Is it really that unsettling?

The present situation at Man City is the exception to the rule because of the high wages they are offering. As I have said before, the most valuable assets are the better players and they are the ones who become unsettled. EFC only have a very small number of players who would command a large transfer fee.

After saying all that, I still have a hankering for the 'good' old days.

As for the rest of the squad being unsettled if he does decide to leave will I think depend a lot on the quality of replacement. As fans we love to see quality being added to our squad and I am sure the players are no different.

Now I've had my detractors, mostly my mates, stating that a player such as Wayne Rooney would be moving clubs every 6 months or so, therefore there would be no continuity. I agree, initially there would be upheaval but, once it settled down, clubs could manage their finances easily and agents would be a thing of the past. The reason I believe this is that there would be masses of players battling for a few lucrative contracts, plus those contracts would lean towards protecting the clubs (if the clubs aren't happy they cancel the contract).

The only stumbling block to this is the system that is employed now. It is one big bloody 'gravy train'. From the players to the managers, club directors all the way to the top, as the recent votes debacle at FIFA highlighted. Everyone has their nose in the trough. What we as supporters do is create the gravy that these transients feed on. Every ticket sold, shirt sold, pie bought, but more importantly, match watched on telly adds to the all the money that is sloshing around in football.

The only way we can take control is to make demands, but all football fans are disenfranchised, we will never get together and force change, as Man Utd's 'green & golds' have proved. They may be unhappy, but they'll still go the game and subscribe to satellite sports channels to watch the match.

So what of Pienaar? I hope he stays; the play that he brings to the left hand side of our team in conjunction with Leighton Baines, is nothing short of superb. I don't think we will find an adequate replacement for a long time. Will he stay? No; he likes Everton, but in the same way I like my missus. If someone came along that was younger, blonde, prettier with bigger tits. I'd kiss my badge, wave to the crowd and take the better offer. He's not like us, he doesn't love the club. I know it's picking at old wounds, but we have all known that football changed ever since Rooney left the club.

No-one knows what the club have offered Pienaar but he feels it is not enough. Moyes has stated that the player has been made an extremely good offer, and the club would not increase this. We have to believe this is the case. It's just not as easy as Kenwright should pay him-pay him what exactly? You tell us !

In my opinion, if the reported wages of £75k a week for Arteta are true, that was complete madness ? he's not worth this type of money, full stop. So if Pienaar is sitting with his agent saying to the club he wants parity with Arteta, he's completely mad.

As an ex-pat living out in Oz, I am surprised to see or hear no-one has mentioned the young lad at Wolves, Matt Jarvis. From the games I see out here and reports I've read he seems a great prospect and English. MotM again v City yesterday and I watched him rip United to bits in midweek in the Carling Cup. Not sure if he'd be too expensive though, if at all available, and would like to know other Blues' opinions on him. Then again, give Gueye a go.