robin van persie (continued)

[Rammyblues]

It keeps both Tevez and Dzeko on board, keeps their sale price high but if it comes down to hey lads hey, one of them will leave, I am certainly with Rammy Blue on this one. :-)

 

[Rammy Blue]

Fantastic news.

I'll have you a bet, any money you wish, that one or both of them will be gone before the window shuts.

You can read Bob's comments as "they stay unless we receive a decent bid".....

It's a quote attributable to someone important in the club. Unlike most of the BS that passes for fact on the transfer forum.

Do you want to take the bet then?

 

[grim up north]

He has been at Arsenal for several seasons and taken them into his heart.

I know that he will want to prove he is the best, but he will not be used to rotation and that may not be to his liking. He isn't coming to sit on the bench and with us having Aguero, Balotelli and one of Carlos / Dzeko it will be difficult to them all in for some consistent playing time.

No player wants or expects to play 70 games a season

 

[bernabias home shirt]

I'll have you a bet, any money you wish, that one or both of them will be gone before the window shuts.

You can read Bob's comments as "they stay unless we receive a decent bid".....

It's a quote attributable to someone important in the club. Unlike most of the BS that passes for fact on the transfer forum.

Do you want to take the bet then?

That bet is about 1/6 to happen

 

[robbieh]

I'll have you a bet, any money you wish, that one or both of them will be gone before the window shuts.

You can read Bob's comments as "they stay unless we receive a decent bid".....

It's a quote attributable to someone important in the club. Unlike most of the BS that passes for fact on the transfer forum.

Do you want to take the bet then?

No. Just pointing out than unlike lots of the conjecture on here, videos, other itk stuff, I actually have heard of Roberto Mancini. So while he may be bluffing, at least what he has said could be taken at face value. We will see.

 

[Rammy Blue]

It's a quote attributable to someone important in the club. Unlike most of the BS that passes for fact on the transfer forum.

Do you want to take the bet then?

No. Just pointing out than unlike lots of the conjecture on here, videos, other itk stuff, I actually have heard of Roberto Mancini. So while he may be bluffing, at least what he has said could be taken at face value. We will see.

No worries mate, I know where you are coming from.

Just irritates me that people assume it's simple to keep our current 4 and also what exactly do they expect Bob to say when asked that question.

Tevez and Bob may well still completely despise each other and I'd be very surprised if Dzeko wants to stay seeing as he knows he'll be down the pecking order at City.

 

[Falastur]

He has been at Arsenal for several seasons and taken them into his heart.

I know that he will want to prove he is the best, but he will not be used to rotation and that may not be to his liking. He isn't coming to sit on the bench and with us having Aguero, Balotelli and one of Carlos / Dzeko it will be difficult to them all in for some consistent playing time.

No player wants or expects to play 70 games a season

Just as well. The only way we could play 70 games in a season is by intentionally taking every FA Cup game to a replay. Otherwise there's not that many games in the calendar.

 

[Rammy Blue]

It's a quote attributable to someone important in the club. Unlike most of the BS that passes for fact on the transfer forum.

Do you want to take the bet then?

That bet is about 1/6 to happen

1/6 that at least one will be gone?

 

[BlueAnorak]

Why do people ever believe what a manager tells a journalist in a press conference!

Do people expect Mancini to say what he really thinks, "Tevez is a fookin' timebomb, its important he fooks off asap"!

Mancini was pretty insistent. There were NO weasel words for future wriggle room...
"Both Dzeko and Tevez will stay at City. We are a great team and we try to keep all our great players. It won't be easy but they will stay here."

As I and others have said, RVP is too old, is injury prone and will have no resale value. Any price in excess of £10m for RVP is ridiculous. My bet is the only way he will come us us is for nothing at the end of the coming season.

 

[BertTrautmann'sParachute]

Both Dzeko and Tevez will stay at City," Mancini told Sky Italia. "We are a great team and we try to keep all our great players. It won't be easy but they will stay here.

Fantastic news.