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Released along with Hargreaves. I suppose he'll have to be the new Messi somewhere else.

I figured that's why he was playing v the rags tother night. Has plenty of talent but no idea what to do with it.

Is there a full list of players ?

PeterParker wrote:

Ted Hughes wrote:I figured that's why he was playing v the rags tother night. Has plenty of talent but no idea what to do with it.

Is there a full list of players ?

http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/20 ... ester-City

Cheers. I think Doug predicted Benali & Tse.

Ted Hughes wrote:

PeterParker wrote:

Ted Hughes wrote:I figured that's why he was playing v the rags tother night. Has plenty of talent but no idea what to do with it.

Is there a full list of players ?

http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/20 ... ester-City

Cheers. I think Doug predicted Benali & Tse.

Yeah and the current academy boys have known for a while ( a good few months) I know at least two of them have been trialling with other clubs and at least one has been offered a one year contract.One year is a difficult one at this age.I know Paul Clowes is off to the USA on a sports scholarship.With some qualifications already from here plus what he could obtain there he will have great opportunities.

Douglas Higginbottom wrote:

Ted Hughes wrote:

PeterParker wrote:

Ted Hughes wrote:I figured that's why he was playing v the rags tother night. Has plenty of talent but no idea what to do with it.

Is there a full list of players ?

http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/20 ... ester-City

Cheers. I think Doug predicted Benali & Tse.

Yeah and the current academy boys have known for a while ( a good few months) I know at least two of them have been trialling with other clubs and at least one has been offered a one year contract.One year is a difficult one at this age.I know Paul Clowes is off to the USA on a sports scholarship.With some qualifications already from here plus what he could obtain there he will have great opportunities.

Doug, what about that young lad (forgot his name), who went berserk on twitter after Young scored at Blackburn and the rags became top? What happend to him after that?

I'd be keen for us to have a look at Michael Owen for next season

him and Lahm from Bayern Munich

RELEASING BOLLOX
Owen Hargreaves released by Manchester City after one season
Owen Hargreaves has been released by champions Manchester City after one season at the Etihad Stadium.
Hargreaves, who managed only 13 minutes of Premier League action for City, was on a pay-as-you-play contract.
The ex-England midfielder, 31, signed a one year contract last summer after Manchester United released him following four injury-plagued years.
Former Barcelona midfielder Gai Assulin, who signed for City in December 2010, has also been released.

Owen Hargreaves's high points
Bayern Munich: four titles, one Champions League
Manchester United: one title, one Champions League
England: 42 caps. England player of the year 2006, England player of the World Cup 2006

"We thank all our departing players for their services to the club and we wish them the best of luck for the future," said a statement on City's website.
Before joining City Hargreaves had considered retiring from football because of the injury that limited him to 18 league starts at United since joining from Bayern Munich in August 2007.
He featured for City four times in total with only one league appearance - as a 77th-minute substitute against Aston Villa in October - and has not played senior football since the 3-2 FA Cup defeat by United in January.
Hargreaves suffered a series of niggling injuries after joining City, including a calf problem in October.

Assulin, 21, signed for City in December 2010 but failed to break into Roberto Mancini's first team plans.
He spent the final two months of the season on loan at Brighton , where he made two starts and five substitute appearances.

Also leaving City are midfielder Ahmed Benali, who spent some time on loan at Rochdale last season, and fellow Academy graduate Sean Tse.
From the Academy, scholars Paul Clowes, Luke Coulson, Tom Halsall and George King have also been released.

Thanks lads, it's been emotional.

Thought Benali was supposed to be mint? Shame, local lad and all

Fidel Castro wrote:Thought Benali was supposed to be mint? Shame, local lad and all

Remember that people started talking him up when he was regular for England U17(?) few years back. Hopefully finds himself a team lower down the league ladder and makes himself a career.

On a sidenote, it would be funny if someone could find some England U17 or U16 line ups from five to ten years back (here's a challenge for you google wizards) to see how many of those players made it to Premier League, never mind got full England caps. I predict not many.

Going by Asulin's twitter feed when him left Brighton, I wouldn't be surprised if he went back there.

I'm also interested to know what Veseli thought about where the title ended up.