Jonny Evans

[Dribble]

In our youth? He was 27 when he did it!

When we were linked with a CB everyone wanted someone to improve the starting 11. Nobody said 'hey let's get Evans he's decent'. Stones will come good but I believe Otamendi is too reckless to be top quality.

Do I think Txiki has a blind spot when it comes to buying centre backs? Course I do, have you missed the fact we buy one every season?

The fact that most of the CB's we've bought & have left a season later were when Pellegrini was there, but that's another subject altogether.

Also for the avoidance of doubt, 27 was my youth & I've seen worse than spitting in my time. It's a disgusting habit yes, but I'd rather someone gobbed on me than than made me swallow my molars mate I can tell ya! Lol :-)

We have a budget mate, which means we have to maximise it as best we can. If we weren't under the constraints of FFP, don't you think we'd be balls deep in for VVD or similar? As my Mum always says 'Hang your hat where you can reach it', or in our case don't unduly piss off UEFA when we all know they're gunning for City.

I try not to focus on Evans, I look at the window as a whole and think are we better or worse than we were last season? Do you think the squad is stronger , the same or weaker than last season?

 

[The slaughtered lamb]

Signing a fourth choice centerback, truly a nightmare.

Is this 'fourth choice' argument giving a false impression though? We all know that Pep thinks it's a squad, not a team game, so he'll likely play quite a lot and in a back 3, probably quite often. Then again, if that's the case, it's probably good enough reason for Pep to jettison Mangala.

 

[roy.or.r]

Are the reported figures of £30m true? If thats what Evans is coming for, then we are valuing him close to Bonucci. Makes sense considering there is not much difference in quality.

 

[Phil1]

Absolutely Callum. Add in his very impressive performances for NI and it's clear this signing is something we should want to happen.

Should want to happen? Think you're overreaching a bit there. Accepting there may be nothing else out there would be more apt, until you see the figures quoted..

 

[PragueBlue]

Are the reported figures of £30m true? If thats what Evans is coming for, then we are valuing him close to Bonucci. Makes sense considering there is not much difference in quality.

What Bonucci cost is irrelevant as we couldn't sign him anyway.

 

[Ballymagash Blue]

Comparing Evans' price with Bonucci is being a bit selective. Why not compare it to the price we paid for Mangala!! And Evans is far superior to the Mangler.

 

[burning blue soul]

I would have thought there have been lots of scouts doing the round and yet we are the only daft fuckers to put a bid in for this bang average WBA twat.

someone already had bid 10.........10 of what i dont know

 

[waspish]

I really do hope I am wrong. But he wasn't good enough for the shite 4 years ago I don't think he has improved. On a side note my mates son played with him at United and West Brom in his opinion he is a twat

Look at the scum he looked poor when I did watch em. I'll be going Of what I see with him in a city shirt if he comes and honestly last season when I watched West Brom on few occasions Evens actually looked ok, he might be shite he might just be a quality Back up defender for us.

 

[roy.or.r]

What Bonucci cost is irrelevant as we couldn't sign him anyway.

It doesn't matter if it's irrelevant. What matters is we are valuing Evans close to Bonucci.

 

[Marvin]

He played for Man Utd and for some he's persona non grata. Forget whether he's any good.

We need cover for Kompany. Last season Kolarov, Stones and Otamendi went to pieces in his absence. I think Evans would be good enough to play in Kompany's absence, and 24 hours on I have not seen one suggestion of a home grown player who could cover for Kompany. That player has to be experienced. We're not looking for a young player who we can develop.