This transfer window/Marwood

[Roll On City]

We're going round in ever decreasing circles here. Abu Dhabi have decided they aren't spending until certain players have been sold. Simple. People continuing to blame Marwood are in complete denial.

Right, sounds like Khaldoon told his mate Billy what Abu Dhabi have decided what to do in the transfer window whilst they were speeding around in Maserati in the Dubai desert..... Fascinating!!

 

[NQCitizen]

Rodwell and Nastasic offer huge potential for the future and cover positions we've been light in. We've shifted a load of players deemed surplus to requirements. We missed out on a few players, but often because they couldn't be guaranteed a place in our team as our starting line-up is absolutely world class, even on the paper the only players you'd think of displacing are Barry and Lescott, but they've both earned the right to stay and our very important players in our play. Some of our targets have been overly ambitious; club legends - Agger and DDR. If we don't lose Dzeko or NDJ without getting good enough replacements its been an OK window. Get in Garcia & Walcott / Sinclair or, praying, DDR and its been an excellent window.

Our main competition have signed brilliant attackers for over 40 million at the expense of a backline that needs to include Carrick and their overall best player at right back. Chelsea have bought a who's who of upcoming attacking mids [i'll admit I'd have offered Hazard's agent a blank cheque] but still need to field Ryan Bertrand and have 2 strikers on the books.

Marwood's main fault has often been trying to buy players who can't be bought on our terms or selling players that no-one wants to buy on our terms, at the end of the day it's the owners not Marwood setting those terms. That's not to say I don't think it could have been a better window, for sure, but it probably comes down to many more factors than Marwood's incompetence.

 

[moomba]

A bit of an early indication what our approach to this window was always going to be:

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Manchester City chairman Khaldoon al Mubarak has insisted he will employ a ‘manageable’ transfer policy at the Etihad Stadium this summer, which the Blues have begun by agreeing the sale of striker Emmanuel Adebayor to Tottenham.

Sheikh Mansour has spent heavily to take City from a 10th-place finish in 2009 to Premier League champions three years later.

But the days of huge outlays with nothing in return are over according to al Mubarak.

And while he revealed Roberto Mancini will be allowed to make improvements to his squad, the City manager will also be expected to make room in the dressing room by showing some of his players the door.

That started by agreeing a £5.5m deal to sell Adebayor to Spurs.

The 28-year-old hasn’t played for City since coming off the bench against Red Bull Salzburg in the Europa League 18 months ago and, more importantly than the modest fee, is the removal of his £170,000-a-week wage off the bill.

Edin Dzeko – or even Carlos Tevez – could follow should Milan cast their net in the direction of Manchester looking for a replacement for Zlatan Ibrahimovic, with Silvio Berlusconi insisting the Swedish striker is bound for Paris Saint-Germain along with Thiago Silva.

“You’re not going to see any major changes,” said al Mubarak, in an interview for City’s Champions DVD.

“You’re going to see improvements but it’s going to be done in a very manageable way, let me put it that way.”

As well as departures, al Mubarak is confident Mancini and football administration officer Brian Marwood will find the right players to improve the title-winning squad.

“I’m very confident because we have the right scouting in place,” he said.

“I’ve got huge respect for Brian Marwood and what he has accomplished in that area and the talent that he has been able to bring into the club. Hats off to Brian, he’s been fantastic. It’s working and it’s working at all levels.”

Al Mubarak is excited by the progress he has overseen since finalising a deal to buy a majority stake in the club on a hectic transfer deadline day in 2008.

Under the Sheikh’s ownership City have won the FA Cup, Premier League title and qualified for the Champions League. But Al Mubarak also has an eye on the future, especially the progression of players from the academy into the first team.

“When you look at Financial Fair Play and how we manage the evolution of this club over the next 10 years, the academy is fundamental to our growth strategy and our success,” he said.

“We need to have a continually successful programme that produces young talent into the first team.

“Already I think we have some wonderful players in the academy and in the reserve team, players which I think will be future superstars.

“I look at Karim Rekik, I look at Denis Suarez, these are extremely talented young players that could be the future superstars of this club.”

 

[waspish]

He's probably thinking what a lot of people are thinking about Marwood.

It's just mob mentality looking for someone to blame when things don't turn out like they want them to

The same Marwood who got Silva,Aguero and Yaya.

By all accounts Yaya`s transfer was a difficult one,if the press are to be believed.

Without any of them we wouldn`t be Champions.

Short memories some people.

Didn`t the Chairman also give him his full backing in his interview on the OS.

