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[leo_city]

I assume the half points to getting Thiago Almada and loaning him to Sporting.

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

Where’s @tolmie's hairdoo these days?

 

[SPIDERBOY]

I assume the half points to getting Thiago Almada and loaning him to Sporting.

Seen summat before saying Almada could be announced next week,then sent to Sporting on loan for 2 seasons.

 

[leo_city]

Seen summat before saying Almada could be announced next week,then sent to Sporting on loan for 2 seasons.

Haven't a clue about the lad but from what I read is rated exceptionally high and could well be near three figure value in 2 years time. 'Next Messi' and what not lol, the usual social media hype. We'll just have to see

 

[Dr Jacoby]

I assume the half points to getting Thiago Almada and loaning him to Sporting.

Maybe we’re resigning SWP.

 

[ninjamonkey]

The half is clearly alluding to Mangala getting a new 6 year deal

 

[Kinkladze 1]

There's an explanation one page back but it's somewhat vague and I don't know how he knows.

Oh cheers mate I missed that. I read all of his posts prior to the disappearance and didn’t detect anything that could have caused a shit storm. Oh well. Hope he’s back soon.

 

[blueparrot]

There's an explanation one page back but it's somewhat vague and I don't know how he knows.

He wouldn't know , whereas

There’s no problems, move on!

Would.

 

[kaz7]

Pep Guardiola on signing a new defender: “If we believe we can, if not we will survive without a new central defender.”

Pep Guardiola has labelled reported #MCFC target Dani Alves 'incredible and extraordinary', however stressed that Manchester City already have two 'incredible full-backs'.

 

[SebastianBlue]

I am fairly sure the “half” transfer refers to bringing Maxi Moralez over from New York City FC for a year.

CFG coming through with the semi...

 

[better dead than red]

Jami Gertz was 10/10 in that film, imo. :)

 

[p.taker]

Jami Gertz was 10/10 in that film, imo. :)

I wonder if she would spare a square.

 

[Ardwick Green Blue]

This thread is as good as any to pose this question:

As it looks like our net spend will be relatively fuck all for the second summer in succession is there an element of building up a huge war chest for a mega signing at some point? Or have the club decided that the squad just needs a tweak or two each year?

 

[kaz7]

This thread is as good as any to pose this question:

As it looks like our net spend will be relatively fuck all for the second summer in succession is there an element of building up a huge war chest for a mega signing at some point? Or have the club decided that the squad just needs a tweak or two each year?

We have brought a lot of younger players so as the oldies leave the replacements are already here,pep says the squad just needs tweaking

 

[Ardwick Green Blue]

We have brought a lot of younger players so as the oldies leave the replacements are already here,pep says the squad just needs tweaking

There is one glaring area where we don't have any top quality young players coming through....striker.

Hmmm...to the Mbappe thread.

 

[kaz7]

There is one glaring area where we don't have any top quality young players coming through....striker.

Hmmm...to the Mbappe thread.

We will have to replace sergio but he has 2 seasons left so plenty of time,we will still buy one or 2 each summer ban permitting or we might move away from a pure striker,who knows,depends how long pep is here for

 

[burnley blue mcfc]

We will have to replace sergio but he has 2 seasons left so plenty of time,we will still buy one or 2 each summer ban permitting or we might move away from a pure striker,who knows,depends how long pep is here for

Can’t think of a player in the world at min who could replace sergio? as an out & out goal getter, he will be seriously big boots to fill when that dreaded time comes

 

[Ardwick Green Blue]

On a wider note about strikers coming through from the junior ranks....we have been shite at this for as long as I have been watching us (early 60s).

The best in all that time was Sturridge and all the rest have been ordinary to fucking useless.

Moulden...slow as treacle
The Beckfords...shite
And my all time favourite...


Barney Daniels. All Barney could do was strike a football incredibly hard. He had no other footballing skills so as soon as he got over the halfway line the crowd would be urging him to shoot. He was starring in the Salford Sunday League in his late 20s.

Loads more if anyone cares to list them.

 

[waspish]

On a wider note about strikers coming through from the junior ranks....we have been shite at this for as long as I have been watching us (early 60s).

The best in all that time was Sturridge and all the rest have been ordinary to fucking useless.

Moulden...slow as treacle
The Beckfords...shite
And my all time favourite...


Barney Daniels. All Barney could do was strike a football incredibly hard. He had no other footballing skills so as soon as he got over the halfway line the crowd would be urging him to shoot. He was starring in the Salford Sunday League in his late 20s.

Loads more if anyone cares to list them.

Sheron

 

[Ardwick Green Blue]

Sheron

He was one on the tip of my tongue. Who was the Irish one that we thought at the time that Mick.McCarthy had robbed us of when he went to Sunderland?