Roque Santa Cruz

[Toney’s bookie]

Apparently City have offered to pay for the medical....

 

[i8rags]

Apparently City have offered to pay for the medical....

I hope it's the same team that did it years ago.

 

[blue soon?]

is he going for a fee or are we just giving him away to get him off our wages?

 

[bluecityste]

The performance at home against Sunderland, probably in 2009, was the best all round performance from an up top style striker that I have ever witnessed in a City shirt.
Didn't lose the ball, set up atleast 1 goal and won every header and challenge against him.

I'm deadly serious, not on a wind-up! Anyone else remember it?

Good luck to him in the sun.

 

[greasedupdeafguy]

Thanks for the goal against Oldham was well worth the 18 million

 

[waspish]

The performance at home against Sunderland, probably in 2009, was the best all round performance from an up top style striker that I have ever witnessed in a City shirt.
Didn't lose the ball, set up atleast 1 goal and won every header and challenge against him.

I'm deadly serious, not on a wind-up! Anyone else remember it?

Good luck to him in the sun.

Yeah he did have a stormer but 18m for great game ;)

 

[Summerbuzz]

The performance at home against Sunderland, probably in 2009, was the best all round performance from an up top style striker that I have ever witnessed in a City shirt.
Didn't lose the ball, set up atleast 1 goal and won every header and challenge against him.

I'm deadly serious, not on a wind-up! Anyone else remember it?

Good luck to him in the sun.

I remember it well. He had been injured since the previous October. We tried to sign him in January but very wisely decided we wouldn't be held to ransom for the full 18m buy out clause, especially because he wasn't fit.

("Obviously") it was a completely different kettle of fish when we went back in the summer and paid the full 18m despite him not being fit between October and July.

Did he get another start? I don't remember. But, yeah, that was a hell of a send off for the guy that signed him. I can only imagine the size of the syringes the medical team used.

As for the best all round performance from an up top style striker? Surely you are overlooking Benjani's absolute stormer at home to Blackburn a month or two later.

 

[Ray78]

According the Daily Fail, Stoke were monitoring the deal.

 

[LoveCity]

Crocky's comments are so vague, it seems like he's joining on loan but...?

"This is the last year of my contract at Manchester, and in December I would be able to negotiate with other teams."

"But now there is a deal between both clubs, so I have travelled to Malaga for the medical tests, and then I will sign my contract."

 

[BlueCityfan]

Crocky's comments are so vague, it seems like he's joining on loan but...?

"This is the last year of my contract at Manchester, and in December I would be able to negotiate with other teams."

"But now there is a deal between both clubs, so I have travelled to Malaga for the medical tests, and then I will sign my contract."

Loan or perm....doesn't matter. He is gone and when he completes his loan he will be taken off the official site and not considered a City player anymore. Just like Bridge.