the only question i have is how much they'll end up spending ... probably more than what our debt is!
Di Maria ... yah we have no shot
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Ridiculous amounts of money there. We obviously will not be able to compete at this crazy market, so we should focus on spotting these players at an earlier stage.
Di Maria was marked as a rising star almost two years ago at the olympics. I remember people here (I think you were one of them, LTW) who said we should sign him. At the time the price was surely more reasonable and we had Mascherano on board who could have helped persuading him to sign for us. We didn't go for him - was he even on our scouting team's radar at then time?
Di Maria was marked as a rising star almost two years ago at the olympics. I remember people here (I think you were one of them, LTW) who said we should sign him. At the time the price was surely more reasonable and we had Mascherano on board who could have helped persuading him to sign for us. We didn't go for him - was he even on our scouting team's radar at then time?
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Heh, why do you say "yah" instead of "yeah"? Is it a South African thing?
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Yah Boet
Heh, why do you say "yah" instead of "yeah"? Is it a South African thing?
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Yah Boet
Ah!
Anyways, yes, we have no chance of Di Maria. They signed him for 8m as well.
The thing is though, very few top clubs sign players like these and there is good reason for that - they can't afford to give them the game time to develop whilst still competing for trophies. They have the repuation and the money, so they just sign the finished product.
Anyways, yes, we have no chance of Di Maria. They signed him for 8m as well.
The thing is though, very few top clubs sign players like these and there is good reason for that - they can't afford to give them the game time to develop whilst still competing for trophies. They have the repuation and the money, so they just sign the finished product.
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he wouldnt have got a permit here because of our rules and he isnt worth that kind of fee
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You mean then (when signed by Benfica) or now. I believe he's been an established international for Argentina in the last year or so - is that not good enough for a permit in England? Why would City sign him then (unless they're thinking of loaning him to Benfica for a season until he can get a work permit).
he wouldnt have got a permit here because of our rules and he isnt worth that kind of fee
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You mean then (when signed by Benfica) or now. I believe he's been an established international for Argentina in the last year or so - is that not good enough for a permit in England? Why would City sign him then (unless they're thinking of loaning him to Benfica for a season until he can get a work permit).
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when he signed for them he wouldnt have got a permit here, unless he was at Man Utd of course. He would probably get one now but he isn't worth the astronomical fee anyway so let city waste their money
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OK, I see what you meant. So looks like the way for us then was signing him and sending him on loan to Benfica or some other club.
ILD and Sunny, yes, they are blowing the bubble even more. Bound to burst eventually, and will probably not be a nice thing to witness.
when he signed for them he wouldnt have got a permit here, unless he was at Man Utd of course. He would probably get one now but he isn't worth the astronomical fee anyway so let city waste their money
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OK, I see what you meant. So looks like the way for us then was signing him and sending him on loan to Benfica or some other club.
ILD and Sunny, yes, they are blowing the bubble even more. Bound to burst eventually, and will probably not be a nice thing to witness.
[quote author=Sunny link=topic=40072.msg1098713#msg1098713 date=1272962951]
I love Citys business model. "Let's pay over the odds for EVERY player we buy and also pay them extortionate wages - we're bound to win something eventually".
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worked for real in the early 2000's
I love Citys business model. "Let's pay over the odds for EVERY player we buy and also pay them extortionate wages - we're bound to win something eventually".
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worked for real in the early 2000's
[quote author=Sunny link=topic=40072.msg1098713#msg1098713 date=1272962951]
I love Citys business model. "Let's pay over the odds for EVERY player we buy and also pay them extortionate wages - we're bound to win something eventually".
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It worked for Chelsea, although they had a better manager.
I love Citys business model. "Let's pay over the odds for EVERY player we buy and also pay them extortionate wages - we're bound to win something eventually".
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It worked for Chelsea, although they had a better manager.
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35million is a ridiculous fee for a centre back. Fucking ridiculous.
There goes the fucking Market again.
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Can't wait to sit on a beach reading about Chelsea/ United/ Shitty bidding £50m for Players X, Y and Z, while we battle it out with Birmingham and Stoke for some free transfer from FC Shithole.
35million is a ridiculous fee for a centre back. Fucking ridiculous.
There goes the fucking Market again.
