Thenumber1blue
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Don't we have a season ticket for £299 ?
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John Stones
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This has been my thinking all along. I think Pep looks at our players and feels satisfied.I would suggest we already have those
We have great squad members in each position with a lot of young potential in each position. We have just under performed massively.
In attack/midfield as an example we have players like Aguero, Nacho, Sterling, De Bruyne, Silva, Gundogan, Nolito. Anyone would love to have these players in their team. And we have the worlds best manager in charge.
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Two years ago, Utd bought Luke Shaw for £30m. Quality player. One of their few. We paid £45m for Sterling 12 months ago. This is the rate for young English players. You might find it ridiculous, but that's the market.
Yep, and it will only get worse.
Even Crystal Palace are bidding £30m plus for players , very very average players are going for 10-15 million at the moment - Ibe to Bournmouth for £15m- it's bat shit crazy.
Bill
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not me i think save few million here and there then wont need to charge top prices for tickets
gate money is totally irrelevant to our finances.
TheBeast
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not me i think save few million here and there then wont need to charge top prices for tickets
It's called supply and demand. Tickets at the current prices are sold out, they certainly won't lower them.
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money can't buy you stones ...
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I think he has much more self belief than Sterling and any grief he gets from the press / other fans will receive the finger. That's the impression he give me anyway.
Yeah I hope so, I've always been a fan of Stones, his talent I feel wasn't nurtured correctly under Martinez and have upmost faith that Pep can get the best out of him.
nomorethaksintimes
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Can someone genuinely explain to me why Stones' value has increased 10m in the last season despite the additional playing time exposing lots of deficiencies in his game and him made little to no impact at international level?
I had the same question about Sterling at the time- as I remember we bought him when his value was at rock bottom (that is until now). Can someone please give Txixi a slap and remind him that 50m is a rather large windfall for most clubs and we should be going for proven talent at that price. The best case scenario is Stones develops into a world class centre back in which case he will only achieve and not exceed his value at the time we bought him.
I had the same question about Sterling at the time- as I remember we bought him when his value was at rock bottom (that is until now). Can someone please give Txixi a slap and remind him that 50m is a rather large windfall for most clubs and we should be going for proven talent at that price. The best case scenario is Stones develops into a world class centre back in which case he will only achieve and not exceed his value at the time we bought him.
Can someone genuinely explain to me why Stones' value has increased 10m in the last season despite the additional playing time exposing lots of deficiencies in his game and him made little to no impact at international level?
I had the same question about Sterling at the time- as I remember we bought him when his value was at rock bottom (that is until now). Can someone please give Txixi a slap and remind him that 50m is a rather large windfall for most clubs and we should be going for proven talent at that price. The best case scenario is Stones develops into a world class centre back in which case he will only achieve and not exceed his value at the time we bought him.
Because its a city tax and clubs take the piss
nomorethaksintimes
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Because its a city tax and clubs take the piss
That's our directors fault right?
That's our directors fault right?
No. When we think its to much we back if the deal like the pogba
flb
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Can someone genuinely explain to me why Stones' value has increased 10m in the last season despite the additional playing time exposing lots of deficiencies in his game and him made little to no impact at international level?
I had the same question about Sterling at the time- as I remember we bought him when his value was at rock bottom (that is until now). Can someone please give Txixi a slap and remind him that 50m is a rather large windfall for most clubs and we should be going for proven talent at that price. The best case scenario is Stones develops into a world class centre back in which case he will only achieve and not exceed his value at the time we bought him.
The new TV deal kicks in so its a different landscape , Bournmouth have just spunked £15m on Ibe, Palace bidding £30m plus for players , Liverpool ditto.
It's crazy Jeff.
And the market has gone mad this Summer with TV money. Some crazy fees. But if you don't pay them, you risk not getting the playerBecause its a city tax and clubs take the piss
nomorethaksintimes
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And the market has gone mad this Summer with TV money. Some crazy fees. But if you don't pay them, you risk not getting the player
I guess I feel buying Stones for 50m is a greater risk than not buying him.
Hopefully I'm wrong and the club know what they're doing but I'm not confident - the Spanish lads have made quite a few transfer cockups in their time. The parallels with the Chygrynskiy transfer in 2009 are worrying to say the least.
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johnmc
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Can someone genuinely explain to me why Stones' value has increased 10m in the last season despite the additional playing time exposing lots of deficiencies in his game and him made little to no impact at international level?
I had the same question about Sterling at the time- as I remember we bought him when his value was at rock bottom (that is until now). Can someone please give Txixi a slap and remind him that 50m is a rather large windfall for most clubs and we should be going for proven talent at that price. The best case scenario is Stones develops into a world class centre back in which case he will only achieve and not exceed his value at the time we bought him.
Why was his value £40m last year? No one bought him for £40m did they? His price is only what city are prepared to pay and Everton accept.
Why was his value £40m last year? No one bought him for £40m did they? His price is only what city are prepared to pay and Everton accept.
Yeah his value hasn't changed. £40 million is only what Chelsea were prepared to pay, Everton valued him at more than that and refused to sell him. City are prepared to pay £50 million and that is what Everton value him at so the deal is hopefully getting done soon.
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Wonder why they got shut so cheaply.
After all, bitter ex-Liverpool players, particularly those that are currently working in the media, are never wrong.... are they?
Wasnt he gonna be 10 times the player that Sterling would ever be, according to all the scousers out there, after Raheem had jumped ship?The new TV deal kicks in so its a different landscape , Bournmouth have just spunked £15m on Ibe, Palace bidding £30m plus for players , Liverpool ditto.
It's crazy Jeff.
Wonder why they got shut so cheaply.
After all, bitter ex-Liverpool players, particularly those that are currently working in the media, are never wrong.... are they?
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I guess I feel buying Stones for 50m is a greater risk than not buying him.
Hopefully I'm wrong and the club know what they're doing but I'm not confident - the Spanish lads have made quite a few transfer cockups in their time. The parallels with the Chygrynskiy transfer in 2009 are worrying to say the least.
Honest question. Who would you like to see as our CB's this season?
mancityscot
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but it concerns the club that i love. when i feel the club is being mugged off am not exactly going to be chuffed about itbut why does it matter. If it was coming out of your bank account id fully understand your concern, but it's not so not sure why you're even remotely arsed.
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