Wilfried Bony

[TFC]

When Chelsea beat us at the Etihad in what the media labeled the 'Mourinho Masterclass' Hazard basically beat us on his own. His performance, and I said so at the time, was the best performance by an opposition player I have ever seen either at Maine Road or Etihad. He is a joy to watch and I would love him to wear God's chosen colour of blue.

Seriously?

You must have missed the Dortmund game when Gotze or Gundogan played.

Or when Berbatov, single-handedly helped a ten-man Spurs knock us out of the Worthington Cup.

Or even a half-fit Ronaldinho in a half-arsed friendly game showed his class.

Or perhaps the day Henry came to Maine Road and had them 4-0 by half time.

You might also want to consider the standing ovation Zola got at Maine Road.

And I'm not even going to mention Dalglish owning our place for a decade.

Hazard wasn't even the best player on the night, which was a toss up between Cahill or Matic.

All which would have been moot (as proved a couple weeks later) if not forced to play Demichelis is midfield because of an injury to Fernandinho.

Hazard is indeed a key player for them this season, their only get out of jail free card because he can bring the ball 30 yards upfield.

Still makes me shudder when I think about it, he was imperious that night.

 

[mosssideblue]

The Maine Blues ‏@TheMaineBlues 2h2 hours ago
The Express are running the story that Bony could be set for Chelsea after they met Swansea’s asking price.

Say no more

 

[baildon blue]

It's all so quiet on Bony no mention of rival interest leads me to conclude the deal is already done & will be announced when Nasti , Sinclair et al have been moved on

A bit like the Mangala transfer .
That took a while to happen .
I think it was the Garcia transfer that holding that up .

 

[GaudinoMotors]

It's all so quiet on Bony no mention of rival interest leads me to conclude the deal is already done & will be announced when Nasti , Sinclair et al have been moved on

Yeah that's the only possible explanation! Any other suggestion would involve gifs of exciteable animals an cartoon characters.

 

[BluessinceHydeRoad]

Bony is already falling victim to the strange forces that afflict any player contaminated by City! Back in 2010 Ya Ya Toure was reduced to the level of "an overpriced holding midfielder" before his signature was dry on the forms, mere months after Lee Dixon had declared that Arsenal would again be invincible with him in their team. David Silva deteriorated into "too lightwieght for the PL" from the genius who would turn Chelsea into the new invincibles in the same summer, and a year later "real questions" arose over Sergio Aguero, whom Manchester United had declined to sign ( though he had always wanted to play for them) because he was overpriced. Van Persie improved 100% when he chose the rags over City. Hazard ceased to be a promising player and became a genius when he chose Chelsea. Even Chelsea legend Lampard has finally been rumbled, and Ladyman has laid bare the dodgy double dealing which has left City's reputation, and Lampard's, in tatters and left questions (posed by Arsene Wenger?) to be answered!

It is hard to get a realistic view of such players' talent. Hence we see Merlin create works of art regularly, Toure give breathtaking displays of power and control and Aguero win games while we're blinking. But it makes no difference because the media still exists in its London bubble where the footballer of the year is always from London, unless one from another establishment club has a claim. It's one of the ten commandments that Fabregas is the outstanding midfielder of the PL, Hazard is it's most valuable player, Costa the outstanding striker and Mourinho the inevitable title winner. And then there's Wilshere and Ramsey... City are never quite the real deal... and we must be ready to learn that in Bony we haven't got quite what we hoped.

 

[baildon blue]

The Maine Blues ‏@TheMaineBlues 2h2 hours ago
The Express are running the story that Bony could be set for Chelsea after they met Swansea’s asking price.

Say no more

Express not a proper paper .
In fact like the majority of the papers.
In fact when I was at the Sheffied Wednesday match
I was near the press .
In fact I dispise the press more than the away fans .
At least away fans don't write SHIT about us .

 

[GaudinoMotors]

The Maine Blues ‏@TheMaineBlues 2h2 hours ago
The Express are running the story that Bony could be set for Chelsea after they met Swansea’s asking price.

Say no more

Express not a proper paper .
In fact like the majority of the papers.
In fact when I was at the Sheffied Wednesday match
I was near the press .
In fact I dispise the press more than the away fans .
At least away fans don't write SHIT about us .

Hello Rafa

 

[Rammy Blue]

When Chelsea beat us at the Etihad in what the media labeled the 'Mourinho Masterclass' Hazard basically beat us on his own. His performance, and I said so at the time, was the best performance by an opposition player I have ever seen either at Maine Road or Etihad. He is a joy to watch and I would love him to wear God's chosen colour of blue.

