What do we need?

[Superbia]

We need Kolarov starting.

100 percent we dont, really handy to have a LB who doesnt defend.

[Swales4ever]

We need Kolarov starting.

100 percent we dont, really handy to have a LB who doesnt defend.

I almost settled on the same idea along last spring till season end -credit's where credit's due to merit - but defensive wise, the Gael of this season so for is little short to an embarrassment: make no mistake, what he made in order to concede the 2nd (saying it with no intention to crucify a Lad of Ours) on Tuesday, is something that only one coach could fix: the Holy Spirit!

I watch quite a lot of it & not only do I struggle to find players like DeRossi, I struggle to find players in any position who would greatly improve City's squad. There are lots of 'maybe's but only a handful of definites & those are either unattainable or very very expensive. Most of the players who play a decent game or two v City, get threads on the net with scores of City fans saying 'sign him' but when you watch most of them, they are not doing better in their own leagues than the player they would replace at City is already doing, for City, in the Prem.

The absolute definite, 100% nailed on certainty to improve our squad was Hazard imo. With us, he would be twice the player he is at Chelsea already.

But IF DeRossi is fit enough, I recon he's as close to a 100% certainty to be a success at City as you could possibly get.

Hazard is great isn't he. I mean we still have to wait and see if he develops even further. However... His decision making and football intelligence is really excellent considering he's what, 12 (21). Most players at that age are naive in comparison.

Stop being "cheap", Pal.
Our Teddy, after having taught for almost a whole Academic Year, what actually we did have need to progress, decided that the preservation of the Sacred Image of "the most effective pub-football's Sporting Director of all times" comes ahead everything else, and accordingly he withdrew that chapter from His predicament of the present Academic Year.
Like every Erudite, though, he still knows.

Same knew another football connoisseur, the MCFC manager, who in fact agreed with Owner and Chairman to purchase Hazard and De Rossi: unfortunately something went wrong, but nobody is allowed to claim what [there is no evidence, They said!]

[Swales4ever]

[highlight]Ok the football hasn't always been entertaining and grinding out the odd win but champions have to do that. Also something evidently wring in defence but think that's to do with changes to formation and lack of consistency of pairings. However we ARE second, defeated and two points behind them rag twats so not all is the doom and gloom some posters make out. Change nothing in regards to management, the chaps brought us a fa cup, premiership title and some tin pot plate![/highlight]

We are City, we always do things the hard way, t'is why I love them so much.

[highlight]this tixi bloke should be able to pull the odd star signing to make subtle not wholesale changes.[/highlight]

[RodneyRodney]

Garcia -> Real
Alonso + cash(12 mill?) -> Us
Just a thought.

[dazby]

We need two things to occur.

Balo to score some goals.

The team to get a 3-0 result or better to boost the confidence.

That is all. Once we get the confidence going there will be no stopping us and we can continue our undefeated run.

[Beefymcfc]

Chip muffins, that's what we need. A dab of salt and a splash of vinegar would be wonderful.

[Nigels Tackle]

Chip muffins, that's what we need. A dab of salt and a splash of vinegar would be wonderful.

fuck chip muffins

we need chip poker to come back

she must be legal by now?

[Green & Blue]

We need two things to occur.

Balo to score some goals.

The team to get a 3-0 result or better to boost the confidence.

That is all. Once we get the confidence going there will be no stopping us and we can continue our undefeated run.

We already had that result against Sunderland but it's not like we have turned a corner since.Sadly our performances have lacked drive and imagination it all looks very pedestrian with no sense of urgency until late on in games.

I can't help but feel our defense has been very poor yet we have still only conceeded 9 in the league which is more than respectable, only Arsenal have a better record.That said the defense hardly breathes confidence, i would never have expected but Kompany especially has been struggling to find form this season.Thankfully Joe has been in exceptional form this season and Nastasic looks a great find and at only 19 he has the potential to be a top player.

My major concern is our midfield.We seem incapable of anything other than playing through the middle we rarely look to stretch teams.Both Barry and Garcia stroke the ball around at a snails pace with little purpose.In addition to that both are not even doing the simple things right and misplacing passes.I hate to mention him but at least with De Jong you could rely on him to keep possesion.Yaya is blowing hot and cold at times he looks uninterested and then sparks into life, hes capable od so much more.The same goes for Nasri he has all the ability in the world but he flatters to decieve.He is one player that i would love to see hit form he really is playing within himself.Obvioulsy we are sorely missing Silva at present, admittedly he looked jaded at the start of the season but he was really starting to tick again just before the injury.