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Can't wait to sit on a beach reading about Chelsea/ United/ Shitty bidding £50m for Players X, Y and Z, while we battle it out with Birmingham and Stoke for some free transfer from FC Shithole.
if you get all the best players eventually you WILL start winning stuff. that is pretty much a guarantee.
city do seem to be going about this in exactly the wrong way - surely any idiot can see that if they just got in the best possible manager and let him build a squad they'd win the league in no time?
the longer they carry on pissing money in random directions the better the chances of them getting bored and giving up, slim though they are.
the longer they carry on pissing money in random directions the better the chances of them getting bored and giving up, slim though they are.
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[quote author=Herr Onceared link=topic=40072.msg1098715#msg1098715 date=1272963096]
35million is a ridiculous fee for a centre back. Fucking ridiculous.
There goes the fucking Market again.
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Can't wait to sit on a beach reading about Chelsea/ United/ Shitty bidding £50m for Players X, Y and Z, while we battle it out with Birmingham and Stoke for some free transfer from FC Shithole.
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damn you.
[quote author=Herr Onceared link=topic=40072.msg1098715#msg1098715 date=1272963096]
35million is a ridiculous fee for a centre back. Fucking ridiculous.
There goes the fucking Market again.
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Can't wait to sit on a beach reading about Chelsea/ United/ Shitty bidding £50m for Players X, Y and Z, while we battle it out with Birmingham and Stoke for some free transfer from FC Shithole.
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damn you.
we will rise again through hard work, fan support and managerial continuity. some people have very short memories in football and dont understand that Benitez isn't a crap manager overnight, he's 50 and committed not to mention European cup winning manager and people want to dump him for the likes of O'Neill and Hodgson, it's beyond belief .
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we will rise again through hard work, fan support and managerial continuity.
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How does this work then, Headers?
Because if you don't factor in "money" somewhere, we are double-fucked.
we will rise again through hard work, fan support and managerial continuity.
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How does this work then, Headers?
Because if you don't factor in "money" somewhere, we are double-fucked.
[quote author=Sunny link=topic=40072.msg1098752#msg1098752 date=1272967531]
I certainly don't want to dump him for the likes of those managers. That's a step down.
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But that is the implication whether you like it or not.
You maybe frustrated with Rafa, his substitutions, some of his buys and his stubborness but you'll soon cry when O'Neill is making up excuses and his mates at the BBC are fawning over him
If we don't have money and Benitez will accept the challenge then we have to manage in a different way/ it may take some time to come to fruition but a few bad results for anyone other than Martin O'Neill and Jonathan Pearce will be convinced they're quitting Anfield the day after the next game and broadcast it as if it's a matter of fact. If it is O'Neill he's building a long term project and legacy of course while signing all the best British talent and doing a wonderful job (pass the sick bag).
I can't wait to see who the journalists trot out and thus convinced are qualified for the LFC job
I certainly don't want to dump him for the likes of those managers. That's a step down.
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But that is the implication whether you like it or not.
You maybe frustrated with Rafa, his substitutions, some of his buys and his stubborness but you'll soon cry when O'Neill is making up excuses and his mates at the BBC are fawning over him
If we don't have money and Benitez will accept the challenge then we have to manage in a different way/ it may take some time to come to fruition but a few bad results for anyone other than Martin O'Neill and Jonathan Pearce will be convinced they're quitting Anfield the day after the next game and broadcast it as if it's a matter of fact. If it is O'Neill he's building a long term project and legacy of course while signing all the best British talent and doing a wonderful job (pass the sick bag).
I can't wait to see who the journalists trot out and thus convinced are qualified for the LFC job
O'Neill has signed some of the best British talent. Young and Milner would walk into our team. Mind you, so would Warnock.
What point are you trying to make?
[quote author=Brendan link=topic=40072.msg1098786#msg1098786 date=1272971454]
O'Neill has signed some of the best British talent. Young and Milner would walk into our team. Mind you, so would Warnock.
What point are you trying to make?
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Downing would be better than any of our LWs as well.
He has made some cracking signings, apart from Emile LOL
--------------------------Reina------------------------------------
Johnson---------------Agger-------Carra------------Warnock
Young/Milner--------Gerrard-----Masher----------Downing
------------------Gabriel-------------Torres---------------------
Looks better
O'Neill has signed some of the best British talent. Young and Milner would walk into our team. Mind you, so would Warnock.
What point are you trying to make?
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Downing would be better than any of our LWs as well.
He has made some cracking signings, apart from Emile LOL
--------------------------Reina------------------------------------
Johnson---------------Agger-------Carra------------Warnock
Young/Milner--------Gerrard-----Masher----------Downing
------------------Gabriel-------------Torres---------------------
Looks better
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