It's Quiet the £250m return

[Sibierskii]

Hope we leave the MGW deal alone.
When the pressure was on v Chelsea he went completely AWOL and it looked as if the pressure of the occasion really got to him.
Good player in an average team but certainly not worth the numbers being touted for City.

You’re going off one game?

Have a look at the worlds softest Viking in finals if thats your metric

 

[Gabriel]

We need good players, from wherever, who ideally are capable of playing different styles of football. Quietly confident that Reijnders and Gibbs-White would thrive playing expansive football, whereas Cherki would give us even more options when facing the low block. Up to the management, however, to devise systems that get the best out of all, and the changes in the backroom suggest we are moving away from what we have become accustomed.

 

[Matt Diablo]

Not happening imo. Obviously feel the funds are better used elsewhere probably full back

Exactly soon as any fee goes north of 90m we are out of the mix by looks of it. Fair enough it's an obsene amout of £££. How cool would it be if this lad exceeds wirtz for the walkers. . .

 

[Coatigan]

Has anyone done the “17 list”? Just interested to see who I don’t think will still be in it.

17 NHG:
1. Ederson
2. Ortega
3. Akanji
4. Dias
5. Gvardiol
6. Kush
7. Reis
8. Doku
9. Gundo
10. Kovacic
11. Nico G
12. Nunes
13. Rodri
14. Savinho
15. Bernardo
16. Marmoush
17. Haaland

4 HG:
1. Carson
2. Grealish
3. Stones
4. Ake

Key CT (or b-list):
1. Foden
2. Nico O
3. Lewis
4. Bobb
5. McAtee

On Loan
1. Walker
2. Perrone
3. Phillips
4. Wilson Esbrand
5. Jumah Bah
Echeverri (unregistered, TBD)

 

[kingn6]

The advantage of MGW is that he would almost certainly improve City's midfield because he has the experience of playing in the Premier League which is far more intense than leagues like Serie A and La Liga. The one problem I have with signing players like Reijnders and Cherki is that they may look perfect on their stage but MGW has performed over 2 seasons in the PL.

Up until a fortnight ago, I didn't know who Reijnders and I don't know much about Cherki either but just look at the the quality of teams like Athletic Bilbao and Real Betis vs Man Utd and Chelsea. Apparently Antony is tearing it up in La Liga but he couldn't get a kick against Cucurella. Savinho scored goals for fun last season in La Liga. They gave him space.

There are top players in Europe but there is an advantage to buying players from your own league.

Most player that leave United excel. It is not about the players it is about the club

 

[handsofstone]

17 NHG:
1. Ederson
2. Ortega
3. Akanji
4. Dias
5. Gvardiol
6. Kush
7. Reis
8. Doku
9. Gundo
10. Kovacic
11. Nico G
12. Nunes
13. Rodri
14. Savinho
15. Bernardo
16. Marmoush
17. Haaland

4 HG:
1. Carson
2. Grealish
3. Stones
4. Ake

Key CT (or b-list):
1. Foden
2. Nico O
3. Lewis
4. Bobb
5. McAtee

On Loan
1. Walker
2. Perrone
3. Phillips
4. Wilson Esbrand
5. Jumah Bah
Echeverri (unregistered, TBD)

In the prem, none of Savinho, Reis or Khusanov need registering

Foden, McAtee are too old for the B list they would be HG

 

[Coatigan]

My guess is from the 17 Gundo goes and either Akanji or Reis on loan. That frees up two spots for Cherki and Reinders.

From the 4 Grealish and Stones, with a hg player coming in.

All the current on loan playes need to have thor futures sorted too.

 

[foggy1974]

Not sure what the trenches have to do with anything, but you do you.

The point I was trying to make was to pick up words from the previous poster, which is why my post started with “You said a mouthful there!”

As for your thoughts on my vision, it looks like two full backs and the KDB replacement we wanted are ALL going to Liverpool, and Chelsea just won a Euro pot and made the CL next season with the youngest team in the PL and a Pep acolyte as their coach.

