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Honestly... what a window!
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Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:11 pmby Fesan
Apart from NDJ, who are we gonna miss?
Sold oldies that were decent. Bought youngsters (hello fergie) who are almost as good with bags of potential. Perfect window for a league winning team. Shift out those who do not have the inspiration to build on last season, get in youngsters who are hungry.
I must say all in all a near-perfect window. RVP could have gone to Juve and NDJ could have stayed on but the buys we've done are sound and sensible investments, we've shifted alot of deadwood. Great job City hierarchy!
Re: Honestly... what a window!
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Sat Sep 01, 2012 1:12 amby Blue Blood
Fesan wrote:Apart from NDJ, who are we gonna miss?
Sold oldies that were decent. Bought youngsters (hello fergie) who are almost as good with bags of potential. Perfect window for a league winning team. Shift out those who do not have the inspiration to build on last season, get in youngsters who are hungry.
I must say all in all a near-perfect window. RVP could have gone to Juve and NDJ could have stayed on but the buys we've done are sound and sensible investments, we've shifted alot of deadwood. Great job City hierarchy!
A week ago I was a tad worried. Right now i'm delighted. Another very good window from City.
Finally put to bed the Hughes era by shifting his dross, shifted the unhappy lads, youngsters and contract rebels, lost no quality and added to the quality we have.
Garcia will be a great signing, as will the cheap as chips Maicon. Rodders has the potential to do what he wants in the game and has great role models in our other CM's to help him achieve that.
Nastic and Sinclair could also pleasantly surprise us but should they not set the world on fire they still give us depth which is just as important.
So all in all...
Well done Marwood.
Re: Honestly... what a window!
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Sat Sep 01, 2012 1:21 amby Slim
Blue Blood wrote:Fesan wrote:Apart from NDJ, who are we gonna miss?
Sold oldies that were decent. Bought youngsters (hello fergie) who are almost as good with bags of potential. Perfect window for a league winning team. Shift out those who do not have the inspiration to build on last season, get in youngsters who are hungry.
I must say all in all a near-perfect window. RVP could have gone to Juve and NDJ could have stayed on but the buys we've done are sound and sensible investments, we've shifted alot of deadwood. Great job City hierarchy!
A week ago I was a tad worried. Right now i'm delighted. Another very good window from City.
Finally put to bed the Hughes era by shifting his dross, shifted the unhappy lads, youngsters and contract rebels, lost no quality and added to the quality we have.
Garcia will be a great signing, as will the cheap as chips Maicon. Rodders has the potential to do what he wants in the game and has great role models in our other CM's to help him achieve that.
Nastic and Sinclair could also pleasantly surprise us but should they not set the world on fire they still give us depth which is just as important.
So all in all...
Well done [strike]Marwood[/strike]Soriano.
Corrected for victimization.
Re: Honestly... what a window!
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Sat Sep 01, 2012 1:23 amby Green & Blue
It just got itself on track right at the last.Will miss Nigel but buzzing for our new signings.I really like Maicon as a player and hope he can do the business with us.
Re: Honestly... what a window!
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Sat Sep 01, 2012 1:23 amby ronk
We have a lot riding on Nastasic. Lescott and Toure are in their 30s, we don't have the depth to wait for him. Hence why Savic was a problem.
We're going to need him soon enough and it's a lot to spend on a young player. I don't expect Toure to be here next season, so he has at most a season to ease himself in.
Re: Honestly... what a window!
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Sat Sep 01, 2012 1:25 amby Slim
I think Garcia was brought in for being able to play both midfield and defence should we need him in that fucked up 3-5-2 system Bobby seems to like, he does seem to like the versatile players, something the Angry Midget cannot do.
Re: Honestly... what a window!
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Sat Sep 01, 2012 1:35 amby ronk
Slim wrote:I think Garcia was brought in for being able to play both midfield and defence should we need him in that fucked up 3-5-2 system Bobby seems to like, he does seem to like the versatile players, something the Angry Midget cannot do.
He'll either get the system working or switch again
Re: Honestly... what a window!
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Sat Sep 01, 2012 1:38 amby Blue Blood
Slim wrote:I think Garcia was brought in for being able to play both midfield and defence should we need him in that fucked up 3-5-2 system Bobby seems to like, he does seem to like the versatile players, something the Angry Midget cannot do.
