Mills, Sturridge among released

July 01, 2009

GONE: Daniel Sturridge

CITY have confirmed the list of players released from the club.

Danny Mills, Daniel Sturridge, Darius Vassell, Glauber Berti, Didi Hamann and Michael Ball will all be playing their football away from Eastlands next season.

Goalkeeper Richard Martin has gone, report www.mcfc.co.uk as have youngsters Matthew Brown, Ian Daly, Gregor Hartley, Ben Morris, Curtis Obeng, Chris Ramsey and Angelos Tsiaklis.

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Mabalsa Ricci, Manchester (01/07/2009 at 15:27)

If we've released Sturridge why is there a picture of him in the players section on the new website with a huge cheesy grin on his face?!?!..... someone drop the ball on that one eh!

Benny and the Jets, Whalley Range (01/07/2009 at 15:35)

Thanks all and good luck in the future.

At least we won't have anyone whinging about Danny Mills still being on our books or threatening to play Vassell tongue-in-cheek.

It's a shame that we couldn't convince Danny Sturridge about the project, but pleased that we weren't ready to pay him sky-high wages just because we're wedged.

Who will cover Bridge at left-back with Ball gone?

twitter.com/mancityalerts MCFC Twitter (01/07/2009 at 15:37)

Those wage bill savings could pay for Eto'os left hand!

wollongong blue. Aus (01/07/2009 at 15:37)

finally, good riddance Mills. Can anyone believe it's taken that long?! Felt like an eternity. Particular shout outs to Vass and Didi who both gave their all for the shirt.

Singing the blues, Manchester (01/07/2009 at 15:43)

Yeah I go along with that wollongong blue...Vass especially, unfairly pilloried at times, especially on here, but there's no player who tried as hard. Good luck indeed.

i8manutd MB (01/07/2009 at 15:47)

i cant believe our new website is out of date! Vass and sturidge are both on there!

Captain Underpants.., Kent (01/07/2009 at 15:48)

Diddi and Vass; thanks for your loyal service over the years - best of luck for the future.

Mills i hear you are moving into the dairy industry; well you have unparallelled experience when it comes to milking something!!!

jackblue, Prescot (01/07/2009 at 15:50)

"Who will cover Bridge at left-back with Ball gone?
Benny and the Jets, Whalley Range
1/07/2009 at 15:35 "

Lescott

Nick ,The Voice of Reason, , Surrey Stockbroker Belt,(Blackley Born & Bred). (01/07/2009 at 15:58)

So Hughes pays crazy money.....14 million for Bellamy (now 30 and not much resale value) anmd gives him a massive contract.......but wont give one of the hotest sriker prospects in the country 55k a week......Chelsea cannot believe there luck ...Frank Arnhasonn believes DS is gonna be a superstar.....time will tell.

City Slipper, Manchester (01/07/2009 at 15:59)

Danny Mills signed a contract and saw it out. Can't see how that makes him a mercenary. It's the club's mistake, not his. I doubt those that slate him are in the habit of giving money away, so why should he? Samuel Eto'o is more likely to fit the mercenary tag I guess.

City_ (01/07/2009 at 16:10)

Oh My God, I Actually Can Not Believe The Amount Of Praise Vassell Is Gettin On Here.. ' He Did Is All For The Shirt' Haha Dont Make Me Laugh, He Is The Worst Player EVER To Put On The Damn Shirt !! U Clearly Dont Keep An Eye On Him On The Pitch.
(p.s Good Luck Vassell You Done Well At City) Nott :D

Sammy The Bull (01/07/2009 at 16:21)

How about Garrido for LB? Just a thought!

Keith McRae's Ginger Nuts, Stockport (01/07/2009 at 16:35)

Hmmm... you can't have been coming to city for long if you think Vass is the worst player ever to pull on a sky blue shirt. I'd give you a list of contenders, but I'd be here for a long, long time.

ablueneville, Somewhere in yorkshire (01/07/2009 at 16:43)

Anyone who thinks Vass is the worst player ever to put on a City shirt clearly hasn't been watching them as long as I have!

eternal optimist, san pedro,, spain (01/07/2009 at 16:53)

Off thread.. Anybody having trouble pre ordering new shirt...

