It's Quiet 17 - Glory Thread

RayCTID said:
Gabby showed glimpses he was capable (certainly up until his injury)
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He probably accepted that he would be surplus to requirements the day Alvarez was signed. He was in the shop window in the second half of last season and imo played as well as he has in all his time at City.

Good luck to the lad. I hope he does well.
 
Lavinda Past said:
He probably accepted that he would be surplus to requirements the day Alvarez was signed. He was in the shop window in the second half of last season and imo played as well as he has in all his time at City.

Good luck to the lad. I hope he does well.
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In the end it was for the best Gabby to have a fresh start but the injuries didn't help with his development.
 
Personally I think (onthe basis on Phillips and Cucurella are done) I think it's been a damn good window!

Jesus can go with his head held high after the job he's done for us and I hope he has a long and fruitful career whereever he ends up(although part of me suspects it won't be as trophey laden)

the only question is replacing Sterling if he goes. Wonder what the club has up it's sleeve if anything!
 
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Retro_Citizens said:
We need to sign some youngsters for the academy tbh. Palmer will be promoted. Delap seems to leave. Mcatee too.
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Why?

Our own U-18 and U-16 have their own gems that can be fast tracked into EDS squad.

Sure there will be external incoming for youth but it will not as big as from our own youth system.
 
Retro_Citizens said:
We need to sign some youngsters for the academy tbh. Palmer will be promoted. Delap seems to leave. Mcatee too.
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We probably will bring in one or 2 youngsters but this response really begs the question, do you not understand how academies work?

Younger players move up.

Also, Palmer has been a first team squad player for like 6 months or more.
 
kun said:
We probably will bring in one or 2 youngsters but this response really begs the question, do you not understand how academies work?

Younger players move up.

Also, Palmer has been a first team squad player for like 6 months or more.
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I know that. What i meant was signing those 16 yeard lads. We brought delap as 15 yo from county for a free transfer. I was talking about something like that.
 
Retro_Citizens said:
I know that. What i meant was signing those 16 yeard lads. We brought delap as 15 yo from county for a free transfer. I was talking about something like that.
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yeah of course that is happening all the time and often won't even be reported. We may well have already signed a couple of 14 year olds from Oldham or Barnsley or somewhere.

Additionally, I would not at all be surprised to see us move away from signing so many 15 year olds and focus on developing the kids from the younger age groups. They are the ones who, IMO, are the most likely to make the team, and the most likely to care about the team, and be most willing to bide time and earn a spot, like Foden and Palmer. McAtee looks like the next in line, not Edozie, Delap, Bobb or Lavia.

Players who join at 15 are generally here solely for personal development and are much quicker to jump at the promise of first team opportunities elsewhere. See Sancho, Matondo, Brahim etc.

I reckon we will sign players like that for sister clubs and as loanees but I think we'll start to see fewer of them in the u18s and EDS over the next few years.
 
kun said:
yeah of course that is happening all the time and often won't even be reported. We may well have already signed a couple of 14 year olds from Oldham or Barnsley or somewhere.

Additionally, I would not at all be surprised to see us move away from signing so many 15 year olds and focus on developing the kids from the younger age groups. They are the ones who, IMO, are the most likely to make the team, and the most likely to care about the team, and be most willing to bide time and earn a spot, like Foden and Palmer. McAtee looks like the next in line, not Edozie, Delap, Bobb or Lavia.

Players who join at 15 are generally here solely for personal development and are much quicker to jump at the promise of first team opportunities elsewhere. See Sancho, Matondo, Brahim etc.

I reckon we will sign players like that for sister clubs and as loanees but I think we'll start to see fewer of them in the u18s and EDS over the next few years.
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True that one
 
Daily Fail carrying the story that salah can leave for 60m this summer.

We should look for a similar fee for Raz, but I think Jesus fee has set the standard.

45 to 50m
 
Seems to be more outgoings than usual this Summer. I wonder if we’re building the kitty for something in particular…
 
pudge said:
It's a decent fee no doubt but when everything coming out was holding firm for £50m it's disappointing to see it less than that.

I thought this would be the transfer we wouldn't buckle on given his quality, regardless of the contract situation.
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I think there might he some conservative reporting there and still expect it to be closer to 50 than 45 by the time it properly comes out, even if it is add-ons.

And if not, what's 5m to dig in and haggle over for weeks on end, holding back a good person and player that has been great for us, and our own transfer plans. 45m is still pretty decent.
 
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