What time is it?

[Ntini77]

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Taken from BBC

That does tally with what a high up football journo told me yesterday - that we'd made enquiries Friday/Saturday, but that by last night it was clear that we wouldn't be signing anyone today barring a massive about face by player/club - which is of course 'hugely slim'.

Having said that, that's in direct conflict with what Tolmie has said to me so it's going to be another interesting day...

Johnson's injury would've intensified our transfer search though, right ?

 

[the blue panther]

whilst i was happy enough when Bellamy went, there is great merit in bringing him back today - is that possible under the loan arrangements with Cardiff?
if we don't get a winger in today, i would definitely have him back, bearing in mind our thin and short of pace squad.

 

[blueinsa]

We will have fucked up and wasted a window if we don't address the glaring need for genuine width and pace. We have a plan A but we are desperate for a plan B.

Its obviously not Mancini's way though, otherwise Bellamy would still be here. I agree with you, because against Villa especially we were crying out for pace/width but its obviously not how Mancini wants his team to play. But to suggest we have sat back and done nothing in the window is a bit wide of the mark, we have signed Dzeko afterall.

tbf mate, i wasnt arguing about doing nothing and yes, Dzeko is a fantastic signing and im more than happy to trust bobby on him.

On the width and pace thing and the inference that it isn't Bobby's way i will argue that Bobby is wrong, is being proven wrong right now during games were the team defends deep and as a team and will continue to be proven wrong when the lack of results shows due to us not having a plan B.

I like Bobby and really want him to be the one that leads us for years but he has to adapt too as he isn't always right. To a certain extent, we have now been found out and we are getting increasingly easy to play against.

 

[Burnage Rick]

whilst i was happy enough when Bellamy went, there is great merit in bringing him back today - is that possible under the loan arrangements with Cardiff?
if we don't get a winger in today, i would definitely have him back, bearing in mind our thin and short of pace squad.

I for one would love him back

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

But is there anything remotely technical about the likes of Henderson? Yesterday was a prime example of what we are missing, we played a weakened side but a side that should have been more than capable of taking care of Notts County. We struggled because everything was one paced, Barry, Vieira and Milner is just a horrible combination. Adding someone like Henderson will not make the slightest bit of difference because we already have better versions of him at the club.

Also the point about players who are not playing not moaning, I really dont like at all. They should all understand it is a squad game but unfortunately for us we have a load of squad players who dont seem to understand that their job is to knuckle down and try and become a regular in the 1st XI. Look at the difference between our squad players and the likes of Park who you have mentioned above. Park comes in to Uniteds team and whilst not being a great player he will run through brick walls for Taggart and the club. Compare that to the likes of Milner, Jo, SWP etc! The difference is like night and day!

Just to put the whole Henderson debate to bed, my house mate (his name on here is Bluechip), has links to Sunderland from his days playing in the United youth setup, and was told a couple of weeks back that Henderson wouldn't even entertain a move to us whilst United are interested.

That's beyond debate, mate.

The debate was City's long-held interest, nothing more.

 

[NDJ]

Carroll 30 million bid rejected from unknown club!

Liverpool

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

whilst i was happy enough when Bellamy went, there is great merit in bringing him back today - is that possible under the loan arrangements with Cardiff?
if we don't get a winger in today, i would definitely have him back, bearing in mind our thin and short of pace squad.

Suitably impressed!

 

[yellamcfc]

Carroll 30 million bid rejected from unknown club!

Liverpool

Spurs?

 

[citytill1die84]

Rumors oxlaide chamberlain at City right now

Where u hear this mate?

 

[Anonymous]

That does tally with what a high up football journo told me yesterday - that we'd made enquiries Friday/Saturday, but that by last night it was clear that we wouldn't be signing anyone today barring a massive about face by player/club - which is of course 'hugely slim'.

Having said that, that's in direct conflict with what Tolmie has said to me so it's going to be another interesting day...

Johnson's injury would've intensified our transfer search though, right ?

The club knew the injury was sufficiently bad enough to start making enquiries Thu/Fri/Sat...or at least that's what I've been told.