De Bruyne?

[BusterPhillips]

 

[MadchesterCity]

Hmm, Sterling has a blue shirt on now mate..

Agreed was actually going to start a thread on this, I'm thinking of keeping count of how many pens Sterling should have got but didn't

 

[TRUE BLUE NO1]

50mil seems about right...I think the market was set when we paid 44mil+5mil add-ons for sterling....

 

[Pam]

This is not really true, especially if you iclude balls delivered from free kicks etc.

If you compare City to winning the league & Utd winning the league a few years back, the difference can be almost counted in who has the best corners etc. Have a look at how many times Chelsea either equalise or go into the lead from a corner.

If we had done corners etc as well last season, as we did the previous one, there is a decent chance we would now be champions.

Good point. But what is with the username Neville kneville?

 

[Pam]

Just a hunch pal.

Based on what?

 

[aguero93:20]

Good point. But what is with the username Neville kneville?

Better username than Pam.

 

[uwe rosler 28]

Based on what?

I always thought we'd sign someone big and announce them at city live! Not a lot of time now just hoping price and contracts already agreed or we make an announcement 2moro night that we have agreed a fee with wolfsburg that's it!

 

[Pam]

Better username than Pam.

I strongly disagree.

 

[Lkzerinho]

anything going on at wilmslow?

 

[Pam]

Fantasy stuff mate.

Funniest transfer posts are always

1/ We're saving them for the new kit launch

2/ We're saving them to unveil them as a group

3/ We're waiting for City Live

No, the funniest posts are the flappy, bitter ones whose author's have failed to understand that there is a full month left in the window yet and going into transfer meltdown is inappropriate in the circumstances.

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

Any updates on KDB Zin

Nothing mate, my info comes from our kid on that one and he's MIA )8

 

[uwe rosler 28]

Nothing mate, my info comes from our kid on that one and he's MIA )8

Come on tolmie wherever you are we need info to put the flappers at ease!

 

[-nibz-]

Good point. But what is with the username Neville kneville?

 

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

Nothing mate, my info comes from our kid on that one and he's MIA )8

Never mind I'm sure the Gifs will be out soon

 

[ojeme]

I'd personally rather keep Nasri, I don't understand the hate he gets, and the perception he is a bottler.

Who scored a vital late winner against Chelsea to keep us on track in 2012?
Who scored the winner in the League Cup Final when we were playing like total numpties?
Who scored from 20 yards against Roma to get us out of the CL group stages?
Who was consistently brilliant throughout the whole of 2013/14 until he was hacked down and injured?

It was Samir fucking Nasri and he is not objectively miles worse than a Chelsea reject who has had one (admittedly brilliant) season? I'd rather save the money and spend it on our midfield and defence.

Who scored the opener with a cracking shot in our last 2013/14 season match when we needed a win to guarantee a place as league winners when the Big Sam assured all that he'd try to derail our title hopes for Stevie G's sake and made good his word by lining up a hard-to-crack 3 man central defence and almost achieved his goal until Nasri broke the ice. While Samir is not the perfect player, his quality is very much okay for a city squad player. Navas is not city quality, guys.
I even recall when Silva was out injured for a protracted period in 2013/14, Samir stepped up and delivered absolutely. Let's be careful what we wish for.

 

[Ed68]

This is not really true, especially if you iclude balls delivered from free kicks etc.

The statisticians have churned the numbers for the Premier League, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1. I was surprised but how low the number of corners to goals was. Not only that but the number of corners that led to shooting/headed chances and also follow ups like free kicks.

I'm not making a definitive statement but the 'experts' are so apparently it is really true ;-)

 

[SWP's back]

No question now ED expected to be confirmed in Rome tmro that we will sign a striker as well as a defender and an AMF.

Probably £75m for all three tops.

We won't sign a striker. We don't need one.

 

[Neville Kneville]

The statisticians have churned the numbers for the Premier League, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1. I was surprised but how low the number of corners to goals was. Not only that but the number of corners that led to shooting/headed chances and also follow ups like free kicks.

I'm not making a definitive statement but the 'experts' are so apparently it is really true ;-)

It might be as a percentage, but look at the games v the rags in recent years as examples, & the importance of corners influencing the outcome.

DeBruyne I think, could have an effect on that.

 

[Ed68]

I hope we do get someone who can play a decent ball in. As well as Joey B did a few years back ;-)

What I said is correct though - percentage wise looking at individual teams and/or leagues.

 

[goalmole]

I'd personally rather keep Nasri, I don't understand the hate he gets, and the perception he is a bottler.

Who scored a vital late winner against Chelsea to keep us on track in 2012?
Who scored the winner in the League Cup Final when we were playing like total numpties?
Who scored from 20 yards against Roma to get us out of the CL group stages?
Who was consistently brilliant throughout the whole of 2013/14 until he was hacked down and injured?

It was Samir fucking Nasri and he is not objectively miles worse than a Chelsea reject who has had one (admittedly brilliant) season? I'd rather save the money and spend it on our midfield and defence.

He cemented his place in the Bottlers Hall of Fame the day he ducked out of the wall against the rags to let Van Persie score the winner in injury time at our place.