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[Biamp]

Is there any update on Lescott's saga?

 

[Spindash]

I wonder how many sleepless nights bluemooner_mcfc had before coming up with his username.

 

[bizzbo]

Is there any update on Lescott's saga?

all indications are that it will happen sooner rather than later. got to laugh at this guy from the NOTW on radio 5, "moyes's complaint is that he won't have any time to get players in".


well who's bloody fault is that? there was 18m on the table three weeks ago.

 

[Biamp]

Is there any update on Lescott's saga?

all indications are that it will happen sooner rather than later. got to laugh at this guy from the NOTW on radio 5, "moyes's complaint is that he won't have any time to get players in".


well who's bloody fault is that? there was 18m on the table three weeks ago.

Let's hope this will be the case, and we'll sign him before the window shuts.

 

[samharris]

Is there any update on Lescott's saga?

all indications are that it will happen sooner rather than later. got to laugh at this guy from the NOTW on radio 5, "moyes's complaint is that he won't have any time to get players in".


well who's bloody fault is that? there was 18m on the table three weeks ago.

Pride comes before a fall mr moyes.

 

[depps]

We had 4 main points that needed addressing from last season,
1, Our away form
2, Goals against
3, Coming from behind
4, Goals scored from set plays
Hughes has with the signings to date addressed 2 of the 4 but until we sign a 2nd CB we will remain weak when it comes to goals against and goals scored from set plays, Lescott addresses both issues at once and provides cover at LB.

That's absolutely correct. I would also add that we have suffered from having a right sided centre half on the left side of the back 2 since Distin left. It's not essential but it helps, and your point about filling in at left back is a good one too.

If we get Lescott I wouldn't be surprised to see Garrido leave.

In terms of goals against I dont think lescott would make that significant an improvement in this area and certainly not 20million worth. Hughes has already gone a long way towards addressing our defensive issues by signing toure, a cb who can actually play a bit of football, has a great range of passing and can provide decent ball for the midfield, and barry who can dictate the tempo in the middle of the park. These two will allow us to hold onto the ball far more effectively cutting out all those times last year where an aimless long ball forward would come straight back at us. Not to mention what Ade and Tevez will provide in this respect by being able to hold onto the ball upfront. This should seriously reduce the number of goals we concede.

Set pieces, both for and against, are certainly an issue and lescott would probably be a big improvement here but at the same time a lot of this comes down to coaching which he can't have an effect on and we should improve offensively anyway due to barry's dead ball ability and ade in the air

Left-sided CB i dont think is that important, most teams dont have one and although dunne may at times look uncomfortable on the left, ned seems to be comfortable playing anywhere across the back four. Garrido is ok as cover for bridge, hes not half as bad as people make out and mcgivern could also do a job there.

Overall i just dont see lescott as making a significant enough improvement to the squad to warrant a 20 million transfer fee. Even if the fee was considerably less i still wouldn't be particularly in favour of the transfer due to what it would mean for our promising young defenders

If we were to sign him our first choice back four would be:

richards/zab toure lescott bridge

now in a season where we have no european commitments how many starts do you see ned and vk (or richards as cb, which is where i see him playing long term although you might disagree) getting unless we have a serious injury problem? Is this any good for their development? Is lescott even much better than them at the moment? do you not think they have to potential to develop into better players than lescott?
also bear in mind that as long as dunne is here there is a good chance that Hughes will use him ahead of ned and vk reducing their game time even further

 

[BringBackSwales]

so what if ive posted stuff about this place,some of you can be VILE and double standards of plenty.

how come some of you cant take banter and resort to banning fans from another forum? some of the things you lot say are nasty and theres an element of you that are so so arrogant its untrue since we can afford some quality players these days and you leave me thinking that its a new breed of city fans that are moronic and leave me ashamed of the way you treat not only other fans but even fans that support the same team as you.

do you think im arsed if i got spotted telling the truth about SOME of you? not in the slightest because some of you internet warriors are vile and thats why i very rarely post on here anymore because of the bollocks some of you post about city let alone other clubs.

if i get banned from here for saying my bit then hey ho it proves what im saying that some of you can only give it but dont take it and for whoever banned the everton lad for having banter when lets face it some of you was vile towards not only him but other fans who dare to pop there heads around this forum to see whats going on like im sure some of you do the same to other forums to see whats going on but i bet you dont get half the abuse some of you give which is personal.

so go on fire away at me but you have to think about one thing though before you do which is....why do you think city have become hated so much ?

i will give you a clue because its not just that we are now rich and people cant handle it its because theres a HUGE ARROGANCE thats krept into my club now and its not nice and thats why we are hated so much not the money its some of you.

in fact i dont need to be banned because i aint coming on here again because i have a regular city forum thats not full of knobheads and welcome all fans from all over not slag them off because they support another club.

so long knobheads.

you still here?

 

[BringBackSwales]

Why is it you want him gone mate? Is it the fact he requested a transfer or you feel that you badly need the money to strenghten the squad?

Both Mate.
Well like most football fans you would love the chance to play for your club. These players forget that they are living your dreams and I find the way they chase the money sickening, but thats a general feature of todays game. The fact he has handed a transfer request the day after having his name sung out against Malaga, just reminds me that loyalty means shit these days but look at Rooney, Barmby etc. I was hoping we were moving away from selling our best players.
At EFC we don't have big names on big money we have a strong team togetherness. The whole Lescott saga has destroyed this. The whole thing has turned into a pissing contest, I hope he signs soon so we can all move on, and yes its good money for a good player and we need to strengthen in many areas.

good post mate, understand where you are coming from

 

[richards30]

arrgggghhh!!! ffs!!! either sign or do one!!!!!

 

[superblue91]

arrgggghhh!!! ffs!!! either sign or do one!!!!!

pmsl,,,but do agree wiv yer