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Discussion Will Manchester City be the next "Chelsea", Manchester City Transfers Review

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blinky
post Jan 15 2009, 07:28 PM

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QUOTE(creap @ Jan 15 2009, 07:24 PM)
Not a chance.

First, citeh should qualify for europe with their current players. Only then will players such as Kaka and Messi join thew club. If citeh do not qualify this season, I reckon the chances of Robinho leaving are not impossible.

TBF, citeh have a decent squad to do so, just look at their squad for a moment...

1)Joe hart - prolly england no.1 if capello decides to pick him
2)Micah Richards - a quality player, already knocked Neville out from his RB position.
3)Ireland - Best player from them this season, decent player.
4)SWP - Needless to mention of his pace
5)Bridge - yet to play
6)Kompany - FM legend LOL

And their strikers... Robinho, Jo, Vassell, Sturridge, Benjani, Bojinov...Pretty decent players, except maybe for Bojinov who has been injured since he signed for them.

With this squad compared with Hull City - who are doing above expectation, pretty tough to pick eh?
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Bojinov is not injured, but was loaned out to Juventus if I'm not mistaken.

Let's be realistic, at the end of the day, money still plays an important role in decided-making for the players. Not everyday you come across someone like Paolo Maldini or Ryan Giggs.

When Mark Hughes asked for more time, I suppose he wants more time to recruit world-class players to fight for the Europe place next season. This season will be spent finding these players instead of being competitive in the league.

In the long run, yes, Manchester City will emulate Chelsea, or even be better than them in terms of spending power. Well, they already are.
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post Jan 16 2009, 12:22 AM

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QUOTE(creap @ Jan 15 2009, 11:07 PM)
Football, as the name, goes in a circle.

If you don't have the dough, you wont be able to challenge the top teams. Without the opportunity, only players with lesser stature are willing to join.

The point here is, Chelsea managed to achieve with their money because they were at the very least challenging in the european competition. With citeh, the future looks bleak for them, even with papa-money behind them.

Qualify for Europe, then we'll see the likes of Kaka/messi coming in.
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We are going around in circles.

To qualify for Europe, you need top players. In order to get top players, you need to qualify for Europe.

It has to start somewhere right?
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post Jan 16 2009, 12:56 AM

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QUOTE(james2306 @ Jan 16 2009, 12:45 AM)
It took you so long to come to this conclusion?

Thank You Captain Obvious!
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Hey smarty pants, tell us your opinion then.
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post Jan 23 2009, 11:47 AM

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QUOTE(Duke Red @ Jan 23 2009, 11:39 AM)
Ok I think this is starting to become a little bit of a joke now. Nigel De Jong is a good player from what little I've seen of him but to pay almost 10 times the amount Hamburg paid for him just a few months ago? Shay Given? Decent keeper but in Joe Hart, City already have one of the best young English keepers in the game. Robinho for Drogba? No disrespect to Drogba but to swap one of the best young footballers in the world with an ageing warhorse? I'm really beginning to wonder if the new owners have a clue.
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Not to mention that City could've bought De Jong for 2.7 million during the summer due to his release clause. I'm sure they have a good enough stand-in midfielder now in Vincent Kompany or even Gelson Fernandes.
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post Jan 23 2009, 11:51 AM

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QUOTE(sinoffire @ Jan 23 2009, 11:50 AM)
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Being rich is one thing. But to insanely inflate prices of players and to close business deals without a hint of common sense will just spoil the market and reflect badly on the English Premier League as a whole.

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