De Bruyne?

[City Raider]

Ducado the itk, spill mate

He might not be talking about the transfer...

 

[blueparrot]

Some great signings made already including three 18 year olds that bode well for the future. This guy though is the most important one, we desperately need someone who can pick out a cross - I like Navas, but his final ball is poor and too few assists. De Bruyne will open up teams as well as score some important goals. I hope they get this one over the line, I would say more important as value for money than Pogba.

In terms of next season I'd agree, but in he longer term when Toure is gone and to make a statement that we have moved up a level, Pogba is the one.

 

[Ducado]

Ducado the itk, spill mate

Just going by what others are saying mate, it's just annoying when threads go adrift

 

[lasereyes]

Makes no sense. Two mutually exclusive outcomes cannot both be odds-on. Either City is 11/10 or Wolfsburg is 5/4 - or this is completely made-up.

 

[EalingBlue2]

Makes no sense. Two mutually exclusive outcomes cannot both be odds-on. Either City is 11/10 or Wolfsburg is 5/4 - or this is completely made-up.

Mmmm how does a bookie make a living if the odds equalise to 1? It would be made up if what you said above happened as there isn't a bookie alive who doesn't give themselves am edge

 

[lasereyes]

Mmmm how does a bookie make a living if the odds equalise to 1? It would be made up if what you said above happened as there isn't a bookie alive who doesn't give themselves am edge

That's certainly true, but there are other outcomes quoted here which would ensure it doesn't add up to 1. Anyway, if it is genuine, it shows they haven't a clue whether he is going to City or staying at Wolfsburg (basically 50/50) - or that any money wagered is fairly evenly divided. So doesn't actually tell us much.

 

[The Richard Wright Fan Club]

Only topped by Madrid's when they signed Alonso, Benzema, Kaka and Ronaldo in the same summer.

Didn't they also sign Albiol and Arbaloa in the same window?

 

[The Richard Wright Fan Club]

It will be an amazing summer to be sure, but 2010 saw Yaya, Silva, Dzeko, Kolarov, Milner, and Balotelli come in. With the benefit of hindsight, that would still be our best window for me. Five players that have been a huge part of our first team for the last five seasons will take some beating.

Dzeko came in January.

 

[EalingBlue2]

That's certainly true, but there are other outcomes quoted here which would ensure it doesn't add up to 1. Anyway, if it is genuine, it shows they haven't a clue whether he is going to City or staying at Wolfsburg (basically 50/50) - or that any money wagered is fairly evenly divided. So doesn't actually tell us much.

I doubt the bookies even have an opinion they let the £'s determine the odds and shift them to maintain a margin, nowadays an algorithm on a powerful Server in Ireland probably does everything.

 

[lasereyes]

I doubt the bookies even have an opinion they let the £'s determine the odds and shift them to maintain a margin, nowadays an algorithm on a powerful Server in Ireland probably does everything.

That's why I said "money is fairly evenly divided". They don't have an opinion in footballing terms per se, but they certainly have an opinion based on where they see the money flows going. Similar to a floor broker in stocks or commodities in the old days (memorably depicted in Trading Places for instance).