Declan Rice

[bluemystery]

Can you explain how you think he has a shit mentality? Just curious to know what makes you think this...

Last interview I seen of Phillips he wanted to stay at City and fight for a place in the team and didn't want to go after 12 months. He could easily find a club and play week in week out but instead he's willing to give it a shot at City and work for it. He's come a long way with Leeds and worked hard eventually ending up with a love to the Champions Of England and he's not willing to throw all that away.

Not a shit mentality on my book.

Personally think it's his breakthrough season next year, similar to grealish - but we'll see

 

[hammocity]

im sure every club in world football would invite city to bid to drive up the price, but we will only except that invitation IF WE WANT THE FUCKING PLAYER, fucking think what you are saying for fucks sake

Not enough fucks for me, fucking, fuckity, fucks, sake.

 

[Dobsy]

Wasn't Akanji kind of his alternative? Bringing in an extra centre back in the knowledge that Aké could instead play on the left

Perhaps there'll be a similarly pragmatic solution

This proved to be a fateful development as it led to Pep discovering the 4 CBs approach that won us the CL.

As I like to repeat on here: we have the most important position filled with the biggest Galactico in the world; Pep. Our rivals can and have signed whoever they want over the years, but give Pep a competitive squad and you get mad shit like ....

5/7 league titles
100 point season
Treble
Domestic Treble
Raheem Sterling scoring 20+ goals a season
Gundogan playing centre forward and driving a title run in
Goalkeepers close control and distribution now valued higher than shot stopping across the English game
John Stones making the most dribbles in a CL final since Lionel Messi
Fabian Delph and Oleks Zinchenko title winning left backs
Haaland breaks PL goalscoring record

There's more I'm missing I'm sure.

"WHAT IS TACKLES?"

 

[bert38]

Yeah and I'm mostly fine with that - it's just they sometimes seem to ignore the selling clubs valuation and fanny around pointlessly. Like with Cucurella & Kane - City's valuation was probably correct but it didn't make it any more likely that the selling club would change theirs.

But it keeps things interesting through the summer... just hope the club go all out to keep bernie.

 

[Maccblue]

So what does the dildo dealer do now ?
Back to Arsenal with his tail between his legs saying “oh go on then I was only having you on last night with my cockney wit”

Arsenal can and should lower their bid now as there’s no competition
The player is unsettled and will leave for probably less

 

[Kamaro011]

Shit mate, has the transfer window closed.
Just enjoy the ride

I know still two months away, but you still remember two years ago when we buy only Jack Grealish and nothing else despite almost everyone screaming that we need a striker. Any other manager will given up but not Pep and he still able to make it work despite not get his prefered player Harry Kane to his team.

We really lucky to have him but at the same time we also depended too much on him to do his magic so it's pretty big concern for me on what will happen if he left?
are our transfer policy stance will be same ?

 

[Tricky_Trev]

The way we sometimes bid for players that have a pretty fixed valuation from the seller, with no intention of actually meeting that valuation… it’s almost like it’s intentional so that we can walk away and Khaldoon can say “look, we don’t spend more than the others”.

 

[Tb1981]

We're out of the race mate.

Dave, they are all dead

 

[bluemoon32]

Fair enough decision by the Rice family.
Only thing that changes for Rice is a slightly different drive to work & all for triple his previous salary

 

[Haaland94]

We absolutely CANNOT lose Bernie now. Otherwise we are officially weakened from last season. That would be frustrating given we should be building from a position of utmost strength.

We have the financial resources at our disposal as well. Now that the Rice saga is over, I hope we look at a few other, dare I say, more exciting prospects.

 

[hgblue]

If this is true, then I think we need to set up a counselling page for a few posters on here. Some were in a state of delirium at the prospect of him coming. Or maybe it was just the thrill of the chase. How will they cope.

I'm not happy. Declan Rice is a far better player than people realise. Will become clear when he's playing for a better team.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

This thread is going to be the summer 'that' thread today isn't it?

Pages pulling further away than a normal person can read.

 

[skillman]

It’s a good job Phillips will feel like a new signing!

 

[SamBlue]

Not just Rice , look at money they've spent past few years

Partey is off, Xaka is off, they need more grains to make a decent risotto of their MF. They are the team that hugely over-performed and they are Saliba short of a total meltdown at any moment, which dully arrived at the end of the last season. I know the media needs somebody somewhere as a balance to us, but thank fuck this non-story ended.

 

[SWPISHOME]

Fair enough decision by the Rice family.
Only thing that changes for Rice is a slightly different drive to work & all for triple his previous salary

That's not all that changes, He's after winning a European trophy at West Ham now he won't be winning any. Other than that you are correct.

 

[bert38]

would suggest unless things alter, or a new target emerges, Phillips will stay as back up to rodri.

 

[Bez]

Apparently WHU don't like the structure of Arsenal's latest buy now pay later offer...if City are actually out of the running, then WHU run the risk of the Arse pulling out too. Crazy money...don't forget City are ruining football. If we do sign Rice I expect Tebas to blow another gasket.

 

[lionheart]

Check out my post on Monday at 4.38pm...City will not be signing Declan Rice so please let us move on...nice to be correct occasionally. Only wish my stock market success was better.

 

[pep_fandom]

Another insane pump fake by lord Txiki.

 

[alexmcity]

I think Rice would have been excellent next to Rodri. But he ain't Rodri and never will be. If Arteta expects from him to do for Arsenal what Rodri does for us, he's made a mistake. Even Fernandinho couldn't complete as many passes in a game as Rodri. What Rodri does in the build up is deceivingly simple. But it's really difficult.