Is Hughes picking the transfers again?cleav said:no way
it would be really irresponsible to dish out that kind of money as a knee-jerk reaction.
the last thing we need is to overspend on mediocre talent that we'll struggle to get rid of in a year or two, a la adebayor, bridge, santa cruz, etc.
In fairness to Hughes(and I never thought I would start a reply with those words!)his spending happened at a time when the project was just starting, there was clearly much more "risk" in his signings because top draw players without issues aren't going to join a project.Paulmcfc2703 said:Is Hughes picking the transfers again?cleav said:no way
it would be really irresponsible to dish out that kind of money as a knee-jerk reaction.
the last thing we need is to overspend on mediocre talent that we'll struggle to get rid of in a year or two, a la adebayor, bridge, santa cruz, etc.
DontLookBackInAnger said:In fairness to Hughes(and I never thought I would start a reply with those words!)his spending happened at a time when the project was just starting, there was clearly much more "risk" in his signings because top draw players without issues aren't going to join a project.Paulmcfc2703 said:Is Hughes picking the transfers again?cleav said:no way
it would be really irresponsible to dish out that kind of money as a knee-jerk reaction.
the last thing we need is to overspend on mediocre talent that we'll struggle to get rid of in a year or two, a la adebayor, bridge, santa cruz, etc.
No there is no excuse for a lot of Hughes signings. Bridge, Kolo Toure, Jo and Santa Cruz were very expensive, very poor signings. Cruz had serious knee injuries and Kolo and Bridge had come purely for the money. To be fair to Kolo when Yaya returned it revitalised him and put more effort it. Jo just was not very good and either was Ben Haim.DontLookBackInAnger said:In fairness to Hughes(and I never thought I would start a reply with those words!)his spending happened at a time when the project was just starting, there was clearly much more "risk" in his signings because top draw players without issues aren't going to join a project.Paulmcfc2703 said:Is Hughes picking the transfers again?cleav said:no way
it would be really irresponsible to dish out that kind of money as a knee-jerk reaction.
the last thing we need is to overspend on mediocre talent that we'll struggle to get rid of in a year or two, a la adebayor, bridge, santa cruz, etc.
yes , but signing RSC was nothing short of outrageous .de niro said:DontLookBackInAnger said:In fairness to Hughes(and I never thought I would start a reply with those words!)his spending happened at a time when the project was just starting, there was clearly much more "risk" in his signings because top draw players without issues aren't going to join a project.Paulmcfc2703 said:Is Hughes picking the transfers again?
correct. good to see some sense.
DontLookBackInAnger said:In fairness to Hughes(and I never thought I would start a reply with those words!)his spending happened at a time when the project was just starting, there was clearly much more "risk" in his signings because top draw players without issues aren't going to join a project.Paulmcfc2703 said:Is Hughes picking the transfers again?cleav said:no way
it would be really irresponsible to dish out that kind of money as a knee-jerk reaction.
the last thing we need is to overspend on mediocre talent that we'll struggle to get rid of in a year or two, a la adebayor, bridge, santa cruz, etc.
remember arthur mann said:Agent Hughes was a disgrace, he put City back two years.
kabuverdimcfc said:5m ----> good winger
35m ---> world class central midfield
20m ---> world class central back
My view is that, after his good showing at Euro 2012, we could possibly get 50 million for him right now. Given his personality traits, I still fear that his career could spiral downhill quite dramatically. In a year's time he might be worth bugger all. Not because of his footballing skills but his off-field antics. He is a car crash waiting to happen.xbuddyx said:On another note. Selling Balotelli would simply put be a horrible move. Do not underestimate the amount of supporters Mario brings to the club. He is worth every penny.
supercrystal7 said:No there is no excuse for a lot of Hughes signings. Bridge, Kolo Toure, Jo and Santa Cruz were very expensive, very poor signings. Cruz had serious knee injuries and Kolo and Bridge had come purely for the money. To be fair to Kolo when Yaya returned it revitalised him and put more effort it. Jo just was not very good and either was Ben Haim.DontLookBackInAnger said:In fairness to Hughes(and I never thought I would start a reply with those words!)his spending happened at a time when the project was just starting, there was clearly much more "risk" in his signings because top draw players without issues aren't going to join a project.Paulmcfc2703 said:Is Hughes picking the transfers again?
Then signing Lescott for 22 million was awful busines. Bellamy and Adebayor were trouble makers, but he can control Bellamy and was not a decent deal for him. Adebayor had world class potential, but seems to have a terrible attitude.
To be fair to Hughes I think that Tevez and Robinho were board signings.
Overall Hughes did terrible with his signings and had no idea of the style he wanted to play and the formation he wanted to fit them in. Board signings like Robinho did not help matters.