Don't let a few people bother you Sam. You're one of the good ones. Great post.
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Don't let a few people bother you Sam. You're one of the good ones. Great post.
Metalartin
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Sterling has pace but doesn't rely on it as much as he used to, there was a moment towards the end of last season where Sterling ran 20-30 yards to keep the ball in play from an over hit pass where the commentators were talking for it for a good half a minute. With the mention of Walker are we forgetting that Walker got outpaced and had to resort to shoving Raheem in a the back which should have resulted in a City penalty?I stand by it as i remember walker easily handling sterling for pace in a couple of games....yet dembele left him for dust in that international. So no, far from baseless then...
I'm not talking about dribbling past a player as stats can be very misleading on that front. "Take ons" can cover an array of situations. I'm talking about tearing past players with pace and pace alone. In this case don't tell me raheem has more than sane...no way.
I think the height comes into it personally players like Messi are nippier/zippier, at 5ft 7 Raheem's turn of pace(acceleration) is probably something he has but doesn't use as much as he should do, Sané at 6ft seems to outpace players effortlessly but gliding over a long distance with his natural athleticism.
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Tugay One Cup
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In this case don't tell me raheem has more than sane...no way.
He doesn't have to, Leroy has said it himself.
markbmcfc
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Afternoon all.
For the avoidance of doubt, this is where I first gave an explanation of City’s complex transfer dealings, and how there are five priority targets, plus others who will be bought depending on several different factors.
http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/tran...n-citys-top-centre-back-target-but-move-could
It was a couple of days later - on June 5 - when I first thought the easiest way to explain it would be to say there are two ‘lists’. Here’s the Facebook post. As you can see, it does not say ‘edited’ at the top, so it's been untouched for three weeks.
Since then I have continued saying City effectively have two lists. I don’t know if there are physically two lists pinned to Txiki’s notice board, but it is the best way I could think of to explain how their business is laid out this summer (according to my information, anyway).
In any case, I have no idea which media this information has been “plastered all over”. There are many good accounts of City’s transfer targets and plans this summer (either from journalists or people on here or Twitter), and some of them will be right and I will be wrong, or we will all be right, or all be wrong. People will beat me to City’s specific targets - regularly - but I don’t recall anybody talking about two lists, or City wanting four full-backs on the day it was claimed Bertrand was an alternative to Mendy.
Now after all that I must say it’s not the accusation of being a fraud that bothers me. It’s the reasoning behind it.
The relevant people know who they are and I wanted to come on here and put across the other side, so everybody knows what they need to.
For those few people who insist I am a blagger, you would have to ask yourself why I’ve not ripped off rumours about Carvalho, Bonucci, Laporte, Semedo, Grimaldo, Fabinho, Aurier, Bellerin, Rulli, Martinez etc etc etc. In fact, I have been confident in saying ALL of those players, and others, will not be signed - a very risky move, but I trust my sources.
I may turn out to be wrong, but they will be honest mistakes. I believe I was doing well enough in terms of popularity among City fans without writing too much about transfers, so I would not stake the following I have earned by guessing at transfer rumours which could blow up in my face within days. I write for one fan base, it makes no sense to alienate you. And as most of you know who I support, I don't need to be giving you any excuses.
Since I started this job in October 2015 I wanted to be open with people, because I realised that many fans felt they could not have conversations with journalists. This is why I reply to sensible tweets (and some mad ones) and pretty much all DMs, even when most of them are asking for updates on Mendy or Alexis. I also do unmoderated Facebook lives, and genuinely enjoy them.
I have talked extensively about how I obtain the bulk of my information on many occasions, including on lengthy 9320 Podcasts. It’s all there for public consumption.
I also vowed not to look on this very forum, not because I don't value the opinions or information that's on here, but because if the day came that I would ever be accused of taking stories from here, I could honestly say I don’t use it. Today is that day! Since my run-in with Stan Collymore at Villa Park (when I was told to check out BM by a colleague) until about two or three weeks ago, I did not pay a single visit. Recently people have been DMing me on Twitter trying to confirm transfer hints that they have seen on here, and there have also been other posts that have been brought to my attention, which I now want to confront.
I appreciate this may come across as unseemly, and I’ve been told most of you guys appreciate my efforts, so firstly apologies for this post but also thank you.
As many of you know, I sometimes say more than I should, and I probably should have let this lie but I wanted to get it off my chest. If you don't believe my stories that's fine, but do it for the right reasons.
If anybody has any issues with this post, or me, you know where you can find me on Twitter and Facebook, as I don't think I'll post too many times on here again - but you never know!