Our shining light upfront has been Edin this year, who would have thought it? Well Palus would have but other than that i doubt many would have expected him to be our top scorer so far this season with 6 goals to his name.My only issue with Edin is why he only seems to make an impact off the bench.He plays so well and you feel he has to start the next game, Mancini can't not pick him and then when he starts he's a shadow of the man who was so explosive in that last substitute appearance.

Not a whole lot to say about the other Mario is Mario as fustrating as ever.Carlos looks in great shape and has been doing well so far no complaints at all the work rate is as you would expect and he has scored a few.
Sergio is still to find full fittness i feel but he will get there sooner rather than later, a new pair of boots and he will be right as rain.

[Ted Hughes]

We need Kolarov starting.

100 percent we dont, really handy to have a LB who doesnt defend.

I almost settled on the same idea along last spring till season end -credit's where credit's due to merit - but defensive wise, the Gael of this season so for is little short to an embarrassment: make no mistake, what he made in order to concede the 2nd (saying it with no intention to crucify a Lad of Ours) on Tuesday, is something that only one coach could fix: the Holy Spirit!

I watch quite a lot of it & not only do I struggle to find players like DeRossi, I struggle to find players in any position who would greatly improve City's squad. There are lots of 'maybe's but only a handful of definites & those are either unattainable or very very expensive. Most of the players who play a decent game or two v City, get threads on the net with scores of City fans saying 'sign him' but when you watch most of them, they are not doing better in their own leagues than the player they would replace at City is already doing, for City, in the Prem.

The absolute definite, 100% nailed on certainty to improve our squad was Hazard imo. With us, he would be twice the player he is at Chelsea already.

But IF DeRossi is fit enough, I recon he's as close to a 100% certainty to be a success at City as you could possibly get.

Hazard is great isn't he. I mean we still have to wait and see if he develops even further. However... His decision making and football intelligence is really excellent considering he's what, 12 (21). Most players at that age are naive in comparison.

Stop being "cheap", Pal.
Our Teddy, after having taught for almost a whole Academic Year, what actually we did have need to progress, decided that the preservation of the Sacred Image of "the most effective pub-football's Sporting Director of all times" comes ahead everything else, and accordingly he withdrew that chapter from His predicament of the present Academic Year.
Like every Erudite, though, he still knows.

Same knew another football connoisseur, the MCFC manager, who in fact agreed with Owner and Chairman to purchase Hazard and De Rossi: unfortunately something went wrong, but nobody is allowed to claim what [there is no evidence, They said!]

We know what went wrong; they refused to sell DeRossi. It was mentioned at their board meeting recently & has been repeated again, so it is now public knowledge. No amount of made up, bullshit stories can change that. It is possible that they will decide to sell him now, as they are struggling & he is apparently pissed off with it all.

It is also possible that the Spaniards will refuse to let Mancini buy him, as they have much more power than the previous bloke.

[Hazy2]

We need Kolarov starting.

100 percent we dont, really handy to have a LB who doesnt defend.

I almost settled on the same idea along last spring till season end -credit's where credit's due to merit - but defensive wise, the Gael of this season so for is little short to an embarrassment: make no mistake, what he made in order to concede the 2nd (saying it with no intention to crucify a Lad of Ours) on Tuesday, is something that only one coach could fix: the Holy Spirit!

I watch quite a lot of it & not only do I struggle to find players like DeRossi, I struggle to find players in any position who would greatly improve City's squad. There are lots of 'maybe's but only a handful of definites & those are either unattainable or very very expensive. Most of the players who play a decent game or two v City, get threads on the net with scores of City fans saying 'sign him' but when you watch most of them, they are not doing better in their own leagues than the player they would replace at City is already doing, for City, in the Prem.

The absolute definite, 100% nailed on certainty to improve our squad was Hazard imo. With us, he would be twice the player he is at Chelsea already.

But IF DeRossi is fit enough, I recon he's as close to a 100% certainty to be a success at City as you could possibly get.

Hazard is great isn't he. I mean we still have to wait and see if he develops even further. However... His decision making and football intelligence is really excellent considering he's what, 12 (21). Most players at that age are naive in comparison.

Stop being "cheap", Pal.
Our Teddy, after having taught for almost a whole Academic Year, what actually we did have need to progress, decided that the preservation of the Sacred Image of "the most effective pub-football's Sporting Director of all times" comes ahead everything else, and accordingly he withdrew that chapter from His predicament of the present Academic Year.
Like every Erudite, though, he still knows.

Same knew another football connoisseur, the MCFC manager, who in fact agreed with Owner and Chairman to purchase Hazard and De Rossi: unfortunately something went wrong, but nobody is allowed to claim what [there is no evidence, They said!]

We know what went wrong; they refused to sell DeRossi. It was mentioned at their board meeting recently & has been repeated again, so it is now public knowledge. No amount of made up, bullshit stories can change that. It is possible that they will decide to sell him now, as they are struggling & he is apparently pissed off with it all.

