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I'm having a blackout. What was the name of that feller. Had deal agreed and all but couldn't get work permit.

Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:I'm having a blackout. What was the name of that feller. Had deal agreed and all but couldn't get work permit.

I think I know who you're on about. Did he end up going to Italy. Parma maybe? Had like an English first name and an African surname?

Got it. MCDONALD MARIGA!

Mariga. Been on loan twice to Racing and Parma. ...Too slow to the draw.

Alioune DVToure wrote:Got it. MCDONALD MARIGA!

Looks lucky we missed out on him doesn't it but not nearly as lucky as missing the transfer deadline on Gago. Gago deal was happening, time scuppered it!

He would have cost 20 million then... 5 million at best now...

Alioune DVToure wrote:Got it. MCDONALD MARIGA!

He's the one! Cheers!

Blue Blood wrote:

Alioune DVToure wrote:Got it. MCDONALD MARIGA!

Looks lucky we missed out on him doesn't it but not nearly as lucky as missing the transfer deadline on Gago. Gago deal was happening, time scuppered it!

He would have cost 20 million then... 5 million at best now...

I never rated Gago much.
This Mariga feller however looked dominating in Parma. Has dropped off the radar bit but I don't think he would've necesserily been a flop.

Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:

Blue Blood wrote:

Alioune DVToure wrote:Got it. MCDONALD MARIGA!

Looks lucky we missed out on him doesn't it but not nearly as lucky as missing the transfer deadline on Gago. Gago deal was happening, time scuppered it!

He would have cost 20 million then... 5 million at best now...

I never rated Gago much.
This Mariga feller however looked dominating in Parma. Has dropped off the radar bit but I don't think he would've necesserily been a flop.

Perhaps, the lad certainly seemed to have the physical attributes to be a successful prem midfielder. I guess we'll never know.

Just like we will never know if Mark Bresicano and Steve Sidwell would have been hits at City. Both very very close to being city players.

Ahhh what could have been...

luckily we got yaya instead...

zero pots if we'd landed the other dude imho. And yes i was gutted at the time.

Blue Blood wrote:

Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:

Blue Blood wrote:

Alioune DVToure wrote:Got it. MCDONALD MARIGA!

Looks lucky we missed out on him doesn't it but not nearly as lucky as missing the transfer deadline on Gago. Gago deal was happening, time scuppered it!

He would have cost 20 million then... 5 million at best now...

I never rated Gago much.
This Mariga feller however looked dominating in Parma. Has dropped off the radar bit but I don't think he would've necesserily been a flop.

Perhaps, the lad certainly seemed to have the physical attributes to be a successful prem midfielder. I guess we'll never know.

Just like we will never know if Mark Bresicano and Steve Sidwell would have been hits at City. Both very very close to being city players.

Ahhh what could have been...

Bresciano would have been a legend - no one can deny that.

If this is the blackout thread: mate just asked me if we've ever had a Portuguese player..... errrrrrrrr.

Esky wrote:Bresciano would have been a legend - no one can deny that.

_______Aguero___Tevez

___Nasri_________________Silva
_________________Yaya
______Bresciano

Clichy__Lescott__Kompany__Zabaleta

____________Hart

1950 wrote:

Esky wrote:Bresciano would have been a legend - no one can deny that.

_______Aguero___Tevez

___Nasri_________________Silva
_________________Yaya
______Bresciano

Clichy__Lescott__Kompany__Zabaleta

____________Hart

Wow.

It was almost as if we were building towards Bresciano...

..Maybe we still are....

I remember us going in for Nashat Akram described by Sven as an elegant player.

was he the Iraqi fella? Remind me where he's playing these days??

edit....fuck me, I just checked if he was still playing and apparently he's at M(oneybs)alaga....althouh no appearances so far per Wiki

Blue Blood wrote:
Perhaps, the lad certainly seemed to have the physical attributes to be a successful prem midfielder. I guess we'll never know.

Just like we will never know if Mark Bresicano and Steve Sidwell would have been hits at City. Both very very close to being city players.

Ahhh what could have been...

I remember it well... I broke the sidwell talks via mancityfans.net breaking news. I was in the city store when stuart pearce walked in with him. He was giving him a guided tour. I had to wait till i got home an hour later though to give my acount.... Even though I think i text BMD and KK at the time.

Wonderwall wrote:

Blue Blood wrote:
Perhaps, the lad certainly seemed to have the physical attributes to be a successful prem midfielder. I guess we'll never know.

Just like we will never know if Mark Bresicano and Steve Sidwell would have been hits at City. Both very very close to being city players.

Ahhh what could have been...

I remember it well... I broke the sidwell talks via mancityfans.net breaking news. I was in the city store when stuart pearce walked in with him. He was giving him a guided tour. I had to wait till i got home an hour later though to give my acount.... Even though I think i text BMD and KK at the time.

No one ran a tight ship like Pearce.

Wonderwall wrote:

Blue Blood wrote:
Perhaps, the lad certainly seemed to have the physical attributes to be a successful prem midfielder. I guess we'll never know.

Just like we will never know if Mark Bresicano and Steve Sidwell would have been hits at City. Both very very close to being city players.

Ahhh what could have been...

I remember it well... I broke the sidwell talks via mancityfans.net breaking news. I was in the city store when stuart pearce walked in with him. He was giving him a guided tour. I had to wait till i got home an hour later though to give my acount.... Even though I think i text BMD and KK at the time.

Haha i can just imagine in those days,''CAN I SEE THE TROPHIES''

Errrrmmm

Why dont we have a look round the shop.

lets all have a disco wrote:

Wonderwall wrote:

Blue Blood wrote:
Perhaps, the lad certainly seemed to have the physical attributes to be a successful prem midfielder. I guess we'll never know.

Just like we will never know if Mark Bresicano and Steve Sidwell would have been hits at City. Both very very close to being city players.

Ahhh what could have been...

I remember it well... I broke the sidwell talks via mancityfans.net breaking news. I was in the city store when stuart pearce walked in with him. He was giving him a guided tour. I had to wait till i got home an hour later though to give my acount.... Even though I think i text BMD and KK at the time.

Haha i can just imagine in those days,''CAN I SEE THE TROPHIES''

Errrrmmm

Why dont we have a look round the shop.

or.....

"If you fancy a stuffed pony we do like to keep them around for good luck"

How about Djamel Abdoun? (who was he anyway) didn't he get the no.10 shirt too or have I dreamt that?