Cheers
It's a real shame you felt you had to post this, just because of a few weapons on here. I think most City fans enjoy your news content in all it's forms, so i'd urge you to ignore the minority and carry on as you are. Most of us on here are decent enough to appreciate what you do, but in every group of people there's a minority of idiots and this place is certainly no different. You should read a "Match Thread", they breed a special kind of tool rarely seen on Earth.
I'd just like to add, given your allegiance, I personally have an awful lot of respect for the way you conduct yourself either through your day job, or taking part in fan podcasts (that you really don't have to do), speaking about City so well and having a genuine interest in the club. I know it's your job, but the way you separate yourself from your personal allegiance is very impressive, and appreciated. I know I certainly couldn't do it, situations reversed.
You've become City's number one journalist in a short space of time and for that I thank you and urge you to continue as you are, as 95% of us hugely benefit from it.
Cheers.
Neville Kneville
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He doesn't have to, Leroy has said it himself.
Ah, but he was using 'Aguero Reverse Code' which means whatever he says the truth is the complete opposite.
Very common at City recently.
BlueDejong
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It's a real shame you felt you had to post this, just because of a few weapons on here. I think most City fans enjoy your news content in all it's forms, so i'd urge you to ignore the minority and carry on as you are. Most of us on here are decent enough to appreciate what you do, but in every group of people there's a minority of idiots and this place is certainly no different. You should read a "Match Thread", they breed a special kind of tool rarely seen on Earth.
I'd just like to add, given your allegiance, I personally have an awful lot of respect for the way you conduct yourself either through your day job, or taking part in fan podcasts (that you really don't have to do), speaking about City so well and having a genuine interest in the club. I know it's your job, but the way you separate yourself from your personal allegiance is very impressive, and appreciated. I know I certainly couldn't do it, situations reversed.
You've become City's number one journalist in a short space of time and for that I thank you and urge you to continue as you are, as 95% of us hugely benefit from it.
Cheers.
100% agree.
AntonDonJuan
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ThisIt's a real shame you felt you had to post this, just because of a few weapons on here. I think most City fans enjoy your news content in all it's forms, so i'd urge you to ignore the minority and carry on as you are. Most of us on here are decent enough to appreciate what you do, but in every group of people there's a minority of idiots and this place is certainly no different. You should read a "Match Thread", they breed a special kind of tool rarely seen on Earth.
I'd just like to add, given your allegiance, I personally have an awful lot of respect for the way you conduct yourself either through your day job, or taking part in fan podcasts (that you really don't have to do), speaking about City so well and having a genuine interest in the club. I know it's your job, but the way you separate yourself from your personal allegiance is very impressive, and appreciated. I know I certainly couldn't do it, situations reversed.
You've become City's number one journalist in a short space of time and for that I thank you and urge you to continue as you are, as 95% of us hugely benefit from it.
Cheers.
Keith Moon
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Afternoon all.
For the avoidance of doubt, this is where I first gave an explanation of City’s complex transfer dealings, and how there are five priority targets, plus others who will be bought depending on several different factors.
http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/tran...n-citys-top-centre-back-target-but-move-could
It was a couple of days later - on June 5 - when I first thought the easiest way to explain it would be to say there are two ‘lists’. Here’s the Facebook post. As you can see, it does not say ‘edited’ at the top, so it's been untouched for three weeks.
Since then I have continued saying City effectively have two lists. I don’t know if there are physically two lists pinned to Txiki’s notice board, but it is the best way I could think of to explain how their business is laid out this summer (according to my information, anyway).
In any case, I have no idea which media this information has been “plastered all over”. There are many good accounts of City’s transfer targets and plans this summer (either from journalists or people on here or Twitter), and some of them will be right and I will be wrong, or we will all be right, or all be wrong. People will beat me to City’s specific targets - regularly - but I don’t recall anybody talking about two lists, or City wanting four full-backs on the day it was claimed Bertrand was an alternative to Mendy.
Now after all that I must say it’s not the accusation of being a fraud that bothers me. It’s the reasoning behind it.
The relevant people know who they are and I wanted to come on here and put across the other side, so everybody knows what they need to.
For those few people who insist I am a blagger, you would have to ask yourself why I’ve not ripped off rumours about Carvalho, Bonucci, Laporte, Semedo, Grimaldo, Fabinho, Aurier, Bellerin, Rulli, Martinez etc etc etc. In fact, I have been confident in saying ALL of those players, and others, will not be signed - a very risky move, but I trust my sources.
I may turn out to be wrong, but they will be honest mistakes. I believe I was doing well enough in terms of popularity among City fans without writing too much about transfers, so I would not stake the following I have earned by guessing at transfer rumours which could blow up in my face within days. I write for one fan base, it makes no sense to alienate you. And as most of you know who I support, I don't need to be giving you any excuses.
