It's Quiet 18 - Wanna ring the bell?

[blueparrot]

Crossed my mind too that Rice coming in might push Rodri a little further forward/ give him more licence.

Think of the two Rice will be the one playing further forward.

 

[DeBlueLou]

We can use Cancelo as the proverbial dangling carrot, It will be nigh Impossible to get FDJ away from Barca, and they want those players of ours, thats was my thinking, can't see It happening to be honest but hey ho.

Cancelo + 40-50m is a decent trade off.

 

[Asa's left peg]

It's funny, isn't it, have we all have a fear of the 'norm' - even after all this time.
'We need a centre forward' - season without and we win stuff.
'We need a proper left back' season without and we win stuff.
'Wtf! 4 centrehalfs - we'll get torn apart down the wings'
'We need only one cdm - they can't do anything else!'
There are a number of things we can rely on. 1 Pep doesn't do random, he has a plan. 2 We won't always see it straight off. 3 We will win shit.
As strange as it may seem, and we don't know how real the Rice thing is yet, if we have Rods, Rice and Phillips on board next season, Pep already knows how it will work.
Have a little faith - we owe him that.

 

[Tony - MCFC]

FDJ won’t be moving. Seen Rags saying they’ll get him this summer haha.

Rice appears to be the man for City, let’s hope we get it done.

 

[Irlam Haaland]

Cancelo + 40-50m is a decent trade off.

Could also get some £'sss knocked off from any money they still owe us for Torres.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

I think we've bagged Rice :)

 

[wolviedinho]

I think we've bagged Rice :)

Which one mate? Lol

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Which one mate? Lol

You were too quick!

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

I think we've bagged Rice :)

More importantly, it looks like you've bagged a treble of your own mate.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

More importantly, it looks like you've bagged a treble of your own mate.

I hope so!

 

[PJM1891]

I think we've bagged Rice :)

Really ;D, Offer deemed acceptable by West ham already in then'?

 

[MafeotulBlue]

Would be so difficult to defend against because an attack can spring from anywhere across the back. It's a bit like the False 9 concept in reverse.

Especially if the two floating CB's are Stones and Gvardiol. Akanji/Ake and Dias as standing at the back.

 

[wolviedinho]

You were too quick!

The wife would agree -:)

Brill news on rice. You nailed it again.

 

[BamberBridgeBlue]

I think we've bagged Rice :)

Don’t be a pudding

 

[DeBlueLou]

I think we've bagged Rice :)

WHAT? Bid no2 incoming?

 

[Tugay One Cup]

People have been saying this Rice deal seems weird but, from our side, I'm pretty sure we've just been waiting for confirmation on who is departing.

Rice would be taking the Gundo spot and I'm pretty sure Ilkay himself didn't even know until a few days ago if Barca could sign him, never mind us.

Imagine if we were in a situation where we end up with Rice and Kovacic and both Bernardo and Gundogan ended up staying because nobody could afford or wanted them. Doesn't seem like a bad problem for us to have in terms of team selection and rotation but it would cause problems.

 

[oldhamblue]

Piss-boil in the bag rice? Gooners gonna crack up fam

 

[CADE MCFC 1894]

I think we've bagged Rice :)

I you correct because you said the same for jude and look what happened

 

[BamberBridgeBlue]

Piss-boil in the bag rice? Gooners gonna crack up fam

Gonna be wicked blud

 

[Tugay One Cup]

Piss-boil in the bag rice? Gooners gonna crack up fam