Marwood?! Wtf

[carl_feedthegoat]

When I've stopped drinking I'm going to find that fuckin thread I started on de Kong being a greedy cunt and city will sell him..seem to remembeJF and a few other spastics shouting me down...well then..I'm going to enjoy this you cock juging thunder cunts !


Too pissed just now to find it on this spasticated BB

[Hazy2]

When I've stopped drinking I'm going to find that fuckin thread I started on de Kong being a greedy cunt and city will sell him..seem to remembeJF and a few other spastics shouting me down...well then..I'm going to enjoy this you cock juging thunder cunts !


Too pissed just now to find it on this spasticated BB

#hehe you funny fucker, you are bob on NJD is all biz.

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

I think a lot of you will be pleasantly surprised by Sinclair

sure Rodwell isn't at De Jong's level right now, but he could shape up to be the next lampard, kid is packed full of promise

I like Rodwell as well. Already on sunday he seemed to be more on the page with rest of the lads after being pretty clueless week before about where to go and what to do. I think there's massive raw talent in him and I agree that he might well turn out to be much more balanced player than De Jong in few years.

The biggest mistake in De Jong transfer is his standing in team. It's quite clear that he was nice lad and one who kept the positive mood up. Believe it or not but that is absolutely essential when things aren't going great. And it also makes team unify to have someone to laugh at.

Sinclair though....meh. He has got pace and is already familiar with kind of football we play. He has that going for him. And obviously the fact that he is English. But I honestly don't see the kind of potential in him to turn into top player. I think he is close to max of his potential as it is. He can offer some other dimensions but seems like only situational player for us. I felt we needed starting line up quality attacking midfielder. IF he signs I HOPE he proves me wrong though.

[Scatman]

I think a lot of you will be pleasantly surprised by Sinclair

sure Rodwell isn't at De Jong's level right now, but he could shape up to be the next lampard, kid is packed full of promise

I like Rodwell as well. Already on sunday he seemed to be more on the page with rest of the lads after being pretty clueless week before about where to go and what to do. I think there's massive raw talent in him and I agree that he might well turn out to be much more balanced player than De Jong in few years.

Sinclair though....meh. He has got pace and is already familiar with kind of football we play. He has that going for him. And obviously the fact that he is English. But I honestly don't see the kind of potential in him to turn into top player. I think he is close to max of his potential as it is. He can offer some other dimensions but seems like only situational player for us. I felt we needed starting line up quality attacking midfielder. IF he signs I HOPE he proves me wrong though.

I think "meh" sumps it up completely, and I think that is the type of signing he is intended as. He'll happily sit on the bench, which is where he's bound, and he is capable of doing a job when needed. That's all a £6M+ can expect and be expected to do.

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

I think a lot of you will be pleasantly surprised by Sinclair

sure Rodwell isn't at De Jong's level right now, but he could shape up to be the next lampard, kid is packed full of promise

I like Rodwell as well. Already on sunday he seemed to be more on the page with rest of the lads after being pretty clueless week before about where to go and what to do. I think there's massive raw talent in him and I agree that he might well turn out to be much more balanced player than De Jong in few years.

Sinclair though....meh. He has got pace and is already familiar with kind of football we play. He has that going for him. And obviously the fact that he is English. But I honestly don't see the kind of potential in him to turn into top player. I think he is close to max of his potential as it is. He can offer some other dimensions but seems like only situational player for us. I felt we needed starting line up quality attacking midfielder. IF he signs I HOPE he proves me wrong though.

I think "meh" sumps it up completely, and I think that is the type of signing he is intended as. He'll happily sit on the bench, which is where he's bound, and he is capable of doing a job when needed. That's all a £6M+ can expect and be expected to do.

Oh, in general I agree with you. We need players who are at least somewhat happy to sit on the bench (and in the stands every once in a while!). And because of the quotas we need domestic players and I don't see many who could improve us much around.

What I really wanted coming in the summer was someone to give Silva some breathing space. Silva's job is so important that not many people can do it so it almost had to be someone quality. Sinclair is not going to help that situation at all.

[Chinners]

ooh another Marwood thread ... can our posters not read thread titles nowadays?

[Alioune DVToure]

The forum equivalent of the Daily Mail.

Haha. True.

[brite blu sky]

I think a lot of you will be pleasantly surprised by Sinclair

sure Rodwell isn't at De Jong's level right now, but he could shape up to be the next lampard, kid is packed full of promise

I like Rodwell as well. Already on sunday he seemed to be more on the page with rest of the lads after being pretty clueless week before about where to go and what to do. I think there's massive raw talent in him and I agree that he might well turn out to be much more balanced player than De Jong in few years.

