Jimmy Kong
Steven Pienaar
Of course he is doing it on purpose?
We aren't as rich as we think so he needs to play the waiting game.
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Summer transfer thread, AvB window wrap up pg 1527
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Of course he is doing it on purpose?
We aren't as rich as we think so he needs to play the waiting game.
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Didier Zokora
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EchoBravo
Darren Caskey
Lots of clubs are doing the same. Us to Real Madrid, Liverpool with Saudi Sportswashing Machine (Carroll) Filth to Manure (RVP) Inter to us! It is like Poker!
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Justin Edinburgh
I feel once Modric finally tinkles off we will see a few transfers going through pretty quickly.
Issue wit that being I can't see him going until the 31st.
Issue wit that being I can't see him going until the 31st.
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a spur from swansea
Naybet
you could say us doing our business late is getting value,well we lost both our games in august last year,yes it was against city and utd,who knows we could have got a point or two if the modric business had been sorted sooner,and parker and ade had played,and how many points were we behind the goons at the end......yes one point,so is that getting value ,losing 20 million plus because of this towing and frowing.
Thing is, with the stadium and training ground and other long-term plans, bearing in mind we also do not have a sugar-daddy to bankroll us, we need to have a long-term strategy.
AVB's quotes last week were interesting, saying the market is pretty dead, not a lot of movement (outside the bankrolled teams obviously) and its hard to do business. We will go into the market, but we want to make sure when we do its not a mistake.
That's what he said. Its also I think part of why AVB was hired and the 'new direction' that Levy wanted to go in.
Redknapp was great for what he did in terms of getting everyone pulling together on the pitch and achieved the best football and finishes in our recent history.
However the squad as I saw it last night is very unbalanced and low on quality in key positions. To me that is down in part to Redknapp and his scattergun short-term approach to the market.
Why did we buy Pienaar on big wages then hardly play him? Why do the same with Kranjcar? We bought Bassong and then just seemed to give up on him even though he'd shown potential in the first season. Redknapp built a very large squad with a massive wage-bill that really has been like a noose round our neck for the last few windows. We have had to clear out a lot of players and free up the wage bill before we become competitive in the market again.
AVB needs to be given time because he's been brought in for the long-term. There hasn't actually been a lot of time since he arrived in relative terms to bring players in because most clubs plan their transfer activity for the summer throughout the season by scouting players , compiling plans and the summer is purely about executing these plans. We've had to devise a whole-new transfer strategy in a few weeks and thats had a knock-on effect. Targets like Remy have been binned and other targets probably installed.
I honestly think that Levy and AVB are probably even prepared to right-off this season in terms of being competitive rather than panic-sign the wrong players that will end up sitting in our reserves in massive wages in 2 years time a la Bentley/Pav/Dos Santos hanging another noose round our neck.
I'd honestly rather have a brick start to the season because we're playing Jenas and Defoe in the first team than sign 'any old striker' JUST to sign a striker. Why? Because the money we use in doing this will just be tinkled up the wall and make us less competitive in future transfer windows.
I want us to get back to a long-term coherent strategy top-to-bottom as at the end of the day its the only way you can sustain long-term success without a sugar-daddy.
Im prepared for the short-term pain to get long-term gain. I just wish more of the rest of the fans were too.
AVB's quotes last week were interesting, saying the market is pretty dead, not a lot of movement (outside the bankrolled teams obviously) and its hard to do business. We will go into the market, but we want to make sure when we do its not a mistake.
That's what he said. Its also I think part of why AVB was hired and the 'new direction' that Levy wanted to go in.
Redknapp was great for what he did in terms of getting everyone pulling together on the pitch and achieved the best football and finishes in our recent history.
However the squad as I saw it last night is very unbalanced and low on quality in key positions. To me that is down in part to Redknapp and his scattergun short-term approach to the market.
Why did we buy Pienaar on big wages then hardly play him? Why do the same with Kranjcar? We bought Bassong and then just seemed to give up on him even though he'd shown potential in the first season. Redknapp built a very large squad with a massive wage-bill that really has been like a noose round our neck for the last few windows. We have had to clear out a lot of players and free up the wage bill before we become competitive in the market again.
AVB needs to be given time because he's been brought in for the long-term. There hasn't actually been a lot of time since he arrived in relative terms to bring players in because most clubs plan their transfer activity for the summer throughout the season by scouting players , compiling plans and the summer is purely about executing these plans. We've had to devise a whole-new transfer strategy in a few weeks and thats had a knock-on effect. Targets like Remy have been binned and other targets probably installed.
I honestly think that Levy and AVB are probably even prepared to right-off this season in terms of being competitive rather than panic-sign the wrong players that will end up sitting in our reserves in massive wages in 2 years time a la Bentley/Pav/Dos Santos hanging another noose round our neck.
I'd honestly rather have a brick start to the season because we're playing Jenas and Defoe in the first team than sign 'any old striker' JUST to sign a striker. Why? Because the money we use in doing this will just be tinkled up the wall and make us less competitive in future transfer windows.
I want us to get back to a long-term coherent strategy top-to-bottom as at the end of the day its the only way you can sustain long-term success without a sugar-daddy.
Im prepared for the short-term pain to get long-term gain. I just wish more of the rest of the fans were too.
Wriggly
Banned
It doesnt mean that at all, it means that like Harry, AVB has just talked brick to the media.
Well put. For me the most important thing this summer is that work on teh stadium starts. The cash which it would generate would underpin our future
Its not the ideal scenario but if we do get the stadium sorted but finished 5th-8th in each of the next 4 years then its not a disaster as we'd at least then have hte £ to be able to sign some top players rather than look around for bargains
If the 1st September comes and he's done fudge all about bringing in QUALITY strikers, I'll help you hunt him down and give him a wedgie he'll still be wearing at the start of the 2017-18 season.
Dicko
Paul Stalteri
Rebrab:
To halt the panic, I am going to reaffirm what I said a few days ago. Nothing has really changed since then, the steady progression has continued.
Nothing expected this week, but things to be done before Saudi Sportswashing Machine. 2, if all goes well. Definitely at least one.
He then confirmed the obviousl that the definate will be Ade
To halt the panic, I am going to reaffirm what I said a few days ago. Nothing has really changed since then, the steady progression has continued.
Nothing expected this week, but things to be done before Saudi Sportswashing Machine. 2, if all goes well. Definitely at least one.
He then confirmed the obviousl that the definate will be Ade
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Justin Edinburgh
Ade has been a definite signing for 6 weeks now, it's getting beyond tedious. Not that it's solely down to DL, it must be a right kick in the gonads at City, they can't get rid of ANYONE due to how ridiculous their wage "structure" is.
Dicko
Paul Stalteri
Do you think Ade has been done for ages but they think announcing him would hinder the attraction to other potential signings? If you knew we would be playing a 4-3-3 with only 1 main central forward and Ade was confirmed would it matter to you if you were leandro or Llorente for example?
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rosenthal
Sebastien Bassong
3m is a very good deal, around Defoe's level but slightly more suited for a lone striker role.
Although it must be said his availability is due to Mame Biram Diouf (Man Utd, Blackburn) taken his place in the first team, with a strong 6 goals in 10 games start to his Bundesliga career.
Not remotely what we need
You really think City are that bothered?