The Little Horse

[jacko74]

Spurs game has a lot to do with it mate 100% after the Wolves performance I was tipping us to win the lot haha. Honestly I think we'll be absolutely fine although I'd absolutely love a RB but doesn't seem to be many decent ones around atm :-(

It's hard to believe that in the whole of world football there isn't a single decent right back who's potentially available.

 

[uwerosler28]

At the end of last season, Khaldoon assured City fans "that the club will do everything possible to come back to the standards that we know we all can achieve..."

At this moment these are some relevant club net transfer spends (£m) from Guardian Transfer Interactive:

Manchester City	-66
Liverpool	-110
Arsenal	-254
Man Utd	-210.5

The window is not over. Liverpool may spend £120m on Isak and might buy Guehi. Man Utd look like they will buy a keeper and sell Garnacho (£40m).

The money invested likely loosely correlates to real improvement in the playing squad. Given that Walker and KDB recently left City, I don't think that Khaldoon has fulfilled his promise. We may still be competitive because we have players like Stones, Rodri and Bobb who are returning to the squad and who featured very little last season. Last season, Pep had a huge challenge in dealing with the injuries. This season, Pep is the little horse. Perhaps we should save commentaries about the transfer window until it actually closes but it seems to me that relatively speaking City's squad is now weaker than our rivals. Our major asset is Pep, and players like Stones, Rodri and Haaland. Those players will need to get fit and stay fit if City are to challenge for honours this season.

You are mixing up the words ", do everything possible " with "spunk loads of cash " there were many other things that needed to be done to improve the squad harmony other than just buying new players.

 

[PragueBlue]

It's hard to believe that in the whole of world football there isn't a single decent right back who's potentially available.

We already have decent. I guess the problem is finding better than decent. Not many of those about and we currently don't have space for a non-HG player which makes it even more difficult.

 

[oakiecokie]

It is mad how angry and offended posters get without actually reading a post. I have spoken on this window and hoping it is a good one. So even if I did overreact after beating Wolves (I didn't) I actually was hopeful around this window.

A bag of shite you say, so please tell me that since the Haaland window, what window has impressed you so much? I would have thought everyone felt the same that our recruitment has been piss poor for quite a few windows. Off the back of the treble we lost Mahrez, Palmer, Laporte and brought in Doku and Gvardiol. Gvardiol isn't a bad signing obviously but as a window that is crap for comings/goings. We replaced Gundogan with Gundogan a year later. It is common knowledge that we are in this position due to recruitment.

Considering you are stalking me to say my post is a bag of shite (mods?) You should know that after Wolves I posted to say I enjoyed seeing us win but Wolves are crap, will probably go down and even that being said, got in behind us several times. Whilst a 4-0 win was great to start the season, our defence concerned me and I was proved right a week later.

Why the fuck would I want to stalk you. Lets put things into perspective here, since you are quoting what we have done since the Haaland signing. Two other PL isn`t it and yes we had a poor season last year but we managed to get a CL place so its not all gloom and doom.
People like you expect City to continue to win the league but it aint gonna happen so stop getting your knickers wet.

 

[thegoatsthegoat]

Why the fuck would I want to stalk you. Lets put things into perspective here, since you are quoting what we have done since the Haaland signing. Two other PL isn`t it and yes we had a poor season last year but we managed to get a CL place so its not all gloom and doom.
People like you expect City to continue to win the league but it aint gonna happen so stop getting your knickers wet.

No, since we won the treble it was one PL and off the back of previous windows. We didn't win that 4th because we brought Doku in did we. Them great players of previous windows aged and left and replaced with lesser standard of players which we are now seeing on the pitch. I don't expect City to continue and again if you read my posts I state quite loudly who I am not demanding success. Last year wasn't good enough and not because we didn't win the league, it was for many reasons but mostly the slow boring football being served up. The powers that be don't invest what they do to stumble to a CL finish as well by the way. The point was Khaldoon says things in them interviews which don't happen and promises get made that aren't delivered which the original post eludes to. If you think otherwise then full your boots, no skin off my nose.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

Why the fuck would I want to stalk you. Lets put things into perspective here, since you are quoting what we have done since the Haaland signing. Two other PL isn`t it and yes we had a poor season last year but we managed to get a CL place so its not all gloom and doom.
People like you expect City to continue to win the league but it aint gonna happen so stop getting your knickers wet.