CTID

tommybatess, Langley (01/07/2009 at 17:03)

Nick,it certainly will.

Rick, Glos (01/07/2009 at 17:24)

Lescott will provide the cover at left back, in fact he may even be a regular there with Bridge on the bench...

tommybatess, Langley (01/07/2009 at 17:25)

City,bet you rate Danny Sturridge and Elano,moron.

Rick, Glos (01/07/2009 at 17:26)

I'm odd;ly excited at the prospect of Petrov supplying Santa Cruz, have a feeling that may be fruitful for us...

goaterisgod, manchester (01/07/2009 at 17:29)

nick, voice of reason, i think £55k for a teenager who has a lot to prove is a damned good offer . Let him rot on Chelski's bench the greedy so and so.

The Colonel, Kippax St (01/07/2009 at 17:37)

City_. OMG I can't actually believe you really talk like that! Its just soooo like 2008. Sorry I couldn't resist that.

Anybody could see the effort the willgness to run off the ball of Darius. Remeber back to his fist three months when he and Cole were as good as most prem striking partnerships. He always lacked a calmness under pressure though and messed up his final ball / shot. Once his pace went, his fragile confidence was shot. He was then sometimes booed on to the pitch - best fans in the world.

I wish him the best, he never shirked, complained or gave less than his best ... and scored two derby goals.

James Yates, Hyde, Cheshire (01/07/2009 at 17:39)

I think we've entered a new age in professional football, after the Bosman ruling by the European Court of 'something or other'. Now footballers' agents finally realize their power. Sturridge's agent says what; 50,000 pounds a week? Push off! Eto'o's agent (what a strange name!)is the best of the bunch. "Give us 15 million quid and we go, or else we stay for one more year. However, we might stay and sign for longer, but only if you give us a 15 million pounds signing on bonus and a higher weekly wage. Brilliant! Now I know why those cheap imitation Man City shirts (made by slave workers in China?) are so damned expensive. Somebody has pay the dividends on that hundred-million-pounds investment.

Captain Capricorn is a Blue, The Isle of Everywhere (01/07/2009 at 17:46)

Thanks Vas and Didi for your efforts in the past. Mills goodbye! Sturridge hope you get what you deserve???

As for the Shirt/Website fiasco – I will need a long lie down!
I had to get my mate to order on his credit card as it would not accept my three, because of the credit card security on them. Tried to put all my information in umpteen times to no avail!

What a ridiculous waste of time!

I hope I don’t end up with 12 shirts! Think my gig ticket has gone out of the window too!

James Yates, Hyde, Cheshire (01/07/2009 at 17:50)

City Slipper
You are right to correct these yobs who think they have the right to insult our players. Looking at the 'new' Man City website you will find that Mills was seriously injured in January 2008 and hasn't been able to play since. I wonder how these people would feel if we had a look at their work performance, and told their boss to sack them on the spot, because we thing they are 'useless'. Played for England! So what! Bloody useless! Sack him!
Are these the same people who have turned football stadiums into a den of jeering idiots! I think so. You notice that the TV commentators never mention the jeering of, not only opponents and injured players, but also of players on the home side. I think it's about time parents stopped taking their kids to football matches; it's become too 'underclass'.

Kippax 36, High Heath (01/07/2009 at 18:55)

goaterisgod. manchester.

Spot on mate, this fella is a leg-end in his own 'Y' fronts (Daniel Stupid)! Can't help feeling that he was ill advised and that he was deflated by the possible 'leverage' aspect in the RSC saga back in January. However, any youngster with any kind of aspiration can see that City are moving in one direction only - forward, so to turn your back on progress shows, he has no personal goal. I'm not gonna say good luck because he deserves what he gets, he will probalbly end up playing for Gillingham within 3 years - tough!!! CTID

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