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birchwoodgingerste said:
I'm saying we have signed players with potential I.e sterling, de bruyne, Jesus and some with 1 or 2 good seasons I.e ottamendi but have wasted shed loads on the players like mangala, bonny , and others we now need to try for the elite players to improve a notch further.
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If youre talking about the truly elite players like Messi and Ronaldo it is bloody difficult to buy them and there ain't many of them. If you are talking about players who are pretty much up there playing for elite clubs / considered world class, this would include players like Bravo, Di Maria and Falcao all of whom have come to the premier league and have failed.
Ozil, (Pogba) and Fabregas have been decent but no better than a lot of our signings.
I have no objections to signing elite players but it is still no guarantee.
 
KingOdin said:
I'm a bit worried about the brexit process .... it could change our strategies in the next transfer window?
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It won't affect us at all until 2019 and even then it will only affect signing players aged 16/17 from EU countries. Anyone earning for instance, £4m a year and handing over half of that to HMRC will have their work permit flown over by courier along with a bottle of champagne and a welcome to the UK card signed by the PM before the ink has dried on their contract.
 
Signing players on their way to the top is all well and good but some flexibility is needed to ensure that you don't miss out on WC players at the very top of their game when the opportunity presents itself. A good mix of youth and energy plus maturity and experience is essential for balance provided everyone that gets the nod (young or a bit older ) is of the required quality
 
bluesingh said:
What could be the implications?
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Major implications for British clubs Over 100 players would not be eligible to play currently Kante and Payet would have been some of the bigger names.It would also be more difficult to have British players playing with foreign teams. It would also be less easy to have players on loan with European clubs
 
Xhavenjoe said:
Major implications for British clubs Over 100 players would not be eligible to play currently Kante and Payet would have been some of the bigger names.It would also be more difficult to have British players playing with foreign teams. It would also be less easy to have players on loan with European clubs
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I'm positive the Government will either relax the procedures to maintain the tax income from Premier League players or just be plain hypocritical and let them in. Makes zero sense to waive the high tax contribution from a small amount of people on the basis of not meeting a criteria that was fine before.
 
birchwoodgingerste said:
When was the last time we signed a star player at the top of his game?
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domalino said:
Why do we want to sign them at the top of their game?

I'd much rather buy a 19 year old like Jesus weeks before he explodes onto the world stage than someone for 5x the price at 24.

Was Kompany at the top of his game when he signed? Zabaleta? Silva? Aguero?

The answer is obviously no, so why on earth would it be seen as a flaw to sign players before they've reached their best?
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I honestly think that having been wowed by the signings of Nigel Clough, George Weah and Robbie Fowler over the years City fans were BOOTW when the signings of Robinho, Tevez and Aguero were announced.

and their subsequent impact upon the football we played.

I don't think we'll ever get that level of elation again, not to say we won't be better but, that initial buzz might never be bettered as we can dare I say expect it now as an established top 4 side.
 
Yates said:
I'm positive the Government will either relax the procedures to maintain the tax income from Premier League players or just be plain hypocritical and let them in. Makes zero sense to waive the high tax contribution from a small amount of people on the basis of not meeting a criteria that was fine before.
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Absolutely as long as the money rolls in the government will be happy.
 
StrangewaysHereWeCome said:
I honestly think that having been wowed by the signings of Nigel Clough, George Weah and Robbie Fowler over the years City fans were BOOTW when the signings of Robinho, Tevez and Aguero were announced.

and their subsequent impact upon the football we played.

I don't think we'll ever get that level of elation again, not to say we won't be better but, that initial buzz might never be bettered as we can dare I say expect it now as an established top 4 side.
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Still never been as happy as the moment I realised we'd have Weah and Wanchope up front. The most exciting single signing we've ever made for me was Anelka, followed by Mario...

The thought of Jesus coming back from injury is almost as exciting as those signings though.
 
Cityfan said:
If youre talking about the truly elite players like Messi and Ronaldo it is bloody difficult to buy them and there ain't many of them. If you are talking about players who are pretty much up there playing for elite clubs / considered world class, this would include players like Bravo, Di Maria and Falcao all of whom have come to the premier league and have failed.
Ozil, (Pogba) and Fabregas have been decent but no better than a lot of our signings.
I have no objections to signing elite players but it is still no guarantee.
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Eh?
 
Xhavenjoe said:
Major implications for British clubs Over 100 players would not be eligible to play currently Kante and Payet would have been some of the bigger names.It would also be more difficult to have British players playing with foreign teams. It would also be less easy to have players on loan with European clubs
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correct and also the other teams hardly sold to us their best English players, the league in the long run could be impoverished at the technical level and in this scenario the money from television contracts could fall and that would be a disaster for us
 
Yates said:
I'm positive the Government will either relax the procedures to maintain the tax income from Premier League players or just be plain hypocritical and let them in. Makes zero sense to waive the high tax contribution from a small amount of people on the basis of not meeting a criteria that was fine before.
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I hope you're right
 
KingOdin said:
correct and also the other teams hardly sold to us their best English players, the league in the long run could be impoverished at the technical level and in this scenario the money from television contracts could fall and that would be a disaster for us
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It would be a similar size disaster for all English clubs, probably less for us given our other sources of funding and academy
 
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