One club is the PL champions and the other is a club with deep pockets that operates in the nicest part of The Big Smoke…which is not to be sniffed at.

Now, wtf were you saying about trenches? Are we at war??!!

Chelsea wining the European equivalent of EFL Trophy & scrapped into champions league spot on the last day & you think they've in a strong position than we are, seriously. They've spent the last four years throwing bucket loads of cash at players & are still a basket case of a clubs. Delap will score goals but he's not the striker to turn them into genuine title challengers

Had the rags won the Europa League & got UCL through the back door would you be saying they're in a better position than us ?

 

[Rammy Blue]

17 NHG:
1. Ederson
2. Ortega
3. Akanji
4. Dias
5. Gvardiol
6. Kush
7. Reis
8. Doku
9. Gundo
10. Kovacic
11. Nico G
12. Nunes
13. Rodri
14. Savinho
15. Bernardo
16. Marmoush
17. Haaland

4 HG:
1. Carson
2. Grealish
3. Stones
4. Ake

Key CT (or b-list):
1. Foden
2. Nico O
3. Lewis
4. Bobb
5. McAtee

On Loan
1. Walker
2. Perrone
3. Phillips
4. Wilson Esbrand
5. Jumah Bah
Echeverri (unregistered, TBD)

Thanks mate, appreciated.

 

[foggy1974]

He also left Liverpool a year ago. I don't think there is a group of fans quite like theirs, and not in a good way.

Didn't they give him shit over the book he published as well

 

[foggy1974]

Seems the club world cup squads can include up to 35 players.

So we can add Jerky and Raindeers and a few more ahead of that. But at least 2 or however many get added will have to leave permanently or on loan or be omitted from the CL by the end of the window.

Do they serve Reindeer Jerki in the Green Man

 

[Coatigan]

In the prem, none of Savinho, Reis or Khusanov need registering

Foden, McAtee are too old for the B list they would be HG

The CL squad has always been the benchmark and what the club work to, and always likely will be.

Think players like Reis and Echeverri took the hit this half of the season to complete their January moves, but can't see that happening again for a full season. No chance Savinho gets omitted.

Foden and McAtee are not HG. They are CT. But that category I did put CT or B-list, and it is immaterial to the limit we are at.

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

The only way we get rid of John Stones is retirement on medical grounds.
No club will pay a transfer fee or pay his wages whilst he is incapable of playing.

Plenty of clubs would take Johnny.

 

[Rammy Blue]

My guess is from the 17 Gundo goes and either Akanji or Reis on loan. That frees up two spots for Cherki and Reinders.

From the 4 Grealish and Stones, with a hg player coming in.

All the current on loan playes need to have thor futures sorted too.

i think you’ll see more than that go personally.

I reckon 2 out of Gundo, Bernie and Kova will depart.

Reis on loan.

Then one more that could be someone like Nunes or Akanji.

That’d create the 4 gaps that I reckon will get filled by Cherki, Reijndeers, and then 2 full backs like Ait Nouri and Livramento - or does Livramento go in the home grown 4 if we ship out one of Stones or Grealish? If that’s the case then potentially MGW could also come in to that slot too if both Stones and Grealish went?

 

[blue ranger]

He going to be taking a big cut wherever he goes. If he wants to reatart his playing career he’ll have to avcept that

Which player do you know that has taken a big pay cut to play? Genuinely can’t think of one.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Plenty of clubs would take Johnny.

On his current salary though? Hope he stays and gets fit, however unlikely, although Eccles Blue assures me that he is still fit

 

[Chopper2115]

Reckon if we still interested in MGW it be done very late in the second transfer window!

I reckon this one is the one where MGW will have to push Forrest to get the move more.

 

[ShaunMCFC]

 

[Chappie]

Plenty of clubs would take Johnny.

A fit Johnny yes, not the version we have at present.
And a fit Johnny Stones would be going nowhere.

 

[citytill1die84]

Unfortunately this is the correct decision for the club.

Who would take him tho is another matter.

Perhaps we'll tear up his final year and allow him to leave on a free?

Shame, what a player.