It's Quiet Thread 15 - Txiki Blinders

[Burnage Burnsy]

@WhoScored's top rated players in the #PL last season (excluding sub apps, 15+ starts)

Kane
KDB
Grealish
Foden
Gundogan
Mahrez

 

[ZabaLabaDubDub]

Time to close the Ings thread I guess

 

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

Time to close the Ings thread I guess

Good

 

[simon23]

IF the Kane deal wasnt to happen (lets say Levy really is that stupid to turn down whatever we offer for a 28 year old) what happens?
TH has said no more incomings...therefore no plan B?

I guess it would be Jesus and potentially torres as centre forwards as well as Sterling (esp if grealish is signed as we expect)

I actually wouldnt be too bothered with that...there is a lot of flexibility in the potential we have there

 

[RandomJ]

IF the Kane deal wasnt to happen (lets say Levy really is that stupid to turn down whatever we offer for a 28 year old) what happens?
TH has said no more incomings...therefore no plan B?

I guess it would be Jesus and potentially torres as centre forwards as well as Sterling (esp if grealish is signed as we expect)

I actually wouldnt be too bothered with that...there is a lot of flexibility in the potential we have there

It's always been Kane or bust. I think we could go another season without a striker especially with the added creativity of Grealish. But City still seem confident they can get Kane.

 

[mccity]

IF the Kane deal wasnt to happen (lets say Levy really is that stupid to turn down whatever we offer for a 28 year old) what happens?
TH has said no more incomings...therefore no plan B?

I guess it would be Jesus and potentially torres as centre forwards as well as Sterling (esp if grealish is signed as we expect)

I actually wouldnt be too bothered with that...there is a lot of flexibility in the potential we have there

Even if we dropped interest in Kane today, it'd be too late for us to make the motions to sign a top goalscorer without getting lucky or desperate. Signings of this calibre generally take months to establish.

We'd probably hold onto Delap (rumoured to go on loan) and just do what we did last season, as you've said.

Grealish is probably being bought as a Bernardo replacement, so the only difference would be whether Jesus nails down the spot or which other midfielder gets the false 9 role.

 

[SWPISHOME]

Fabrizio Knobhead says Bernardo Silva exit from City will be announced in the next few days or something along those lines.
Unfortunately Bernardo leaving was always on the cards that Jack Grealish was coming in.

I love Bernardo, Wish him nothing but the best in his career if he does indeed move on, Fabulous player for us.

 

[simon23]

It's always been Kane or bust. I think we could go another season without a striker especially with the added creativity of Grealish. But City still seem confident they can get Kane.

It was pretty much a hypothetical question tbh.

If we didnt get him this window I cannot see us going back however

 

[simon23]

Even if we dropped interest in Kane today, it'd be too late for us to make the motions to sign a top goalscorer without getting lucky or desperate. Signings of this calibre generally take months to establish.

We'd probably hold onto Delap (rumoured to go on loan) and just do what we did last season, as you've said.

Grealish is probably being bought as a Bernardo replacement, so the only difference would be whether Jesus nails down the spot or which other midfielder gets the false 9 role.

The one thing about the grealish signing thats a real issue for me is if we do get rid of Bernardo.

IF bernardo wants to leave then there is little we can do BUT there has never ever been anything other than rumour about that.

For me Bernardo is the better player.....

If we keep Grealish and Bernardo then fair enough

 

[citizen_maine]

Fabrizio Knobhead says Bernardo Silva exit from City will be announced in the next few days or something along those lines.
Unfortunately Bernardo leaving was always on the cards that Jack Grealish was coming in.

I love Bernardo, Wish him nothing but the best in his career if he does indeed move on, Fabulous player for us.

Doesn't sound like him to be so definitive. Weren't there any "if's" and "maybe's" in it

 

[SWPISHOME]

Doesn't sound like him to be so definitive. Weren't there any "if's" and "maybe's" in it

That's him to a tee...Maybe, If, But, Next days, Closer, Still negotiating. Fucking twat.

 

[ancoats]

Fabrizio Knobhead says Bernardo Silva exit from City will be announced in the next few days or something along those lines.
Unfortunately Bernardo leaving was always on the cards that Jack Grealish was coming in.

