Transfer Nightmare After Winning The League

[Dribble]

Manchester City missed out on two gamechanger signings after winning Premier League for the first time...​

"Manchester City were hopeful of making two game-changing signings after their first Premier League title but ended up experiencing a horrific transfer window.

City pipped rivals Manchester United on goal difference in the dying seconds of the season, with Sergio Aguero scoring a last-gasp winner against QPR.

Roberto Mancini already had a talented squad at his disposal but immediately stressed the need to continue strengthening.



Mancini identified Robin van Persie and Eden Hazard as their top two targets and hoped for to land the pair for a total of £60 million.

He also wanted to sign Daniele De Rossi from Roma but ended up with one of the worst collection of signings for a title-winning side.



Brian Marwood signed Scott Sinclair, Jack Rodwell, Javi Garcia, Matija Nastasic and Maicon and unsurprisingly finished in second place, 11 points behind United."

I'm STILL scarred by that shit 2012 summer transfer window. IIRC, none of the players Marwood bought were at City 2 seasons later.

Nastasic aside, the rest were an unmitigated disaster & a complete waste of money. No wonder Mancini was so pissed. ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠⊙⁠_⁠ʖ⁠⊙⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

https://www.sportbible.com/football...nsfer-signings-premier-league-684406-20240109

 

[GOULDYBOBS]

Rodwell and Sinclair. Embarrassing

 

[Fordyboy46]

And iirc weren't nearly all of the signings completed on deadline day. Pure and simple panic buys

 

[chris85mcfc]

And the rest is history!

 

[Stephen230]

Rodwell and Sinclair. Embarrassing

I think there was player in Rodwell somewhere. Shown lots of promise at Everton and broken into the England team. Even showed a couple of glimpses at City. But ultimately injures stopped us ever finding out his potential.

 

[mancityscot]

remember that so well. Chelsea winning the CL stopped ultimately stopped us from getting hazard if i recall, but absolutely no excuses for the absolute shitshow of incomings that arrived that summer. Sinclair and Rodwell were just a complete disaster.

 

[Always Ali]

It was so underwhelming, and Marwood bottled it massively. I remember the 2-3 home defeat to the Rags in December (you know, when Nasri shit his pants at a piss poor Van Persie free kick) and thinking, we're going backwards rapidly. Horrible season.

 

[dadnlad]

I think there was player in Rodwell somewhere. Shown lots of promise at Everton and broken into the England team. Even showed a couple of glimpses at City. But ultimately injures stopped us ever finding out his potential.

replace phillips for Rodwells name

 

[MCFC Wirral]

Cook’s mate Marwood was woefully out of his depth. Ruined that season yet he’s still on the payroll?

 

[NJMCFC184]

Garcia wasn't as bad as people made out, stepped up when Fernandinho got injured in Run in 2014