People crying about City's potential transfers when we signed Pogba, Ibrahimovic, Mkhitaryan and Bailly last summer.
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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Wenger isn't stupid. He's PSG or Bayern bound.
I doubt Wenger or Arsenal board would sell to rivals. They rather sell abroad with a cheaper fee.
At the end of the day though, they have fantastic options for squad rotation which will allow them to properly challenge on multiple fronts without having to worry about fatigue. Not to mention that if they were to get Walker, Mendy, and Ederson they have addressed their 3 weakest positions. If Kompany were to stay fit it's difficult to find any holes in that side and even if he is injured for most of the season again it's undeniable that their team would still be massively improved. In terms of tiki taka football, Fabinho would be fine for a dm role which could allow Guardiola to play more attacking mids like de Bruyne and D. Silva as his cms which I'd imagine is his intention. That may be a problem against stronger teams but you'd imagine they'll be comfortably able to defeat the smaller teams with such creative talent and for big games they still have more defensive options like Fernandinho, and I don't know the situation with Gundogan but I'd imagine he will be back early enough in the season so that's another option. In terms of improvement, the players we're being linked with besides Griezmann are definitely not of that level. I think it's fair to have some concern considering that, despite not winning any trophies, they did still finish higher up the table than us. Yes, it is possible we'll go after bigger targets as the window goes on but generally Jose only signs 4 players each season and I can't see that realistically changing, 6 would be the absolute max imo. So when the likes of Perisic are being linked and potentially taking up one of those limited spots, it's a bit concerning, especially when we're much more in need of these types of creative players and goalscorers.
Yeah, Mourinho signed Costa and Fabregas in his second window at Chelsea. Di Maria and Ozil for Madrid. Eto and Sneijder for Inter. Drogba, Carlvalho and Essien for Chelsea.
All a bunch of kick and run workhorses. Ain't I right @Devil may care?
Yeah.
Could this be like the time Jose tried to sign Valencia for Madrid? Because he anticipated that he could be a great full back? IOW, Perisic as left back?
This thread has more doom and gloom than a Black Sabbath album.
The meltdowns on here over transfer rumours 
Does that post ring a bell?
So Jose is actually trying to do what you suggested there but sign a player that is 10 times better than Nolito. But nah you carry on with your workhorse agenda.
What the feck does me thinking Nolito, who is a flair player and cheaply priced at £13M, for depth have to do with buying a £43M workhorse? Continue wih your agenda is more like it.
People actually think Guardiola buying half of Monaco will work out for him. Only a few players from that team are genuinely good, while most of them flourish thanks to a strong relationship with Jardim and good team chemistry.
Man City went 6-6 against Monaco over two legs, and City got knocked out because their defense was shambolic.
This is what Guardiola has done at every club, he hoards midfielders and if he can help it he wants his defenders to also be midfielders (ie Mascherano). Playing midfielders in as many positions as possible is great when you are Bayern or Barcelona who do not have to worry about teams counter attacking them, but when teams counter attack you regularly your imbalanced team gets exposed.
Man City went 6-6 against Monaco over two legs, and City got knocked out because their defense was shambolic.
This is what Guardiola has done at every club, he hoards midfielders and if he can help it he wants his defenders to also be midfielders (ie Mascherano). Playing midfielders in as many positions as possible is great when you are Bayern or Barcelona who do not have to worry about teams counter attacking them, but when teams counter attack you regularly your imbalanced team gets exposed.
So you'd be happy with City signing all those players would you, Silva, walker, Fabinho, Mendy and Sanchez, if you think that's funny you must be a city fan, apart from Antoine who are we left with to buy at the same level , your post deserves a
not mine or @Devil may careApparently it doesn't matter if City sign him we can always sign ........erm .... no idea.
He's not costing £43m and he's not a workhorse.
Also why do you worry about how much he is going to cost? Are you the club accountant? As long as we can afford it and back the manager get his targets then that's all that matters.
I haven't got agenda. That's you. It's been three days since the season ended and you already crying over targets. We'd probably see another name thrown about tomorrow. Not sure why you having a meltdown in May.
Plus Di Marzio who has the inside scoop usually especially with Jose hasn't said a word about this.
Get your records straight man, Di Maria, Ozil, Carvalho, Drogba were signed in his First transfer windows of respective clubs when he took charge.
Not surprising since you're no Mourinho just some panic fan on the internet. Honest to admit it yourself though.
City already have a great attack. Their problem has been they do not have a dictator in midfield and their defence without Kompany is awful. Last time I checked none of the above can do the above two things. Like I said Fabinho is great, but he's not a big upgrade on Fernandinho.So you'd be happy with City signing all those players would you, Silva, walker, Fabinho, Mendy and Sanchez, if you think that's funny you must be a city fan, apart from Antoine who are we left with to buy at the same level , your post deserves a
But yeah let's just give them the trophy.
Ok clever clogs list the players we can buy at the same level as those City look like getting apart from Antoine.
The Italian sourced article in the Perisic thread said they want €60M and we want to work it down to a €40M starting point that could see the 2 teams meet in the middle at €50M which is roughly £43M, and I care because when you fork out that much you have to keep playing the player no matter what, so it's not a sqaud addition like the Nolito post you stalked back through my profile for, where I was talking about adding squad depth with a cheap addition.
