Thats why a sarcastic "ohh right" gets their backs up especially in the vicinity of Orient, Spuds, Spammers fans who piss themselves when a tarquin hyperventilatesAsk them to define which dodgy funds. They’d probably struggle. If they can come up with a lucid response there have been no rule breaches proven yet. Rules that didn’t exist when the invincible were about. So if you think about it really hard so your head hurts, City’s achievements are much more impressive as we’ve operated in an environment of unprecedented financial scrutiny.
Need everyonebwith the 30% increase in chumps league games..what a joke..bring back a straight knockout..what fun thatvwould be..football does loveva self inflicted fk upRodri, Foden and Gundogan. The former two are firm starters and two of the best players in the league, Gundo is a wonderful player and a leader to boot.
Walker, Stones and Ake will be starters in some periods and on the bench in other periods. Fantastic options to have but not necessarily better than Rico, Akanji/Dias and Gvardiol. Pep will rotate them more than Rodri and Foden who are expected to be fundamental again.
That is 22-carat bollocks from Arse fans, if that's what they're saying (and I suppose some are). All pretty good players, but none of them were key in any of our trophies. None of them hold a candle to the spine of Hart (when he was in his pomp), Kompany, Silva/Touré and Sergio.thst helped build the foundations that made it appealing to Pep to come.
Johnson from BoroAside from Nasri, Wenger was happy to offload Adebayor, Touré & Clichy to City, as they were surplus to requirements & Adebayor was considered more grief than he was worth.
The Gooners were more than happy to take our money & unload their b-list players onto us, so they can't say fuck all. It's not like there was a series of mega heists, & out of the Blue, City appeared with Bi££ions burning a hole in our pocket.
We didn't Rob a bank. We won the lottery & landed the best Football Club owner probably in the history of the game.
Like Everton with Lescott & Rodwell, Villa with Barry & Milner, & Sunderland with Johnson etc, all these clubs happily allowed us to take their players for top dollar thinking they by far had the better end of the bargain, but little did they realise the effect our squad building with England B footballers would have on English & European football.
Fuck the lot of them, & they can shove their FFP/PSR bollocks up their arses too!
Interesting parallel. As Napoleon said, "Manchester City is a sleeping giant. When it wakes, it will astonish the world."At geopolical level, the Chinese do this, believe me. It is what is going to make them the superpower of the mid to late 21st century.
I do wonder if this season just feels more settled to the players. Last season we had big outgoings plus a significant number of new players to bed in. Plus trying to figure out what to do with Kalvin and KDBs early injury. This year everyone has that much more experience with one another and can just get down to business.Honestly, I always err on the side of caution but there's something different about our temperament & mindset this season.
Probably much of the above too, but something seems assured about City from top to bottom right now.I do wonder if this season just feels more settled to the players. Last season we had big outgoings plus a significant number of new players to bed in. Plus trying to figure out what to do with Kalvin and KDBs early injury. This year everyone has that much more experience with one another and can just get down to business.
She wont, you're hexed ;-)
That is 22-carat bollocks from Arse fans, if that's what they're saying (and I suppose some are). All pretty good players, but none of them were key in any of our trophies. None of them hold a candle to the spine of Hart (when he was in his pomp), Kompany, Silva/Touré and Sergio.
No, the foundations were laid, quietly and with no fuss whatsoever, by the arrival of of Txiki and Ferran. That was genius, and it was long-term planning by our ownership.
This is the best-run club in the world, probably. What I've noticed is that there is parallel planning going on, and there has been since the takeover. What I mean by that is planning at two speeds, even three — one short-term, aiming at success in the coming season, maybe the coming two seasons, ideally a trophy but no disaster if there isn't; and then medium-term planning, for the next five to ten years (the development of the academy being a prime example, and it's paying off handsomely right now).
And maybe long term planning too, really, at an even more stately pace — the development of the South Stand and now the North Stand would be examples of that. So would the development of City Football Group worldwide.
At geopolical level, the Chinese do this, believe me. It is what is going to make them the superpower of the mid to late 21st century.
Dodgy? Arsenal fans calling out other clubs for being dodgy?I am in north london all i hear is..we got Nasri..Clichy..Adebayour. off them (bloody Arsenal) through dodgy funds ..thst helped build the foundations that made it appealing to Pep to come. Rest is history, so we will never legitimately claim to be in a net spend positive as we have apparently cheated to gett the quality er have over 15 years plus so it skews recent activity. Fair point IF proven guilty.
This is the unedited version of Kes ;-)Looks like he's being attacked by a small hawk.
Doesn't look as big as a big hawk.hahah hah why small size hawk though?
so were arsenal in on the conspiracy too.I am in north london all i hear is..we got Nasri..Clichy..Adebayour. off them (bloody Arsenal) through dodgy funds ..thst helped build the foundations that made it appealing to Pep to come. Rest is history, so we will never legitimately claim to be in a net spend positive as we have apparently cheated to gett the quality er have over 15 years plus so it skews recent activity. Fair point IF proven guilty.
It’s ok if you don’t know your birds size ;)Doesn't look as big as a big hawk.
Must admit, I don't know much about bird sizes.
Until their property bubble bursts and and they have been crippled by the low birth rate. ;)
I know you're half joking, but you can be absolutely sure they're planning for that as well. Both eventualities. The Chinese plan long term. It's what they do. They have a pithy saying about the United States of America: “Good country. Short history.”
What about Sir Ticket Tout ?Just missing Rodney Fern for the full set !