Ade going to Real Madrid (OFFICIAL) [merged]

[crossan]

Eeeee another 'legend' of recent times leaves,Robinho,Bellamy (sadly)and now the legend that 'wasn't' Adebayor...........ho hum who could be next?

[xavi6]

Stupid bloody decision. Ade is a quality player and scores goals when given the chance.

We've shipped off to Madrid on loan while Jo gets a game. Fucking Jo

[Ted Hughes]

I still wonder wtf Adebayor has done to fall behind Jo in the pecking order... did he shag Mancini's wife and the baby is his or what?

I don't know but Mancini is a very good manager and is doing well with us so i'll back his judgement 100%.

Perhaps, and I am only guessing, Jo works harder in training, shows the correct attitude to doing a shift for the team out of position on the left-hand side than Adebayor has ever done. I mean even when Adebayor has had his opportunities playing in his correct position he didn't put the effort, workrate and display the attitude - which for a player of his ability is unforgivable.

Also the fact that no other club wants to sign Jo maybe doesn't help! :) Could it be Mancini is trying to put him in the shop window. Is quite noticeable that Jo never starts at Eastlands - only away matches.

I can imagine that Ade is too much of a loose cannon for Bob's tactical shape but when he's played this season, he's done no less running than Jo, been better on the ball, scored infinitely more goals & worked twice as hard as Balotelli. How we know for sure he couldn't play the positions Jo has played, without actually trying him there is another question.

I'm assuming we will now sign a replacement for Ade, possibly the Belgian lad.

[blues2win]

None of us can know fully what goes on behind the scenes but it's obvious that Mancini thinks that Adebayor, and Bellamy before him, were disruptive figures who corroded team spirit. On that basis I'm pleased they've gone because no player, however talented, is more important than the team.

[Beeks]

did he shag Mancini's wife and the baby is his or what?

I doubt it...more likely to have fiddled with his son

[Ted Hughes]

None of us can know fully what goes on behind the scenes but it's obvious that Mancini thinks that Adebayor, and Bellamy before him, were disruptive figures who corroded team spirit. On that basis I'm pleased they've gone because no player, however talented, is more important than the team.

Some people choose to interpret it that way but there's no clear evidence to support it. I personally think Bellamy went because we tried to use him as a bargaining chip for Dzeko & he was a gonner from that moment on & Adebayor is going because we have another player lined up to replace him either now or in the summer. There are quotes in the media to suggest I may be right on both counts. I know for sure Bellamy didn't corrode team spirit, absolutely the opposite. I don't much care for Ade personally but have seen no evidence of him managing it either.

[ant london]

the only positive about this for me is the thought that we must have someone else coming in

otherwise this is just silly and downright foolhardy in terms of leaving us short up front

[lets all have a disco]

the only positive about this for me is the thought that we must have someone else coming in

otherwise this is just silly and downright foolhardy in terms of leaving us short up front

You think Bobby would leave a situation like that to chance?

Ha ha ha ha

Fulop anyone?

[Ted Hughes]

Lukaku's agent said that if one of our forward players was to leave in the next few days, the deal could become more urgent. The fact that he'd been told one of our players may be going in that time period, suggests we're serious about trying to sign him.

[Chinners]

Ade has passed his medical with flying colours apparently

[Moonchesteri]

Still can't believe he's only 26??

I was surprised by that too!
I think it's a good deal for everyone involved. Even if he is shit at Real and they don't want him in the summer, our wage bill is hell lot smaller and we save quite a few pounds here. Then again if he is success and if Real don't want him someone else will.
The only negative is that I'd rather seen Jo go.

[blues2win]

Ted. Of course I am speculating but something has to explain Mancini's apparent undervaluation of their talents.

Actually I think some people on here forget that Bellamy although he was very good in many games wasn't as consistent a performer as they remember. I rember the home matches last season against United and Spurs when ( and he wasn't alone) he played poorly. I won't easily forget the ridiculous hollywood pass late in the game which gave United a last chance to score which they took. After the ball had been cleared from our area their heads had gone down and they'd clearly given up. Then against the Spuds his apology for a 'tackle' allowed the cross which led to the goal. As for Ade he likes dropping back to collect the ball too much and doesn't hold the ball up and bring others into play. He was pretty disappointing after he came back from the Cup of Nations.

Still all that said on merit alone Bellamy warranted a spot in the 25 above SWP for instance. Ade deserved to be higher up the pecking order than Jo. It can't be that they're Hughes buys. Mancini's consistently rates and plays Kompany, Kolo and De Jong. Mancini's not an idiot so what caused his decision to push them out? We all know that Bellamy was furious when Hughes was sacked and made his feelings loudly and persistently known. He also has a right gob on him which it was suggested pissed off some of the foreign players. He is a very high maintenance player. Mancini once publicly singled out Bellamy and Tevez as very difficult players to manage ( obviously Tevez delivers so much that Mancini is prepared to put up with his far from perfect behaviour). As for Ade there were at least two public spats; one the fight with Kolo and the other a furious row on the pitch in an away game with a team mate.

Anyway they've gone now. Personally I'd far rather have a hungry young player like Lukaku than Ade. In my view on playing ability we miss Bellamy more but ability and effort on the pitch aren't the only things that matter. Attitude off the pitch matters too.

[Mark (Blue Army)]

Madrid great move for Adebayor says Mancini

Roberto Mancini believes Emmanuel Adebayor's loan move to Real Madrid is ideal for all parties, but especially for the player.

With the Togolese striker finding chances limited at City over the past few months, plus Edin Dzeko arriving during the January transfer window, the offer to move to the Bernabéu was too good to turn down.

"This is a big chance for him and I hope
he can do well."

"He will be with Real Madrid for the next five months and I hope he plays often and scores a lot of goals.

"La Liga is a very good league to play in and I'm sure he will enjoy his time in Spain and playing alongside players such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka."

Madrid have an option to purchase the former Arsenal striker, who scored 19 goals in 36 league and cup starts for the Blues, at the end of the loan deal.

Adebayor's last goal for City came in the Europa League away to Lech Poznan last November and he is likely to make his debut this Sunday against Osasuna after passing his medical with flying colours.

mcfc.co,uk

[the_georgian_genius]

the only positive about this for me is the thought that we must have someone else coming in

otherwise this is just silly and downright foolhardy in terms of leaving us short up front

You think Bobby would leave a situation like that to chance?

Ha ha ha ha

Fulop anyone?

Yeah Mancini should of told Hughes not to loan Hart out and told Taylor and Gonzalez not to be injured at the same time.

As for Ade, i hope he is a huge success and he will be, he starts off like a house on fire when he has to impress then he gets too comfortable and complacent, the bigger the success he is at Madrid, the bigger fee we get in the summer. Come on ade!!

[Biamp]

It's best for everyone involved, especially Ade.