KAZZAM Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 Doku and Nunes for £110 mill doesn't seem there normal level of player and well overpriced. City era has peaked and now in a downwards trend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 4 minutes ago, KAZZAM said: Doku and Nunes for £110 mill doesn't seem there normal level of player and well overpriced. City era has peaked and now in a downwards trend. Considering they only just bought Haaland last year I really have a hard time seeing this scenario play out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 57 minutes ago, jimmygreaves said: Yeah, those teams were really struggling till Pep rocked up..... FML They weren't, but they went on unprecedented periods of league domination because of his system. Just like city are doing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Apparently in order to circumnavigate FFP and get Nunes from Wolves for cheaper they are letting Wolves have a Girona (part of City group) CB on the cheap. Nothing suspicious here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 8 minutes ago, VillaAlex said: Apparently in order to circumnavigate FFP and get Nunes from Wolves for cheaper they are letting Wolves have a Girona (part of City group) CB on the cheap. Nothing suspicious here. Sounds legit. So many suspicious transfer happening all over the place at the moment. Big money for nobodies. It all feels a bit off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmygreaves Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, MotoMkali said: They weren't, but they went on unprecedented periods of league domination because of his system. Just like city are doing. Untill Pep wins something at a club without limitless funds or profile I'll maintain that he's a definitive chequebook manager. Don't fall for the hype. Edited August 30, 2023 by jimmygreaves 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 20 minutes ago, jimmygreaves said: Untill Pep wins something at a club without limitless funds or profile I'll maintain that he's a definitive chequebook manager. Don't fall for the hype. Exactly, hasn't he spent like One Billion Pounds at Sh***y? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 49 minutes ago, VillaAlex said: Apparently in order to circumnavigate FFP and get Nunes from Wolves for cheaper they are letting Wolves have a Girona (part of City group) CB on the cheap. Nothing suspicious here. They've let the horse out the stable on this one. There's no going back on multi club ownership, and they've got no way of legally enforcing that such deals don't get made. The best they can do is implement some form of fair value tribunal to assess a players value but even that's going to be so subjective and give such a range that the clubs abusing the system will continue to do so and get away with it. I don't like that we're trying to join them, but realistically it's the only way to compete on a nearly level playing field. In reality, it's still like playing on the hill in Rectory Park, or the pitches at doe bank lane, except where the opposition permanently have the slope/wind in their favour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLVillan Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Zhan_Zhuang said: Exactly, hasn't he spent like One Billion Pounds at Sh***y? He's spent more on his defence than most small countries.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLVillan Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 2 hours ago, jimmygreaves said: Untill Pep wins something at a club without limitless funds or profile I'll maintain that he's a definitive chequebook manager. Don't fall for the hype. I've always maintained that Pep has never really had to prove himself as a manager, and if you stuck him into a mid-tier club with limited resources he'd struggle with technically inferior players. You could argue he has blown it big-time in some instances in one-off matches. Given the resources he's had available to him, three European Cup wins in fifteen years is hardly earth-shattering. Winning the domestic league at Barcelona is getting the better of one other team and in Germany it's a one-horse race. Sadly, given their money, England is little better nowadays..... Unai Emery has won trophies against the odds, getting the best from mid-tier/unfashionable clubs and being a master tactician in one-off matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_Villain Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 On 15/08/2023 at 15:30, sne said: De Bruyne out for the rest of the year. That's sting for City. Awww diddums 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 30, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted August 30, 2023 2 hours ago, Zhan_Zhuang said: Exactly, hasn't he spent like One Billion Pounds at Sh***y? Chelsea have spent a billion in the last 12 months. Man Utd have outspent City since Pep’s been there. How come they aren’t dominating the league? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post villan95 Posted August 30, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 30, 2023 4 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Chelsea have spent a billion in the last 12 months. Man Utd have outspent City since Pep’s been there. How come they aren’t dominating the league? Only on the official figures 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 Most in demand player on the planet signed for them for a mere £50m and didn’t even speak to anyone else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 3 hours ago, jimmygreaves said: Untill Pep wins something at a club without limitless funds or profile I'll maintain that he's a definitive chequebook manager. Don't fall for the hype. I know. And until Tyson Fury beats my drunk uncle outside the social club on a Saturday night in Halesowen he is only a prize fighter. Don't fall for the hype. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 17 minutes ago, Genie said: Most in demand player on the planet signed for them for a mere £50m and didn’t even speak to anyone else Nobody really wanted Phillips 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 3 hours ago, jimmygreaves said: Untill Pep wins something at a club without limitless funds or profile I'll maintain that he's a definitive chequebook manager. Don't fall for the hype. Not to mention the illegal stuff. Payments/substances He is only a drug cheat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 4 hours ago, VillaAlex said: Apparently in order to circumnavigate FFP and get Nunes from Wolves for cheaper they are letting Wolves have a Girona (part of City group) CB on the cheap. Nothing suspicious here. Multi-club groups and buy-backs have to be banned ASAP. Absolutely nailed on to wreck football. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 3 hours ago, Zhan_Zhuang said: Exactly, hasn't he spent like One Billion Pounds at Sh***y? Haven't Chelsea and utd spent the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 25 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Haven't Chelsea and utd spent the same? Just means they haven't had cheque book managers I guess... There's very different skill sets required, and whilst I'm sure Pep would struggled to have motivated our villa team to a promotion the way Smith did, I don't think Smith would win the league coaching City's mega stars. The bigger issue is that Pep's a convicted drug cheat, and I have no doubt that City will be doing whatever cheating they can to get advantages. Included within that the financial side of doping that let them spend to Pep's desires in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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