Elliot Anderson | Opening bid rejected (p189)

[BlueMerlin]

What has Savinho proven? McAidoo only hasn't proven anything because he hasn't played.

I haven’t played either. Should City sign me up?

 

[coolcity]

All the talk about City being concerned over the transfer fee for Anderson seems to have originated with a single ESPN article. I would be very surprised if City weren’t acutely aware of Forest’s price tag for some time.

Because it's City the price will have been inflated. They've no doubt remembered that we paid £100m for Grealish a few years ago so think we probably wouldn't flinch at £120.

I don't rate Anderson that highly personally, but then it's not my money or my decision.

 

[coolcity]

I'd much prefer Wharton to Scott, and I'd prefer we keep Rodri to either honestly. I really hope he's not going.

Doesn't sound too hopeful from what he was saying in his presser yesterday:

'Manchester City midfielder Rodri insisted he would only think about his future after the World Cup, amid links with a switch to Real Madrid this summer.'

"We’re here to talk about the World Cup. Everything that concerns my future, I’ll wait until the end of the World Cup. When a player is nearing the end of his contract, it’s normal for names to come up but I am very calm, I know where I stand and if there hadn’t been a World Cup, perhaps things might be different now.”


Not sure what he meant by that last sentence but it seems to suggest to me that if he hadn't been away with the World Cup squad he would have already made his decision to go; why else would things be different unless he was leaving for another club? Besides, if he's not going anywhere why not just say so?

 

[coolcity]

If we don’t sign Anderson we can say goodbye to winning the league.

Why?

 

[coolcity]

No way have we bid for Anderson?!

That massively came out of nowhere.

I agree, how would they know anyway? I'm sure the clubs don't ring them up to tell them.

 

[coolcity]

And get who?

There are probably a number of players all around the world who we will be looking at. Besides, some relative unknown will emerge from the World Cup as the next big thing, happens every tournament.

 

[BluestBlue]

Scott for me.

Wowzers ? So Rodri Anderson Scott how’s that looking against the other teams in the world

 

[jimharri]

What’s parties

The plural of party.

 

[BluestBlue]

Scott for me.

Haven’t watched him loads reminds me of Grealish, I think he’s cool just not mind blowing. I prefer passers and technical monsters

 

[Marvin.]

No mention of a fee. Interesting that it is said that this is an opening bid. That we have made a bid suggests confidence that we will get Maresca in.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

That’s a bit like saying Brandon Barker was better than Nolito or whoever.

Totally unproven as of yet.

At that time I was watching the lads pretty regularly in the flesh (oo-er), he was tearing up teams and really should have been given a few first team minutes.

Some players can snatch the chance, he seemed to perhaps understandably lose a bit of heart not getting a break.