MihaiCity said:Since the pursuit of Isco was a
by-product of the club turning to
59-year-old Pellegrini as manager, it is
understood that director of football
Txiki Begiristain will not go back into
the market for an alternative purchase
i just see this on the OS at what media says...HOW THE FUCK we will not got to get an alternative at him?>???????? WTF????????? wtf it's wrong with txiki????? is he here to help us growing as a club or to mess up the things??????
tolmie's hairdoo said:A few blues seem to have missed the fact we put one over Madrid first?
They made a direct offer to Navas, a favourite of the Real president's, but Navas was a man of his word.
NipHolmes said:Still think little is known.
I fail to see how his attitude to Madrid in the past has suddenly changed and he's chosen Zidane over Pellegrini. It goes against all logic so far.
City need to match Real bid and state our ideal line up is him on the left, Silva centre, Navas right with Yaya and Fernandinho behind.
If the deal fails we simply use Silva left, Yaya middle and Navas right. Milner and Fernandinho behind.
JoeMercer'sWay said:Pigeonho said:Calling other Blues 'rags' is poor, but you're right about the thin-skinned on here, it's absolutely full of them.oakiecokie said:Another one with "thin" skin.
I said being rags, the self-entitlement going on is certainly raggish behaviour.
JoeMercer'sWay said:Pigeonho said:Calling other Blues 'rags' is poor, but you're right about the thin-skinned on here, it's absolutely full of them.oakiecokie said:Another one with "thin" skin.
I said being rags, the self-entitlement going on is certainly raggish behaviour.
Broady_pie1505 said:JoeMercer'sWay said:Broady_pie1505 said:agree with some of that mate but sounds a little defeatist to me, we are aware of where we cam from and what we are trying to do but there is nothing wrong in people being frustrated by all this, it shows ambition, not the desire to simply roll the red carpet out to the "galacticos" just because we are little old city. gone are those days and that is what Txiki etc have been brought in for and it has failed on this occasion, so just let people sound off and get rid of the feeling of disappointment we all have at losing out on Isco.
it wont change the fact we will all be there first game of the season side by side cheering on the mighty blues!!
it's not defeatist. It's recognising that whilst we had interested a talented player who has captured everyone's imagination with his recent performances once a club like Madrid comes in with a serious offer they currently have more to offer in terms of appeal than we do.
The club will continue to grow and that is where Txiki and Ferran's hard work should pay off. This doesn't mean they are perfect and they do have to adjust as well to working for us, and maybe a couple of the Barca tactics may not work with us as we are not at that established level e.g. perhaps making Malaga pay Pellegrini's compensation is a mistake when you don't have the clout of Barca in future negotiations. It's dissappointing to lose out to Isco but he's one player and now we'll see whether or not he was just Pellegrini's pet project and a nice bonus to have or whether we really felt we needed someone in that mould, because if we do then I expect these guys to go off and sign someone suitable.
Last year we missed De Rossi and got Garcia, missed Hazard and got Sinclair. This year we've upgraded on both straight away and there will be a couple more in the pipeline. There may still be a goodwill signing for Pellegrini as well, it will just unfortunately not be the one he really wanted, but there's no shame in missing out to a much bigger club at this phase of our development. If we had retained the league and had a run in the CL like Dortmund then it would be far more dissappointing.
yep i agree with that buddy, but you must agree its a little embarrassing for txiki and even pellegrini when this all appeared nailed on only a few weeks ago, I think that is what gets people frustrated, there are some mard arses I agree but we all simply want city to do well, just some aint to clued up on how to express themselves thats all
Pigeonho said:Can he choose the word that goes in that space? 'hell'? 'fuck'? 'frig'?DIEHARDMCFAN said:oakiecokie said:Another one with "thin" skin.
I'm not talking to you, alright.
Let's see if you are a " thick " skin one.
SHUT THE ____ UP
Spot on.NipHolmes said:MihaiCity said:Since the pursuit of Isco was a
by-product of the club turning to
59-year-old Pellegrini as manager, it is
understood that director of football
Txiki Begiristain will not go back into
the market for an alternative purchase
i just see this on the OS at what media says...HOW THE FUCK we will not got to get an alternative at him?>???????? WTF????????? wtf it's wrong with txiki????? is he here to help us growing as a club or to mess up the things??????
I wonder where you were when we were chomping at the bit to sign Samaras.
The player is allowed to choose whatever team he likes and it's his prerogative. You win some, you lose some. Txiki, Pellegrini and City are not to blame. Free will is. I suppose we should stop freewill, how dare a player choose anyone but City.
Rodwell and Milner could be key.BringBackSwales said:NipHolmes said:Still think little is known.
I fail to see how his attitude to Madrid in the past has suddenly changed and he's chosen Zidane over Pellegrini. It goes against all logic so far.
City need to match Real bid and state our ideal line up is him on the left, Silva centre, Navas right with Yaya and Fernandinho behind.
If the deal fails we simply use Silva left, Yaya middle and Navas right. Milner and Fernandinho behind.
I was told last night the same, that we had an agreement in principle with Malaga for < buyout clause, but not a contractually binding agreement, and then at the end of the euros madrid came in and offered more and we were not prepared to match it - this could be bollocks, as it is someone I know who is very well connected to someone who is very well connected, so probably Chinese whispers.
I agree about Milner - nowhere near as technically gifted as players like Silva, Isco etc, but for me he makes up for it with passion, energy and a very good all round game - makes him very effective week in and week out in the PL, I guess less so in CL. On the positive side, IF we do not get Isco, then we probably become a tougher unit, and that 3 of Yaya, Fernandinho and Milner would float my boat, with say Silva, Navas and Aguero in front of them. Also bearing in mind that neither Yaya or Fern defensive mids I personally think that Jimmy could do that anchoring role; not forgetting that Rodwell may have a good season next season. In CL hopefully Nasri could step up to the plate next season