It's Quiet Thread 15 - Txiki Blinders

[waspish]

The truth is a few days ago when many were in melt down over no Kane many said it's been an overall poor window with regard to what we conducted relative to what we needed. A few days later Ronny didn't materialize and it was a poor window again. Now it's quickly shutting, likely we're done and it's funny and pathetic to see how many blue shade wearing die hards are shunning anyone with the temerity to suggest that our window wasn't brilliant.

New typical City.

Has our squad improved from last season? Don’t mention Sergio because he was out all season

 

[wolviedinho]

We bought a fantastic player in Jack but failed to fix lb & forward. That’s it’s really, we move on to the next window and try again.

We have plenty of attacking options and the defence looks strong.

Overall it’s ok IMO. Let a few youngsters get ago but also be prepared for a few games where we will come up short in front of goal.

No disaster but could have been a fantastic window.

 

[Zenmanc]

Has our squad improved from last season? Don’t mention Sergio because he was out all season

I'm stating an observation no need to crinkle your undies.

 

[come-on-barney]

Have to smile about some of the Grealish comments on here. Yes we have a great team but over the last few years the only player that really got me off my seat was Leroy. You could hear the clatter of seats when he got the ball and he ran at defences. I sensed the same anticipation with Jack when he gets the ball.

 

[mdj0520]

The truth is a few days ago when many were in melt down over no Kane many said it's been an overall poor window with regard to what we conducted relative to what we needed. A few days later Ronny didn't materialize and it was a poor window again. Now it's quickly shutting, likely we're done and it's funny and pathetic to see how many blue shade wearing die hards are shunning anyone with the temerity to suggest that our window wasn't brilliant.

New typical City.

Think I tend to agree.

Even if we accept that Jesus (who reportedly wanted away) was always intended to transition to a winger and Torres to a striker, there were and have been positions that needed adressing. I'd prioritise them as follows;

1. Striker
2. Left Back
3. Mobile, defence focused midfielder to take over from Dinho/split duties with Rodri.
4. Back up/creative support for an injury prone KDB who isn't getting any younger.

I can accept that Grealish was needed to some extent, for number 4. I can also accept that Bernardo possibly leaving made him even more of a necissity, bumping him up the priority list. But I think the jury is out on how much he shifts the needle in squad strength at the moment, given that he's currently playing in the one position where we are overstocked with talent. Hopefully he moves back into the 8, but with Gundogan and Bernardo performing so well there, with KDB to come back it doesn't look likely. Time will tell.

Otherwise... Pep will likely get by, but it doesn't mean the club haven't had a bit of a crap window. We've known a striker and left back needed adressiong for 2 years minimum now, so why should Pep have to continue to find solutions when we have the resources to address the left back and strijer problems.

The Mendy situation doesn't change much on tha face of it as he was fuck useless anyway, but it has given the club an opportunity to bin him off for both PR reasons and open up a foreign slot. You're telling me there's not a technically gifted left back in all of Europe for a reasonable price to share the burden with Zinchenko?

If Delap actually gets substantial minutes this season I won't care one bit about the striker situation, even if he takes time to get settled. But I can't see it happening.

Overall I feel a bit meh about the window, but we're certainly not worse off.

 

[kaz7]

Can you prove that?

you think we are getting the hottest property in jan lol

 

[ancoats]

7 days a week 12 months a year 10 years in a decade 100 years in a century.. you go to bed at night and wake up

A MANCHESTER CITY FAN

in good or bad and let me tall you all young blues the bad times was BAD
one transfer window does not make a team

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

Maybe,just highlighting there is another option rather than spending another 50m.

There are decent left backs we could easy get in for 10-15m. Unfortunately we don't play with a natural left back of the time, the role Zinks and Cancelo play are both specialised for either.

Be interesting to see how the rest of the team and combinations would work with a natural left back.

 

[Lord Blue]

Is it really our transfer policy? Or perhaps one pep...He's won the league with clear squad deficiencies that should tell us something.

Fair do’s but if he had his way we’d have no strikers and all midfielders

 

[Gumzy97]

you think we are getting the hottest property in jan lol

The thing is we would only have to agree a deal with Haaland and Riola, Dortmund can't do anything his clause is active in January. We pay the release clause he moves in January. Dortmund have zero power here. Depends how Dortmund are in January if their 5th and In europa. I'm guessing Haaland would leave.

Same how we did Rodri. Atletico did not want him to go but were powerless once the clause had been payed. All we did was agree terms with Rodri same could happen with Haaland.