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http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...-Llorente.html
And the summer spending spree to buy next seasons title has begun
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Dzeko hasn't worked out, ohhh lets spend 30m on the next big name striker at the moment!
Shocker, City might as well buy the title now and we can save ourselves a whole season tbh. Im sure the fa would love 400 Mill in their accounts.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
I reckon we could buy Caroll off Liverpool with that kind of money.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
So they'll have how many strikers on £200K a week? Unless Redknapp can convince Levy to plunge the spuds into a drowning pool of debt, city will have Adebayor back on the books too. How much do they make a week in revenue? Sounds like they'll be spending it all on about 5 players. Joke club. This isn't about jealously as the gypsies like to claim. This is about making a mockery of the sport we love. Every time city does anything in the market they wreck it for all the other clubs. This is why mediocre players like Bendtner feel justified in making the demands they do, after all they only want a quarter of what that waster Adebayor is on. And the biggest joke, it could well turn out financial fair play (my arse) ends up shitting on the clubs that operate a real business model while giving the citys and barcelonas a free ride.
There should be a 50% tax on all transfers (and wages over a certain amount) with the money going back into a pool that is distributed with a bias towards the smaller clubs. At least citys pathetic behaviour would then benefit football to some degree. They wouldn't miss the money but a small club in the lower leagues would benefit massively with just a few quid. And crappy teams like Portsmouth (or anyone else Redknapp has managed) wouldn't benefit because their dodgy dealing would negate any payback. Barcelona and Madrid should have to pay 90% tax on their rigged TV deals. Teams like that aren't competing, they are outside the sport buying their way through what ought to be be sporting competition.
For a Libertarian your proposals sound very interventionist. Why should we criticise City for buying players? If there's a willing buyer and a willing seller, why should anyone turn their noses up at a mutually beneficially exchange?
You're also advocating direct redistribution towards the smaller clubs, but you on previous occasions have criticised confiscatory taxation by governments because it penalises talented people and gives free money to so called "feckless", less able individuals, therefore apparently destroying the incentive to better oneself.
If City want to pay big money to players, why should an outside agency stop them from doing so? Surely if you're a believer in the free market, you wouldn't want to interfere in their dealings. If City are overpaying for players, that's their problem, and it will hurt their profits until they realise they need to change direction.
This is why I don't get the criticisms aimed at City by people who are believers in the free market and seem to agree with our "self sustainable" model which involves charging sky-high ticket prices to fleece the fans to benefit the shareholders. It's like turkeys voting for Christmas.
Yeah, you see football is not government. There's a difference. Football has a regulatory body that claims it wants to see clubs operate within the sort of practical boundaries that any other business (bar monopolies) operate within. City's model is so clearly in contravention of this alleged regime it makes your eyes water. Chances are they are still paying the massively inflated wage bills of players that have long since departed, just to get them off the roster so they can sign more mercenaries. And you can turn your argument around. You don't mind city being "free market fundamentalists" within a regulated sporting environment but you do approve of a levy on private affairs by an interventionist state? Slightly odd point of view, corporations (imaginary persons) should get a pass but natural people need to be nailed to the floor.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joker
BTW, it's plain we agree on many aspects of social justice. I hate abusers as much as the next socially aware individual. But human life, rights, actual existence should not be subject to corporate rules and regulations. We are better than that, we are above the animals, we are not creatures to be farmed. Or at least we shouldn't be. If natural people agree to make contracts then that's different. The agreed (mutual consent and mutual benefit) requirement of a contract (btw, this is what makes all statute unlawful by its very nature) is usually fine in a business sense. Both parties agree and that's that. No liberty has been infringed. But there are provisos. If the result of this hypothetical contract causes harm to unrelated third parties then there's a case to be answered. This is where we (probably) fundamentally agree in terms of the way some individuals and business operate. And this is why City are at fault. Their actions clearly have a harmful effect within football as a whole. Given the body they have entered into contract with demand City's behaviour should not occur and is not permitted, why do they turn a blind eye or fall for frivolous tricks like self-sponsorship? City are in breach and it is the other clubs paying the cost of this breach. It should be stopped. Plus they are gypsies and should be killed.
