It's Quiet 17 - Glory Thread

[Lavinda Past]

Respectfully disagree tbh. And players develop at different rates in any event, whether in terms of ability or physicality.
Again I point to the likes of Kane and Bale, on their way out of Spurs and heading for the Championship until timing and fortune struck

Fair comment mate. I just think it very unlikely that we'll (possibly ever) get to see more than one or perhaps two EDS graduates every 5 years or so becoming genuine members of the first team squad.

The days of youth squads progressing through to play together at top level are long gone. Clubs will continue to pay for 'ready-made' elite talent from home and overseas. That's why it's now common for City and other top clubs to include buyback and sell-on clauses in deals.

As good as our EDS kids are, unless they display an elite level of talent and desire as the likes of Foden etc, they vast majority are destined to be sold off to fund Academy costs / meet FFP targets. And it's not just at City.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I think they're using Raphinha as a red herring here

Smokescreen FC

 

[wolviedinho]

I think they're using Raphinha as a red herring here

Wait unit it’s oh-fish-ial.

 

[Pollocksheader]

Exactly. If people think Steffan has been that bad then fuck me.

Playing an integral part in us losing two FA Cup semi finals isn’t overly great considering his limited game time. It clearly hasn’t gone to plan as you’d have thought they’d have wanted a better number 2 a more reliable one who could push Ederson a bit more.

 

[Woody135]

Feels unusually high activity of internal transfers (mostly rumours so far but feel like they’ll happen). Have big prem teams decided to consciously buy (where possible) from other prem teams and hence keep cash within the league and not pass it out to europe

 

[vin]

Feels unusually high activity of internal transfers (mostly rumours so far but feel like they’ll happen). Have big prem teams decided to consciously buy (where possible) from other prem teams and hence keep cash within the league and not pass it out to europe

No. Everyone else is just skint as fuck mate

 

[Woody135]

No. Everyone else is just skint as fuck mate

Doesnt stop you buying from them. Makes it easier infact

 

[ErlingHaalandMCFC9]

No need for the abuse lads, 10 years i was young and was given wrong info. I still aint saying i am a ITK. But i can claim im a KIA now. Know It All.

Tick Tack Tick Tack… Neymar

Top news came out in those 36 hours

Yes guys, been a long while. We having a solid window so far. TH giving good info but i had to come for the Citeh fans with a bombshell.

The big player we are going to sign is Neymar. Citeh links will appear in media in next 36 hours…

 

[Eoiyflem]

Doesnt stop you buying from them. Makes it easier infact

No, it means that players who are worth buying or have a year on their contract can only be afforded by PL teams.

Euro teams don't want to sell because they can't use that money to buy better players so they're sitting tight.

There's no agreement to keep money in the PL

 

[not my fault!]

May of been mentioned already but if not I’m claiming it lol… My thinking is Dickov is alluding to Haaland getting the number 9 shirt, like he wore ;) I think that’s why he’s hyped to be honest. So yep, Haaland to be announced as wearing the number 9 tomorrow. Of course I could be wrong in which case I’m speculating, if I’m right though “you heard it here first” haha.