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I just can't believe we didn't schedule at least 1 or 2 tune-up type games. Nothing but glamour friendlies with very little time to give the kids a true run-out seems like a huge oversight. A game vs a team like Wigan would have gone a long way. Why not play Bury or something?

There's a nearly 4 year difference in age. Zaba doesn't feel like he's ready to retire yet presumably.

Their transfer window closed. So much for flogging one of our dead weight players to China this summer. :(

You are probably right about this faction, but the reality is that is a very small part of the supporter base and the club will not cater to them above any other group at this point. Such is life.

Welcome to 2016, I hope you've enjoyed sleeping for the past decade or so. City have to make money anyway they can -- player trading is one possible way to do so. Mooy is the best Ausrtralian NT player right now and is definitely good enough to play for teams in the Premier League. City will...

No more out of touch than this! Blue Moon definitely doesn't represent the majority of supporters. Or even much more than a small minority of them.

It's unbelievable that we simply cannot figure out a way to shift any of our dead weight to China. What's the point of getting partnered with a big Chinese firm if we can't take advantage of it?! I was certain we'd be able to sell Yaya and Bony there this summer. There's lots of time left, but...

Perfectly stated. Navas isn't going to get better. He simply can't get better -- that much is very clear. With Nolito coming in, we need a winger to go. My vote is Navas (even if they play on opposite sides). If he stays for one more season and provides depth, I'm fine with that, but there are...

It's pretty embarrassing, frankly. He's been top drawer for multiple seasons now and would be a bargain at 14m. 5 goals now for him in 11 international appearances.

You guys were saying?

City have been linked in some capacity for quite awhile now but Barca have a first right of refusal due to the Neymar transfer. Doubt it'll ever happen for us.

On the plus side, taxes are a good bit lower there than in the UK. It's never quite as cut and dry as this, but his personal income tax rate would be 35% in Turkey vs 45% in England so in theory, he could make €500k less in gross wages and still make effectively the same amount as in England.

That was apparently not true. Sounds like he'll be back right around the start of the season -- Dortmund are suggesting mid August barring any major setbacks.

Hysaj from Albania looks absolutely excellent. He was a regular for Napoli this season and nobody comes cheap from them, so I doubt it'd ever happen, but I'd love him based on his performance vs France!

I'd give him whatever he wants. He is an absolute monster and looks the best player on the pitch in nearly every match he plays.

Been linked with him for some time -- previous thread: http://forums.bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk/threads/leandrinho.318877/.

This apparent denial screams "managed expectations" to me. City probably are not terribly keen on this getting so widely publicized already because they probably still have to negotiate the deal with Dortmund.

Did you ever see him play a single game for Wolfsburg or Belgium before he signed for City? That's an incredible statement and one I can't even wrap my head around.

I just hope this tour helps us unload some players to Chinese clubs. Anything else is gravy.

That definitely doesn't come into play in this instance. All of the signings are the DOF's (Txiki) technically anyway so it's kind of moot. He'll be announced when it's deemed appropriate.