It's Quiet 18 - Wanna ring the bell?

[Dr Jacoby]

I think Caicedo is decent, but it’s utterly mental that £100m is being quoted.

Nowhere near good enough to justify those amounts.

I’d say he’s marginally better than Rice.

 

[BrazilianGus]

Ask any City fan who goes to games

That didn’t take too long!
I don’t need to ask anyone, I said it myself in this thread that for me (without going to games…) he surpassed my expectations and had a decent first season. I do think he himself expects to play more and have a bigger impact moving forward and I do not doubt he can deliver. Is that clear?

Now can we agree it’s absolutely ridiculous to litigate opinions debated a year and a half ago? I am the kind of person that will be open and passionate about what I think. I am not afraid of being wrong or afraid to defend what I think. I was perhaps the biggest defender of signing Haaland in his transfer thread. He had an unheard of season. I will never use that in any discussion. I was against signing Phillips and he had a pathetic season. I didn’t want Cucurella and he was beyond underwhelming for Chelsea. Etc, etc. I won’t ever use that to claim my opinions should be taken more seriously.

I wouldn’t sign Pavard. If he is signed and does well, great. It is also great that Alvarez surpassed my expectations. I am a fan of the club and we argue not for the sake of our own opinions but because we care about the club’s success

 

[Vester]

I think Caicedo is decent, but it’s utterly mental that £100m is being quoted.

Nowhere near good enough to justify those amounts.

While I agree 100m for Caicedo, a DM from Brighton, is an utterly mental number I dont think we should pay, I do understand why they want it. They have just seen a worse player in the same position, from a much worse team, go for 105m.

 

[Rammy Blue]

Don't blame Bloom in the slightest, Brighton take an untested player and if he proves to be top class they should get rewarded.

100%, if someone is daft enough (Chelsea) to pay £100mil then such is life.

 

[01cravend]

Or could turn into another Cucurella.

Cucurella was never good though, he's a winger turned into a fullback. He should be played in a back 5 or not at all.

 

[Rammy Blue]

That didn’t take too long!
I don’t need to ask anyone, I said it myself in this thread that for me (without going to games…) he surpassed my expectations and had a decent first season. I do think he himself expects to play more and have a bigger impact moving forward and I do not doubt he can deliver. Is that clear?

Now can we agree it’s absolutely ridiculous to litigate opinions debated a year and a half ago? I am the kind of person that will be open and passionate about what I think. I am not afraid of being wrong or afraid to defend what I think. I was perhaps the biggest defender of signing Haaland in his transfer thread. He had an unheard of season. I will never use that in any discussion. I was against signing Phillips and he had a pathetic season. I didn’t want Cucurella and he was beyond underwhelming for Chelsea. Etc, etc. I won’t ever use that to claim my opinions should be taken more seriously.

I wouldn’t sign Pavard. If he is signed and does well, great. It is also great that Alvarez surpassed my expectations. I am a fan of the club and we argue not for the sake of our own opinions but because we care about the club’s success

How do you work out that you were the “biggest defender of signing Haaland”?

 

[richards30]

While I agree 100m for Caicedo, a DM from Brighton, is an utterly mental number I dont think we should pay, I do understand why they want it. They have just seen a worse player in the same position, from a much worse team, go for 105m.

i think he could be turned into a more forward thinking player under Pep mate.

 

[01cravend]

Good guess. 4th apparently and we start the season on 2080 so maybe we can pass ourselves and then catch the top 3. Amazing that Pep has three of the top four.

Best Teams in History​

Rank	Team	Peak Date	Elo	Coach
1	Barcelona '12	2012-04-15	2110	Pep Guardiola
2	Bayern '14	2014-03-26	2106	Pep Guardiola
3	Real Madrid '14	2014-05-01	2099	Carlo Ancelotti
4	Man City '23	2023-05-22	2092	Pep Guardiola

2014 isn't really Peps Bayern though lol..riding elo coat tails there.

 

[WallyA]

What a weird thread this is turning into...

Dont think this was originally intended to be a place where people just fight and complain but about transfer news/gossip.

 

[Cobwebcat]

How do you work out that you were the “biggest defender of signing Haaland”?

I was wondering that. Weren’t 99% of us deliriously happy to get him?