Media Thread - 2021/22

[MillionMilesAway]

Makes the £28 million(over-reported in the press because Atletico did bad business on the release clause) for Aguero look like a steal.

They also paid £32.5m(transfermrkt says £42m oddly, possibly means with bonuses?) for Benteke in 2015, which was worse than City's Bony signing for £25m(£28m with bonuses) especially considering the latter was a January signing. How Liverpool managed to recoup so much of what they paid in comparison(£28m vs £12m), considering he was worse, remains suspect to me.

Transfermarkt is based on the euro values at the time of transfer. As exchange rates vary, so does the £ price listed today - it's a live £ that will change each day.
It's why crap media will report higher transfer fees than were quotes at the time.

Using the exchange rates of the day and now, Benteke's 32.5M would be about 39M. Not exactly the 42M quoted, but much closer. Not sure what the difference would be down to.

 

[tregyblue61]

just looking at the build up on the beeb.

Looks like Benzema is the man who's going to do the business tonight.

Oh well, there's always next year for us. Keeps Chris Sutton happy with his "choke" bollocks he keeps spouting.

 

[RayCTID]

It would be nice to have some neutrals on our side

 

[jrb]

If City lose tonight the media c*nts will have a field day for the rest of the Week, before the Newcastle match, right up to kick off, and during the match.

 

[jrb]

It would be nice to have some neutrals on our side

Good luck with that Ray.

 

[RayCTID]

Oh Izzy I thought you were one of us? Christianson being a pundit on 5 live.

"Real Madrid didn't get out of third gear last week. They will tonight..."

El BBC tonight as well.

Must of the left City under a cloud

 

[madloaf]

Oh Izzy I thought you were one of us? Christianson being a pundit on 5 live.

"Real Madrid didn't get out of third gear last week. They will tonight..."

El BBC tonight as well.

El BBC made me chuckle outloud. That's saying something considering I'm completely shitting bricks.

 

[mat]

"Do you think Pep has failed if he wins nothing this season after conceding a 14 point lead to Liverpool?"

I'm sure that was Slimey who said that on 5Live.

 

[madloaf]

Izzy Christianson : "With the introduction of Kyle Walker into Manchester City’s backline, I think that will pose more of an offensive threat to Real Madrid than defensive stability for City."

Nice to see that watching football is not a requisite for being a football pundit.

 

[madloaf]

Also, IT WAS JUST A FUCKING PENALTY!! It wasnt Maradona v England '86.