We thought he was worth spending £30mill or so on him, although what Pep had in mind for him we'll never know. Of course there is only one Pep and Cucurella went to Chelsea which with hindsight was possibly his worst choice. One poor game and there were 3 more players lining up to play behind you :0Cucurella was never good though, he's a winger turned into a fullback. He should be played in a back 5 or not at all.
I think the only ones who weren't, haven't been seen until this window opened. Strange how that happens year after year :)I was wondering that. Weren’t 99% of us deliriously happy to get him?
British people really are literal. You forgot to quote the word perhaps as well, didn’t you? I was on that thread day and night responding to points and rebutting false media rumors. I wasn’t alone of course. It is telling to me that of everything I said you choose to quote that one thing. I also see you leaving likes on a few posts that are meant to attack me. I see some other people maintained their grudges and spites despite my being gone for a year, going down that same route. There is no clean slate here clearly. It is, you know, depressing. So I might as well go down the route of the ignore button to save my own mental health while on this forum.How do you work out that you were the “biggest defender of signing Haaland”?
We thought he was worth spending £30mill or so on him, although what Pep had in mind for him we'll never know. Of course there is only one Pep and Cucurella went to Chelsea which with hindsight was possibly his worst choice. One poor game and there were 3 more players lining up to play behind you :0
That’s true but all they can do is name the Manager at the time. Elo isn’t great at spotting the peak either, more the end of an era of dominance, but it’s quiet useful at comparing the level of dominance over time and is better than anything else we have. If we had beaten Brighton and Brentford at the end of last season we would have nicked 3rd…might have lost the CL doing so though!2014 isn't really Peps Bayern though lol..riding elo coat tails there.
Always the same people too…What a weird thread this is turning into...
Dont think this was originally intended to be a place where people just fight and complain but about transfer news/gossip.
Great advice and borne out every season. Judge at the end of the window, or better still, at the end of the forthcoming season.I think you’re probably getting grief for saying stuff like “this transfer window has been a shambles so far”.
Kovacic for Gundogan is probably a bit of a downgrade, but will reserve judgement on that for now. Who knows how he’ll perform under Guardiola. Otherwise it’s literally the same squad that won the treble last season, so can see why you and others are getting a bit of stick. Relax, and judge the window at the end, not halfway through.
Dont see that with Caicedo at all mate, think he`s the real deal imo.
With respect @richards30 you are "enthusiastic " about lots of players ):
We had one player joining on deadline day that ended the season as a starter as opposed to two who were the entire preseason with the team and finished on the bench. I’m not worried about thatWell there does appear to be two camps on transfers..the first are deemed to be flappers, the second is the club know what they are doing so do not panic..I can see both sides to be honest..Regards flappers, I guess the rumours of players leaving is unsettling and in an ideal world those who were leaving would have left and replacements sought to allow new players to do a full pre-season as joining on deadline day is not helpful for Pep.
i am mate, we need to improve the squad imo, i know the cool crew dont agree but hey ho, it is what it is.
I’m the opposite. Not happy with the current squad but thinking the departures and replacements will allow us to again on all fronts even if it is sad to see certain players goI think we are all disappointed to see Gundogan leave but are happy with the current squad.
The worry for all of us is the persistent rumours about players possibly leaving.
Sweeping statement there. The point is you choose perhaps the most popular player we have signed in our history. Anyone would have queried that even for a joke.British people really are literal. You forgot to quote the word perhaps as well, didn’t you? I was on that thread day and night responding to points and rebutting false media rumors. I wasn’t alone of course. It is telling to me that of everything I said you choose to quote that one thing. I also see you leaving likes on a few posts that are meant to attack me. I see some other people maintained their grudges and spites despite my being gone for a year, going down that same route. There is no clean slate here clearly. It is, you know, depressing. So I might as well go down the route of the ignore button to save my own mental health while on this forum.
Walker, Gundo, Mahrez, Laporte, is a hell of a lot of experience and quality to lose in one window, and if you add Bernardo to that it's getting a little worrying.I think we are all disappointed to see Gundogan leave but are happy with the current squad.
The worry for all of us is the persistent rumours about players possibly leaving.
Oh stop being a complete fanny, you were quite simply called out on the fact that you said Alvarez wouldn’t do much, and instead of a bit of humility you just waffled on endlessly, making excuses.British people really are literal. You forgot to quote the word perhaps as well, didn’t you? I was on that thread day and night responding to points and rebutting false media rumors. I wasn’t alone of course. It is telling to me that of everything I said you choose to quote that one thing. I also see you leaving likes on a few posts that are meant to attack me. I see some other people maintained their grudges and spites despite my being gone for a year, going down that same route. There is no clean slate here clearly. It is, you know, depressing. So I might as well go down the route of the ignore button to save my own mental health while on this forum.
I think we are all disappointed to see Gundogan leave but are happy with the current squad.
I just wonder how many of those players are wide of the mark for the City management team ?