Gareth Bale

[MCFC BOB]

Anyone who doesn't think that Bale would be a good investment is pretty stupid.
Pros:
-Fast (we only have Clichy and Sinclair who are fast)
-A very good dribbler
-His shooting is fantastic from close range or short range
-His free kicks and corners are brilliant
-He's a winger (obviously) which is something we're lacking this season
-He'll turn Dzeko into a 20+ goal a season striker.
-He'll also create more goals for Kun
-Pretty versatile, can play left back, left wing or just in behind a main striker
-Young, still has 5 or 6 years until he reaches his peak

Cons:
-Expensive
-Diver (something we don't really want associated with Manchester City)

I think that Mancini should take a very strong stance with Bale and his diving.
If he dives, he gets fined or doesn't play next game (or maybe something not quite so extreme). But his talent is obvious, the guy is world class, or at least on his way to being world class. His value is only going to go up over the next few years.

You can add "drifts in and out of games, disappears completely in some games, hasn't produced this form in a long run of games" to the list of cons.

 

[mgreenz97]

You can add "drifts in and out of games, disappears completely in some games, hasn't produced this form in a long run of games" to the list of cons.

I disagree, he has produced outstanding performances in 80% of his games this season. And everyone one of our players seemingly disappears from games for small periods of time every now and again, besides Zaba and Milner. Bale never has an entire anonymous game unlike Sinclair, Nasri and Tevez who have done this multiple times this season.

 

[MCFC BOB]

I'm sick to death of people doing this with Bale. He plays well for 10 games, scores 8 or 9 and he's the best player in the world. After that he'll go quiet for a longer time and everyone forgets about him again.

I'd like to have him here at City, and I'm not doubting that he's a great player - but when people call him world class I cringe.

 

[mancity1]

Anyone who doesn't think that Bale would be a good investment is pretty stupid.
Pros:
-Fast (we only have Clichy and Sinclair who are fast)
-A very good dribbler
-His shooting is fantastic from close range or short range
-His free kicks and corners are brilliant
-He's a winger (obviously) which is something we're lacking this season
-He'll turn Dzeko into a 20+ goal a season striker.
-He'll also create more goals for Kun
-Pretty versatile, can play left back, left wing or just in behind a main striker
-Young, still has 5 or 6 years until he reaches his peak

Cons:
-Expensive
-Diver (something we don't really want associated with Manchester City)

I think that Mancini should take a very strong stance with Bale and his diving.
If he dives, he gets fined or doesn't play next game (or maybe something not quite so extreme). But his talent is obvious, the guy is world class, or at least on his way to being world class. His value is only going to go up over the next few years.

You can add "drifts in and out of games, disappears completely in some games, hasn't produced this form in a long run of games" to the list of cons.

He can be marked out of games by clever man on man tactics and we have seen this in a number of games this year however he has the ability to make his mark in an instant ala West Brom away to name but one game to more than justofy his inclusion week in week out.

His set piece / corner ability is streets ahead of what we currently have and he will continue to ply and if anything improve on his skill set as he gets older.

A must for our team but alas highly unlikely to come to us.

 

[the goats backside]

I'm sick to death of people doing this with Bale. He plays well for 10 games, scores 8 or 9 and he's the best player in the world. After that he'll go quiet for a longer time and everyone forgets about him again.

I'd like to have him here at City, and I'm not doubting that he's a great player - but when people call him world class I cringe.

He will go for anything between 50 to 60 million so not bad for just a good player Bob

 

[Pam]

I would be very surprised if Spuds sold him to any English club.

 

[SambaStyle]

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[Josh Blue]

I'm sick to death of people doing this with Bale. He plays well for 10 games, scores 8 or 9 and he's the best player in the world. After that he'll go quiet for a longer time and everyone forgets about him again.

I'd like to have him here at City, and I'm not doubting that he's a great player - but when people call him world class I cringe.

You are 100% Bob, very over hyped imo. A greedy self obsessed bastard as well. His game revolves around his pace and power ....1 bad injury could = nothing to his game anymore.

 

[SambaStyle]

I'm sick to death of people doing this with Bale. He plays well for 10 games, scores 8 or 9 and he's the best player in the world. After that he'll go quiet for a longer time and everyone forgets about him again.

I'd like to have him here at City, and I'm not doubting that he's a great player - but when people call him world class I cringe.

You are 100% Bob, very over hyped imo. A greedy self obsessed bastard as well. His game revolves around his pace and power ....1 bad injury could = nothing to his game anymore.

1 bad injury could end anyone's career.

His form is something new.

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

I'm sick to death of people doing this with Bale. He plays well for 10 games, scores 8 or 9 and he's the best player in the world. After that he'll go quiet for a longer time and everyone forgets about him again.

I'd like to have him here at City, and I'm not doubting that he's a great player - but when people call him world class I cringe.

I'd give my sweaty scrotum for one of ours to play well for 10 games and score 8 or 9 goals.