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Who as been the biggest let down at City?
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allan harper
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Francis Lee I thought he'd take us to the top when he took over at City.
DontLookBackInAnger
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In fairness he did set in place events that led to our last trip to Wembley before this season!allan harper said:Francis Lee I thought he'd take us to the top when he took over at City.
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Has to be RSC
Everybody knew he was a crock and we were told he was having an extensive medical. Yeah right. No wonder the medical staff were sacked. His record is only second to Hargreaves so I suppose anyone can make a mistake.
It is virtually impossible to move him on while he has a contract. There are not many lunatics out there prepared to buy him and pay his wages.
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McPointalot
Everybody knew he was a crock and we were told he was having an extensive medical. Yeah right. No wonder the medical staff were sacked. His record is only second to Hargreaves so I suppose anyone can make a mistake.
It is virtually impossible to move him on while he has a contract. There are not many lunatics out there prepared to buy him and pay his wages.
Close competition from:
McPointalot
MCFC BOB
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Rolando Bianchi, and Steven Ireland in 09/10.
Was rarely psyched up about our signings before the money came as you often knew they were has-beens or journeymen.
For me, it has to be Kolarov. "The Serbian Roberto Carlos" and has looked like a League One player at times. Maybe he will improve but I'm not seeing many signs of it and Mancini's chase of Baines probably says a lot.
For me, it has to be Kolarov. "The Serbian Roberto Carlos" and has looked like a League One player at times. Maybe he will improve but I'm not seeing many signs of it and Mancini's chase of Baines probably says a lot.
cockneycarparkm32
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In todays squad Kolorov, not good enough for this league . Hope he drastically improves but cannot see any improvement as the season has gone on .
In the past Danny Mills , how did he ever make the England squad , words just fail me.
In the past Danny Mills , how did he ever make the England squad , words just fail me.
I'd say RSC, but I didn't expect a great deal from him in the first place, he had one great season and that was it, was never ever going to be worth £18 million.
Jo would be right up there, after his exploits in Russia and what we paid for him we all expected him to be someone who would fire us into the Champions League.
Samaras would also be another - I remember at the time I was delighted we signed him after Arsenal had been linked with him and tbh despire the odd good flash, his performances never reached the quality we hope and generally looked out of his depth here.
As for longer ago ones, George Weah? Steve McManaman? High profile signing, Had a great debut against Villa but can't remembering him having another good game ever while at City. Although to be fair he was on the way down by then anyway.
Lee Bradbury?
Benjani? I know we didn't pay that much for him and he scored at the Swamp, but, when we signed him and after he scored the winner I thought he was the answer to our striking problems - he was poor from that point onwards and never looked like reaching the standards he had with Portsmouth. Another one who had one good (half) season and got a move to City on the back of it.
Bojinov promised a lot, would be harsh to put him in though due to injuries.
Robinho was a let down in the sense he didn't quite set the world alight and perform consistently to the world class standard we knew he could, but on the other hand signing him made a big point to other players, and he was still top scorer in his first season with 15 goals - not bad. But yeah he didn't quite reach the heights we dreamed of, but, considering some of the rubbish we've had, it would be a bit harsh to name him as the biggest let down.
Jo would be right up there, after his exploits in Russia and what we paid for him we all expected him to be someone who would fire us into the Champions League.
Samaras would also be another - I remember at the time I was delighted we signed him after Arsenal had been linked with him and tbh despire the odd good flash, his performances never reached the quality we hope and generally looked out of his depth here.
As for longer ago ones, George Weah? Steve McManaman? High profile signing, Had a great debut against Villa but can't remembering him having another good game ever while at City. Although to be fair he was on the way down by then anyway.
Lee Bradbury?
Benjani? I know we didn't pay that much for him and he scored at the Swamp, but, when we signed him and after he scored the winner I thought he was the answer to our striking problems - he was poor from that point onwards and never looked like reaching the standards he had with Portsmouth. Another one who had one good (half) season and got a move to City on the back of it.
Bojinov promised a lot, would be harsh to put him in though due to injuries.
Robinho was a let down in the sense he didn't quite set the world alight and perform consistently to the world class standard we knew he could, but on the other hand signing him made a big point to other players, and he was still top scorer in his first season with 15 goals - not bad. But yeah he didn't quite reach the heights we dreamed of, but, considering some of the rubbish we've had, it would be a bit harsh to name him as the biggest let down.
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ardwickboy said:I would say Robinho, he came to City with a good pedigree and we had high hopes, then when it got to the winter months he seem to dissappear and he was never the same again. Was it the players around him or did he feel to good to be in that City team?
Common misconception.
Second highest PL scorer (behind Ronaldo) in his first season, wasn't fancied by Manicni - see the everton game - and his card was marked from then on.