It is also possible that the Spaniards will refuse to let Mancini buy him, as they have much more power than the previous bloke.

Has he not said NO twice. Will our S.D also need convincing, and why he is the only player Bobby wants, For me get Bale, A cheeky bid for Gerrard would be nothing to lose.

[Green & Blue]

We need Kolarov starting.

100 percent we dont, really handy to have a LB who doesnt defend.

I almost settled on the same idea along last spring till season end -credit's where credit's due to merit - but defensive wise, the Gael of this season so for is little short to an embarrassment: make no mistake, what he made in order to concede the 2nd (saying it with no intention to crucify a Lad of Ours) on Tuesday, is something that only one coach could fix: the Holy Spirit!

I watch quite a lot of it & not only do I struggle to find players like DeRossi, I struggle to find players in any position who would greatly improve City's squad. There are lots of 'maybe's but only a handful of definites & those are either unattainable or very very expensive. Most of the players who play a decent game or two v City, get threads on the net with scores of City fans saying 'sign him' but when you watch most of them, they are not doing better in their own leagues than the player they would replace at City is already doing, for City, in the Prem.

The absolute definite, 100% nailed on certainty to improve our squad was Hazard imo. With us, he would be twice the player he is at Chelsea already.

But IF DeRossi is fit enough, I recon he's as close to a 100% certainty to be a success at City as you could possibly get.

Hazard is great isn't he. I mean we still have to wait and see if he develops even further. However... His decision making and football intelligence is really excellent considering he's what, 12 (21). Most players at that age are naive in comparison.

Stop being "cheap", Pal.
Our Teddy, after having taught for almost a whole Academic Year, what actually we did have need to progress, decided that the preservation of the Sacred Image of "the most effective pub-football's Sporting Director of all times" comes ahead everything else, and accordingly he withdrew that chapter from His predicament of the present Academic Year.
Like every Erudite, though, he still knows.

Same knew another football connoisseur, the MCFC manager, who in fact agreed with Owner and Chairman to purchase Hazard and De Rossi: unfortunately something went wrong, but nobody is allowed to claim what [there is no evidence, They said!]

We know what went wrong; they refused to sell DeRossi. It was mentioned at their board meeting recently & has been repeated again, so it is now public knowledge. No amount of made up, bullshit stories can change that. It is possible that they will decide to sell him now, as they are struggling & he is apparently pissed off with it all.

It is also possible that the Spaniards will refuse to let Mancini buy him, as they have much more power than the previous bloke.

Has he not said NO twice. Will our S.D also need convincing, and why he is the only player Bobby wants, For me get Bale, A cheeky bid for Gerrard would be nothing to lose.

Bale would be ideal but Gerrard on the other hand would be crazy he is going backwards at some rate.

[Hazy2]

Gerrard, 18 months 2 yrs would be asked to play his game not that of 3 players, take him out of the dippers and they would be in free fall.

[Green & Blue]

Gerrard, 18 months 2 yrs would be asked to play his game not that of 3 players, take him out of the dippers and they would be in free fall.

I can't agree mate i think he's washed up.

[Ted Hughes]

From what their board have said recently, it's the club who have turned us down not DeRossi. I recon we have bid what we think he's worth & they were after more & trying to take the piss. Now I think they're having 2nd thoughts & need the money.

Gerrard looks to me as if he still thinks he's 21. Unlike Scholes, who learned to use his brains, Gerrard is still trying to pull stunts all the time. If he did learn to play with intelligence, I think he could go on for years but, like Beckham, he's a bit thick.

Can't see us getting Bale; too expensive. If we wouldn't pay over the odds for Hazard, we won't do for him.

[Hazy2]

From what their board have said recently, it's the club who have turned us down not DeRossi. I recon we have bid what we think he's worth & they were after more & trying to take the piss. Now I think they're having 2nd thoughts & need the money.

Gerrard looks to me as if he still thinks he's 21. Unlike Scholes, who learned to use his brains, Gerrard is still trying to pull stunts all the time. If he did learn to play with intelligence, I think he could go on for years but, like Beckham, he's a bit thick.

Can't see us getting Bale; too expensive. If we wouldn't pay over the odds for Hazard, we won't do for him.

he is trying harder than ever and has so little quality around him it looks like he is fireman sam, this will shortern is season, for me he could be a great deal.

[carl_feedthegoat]

From what their board have said recently, it's the club who have turned us down not DeRossi. I recon we have bid what we think he's worth & they were after more & trying to take the piss. Now I think they're having 2nd thoughts & need the money.

