It's Quiet Thread 15 - Txiki Blinders

[kun]

Lets be honest, alternatives is CIty's forte. Rodri was alternative, even KDB was alternative (to Reus), Aguero was alternative (to Sanchez), Dias was alternative, Gundogan was alternative (to Pogba), Delph was alternative (to Wilshere), Robinho was alternative (to Berbatov), Danilo was alternative (to Alves). Of course then there is Rodwell, Sinclair, Garcia alternatives which were disastrous. Also Laporte whilst not alternative, took us 18 months to get.

Alternatives have worked out very well for us no doubt, but there also this lingering feeling that we don't often get our first choice targets.

This is a self fulfilling prophecy.

If we had signed Sanchez, he would have been an "alternative" to Agüero. If we had signed Berbatov he would have been "an alternative to Robinho".
Of course we aren't going to sign the first player we are linked to every summer.

de Bruyne was not an alternative to Reus. That is genuinely, completely made up.
There is an argument that KdB was an alternative to Isco, who we had missed out on 2 years previous, or Pogba who we had passed on moving for that summer, but those are still a stretch. Robinho wasn't an "alternative" in the way you are implying either. We had 5 simultaneous moves on deadline day as a star signing was a pre-requisite for the Sheikh Mansour takeover. We bid for David Villa, Berbatov, Robinho, Mario Gomez and Samuel Eto'o IIRC. Robinho was the one who accepted, if Berbatov had accepted we may well have signed both.

 

[Tokyo32]

There would be absolutely no point in getting Ings! Really don’t think after khaldoons interview that we aren’t ready to rock to be honest

Maybe they thought it would be easier. You can’t say they are not trying to sign our main targets though but it becomes extremely difficult when spurs are demanding 150 million for Kane while Aston villa are asking for 100 million for Grealish.

 

[manimanc]

Lets be honest, alternatives is CIty's forte. Rodri was alternative, even KDB was alternative (to Reus), Aguero was alternative (to Sanchez), Dias was alternative, Gundogan was alternative (to Pogba), Delph was alternative (to Wilshere), Robinho was alternative (to Berbatov), Danilo was alternative (to Alves). Of course then there is Rodwell, Sinclair, Garcia alternatives which were disastrous. Also Laporte whilst not alternative, took us 18 months to get.

Alternatives have worked out very well for us no doubt, but there also this lingering feeling that we don't often get our first choice targets.

You're posts are getting more comical by the day!

Are you having some kind of breakdown?

 

[WallyA]

isak mendes and llorente wouldn’t be a bad shout imo

Those are good players, just not the "BIG" signing some of us would expect.

Do you mean Marcos Llorente? Didn't know we had been linked to him, I like his profile.

 

[zebbemacahan]

What about Tammy Abraham, if he was available and Chelsea willing to sell?

 

[Lkzerinho]

What about Tammy Abraham, if he was available and Chelsea willing to sell?

No

 

[waspish]

 

[Tb1981]

What about Tammy Abraham, if he was available and Chelsea willing to sell?

Pretty sure they would love to!

 

[manimanc]

Some absolute belters on here tonight.

Some posters are very bitter.

 

[Gumzy97]

Would love a Bernardo type transfer where it came out of no where as a surprise.

 

[Holcombe bloo]

Those are good players, just not the "BIG" signing some of us would expect.

Do you mean Marcos Llorente? Didn't know we had been linked to him, I like his profile.

Yes marcos, I thinks he’d cover defensive midfield and attacking mid. He even play right back too. I just don’t want us to splurge more than 100m on Kane. And I don’t think we will. Isak is like a slightly lesser haaland, but he’s still big, quick and has nice quick feet on him which I think is a very mix myself. Mendes ill admit I don’t know much but he sounds like he’s vert young with good all round potential.

 

[Fordyboy46]

Yes marcos, I thinks he’d cover defensive midfield and attacking mid. He even play right back too. I just don’t want us to splurge more than 100m on Kane. And I don’t think we will. Isak is like a slightly lesser haaland, but he’s still big, quick and has nice quick feet on him which I think is a very mix myself. Mendes ill admit I don’t know much but he sounds like he’s vert young with good all round potential.

Don't think Isak would be that big goalscorer that we want, probably another Jesus type player

 

[Holcombe bloo]

Don't think Isak would be that big goalscorer that we want, probably another Jesus type player

Hard to know till you try him, but I’m more convinced by him than the likes of ings!

 

[kalouk]

I think we need to remember we don't actually know the clubs main targets either, we could be setting ourselves up for disappointment. Its not a huge leap for a lot of these rumours to start online, Kane/Haaland may be available, City have money and need a striker and the rumour mill starts and we all get sucked in. City may have dismissed the idea of these players months ago for whatever reason they may not have ever been main targets. Its fun on here to make up scenario's that we think make transfers doable but we don't know the ins and outs behind the scenes obviously.
I'm not trying to be a downer because I enjoy the transfer threads as much as anyone else and I'm not in anyway trying to insult ITK members on here I'm on here everyday looking for their updates. I was just making a more general point about not getting targets.

 

[Eoiyflem]

Right so just to be clear, I'm not an itk but thought this was worth sharing as much as most of the other crap on here.

Friend of mine is at a wedding with ap McCoy (from the same town) and he said McCoy told him that grealish to city is a done deal. McCoy was at the final with Jonathan Barnett who is grealish's agent and that's where he got the info.

Again, not saying it's gospel but my mate has no affiliation with city etc and it's an odd thing to make up. Make of it what you will...

 

[Gumzy97]

Romano mr tap in , saying city will have to break the bank for Kane, Also signing both Grealish and Kane is very difficult. Apparently City will choose which one is priority in the coming days

 

[SPIDERBOY]

Romano mr tap in , saying city will have to break the bank for Kane, Also signing both Grealish and Kane is very difficult. Apparently City will choose which one is priority in the coming days

He likes to use "the coming days"...."the final details"...."the next few hours"...the man is full of shit,(not saying you believe him,btw).
Its not hard guessing....he's been rambling about Messi is staying put....then if he moves....." insert club....came in with a crazy last minute offer".....he'll claim he wasn't wrong.

 

[Cityfan]

Who is this Sagas? how much is he, and does he track back?

Too many folk watching the Euro's any decent pundit/ hipster would recognize that Sagas was the outstanding star of the Copa and put Messi in the shade.
Really excited by this one.

 

[urban genie]

Right so just to be clear, I'm not an itk but thought this was worth sharing as much as most of the other crap on here.

Friend of mine is at a wedding with ap McCoy (from the same town) and he said McCoy told him that grealish to city is a done deal. McCoy was at the final with Jonathan Barnett who is grealish's agent and that's where he got the info.

Again, not saying it's gospel but my mate has no affiliation with city etc and it's an odd thing to make up. Make of it what you will...

Someone said exactly the same thing on the grealish thread ;-)

 

[Barcon]

Someone said exactly the same thing on the grealish thread ;-)

But now I know who he's talking about ; )