It's Quiet - a new dawn

[Jazzman]

yes those 2 at the top cost a bit. but the vast majority of players in there team, pretty much there best players, didn't cost that much. if theres a world class player available yea we should spend big and go for him, but we need to start looking at smarter buys instead of spending big money all the time. it just makes more sense

Ok but remember the time of those buys. The prices for Soldado and Lamela were sizeable at the time.

 

[thomasobDK]

The good buys there are the exceptions not the rule.
Spurs have patience with the young players. They will accept mediocre seasons. They had to wait a long time for Rose and Walker to become good.

I have a feeling guardiola is better at handling Young players. Sterling was shit last season and is still making poor decisions, but he seems to be improving Month after month. Stones and sane hasnt been great all season but are given the opportunity to grow. Thank god pep is smarter than most on here, we would probably have sold them all cheaply by now.

 

[flobo]

yes those 2 at the top cost a bit. but the vast majority of players in there team, pretty much there best players, didn't cost that much. if theres a world class player available yea we should spend big and go for him, but we need to start looking at smarter buys instead of spending big money all the time. it just makes more sense

Selling clubs know we have more money than Spurs/Lcfc...so the price goes up ...we can't pretend to be on a low budget

 

[Tb1981]

Don't under estimate the power of guardiola in attracting young players
Sane gundogan Jesus debruyne and sterling stones are his buys
Add a few more defensive buys this year and this team could be challenging for ten years
People want to play for him as he is the best
Mourinho and conte will be good for two or three years but then comes another re build especially if costa and hazard leave
City Wont need that

 

[ADegenerate]

People always point to Rose, Walker and Kane.

If we had those 3 players they'd be getting torn to shreds on here.

Rose was shit until he was 25. He was still on loan at relegation candidates Sunderland at 23. Compare him to someone like 20 year old Denayer, who people have already written off as shit, and don't want him anywhere near the squad next summer - a lot of the time because apparently "if they're getting relegated he can't be doing well" or "he wouldn't still be on loan if he was up to it" etc.

Kane couldn't get a game in the championship at 22, compare him to Patrick Roberts, who is 2 years younger, has Champions League experience and people are still unimpressed with, most don't think he'll make the grade.

This fanbase doesn't have the patience to accept that players bought in their late teens/early 20's might not be world beaters right away when they're playing on loan, god forbid what they'd do if the players were making their mistakes on the pitch like the Spurs fullbacks got to do for years before Pochettino.

You only need to look at the Iheanacho thread lately to see that.

Excellent post Dom.

 

[Cityfan]

This season
Moussa Sissoko - £30mil
Vincent Janssen - £19mil
Nkoudo - £9mil


Sold Bale and bought
Soldado - £25mil
Lamela - £25mil
Paulinho - £17mil
Eriksen - £11mil(bargain)
Capoue - £9mil
Chiceres - £8mil

Also bought Wanyama £11M

 

[Yates]

Kane
Rose
Walker
Alli
Dembele
Airewereld
Vertonghen
Dier
Wanyama
Danish kid



Everyone above cost less than 15 million. That's a likely starting 11. Outside of Son. They often screw up their expensive buys;

Lamela, Jansen, and the Spanish striker that got sent back. Perhaps they've learnt something. Buy talent, not hype.

And also stay patient. 2 things we don't do very well. That said we win trophies and they haven't done that too well either ;p

I agree and I guess you could argue that when you have money you become more relaxed and don't scrutinise every possibility of any potential signing. Spurs are also very much a product of the years spent together and system in place, many players in that squad wouldn't cut it elsewhere I feel. Yep but us having more money means we will bag a few hits with the money spent.

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

@tolmie's hairdoo just had a text to say city put a huge bid for mbappe in last Thursday? I know @Ric said we had had one rejected but my mate said we have upped it by over £12m! Has been good on info before but like others stuff hasn't come off.

No. We upped it, to over 12m ;-)

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

Agree, it's madness.

No this is madness :-

 

[Tevez City]

People always point to Rose, Walker and Kane.

If we had those 3 players they'd be getting torn to shreds on here.

Rose was shit until he was 25. He was still on loan at relegation candidates Sunderland at 23. Compare him to someone like 20 year old Denayer, who people have already written off as shit, and don't want him anywhere near the squad next summer - a lot of the time because apparently "if they're getting relegated he can't be doing well" or "he wouldn't still be on loan if he was up to it" etc.

Kane couldn't get a game in the championship at 22, compare him to Patrick Roberts, who is 2 years younger, has Champions League experience and people are still unimpressed with, most don't think he'll make the grade.

This fanbase doesn't have the patience to accept that players bought in their late teens/early 20's might not be world beaters right away when they're playing on loan, god forbid what they'd do if the players were making their mistakes on the pitch like the Spurs fullbacks got to do for years before Pochettino.

You only need to look at the Iheanacho thread lately to see that.

Good post mate.

It seems the club doesn't lack anything but patient on young players.