Jude Bellingham

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

He might have to get a move on to fit in that midfield

 

[adrianr]

And he was 8-years-old when Aguero delivered the best moment of our lives. Jude Bellingham has not known City to be anything other than a top-four club. The new generation of player coming through sees City as one of the biggest clubs in Europe. Shankly, Busby, Puskas and Dalglish mean to these players what Herbert Chapman, Stan Cullis, Tommy Lawton and Billy Wright mean to me - names that command respect but have zero bearing on how I view their respective clubs.

Jesus that puts it into perspective. Still feels like barely yesterday to me.

 

[manimanc]

If txiki is pictured with his sweater on then we're cooking with gas.

 

[Dribble]

I don't know about anyone else, but I haven't seen anyone really dismissing Madrid. Certainly not in the press. But I sure as hell see a whole bunch of people dismissing us. That's what I'm objecting to

Conversely, the Bellingham to Real news has only come from Real sources who're hastily backtracking. I doubt we would upset our season by publicly pressing the Bellingham button at this crucial point, & I very much doubt Dortmund would either, which begs the question, why would Real?

Two unexpected losses which all but ended their faint league title chances?

The semi-final against City tomorrow?

They want to plant how keen they are to land him in the media, as a first strike across our bows?

Regardless of their reasons, the announcement & hurried backtracking was certainly more than a bit odd.

Real are the biggest name in world football & are still seen by most as the pinnacle of any players' career. However City are doing it all now & have been for the last ten years in the toughest league in the world.

I get the glittering allure of Real because of their prestige & stellar squad, & why it's the club many players desire above all others, but not every decent player on the planet can fit into Real's 25 man squad.

City has it's own unique allure, & as older generations fade away, today's younger football fans are bothered about who's doing what now, not 30+ years ago before they were born.

In this respect City stand as much chance of getting Bellingham as Real do, UNLESS the reports are correct & the player has decided on Real.

IF this is the case, we'll move onto other targets as we've done in the past. There's no single player who can define City's future. We'll still be here challenging with or without Bellingham.

I really hope we get him, but if we don't, so be it. It's his loss... \0/

 

[Pollocks OG]

Just a question, would you say that it's fair to believe that some people gravitate to the so called existing norm and some people gravitate to carving out their own path? A perfect example in sports is Michael Jordan. Prior to his coming to Chicago the Bulls had no "history" as many here refer to it. The Boston Celtics and LA Lakers were far and away the Real and Barca of the NBA. Jordan could have easily pressed his way onto either side and helped them continue making history. Instead he chose to commit to the Bulls and Phil Jackson, one the game's truly all time great coaches (sound familiar to anyone we know) and create his own lasting history. Make no mistake, City are in the midst of writing some long lasting history of their own as we speak. One can choose to go with what's happened or what's happening. To each his own, but it's not the simple choice some are making it out to be.

Fantastic post again, amen.

 

[The Viking]

Fab Romano saying Bellingham to Real Madrid is basically a confirmation.

It's not like he's from Spanish media

 

[CADE MCFC 1894]

Fab Romano saying Bellingham to Real Madrid is basically a confirmation.

It's not like he's from Spanish media

Where did he say that

 

[p.taker]

Where did he say that

oh dear

 

[The Viking]

Where did he say that

I doubt Dortmund won't prevent him from joining Madrid. It's just formalities at this point.

I rather trust unbiased reporters like Romano than either Madrid or City media guys.

 

[cole wilders]

Where did he say that

apparently he says he doesnt think the teams wont fail to meet the transfer fee

 

[ford7]

Fab Romano saying Bellingham to Real Madrid is basically a confirmation.

It's not like he's from Spanish media

Romano is very careful in what he says, so I consider it as a done deal.

 

[Blue warrior]

Fab is a charlatan chancer tap in merchant I think that covers all bases!

 

[jrb]

Romano is very careful in what he says, so I consider it as a done deal.

If it’s a done deal City would have distanced themselves by now. Or was the recent City statement that, in a subtle way?

 

[citizen_maine]

Romano is very careful in what he says, so I consider it as a done deal.

Romano is very careful in what he doesn't say - which is anything definitive

 

[hlame]

Romano is very careful in what he doesn't say - which is anything definitive

yep. doesn’t say anything concrete, pins a tweet and farms a quarter of a million likes. made a great career for himself fair play

 

[Manx Blue]

Surely if you're Jude, you may have a leaning as to which way you may wish to leap.

But would you not have a look at the next two games to evaluate where you make your final decision??

I would.

 

[jrb]

Surely if you're Jude, you may have a leaning as to which way you may wish to leap.

But would you not have a look at the next two games to evaluate where you make your final decision??

I would.

Correct.

Regardless if he has already made his mind up, which we’ll never find out about, he will be watching the match and taking everything in, the match, the managers, the players, the tactics, the player performances, the stadiums, the atmospheres, his mates ;-), etc. If he hasn’t already made up his mind up, all of those factors and the money will help him decide.

 

[chesterbells]

I doubt Dortmund won't prevent him from joining Madrid. It's just formalities at this point.

I rather trust unbiased reporters like Romano than either Madrid or City media guys.

Oh the timing, YCNMIU.
Perhaps pre-kick tomorrow, will we get an announcement he’s at the game as a guest of Real as well …

 

[chesterbells]

Romano is very careful in what he says, so I consider it as a done deal.

Couldn’t it just mean he’s agreed to terms with Madrid (as well as us), or they’ve matched our terms?

That, being “very careful” doesn’t 100% mean he will join them.

 

[Mancity1980]

Oh the timing, YCNMIU.
Perhaps pre-kick tomorrow, will we get an announcement he’s at the game as a guest of Real as well …

I can’t believe that Jude would go along with this politics ahead of an important clash between Real and City. If he pulls a stunt like that before the two legs are over then I don’t want him at city now or in the future. That will only serve to disrupt us and would be unforgivable.