Raheem Sterling

[Muddled]

Fosterbloke has a typo in his Est username.

[Rigadon]

Aidy Ward was on holiday with his family in Wales?????

No wonder the ****er wants to cash in on Sterling, even I'm taking my family to Spain

Trecco Bay - a caravan park in Porthcawl!!!

I drove there last Saturday - never been and wanted to see what it was like (it's a running joke e.g. "where shall we go on holiday?" "Trecco Bay?"..... hilarity ensues). Apologies to those who enjoy caravan parks

[Leyton388]

Every time I've heard Aidy Wards name mentioned there appears to be some saga involved. Odemwinge driving to QPR to force his transfer and then being made to look like a complete blurt. Berahino is another one who appeared to have kicked up a stink and now Sterling.

[Tee]

Aidy Ward is an utter cunt after those comments. I hope he bumps into Carra sometime soon the leech.

[DannyMan2006]

Rumour mill suggested he hasn't been at Melwood today because it was thought for the best. If it's true, he obviously won't play v Stoke.

[Liverpel]

Sir Alex Ferguson has entered into the Raheem Sterling debate with words that contradict others experts in the game.

In an interview earlier this morning Sir Alex stated "Raheem is a young man with a great deal of talent and should be free to choose where he wants to play football"
These words will incense Liverpool's fans and no doubt those at the club, including Rodgers and John Henry.

"Its simply not right that a man of his age should be prevented from seeking a move to further his career, be it to Manchester United, Chelsea or Real Madrid. To say that Liverpool Football Club is the right place for his development is nonsense, there are training facilities at those clubs the far exceed those at Liverpool and he will be surrounded by World class talent".

"I never once stood in the way of a young player wanting a move away during my time at United", claimed the former Manager.

Meanwhile Sterling's agent Aidy Ward has distanced himself from comments he supposedly made in the London Evening Standard. In a call to Ward who is currently on holiday with his family in Treco Bay, Porthcawl, the agent claimed "I simply did not make those statements, they are untrue"

From 2008:

Only last week, Madrid president Ramon Calderon reportedly offered Ronaldo a £185,000-a-week contract to up sticks and join the Spanish champions, a move which led United manager Sir Alex Ferguson to threaten to report the Spanish giants to football's world governing body, Fifa, before adding the Glazer family, who own United, would "rather let the player rot in the stands than sell him to Madrid".

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/2302460/Cristiano-Ronaldo-says-he-wants-to-leave-Man-Utd-for-300000-a-week-Real-Madrid-deal.html

[Cormack74]

Rumour mill suggested he hasn't been at Melwood today because it was thought for the best. If it's true, he obviously won't play v Stoke.

Tonight's SSN had footage of him at Melwood unless it was filmed on another day.

They certainly didn't say he was AWOL.

[Exiled_red]

Rumour mill suggested he hasn't been at Melwood today because it was thought for the best. If it's true, he obviously won't play v Stoke.

It'll be interesting to know who made that decision the club or Sterling

[Marvel]

as a buying club you might be happy at getting sterling without paying too much attention to how he got there but surely you would extremely wary of aidy ward.

If he doesn't settle down at man city what sorts of tricks will aidy ward pull to get sterling out of there.

Man city might be keen on sterling but they wont be happy with the stuff ward is doing to get them there because he could do the same to get him out.

[BubbaZanetti]

Has Aidy Ward supplanted PFK's mum as the most embarrassing social network association of recent memory?

[Doc_Piptorious]

Has Aidy Ward supplanted PFK's mum as the most embarrassing social network association of recent memory?

Carol is still waaaay out in front.

[BubbaZanetti]

Next question: how do we get Joe Allen signed with Aidy Ward?

[BubbaZanetti]

I might add at this stage I'm on the last train home after a big session before the pelters commence

[danperkins]

Next question: how do we get Joe Allen signed with Aidy award?

[ChesterDave]

I don't think he is doing anything against Sterlings will, I think that this is what Sterling wants or at least what he thinks he wants. The agent isn't forcing Sterling to do anything against his will.

But I am fairly certain that Ward has been putting ideas into his head for weeks/months to get Sterling to want this, by constantly telling him that the club don't value or appreciate him, that he could get more money, more medals, etc elsewhere. Eventually he has started to believe that it's best for him to move on, he (Sterling) probably believes that this was his idea. That's the way great manipulators work, and IMO that is what Ward is.

Exactly. Ward manipulating his young client to make a fat wedge for himself. I doubt Sterling has come to a sudden self-epiphany that he wants out. Months of hard work and ear-whispers by Ward.