Josko Gvardiol

[Johnny Mars Bar]

But what's the significance of the slap on a train thing???

Come on you know the answer, don't be a shit bag

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

I’d be worried if we’d already sold Walker and Laporte (and even Cancelo). As it stands we have Aké, Dias, Stones, Akanji, Laporte, Walker and Lewis (and even Cancelo) who can all play at the back.

That’s the strongest back line depth in football history.

Apologies for the flap. I am ashamed of myself.

 

[Summerbuzz]

Think we and others have been waiting for movement on Mbappe. That one affects all major clubs. There's a big demand for strikers this summer - it has a big knock on effect on that. There will be an attempt to pile pressure on Real to make a move. Let's see what that brings.

 

[ayrshire_blue]

For shitbags!

Laughed out loud there. Not read that thread in ages, it's golden.

 

[waspish]

Just listening to Sam Lee's podcast (I know, I know) and he's saying this transfer is "like it being 60 mins and City need a goal".

Anyone else a bit worried?

Never worried about signings when we have Pep

 

[mancboy]

Never worried about signings when we have Pep

Never worried about anything when its sam lee saying it

 

[wattle]

Never worried about anything when its sam lee saying it

So true. I was fretting about the make up of the squad last season. Never again haha

 

[Zenmanc]

I'm content that we hold firm to a valuation and don't spunk as much money as we are asked every single time it is demanded of us City tax and all. If we don't get him, we move on. It seems to have worked out pretty well the last 10 or seasons. Seem to remember a Koulibaly situation that worked out pretty well with Dias instead. Also remember a Vlahovic situation that ended in Haaland, a Fred situation that ended in Rodri... and those are just a few recent ones.
So many here especially ones with a dubious post count who show up claiming they've followed the team for decades- they prattle on like we have a couple of trained chimps with t-shirt guns that shoot cash out of them running our club- there's a reason we are so successful and a reason that everyone is literally trying to take us down. The 10's of millions we don't throw at clubs for players compounds into 100s of millions that has us reinvesting else where which strengthens our club and it's components.

I say hold course as a club, do what has worked- and as a fan, keep your nerve and grow a stiffer spine or take up knitting or darts (with blunt needles and arrows).

 

[halfcenturyup]

Just listening to Sam Lee's podcast (I know, I know) and he's saying this transfer is "like it being 60 mins and City need a goal".

Anyone else a bit worried?

Not really. He is a nice to have, will improve options, but not vital. If it's like waiting for a goal after 60 minutes, it's in a dead rubber after we have already won the league.

People are getting too emotionally involved in this transfer, probably because we missed out on Bellingham and Rice. Be more Zen, people.

 

[Lavinda Past]

So is every other owner in the premier league
Utd have had the highest turnover for years and years
However they have a crumbling ground and training ground numerous high profile transfer disasters and a lack of recent success
We have won 5/6 leagues the treble and have 10 plus clubs in the CFA family worldwide
We have an academy making money from player sales
A new training facility and a ground about to be expanded
So in my opinion they have a vision and are smart
But disagree all you want it’s about opinions

I'm not disagreeing with you, but the simple fact is that our success over the past seven seasons is due almost entirely to our massively wealthy owners throwing money at getting Pep Guardiola as coach.
It doesn't matter how wealthy any other owners are, but bringing the rags into the equation is a rather pathetic attempt at deflection on your part.

 

[manimanc]

Kids and the new foreign fans from twitter have found this board.

And opposition fans. Spot em a mile off.

 

[blueparrot]

I'm not disagreeing with you, but the simple fact is that our success over the past seven seasons is due almost entirely to our massively wealthy owners throwing money at getting Pep Guardiola as coach.
It doesn't matter how wealthy any other owners are, but bringing the rags into the equation is a rather pathetic attempt at deflection on your part.

They didn't throw money at it they invested at lot of money wisely, that's why we are now the most successful team in Europe while being self sustaining and profitable.

 

[Protein Junkie]

Apologies for the flap. I am ashamed of myself.

You are ok - just using your allowed quota of flaps

 

[Lavinda Past]

They didn't throw money at it they invested at lot of money wisely, that's why we are now the most successful team in Europe while being self sustaining and profitable.

It was a very expensive gamble that (fortunately) paid off. They threw money at Pep.

 

[carlosthejackal]

I think because there’s a lot of frustration that we missed out on Bellingham then Rice (particularly galling as it was to last season’s closest rival) compounded by losing Gundo and the uncertainty around a number of our squad like Bernie and Walker and now the time it’s taking to get Gvardiol, or not.

Quite reasonably many of us are a bit worried the squad will be weaker this season unless the board can work its magic and pull a couple of decent first team standard signings out of the bag. Hopefully they will.

Unfortunately, the way some express these frustrations by criticising the club or Txiki (wrongly in my opinion) leads to other posters vehemently defending the way we’re run. It just keeps on in circles with everyone arguing blue on blue, yet all we want is for City to be successful and win the title again (and maybe a cup or two) next season. We’re all on the same team here!

For what it’s worth, my opinion is we definitely do need at least one top class midfielder in, and ideally a fast winger. I personally don’t believe any of Bobb, McAtee or Palmer are anywhere near the level of Bernie, Gundo or Mahrez, (never mind Rice or Bellingham), so we will be a lot weaker if we don’t buy top players to replace any who leave, or even just to refresh the team.

Yes we have a great core of first teamers, and of course we won the Treble, but that’s gone now, we’re going for it again this season, we have to. We can’t afford to be complacent.

Just listening to Sam Lee's podcast (I know, I know) and he's saying this transfer is "like it being 60 mins and City need a goal".

Anyone else a bit worried?

Not worried just find it strange that so many established players seem to be looking for the exit door .

 

[blueparrot]

It was a very expensive gamble that (fortunately) paid off. They threw money at Pep.

I d put it down as avery well though out plan to get the best manager in football.A plan exuted and rewarded 10 fold.I don't think there was anything fortunate about it.

 

[bluemoon32]

Just listening to Sam Lee's podcast (I know, I know) and he's saying this transfer is "like it being 60 mins and City need a goal".

Anyone else a bit worried?

Of Gvardiaol not signing ?
Nah, we're fine for centre halfs, i think losing Gundo is going to be a big loss though

 

[Lavinda Past]

I d put it down as avery well though out plan to get the best manager in football.A plan exuted and rewarded 10 fold.I don't think there was anything fortunate about it.

There's no guarantees in football. A calculated gamble yes, but getting Pep cost the owner far more than any other club would have spent.

We'll see how 'smart' our owners actually are when Pep leaves.

 

[Coatigan]

There's no guarantees in football. A calculated gamble yes, but getting Pep cost the owner far more than any other club would have spent.

We'll see how 'smart' our owners actually are when Pep leaves.

They might leave with him, all into the sunset, after getting bored.

 

[Chi-town blues]

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