The Lightbowne Cowboy
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Octopus that's it! Played like he was drowning. Utter waste of money.
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Transfer Nightmare After Winning The League
- Thread starter Dribble
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Great hair though. Handsome bastardGarcia had the turning circle of an aircraft carrier, & ran like he was wading through treacle.
Bluesince1979
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Nastasic was shite tooView attachment 103711
Manchester City missed out on two gamechanger signings after winning Premier League for the first time...
"Manchester City were hopeful of making two game-changing signings after their first Premier League title but ended up experiencing a horrific transfer window.
City pipped rivals Manchester United on goal difference in the dying seconds of the season, with Sergio Aguero scoring a last-gasp winner against QPR.
Roberto Mancini already had a talented squad at his disposal but immediately stressed the need to continue strengthening.
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Mancini identified Robin van Persie and Eden Hazard as their top two targets and hoped for to land the pair for a total of £60 million.
He also wanted to sign Daniele De Rossi from Roma but ended up with one of the worst collection of signings for a title-winning side.
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Brian Marwood signed Scott Sinclair, Jack Rodwell, Javi Garcia, Matija Nastasic and Maicon and unsurprisingly finished in second place, 11 points behind United."
I'm STILL scarred by that shit 2012 summer transfer window. IIRC, none of the players Marwood bought were at City 2 seasons later.
Nastasic aside, the rest were an unmitigated disaster & a complete waste of money. No wonder Mancini was so pissed. ¯\_(⊙_ʖ⊙)_/¯
https://www.sportbible.com/football...nsfer-signings-premier-league-684406-20240109
Dribble
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I thought he had potential at the time & seemed the best of a poor transfer window.Nastasic was shite too
Dribble
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Yeah, he was named after some sort of sea critter, so crab, octopus or guppy... It's all the same to me. :-)Octopus that's it! Played like he was drowning. Utter waste of money.
Sky Blue Thinking
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He was an upgrade on Savic at that time who he replaced, although Savic has since gone on to have the better career, but his antics for Athletico against us shouldnt be forgotten.Nastasic was shite too
Stoned Rose
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Javi Garcia was literally the worst player I have ever seen in a city shirt and I’ve been going since 86.
Stoned Rose
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We’d have been better off having Betty Turpin and Blanch Barlow at CB than Garcia and Demichelis.Garcia's first season was a bit underwhelming, but he started every game of that 13/14 run-in and took us over the line. He was also crucial in two key away games against Newcastle and Hull that season when he had to step into defence due to injuries (and Kompany being sent off) and saw us through with two clean sheets in 2-0 wins. He partnered Demichelis on both occasions.
Don’t recall that at all, of all the signings in that window Rodwell excited many due to his early career. Looked a real player at times.Yes. A collective sigh could be heard I think!
johnnytapia
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You couldn’t have gone to many (any) actual games then.Javi Garcia was literally the worst player I have ever seen in a city shirt and I’ve been going since 86.