Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:Mr Miyagi wrote:Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:MaineRoadMemories wrote:I've got a feeling transfer deadline day will be busy at City this year, but not with players coming in.
Agree.
I expect fair few leaving. My predictions are Dunne, Garrido, Benjani and possibly one player we end up missing (Petrov or Zabaleta).
I understand your reasoning about Zabba, but I just can't see Hughes wanting to sell him. According to Guilem Balague "Sparky" spent nearly a year scouting Zabba when he was manager at Blackburn, which explains why he was pretty much the first signing he made. Also a utility player as well.... can't see him leaving.
If there is a surprise one leaving I think it might be De Jong.
I've read gossip in the past few months that De Jong is unhappy with the move to England and is deperate to go back to Germany. It might be speculation of course, but part of me would not be surprised to read De Jong is sold to Bayern Munich (where Van Gaal is now manager)....
Surprised to hear that. His English seems to be perfect and he seems laid back in intervews. Lifestyle isn't all that different to Netherlands and Germany either. But you never know, Barry Ferguson was homesick in Blackburn and David Unsworth's missus in Birmingham!
Or of course Robbie Savage moving from Birmingham to Blackburn so he could be closer to Wales!!
As for Dunnie I think we're all agreed. He'd be good back-up, but the dear old boy costs us about 8 or 9 points a season, and if he wants to go elsewhere for a guaranteed start, let him, he deserves it.
As for Petrov and Zabba - there is a definite pattern here of a player being signed before the old one is shipped out, most lately Sylvinho sounding the death knell for Garrido. Something definitely under the surface for Zabba, don't know what, as most of us would pick him over Micah I suspect, but it aint happening.
There are strong rumours in Madrid of a City offer for Robben. Madrid need to decide what to do as Sneider is not being shoved out easily, yet they definitely need to recoup some cash and cut the wages in the next week.
So if City sign Robben, who had an excellent pre-season, it will obviously be 'bye bye Rigsby'.