De Rossi

[Ted Hughes]

I am gutted about this. Earlier this summer i wasen't that interested in our transfer policy because i was convinced we can handle everyone with this squad, but i forgot something.

I forgot that those fuckers will try to stop us in every single way possible, like they did with Kun last night. We don't look that good without Micah, Gaz Baz and Kun and god forbids if something will happen with Yaya, Silva or Nasri.

If we miss him, that means we missed our last five major targets: Sanchez, Sneijder, Hazard, RVP and now de Rossi.

Bobby has every right to have a row with Marwood.

He hasn't had a row with Marwood.

[Beefymcfc]

I am gutted about this. Earlier this summer i wasen't that interested in our transfer policy because i was convinced we can handle everyone with this squad, but i forgot something.

I forgot that those fuckers will try to stop us in every single way possible, like they did with Kun last night. We don't look that good without Micah, Gaz Baz and Kun and god forbids if something will happen with Yaya, Silva or Nasri.

If we miss him, that means we missed our last five major targets: Sanchez, Sneijder, Hazard, RVP and now de Rossi.

Bobby has every right to have a row with Marwood.

He hasn't had a row with Marwood.

It's a bit of a silly statement considering Mancini has had a hand in it and can't talk him round. Did Mancini also chastise himself?

[Ted Hughes]

I am gutted about this. Earlier this summer i wasen't that interested in our transfer policy because i was convinced we can handle everyone with this squad, but i forgot something.

I forgot that those fuckers will try to stop us in every single way possible, like they did with Kun last night. We don't look that good without Micah, Gaz Baz and Kun and god forbids if something will happen with Yaya, Silva or Nasri.

If we miss him, that means we missed our last five major targets: Sanchez, Sneijder, Hazard, RVP and now de Rossi.

Bobby has every right to have a row with Marwood.

He hasn't had a row with Marwood.

It's a bit of a silly statement considering Mancini has had a hand in it and can't talk him round. Did Mancini also chastise himself?

We don't know yet whether he has talked him round or not.

Seems absolutely ridiculous, even by Italian standards, to have a press conference on Tuesday to tell everybody he his staying, when the club have not even said they have received a bid for him to leave. And why wait til Tuesday ?

[PeterParker]

I am gutted about this. Earlier this summer i wasen't that interested in our transfer policy because i was convinced we can handle everyone with this squad, but i forgot something.

I forgot that those fuckers will try to stop us in every single way possible, like they did with Kun last night. We don't look that good without Micah, Gaz Baz and Kun and god forbids if something will happen with Yaya, Silva or Nasri.

If we miss him, that means we missed our last five major targets: Sanchez, Sneijder, Hazard, RVP and now de Rossi.

Bobby has every right to have a row with Marwood.

He hasn't had a row with Marwood.

Not yet. But if he miss de Rossi too, i don't think things will look that great between those two.

[lets all have a disco]

anyone been to greggs this morning??

Unless he rocks up at the pound bakery and goes into the Arndale then it's not on.

[OliverHardy]

De Rossi pres conf at 3pm tomorrow....

[lets all have a disco]

If he joins before the QPR game i might invite him to my 30th.

[Original Dub]

I can't imagine a player doing a presser to say he's leaving his boyhood club. It doesn't make sense to me and don't remember it happening before. Press conferences in such situations are normally good PR for the club and player, in which he confirms his undying love foe his boyhood club.

It'll be a first if he announces he's leaving when he could just slip out the back door.

[PeterParker]

There is a guy called Carlo Garganese, who used to work for Roma, then went to Gazzeta de lo Sport. I've watched him on twitter for a thew years now and was correct in every single football tweet he had.

According to him, Rossi is staying with Roma. He was convinced by his family + after a convestation he had with Bobby, Mancio told him his backup player will be (if he decides to stay to Rome) M'villa from Rennes.

Imho, this isn't bollox.

[Nigels Tackle]

There is a guy called Carlo Garganese, who used to work for Roma, then went to Gazzeta de lo Sport. I've watched him on twitter for a thew years now and was correct in every single football tweet he had.

According to him, Rossi is staying with Roma. He was convinced by his family + after a convestation he had with Bobby, Mancio told him his backup player will be (if he decides to stay to Rome) M'villa from Rennes.

Imho, this isn't bollox.

m'villa is on his way to spuds

i'd like to see julian draxler come our way from shalke....

[david yearsley]

There is a guy called Carlo Garganese, who used to work for Roma, then went to Gazzeta de lo Sport. I've watched him on twitter for a thew years now and was correct in every single football tweet he had.

According to him, Rossi is staying with Roma. He was convinced by his family + after a convestation he had with Bobby, Mancio told him his backup player will be (if he decides to stay to Rome) M'villa from Rennes.

Imho, this isn't bollox.

Tend to agree which is why maybe we should pre-empt it with a denial before Roma do a humilliating , showboating rebuffal of any suggestion he would come to us

[Socrates]

If we miss him, that means we missed our last five major targets: Sanchez, Sneijder, Hazard, RVP and now de Rossi.

Bobby has every right to have a row with Marwood.

You don't consider Aguero to have been a major target then?

[PeterParker]

There is a guy called Carlo Garganese, who used to work for Roma, then went to Gazzeta de lo Sport. I've watched him on twitter for a thew years now and was correct in every single football tweet he had.

According to him, Rossi is staying with Roma. He was convinced by his family + after a convestation he had with Bobby, Mancio told him his backup player will be (if he decides to stay to Rome) M'villa from Rennes.

