It's Quiet 18 - Wanna ring the bell?

[waspish]

I’d be amazed, and disappointed, if Bernardo actually left us to join the Saudi league.

If he wants out and he wanted out for the last two years not bothered where he goes as long as we get our money and for me it’s time for him to go! We need a big refresh for me

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Seems to be a lot of hysteria around the lads we are losing.

Bernie, Gundo, Laporte, Cancelo, poss Walker, all have had one foot out of the door or their contracts are running down.

The average age of those four must be 30 and that's without factoring Mahrez.

The team needs a major refresh and it's probably the difference between Pep staying at least another two years.

Stones is 29, Rodri is 27 today, Kev is 30-odd.

Let's not make the mistake of doing a Liverpool and United, hanging on to players too long.

The cycle reached the ultimate creshendo.

 

[Tugay One Cup]

Seems to be a lot of hysteria around the lads we are losing.

Bernie, Gundo, Laporte, Cancelo, poss Walker, all have had one foot out of the door or their contracts are running down.

The average age of those four must be 30 and that's without factoring Mahrez.

The team needs a major refresh and it's probably the difference between Pep staying at least another two years.

Stones is 29, Rodri is 27 today, Kev is 30-odd.

Let's not make the mistake of doing a Liverpool and United, hanging on to players too long.

The cycle reached the ultimate creshendo.

I'm holding off until I see who is coming in.

Other clubs seem to be going bigger than us and we've got more quality to replace, so I get the concerns.

That being said, we've completed football and we're about to start a two year victory lap. Some might not see it that way (least of all Pep) but we could replace some of the best players in the world with some scrawny academy kids and I'd still have a good time.

 

[blueinsa]

Seems to be a lot of hysteria around the lads we are losing.

Bernie, Gundo, Laporte, Cancelo, poss Walker, all have had one foot out of the door or their contracts are running down.

The average age of those four must be 30 and that's without factoring Mahrez.

The team needs a major refresh and it's probably the difference between Pep staying at least another two years.

Stones is 29, Rodri is 27 today, Kev is 30-odd.

Let's not make the mistake of doing a Liverpool and United, hanging on to players too long.

The cycle reached the ultimate creshendo.

Big clubs sell big players at the right times.

We have been largely successful in doing that and the only time we fucked up was with Yaya imo.

The squad will rightly evolve, posters in here will use the word irreplaceable like confetti and the future will prove they where replaceable.

 

[Keeper!]

I'm sure for the last two years he never envisaged a scenario where someone was prepared to pay him £2m a-week and the first 12 months up front?

Things change, morals, perspectives, career plans.

Winning that Champions League probably also changed a few mindsets.

100% he has nothing left to prove.

He may as well go and become rich beyond his wildest dreams, good luck to him.

 

[vincent]

He did nothing wrong,and while he was neat and tidy,in a a less than intensive game.....he didn't have time to provide a performance where he could properly be judged/assessed.

He was hardly played in the recent International youth tournament either.....you'd think a potential first teamer at our club would be their main man.

Maybe… but Pep putting him straight in the Fa cup squad after just landing from Argentina speaks volumes. He was also in the CL squad in Istanbul. No idea what will happen to him but clearly Pep rates him highly.

 

[Keeper!]

Seems to be a lot of hysteria around the lads we are losing.

Bernie, Gundo, Laporte, Cancelo, poss Walker, all have had one foot out of the door or their contracts are running down.

The average age of those four must be 30 and that's without factoring Mahrez.

The team needs a major refresh and it's probably the difference between Pep staying at least another two years.

Stones is 29, Rodri is 27 today, Kev is 30-odd.

Let's not make the mistake of doing a Liverpool and United, hanging on to players too long.

The cycle reached the ultimate creshendo.

Earlier in the season we looked somewhat broken and tired, it was only when Cancelo was booted and the PL hit us with the charges that the whole club came together again and went on the crazy run and won the lot.

Not sure the squad as it was could possibly do that again or anything like, perfect time for quite a serious squad refresh and as you say that could well keep Pep happy and motivated to stay even after his contract end in two seasons.

 

[waspish]

Walker putting out there wanting a new contract at city is him putting the feelers out to us if we want to keep him beyond his last year m! If we don’t come back offer him one he could think it’s time to move on! The Bayern link has died down too..

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Big clubs sell big players at the right times.

We have been largely successful in doing that and the only time we fucked up was with Yaya imo.

The squad will rightly evolve, posters in here will use the word irreplaceable like confetti and the future will prove they where replaceable.

It will be the same with KDB, he's coming to the end.

Sergio, Yaya, Dave, Vinny, Zabba, Fern...we find a way, even if it hurts.

 

[Keeper!]

It will be the same with KDB, he's coming to the end.

Sergio, Yaya, Dave, Vinny, Zabba, Fern...we find a way, even if it hurts.

Same thing happened back in the day with the 69 team, kept them together for far too long and they all aged at the same time, cost us big time.

The art of getting rid of players at the right time is the harshest and most difficult part of management, but we have two masters of it in Pep and Txiki.