Txiki Begiristain

[Lancet Fluke]

He seemed to have a decent track record of signing defenders at Barca, the likes of Thuram, Abidal, Pique spring to mind.

Again, that's fair enough, it won't be any consolation to me though if this season we look great going forwards but have no resilience at the back when we are put under pressure. I'm not saying he can't get the signings at the back right, just that he hasn't so far. Fingers crossed he will and then I have little doubt we will be challenging for the title again this coming season.

 

[BillyShears]

Who's responsible for hiring/firing scouts? Is this Txiki's remit?

Yeah totally. I would say that he has ultimate say over the make up of the scouting team.

 

[BillyShears]

Boateng went for one reason only.

Yeah, Mancini. Shame really, as clearly he's an incredibly talented defender. Not perfect but certainly you'd think he could've flourished had he been given a chance.

 

[bugsyblue]

Okay so if all the reports are true and we sign:

Ederson
Mendy
Walker
Fabinho
Silva (already in the bag)
Bonucci (this one is unlikely but we do still need a CB)

And by all accounts we are flogging Inheanacho, Hart and Roberts will go out on loan for another season, how the hell will we fill our homegrown quota?

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but out of the 25 man squad on these are classed as homegrown:

HG city
Garcia
Maffeo (assuming he's in the 25 man squad)

HG UK
Sterling
Walker

How are we going to fill the other places?

 

[The blue phantom]

Boateng was worse, at City, than Mangala or Otamendi. He was scared.

One of the biggest shithouses to where a city shirt. I don't give a fuck what he has done since. He was a coward for that season he was here.

 

[BillyShears]

Okay so if all the reports are true and we sign:

Ederson
Mendy
Walker
Fabinho
Silva (already in the bag)
Bonucci (this one is unlikely but we do still need a CB)

And by all accounts we are flogging Inheanacho, Hart and Roberts will go out on loan for another season, how the hell will we fill our homegrown quota?

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but out of the 25 man squad on these are classed as homegrown:

HG city
Garcia
Maffeo (assuming he's in the 25 man squad)

HG UK
Sterling
Walker

How are we going to fill the other places?

Association trained: Stones, Sterling, Walker, Delph
Club trained: Garcia, Maffeo, Diaz, and my guess, Muric.

 

[Rolee]

Okay so if all the reports are true and we sign:

Ederson
Mendy
Walker
Fabinho
Silva (already in the bag)
Bonucci (this one is unlikely but we do still need a CB)

And by all accounts we are flogging Inheanacho, Hart and Roberts will go out on loan for another season, how the hell will we fill our homegrown quota?

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but out of the 25 man squad on these are classed as homegrown:

HG city
Garcia
Maffeo (assuming he's in the 25 man squad)

HG UK
Sterling
Walker

How are we going to fill the other places?

There is no obligation to name a 25 man squad so no need to fill quotas.

 

[bugsyblue]

Association trained: Stones, Sterling, Walker, Delph
Club trained: Garcia, Maffeo, Diaz, and my guess, Muric.

Forgot about Stones and Delph! Be interesting to see if both Diaz and Muric are included then.

 

[bugsyblue]

There is no obligation to name a 25 man squad so no need to fill quotas.

No but in that scenario we'd need to leave space, and there could be a scenario where a foreign player can't be registered.

 

[pee dubya]

We can have 17 'foreign' players.

Bravo
Kompany, Otamendi, Kolarov
Fernandinho, Yaya
Gundogan, Silva, Silva, KDB
Sane, Jesus, Aguero

That's 13 at the moment, so we have room for 4 more. Ederson, Mendy, Fabinho + 1

Assuming none of the foreign loan players, Fernando or Nolito will be in the squad for next season.