Imho, this isn't bollox.

m'villa is on his way to spuds

i'd like to see julian draxler come our way from shalke....

I think that will do only if eventually Modric will go the Madrid. This croatian saga looks more and more like the one they had last year with Chelsea.

[Mase]

You would have thought seen as though Bob has had direct contact with DDR and his agent he'd know if this press conference was just a "look at how loyal I am to Roma!" kind of thing.

I would have hoped Bob would have spoken out before hand before another snub story came out.

[DoomMerchant]

You would have thought seen as though Bob has had direct contact with DDR and his agent he'd know if this press conference was just a "look at how loyal I am to Roma!" kind of thing.

I would have hoped Bob would have spoken out before hand before another snub story came out.

If Mancini ignores it until Roma do the grandstanding then Marwood looks worse for the wear, so...why put his cock out there and say something about it?

Sounds like Spuds have nipped him to his backup target too.

No, i don't think he's having a row with Marwood...ahem. OR, alternate reality, DDR is coming, and so is Sinclair and Roberto doesn't need to say shit, because he's getting what he asked for, later than he wanted, but he's getting it.

some of it. sort of. maybe. kinda. a little.

cheers

[Ted Hughes]

You would have thought seen as though Bob has had direct contact with DDR and his agent he'd know if this press conference was just a "look at how loyal I am to Roma!" kind of thing.

I would have hoped Bob would have spoken out before hand before another snub story came out.

If Mancini ignores it until Roma do the grandstanding then Marwood looks worse for the wear, so...why put his cock out there and say something about it?

Sounds like Spuds have nipped him to his backup target too.

No, i don't think he's having a row with Marwood...ahem. OR, alternate reality, DDR is coming, and so is Sinclair and Roberto doesn't need to say shit, because he's getting what he asked for, later than he wanted, but he's getting it.

some of it. sort of. maybe. kinda. a little.

cheers

Seeing as we know Mancini has spoken to Roma more than once about De Rossi, if DeRossi doesn't sign, does this mean he is not good enough as a negotiator ?

[DoomMerchant]

You would have thought seen as though Bob has had direct contact with DDR and his agent he'd know if this press conference was just a "look at how loyal I am to Roma!" kind of thing.

I would have hoped Bob would have spoken out before hand before another snub story came out.

If Mancini ignores it until Roma do the grandstanding then Marwood looks worse for the wear, so...why put his cock out there and say something about it?

Sounds like Spuds have nipped him to his backup target too.

No, i don't think he's having a row with Marwood...ahem. OR, alternate reality, DDR is coming, and so is Sinclair and Roberto doesn't need to say shit, because he's getting what he asked for, later than he wanted, but he's getting it.

some of it. sort of. maybe. kinda. a little.

cheers

Seeing as we know Mancini has spoken to Roma more than once about De Rossi, if DeRossi doesn't sign, does this mean he is not good enough as a negotiator ?

Don't take my hyperbole at face value. However, in contradistinction to that softening comment, i will say that Mancini doesn't negotiate. He can persuade, sell, convince, etc....but that's not negotiation at the core. The negotiation process sits firmly with Marwood and his crew.

Related, i wonder what the backroom convos were like to bring Tevez back into the fold last season?

cheers

[PeterParker]

If we miss him, that means we missed our last five major targets: Sanchez, Sneijder, Hazard, RVP and now de Rossi.

Bobby has every right to have a row with Marwood.

You don't consider Aguero to have been a major target then?

Don't know about that. Kun's didn't had a saga back in that period like those players had. It was all in two weeks time.

[Mase]

If Mancini ignores it until Roma do the grandstanding then Marwood looks worse for the wear, so...why put his cock out there and say something about it?

Sounds like Spuds have nipped him to his backup target too.

No, i don't think he's having a row with Marwood...ahem. OR, alternate reality, DDR is coming, and so is Sinclair and Roberto doesn't need to say shit, because he's getting what he asked for, later than he wanted, but he's getting it.

some of it. sort of. maybe. kinda. a little.

cheers

But its now public knowledge that Bob has spoken directly to player, agent and manager so its only going to be him who comes out looking not to good, not Marwood.

Bob most know that and has had opportunities yesterday to put a positive slant on it but didn't.

Maybe I'm clutching at straws.

[Beefymcfc]

I am gutted about this. Earlier this summer i wasen't that interested in our transfer policy because i was convinced we can handle everyone with this squad, but i forgot something.

I forgot that those fuckers will try to stop us in every single way possible, like they did with Kun last night. We don't look that good without Micah, Gaz Baz and Kun and god forbids if something will happen with Yaya, Silva or Nasri.

If we miss him, that means we missed our last five major targets: Sanchez, Sneijder, Hazard, RVP and now de Rossi.

Bobby has every right to have a row with Marwood.

He hasn't had a row with Marwood.

It's a bit of a silly statement considering Mancini has had a hand in it and can't talk him round. Did Mancini also chastise himself?

We don't know yet whether he has talked him round or not.

Seems absolutely ridiculous, even by Italian standards, to have a press conference on Tuesday to tell everybody he his staying, when the club have not even said they have received a bid for him to leave. And why wait til Tuesday ?

My apologies Ted, I should have said '..and may not be able to talk him round', although I do think the first statement was more accurate.

With regard to the Press Conference, it sounds like it was already pre-booked and nothing to do with anything Man City. He's there promoting the club, giving good PR and possibly in order to get bums on seats. They seem to love stuff like that over there just like we like to see some of our players on the OS.

It's not transfer related in my opinion but will ensure he lets the fans know how much he loves them and the club. We'll just be an aside.