It's Quiet Thread 15 - Txiki Blinders

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Haven't we recently spent 100M on a player and been looking to spend 100M+ on another?

But, but apart from signing a 100M player and offering a reported 120M+ for another what else have those cheapskate's that run the club done? Europa conference here we come apparently.

 

[I'm Blue]

Yep, people need to move on from Haaland. No chance of us getting him.

According to plenty on here Kane’s been imminent for a month or more so who knows what will happen.

 

[decmancity]

Don't get complacent. Nothing lasts forever.

Will make a note of that, just a few months on from another premier league and cup double with our first CL final.

When does the complacency kick in?

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

We aren’t getting complacent. Starting to think you’re on the wind up.

100% wum.

 

[nmc]

Frankly it does make you think, wouldn’t another club have closed the Kane deal even with Levy and all? Even another English club, for that matter?
They’re not at Barcelona anymore and sometimes it seems like they haven’t realized that

Yeah the Rags would by paying £200m.

 

[Lavinda Past]

The club have backed every manager, all have made big signings in their time post the takeover so why would that stop. Our top players are well paid, but aren't signed on crazy wages, like the trafford tramps did with Sanchez. I don't remember Aguero, Toure or Silva signing for stupid money, if thats all they wanted they wouldn't have lasted so long at the club.

Don't get me wrong, I agree with most of what you say, but we're a very different club now than we were pre-Pep.
We play differently, we are more 'system oriented' in relation to signings, we pay significantly more in wages, and (whatever anyone says to the contrary) we've been gearing up for involvement in a Super League.
It's a different environment now, even for supporters.
Our current wage bill suggests that we have changed quite a lot since 2016.
We'll have to spend bigger in future to keep moving forward. It's inevitable.

 

[mccity]

He's not a wum, he just has a very different opinion.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

100% wum.

I think it’s about time I start putting people on ignore. There’s a select few on here that post nothing but shite and it’s consistent every day.

 

[hilts]

Can't help but feel like the board have failed Guardiola. And some of our creative players like KDB, Foden, Grealish etc...

We are limiting their creativity by not giving them anything to aim for. Especially in the case of KDB.

Now pep knows how we feel after several Chelsea Liverpool scum and spurs games.

 

[mccity]

@Lavinda Past
@Manchester_lalala

I think it's best we call it a night.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

I don't mean the club.. I mean the fans.
The club won't get complacent; they're business savvy. It's fans like you who seem to think that the current level of success is going to last forever.

The reason why I think we’ll still be successful for years to come is because the people in charge have been pretty much faultless for years. Until we’re owned by a dickhead yank that sucks money out of a club or Daniel Levy, I have no worries and neither should you. I’m expecting a slight dip within the next couple of years, but that’s football for you, it goes in cycles. At the minute, we’re still signing quality players and have got a young, healthy look squad with a world class manager.

How about you stop trying to put a negative twist on everything and just enjoy what City are offering at the minute.

 

[Lavinda Past]

Haven't we recently spent 100M on a player and been looking to spend 100M+ on another?

Spending £100m on a player in a position where we had no obvious need?
I like Grealish, but we need a striker. That's where we should be throwing money.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

@Lavinda Past
@Manchester_lalala

I think it's best we call it a night.

No mate, I’m at work and bored. I can go all night. Lavinda, let’s have it.

 

[Lavinda Past]

No mate, I’m at work and bored. I can go all night. Lavinda, let’s have it.

Ha ha ha!

I'm off to bed!

 

[mccity]

Ha ha ha!

I'm off to bed!

Good call!

 

[PragueBlue]

Spending £100m on a player in a position where we had no obvious need?
I like Grealish, but we need a striker. That's where we should be throwing money.

You said we needed to get serious in spending money (like the big boys or something like that). I was merely pointing out that we have been spending serious money (or trying to at least in the case of Kane).

Personally I think Grealish was a buy we needed to make. KDB isn't getting any younger and is picking up injuries fairly regularly. Mahrez is also around 30 I think and not the most consistent. Sterling has been a bit hit and miss etc.

I'd like to see us get a competent striker of course and there's still a fair chance that it will happen.

 

[KingRuben]

Spending £100m on a player in a position where we had no obvious need?
I like Grealish, but we need a striker. That's where we should be throwing money.

We already have threw money at a striker, he just wasn’t for sale.

 

[Leeky]

Spending £100m on a player in a position where we had no obvious need?
I like Grealish, but we need a striker. That's where we should be throwing money.

imo Jack was bought to lighten Kev’s role

 

[gazinho]

So from the last few posts we've planned fantastically and replaced De Bruyne 3 to 4 years early and planned terribly not bothering to replace Aguero which we should have done at least a year ago.

Whatever way we all look at it, we're in desperate need of a striker and to put absolutely everything into signing Kane and then not doing so is a 'failure' on the negotiating teams part.

 

[55yr old teenager]

But, but apart from signing a 100M player and offering a reported 120M+ for another what else have those cheapskate's that run the club done? Europa conference here we come apparently.

Dont be so bloody dramatic!!!