Mark Hughes and the Transfer Window

[leewill31]

Not wanting Bellamy and Parker doesn't mean that you're only going to be happy with superstars. I'd rather no-one than them two.

So you'd rather we signed no-one than signed two players who would clearly strengthen our squad because you and a few muppets don't like them...

Priceless...

For the record, I think Hughes will do just fine this window. He seems pretty calm, knows who he wants, and what he wants to pay for those players...he's in a much better position than 99% of the other football managers out there...

agreed.

 

[moomba]

So you'd rather we signed no-one than signed two players who would clearly strengthen our squad because you and a few muppets don't like them...

I'd rather we sign no-one than sign players that won't take the club forward. Fairly simple I would have thought, even for an angry young man like yourself.

 

[DontLookBackInAnger]

i trust MH with our money to spend on players. but if he decides to sell a few players that most fans want to stay and become very sucsessfull at the club (elano, caeicedo, michael johnson) i fear that most cty fans would get on his back even more and not show any support for MH.

Right now the club couldn't give Michael Johnson away

 

[mackenzie]

If we get injuries then we will need replacements.

If that replacement spends only one season with us but gets just one goal to secure a win then that is three points and moves us forward.

 

[Anonymous]

So you'd rather we signed no-one than signed two players who would clearly strengthen our squad because you and a few muppets don't like them...

I'd rather we sign no-one than sign players that won't take the club forward. Fairly simple I would have thought, even for an angry young man like yourself.

Look mate, if you believe that we have better players in our squad than Bellamy and Parker, fine. That's your lookout, but it borders on ridiculous to say "i'd rather sign nobody than player x" just because you don't like them personally.

I'm sure you understand the term "projection" - so when you make idiotic statements like "even for an angry young man like yourself" - I can only presume this is borne out of frustration at your own position in life...

Now it's NYE, so lets leave it at that (well, of course you can have the last word since it's one of your little foibles)....have a great night tonight whatever it is your doing.

 

[moomba]

If that replacement spends only one season with us but gets just one goal to secure a win then that is three points and moves us forward.

Do you think Benjani was a good signing?

 

[mackenzie]

If that replacement spends only one season with us but gets just one goal to secure a win then that is three points and moves us forward.

Do you think Benjani was a good signing?

Not particularly, but I am glad we had the option than not.

 

[moomba]

Fair enough. Just that the "he's better than what we've got" argument was used for him too.

Personally think he's been a waste of money.

 

[adzmcfc134]

Dear Mark Hughes,

All I want for Christmas/New Year is Kolo Toure, Marcos Senna and Roque Santa Cruz.

If you are feeling really generous then I would love you to throw Kaka in there as well.

That is all.

 

[dan.j.mcfc]

he got us 3 points at the swamp. money well spent

 

[DontLookBackInAnger]

But, while Benjani wasn't perhaps our best signing, at least he isn't a total cancer like Bellamy, thus I can live with him even though I think we over paid for him

 

[mackenzie]

Personally think he's been a waste of money.

Whole different set up this time though Moomba.

In that any money that we used to spend was then not there for any other player that then became available.

Although I believe our new owners will set out a limit I don't doubt that more money WOULD become available for the right signing

In other words, we have the money to address any problem. And if that is for short term back up if we don't get who we want then so be it.

 

[moomba]

I'm not sure the owners will support endless spending just for the sake of spending. We all talk about them being astute businessmen, and while I'm sure they'll be happy to spend big on the right player I don't think they'll be happy spending the sort of money being talked about on ageing mediocre players just for the sake of padding the squad.

Baby steps approach is not for me I'm afraid. We can do so much better (and I'm not talking about superstars only).

FWIW I'd be very happy with Marcos Senna in the midfield and Owen up front. Also older players, but capable of contributing to a run to the top 6 positions (Bellamy and Parker are not IMO) and will come a lot cheaper (we can argue the money shouldn't worry us, but why strengthen rival clubs?)

 

[mackenzie]

I'm not sure the owners will support endless spending just for the sake of spending. We all talk about them being astute businessmen, and while I'm sure they'll be happy to spend big on the right player I don't think they'll be happy spending the sort of money being talked about on mediocre players just for the sake of padding the squad.

Baby steps approach is not for me I'm afraid. We can do so much better (and I'm not talking about superstars only).

But this is the January window Moomba and a lot depends on availability surely?

 

[moomba]

But this is the January window Moomba and a lot depends on availability surely?

Every player in the world is available.

 

[True-Blue]

I beleive MH has done extremley well with signings bar TBH and maybe Jo.

Although they were all in the summer. I honestly beleive money talks enough nowdays that we can get a LB, Ball winning CM and a Lethal Finishing CF.
Whether they can be get in Jan.... In MH we trust.

 

[mackenzie]

But this is the January window Moomba and a lot depends on availability surely?

Every player in the world is available.

I don't think they are. Despite the wealth at our disposal. Not at this time anyway.

 

[DontLookBackInAnger]

I beleive MH has done extremley well with signings bar TBH and maybe Jo.

Although they were all in the summer. I honestly beleive money talks enough nowdays that we can get a LB, Ball winning CM and a Lethal Finishing CF.
Whether they can be get in Jan.... In MH we trust.

I'm not sure that the system we play lends itself to a CF scoring bags of goals.

 

[C_T_I_D]

Looks like he has Redknapps respect anyway. He said:

"Everyone thinks Man City are going to come in and pay way over the odds for everybody because of the money they've got, but I don't think they will," he said.

"Mark Hughes is a very clever manager, he might want the players but I don't think he'll sit back and let the owners pay vastly inflated fees for players he does not feel are worth that kind of money.

"I think that is the key, if a chairman hears Man City might be interested in one of their players they could say, 'Let's hang on and we could double our money'. I don't think that will happen, Mark is too shrewd for that."

 

[DontLookBackInAnger]

Looks like he has Redknapps respect anyway. He said:

"Everyone thinks Man City are going to come in and pay way over the odds for everybody because of the money they've got, but I don't think they will," he said.

"Mark Hughes is a very clever manager, he might want the players but I don't think he'll sit back and let the owners pay vastly inflated fees for players he does not feel are worth that kind of money.

"I think that is the key, if a chairman hears Man City might be interested in one of their players they could say, 'Let's hang on and we could double our money'. I don't think that will happen, Mark is too shrewd for that."

The thing that will throw that theory out the window is that right now(in general)it is a buyers market, MANY clubs are seeing that most rich owners at not so rich anymore and like with Honda and F1 politically it is better to scale back(or cut)altogether their sports interests than close whole sectors of your mainstream business. If Hughes and Cook run into this, they should politely leave their phone number with the club and move on to their next target, I'm sure before too long the phone will start ringing again.