De Rossi

[dref619]

the guys got far too much family shit going on in italy for this move ever to be a goer. i'm surprised this thread is still rumbling along tbh

 

[cemosabie]

does anybody know why he wears one long sleeve and one short one when he plays ?
is he covering a tattoo?

Could be wrong here but I think he has a political tattoo and keeps it covered up. I'm sure I read somewhere on here that he is a member or supporter of a right wing party

cheers mate.

 

[Roll On City]

the guys got far too much family shit going on in italy for this move ever to be a goer. i'm surprised this thread is still rumbling along tbh

How do you know?

 

[BlueAnorak]

I'd love it to happen. But he's 29. No resale value. So no.
I'd rather we broke the bank to get Javi Martinez.

 

[sam-caddick]

I'd love it to happen. But he's 29. No resale value. So no.
I'd rather we broke the bank to get Javi Martinez.

Disagree.

Midfielders can play well into their thirties, look at Scholes and Giggs and since when did we want to become a selling club? We want to buy players like De Rossi to win trophies and do a job, not in the hope so we can rake in a sum after a few years.

 

[Andouble]

You don't worry about re-sale value if the goal is to win the Champions League within the next 3-5 seasons.

 

[sam-caddick]

You don't worry about re-sale value if the goal is to win the Champions League within the next 3-5 seasons.

Look at Torres, do you really think Roman gives one about the 50m now they won the CL? (maybe a little but not as much if the had not won it)

That late goal against Barcelona was Priceless!!

I know Torres did not contribute to much during Chelsea's last seasons campaign but you can see my point.

 

[dref619]

the guys got far too much family shit going on in italy for this move ever to be a goer. i'm surprised this thread is still rumbling along tbh

How do you know?

his divorce and the custody issues that have come with it are common knowledge.

 

[Seosa]

But he's 29. No resale value. So no.
I'd rather we broke the bank to get Javi Martinez.

A complete chunk of manure of a post. Fuck resale value, we buy a player to get the very best out of him, not to sell him at some point down the line, I fucking hate the whole "resale value" bollocks. Add to that, despite his age De Rossi could still give us more than Martinez could, because the latter is horrendously overrated.

 

[cool cat]

But he's 29. No resale value. So no.
I'd rather we broke the bank to get Javi Martinez.

A complete chunk of manure of a post. Fuck resale value, we buy a player to get the very best out of him, not to sell him at some point down the line, I fucking hate the whole "resale value" bollocks. Add to that, despite his age De Rossi could still give us more than Martinez could, because the latter is horrendously overrated.

+1 ... Nail on the head mate

 

[FantasyIreland]

But he's 29. No resale value. So no.
I'd rather we broke the bank to get Javi Martinez.

A complete chunk of manure of a post. Fuck resale value, we buy a player to get the very best out of him, not to sell him at some point down the line, I fucking hate the whole "resale value" bollocks. Add to that, despite his age De Rossi could still give us more than Martinez could, because the latter is horrendously overrated.

I also agree,especially the Martinez part,not sure he's quite as good as many would be led to believe.

 

[Oohvonkyvonky]

does anybody know why he wears one long sleeve and one short one when he plays ?
is he covering a tattoo?

Could be wrong here but I think he has a political tattoo and keeps it covered up. I'm sure I read somewhere on here that he is a member or supporter of a right wing party

We need a right winger...He'll do.

 

[dctid]

But he's 29. No resale value. So no.
I'd rather we broke the bank to get Javi Martinez.

A complete chunk of manure of a post. Fuck resale value, we buy a player to get the very best out of him, not to sell him at some point down the line, I fucking hate the whole "resale value" bollocks. Add to that, despite his age De Rossi could still give us more than Martinez could, because the latter is horrendously overrated.

Its not a chunck of manure - many many top clubs and manager such as Wenger do consider age and resale value of the players they buy and punt them or only offer then yearly contracts - Rags seldon buy anyone of 28 ish or more as do a number of other clubs expecially for those players valued at 20 million and 1ooK plus a week

Now from a City perspective we dont know what Khaldoons thinking is do we just buy and write off any reslave value or do we buy younger players whom have some value in the transfer value at the end of their contract

I would suggest that the our biggest transfer fees under Mancini has been on players sub 25 - 26 in the main

 

[Seosa]

But he's 29. No resale value. So no.
I'd rather we broke the bank to get Javi Martinez.

A complete chunk of manure of a post. Fuck resale value, we buy a player to get the very best out of him, not to sell him at some point down the line, I fucking hate the whole "resale value" bollocks. Add to that, despite his age De Rossi could still give us more than Martinez could, because the latter is horrendously overrated.

Its not a chunck of manure - many many top clubs and manager such as Wenger do consider age and resale value of the players they buy and punt them or only offer then yearly contracts - Rags seldon buy anyone of 28 ish or more as do a number of other clubs expecially for those players valued at 20 million and 1ooK plus a week

Now from a City perspective we dont know what Khaldoons thinking is do we just buy and write off any reslave value or do we buy younger players whom have some value in the transfer value at the end of their contract

I would suggest that the our biggest transfer fees under Mancini has been on players sub 25 - 26 in the main

I'm not surprised you've stuck your nose in. You mention Wenger, but don't forget the fact that he hasn't won a trophy in 7 years, and more importantly on this topic, his transfer record has been abysmal in recent years (Vieira and Henry for reduced fees, Fabregas and Nasri sagas, the same now happening with van Persie) so to use him as an example to give backing to your petty resale value argument is ridiculous.

 

[Deepest Blue]

As a player he is exactly what we need.

Downsides are the doubts about his family situation and sciatica.

Everything else is good.

 

[Daz_Blue]

DeRossi or Javi Martinez given the choice ?

 

[Seosa]

DeRossi or Javi Martinez given the choice ?

De Rossi every day of the week.

 

[Rammyblues]

DDR if you want the CL in next year or two Martinez if you can wait five years or so.

 

[adrianr]

DeRossi or Javi Martinez given the choice ?

DDR. Building on what we've achieved so far is more important than buying someone who may become as good as DDR in 3-4 years just because everyone has a lob on for Spaniards and resale value.

 

[Rammyblues]

Another reason in three years time DDr Razak if he continues to improve will be an ideal replacement without it costing a penny. Buy Martinez it could be seen as blocking the path for the academy products.