Gerrard looks to me as if he still thinks he's 21. Unlike Scholes, who learned to use his brains, Gerrard is still trying to pull stunts all the time. If he did learn to play with intelligence, I think he could go on for years but, like Beckham, he's a bit thick.

Can't see us getting Bale; too expensive. If we wouldn't pay over the odds for Hazard, we won't do for him.

We should have payed over the odds for Hazard....and what the fuck is classed over the odds anyway..5 mill? 8 mill?....would have been worth it instead of shelling out for the likes of sinclair.
Not surpirsed Mancini was/is fucked off with Marwood.

[Ted Hughes]

From what their board have said recently, it's the club who have turned us down not DeRossi. I recon we have bid what we think he's worth & they were after more & trying to take the piss. Now I think they're having 2nd thoughts & need the money.

Gerrard looks to me as if he still thinks he's 21. Unlike Scholes, who learned to use his brains, Gerrard is still trying to pull stunts all the time. If he did learn to play with intelligence, I think he could go on for years but, like Beckham, he's a bit thick.

Can't see us getting Bale; too expensive. If we wouldn't pay over the odds for Hazard, we won't do for him.

We should have payed over the odds for Hazard....and what the fuck is classed over the odds anyway..5 mill? 8 mill?....would have been worth it instead of shelling out for the likes of sinclair.
Not surpirsed Mancini was/is fucked off with Marwood.

It's Khaldoon who decided the spending policy. He spelled it out clearly & we've adhered to it ever since. We did the same with Yaya & Nasri. If their agents hadn't dropped their demands, neither would be at City. Yaya's agent hates us & stirs up shit whenever he can.

It's possible, indeed likely, Khaldoon may have imposed the same limits on the new boys. That could lead to problems & in fact probably will eventually, but they may let DeRossi slip through just to keep Mancini in order for the rest of the season.

I don't see him getting on any better with these blokes once the Spanish kids start arriving in place of his expensive Seria A choices.

[Green & Blue]

From what their board have said recently, it's the club who have turned us down not DeRossi. I recon we have bid what we think he's worth & they were after more & trying to take the piss. Now I think they're having 2nd thoughts & need the money.

Gerrard looks to me as if he still thinks he's 21. Unlike Scholes, who learned to use his brains, Gerrard is still trying to pull stunts all the time. If he did learn to play with intelligence, I think he could go on for years but, like Beckham, he's a bit thick.

Can't see us getting Bale; too expensive. If we wouldn't pay over the odds for Hazard, we won't do for him.

We should have payed over the odds for Hazard....and what the fuck is classed over the odds anyway..5 mill? 8 mill?....would have been worth it instead of shelling out for the likes of sinclair.
Not surpirsed Mancini was/is fucked off with Marwood.

Exactly we have paid over the odds for many a donkey so why not for Hazard, big big mistake on Citys behalf.

[Ted Hughes]

From what their board have said recently, it's the club who have turned us down not DeRossi. I recon we have bid what we think he's worth & they were after more & trying to take the piss. Now I think they're having 2nd thoughts & need the money.

Gerrard looks to me as if he still thinks he's 21. Unlike Scholes, who learned to use his brains, Gerrard is still trying to pull stunts all the time. If he did learn to play with intelligence, I think he could go on for years but, like Beckham, he's a bit thick.

Can't see us getting Bale; too expensive. If we wouldn't pay over the odds for Hazard, we won't do for him.

We should have payed over the odds for Hazard....and what the fuck is classed over the odds anyway..5 mill? 8 mill?....would have been worth it instead of shelling out for the likes of sinclair.
Not surpirsed Mancini was/is fucked off with Marwood.

Exactly we have paid over the odds for many a donkey so why not for Hazard, big big mistake on Citys behalf.

Who have we paid over the odds for ?

[carl_feedthegoat]

From what their board have said recently, it's the club who have turned us down not DeRossi. I recon we have bid what we think he's worth & they were after more & trying to take the piss. Now I think they're having 2nd thoughts & need the money.

Gerrard looks to me as if he still thinks he's 21. Unlike Scholes, who learned to use his brains, Gerrard is still trying to pull stunts all the time. If he did learn to play with intelligence, I think he could go on for years but, like Beckham, he's a bit thick.

Can't see us getting Bale; too expensive. If we wouldn't pay over the odds for Hazard, we won't do for him.

We should have payed over the odds for Hazard....and what the fuck is classed over the odds anyway..5 mill? 8 mill?....would have been worth it instead of shelling out for the likes of sinclair.
Not surpirsed Mancini was/is fucked off with Marwood.

Exactly we have paid over the odds for many a donkey so why not for Hazard, big big mistake on Citys behalf.

Who have we paid over the odds for ?

Lescott