Whats the big obsession with resale value and what the point of paying £20 million for someone who is not even worth £10 million.I'm more than happy and grateful with our team but in Europe we lacked experience and this is the kind of player we need for Europe.sniff said:Thenumber1blue said:If people are willing to pay fuckin £20 million for Jordan Henderson and ask £15 fuckin million for Steven Fletcher,then yes we have to pay top money for top players.Especially ones with new contracts and when the team doesnt want to sell.richards30 said:Some players are worth it mate and de Rossi is special.
well to be fair mate, comparing a Liverpool deal and a value on a player that no one decided was worth it. well its not comparable is it ?
Even if you did take the two figures you gave as genuine, both of those players have a resale value. In the case of DeRossi we will be lucky if he is still a first team regular at the end of his contract.
Big fees are great for players like Derossi if he was in his early 20s, but we are just a retirement fund in this case.
greasedupdeafguy said:danburge82 said:sniff said:Apart from Yaya all them players are to similar, the game today showed how much we need a proper deep lying playmaker. We need De Rossi to go alongside Rodwell/Barry/De Jong and push Yaya up the pitch to get the best out of him.
Blue2112 said:The announcer, the dry cleaner, the Roma fans, the Italian newspapers and uncle tom cobbly and all can all say what the fuck they like about this transfer but until either an official statement from either Manchester City or Roma is put out then everything else is just opinions, hopes or bullshit. Right i'm off to get a Pizza from the local takeaway and see what they know about it.
80s Shorts said:richards30 said:Some players are worth it mate and de Rossi is special.sniff said:I feel like im the only City fan who feels this a tansfer we desreve to take stick for if we pay anything like the figures being quoted...
the lowest ive heard was £30million, for a 29 year old ? plus he already earns £180k wages at Roma, he isnt comming for less than £200k ...
I cant be the only person who thinks those figures are stupid...
I fear that we are building him up into something that he is not. He has played his whole career for one club and been a star in that team. No doubt he is a very good player by all reports and in many peoples view. However, if the the opinion of many on here is to be believed, then if we sign him we will be guaranteed a domestic treble and the champions league. Think people are going a little overboard imo.
Seosa said:I'm still hoping he'll wave goodbye to them all at the end and drape his shirt in the centre circle before an announcement's made tonight or tomorrow.
If Carlsberg did transfer developments and all that...
Rammy Blue said:Blue2112 said:The announcer, the dry cleaner, the Roma fans, the Italian newspapers and uncle tom cobbly and all can all say what the fuck they like about this transfer but until either an official statement from either Manchester City or Roma is put out then everything else is just opinions, hopes or bullshit. Right i'm off to get a Pizza from the local takeaway and see what they know about it.
Let us know what they say mate.
sniff said:Thenumber1blue said:If people are willing to pay fuckin £20 million for Jordan Henderson and ask £15 fuckin million for Steven Fletcher,then yes we have to pay top money for top players.Especially ones with new contracts and when the team doesnt want to sell.richards30 said:Some players are worth it mate and de Rossi is special.
well to be fair mate, comparing a Liverpool deal and a value on a player that no one decided was worth it. well its not comparable is it ?
Even if you did take the two figures you gave as genuine, both of those players have a resale value. In the case of DeRossi we will be lucky if he is still a first team regular at the end of his contract.
Big fees are great for players like Derossi if he was in his early 20s, but we are just a retirement fund in this case.
samharris said:Rammy Blue said:Blue2112 said:The announcer, the dry cleaner, the Roma fans, the Italian newspapers and uncle tom cobbly and all can all say what the fuck they like about this transfer but until either an official statement from either Manchester City or Roma is put out then everything else is just opinions, hopes or bullshit. Right i'm off to get a Pizza from the local takeaway and see what they know about it.
Let us know what they say mate.
Probably say......" do you want anchovies or chillies".
Rammy Blue said:Blue2112 said:The announcer, the dry cleaner, the Roma fans, the Italian newspapers and uncle tom cobbly and all can all say what the fuck they like about this transfer but until either an official statement from either Manchester City or Roma is put out then everything else is just opinions, hopes or bullshit. Right i'm off to get a Pizza from the local takeaway and see what they know about it.
Let us know what they say mate.
bobmcfc said:he's more likely to be asked straight after the game during an interview.
Uncle Clockwise said:80s Shorts said:richards30 said:Some players are worth it mate and de Rossi is special.
I fear that we are building him up into something that he is not. He has played his whole career for one club and been a star in that team. No doubt he is a very good player by all reports and in many peoples view. However, if the the opinion of many on here is to be believed, then if we sign him we will be guaranteed a domestic treble and the champions league. Think people are going a little overboard imo.
I think the thing that is exiting people is the fact that he is a win at all cost type of player. Pardon my french, but he's a dirty fecker, aggressive, angry, determined bastard.... these are exactly the things that our tippy tappy team need... and he can 'play' too.
His 'type' is our missing link.
We've got no devil in us.
He's it!
I'd rather spunk 30mil on De Rossi than Van Persi!
Rammyblues said:And he will say he is Roma through and through and does not want to leave.
Rammyblues said:And he will say he is Roma through and through and does not want to leave.
Uncle Clockwise said:80s Shorts said:richards30 said:Some players are worth it mate and de Rossi is special.
I fear that we are building him up into something that he is not. He has played his whole career for one club and been a star in that team. No doubt he is a very good player by all reports and in many peoples view. However, if the the opinion of many on here is to be believed, then if we sign him we will be guaranteed a domestic treble and the champions league. Think people are going a little overboard imo.
I think the thing that is exiting people is the fact that he is a win at all cost type of player. Pardon my french, but he's a dirty fecker, aggressive, angry, determined bastard.... these are exactly the things that our tippy tappy team need... and he can 'play' too.
His 'type' is our missing link.
We've got no devil in us.
He's it!
I'd rather spunk 30mil on De Rossi than Van Persi!