Txiki Begiristain to leave role at end of season

[argyle]

Txiki can only work with what the club allow him and his team to spend.

It very much has seemed that the purse strings were tightened.

Though we've still spent a lot, the players recruited just haven't been good enough.

 

[jrb]

I don't see how Txiki is the problem. He works as part of a group, the purse strings seem to have been tightened and maybe everyone at the top took their eye off it but I don't see it.

Fully fit, we still have a very good squad.

I just don't see a world where Txiki has been the reason we haven't signed X, Y or Z.

TBF, I didn’t say he was the problem.

City wasted money on Phillips. Nunes hasn’t been a good buy. That’s £100mill.

As you say, the group made those transfer decisions, not just Txiki. But Txiki is in charge of the group.

 

[bluwes]

Say that again !!

I thought it was just me or the alcohol

 

[Bluewonder]

Fair enough.

But Txiki’s last two seasons have been poor. Prior to that, he was signing world class players.

Hopefully, Txiki will enjoy his retirement back in Spain. He leaves City with my best wishes and a thank you.

I agree that the decline in the quality of our recruitment has been pretty bizarre.

Nunes is nothing like good enough, Doku looks plain average, Savio was basically already at the club and bringing back Gundo felt desperate even at the time.

Gvardiol will prove to be a great signing and Kova is good value for money, but there's been more misses than hits recently.

 

[jrb]

Txiki can only work with what the club allow him and his team to spend.

It very much has seemed that the purse strings were tightened.

Though we've still spent a lot, the players recruited just haven't been good enough.

Nail on the head.

The purse strings have been tightened, especially this season.
And there have been some poor, but expensive buys over the last 2 seasons, that haven’t improved the squad or the team.

 

[kismet]

Txiki has done a tremendous job over the years with some amazing signings.
He's only really made one howler.....Cole Palmer

 

[jrb]

I agree that the decline in the quality of our recruitment has been pretty bizarre.

Nunes is nothing like good enough, Doku looks plain average, Savio was basically already at the club and bringing back Gundo felt desperate even at the time.

Gvardiol will prove to be a great signing and Kova is good value for money, but there's been more misses than hits recently.

That’s a good and fair take on what has happened over the last 2 seasons.

Gvardiol has been a great buy.(bar his odd poor game like today)

 

[jrb]

I thought it was just me or the alcohol

No, it was just me and the alcohol. Shindigger, IPA. :-)