It's Quiet Thread 15 - Txiki Blinders

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domalino said:
...Yes, how terrible it's been, winning the league, league cup and being in the CL semi-final.
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We have done amazing as a squad but when we had to rely on Sterling,Jesus and Torres in the FA Cup,it didn't quite work out.

Grealish is different level to Sterling,Jesus and Mahzez,irrespective of what form they are in,and Torres,while having great potential,is still something of an unknown quantity.

Grealish isn't just another midfielder added to the ranks,far from it.

Buying him,and 2 or 3 others,will elevate us even further.

January would be very,very,quiet!
 
domalino said:
And yours is entitled beyond belief. Have you forgotten who scored the big goals in the CL group stage when we needed them? Have your forgotten who the club's top scorer is over the last 3 years?

We will strengthen the squad, but we won't be casting out players who've been integral to our success.
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I didn't mention casting out players ffs.

And we will and do cast out players who have been integral to our success. Sergio and Fern are two that spring to mind.

The club have to make tough decisions on players. At the level City are at few will be afforded the luxury of retiring from us.

Do I want to see Riyad and Raz leave ? No I don't. But they both have 2 years left and the club will be making a call. Torres will undoubtedly be given time to prove his worth.

When discussing transfers in/out try thinking like a business not like a fan. My original post on this subject questioned the strength of the 4 options posted by another poster meaning he didn't think we'd be interested in Grealish, I merely pointed out that 2 of those 4 options had poor seasons and we may therefore be interested. We may not ultimately pursue the issue but our management would be derelict not to consider if Grealish is indeed available for a reasonable fee.
 
BillyShears said:
100% agree on Torres. Really (not) surprised by the levels of criticism he's received and the number of people who think he'll never be good enough.
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I don’t doubt his potential, I doubt his chances of getting a run in the team to unlock the potential. Sterling, Foden, Mahrez, Jesus, Bernardo, maybe Haaland and/or Grealish. He is going to have to take his very first chances of next season otherwise I see it going similar to this one where he seems a little untrusted and doesn’t get put on the same regular rotation as the others. If that happens, then in the summer after next season, we perhaps have 1 spot in the squad for Torres, Palmer and Kayky to fight over. I think there is therefore doubt over the opportunity that Ferran will get. I hope he smashes pre-season and takes his early chances in the team, but I don’t see him as being on some unstoppable path to City greatness. I still feel he has to get a little lucky. Perhaps an injury or two in those forward positions. Otherwise he isn’t getting a run, imo.
 
Tricky_Trev said:
I don’t doubt his potential, I doubt his chances of getting a run in the team to unlock the potential. Sterling, Foden, Mahrez, Jesus, Bernardo, maybe Haaland and/or Grealish. He is going to have to take his very first chances of next season otherwise I see it going similar to this one where he seems a little untrusted and doesn’t get put on the same regular rotation as the others. If that happens, then in the summer after next season, we perhaps have 1 spot in the squad for Torres, Palmer and Kayky to fight over. I think there is therefore doubt over the opportunity that Ferran will get. I hope he takes it, but I do t see him as being on some unstoppable path to City greatness. I still feel he has to get a little lucky. Perhaps an injury or two in those forward positions. Otherwise he isn’t getting a run, imo.
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Imo Grealish isn’t coming. You’re dreaming talking about kids from the academy. Kayky and Palmer won’t get a sniff next season.
 
Tricky_Trev said:
I don’t doubt his potential, I doubt his chances of getting a run in the team to unlock the potential. Sterling, Foden, Mahrez, Jesus, Bernardo, maybe Haaland and/or Grealish. He is going to have to take his very first chances of next season otherwise I see it going similar to this one where he seems a little untrusted and doesn’t get put on the same regular rotation as the others. If that happens, then in the summer after next season, we perhaps have 1 spot in the squad for Torres, Palmer and Kayky to fight over. I think there is therefore doubt over the opportunity that Ferran will get. I hope he takes it, but I do t see him as being on some unstoppable path to City greatness. I still feel he has to get a little lucky. Perhaps an injury or two in those forward positions. Otherwise he isn’t getting a run, imo.
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100%

Unless his form goes galactic,which it may possibly do given the glimpses of his ability,then he isn't getting much game time here.
 
dave_blue12 said:
I didn't mention casting out players ffs.

And we will and do cast out players who have been integral to our success. Sergio and Fern are two that spring to mind.

The club have to make tough decisions on players. At the level City are at few will be afforded the luxury of retiring from us.

Do I want to see Riyad and Raz leave ? No I don't. But they both have 2 years left and the club will be making a call. Torres will undoubtedly be given time to prove his worth.

When discussing transfers in/out try thinking like a business not like a fan. My original post on this subject questioned the strength of the 4 options posted by another poster meaning he didn't think we'd be interested in Grealish, I merely pointed out that 2 of those 4 options had poor seasons and we may therefore be interested. We may not ultimately pursue the issue but our management would be derelict not to consider if Grealish is indeed available for a reasonable fee.
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Great post.
 
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