There sure is. Guarded by polar bears and rabid seals.
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There sure is. Guarded by polar bears and rabid seals.
There WAS - you've blown it now and Dantes is again on the run.
A bit like Narnia or so I've heard.
No Dantes allowed.
Sorry mate. It is absolutely part of the story of how we've been fucking robbed blind by these cunts.
I took a quick look at City's transfer business in recent years. In that time they have become addicted to selling players to make serious transfer profits (and I'm guessing this is, in part, to try to protect themselves against their PSR challenges). But they have massively weakened their squad as a result, relying on a core of ageing players, and letting go some real stars. When you look at this, their current plight seems almost inevitable.
Sales
2021-22- c £90m, including Jack Harrison and Ferran Torres.
2022-23 - c £180m, including Sterling, Zinchenko, Porro, Jesus and Lavia
2023-24- c £140m, including James Trafford, Mahrez, Laporte and Palmer
2024-25 - c £160m, including Harwood Bellis, Liam Delap, Julián Alvarez and Cancelo
Admittedly, not all of those players would walk into the current City team, but there are quite a few they'd gladly take back and a lot of them would at least make the bench right now.
Purchases
2021-22- Alvarez and Grealish
2022-23 - Haaland, Kalvin Phillips, Akanji
2023-24 - Kovacic, Gvardiol, Doku, Nunes
2024-25- Gundogan, Savinho
A lot of misses / squaddies in there.
Most of those sales have been of defensive and attacking players, not many midfielders. And yet their midfield (Kovacic, Gundogan, Foden and Savinho have the most appearances) is as weak as I can remember. Rodri has been carrying them for years.
Sales
2021-22- c £90m, including Jack Harrison and Ferran Torres.
2022-23 - c £180m, including Sterling, Zinchenko, Porro, Jesus and Lavia
2023-24- c £140m, including James Trafford, Mahrez, Laporte and Palmer
2024-25 - c £160m, including Harwood Bellis, Liam Delap, Julián Alvarez and Cancelo
Admittedly, not all of those players would walk into the current City team, but there are quite a few they'd gladly take back and a lot of them would at least make the bench right now.
Purchases
2021-22- Alvarez and Grealish
2022-23 - Haaland, Kalvin Phillips, Akanji
2023-24 - Kovacic, Gvardiol, Doku, Nunes
2024-25- Gundogan, Savinho
A lot of misses / squaddies in there.
Most of those sales have been of defensive and attacking players, not many midfielders. And yet their midfield (Kovacic, Gundogan, Foden and Savinho have the most appearances) is as weak as I can remember. Rodri has been carrying them for years.
Yeah, felt sick after watching that
This season has really shown how Rodri papered the cracks over. Which is why I'll be shocked if they aren't in heavy for Zubimendi this month.
He's not as good as Rodri but if he can ably deputize for Spain in Rodri's absence, he's probably the quickest solution for City as well.
he’s a skittish creature though zubimendi, city’s situation is very precarious and the manager looks close to breakdown. not sure the player would fancy it but who knows
Yeah, definitely may frighten him off. Although in the long run it seems likely that City will be fine, barring a serious punishment after the charges are resolved.
hopefully the uncertainty causes at lot of problems, especially with recruitment
Define 'fine'?
1, There's the penalty (hopefully relegation),
2. they'll need a complete overhaul of this old and depleted squad.
3. however without the unlimited resources they've had previously, to just plough in whatever money is required, because FFP will be all over them.
4. Despite his protestations there's no way Guardiola stays to see them fight their way back into the Premiership from whatever division they're relegated to.
5. Also no way half that squad of mercenaries will stay on. Haaland will be off in a flash for starters.
6. No way the best players in Europe move to a team without CL football and not even in the PL.
1) I'm skeptical about a significant penalty.
2) They have money to overhaul the squad.
3) They've been smart from an FFP perspective in recent years.
4) It's better for them if Guardiola leaves now.
5) They'll find new mercenaries.
6) It will take a couple seasons or more for them to reload
No doubt they'll be set back for a bit and their advantages over other clubs will have significantly diminished but let's not pretend they won't still be a force when all is said and done.
I dunno. Seeing the meltdown of Pep is funny and worrying at the same time. The sadist in me wants to see it carry on. He’s past the point of no return.
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