: Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:25 am  

Catalancs wrote:

...and won...

....the game

What was the point of your post?

: Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:34 am  

carl_spackler wrote:

All 3 in positions City need to strengthen, young players with good potential at half decent prices, good opportunity for regular first team football for the players, and if they all came there'd be familiar friendly faces for them straight away to hopefully help them settle. Would also continue the relationship they seem to be developing with Utd, keeping them sweet for potentially another loanee. Makes a lot of sense to me.

Agreed

Campbell looks like our number1 target anyway, Gibson i thought along with Welbeck was there 2 best players when they played us 2 weeks ago but with Carrick, Fletcher, Anderson, Scholes and Hargreaves in the squad hes not going to get a look in and Simpson did a good job for Blackburn..

Would be great if we could get all 3

: Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:34 am  

Robbie Rotten wrote:

Talking of centre halves, surely City have to get rid of Dunne. Just imagine if Sven managed to sign Chiellini when he first arrived, would have been a fantastic signing for the rumoured fee.

Newspapers are suggesting that Dunne is going to Spurs. I like Dunne because he has given the club his all. However, he was responsible for us dropping around 12 points this season. Along with Richards, he also contrived to let Hamburg qualify for the semi. If Dunne stays at the club, I sincerely hope that it is as 3rd choice back-up.

I'd like Agger as his replacement. A centre-half has to be our priority, along with someone who can play as a lone striker.

: Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:38 am  

Enfield Exile wrote:

Newspapers are suggesting that Dunne is going to Spurs. I like Dunne because he has given the club his all. However, he was responsible for us dropping around 12 points this season. Along with Richards, he also contrived to let Hamburg qualify for the semi. If Dunne stays at the club, I sincerely hope that it is as 3rd choice back-up.

I'd like Agger as his replacement. A centre-half has to be our priority, along with someone who can play as a lone striker.

Yeah. You could never knock Dunne for effort, but he just seems so error-prone, he could have a game where he'd be a rock and nothing would get past him, only to follow that up with a pair of brain farts in the next game.

Agger's just signed a new contract, so he's going nowhere

Kompany looks good, but you could do with a real top drawer defender. Raul Albiol at Valencia is good, but would take time to adapt, I feel.

: Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:48 am  

Enfield Exile wrote:

....the game
What was the point of your post?

You're right. One game over the league any day of the week. Are you a City fan by any chance?

Fingerposts Finest wrote:

trust me agger is a world class centre back in waiting, he reminds me so much of the best 2 ever..................bobby moore and jocky hansen

Bit different to 'world's best defender'.
When will he actually become 'world class'?

: Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:06 am  

Catalancs wrote:

You're right. One game over the league any day of the week.

What is the point you are making?

Vidic cannot handle Torres. That's it.

You are a teacher but your comprehension skills are poor. I am not surprised as they allow anyone to be a teacher nowadays. Call centre workers require higher levels of educational achievement.

: Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:25 am  

Robbie Rotten wrote:

Yeah. You could never knock Dunne for effort, but he just seems so error-prone, he could have a game where he'd be a rock and nothing would get past him, only to follow that up with a pair of brain farts in the next game. .

Indeed. He can produce some excellent performances, but then at times he is very, very poor. We need a bit more consistency.

Our best central defender this season has been Onouha. He looked a great talent when he was 18 yrs old but he had so many injuries that he spent around two years on the treatment table or trying to get fit. We need someone to play alongside him.

Agger's just signed a new contract, so he's going nowhere .

That’s a shame. I rate him as a better player than Skrtel. TBH I am not a fan of Skrtel.

The Dane appears to be more composed and assured, as well as a better passer and a threat in the opposition half.


Kompany looks good, but you could do with a real top drawer defender. Raul Albiol at Valencia is good, but would take time to adapt, I feel.[/quote]

Albiol is a quality player but there is talk of him going to Real, as part of the £300m Galactico recruitment drive. We have no chance if Real are interested.

I was gutted that we didn’t get Chielleini as I rate him very highly. IMO he’s the best Italian defender by quite a distance ATM.

Kompany is a centre-half. I would imagine that Hughes will plat him in defence or he will be used as a squad player.

We are, according to the newspapers, interested in Lescott. That would be interesting if it came off. I think he and Onouha would complement each other quite nicely, and both have a lot of improvement left in them.

: Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:31 am  

Enfield Exile wrote:

A centre-half has to be our priority, along with someone who can play as a lone striker.

Is Darius still there?

: Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:33 am  

You still got Denilson and Song

: Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:36 am  

Enfield Exile wrote:

You still got Denilson and Song

Denilson's gone to Vietnam