It's Quiet 18 - Wanna ring the bell?

[richards30]

Would be the bargain of the century at 60m mate.

He’s going to be a phenomenal player. Great engine, strong as fuck, fast, mobile, aggressive and uses the ball well.

If we’ve got the slightest bit about us we go and get this kid in January and get this rebuild started.

Him and Reijnders would be a beautifully balanced central midfield.

Yeah, I don’t think Bloom will be our biggest fan these days unfortunately. If he is the guy though , we need to put our big boy pants on and get it done

 

[John Wayne]

Yeah, I don’t think Bloom will be our biggest fan these days unfortunately. If he is the guy though , we need to put our big boy pants on and get it done

Would love to see him at City. Not aware of any solid links to him unfortunately.

 

[TinFoilHat]

We will sign no-one

What position does he play?

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Will Khaldoon and Pep be throwing darts at all the suggestions placed around a dart board ?

Wonder who's hand/eye co-ordination is the better of the two ?

 

[wolviedinho]

I am increasingly coming round to the view that we won't be signing many (if any) players in January. This is the case for a number of reasons. The board may take a different view to the rest of us.

Firstly, nobody wants to sell in January and the club are very reluctant to pay over the odds for anyone. City have spent years trying to cultivate a reputation showing that we don't get pushed around in the transfer market. We are not going to piss away lots of money and a reputation on substandard players in one window. A reputation is hard to rebuild. Whilst the here-and-now is important, there is a bigger picture.

Secondly, the club most probably realises that there is a real risk that we will miss out on the CL next season. Rather than chase top 4/5 with panic buys, there may be an acceptance that, after 14 consecutive years in the competition, we fall short on this occasion. The CWC makes up for missing CL football next season in terms of revenue. A productive summer in the transfer market under a new DoF is seen as more important than a desperate scattergun approach in January under an outgoing DoF.

Even if the club missed out on European football altogether, the money from the CWC covers that loss. Everyone can laugh at us now, but free midweeks next season whilst we rebuild the squad could be seen by the board to be hugely advantageous. This helps Pep implement his ideas on the training ground with newer, younger players. The obvious example in the last ten years is Conte winning the league in 16/17 with no European distractions. Prize money is obviously helpful, but finishing between 8th and 17th ultimately all means the same thing.

I don't want to get into 115 too much, but if there were to be a single-digit points deduction of some kind, the club might feel that this would be the year to take it. If there is a lingering doubt about us fully escaping then throwing lots of money at players we don't really want, just to try to save this season, may not be a wise strategy.

Now, before anyone jumps on me, I don't necessarily take the view above. I'm simply trying to present an alternative. My own view is that I think we've fallen so far that urgent action is needed in the next 40 days. We are bottom of the form league over the last 8 games. That to me is catastrophic and elite organisations must seize upon rapidly declining standards as soon as possible. How far do you let things sink? Txiki is still in post and, frankly, whilst he is being paid he should still be doing the job in its entirety.

Prediction: I support the general consensus that we need to make three signings in January for the first team. We may make CFG/future prospect signings, but with Echeverri arriving, my gut feel is we'll make just one midfield signing in January.

Very well put mate. The pragmatic approach normally prevails.

Still think we can do all of the above and still bring forward 1/2 signings now that we would have made in the summer anyway to help us in the here and now.

No champions league will give us a clear run at the league. Only thing tho is pep likes to play every 3 days unless that not an issue now due to small squad realisation and injuries.

Its not ideal but doable.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Will Khaldoon and Pep be throwing darts at all the suggestions placed around a dart board ?

Wonder who's hand/eye co-ordination is the better of the two ?

Ffs, we’re buying Luke Littler, aren’t we?

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

Well he's slimmer than Rooney

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Ffs, we’re buying Luke Littler, aren’t we?

Too emotional ( as well as stupid ) .

 

[richards30]

Real Madrid must have some options for us currently as they are stacked? Guler, Endrick, Diaz, toucameni all possible?

 

[Stoned Rose]

Tony Bloom is going to be really easy to deal with now we’ve forced him to account for interest on his ‘soft’ loans to Brighton

I think we can forget any deals with his club for the foreseeable unless we are talking very silly money , remember he got £180m out of Chelsea for Caicedo and Cucurella

Fuck that. Get it done. He’s the new Yaya.