hilts
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Wonky logic I’m afraid
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It's Quiet thread 14 - 'do one' edition
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Wonky logic I’m afraid
Eric Hitchmough
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While I 100% agree with the sentiment, our track record in the transfer market is a mixed bag.Guys calm down with the Jesus stuff.
When has the club done a deal were you thought thats stupid?
How do you know, behind closed doors Jesus has asked for a move?
For me City always seem to have got the best out of every deal.
We will do what is right for MCFC.
Txiki and co. always do what they feel is best for City, but it hasn't always come off.
manimanc
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Sniff sniff sniff.While I 100% agree with the sentiment, our track record in the transfer market is a mixed bag.
Txiki and co. always do what they feel is best for City, but it hasn't always come off.
hilts
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I think some people need to go a bit easier on Cheesey. He's just reporting what he has heard. Hes not said he agrees with anything. Hes a proper blue and I don't think he deserves the insults one or two are giving him on here.
Heard by whom?
100% agree.
Jesus reputation suffers from the idea that he is next in line to Aguero, so he is constantly compared to that benchmark. But Aguero's stats are a major outlier, he's been one of it not the best goalscorer in the league for a decade, it would be no surprise if we didn't see another goalscorer like him play for City in our lifetime.
Compare him to the other strikers in the top 4 teams: Robert Firmino, Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial, Timo Werner. The stats and the eye test are favourable. Tbh I feel the way a lot of City fans talk about him shows that we've become a little bit spoiled.
This all day long, plus people forget the work rate, he is the difference between getting the ball back in the attacking third rather than in the defensive third so many times.
On top of this his runs off the ball give options and make space for others which makes goals too.
Given a run in the team as the main striker his numbers will improve but he gives the team so much more that ‘just being one of the top three scorers’ is enough for me right now.
Under rated is an understatement of the highest order.
Good thinking thatSo outside theory here:
When the silver lake investment was made the valuation of the club made me scratch my head a little as by any measurement it was optimistic at best.
However one of the comments at the time was ‘when we shared our plans with the SL team they fully bought into our vision’.
Looking at the events happening now; maybe this Messi deal has been known, fully understood and expected since before that time - maybe we reached out for the investment based on this happening? Had reassurances from Messi’s team and the legal team too.
This would explain the valuation fully and the draw for the SL investment.
I think this is all a lot more mature and planned out than people think, so the odd 25-50 million either way is fine print for a deal that’s already done.
We fans, in the main, are unfamiliar with the drawing up and execution of strategic business plans.
Khaldoon et al are not
hihosilva
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He called it on the CAS outcome so maybe he does have some contacts, although wouldn't be pleased to see Jesus leave.Or maybe he hasn't and Cheesy was chatting shit.
IF, Jesus has asked to move,a big IF, then put him on the open market and he is sold to the highest bidder, even in these difficult times he would have plenty of takers.Guys calm down with the Jesus stuff.
When has the club done a deal were you thought thats stupid?
How do you know, behind closed doors Jesus has asked for a move?
For me City always seem to have got the best out of every deal.
We will do what is right for MCFC.
I would love to see Messi with us, but not at all costs. Two seasons is the consensus on his contract with us, then 3 at NYCFC. Talk of 350k week, same in image rights and then a large compensation fee on top to me is too much.
Forgetting Messi for a minute, a transfer window of Ake, Torres and Koulibaly, would be slightly underwhelming and a worry.
hihosilva
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I wouldn't pay too much attention to sky for upto date news.So tomorrows meeting between Jorge Messi and Barca has now been moved up to Thursday according to SSN, as he is still in Argentina.
Feels like stalling the inevitable.
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