You say that as if it's a bad thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coney
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Damn right - that last sentence is the nub of the issue. Pikeys are getting everywhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
dzeko is a class player just hasnt been played. what do you expect him to do when he gets a 10 minute appearance every other week? its no coincidence he was banging in goals left right and centre at the start of the season but has tailed off. he needs a manager who believes in him and plays him week in week out. unfortunately at city that will never happen cause roberto is so under pressure to deliver he'll play balotelli, his long lost son, even though dzeko is far better.
absolute goalscorer and proved that wherever he's been, he's on about 17 goals this season and he's hardly played since xmas
dzeko :bow:
would love him here :bow:
Have to agree with you there.....I think he would work with us.Quote:
Originally Posted by She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
Small thing his move to Citeh have now priced us out......if not the transfer fee but in the wages he is going to demand.
Saying that he will probably go back to Wolfsburg or wherever it was for an undisclosed fee and wages we will never get to know the true figure
I had respect for you until you agreed with that numpties opinion...Quote:
Originally Posted by Japan Shaking All Over
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had to double check myself!
but still think that Dzeko would be a good buy.......
i think he is a good striker but the bold bit is where i take issue with. the whole of city were playing well and winning games by 4+ goals every time but when the going got tough the whole lot choked and couldnt handle it. our game against them being prime example. its easy to score goals when no pressure but when the pressure was on they choked. for that reason alone im not sure about him. think he is good but could easily become a flop with usQuote:
Originally Posted by She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
He Plays Balotelli over Dzeko because he is better simples.Quote:
Originally Posted by She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
In the league Dzeko has played 27 games and got 13 goals, Balotelli has played 22 games and got 13 goals.
For me Balotelli is worth is value but is an idiot and needs to improve his behaviour and could become class one day. Not sure Dzeko was ever worth the 35 mill he was bought for.
But i do think Dzeko would have done better joinning us then city but have not sympathy for him for not playing games of late, he knew it be a possibilty when he joined city.
If you played Vermaelen up front for Man City 27 times, I reckon he'd score more than 13 goals. If you played him in Fabregas' position for Barca, he'd probably score 700. #justsaying
Dzeko is really not particularly good at football. Bit of an oaf, to be fair. Very much a Football Manager signing from City.
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Originally Posted by Terry Tuffnutz
numpty? for what, holding opposing views to you and upsetting the equilibrium of this forum?
out of curiosity, how many away points have you collected over the past 3 years? more than 13? didnt think so. not bad for a 'numpty' eh.
If you deviate too far from the accepted lore, you will be attacked from all sides on GW. :good:Quote:
Originally Posted by She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
those stats are misleading. since xmas dzeko's hardly had a run in the first team.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner
in the last 10 premier league games dzeko's only started 2. and in 6 out of those 10 games he came on as a sub, all after the 70th minute (apart from once when he came on in the 60th minute). additionally, in two of those games he was an unused sub.
balotelli on the other hand has started 8 out of man city's last 10 premier league games (prior to norwich). clearly balotelli's been favoured more recently which is why his goals ratio looks better. all dzeko's been getting is 10-20minute cameo appearances which makes his appearance to goals ratio look worse than it actually is.
when dzeko was given a proper run in the side at the beginning of the season he was scoring goals for fun.
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Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini is disappointed with the standard of refereeing in the Premier League.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17786849Quote:
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini unhappy with referees
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini is disappointed with the standard of refereeing in the Premier League.
There have been several controversial decisions in recent weeks, most notably City's title rivals Manchester United winning two debatable penalties.
"When I was in Italy I always thought, here, there were the best referees," said Mancini. "My idea has changed.
"I am not frustrated. In Italy we say every place is the same. The rules are not the same for everyone."
Asked if he was referring to United, Mancini said: "I'm not saying this; I don't want to say this.
"I said the rules, maybe sometimes, are different. I can say it is a very strange situation."
United, who hold a five-point lead over City at the top of the table, were awarded a controversial penalty in Sunday's win over Aston Villa, with boss Sir Alex Ferguson admitting Ashley Young "overdid" his fall.
That incident came a week after referee Lee Mason was criticised by QPR boss Mark Hughes for sending off Shaun Derry for a challenge on Young inside the box during the loss at Old Trafford.
Meanwhile, Wigan boss Roberto Martinez claimed his side were victims of "disgusting" decisions in the defeat by Chelsea, whose two goals appeared offside.