Since I started this job in October 2015 I wanted to be open with people, because I realised that many fans felt they could not have conversations with journalists. This is why I reply to sensible tweets (and some mad ones) and pretty much all DMs, even when most of them are asking for updates on Mendy or Alexis. I also do unmoderated Facebook lives, and genuinely enjoy them.
I have talked extensively about how I obtain the bulk of my information on many occasions, including on lengthy 9320 Podcasts. It’s all there for public consumption.
I also vowed not to look on this very forum, not because I don't value the opinions or information that's on here, but because if the day came that I would ever be accused of taking stories from here, I could honestly say I don’t use it. Today is that day! Since my run-in with Stan Collymore at Villa Park (when I was told to check out BM by a colleague) until about two or three weeks ago, I did not pay a single visit. Recently people have been DMing me on Twitter trying to confirm transfer hints that they have seen on here, and there have also been other posts that have been brought to my attention, which I now want to confront.
I appreciate this may come across as unseemly, and I’ve been told most of you guys appreciate my efforts, so firstly apologies for this post but also thank you.
As many of you know, I sometimes say more than I should, and I probably should have let this lie but I wanted to get it off my chest. If you don't believe my stories that's fine, but do it for the right reasons.
If anybody has any issues with this post, or me, you know where you can find me on Twitter and Facebook, as I don't think I'll post too many times on here again - but you never know!
Cheers
Two lists?! Bloody foreigners, Garry Cook only needed a napkin.
Afternoon all.
For the avoidance of doubt, this is where I first gave an explanation of City’s complex transfer dealings, and how there are five priority targets, plus others who will be bought depending on several different factors.
http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/tran...n-citys-top-centre-back-target-but-move-could
It was a couple of days later - on June 5 - when I first thought the easiest way to explain it would be to say there are two ‘lists’. Here’s the Facebook post. As you can see, it does not say ‘edited’ at the top, so it's been untouched for three weeks.
Since then I have continued saying City effectively have two lists. I don’t know if there are physically two lists pinned to Txiki’s notice board, but it is the best way I could think of to explain how their business is laid out this summer (according to my information, anyway).
In any case, I have no idea which media this information has been “plastered all over”. There are many good accounts of City’s transfer targets and plans this summer (either from journalists or people on here or Twitter), and some of them will be right and I will be wrong, or we will all be right, or all be wrong. People will beat me to City’s specific targets - regularly - but I don’t recall anybody talking about two lists, or City wanting four full-backs on the day it was claimed Bertrand was an alternative to Mendy.
Now after all that I must say it’s not the accusation of being a fraud that bothers me. It’s the reasoning behind it.
The relevant people know who they are and I wanted to come on here and put across the other side, so everybody knows what they need to.
For those few people who insist I am a blagger, you would have to ask yourself why I’ve not ripped off rumours about Carvalho, Bonucci, Laporte, Semedo, Grimaldo, Fabinho, Aurier, Bellerin, Rulli, Martinez etc etc etc. In fact, I have been confident in saying ALL of those players, and others, will not be signed - a very risky move, but I trust my sources.
I may turn out to be wrong, but they will be honest mistakes. I believe I was doing well enough in terms of popularity among City fans without writing too much about transfers, so I would not stake the following I have earned by guessing at transfer rumours which could blow up in my face within days. I write for one fan base, it makes no sense to alienate you. And as most of you know who I support, I don't need to be giving you any excuses.
Since I started this job in October 2015 I wanted to be open with people, because I realised that many fans felt they could not have conversations with journalists. This is why I reply to sensible tweets (and some mad ones) and pretty much all DMs, even when most of them are asking for updates on Mendy or Alexis. I also do unmoderated Facebook lives, and genuinely enjoy them.
I have talked extensively about how I obtain the bulk of my information on many occasions, including on lengthy 9320 Podcasts. It’s all there for public consumption.
I also vowed not to look on this very forum, not because I don't value the opinions or information that's on here, but because if the day came that I would ever be accused of taking stories from here, I could honestly say I don’t use it. Today is that day! Since my run-in with Stan Collymore at Villa Park (when I was told to check out BM by a colleague) until about two or three weeks ago, I did not pay a single visit. Recently people have been DMing me on Twitter trying to confirm transfer hints that they have seen on here, and there have also been other posts that have been brought to my attention, which I now want to confront.
I appreciate this may come across as unseemly, and I’ve been told most of you guys appreciate my efforts, so firstly apologies for this post but also thank you.
As many of you know, I sometimes say more than I should, and I probably should have let this lie but I wanted to get it off my chest. If you don't believe my stories that's fine, but do it for the right reasons.
If anybody has any issues with this post, or me, you know where you can find me on Twitter and Facebook, as I don't think I'll post too many times on here again - but you never know!
Cheers
Can't blame you. Feel free to stop by the matchday forum if you ever need your sanity tested.