? Who knows, one day he may even be good enough for a move to the PL and we can all let him know our history, and give him a good old Goodison welcome after all...
Danny Burke
19 Posted 09/09/2012 at 08:29:20
Not sure he says much wrong to be honest. Unless there is more to the quote I haven't seen. He says Milan was the right choice over us and the locker room welcomed him. Maybe he could have just said Milan was the right choice and not mentioned us but really not worth getting worked up about.
Philip Quilliam
20 Posted 09/09/2012 at 08:33:53
I think we should cut the lad some slack. He was probably asked by an Italian Journalist "Are you glad you came to Milan" and "have you been welcomed into the dressing room" and the questions edited out and made it look like he has just made the statements. He is very young and he will learn to avoid these type of highjack questions in the future. Good luck to him I hope he avoids serious injury, develops and progressess well through the Milan system and has a good career.
Alan Rodgers
21 Posted 09/09/2012 at 09:25:55
I can't believe anyone would prefer the boulevards of Milan to County Road. Well it's his loss!
Wayne Smyth
22 Posted 09/09/2012 at 09:27:14
I agree with Danny Burke. If you look at what he is reported to have said, there is nothing in there which is disrespectful to Everton.

If he'd have signed for us I'd have expected him to have said exactly the same thing and we'll never know which club would've actually been best for him.

Just seems to be journo's wanting to report something more than is there.

Tony J Williams
23 Posted 09/09/2012 at 09:40:57
A 17-year-old going on about respect? Sounds like a scene from Kevin and Perry.
Gavin Ramejkis
24 Posted 09/09/2012 at 10:11:07
The lad is obviously going to say something about his new club for their propaganda machine, non news yawn fest
Al Reddish
25 Posted 09/09/2012 at 10:10:24
Missed out on Niang.........ended up with Miallas. I'm happy.
Mark Stone
26 Posted 09/09/2012 at 10:10:45
After reading the article, I was going to post something similar to Danny, Philip and Wayne - but then I read their posts and they got there first so there's very little to add - other than that I agree!
James Stewart
27 Posted 09/09/2012 at 13:13:18
Agree with Gavin. What else was he gonna say?

The Italian isn't at the standard of the premier league so he will properly have it easier there.

Alan Humphreys
28 Posted 09/09/2012 at 14:17:23
Was a lot of money for us for a kid who'll spend a season in the reserves. Watched up to the 38 min on the video and was bored. Agree that what little money we had we spent wisely on players who will push for a first team place.
Brendan McLaughlin
29 Posted 09/09/2012 at 15:06:53
FFS lads...if the shoe doesn't fit don't put it on. Just cos the lad says he was welcomed with kindness and respect by Milan doesn't automatically mean that he felt he was received badly at Everton.
Julian Batti
30 Posted 09/09/2012 at 22:21:34
Silvio probably tempted the young lad with private parties in his underground mansion. I doubt that Bill's parties are anywhere as interesting.
Pete Anthony
31 Posted 10/09/2012 at 17:12:34
Matt, Plenty hunger, desire and passion are often there to seen in the likes of Ossie, Capt Pip and Tony 'He scores when he wants' Hibbo. Despite his hopefully misquoted remarks, if Fellaini can knuckle down and show more of the Utd game (rather than the WBA game) performances, then we will have a talisman that can inspire and lift the whole team to 4th this season methinks.

City, Utd and Chelsea are probably nailed on for first three (though I would not be surprised if the wheels came off DiMateo's Chavskis), but other than them, due to real problems with all other CL pretenders, it is there for the taking this season. A win against the Barcodes can set us back on to the winning streak. We'll finish 4th and then lose the CL play-off again knowing our luck!
Andy Meighan
32 Posted 10/09/2012 at 17:36:15
17-year-old talking about not being treated with respect... ye gods!!! Words fail me... it's his loss, not ours. Little gobshite.

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