Seriously?

You must have missed the Dortmund game when Gotze or Gundogan played.

Or when Berbatov, single-handedly helped a ten-man Spurs knock us out of the Worthington Cup.

Or even a half-fit Ronaldinho in a half-arsed friendly game showed his class.

Or perhaps the day Henry came to Maine Road and had them 4-0 by half time.

You might also want to consider the standing ovation Zola got at Maine Road.

And I'm not even going to mention Dalglish owning our place for a decade.

Hazard wasn't even the best player on the night, which was a toss up between Cahill or Matic.

All which would have been moot (as proved a couple weeks later) if not forced to play Demichelis is midfield because of an injury to Fernandinho.

Hazard is indeed a key player for them this season, their only get out of jail free card because he can bring the ball 30 yards upfield.

Still makes me shudder when I think about it, he was imperious that night.

Yep, by far and away the best performance I've ever seen, the ball was glued to his fucking foot. I'd say second for me would be the Henry one that TH mentions.

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

Bony is already falling victim to the strange forces that afflict any player contaminated by City! Back in 2010 Ya Ya Toure was reduced to the level of "an overpriced holding midfielder" before his signature was dry on the forms, mere months after Lee Dixon had declared that Arsenal would again be invincible with him in their team. David Silva deteriorated into "too lightwieght for the PL" from the genius who would turn Chelsea into the new invincibles in the same summer, and a year later "real questions" arose over Sergio Aguero, whom Manchester United had declined to sign ( though he had always wanted to play for them) because he was overpriced. Van Persie improved 100% when he chose the rags over City. Hazard ceased to be a promising player and became a genius when he chose Chelsea. Even Chelsea legend Lampard has finally been rumbled, and Ladyman has laid bare the dodgy double dealing which has left City's reputation, and Lampard's, in tatters and left questions (posed by Arsene Wenger?) to be answered!

It is hard to get a realistic view of such players' talent. Hence we see Merlin create works of art regularly, Toure give breathtaking displays of power and control and Aguero win games while we're blinking. But it makes no difference because the media still exists in its London bubble where the footballer of the year is always from London, unless one from another establishment club has a claim. It's one of the ten commandments that Fabregas is the outstanding midfielder of the PL, Hazard is it's most valuable player, Costa the outstanding striker and Mourinho the inevitable title winner. And then there's Wilshere and Ramsey... City are never quite the real deal... and we must be ready to learn that in Bony we haven't got quite what we hoped.

'Twas ever thus.

I think it's mildly amusing watching players we buy get talked down and if I'm honest I think has helped us secure at least one title.

 

[yeah whatever !!]

Bony is already falling victim to the strange forces that afflict any player contaminated by City! Back in 2010 Ya Ya Toure was reduced to the level of "an overpriced holding midfielder" before his signature was dry on the forms, mere months after Lee Dixon had declared that Arsenal would again be invincible with him in their team. David Silva deteriorated into "too lightwieght for the PL" from the genius who would turn Chelsea into the new invincibles in the same summer, and a year later "real questions" arose over Sergio Aguero, whom Manchester United had declined to sign ( though he had always wanted to play for them) because he was overpriced. Van Persie improved 100% when he chose the rags over City. Hazard ceased to be a promising player and became a genius when he chose Chelsea. Even Chelsea legend Lampard has finally been rumbled, and Ladyman has laid bare the dodgy double dealing which has left City's reputation, and Lampard's, in tatters and left questions (posed by Arsene Wenger?) to be answered!

It is hard to get a realistic view of such players' talent. Hence we see Merlin create works of art regularly, Toure give breathtaking displays of power and control and Aguero win games while we're blinking. But it makes no difference because the media still exists in its London bubble where the footballer of the year is always from London, unless one from another establishment club has a claim. It's one of the ten commandments that Fabregas is the outstanding midfielder of the PL, Hazard is it's most valuable player, Costa the outstanding striker and Mourinho the inevitable title winner. And then there's Wilshere and Ramsey... City are never quite the real deal... and we must be ready to learn that in Bony we haven't got quite what we hoped.

'Twas ever thus.

I think it's mildly amusing watching players we buy get talked down and if I'm honest I think has helped us secure at least one title.

who was it said that Aguero would be the worst transfer deal that particular window.. Im thinking cascarino but could be wrong.