Beefymcfc wrote:Ted Hughes wrote:I was gutted about missing Hazard (but there are strong rumours it was actually Bob, who pulled the plug) however I don't think we should EVER be looking at a player like RVP.
The problem though is not that we missed RVP or Hazard, it's that we already have Dzeko, Balotelli & Nasri.
Mancini has had so much money to spend with no responsibility, that we, as City fans, don't even question this kind of shit, we just whinge about the small ones like Sinclair (& whinge about Marwood).
Boateng, Kolarov, Balotelli, Dzeko, Nasri, Savic, now add Garcia, Sinclair, Rodwell, if you want.
All of these bought as additions to a squad, not as panic buys to keep us together. None of these were essential signings; all 'last piece in the jigsaw' kind of players who will have been sold to Khaldoon as the extra bit we needed.
I don't regret all of those signings, but if I was manager, would I have seen other priorities ? Too fucking right, & so would most on here including the absolute lickers.
Marwood's fault my arse. If he had that much power, his fault is the players he sanctioned, not the ones he missed.
Ted, I know you are trying to set the scene but come on, are those your real thoughts?
You say there is strong rumour that Mancini pulled the plug on Hazard? Where is this strong rumour mate, which of our board have leaked this out? It's poppycock mate, absolute bullshit. Hazard was simply out of our price range due to other factors, nothing more. Next you'll be saying RVP was the same.
And the others you mention, Dzeko, Nasri et al. Well, some of them didn't work out but in reality we got our money back for Boateng and Savic with the added bonus of Nastasi thrown in. As for Dzeko and Nasri, I was fully up for getting those 2 players and still think they are quality in their own right. Mario though, never really liked him but eh oh, Aguerooooooooooo.
But what about Aguero and Silva, did Mancini not bring them in, as well as Nastasic and Clichy. All these players are part of a Premier League winning squad yet they have no baring on what we've done and where we are now?
I understand that we are preparing that 'Stick' to beat him but come on, he pulled the plug on Hazard???
Two different journos printed the same story recently (someone at City clearly blabbed it to them) whether it's true or not, I don't know but I do believe someone told them, hence : 'there were rumours Mancini pulled the plug on Hazard' . The reason given; 'he thought it was too much money ', same reason you are giving. Could easily be that he had the choice of one player: Hazard or several & opted for numbers. Could be that it wasn't true. No idea either way, same as anyone else on here who pretends they do know the truth. Has Mancini ever expressed regret at missing Hazard incidentally ? Like he has with RVP
As for the rest. I'm making an honest appraisal of those signings. You seem to agree on some of them. Why is it ok for you to question the signing of Balotelli but not for me to question Dzeko & Nasri ? I don't get that at all.
