** Official ** Summer 2010 Transfer Thread - Signings, Sightings and Rumor's in Here
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really? After just splashing cash I didn't know you had on Jones?
Does that mean Jones' injury was a nasty one? Sad if it is, no-one wants to see a player get injured on their debut...sorry..no-one wants to see players that don't play for Man City get injured on their deut.
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Benfica after Traore
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12876_6318592,00.html
Mancini would understand if given moved (or went on loan)
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12876_6318522,00.html
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12876_6318592,00.html
Mancini would understand if given moved (or went on loan)
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12876_6318522,00.html
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I thought that Traore had a lot of promise but it never materialized. Happy to have Gibbs as our cover and he might even challenge for the starting position if he continues. Clichy has stuttered a bit with his performances/progression.
Would love to see Given come to us. Would rather we bedded in a new goale quickly though.
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Yeah, it's a pity about Traore, he looked good for a bit but it blatantly isn't going to happen. Knowing Wenger though...
What do you guys think about the Fanshares 'promotion'?
Edit, dunno really. I'm pretty uncertain about it.
What do you guys think about the Fanshares 'promotion'?
Edit, dunno really. I'm pretty uncertain about it.
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£26m & Ireland Villa got.
Ireland will reportedly get £500k not £2m.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/...-city-james-milner-stephen-ireland?CMP=twt_gu
And no Santa Cruz for Cities Europa League game, replaced by Balotelli. Sparky likes Cruz doesn't he syke?
YOu realise the story you linked says its a £26mil play + cash deal, as in Ireland + 18mil = £26 mil, it also says Ireland got half of the payout he was holding out for, half of 2 mil, = 1 mil.
How you came up with 26mil + ireland and half of 2mil being 500k I don't know.
Ridiculously good deal for Villa, Milner isn't particularly good in the middle and Ireland has the potential to be one of the best. A 7 goal season of which quite a few were penalties and people are creaming themselves over Milner.
Ireland had one bad year because he had a weird illness at the start of the season and Mancini wouldn't let him back in the team, the year before he scored 9 goals, 10 assists and was a damn fantastic player. He's still that same player and has only really had that one first team season, with 9 goals 10 assists.
Milners had 4 first team seasons already, he's a solid 3 goal a season player, with last season he added penalties and went way up to, 7, he won't be taking penalties at City, I wouldn't be surprised to see him around the 4-5 goal mark this season(if he even gets games) and I can see Ireland being far better than Milner this season.
Ireland is not a better player than Milner.....he was given numerous chances last year in his favoured position and didnt take them, played in pre season and didnt do anything....he had one good season 08-09 so i think its a bit unfair to say hes better than Milner who has good last year,decent year before? showed promise at Newcastle.
Can someone explain the Beba transfer to me please, i've read that 6 weeks ago he signed for Vitoria Guimaraes on a free from a 3rd division team but 5 weeks after that he signs for Man U for 7 mil!! Is that true and if so WTF?
As good as correct yes
He was released from his former club, played a few pre-season games (and scored a couple of goals), & on recommendation of Portugal boss Carlos Quiroz, SAF snapped him up as RM and others were sniffing around
Believe deal adds up to £7m (incl add ons) , wouldnt be surprised if transfer was significantly lower though (£3-£5m) with rest on appearances / Int caps etc
As to why he was released initially not quite sure
Over this season, and maybe even next few seasons (if each player is given a decent chance in the new team) I reckon they will be much of a muchness - maybe match by match there will be good/bad days as with most players, but its undoubtedly the case that AV benefitted greatly from that deal (£5-10m difference maybe -incl "British player" factor, £8m MORE unquestionably AV won significantly)
Im guessing Ireland is HG as well - so that doesnt come into it (he joined Man City at 15 - so sounds like it)
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Is Bebe on Football Manager/Champ Manager/Whatever football managemnt game? 
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It's like City's version of the Ibrahimovic deal. Also pretty much sums up their spending trends.
It's like City's version of the Ibrahimovic deal. Also pretty much sums up their spending trends.
Very good description hahaha
It's like City's version of the Ibrahimovic deal. Also pretty much sums up their spending trends.
Good analogy, however I always thought Eto'o a better player than Zlatan.
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Down to personal preference I guess. I too much prefer Eto'o's strength (that can't be right can it? Eto'o's?
) but quite a few of my friends prefer Ibra.- Status