The 'nearly' signings of modern day City

[southern muppet]

Seeing Rasmus Elm playing for Sweden got me thinking about all those players we speculated over signing for what seemed like forever on Bluemoon, and then didn't. It seems like there were a million of these in the first 18 months after the takeover.

This guy spings to mind too

Any more?

 

[Kinky Dribbler]

Kaka is the most obvious.

 

[jaiguruKun]

We nearly signed Luis Figo in the early 90s when Peter Reid was manager- does that count as "modern day?"

 

[Blumers Bloomers]

what about the Aussie lad midfielder playing in Serie A, Mark Bresciano???? Another next big thing....................seem to remember being linked with him for a good 18 months.

Where is he these days?

 

[quiet_riot]

Mido!

 

[southern muppet]

what about the Aussie lad midfielder playing in Serie A, Mark Bresciano???? Another next big thing....................seem to remember being linked with him for a good 18 months.

Where is he these days?

''currently playing for UAE Pro-League side Al Nasr SC'' according to Wiki.

Oh dear

 

[pee dubya]

Olivier Thomert
Romeo Castelen

 

[Falastur]

I remember being pretty disappointed when Afonso Alves signed for Boro instead of us. Didn't he then score against us too?

 

[Pringletelli]

Steed Malbranque, every single window!

 

[southern muppet]

I remember being pretty disappointed when Afonso Alves signed for Boro instead of us. Didn't he then score against us too?

A shining example of the Eredivisie making an average player look godlike syndrome.

More recently I remember being pissed off when Fabian Delph went to Villa ahead of us, that feels surreal now! Another weird one...we were all willing the club to sign Victor Moses.