Demichelis

[johnmc]

What's he doing on the bench ? Surely not.

Surprised by that. Maybe the transfer isn't as imminent as has been reported?

Strikes me as the fee hasn't been agreed and this is a bit of a warning to us.

 

[luna]

Sorry if this have been already posted, but according to this Micho is arriving to Manchester this weekend to sign for City <a class="postlink" href="http://www.todomercadoweb.es/mercado-futbolistico/demichelis-viaja-a-manchester-para-firmar-su-nuevo-contrato-55390" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.todomercadoweb.es/mercado-fu ... rato-55390</a>

 

[bondsman]

This is another underwhelming signing for me.

 

[HolisticJim]

This is another underwhelming signing for me.

This. Again.

 

[richards30]

This is another underwhelming signing for me.

experienced player, knows the manager and the manager knows him and better than we have as back up and cheap! don't see the problem to be honest!??! I still wouldn't be surprised to see pepe rock up before the end off the window though as well!

 

[bondsman]

This is another underwhelming signing for me.

experienced player, knows the manager and the manager knows him and better than we have as back up and cheap! don't see the problem to be honest!??! I still wouldn't be surprised to see pepe rock up before the end off the window though as well!

Not experienced in the prem, never amazing even at the height of his career, feels like an oh shit we don't know who to sign move to me ala Sinclair and Garcia. Where are the Spanish masterminds turning us into Barcelona at work?? Surely there are better options available.

 

[richards30]

This is another underwhelming signing for me.

experienced player, knows the manager and the manager knows him and better than we have as back up and cheap! don't see the problem to be honest!??! I still wouldn't be surprised to see pepe rock up before the end off the window though as well!

Not experienced in the prem, never amazing even at the height of his career, feels like an oh shit we don't know who to sign move to me ala Sinclair and Garcia. Where are the Spanish masterminds turning us into Barcelona at work?? Surely there are better options available.

pepe was and probably still is the main target mate. but if teams don't want to sell then what can we do? if cookie was still in charge he would probably launch £60m on the table for pepe and contreaoe but the barca boys seem tighter with the purse strings. we`ve just got to trust the manager and the club to get it right I guess.

 

[OB1]

This is another underwhelming signing for me.

experienced player, knows the manager and the manager knows him and better than we have as back up and cheap! don't see the problem to be honest!??! I still wouldn't be surprised to see pepe rock up before the end off the window though as well!

Not experienced in the prem, never amazing even at the height of his career, feels like an oh shit we don't know who to sign move to me ala Sinclair and Garcia. Where are the Spanish masterminds turning us into Barcelona at work?? Surely there are better options available.

Amazing? No, but always looked a decent player when I've seen him. Ought to be a useful addition if signed. Would have preferred Pepe and letting Kolo go looks questionable now but hindsight...

 

[Pigeonho]

Honigstein seems unimpressed. Can't say I know too much about the player to be honest. If pellers trusts him, that's good enough for me.

 

[Falastur]

This is another underwhelming signing for me.

experienced player, knows the manager and the manager knows him and better than we have as back up and cheap! don't see the problem to be honest!??! I still wouldn't be surprised to see pepe rock up before the end off the window though as well!

Not experienced in the prem, never amazing even at the height of his career, feels like an oh shit we don't know who to sign move to me ala Sinclair and Garcia. Where are the Spanish masterminds turning us into Barcelona at work?? Surely there are better options available.

Since when did Barcelona have a Galacticos policy? You're thinking of the wrong Spanish club if you think that Ferran and Txiki were brought in to buy marquee players, Barcelona was always about buying in cheap players who were relatively unknown and making the team better than the sum of their parts. Sure, Dimichelis is old and on the way out but let's be honest - if Kompany and Nastasic hadn't both gotten injured at the same time then we wouldn't even be buying a defender this window. By the end of the season we will likely be looking to send him on his way.

Whatever happened to all the fans two or three years back who all agreed that buying superstar players for ludicrous sums was arrogant and not the way to run a football club, and who all said that they agreed the best way to do things was to buy cheap? And let's not forget that we're haemorrhaging money and need to cut back our spending. We can't afford to just spunk fifty million on whatever player some wide eyed forum poster takes a fancy to. If you want to play fantasy football then PSG or Monaco would be delighted to have your support.

 

[Super David Silva 21]

hmmm I'm in two minds now.

Whilst it's great getting in another CB for Kompany, will he do the job in the CL if needs be?

I wouldn't mind getting in 2 CBs being honest as that's were we most need it.

 

[Project]

hmmm I'm in two minds now.

Whilst it's great getting in another CB for Kompany, will he do the job in the CL if needs be?

I wouldn't mind getting in 2 CBs being honest as that's were we most need it.

Did you see Malaga last year in the CL? Very good defensively

 

[Super David Silva 21]

hmmm I'm in two minds now.

Whilst it's great getting in another CB for Kompany, will he do the job in the CL if needs be?

I wouldn't mind getting in 2 CBs being honest as that's were we most need it.

Did you see Malaga last year in the CL? Very good defensively

I'll be honest i haven't seen him play but his age is what bothers me slightly, i'll reserve judgement till i've seen him a few times, just hope e's capable.

 

[toffee balls]

hmmm I'm in two minds now.

Whilst it's great getting in another CB for Kompany, will he do the job in the CL if needs be?

I wouldn't mind getting in 2 CBs being honest as that's were we most need it.

Did you see Malaga last year in the CL? Very good defensively

Their high line ultimately cost them a place in the semi's (although it could be argued it also helped to get them into the quarter's in the first place).

 

[blue roo]

This is another underwhelming signing for me.

This. Again.

" Another " underwhelming signing??
Who are the others?

 

[Бравый Дератизатор]

If we sign him, it will be an epic fail
Kolo wanted to extend his contract but the club decided to let him join liverpool. And now they are ready to spend 4 mln. om this guy.
Utter nonsense imo

 

[Barker]

Why are people getting so upset about this? We're signing him as backup. Once Kompany and Nastasic are fit then they will be the main defenders

 

[BurningHart]

If we sign him, it will be an epic fail
Kolo wanted to extend his contract but the club decided to let him join liverpool. And now they are ready to spend 4 mln. om this guy.
Utter nonsense imo

No it wont. Kolo was on wages of 120k/week. Offering him a new contract will not be any cheaper.Besides, kolo wanted a first team spot, something he would not get at City.
There is simply no point in paying high wages to a player who is not first choice at the club. Letting him go was the only and best option for the club and player.

 

[Nic B]

The defensive injuries within our squad have led us to go out and capture an experienced defender who can come into the squad/team and provide experienced cover. He knows the way Pelle likes his teams to defend and if he is able to assist in getting this ethos across to our current defenders who have admitted publicly (Zaba) that they are struggling to adopt the man to man marking system at set pieces then I for one can only see this as a positive. I would feel more confident with Demichelis at the heart of our defence than Garcia!!

 

[HolisticJim]

This is another underwhelming signing for me.

This. Again.

" Another " underwhelming signing??
Who are the others?

Personally I haven't been overwhelmed by any of our summer signing.
Don't get me wrong, there all good players who will improve the squad but non of them are any of the elite players out there.

Cavani, ibra, falcao, Lewandowski, isco, even Erikson and Pepe etc etc

The players we hav signed all seem like quality additions but just not any of the elite players out there.