The are we allowed the "it's quiet" thread yet? thread.

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Assuming Tolmie's predictions all come off -

Hart
Bravo
-
Stones
Denayer
Bonucci
Kompany
Otamendi
-
Maffeo
Angelino
Sagna
Zabaleta
Clichy
-
Fernando
Fernandinho
Yaya
Gundogan
-
Silva
KDB
-
Sané
Sterling
Nolito
-
Iheanacho
Aguero
A new striker


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Would be a CL squad complicit squad.

Add in Aleix Garcia, Zinchenko for the Premier League squad.

Denayer U21 B list, Delph in, Jesus needs place in Jan.
 
Assuming Tolmie's predictions all come off -

Hart
Bravo
-
Stones
Denayer
Bonucci
Kompany
Otamendi
-
Maffeo
Angelino
Sagna
Zabaleta
Clichy
-
Fernando
Fernandinho
Yaya
Gundogan
-
Silva
KDB
-
Sané
Sterling
Nolito
-
Iheanacho
Aguero
A new striker


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Would be a CL squad complicit squad.

Add in Aleix Garcia, Zinchenko for the Premier League squad.

I would assume Jesus is the striker.
 
Denayer U21 B list, Delph in, Jesus needs place in Jan.

Denayer is not u21 anymore.

Forgot about Delph.

Gabriel Jesus can take Iheanacho's foreign place in January. As of 1/1/2017, Kelechi has been registered with us for 2 years, he goes onto the B list and Jesus takes his foriegn spot.
 
Assuming Tolmie's predictions all come off -

Hart
Bravo
-
Stones
Denayer
Bonucci
Kompany
Otamendi
-
Maffeo
Angelino
Sagna
Zabaleta
Clichy
-
Fernando
Fernandinho
Yaya
Gundogan
-
Silva
KDB
-
Sané
Sterling
Nolito
-
Iheanacho
Aguero
A new striker


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Would be a CL squad complicit squad.

Add in Aleix Garcia, Zinchenko for the Premier League squad.
Good mix of young and experience players
 
It's a fantastic squad.

Pity about the euros etc or god knows what it could do to the Prem if Pep had a proper pre season.

It's a bloody amazing squad.

There's still 1 too many foreign players for the Champions League, if we buy another foreign striker to go alongside Aguero and Iheanacho though.
 
With Revisions:

bold = HG
italics = u21/B list

Hart
[1] Bravo
Gunn

[2] Sagna
[3] Zabaleta
Clichy
Maffeo
Angelino


[4] Kompany
[5] Otamendi
[6] Bonucci
Stones
Denayer

[7] Fernando
[8] Fernandinho
[9] Delph*
[10] Yaya
[11] Gundogan

[12] KDB
[13] Silva

Sterling
[14] Sané
[15] Nolito
Celina/Bytiqi as 4th winger?

[16] Aguero
[17] Iheanacho**



*One of the 5 HG players has to go down as a foreign player as they are all association trained and not club trained.

** Iheanacho will qualify for the u21/B List from January, when he will have been officially registered with us for 2 years, but until then he's a foreign player.

A very good squad.

Aleix Garcia & Zinchenko could be added to the Premier League squad.
 
Perhaps we are "spoilt"? I suspect very few rival fans would consider any of "Sane, Stones or Jesus" as "marquee signings". As City fans we have certainly been spoilt since our owners took over. We are restricted by FFP and have found it difficult to offload fringe players.
With the arrival of Pep, I imagine many City fans had hoped we would be starting the season with a stronger side.
Gabriel Jesus looks very exciting but won't be with us until January. Gundogan will be injured when the season starts. Stones is promising going forward but his defending ability is not proven. Sane shows promise, but can be inconsistent.
With so many rival sides strengthening this season is going to be a real challenge, I love Pep's attitude and hope we can challenge on all fronts.


In my mind, we are starting the season with a stronger squad. Just because the names we have signed aren't currently acknowledged as worldies, doesn't mean they haven't improved us. Every worldie wasn't born a worldie.

Who of our rivals do you think has strengthened more than we have?
 
With Revisions:

bold = HG
italics = u21/B list

Hart
[1] Bravo
Gunn

[2] Sagna
[3] Zabaleta
Clichy
Maffeo
Angelino


[4] Kompany
[5] Otamendi
[6] Bonucci
Stones
Denayer

[7] Fernando
[8] Fernandinho
[9] Delph*
[10] Yaya
[11] Gundogan

[12] KDB
[13] Silva

Sterling
[14] Sané
[15] Nolito
Celina/Bytiqi as 4th winger?

[16] Aguero
[17] Iheanacho**



*One of the 5 HG players has to go down as a foreign player as they are all association trained and not club trained.

** Iheanacho will qualify for the u21/B List from January, when he will have been officially registered with us for 2 years, but until then he's a foreign player.

A very good squad.

Aleix Garcia & Zinchenko could be added to the Premier League squad.
Is Denayer still classed as U21, he'll be club trained if not?
 
In my mind, we are starting the season with a stronger squad. Just because the names we have signed aren't currently acknowledged as worldies, doesn't mean they haven't improved us. Every worldie wasn't born a worldie.

Who of our rivals do you think has strengthened more than we have?

I very much prefer we get a player in that suits the style of play the manager is aiming for, will improve the players around him, and is a teamplayer.

As for other teams, who cares tbh. I much prefer to look back a year and ask myself: Do we have strengthened more than last year i.e. do we have a better squad and managementteam to have a better chance at winning silverware? I think we do. Obviously. Time will tell.
 
I very much prefer we get a player in that suits the style of play the manager is aiming for, will improve the players around him, and is a teamplayer.

As for other teams, who cares tbh. I much prefer to look back a year and ask myself: Do we have strengthened more than last year i.e. do we have a better squad and managementteam to have a better chance at winning silverware? I think we do. Obviously. Time will tell.


Fully agree. Some of our fanbase however, are not happy unless we sign the worldies. Much rather have the best team than the best players and I think pep will deliver that
 
Fully agree. Some of our fanbase however, are not happy unless we sign the worldies. Much rather have the best team than the best players and I think pep will deliver that
Our fanbase will never be happy with transfers that's human nature for you just like the weather
To hot today
To cold yesterday
And will probably rain tomorrow
People love to moan
 
What date was he registered for City though? If it was after 28th June then he'll never qualify as club-trained. It's the same reason Pogba isn't club-trained,

Pretty sure he will be Club Trained, he turned 18 the summer he joined us, I don’t know the rules inside out but I think it is 3 years before a 21st Birthday. So as long as the paperwork was done in time he should be ok. On top of that it makes no sense to develop players that won't get classified as CT! We do buy in older players such as Sane and Sterling etc but they are experienced senior players. I think all our current EDS players fit the CT criteria.
 
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