Club won't spend in January despite paper bollox

[Beeks]

Direct quotes from the club in the MEN stating that

A. They fully intend to keep Robinho despite talk coming out of Barca

and

B. Hughes will NOT have unlimited funds in January,they have no plans to spend big in the window and will only buy if they need to strengthen a position and the right person is available

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

I really really like both points.

I LOVE RObbie and the fact that he plays for us AND I'm not sure there's single position on the pitch that needs urgent strenghtening. IF really top quality is available, and usually in january it isn't, then yeah but we already have numbers.

[Beeks]

I really really like both points.

I LOVE RObbie and the fact that he plays for us AND I'm not sure there's single position on the pitch that needs urgent strenghtening. IF really top quality is available, and usually in january it isn't, then yeah but we already have numbers.

I think the Press's perception of how we should act and the REAL way we conduct ourselves are poles apart

I really think the Sheikhs are a class act and far from the 'Nouveau Riche' the red tops would have the general public believe

They have a genuine business plan for this club and contrary to popular belief are not throwing money around just for the sake of it which surely implies that the club is in very good hands

[ant london]

where are those quotes from?

the Hughes video?

[Beeks]

"An Eastland source said: There has been talk about us having a meeting with Barca in early December; but it is nonsense"

"So is all the stuff about the chairman Khaldoon al Mubarak telling Mark Hughes he has unlimited funds"

"Khaldoon said a few weeks ago that we had crammed three years of spending into a couple of summer months and that remains the case"

"Obviously you never say never and if a player does become available in January who we feel will help our cause, we will take a look at it"

[ant london]

So not actually direct quotes from the club at all????

Do you work for The Sun by any chance?

For what it's worth, I actually think the "quotes" are likely to be grounded in reality by those, my pedigree chum, are not quotes from the club

[Beeks]

So not actually direct quotes from the club at all????

Do you work for The Sun by any chance?

For what it's worth, I actually think the "quotes" are likely to be grounded in reality by those, my pedigree chum, are not quotes from the club

Well sorry Mr Pedantic...they are direct quotes if i'm not mistaken...yes from an Eastland 'source' but they are spoken...so direct quotes...

Get up the wrong side of the fucking bed this morning did you? ;-)

[ant london]

haha I certainly did (that's an actual quote from me) ;-)

fucking quotes my arse.....I would like to be an Eastlands source though

[Vhero]

I really really like both points.

I LOVE RObbie and the fact that he plays for us AND I'm not sure there's single position on the pitch that needs urgent strenghtening. IF really top quality is available, and usually in january it isn't, then yeah but we already have numbers.

I would say RB needs it especially for when Zabba is out now Micah can no longer cut it. Could be the difference between top 4 and Europa log spot.

[Chinners]

I'm with Ant on this (and I got out of the right side of bed)

"An Eastland source" is nearly as good as "Sky Sports understands"

Just because MEN is the local paper doesn't mean they are factual.

[Blue in North London]

I guess it doesn't matter whether or not the article is well-sourced. The piece says nothing at all. The article may well have been "City might..." and that's it.

'Robinho may or may not go' and we 'may spend money in January if the right player comes along'. What next? "It could be wet or dry tomorrow"?

[sky_blue_stew]

Rather than endlessly speculating about transfer targets, why don't we take a little time to enjoy the players we've brought in? Especially as they are all still in the gelling stage. We've had a fantastic start to the season, and if that continues then there isn't any immediate need to strengthen. I'm amazed at how well we're playing as it is considering how disrupting it must be to have so many newcomers in the dressing room at once. If, in January we've slumped to 7th/8th and it's clear we need reinforcements then fair enough, but as it is we're in the running, and I'm very happy with the squad!

[Beefymcfc]

So, now we've got rumours to refute rumours, where will this ever end?

However, I would personally believe these quotes over that of the media's agenda driven drivvel!!!

[Slim]

So, now we've got rumours to refute rumours, where will this ever end?

However, I would personally believe these quotes over that of the media's agenda driven drivvel!!!

Oscar Wilde said the only thing worse than people taking about you, is people not talking about you.

I agree with the fruit.

[CITYTILLIDIE11]

I will bet any fan on this forum that there we will be a minimum of at least 2 quality signings in January, and quite possibly 3 depending on the response to feelers being put out.

[ant london]

So, now we've got rumours to refute rumours, where will this ever end?

However, I would personally believe these quotes over that of the media's agenda driven drivvel!!!

Oscar Wilde said the only thing worse than people taking about you, is people not talking about you.

I agree with the fruit.

what is the etymology of fruit when used in that context? Is it some cockernay rhyming slang?

[ENIAM NAM]

So, now we've got rumours to refute rumours, where will this ever end?

However, I would personally believe these quotes over that of the media's agenda driven drivvel!!!

Oscar Wilde said the only thing worse than people taking about you, is people not talking about you.

I agree with the fruit.

what is the etymology of fruit when used in that context? Is it some cockernay rhyming slang?

Ignore my comment (now deleted)- I was just being thick!!

[ronk]

So, now we've got rumours to refute rumours, where will this ever end?

However, I would personally believe these quotes over that of the media's agenda driven drivvel!!!

Oscar Wilde said the only thing worse than people taking about you, is people not talking about you.

I agree with the fruit.

what is the etymology of fruit when used in that context? Is it some cockernay rhyming slang?

It's a gratuitous homophobic comment.

[Slim]

So, now we've got rumours to refute rumours, where will this ever end?

However, I would personally believe these quotes over that of the media's agenda driven drivvel!!!

Oscar Wilde said the only thing worse than people taking about you, is people not talking about you.

I agree with the fruit.

what is the etymology of fruit when used in that context? Is it some cockernay rhyming slang?

It's a gratuitous homophobic comment.

So far off the mark you were closer to shooting your own foot.

[ENIAM NAM]

So, now we've got rumours to refute rumours, where will this ever end?

However, I would personally believe these quotes over that of the media's agenda driven drivvel!!!

Oscar Wilde said the only thing worse than people taking about you, is people not talking about you.

I agree with the fruit.

what is the etymology of fruit when used in that context? Is it some cockernay rhyming slang?

From Wiki, so who knows:

Fruit as gay slang or slur is amongst the lexicon of the cant slang Polari used in the gay subculture in Britain, which has become more mainstream with transcontinental travel and online communication. In Polari, fruit means queen, which at the time and still today is a term for gay men.