It's Quiet 17 - Glory Thread

[razman]

Like the sound of 40m

 

[DeBlueLou]

Like the sound of 40m

And 10m on that and you get Cucurella. Good move.

 

[we are the east stand]

SUMMARY: For any visitors who look in on this thread and want a quick update but no more…

1 Out

Zinchenko to Arsenal

2 In

Cucurella to CITY
Full Back to CITY


Quite a 24 hours for the forum. One of our ITK’s going full on Neymar sending the board into meltdown for a while. No other reports yet though but one to keep an eye on.

Ake is now staying after Chelsea did not come up with the asking price meaning we aren’t signing a centre back now.

Fairly even split as to if City will start the season with 3 full backs or 4 but most reports suggest Cucurella is a Mendy replacement and Zinchenko will also be replaced if he leaves. No new Cucurella news today.

I’ll post one of these most evenings around this time on this thread

You are welcome.

Appreciated mate

 

[Lkzerinho]

Convinced you're wrong on this. I'm also convinced Palmer has easily the potential to reach Mahrez's level for example. I've seen him absolutely take the piss at youth level to an extent that's almost rare. The fact that he's also scored and assisted quite easily for the first team, despite being so young, shows just how talented he is IMO.

But we have had youth players who had performed at that level before who we all thought were the next big thing.

1. Angelino
2. Rony Lopes
3. Denis Suarez
4. Kelechi Iheanacho
5. Jason Denayer
etc.

All these guys have gone on to have good careers at varying levels who tore it up in our youth teams but weren't necessarily good enough to jump to the first team and nail down a spot. I feel Cole may be in that category (albeit better than those mentioned), a guy who is a good player but not necessarily a great one.

 

[Academica]

We haven’t got any news that Neymar news is concrete…..also haven’t got news that the Neymar news is false, which could be more telling.

So we are going to potentially sign any player we have not been linked to, but will not be signing any players we have not had a concrete link to. Think I have got it.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Duvet fans thinking Neymar is signing. Fans with half a brain cell knowing it's nonsense.

Is that a blanket saying?

 

[Gumzy97]

 

[DelToro]

Is that a blanket saying?

Just pillow talk.

 

[andyhinch]

Is that a blanket saying?

Think he’s 3 sheets to the wind.

 

[hello]

Wilson-Esbrand or keeping Kabore around would solve this without massive cost. Keeping Zinny would’ve been the ideal choice but understand his move, but cannot see him starting at Arsenal, Tierney is starting (when fit) and he isn’t starting in midfield

So that’s 30 games at left back then whilst Tierney is injured

 

[moh]

SUMMARY: For any visitors who look in on this thread and want a quick update but no more…

1 Out

Zinchenko to Arsenal

2 In

Cucurella to CITY
Full Back to CITY


Quite a 24 hours for the forum. One of our ITK’s going full on Neymar sending the board into meltdown for a while. No other reports yet though but one to keep an eye on.

Ake is now staying after Chelsea did not come up with the asking price meaning we aren’t now signing a centre back.

Fairly even split as to if City will start the season with 3 full backs or 4 but most reports suggest Cucurella is a Mendy replacement and Zinchenko will also be replaced if he leaves. No new Cucurella news today.

I’ll post one of these most evenings around this time on this thread

You are welcome.

Legend. I had to start back about forty pages today before I saw this

 

[skillman]

The “(still 25)” has thrown me. Surely he’ll be 25 the same amount of time that everybody else will be 25

 

[twosips]

So young? He is 20. Not 17, not 18, 20.

That is the age for significant minutes in a side, even a top one, for someone that is meant to be a huge talent. Sane at that age already had a big move and was playing relatively regularly, as was Sterling, and Walcott and other similar players. He's hardly the kid he is made out to be. Talented, sure. Ready to have a meaningful role with us, I really struggle to see it.

So? He turned 20 in May. He was a teenager, scoring and assisting on his debuts etc. He played 11 times last season by January, and then sadly got injured for ages. He clearly would have reached about 20 appearances last season without that. An undeniable trajectory. He was 19 years old throughout the season trying to break into one of the best teams this league has ever seen, in a position we're stacked in, and Pep was clearly prepared to use him a fair bit. It was understandable that Pep didnt use him at the end as it was too late to ease him back in... but its as clear as day that Pep rates him. He's had more football than the likes of Delap, McAtee and Lavia combined.

As for Sane and Sterling. Well, its a lot easier to break into Schalke's side or that old Liverpool side then itll ever be for Palmer to get into City's side. He'd have got into those sides too IMO. Lol at Walcott. Irrelevant.

 

[twosips]

For what it’s worth Palmer is apparently excellent in training and gives our defence nightmares trying to contain him.

Heard exactly the same. Surely we've all seen that clip of him putting Stones on his arse too? He's wonderfully gifted.

 

[Cobwebcat]

Heard exactly the same. Surely we've all seen that clip of him putting Stones on his arse too? He's wonderfully gifted.

LOL

 

[Fordyboy46]

No shit mate

 

[twosips]

But we have had youth players who had performed at that level before who we all thought were the next big thing.

1. Angelino
2. Rony Lopes
3. Denis Suarez
4. Kelechi Iheanacho
5. Jason Denayer
etc.

All these guys have gone on to have good careers at varying levels who tore it up in our youth teams but weren't necessarily good enough to jump to the first team and nail down a spot. I feel Cole may be in that category (albeit better than those mentioned), a guy who is a good player but not necessarily a great one.

The setup and standards that City have now in the first team, and even in the academy sides, is way above the levels it was back then for any of those players. The coaching is miles better, the football they play much more intelligent. Palmer has done miles better things at youth level than all of them, other than perhaps Iheanacho, who looked just too good. Iheanacho the best one who coincidentally basically made it as a good first team squad member at City. Probably a bit mis-managed too actually at City and Leicester. Either way, Palmer clearly rated by Pep.

 

[p.taker]

Heard exactly the same. Surely we've all seen that clip of him putting Stones on his arse too? He's wonderfully gifted.

Smith-Rowe could do that blindfolded.

 

[Benarbia’s Backheel]

The “(still 25)” has thrown me. Surely he’ll be 25 the same amount of time that everybody else will be 25

I was once 25 for a while year, but I’ve only been 35 for 9 months, so who knows!

 

[super_city_si]

Oh fuck no. Imagine the stick sterling got and times it by 100 if this guy comes. And unlike sterling it will be justified. He just not that good.