Richard Dunne will not be forced out of City

[Mike 1990]

I think a lot of people forget how crucial the Dunne - Distin partnership was to us during the Keegan years. Agreed, Dunney is not the best defender in the premiership but I really don't think that he is as bad as people are making him out, a bad players doesn't win our player of the season award three times in a row.

I don't think that Dunne will be first choice next sesason but I certainly think that it would be a shame of he left the club, he is more than capable of providing good back up cover and keeping out first choice centre backs on their toes. Aswell as this I think that his experience and character could be in valuble when it comes to mentoring our young defenders such as Mee, Mcgivern etc.

 

[Anonymous]

Without Dunne's steadfast defending during the Pearce era we would have almost certainly have gone down.
He saved us with goal line clearances and last-ditch tackles on far more than one occasion-but they always get forgotten about during discussions like this.

Whether he is now looked upon as "surplus to requirements" is open to debate-as are the positions of all the players not bought in by MH.

But to simply call him "crap" is both churlish and ungracious.

Some people have extremely short memories.

Richard Dunne has been a magnificent servant to MCFC.He deserves better.

he deserves better ??????

How is that, he is one of the highest paid if not highest defender outside of the top 4 and his abilities certainly don't make him the best defender outside of the top 4. He was also given many chances by City when he was contiunally late for training through booze. Yes he has been a better player than what we have had in the past but that doesn't mean we have to keep paying him 50k a week for the hell of it. He will walk away from us a multi millionaire that is his loyalty payment.

Get rid.

Forgive me for saying this but you do seem to like to "accentuate the negatives."

What happened with Dunne and his "attitude" is ancient history.Sure-Keegan didn't sack him-although to be fair that was probably more for financial reason than anything-but he backed him and he came good.
It's called "giving someone a chance."
In other words-good management.
And when I said "he deserves better" I meant that you should acknowledge the past loyalty and and what Dunne has given to the club.He stayed at a time when others were jumping ship to Portsmouth-and he decided to stay and played a huge part in keeping us up.

And he's in no way as bad a player as you keep making out.

We need him-at least as a squad player.

 

[In The Know]

I think a lot of people forget how crucial the Dunne - Distin partnership was to us during the Keegan years. Agreed, Dunney is not the best defender in the premiership but I really don't think that he is as bad as people are making him out, a bad players doesn't win our player of the season award three times in a row.

I don't think that Dunne will be first choice next sesason but I certainly think that it would be a shame of he left the club, he is more than capable of providing good back up cover and keeping out first choice centre backs on their toes. Aswell as this I think that his experience and character could be in valuble when it comes to mentoring our young defenders such as Mee, Mcgivern etc.

The reason why Dunne got POY so many times was that he was competing against the likes of Paul Bosvelt, Michael Tarnat et al.

If we sign Lescott then Dunne is 4th choice at best, Onuoha is already better than Dunne so whats the point in keeping somebody on at 50k a week if we won't be using them. There is no room for sentiment if you want to win the league.

 

[blueinsa]

I think a lot of people forget how crucial the Dunne - Distin partnership was to us during the Keegan years. Agreed, Dunney is not the best defender in the premiership but I really don't think that he is as bad as people are making him out, a bad players doesn't win our player of the season award three times in a row.

I don't think that Dunne will be first choice next sesason but I certainly think that it would be a shame of he left the club, he is more than capable of providing good back up cover and keeping out first choice centre backs on their toes. Aswell as this I think that his experience and character could be in valuble when it comes to mentoring our young defenders such as Mee, Mcgivern etc.

The reason why Dunne got POY so many times was that he was competing against the likes of Paul Bosvelt, Michael Tarnat et al.

If we sign Lescott then Dunne is 4th choice at best, Onuoha is already better than Dunne so whats the point in keeping somebody on at 50k a week if we won't be using them. There is no room for sentiment if you want to win the league.

We will need a squad!

 

[Mike 1990]

I didn't say that Dunne should be kept purely based on sentiment, I just think it would be a wise decision to keep him to ensure that we have enough decent quality back up defenders to cops with injuries that we will inevitably face at some stage of the season, also I believe his experience at the club can help develop the young defenders.

 

[In The Know]

The reason why Dunne got POY so many times was that he was competing against the likes of Paul Bosvelt, Michael Tarnat et al.

If we sign Lescott then Dunne is 4th choice at best, Onuoha is already better than Dunne so whats the point in keeping somebody on at 50k a week if we won't be using them. There is no room for sentiment if you want to win the league.

We will need a squad!

Defenders capable of playing CB

Lescott
Toure
Onuoha
Richards
Kompany
Mee
McGivern.


I think we can afford to lose Dunne

 

[blueinsa]

We will need a squad!

Defenders capable of playing CB

Lescott
Toure
Onuoha
Richards
Kompany
Mee
McGivern.


I think we can afford to lose Dunne

Lescott plays for Everton and i dont think Mee or McGivern are ready just yet, do you?

Like i said a squad is needed, its a long season with 2 domestic cup competitions and injuries and suspensions to think about.

Dunnie will not be first choice but will provide experienced cover imo

 

[In The Know]

Defenders capable of playing CB

Lescott
Toure
Onuoha
Richards
Kompany
Mee
McGivern.


I think we can afford to lose Dunne

Lescott plays for Everton and i dont think Mee or McGivern are ready just yet, do you?

Like i said a squad is needed, its a long season with 2 domestic cup competitions and injuries and suspensions to think about.

Dunnie will not be first choice but will provide experienced cover imo

It was said at the start of the debate it hinged on getting Lescott or another player, which we are obviously out for. Mee and McGiven might not be quite ready yet but 5 players to fill 2 positions is what you call a squad, what is your justification in 6 players.

For the record I would play Toure, Lescott, Kompany, Onuoha all ahead of Dunne in CB and Richards still has time to improve, which is why I'd prefer him too.

 

[blueinsa]

Lescott plays for Everton and i dont think Mee or McGivern are ready just yet, do you?

Like i said a squad is needed, its a long season with 2 domestic cup competitions and injuries and suspensions to think about.

Dunnie will not be first choice but will provide experienced cover imo

It was said at the start of the debate it hinged on getting Lescott or another player, which we are obviously out for. Mee and McGiven might not be quite ready yet but 5 players to fill 2 positions is what you call a squad, what is your justification in 6 players.

For the record I would play Toure, Lescott, Kompany, Onuoha all ahead of Dunne in CB and Richards still has time to improve, which is why I'd prefer him too.

Its all about opinions fella.

Im saying keep him as a squad player

 

[In The Know]

It was said at the start of the debate it hinged on getting Lescott or another player, which we are obviously out for. Mee and McGiven might not be quite ready yet but 5 players to fill 2 positions is what you call a squad, what is your justification in 6 players.

For the record I would play Toure, Lescott, Kompany, Onuoha all ahead of Dunne in CB and Richards still has time to improve, which is why I'd prefer him too.

Its all about opinions fella.

Im saying keep him as a squad player

Fair enough, but I think Hughes seems to agree with me as we will see either in the sale of him or the fact he won't get much playing time.