Jude Bellingham

[Colin Bells Boots]

Wouldn't surprise me if either or both Borges and Mbude end up at Dortmund. You're having a laugh with Turkey.

I think the OP was talking about Gundogan going there .

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Anyone else notice in the twitterverse that the scouse are putting in the spade work about Bellingham not being interested in money and feels the project at Liverpool is what he is after. I really hope he comes here to see the uturns and mental gymnastics to say he is a money grubber.

That's a non-starter as an argument because at City you get the money and the project. Oh, you also get thrown in the tutelage of the best coach in the world, bar none.

Oh, just thought, you don't get the “Anfield Roar”. And you don't get to hear them sing that lachrymose, self-pitying dirge at the start of every fucking game. That might swing Bellingham in favour of LFC.

 

[Sleeping_Easy]

Gone.

Isn't the verdict this week?

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Isn't the verdict this week?

Likely, I think.

I'm expecting him to be acquitted on quite a few of the charges.

I don't know if we have paid him off but we are not going to come out of it smelling too good if he is sent down.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Isn't the verdict this week?

As an employee of MCFC I think it was decided a long, long time ago. As to whether he does time, well…

 

[JewelZee]

Fair point,i often find 35 mins in a friendly,off the bench,is the best way to judge a kid.

Agreed. I'm not saying he can't come good. I'm just saying he's got some ways to go to be in the mix with us and at 18 that's OK.

 

[domalino]

Likely, I think.

I'm expecting him to be acquitted on quite a few of the charges.

I don't know if we have paid him off but we are not going to come out of it smelling too good if he is sent down.

It was revealed in court we haven't paid him since he was charged.

He was still innocent then, so I believe there's some sort of morality or conduct clause that allowed the club to essentially break things off as soon as that happened.

 

[JewelZee]

This last 10 days has been an incredible opportunity for some of those kids to show Pep what they are all about, a couple of them from what they showed in that friendly have done their prospects the world of good, and a couple the total opposite and I include Cole Palmer in the latter , a player who I rate highly but sadly a player than in the last 6 months is going backwards in his development.

I like Palmer a lot too but I have to agree. He seems to be distracted, lacking focus, unsure of what to do and in turn his technique has suffered as well. He comes across as casual but in reality he may be suffering from a lack of confidence. He is nowhere near as bright as when he first came up prior to picking up a string of injuries. I hope for his sake and City's he gets himself sorted out and soon as this is no environment for anyone but the best.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

It was revealed in court we haven't paid him since he was charged.

He was still innocent then, so I believe there's some sort of morality or conduct clause that allowed the club to essentially break things off as soon as that happened.

Morality clause would make sense, in terms of putting his impairment down in our books.

Think he was four years in, so claimed for about £15m, which is certainly more than we would have been lucky to sell him for, as he ran down his contract?

 

[KenTheLandlord]

That's a non-starter as an argument because at City you get the money and the project. Oh, you also get thrown in the tutelage of the best coach in the world, bar none.

Oh, just thought, you don't get the “Anfield Roar”. And you don't get to hear them sing that lachrymose, self-pitying dirge at the start of every fucking game. That might swing Bellingham in favour of LFC.

Could not agree more, i was commenting that they are still at it and laying the groundwork.
They are puddled so not difficult to ignore them. Yes, i know i have not ignored them.

 

[Centurions]

I think the OP was talking about Gundogan going there .

Ahh, my fault for not going back through the thread :(

 

[Bigga]

If we sign Bellingham and if the media is right about us wanting Saka as well that means we are very England heavy in our squad. Would be alot more annoying when international football comes around. Be great for England though

Just seems to me that Guardiola works towards making the team he works with, in the country he's in, more nationalised to that country than not.

It's a good thing that, eventually, makes the core of a national team.

 

[Sleeping_Easy]

As an employee of MCFC I think it was decided a long, long time ago. As to whether he does time, well…

I didn't mean with regards to the club it was a genuine question about the trial

 

[Manchester_lalala]

I like Palmer a lot too but I have to agree. He seems to be distracted, lacking focus, unsure of what to do and in turn his technique has suffered as well. He comes across as casual but in reality he may be suffering from a lack of confidence. He is nowhere near as bright as when he first came up prior to picking up a string of injuries. I hope for his sake and City's he gets himself sorted out and soon as this is no environment for anyone but the best.

That’s because a not arsed Mahrez is taking up all his minutes at right wing which is Palmers natural position.

 

[JewelZee]

That’s because a not arsed Mahrez is taking up all his minutes at right wing which is Palmers natural position.

Whatever the reasons may be he needs to get it sorted out. He was predominantly an attacking mid coming up. When given the opportunity he needs to make the most of it. I've liked Palmer from day one but he has to pick it up if he wants more PT from Pep. Just sayin'.

 

[Bluemooner33]

Appreciate what the ITKs are saying but this one has a different "feel" to how Haaland panned out for me. I get the impression that Liverpool have been putting a fair bit of spade work into this for a good while and as such I'm erring on the side of caution. Don't get me wrong - we're the better destination IMO but Liverpool could be earmarking him for a role that basically transforms their midfield and will no doubt be trying to sell that to him.

He's just registered JB22 as his tradmark, Dippers have just bought a player and gave him the 22 shirt while our 22 shirt is availble, dippers are getting that Enzo kid for over £100million, they cant afford him and Jude, how much clearer does it have to be?

 

[nmc]

It was revealed in court we haven't paid him since he was charged.

He was still innocent then, so I believe there's some sort of morality or conduct clause that allowed the club to essentially break things off as soon as that happened.

I suspect there may be a technical clause in his contract -I.e. inability to fulfil his contractual obligations - when he was on remand or when he was standing trial.

 

[M18CTID]

He's just registered JB22 as his tradmark, Dippers have just bought a player and gave him the 22 shirt while our 22 shirt is availble, dippers are getting that Enzo kid for over £100million, they cant afford him and Jude, how much clearer does it have to be?

So I can get my tattoo then? Cheers!

 

[Oddchild]

He's just registered JB22 as his tradmark, Dippers have just bought a player and gave him the 22 shirt while our 22 shirt is availble, dippers are getting that Enzo kid for over £100million, they cant afford him and Jude, how much clearer does it have to be?

Just for keeping it accurate, Ramsay chose the 22 shirt over 6 months ago now when he signed for Liverpool. It's not something that has just happened recently. I reckon Bellingham is gonna go to City based on what I've read on here, but I don't think that the 22 shirt has too much bearing on the eventual outcome. If JB fancied the Liverpool move, I'm sure the 2nd teamer would be politely told he has to change his number next season and I doubt he would have any problem doing so.

 

[richards30]

He's just registered JB22 as his tradmark, Dippers have just bought a player and gave him the 22 shirt while our 22 shirt is availble, dippers are getting that Enzo kid for over £100million, they cant afford him and Jude, how much clearer does it have to be?

they wont pay for Enzo imo as they wont pay £100m for anyone let alone with them currently being up for sale.