Fuck me, went on the Benfica forums and the way they describe him it sounds like we have bought the handsome charlie version of Danny Tiatto. I've seen him a few times and knew he was no shrinking violet but he sounds like an absolute powerhouse destroyer.
Strangely though... I like this thought. Just what we need for that 3-5-2!
Re: Honestly... what a window!
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Sat Sep 01, 2012 1:45 amby Pretty Boy Lee
I think bob wants to pick and choose formation as he pleases and now appears to have all the pieces for 2 or 3 different teams. Exciting times.
Re: Honestly... what a window!
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Sat Sep 01, 2012 2:03 amby Slim
Rodwell could probably do a job there as well. We have a tall central midfield now and being that's where most of the goalkicks need a head on them, 6'1", 6'2" and 6'3", add to that Dzeko, Balo, Kompany, Lescott and the salmon that is Micah and we should score more from corners as well....SHOULD.
Re: Honestly... what a window!
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Sat Sep 01, 2012 2:07 amby CitizenYank
Finally! We waited till the last minute but I am happy with the results. Now we can just focus
on the season.
Re: Honestly... what a window!
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Sat Sep 01, 2012 2:07 amby ronk
Pretty Boy Lee wrote:I think bob wants to pick and choose formation as he pleases and now appears to have all the pieces for 2 or 3 different teams. Exciting times.
Sure. Plus Yaya was a holding midfielder before he came here. We may well be becoming more fluid.
Re: Honestly... what a window!
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Sat Sep 01, 2012 2:10 amby Slim
ronk wrote:Pretty Boy Lee wrote:I think bob wants to pick and choose formation as he pleases and now appears to have all the pieces for 2 or 3 different teams. Exciting times.
Sure. Plus Yaya was a holding midfielder before he came here. We may well be becoming more fluid.
Yaya was also a centrehalf.
Re: Honestly... what a window!
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Sat Sep 01, 2012 3:02 amby Pretty Boy Lee
ronk wrote:
Sure. Plus Yaya was a holding midfielder before he came here. We may well be becoming more fluid.
The return of box to box midfielders. Dodo is alive!
Re: Honestly... what a window!
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Sat Sep 01, 2012 4:03 amby Niall Quinns Discopants
I thought we needed attacking midfield help and cover for centerbacks. We got the latter but couldn't get the former. We were also gathering pieces for 5-3-2 wingback, the system that has been proven poor in world football time and time again.
Overall I thought it was ok in the end.
Re: Honestly... what a window!
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Sat Sep 01, 2012 6:36 amby mcfc1632
Ah - so this is the thread saying well done and thanks to the non-playing part of the CITY management team - I thought that there should be one.
I would just like to add my congratulations
In the end seems a job well done and still 'sensible' with regards to FFP
Re: Honestly... what a window!
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Sat Sep 01, 2012 8:03 amby shortagain
Slim wrote:and the salmon that is Micah and we should score more from corners as well....SHOULD.
Mancini thinks Richards is made of glass as he gets injured a lot which is why he may have gone for Maicon
Re: Honestly... what a window!
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Sat Sep 01, 2012 8:12 amby Wonderwall
really pissed off with it TBH, its now 01/09/2012, we made 5 signings yesterday and were rushing to get pen to paper at the last minute, we have had since 13/05/2012..... Its fucking piss poor that we are 3 game sin today and we have 5 new players that will time to bed in, this is what pre-season is for.
Re: Honestly... what a window!
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Sat Sep 01, 2012 8:20 amby Dunnylad
Wonderwall wrote:really pissed off with it TBH, its now 01/09/2012, we made 5 signings yesterday and were rushing to get pen to paper at the last minute, we have had since 13/05/2012..... Its fucking piss poor that we are 3 game sin today and we have 5 new players that will time to bed in, this is what pre-season is for.
^ This - the fact that we were buggering about with Garcia at nearly midnight is pretty shoddy - at least three wont train with us until after the international break and will take a while to bed in - Garcia being of particular concern as he is likely to be key of the five players we signed yesterday. It needs sorting so that our signings get a full pre-season, very poor form, can't help but think these lads weren't on List A.
Re: Honestly... what a window!
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Sat Sep 01, 2012 8:43 amby Risby
You know what, you are probably right about the speed and timing of our transfers, but I can't wait to see Garcia hold our midfield and release yaya. I am also looking forward to see what Sinclair can do on our flanks. This young CB is going to be good with all the positive comments surrounding him as well.