"After some of the some of the situations I have seen in the last three or four weeks, I think it is really difficult for us," said Mancini ahead of City's trip to Wolves on Sunday.
"For us it is important to finish well this season. We want to try to win the next game. That will be difficult. Wolves are bottom of the table and it will be a tough game."
Yeah for like not seeing Balotelli's challenges on Song????
He is just getting his excuses in for when his boys don't win the league. It will be refs fault for favouring UTD
Always is tbh
We know that better than most
Tbh, the refs do favour United. Maybe not all of them intentionally, but to finish above United, it isn't good enough to be better than them, you have to be considerably better to overcome the officiating benefits they receive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM747L9Wf8M
dont care what anyone says that game was deffo fixed. riley went into that game knowing united were winning at all costs and he was probably paid in one way or another.
we laugh at italy but it happens under our own nose :lol:
no for your selective retarded posting where in the main you laugh at other peoples opinions.Quote:
Originally Posted by She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
at least take it back like a man and not a crying child.
A huge game that shifted the balance of power. Yes of course, obviously fixed. Anyone can just use their eyes to confirm it, but a lot of people prefer to conform rather than confirm.Quote:
Originally Posted by She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
:lol: the irony.Quote:
Originally Posted by Terry Tuffnutz
no more selective posting than goes on by others elsewhere so drop your personal grievances tosser.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...pointment.htmlQuote:
HOWARD WEBB will referee Manchester City’s date with destiny at Newcastle on Sunday.
And that has got City fans fuming.
The South Yorkshire official has a long-standing reputation with them for favouring arch-rivals Manchester United.
Webb landed Mario Balotelli in bother by claiming he had not seen his stamp on Scott Parker in January and gave United two penalties as they came from 3-0 down to draw at Chelsea in February.
Kevin Parker, secretary of the City supporters club, declared: “History tells us he has generally favoured United. City fans do feel that.
“We’ll just have to hope that isn’t reflected on Sunday as it’s such a huge day for Manchester City.”
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Fergie has pulled his trump card
Other way around by the look of it. Webb will be under pressure now. Which is right, he should be under pressure to be impartial but he'll probably crack under the pressure and cheat his arse off for City.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
Think the geordies will stuff them anyway if city play as shit as they did against utd.
http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain...nish-my-careerQuote:
Yaya Toure has admitted that "it would be great" if he could move back to Barcelona and finish his playing career at Camp Nou.
The Ivorian midfielder featured for the Blaugrana for three years and was sold to Manchester City for around €30 million in the summer of 2010.
Toure has been a popular figure at the Etihad Stadium and his double at Newcastle on Sunday left City on the cusp of their first top-flight crown in 44 years, but the 28-year-old has revealed his desire to end his career with the Catalan giants.
"I would love to return to Barcelona and finish my playing career there. If they called me, I would not think twice about it," he said in an interview with Catalan radio station RAC1.
"I love the city, and Barca has been the most important club for me. I love Barcelona.
"In the press conference I did when I left, I said I would return. In life you never know what will happen tomorrow. If I could return, it would be great."
Toure then added that new Barca coach Tito Vilanova will be able to carry on Pep Guardiola's work at the club when the latter steps down at the end of this season in what he believes was a bizarre decision.
"It was a little strange, because Guardiola has been a key figure in the success of Barca. But we are all human.
"I know the new coach very well. He is a very good person and his footballing philosophy is similar to Guardiola's. He will be a very good coach."
Ultra whore, makes Ade look like a (relatively) cheap street hooker. Horrible **** and I hope he loses on Sunday. Glad we never signed this sack of shit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner
Shouldn't sign Africans fullstop. If they're not attempting 179739823129837 lobbed through balls with a success rate of exactly 0.000007%, they're ducking out of headers, or whoring themselves out to the highest bidder, or fucking off to the ACoN every other year.
They don't make them like Kanused to.
Yara retraction coming up.
Africa :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Syn
Awful deodorant.
Nasri oh Nasri, you're a bench warmer for them!
Nasri oh Nasri, why would you want to be a bench warmer for them!
Nasri oh Nasri, you're just a bench warmer for them!
Why would you want to go and be a bench warmer for them!
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Ollie :bow: