It's Quiet 17 - Glory Thread

GX Blue said:
Ok, and why is it a big deal if they tell Romano?

Not being a dick, just curious.
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Sorry to interject but my guess is it’s annoying if someone has genuine insider info that’s passed on to people for free and then someone else makes money from it and claims it as their own.
 
Seems unthinkable that the club would actually weaken the squad, in terms of depth, ahead of this season, with the World Cup and five subs rule. Long way to go yet in this window though, so no need to panic. Am sure there will be a plan in place if we were to sell Jesus, Sterling, Ake and Zinchenko, but it's by no means a given that they'll all leave.
 
Kippaxpete said:
Exactly! Replacement for the greedy want away Peter Sutcliffe lookalike.
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I know he is an opposition player but to compare him to Sutcliffe is poor taste to say the least.

Also I’m happy he is wanting to bleed the red scousers, should be happy with that. Why are you getting upset he wants to adversely affect the finances of the American tossers who like to show a tidy profit in their accounts! His demands are already upsetting the apple cart at red scouse and is why Sadio left for greener financial pastures.
 
I don't particularly mind players leaving but I just don't understand the logic in going into this season with an even smaller squad than last season. letting go of zinchenko, getting cucurella, so again another season with 3 fit fullbacks (let's not forget how much that hurt us last season in the CL). letting go of ake, so going from 4 centerbacks to three (did people forget we had to play fernandinho CB for quite a few games the end of last season - getting rid of one now means that if the same situation happens this season, say hello to the center half partnership that is Phillips-Mbete). upgrade in the back-up CDM department in phillips, but still 1 to 1 replacement. Getting rid of 2 forwards (sterling & jesus) and replacing them with 2 forwards (haaland and alvarez), getting rid of steffen for ortega

Which means that ultimately the bare-bones squad that ended last season is now exactly 1 player smaller. how on earth does that happen
 
Gumzy97 said:
Better act fast for Gnabry if we do like him as Liverpool have just been linked to him.
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FFS! Raz seems defo to be going so lets be proactive and get Gnabry in! Jesus barring the announcement is gone and far too much noise around Sterling that he wont be here for pre season anyway?
 
Ric said:
Seems unthinkable that the club would actually weaken the squad, in terms of depth, ahead of this season, with the World Cup and five subs rule. Long way to go yet in this window though, so no need to panic. Am sure there will be a plan in place if we were to sell Jesus, Sterling, Ake and Zinchenko, but it's by no means a given that they'll all leave.
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From the outside it’s looking like they’re been a bit too relaxed with this “you can leave if you want to and we get a worthwhile offer” policy.. the squad isn’t exactly huge at the moment as it is
 
Not too fussed about Ake leaving as while he looked good last season, his injury record was terrible and he wasn’t available when we needed him most. For whatever reason, if he were to leave, you would have say that it never really happened for him at City.

We would need to replace him though given how often Stones is injured.

What about Tarkowski at Burnley? Not a world beater admittedly but a decent player and on a free. Think we could do worse if we want to spend big elsewhere.
 
GX Blue said:
Ok, and why is it a big deal if they tell Romano?

Not being a dick, just curious.
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Because if you pm somebody instead of just posing on the site, you are telling them privately in confidence. If somebody breaks that trust, it's a big deal. If he wants everyone to have the information he'd just post it in the forum.
 
samuelyeboah said:
I don't particularly mind players leaving but I just don't understand the logic in going into this season with an even smaller squad than last season. letting go of zinchenko, getting cucurella, so again another season with 3 fit fullbacks (let's not forget how much that hurt us last season in the CL). letting go of ake, so going from 4 centerbacks to three (did people forget we had to play fernandinho CB for quite a few games the end of last season - getting rid of one now means that if the same situation happens this season, say hello to the center half partnership that is Phillips-Mbete). upgrade in the back-up CDM department in phillips, but still 1 to 1 replacement. Getting rid of 2 forwards (sterling & jesus) and replacing them with 2 forwards (haaland and alvarez), getting rid of steffen for ortega

Which means that ultimately the bare-bones squad that ended last season is now exactly 1 player smaller. how on earth does that happen
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Yes been saying this all week. People have short memories we scraped over the line at end of season.. Seems suddenly we've got Haaland we don't need replacements for anyone
 
DMA's said:
but when has he done this? Please find me one tweet where Fabrizio has commented or posted something in relation to a rumour that started on this forum?

The only info he has said about city is that Phillips &ortgea are done and cucurella now the next target. That is all. I don’t get where this is coming from.
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Was talking about the doozy45 guy. I don’t think it’s a problem that he quotes gossip from this forum.
 
Why are Bayern looking to sell Gnabry so cheap. Same as our issue, 1 year left on his contract and not extending? He’s only 26 so it would give us some directness we’d lose with Raz.
 
Big Dave Watson said:
Exactly this mate. I really don’t get these people that say this player or that player can cover etc. It nearly cost us at the end of last season and did cost us big style when Kompany left. I really hope we have learned from our mistakes this time. Personally I would love Jurrien Timber here if Ake leaves.
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2018/19 was much worse as you had Otamendi at 30+ a little off the pace, and Fernandinho at 33.

With Stones and Laporte getting injured early, Rodri was dropped in the deep end with a slow defence behind him.

Mendy wasn't the same after the injury the previous season, and it took Cancelo a while to settle.

This season, if we get a left back from the PL, then, even if Laporte and Stones were out, we'd have Dias, Walker, Cancelo, Cucurella, Zinchenko, and Phillips, who has played at centre back before and is much more dynamic than Ferna or Otamendi that season.

The end of last season was a shit show, but during that period, everyone except Cancelo and Zinchenko got injured, and Cancelo got suspended for the RM 1st leg. Not sure how many defenders you need for that? Arguably, if we get Cucurella and Ake leaves, we're in a better position already, as the only difference is that Phillips is likely to be a safer CB than Fernandinho.
 
I think with CB if we got good money for Ake and he wanted to leave we’d go into the season with Dias/Stones/Laporte/Mbete and Rodri & Phillips as plan b. We’d have a plan c (buying someone in Jan) just in case it all goes tits up which I don’t think it will. Remember the World Cup is November-December so can swoop in for someone January if we really want.
 
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Given current rumours -
Potentially a a total 6 leaving:
Ake, Sterling, Fernandihno, Jesus, Steffan, Zinchenko

Potentially a total of 5 in:
Haaland, Alvarez, Phillips, Cucurella, Ortega

Would we have to call upon on Mbete, Wilson-Esbrand, McAtee, Doyle? All talented but, are they currently worthy of a team trying win every title? Personally I'm not bothered if we don't sign anymore than the 5 above, as it will be very interesting to see how it all plays out - but it just makes winning trophies much harder (maybe more exciting?).
 
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