I love Bernardo, Wish him nothing but the best in his career if he does indeed move on, Fabulous player for us.

what are the details on the table ? are we letting him go on the cheap or on loan with a view to buy
i think he's a great player and worth well over £70million all day long so i hope we don't sell cheap

 

[Bluesince88]

The one thing about the grealish signing thats a real issue for me is if we do get rid of Bernardo.

IF bernardo wants to leave then there is little we can do BUT there has never ever been anything other than rumour about that.

For me Bernardo is the better player.....

If we keep Grealish and Bernardo then fair enough

Can’t keep them all, I don’t think we’d force Bernardo out either so I’d imagine it would be him wanting to leave. A lot still think we have the Bernardo of 2018. We sadly don’t and he hasn’t consistently been that good since. Flashes here and there and that’s been it. Last two years Grealish has been the better player.

 

[mccity]

The one thing about the grealish signing thats a real issue for me is if we do get rid of Bernardo.

IF bernardo wants to leave then there is little we can do BUT there has never ever been anything other than rumour about that.

For me Bernardo is the better player.....

If we keep Grealish and Bernardo then fair enough

Apparently he's been wanting to go since last summer.

FWIW the bolded is how Villa fans have acted around this transfer. 'We've not heard anything so...' but really we wouldn't have got this far if the smoke didn't originate from a fire (not a dig btw in case you thought that).

If Bernardo didn't want to go, we'd probably be hearing more rumours about Jesus or Laporte.

 

[SWPISHOME]

what are the details on the table ? are we letting him go on the cheap or on loan with a view to buy
i think he's a great player and worth well over £70million all day long so i hope we don't sell cheap

I said the same the last day he should go nowhere unless its £70m-£80m he is well worth that value. Doesn't give any information, The only real name mentioned throughout all this is Atletico Madrid and quotes of £60m floating about. Maybe we will know more when Grealish is confirmed.

 

[Manchester1894]

Bernardo hasn't put a decent season in for 2 seasons now - last year was average by his standards, and the year before a stinker, since that daft tweet which involved his plank of a best mate Mendy. Mendy has 1 year left and it's not surprising he's going to follow him out of the door. Get a good price while we can and say thank you his general service - when he won all those pots for club and country we were talking future Balon Dor. Now it just looks like he peaked early.

 

[D'Silva]

The one thing about the grealish signing thats a real issue for me is if we do get rid of Bernardo.

IF bernardo wants to leave then there is little we can do BUT there has never ever been anything other than rumour about that.

For me Bernardo is the better player.....

If we keep Grealish and Bernardo then fair enough

Bernardo is my preferred player in that RM slot. His performance in that position in the quadruple season was incredible to say the least. Best player in the league that season, way clear of Scouser fave Virgin Van Dick. Such a shame City will no longer have a Silva in our lineup.

 

[hilts]

Can’t keep them all, I don’t think we’d force Bernardo out either so I’d imagine it would be him wanting to leave. A lot still think we have the Bernardo of 2018. We sadly don’t and he hasn’t consistently been that good since. Flashes here and there and that’s been it. Last two years Grealish has been the better player.

Bollocks

 

[hilts]

Bernardo hasn't put a decent season in for 2 seasons now - last year was average by his standards, and the year before a stinker, since that daft tweet which involved his plank of a best mate Mendy. Mendy has 1 year left and it's not surprising he's going to follow him out of the door. Get a good price while we can and say thank you his general service - when he won all those pots for club and country we were talking future Balon Dor. Now it just looks like he peaked early.

Even more bollocks

 

[ninjamonkey]

Bernardo hasn't put a decent season in for 2 seasons now - last year was average by his standards, and the year before a stinker, since that daft tweet which involved his plank of a best mate Mendy. Mendy has 1 year left and it's not surprising he's going to follow him out of the door. Get a good price while we can and say thank you his general service - when he won all those pots for club and country we were talking future Balon Dor. Now it just looks like he peaked early.

Not seen us play much over the last two years then? His role changed to a less eye catching role but was arguably even more vital than his player of the season year. Every big game we've played and won the last two seasons, Bernardo has been one of if not the star man and we look like we've forgotten how to play whenever he's not in the side.