I ignored him ages ago. soooo much easier with these flappers. They handle life the same way imo

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

Add in January....

We've signed 7 players for the first team squad in the last few months, and got Bobb and Rodri back from a year out - how much turnover do people think we can do without destroying all cohesion in the team?

The only issue is RB and there's no good RB's on the market.

I can’t believe that there is not one RB of acceptable quality and availability out there such that we need to carry on shoehorning midfielders in there.

 

[domalino]

I can’t believe that there is not one RB of acceptable quality and availability out there such that we need to carry on shoehorning midfielders in there.

Name one then!

 

[willipp]

Name one then!

There aren't any. People wanted us to spunk 70 million on Livramento who is completely unproven and shown nothing of note to suggest he's anywhere near to being a great international level defender never mind world-class. We've brought a load of players in who will take time to settle and we will probably see more of the old guard leaving.

Will be a bumpy road, but id much rather we do it the way we are than that shit lot in rags who throw stupid money at average players every summer and wonder why they are fighting relegation.

 

[oakiecokie]

I ignored him ages ago. soooo much easier with these flappers. They handle life the same way imo

Everything is gloom and doom with some people and no matter how much you try and reason with them they are stuck with their inner thoughts.
Doon`t know why Pep and Khaldoon don`t just fuck to some other club and put them in the mire as well.

 

[Marvin.]

We are going to exit this window with questions over the goalkeeper, right back and wide forwards.

The significant addition that I feel we have made is Reijnders. Cherki is gifted but he might be very inconsistent.

 

[Marvin.]

Add in January....

We've signed 7 players for the first team squad in the last few months, and got Bobb and Rodri back from a year out - how much turnover do people think we can do without destroying all cohesion in the team?

The only issue is RB and there's no good RB's on the market.

Reis, Bah and Echeverri are on-loan. Khusanov is a potential big plus from January. The jury is out on Marmoush because we have not found a way to play him with Haaland yet.

I don't agree that the only issue is right back. There is an obvious issue at goalkeeper, and in the wide forwards. I am very hopeful that Bobb may fix the problem on the right wing.

 

[Marvin.]

Everything is gloom and doom with some people and no matter how much you try and reason with them they are stuck with their inner thoughts.
Doon`t know why Pep and Khaldoon don`t just fuck to some other club and put them in the mire as well.

The window will shut soon. We're quite likely going to exit this window with a net spend of £50m, 1/4 of what Arsenal and Liverpool will have spent after a season where we fell some way short of Liverpool. In part that was due to injury but it is also apparent that we are in transition. We've not exactly made a big leap forward have we?

 

[oakiecokie]

The window will shut soon. We're quite likely going to exit this window with a net spend of £50m, 1/4 of what Arsenal and Liverpool will have spent after a season where we fell some way short of Liverpool. In part that was due to injury but it is also apparent that we are in transition. We've not exactly made a big leap forward have we?

Another miserable sod with gloom and doom in his veins.

 

[thegoatsthegoat]

There aren't any. People wanted us to spunk 70 million on Livramento who is completely unproven and shown nothing of note to suggest he's anywhere near to being a great international level defender never mind world-class. We've brought a load of players in who will take time to settle and we will probably see more of the old guard leaving.

Will be a bumpy road, but id much rather we do it the way we are than that shit lot in rags who throw stupid money at average players every summer and wonder why they are fighting relegation.

We thrown money at players in January with only one of them really getting a look in. We have recruited very poorly for years. This window is the most promising but the problem is we allowed ourselves to decline so much that we need players to hit the ground running, otherwise it will be a few years without being competitive. If that happens then so be it but buying potential over quality isn't the only way to do it either.

 

[oakiecokie]

Fuck me the "wet knicker brigade" are out in force today.

 

[domalino]

Reis, Bah and Echeverri are on-loan

Uh yeah they’re not included?

Trafford, Khusanov, Ait Nouri, Reijnders, Gonzalez, Cherki and Marmoush are the 7 new players in what’s going to be a squad of 24.

I don’t remember anyone being particularly unhappy with Ederson last season and demanding a new #1, the only reason keeper became a talking point is it looked like he might leave, now it seems unlikely and we’ve now got Ederson and Trafford.

If we can’t manage on the wings with Foden, Cherki, Bobb, Marmoush, Savinho and Doku as options then there’s no excuse. Loads of quality and variety for different situations and styles of play.