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As mentioned on the thread, key is the replacement of their 'old guard'. They have a lot of rebuilding to do and are also relying on some of their more recent younger signings still proving themselves to be top PL/CL quality (as opposed to just decent PL players), similar to Chelsea but the rags...

If we got a winger who could be trusted to put in a shift for the full 90 minutes (which sort of discounts AJ) I could see us starting up sometimes against 'park the bus sides' with a couple of wide players (Hazard plus one of Silva/Nasri playing wide - AJ as impact sub) with Dzeko up front and...

I'm pretty sure he's more of a winger than a Silva type although I understand he can do that playmaker role and score a few goals. I could be wrong however :p

I'm baffled by why the rags even want Hazard. They've got Valencia, Nani and Young already as wingers who have all got to be on decent wages - why would they want another £30m winger on huge wages when they can only play 2 per game and they have such a crying need for a class CM, an Evra...

While I never want England to lose I hope we get destroyed down that right flank in every game (as long as we still win :-).

Daily Fail dreaming up a non-story for a headline. I'm 99% sure they can't retrospectively change the rules on tournament prize money after the end of the season. Not without being challenged in court anyway and if there is already a precedent set for payout details they'd pretty much lose...

So, is all the stuff about him being a reformed character and wanting to stay with City all bullshit to put on a brave face for coming back to City or is it real? Is Bobby really reconciled with Tevez or was that just another face saving exercise to get him back in the team for a couple of...

Transfer League website has us down as paying £3m for him, doubt that would be a loan fee and they are usually pretty accurate. <a class="postlink" href="http://www.transferleague.co.uk/premiership-transfers/manchester-city-transfers.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return...

I think we will always be less than them - but that gives City a fair amount of leeway I think (not sure on rags prices). At the end of the day people are now paying to watch the english champions with a CL quality squad. City can't go on forever being one of the cheapest in the division with...

Top 3 - CL Qualification (Preferably 1st or 2nd) A domestic final (preferably winner) CL quarter finals would be nice (better would be good) I'm not greedy, obviously I'm hoping for upper end of the range in at least one of the categories. All I hope is, if we don't get the title, lose in a...

There'll be a few clubs lining up to take him on a free. I expect to see Spurs and Fulham fighting for him (Friedel & Schwarzer are getting on), outside chance of the scum & Chelsea as a good backup keeper. Maybe even some clubs abroad plus Celtic? I think he'll go somewhere to play 1st team...

Simple thing to prove, I'm sure I'd remember someone getting arrested by coppers coming in to my place of work and handcuffed.

I realise there will be some qualifiers to be played but has anyone worked out yet which pot we will be in? I can remember loads of posts a few months ago with speculations :-)

Great option to have and obviously enjoying himself here. Like others, I feel if we can change the system occasionally to true winger play (either in a game or even starting up) then he would shine with decent crossing service. Your Aguero's and Tevez's, and to a degree Balotelli, suit the...

Hazard - City Van Persie - Arsenal Kagawa - Scum Tevez - AC Milan Dzeko - City Balotelli - City Vertonghan - Spurs M'Vila - Arsenal Dempsey - Villa Dembele - Fulham Cavani - City Drogba - Scum Clyne - Arsenal Lavezzi - Napoli

Music to my ears, now if they can just manage to screw up another CL run it'd be fun (plus not qualifying but that's a bit much too hope for ).

Re: Gorbals Gang Going, Going.... I just want to see the back of Slur Alex, I don't think ANY other manager could have got that team so many points this season.

I can't see any club taking a chance on him now - only on a complete pay as you play deal with no other wages would he be worth a punt. Even then, would you want that sick-note holding down one of a limited number of squad places.

Re: Liverpool Thread 2012 I can see them struggling, I read the Andersred blog on Liverpool and he pointed out they were on a £26m loss in their last accounts with no european football next year and a new stadium to finance. Their sponsors are going to go in with low offers on renewals if they...

Back of a fag packet finances, for a good read look at <a class="postlink" href="http://swissramble.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/manchester-city-masterplan.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://swissramble.blogspot.co.uk/2011/ ... rplan.html</a> on how he thinks we could hit FFP...