You do have an agenda, this is a message board to discuss topics, right now the topics are mostly transfers and I am giving an opinion, that's not an agenda. You on the other hand are coming directly at me like I insulted your Mom or something and going back through my posts in a futile attempt to try and trip me up.
I'm not having a meltdown, I am giving an opion on a message board, which is what they are for.
Where did I say they weren't? I said he signed Costa and Fabregas in his second window. Then proceeded to make the point to the meltdowners that Jose doesn't just sign work horses. I didn't state which transfer windows they signed in after that.
So maybe you should read?
I'm not giving them the trophy but if you guys can't see that we will be left with 2nd/3rd choices if they sign that lot then I give up.
Some absolute nonsense posted in here, like we're going to suddenly discover 5 players that are as good as those lot yet nobody has heard of them, load of bollox, there's a list of top players everyone will be interested in but apparently we don't need to worry about signing them because?
Why must I? I'm also not Mourinho.
All I know is he know his transfer so whatever City did has no effect on me. You're welcomed to be chicken little the whole summer saga though.
Agenda? Nope. You had one against Jose from the minute he was appointed.
You are having a meltdown. Three days in and you crying over someone we been linked with and there are no credible sources like Di Marzio to verify this story.
Futile attempt? Jose was doing what you suggested and you crying about it. He can't win can he.
Erm, that was last year, hardly relevant.
Hey, why don't you do a bit more stalking and see my posts regarding Jose in the threads leading up to his appointment and when he was appointed and throughout the bulk of the season, you'll see that first line is complete and utter lies, I only started criticising him when we started playing the type of negative garbage football he played at his previous clubs which he said he wouldn't do here.
I'm not having a meltdown, I am giving an opion, this is what the board is for, just because it's a negative opinion doesn't make it a meltdown.
It was futile because the post you brought up was me suggesting a solid attacker at a cheap price for a sqaud role, not a mediocre winger for a huge fee, they are totally different.
The point is there's only a certain number of top players available and City seem to be in for all of them yet you think Jose will sign equally good players that don't exist, I'm so glad we have Jose but to say City signing that lot should be ignored is fecking ridiculous, who are we going to buy at the same level?
Worrying so much about City is a bit premature. They've made one signing for a position they already have top quality.
Rest is gossip at this stage.
If they actually do sign Walker, Mendy, Fabinho and Sanchez - then fine, worry all you want.
Rest is gossip at this stage.
If they actually do sign Walker, Mendy, Fabinho and Sanchez - then fine, worry all you want.
If we're seriously after Dier, Keane and Perisic then not even Griezmann could stop us from failing to get top four next year.
He's not mediocre though is he. How many times have you actually watched him?
Yes, he is IMO, I've watched him about 20 times or so over the last year between Inter and Croatia, shame you can't aknowledge you fabricated complete lies in the previous post regarding my views on Mourinho given you claim not to have an agenda.
Never mind being outraged about United's lack of movement - I'd like to 'thank' the PL & FA for allowing City to alter the course of top-flight English football with unearned money. Even now, they are spending without consequences for the club, yet all we will hear is praise should they succeed. What was the point of, say, United longstanding commercial & on-field excellence or the years of Wenger's careful financial management? Waste of bloody time...
There's no justification for what the authorities have allowed to happen; none. They've completely undermined the idea of competition.
There's no justification for what the authorities have allowed to happen; none. They've completely undermined the idea of competition.
Nonsense.
What if Martial and Micky find their 15/16 form? We saw glimpses of what a capable player Micky is this season.
Not saying we'd win the title, but top4 is very achievable if our current squad hit good form and could sustain it over the season.
Wow. Others are fecked then. No more good players available out there we can buy. Might as well forfeit the season.So you'd be happy with City signing all those players would you, Silva, walker, Fabinho, Mendy and Sanchez, if you think that's funny you must be a city fan, apart from Antoine who are we left with to buy at the same level , your post deserves a
Let's hope so. Any other PL team signing him would be a disaster.
We maybe just dodged that Morata bullet and now they are linking us to Perisic. 
Who's next? I hope these rumours aren't true, and i hope we will make some good signing soon. Need some positive news now.
Who's next? I hope these rumours aren't true, and i hope we will make some good signing soon. Need some positive news now.Who was Baily before he signed for us? Turned out pretty well. I would trust Jose.
And they are not the only good players available on the market.
So that's the aim is it, top 4 next season?? That's the spirit.
We'd be a joke if our shopping list was Keane, Dier and perisic and city signed Sanchez, walker, Silva, fabinho and mendy.
Let's just hope it's all stupid rumours and we all wake up from this potential nightmare hey.
Tbf he was in the final year of his contract.
Look at the state of you.
One signing and a few tweets and City have the league wrapped up already (isnt that what happens every year?). I wonder how the 10 other rich clubs in the world are going to find good players when city have taken 1 player that has shown some promise.
After Di Maria, Falcao and the dutch sensation Memphis flopped you would think our fans would be weary about signing the next player in the hype machine of football hipsters. Last season our best player was an unknown kid from Monaco that everyone thought was a waste of money.
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