It's Quiet thread 14 - 'do one' edition

[CC1]

Not this again.

Our attack scored loads more, so what ?

I've already done this, we dropped about 20 points compared to Liverpool by not keeping the goal tally down.

depends on how you want to use statistics

 

[hihosilva]

Totally agree with this last paragraph from the Sam Wallace article (Telegraph). Posted link in the other thread

There were some things the Abu Dhabi money simply could not buy, City were often told, and at times that was proved correct. But what Messi’s arrival says, more perhaps even than winning the Champions League this month would have done, is that anything is possible. For City, for Abu Dhabi, that feels like the whole purpose of the enterprise – the proverbial shining city built in the desert. Besides, a club win the Champions League every year – only one in history will have the opportunity to take Messi from Barcelona.

This is why it's so important for City to get this over the line. We then show that we can attract any player in the world which takes us to another level globally.

 

[BlueMoonz1977]

Just imagine how deep some teams will sit, especially Newcastle.

There are games now where our DM ends up marking our opponents furthest player forward.

That is the massive issue for the opposition..say for example the dippers would normally set 2 against our wide men to stop them...with messi in the team they cannot do that

He would open up countless opportunities not just for himself but for others

 

[not my fault!]

Testing is 09:15am UK time so he has 20mins still to show up. If he’s not there by 10:30 I’d suggest he’s a no show. Fingers crossed.

 

[Bluemanc100]

But goes to show many will follow suit and we will increase our fan base overnight. That equals shirt sales, demand for tickets and ultimately revenue proving he’ll be worth any outlay we make.

This is the perfect tonic for me... I was debating whether to give up my season ticket... not now..

 

[mosssideblue]

This is why it's so important for City to get this over the line. We then show that we can attract any player in the world which takes us to another level globally.

Being pedantic but don't you mean we can offer an attractive package to any player. It doesn't mean they would all want to accept it though.

 

[Bluemanc100]

My worry is ffp.
We’ve just dodged a bullet and it sounds like we’re sticking our head down the barrel.
It might not be a rule now, but they can soon change that, they have before and we got fucked in the arse.

I think we have to trust the club... one thing’s for sure, they’re no stupid

 

[slicky202]

This is the perfect tonic for me... I was debating whether to give up my season ticket... not now..

It’s also 2 players who can play a killer ball. Hopefully KDB could find himself in acres

 

[JustAnotherCityFan]

Testing is 09:15am UK time so he has 20mins still to show up. If he’s not there by 10:30 I’d suggest he’s a no show. Fingers crossed.

With all the speculation, if he intended to show up you'd think he'd want to just be early not fashionably late to increase rumours!

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

This is the perfect tonic for me... I was debating whether to give up my season ticket... not now..

Same here, we have three season tickets and I was thinking of reducing them to one or two. But not if we sign Messi.

 

[cityzen81]

 

[Bluemanc100]

Giving him shares is a piece of paper, it’s not physical money as such. It’s a security deposit for Messi in reality, “look the shares are worth £180m today, but in 3 years they’ll be worth £240m. See out your 3 year contract then cash them in” it’s an incentive to stay for the duration and gives him a huge payday based on loyalty. In those 3 years we’ll make a shit tonne more than £240m as an example.

Common practice in contracts... I managed an automobile account for a leading electric car manufacturer and their staff were inticed to the company by decent salaries but also share packages.. the ones that joined early did very well indeed... I am gutted I didn’t buy any when I started working with them ~8 years ago... but shit happens.. I’d just lost £2k on shares so didn’t want to get burned again... I’d have been laughing If I’d taken the plunge

 

[EastStand202]

He didn’t show!!!

 

[TheThirdDeano]

With all the speculation, if he intended to show up you'd think he'd want to just be early not fashionably late to increase rumours!

Agreed,
He could still turn up, making a point.
but I think he's not going

 

[Chris in London]

Agreed,
He could still turn up, making a point.
but I think he's not going

Why would he go? He’s not a Barcelona player any more...

 

[oakiecokie]

Says he’s due in training in half an hour so makes sense to get a test before work

I understood that training does not start until tomorrow and therefore all players must undergo covid prior to tomorrow.

 

[TheThirdDeano]

Why would he go? He’s not a Barcelona player any more...

Hadn;t thought about that! Haha.

can't believe this is actually happenign

 

[@BluePhil8]

I understood that training does not start until tomorrow and therefore all players must undergo covid prior to tomorrow.

No, there’s video footage of Suarez arriving for training just half an hour ago even though Koeman wants him out - someone had a video on here :)

 

[Bellamy's Caddy]

Why would he go? He’s not a Barcelona player any more...

I'd be interested in a lawyer's take on this, if his legal team have advised him not to fulfil any club obligations as that could be seen as honouring a contract he doesn't believe is valid, trying to get Barca to honour the agreement? Or if its just posturing in the hope that Barca agree to the transfer...

Either way, he's doing his bit to try and make the move happen which looks very positive for us. Fingers crossed.

 

[TheThirdDeano]

Fair fucks to Messi for actually doing it