Sinclair though....meh. He has got pace and is already familiar with kind of football we play. He has that going for him. And obviously the fact that he is English. But I honestly don't see the kind of potential in him to turn into top player. I think he is close to max of his potential as it is. He can offer some other dimensions but seems like only situational player for us. I felt we needed starting line up quality attacking midfielder. IF he signs I HOPE he proves me wrong though.

I think "meh" sumps it up completely, and I think that is the type of signing he is intended as. He'll happily sit on the bench, which is where he's bound, and he is capable of doing a job when needed. That's all a £6M+ can expect and be expected to do.

My take is that Mancini would rather have a player who's character is going to fit as much as the basic talent. strikes me he will gamble on the latter based on the idea they will learn from the staff and teammates. If then it turns out they don't quite have the talent to step it up so be it and they move on, but at least he is not fighting a stupid psychological battle first as happened with AJ.
Both Rodwell and Sinclair may fit into that approach and have been targeted for their attitude equally with talent.
I dont see iether of those signings as a short term fix for something, though now Nige is gone Rodwell might well get thrown in a fair bit.

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

I think a lot of you will be pleasantly surprised by Sinclair

sure Rodwell isn't at De Jong's level right now, but he could shape up to be the next lampard, kid is packed full of promise

I like Rodwell as well. Already on sunday he seemed to be more on the page with rest of the lads after being pretty clueless week before about where to go and what to do. I think there's massive raw talent in him and I agree that he might well turn out to be much more balanced player than De Jong in few years.

Sinclair though....meh. He has got pace and is already familiar with kind of football we play. He has that going for him. And obviously the fact that he is English. But I honestly don't see the kind of potential in him to turn into top player. I think he is close to max of his potential as it is. He can offer some other dimensions but seems like only situational player for us. I felt we needed starting line up quality attacking midfielder. IF he signs I HOPE he proves me wrong though.

I think "meh" sumps it up completely, and I think that is the type of signing he is intended as. He'll happily sit on the bench, which is where he's bound, and he is capable of doing a job when needed. That's all a £6M+ can expect and be expected to do.

My take is that Mancini would rather have a player who's character is going to fit as much as the basic talent. strikes me he will gamble on the latter based on the idea they will learn from the staff and teammates. If then it turns out they don't quite have the talent to step it up so be it and they move on, but at least he is not fighting a stupid psychological battle first as happened with AJ.
Both Rodwell and Sinclair may fit into that approach and have been targeted for their attitude equally with talent.
I dont see iether of those signings as a short term fix for something, though now Nige is gone Rodwell might well get thrown in a fair bit.

You read Mancini's bio (from Wikipedia for example) and you can see that eversince he was player it has always been "my way or the highway" for him. He has won so much in his career that it's impossible to argue with his approach.

[brite blu sky]

My take is that Mancini would rather have a player who's character is going to fit as much as the basic talent. strikes me he will gamble on the latter based on the idea they will learn from the staff and teammates. If then it turns out they don't quite have the talent to step it up so be it and they move on, but at least he is not fighting a stupid psychological battle first as happened with AJ.
Both Rodwell and Sinclair may fit into that approach and have been targeted for their attitude equally with talent.
I dont see iether of those signings as a short term fix for something, though now Nige is gone Rodwell might well get thrown in a fair bit.

You read Mancini's bio (from Wikipedia for example) and you can see that eversince he was player it has always been "my way or the highway" for him. He has won so much in his career that it's impossible to argue with his approach.

well it is very obvious City want intelligent players with a strong team ethic and to put a proper shift in. If he had DeRossi, Bob may well be happy to listen to any ideas of his, but with AJ types he would be a clown to listen to anything they might have in mind.
I've said it plenty of times but I don't want to see robot types at City, but there is a fine line between 100% availability during play, doing what Bob asks AND showing initiative, creativity and independence.
That mentality can be taught, but I also know for a fact in practice it cannot be taught to all individuals.

This may be one reason Laudrup has gone to Swansea for instance. And aother reason why ultimately the academy is the real golden goose.

Unlike others on here I'm really not too bothered we haven't signed 'big names'. In fact I'd rather Mancini spent the season experimenting and tinkering than strictly defending the title at all costs. 99% of fans will probs disagree, but for me there is something here about the very long term future of City. We dont need short term boosts anymore. We do need to build but we can afford a flat season if that is what it takes. eg.bring an EDS player to full on first team level.