Yes he did the problem is people are like sheep

 

[chesterbells]

Re: De Rossi (again)

It's just mob mentality looking for someone to blame when things don't turn out like they want them to

This

Well SOMEONE isn't doing a good job and Gooner Marwood seems the most likely culprit.

Well, I suppose Platini aint done a good job with his FFP malarky.
And Hughes didnt go a great job buying expensive flops as well as some good signings.
And ditto Mancini.

As for Marwood (so what if he used to play for Arsenal?!), maybe he is doing a good job within the constraints that he is working under. It looks like being Rodwell and Nastasic in so far, with Savic gone, along with a few others. Overall a net improvement to an already tasty squad, with 2 days to go.

 

[Pam]

Re: De Rossi (again)

This

Well SOMEONE isn't doing a good job and Gooner Marwood seems the most likely culprit.

Well, I suppose Platini aint done a good job with his FFP malarky.
And Hughes didnt go a great job buying expensive flops as well as some good signings.
And ditto Mancini.

As for Marwood (so what if he used to play for Arsenal?!), maybe he is doing a good job within the constraints that he is working under. It looks like being Rodwell and Nastasic in so far, with Savic gone, along with a few others. Overall a net improvement to an already tasty squad, with 2 days to go.

I take your point but the unexpected Chavski spend fest bothers me and I still wish we had beaten them to Mr Hazard.

 

[chesterbells]

Re: De Rossi (again)

Well SOMEONE isn't doing a good job and Gooner Marwood seems the most likely culprit.

Well, I suppose Platini aint done a good job with his FFP malarky.
And Hughes didnt go a great job buying expensive flops as well as some good signings.
And ditto Mancini.

As for Marwood (so what if he used to play for Arsenal?!), maybe he is doing a good job within the constraints that he is working under. It looks like being Rodwell and Nastasic in so far, with Savic gone, along with a few others. Overall a net improvement to an already tasty squad, with 2 days to go.

I take your point but the unexpected Chavski spend fest bothers me and I still wish we had beaten them to Mr Hazard.

Yeah, I dont know how much they got for winning the champs lge but they must have spent well more than that already

 

[Lancet Fluke]

It's just my opinion that the sale of Johnson doesn't force us to pay a penny more for Sinclair. If you think it does thats your business, not a case of winning and losing.

It's just the internet.

An argument is still an argument even if it takes place on the internet. surely you were trying to win the argument? I'm struggling not argue with what you posted there but I must stop as we will never resolve it. Let's just leave it as I'm right and you're wrong. Especially as you've admitted you're not bothered about winning the argument. :)

 

[NQCitizen]

Re: De Rossi (again)

Well SOMEONE isn't doing a good job and Gooner Marwood seems the most likely culprit.

Well, I suppose Platini aint done a good job with his FFP malarky.
And Hughes didnt go a great job buying expensive flops as well as some good signings.
And ditto Mancini.

As for Marwood (so what if he used to play for Arsenal?!), maybe he is doing a good job within the constraints that he is working under. It looks like being Rodwell and Nastasic in so far, with Savic gone, along with a few others. Overall a net improvement to an already tasty squad, with 2 days to go.

I take your point but the unexpected Chavski spend fest bothers me and I still wish we had beaten them to Mr Hazard.

Rather them than United. Same can be said if they get Azpilicueta. No matter how much they spend though they can't replace Drogba, the closest thing to him (when he can bothered, like against Germany) is here and Cavani and Falcao seem to be staying put.

 

[Anonymous]

We're going round in ever decreasing circles here. Abu Dhabi have decided they aren't spending until certain players have been sold. Simple. People continuing to blame Marwood are in complete denial.

Are you saying just generally we couldn't spend until we got rid of the likes of say Adebayor or are you suggesting we literally couldn't get Scott Sinclair in until we had sold Adam Johnson? I would find that startling considering last season they bought Aguero for a huge fee without selling Tevez when basically Aguero was a replacement for Tevez.

I'm saying that because of the lessons learned from buying replacements before the players the manager didn't want were sold, we are working differently now. Mancini wants De Jong replaced. Fine say Abu Dhabi, once we sell De Jong you'll get your man. Same with Dzeko. Once we sell him, we'll move on his replacement. Similarly with Kolo. Sell him and we'll replace him.

Lets say hypothetically that we had gone out and signed De Rossi last week. That gives us De Jong, Barry, Yaya, Rodwell, and De Rossi fighting for two spots - or - it tells the world of football that Nigel De Jong is now available for free. As things stand we might well get 5 million pounds for De Jong. The figures may seem small, but I'm getting the impression with Abu Dhabi it's a point of principle that they aren't seen as an easy touch anymore either as a selling club or a buying club.