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We let him go because at his age he needs to play. We often do that but throw in buyback and sell on clauses. I believe most City fans are of the view that he's not good enough for us or that there isn't a spot for him. I think that when Pep sees something in a player he promotes to the first team squad to see if they can make the next step (Foden, Cole Palmer, Rico Lewis), he doesn't let them leave(we had no choice with Jaden Sancho as he was impatient to play) Lavia got a couple of cup appearances and, for me, didn't impress. Some blues would argue that he's better that Kalvin Phillips ( i'm firmly in the give KP time camp. injuries and learning peps way ). Either way KP is in his way. He does have a cool name mind.

I suspect that back then the First Division or FA Cup argument was had in the same way we now say Premier League or Champions League.

Although I'm not that old so don't know for sure, I genuinely believe that there was a time when the FA Cup was top of that list for club level World Cup (Country) Premier League European Champions (Country) Champions League FA Cup Europa League The Old Cup Winners Cup Europa Conference League Cup Club World Cup European Super Cup Charity Shield Full Members Cup Simod Cup All the club level 4 team pre-season warm up tournaments Nations League (Country)

we love it but you're right about the spoiler tag. might as well have put it in bold. luckily the shows more about the characters than the team.

i'm sure there is. it would just be nice if we didn't need google to get through the day. I'm a bit of a comic nerd so i tend to look at those marvel ones, dc too. started collecting back in the 80's now i just want the space back in my house but can't bear to let go

my thoughts exactly. just had a google and it said that despite the common thread, they are all pretty well standalone. so chronological it is then. if only the starwars franchise had included a year in every movie and spin off

just popped on to say.... not too childish i hope. took my eldest. a fantastic time to be blue

we're way behind the curve i know but me, the wife, and my girls are loving Ted Lasso atm. Have to be honest i found myself cheering for City even in a make believe show

we're on yellowstone season 5. is it best to watch 1883 or 1923 next? i mean i get the obvious order but you guys might know for sure

Not all of these have stood the test of time but i guess Shearer has

shhh, this board might form a part of their scouting network

I see you lot are linked to Ferran Torres. We bought him for 23m Euros and sold him to Barca for 55m Euros + 10m add ons. We basically pulled Barca's pants down with that one. He's a good lad, works hard and gets the odd goal but nah, no thanks. Of course Barca probably still owe us most of that as they're skint as.

been away overnight but thanks @Rayvin met Ricky Hatton Saturday night who was pretty happy too (Nice guy btw)

We just need Pep to stay long enough for Kompany to get that bit more experience. He married a mancunian lass, a city fan too (as if he needs the added incentive). Another i'd love to manage us one day would be Gundogan. Obviously his journey hasn't yet begun but he's so so clever. Not sure KDB is manager material though, not sure he has the patience.

lol. he extended until 2025 a few days before the world cup started i think. he keep signing 2 year extensions so was due to go this summer! i think it comes down to is he enjoying the job. hopefully Kompany will be ready by the time he goes.

yep, it used to be that no one could compete with liverpool, then the same was said of man united. cycles. Pep will be gone before you know it and a new cycle will start.

Lifted this from a fellow City fan. A different perspective on relative value of players over the years. Basically expressing the cost of a player as a percentage on the league income. Obvious flaws but still interesting

when nicky butt signed for united his dad drove away from the swamp with a brand new mercedes

i agree with this. major spend to get there, then whilst you're successful the spend drops. not sure we've done the dirty tricks that used to be standard. like the old ryan giggs one. he was on our books, then switched to man united around the time his mum and dads kitchen was fitted out with all the latest white goods. just a coincidence of course.

Uefa can afford good lawyers too. Point is they had no evidence. The CAS report states that quite clearly. We were fined for not responding quickly enough. So when people say CAS found us guilty, they did, but not for cheating. We were the turkey that didn't vote for christmas, naughty us. I'm fairly sure the same will happen with the premier league charges. Some of which are for rules introduced after the they were supposedly broken. Tricky bit is that a platinum season ticket arsenal fan is going to be passing judgement. People are always amazed that we got so much sponsorship from the UAE in the early days. But why wouldn't companies want to be linked to their own royal family, great exposure for them. Anyway the press will ramp the focus more on you once you start winning things...

Here's another bug bear that the media ignore when talking about state owned and outspending everyone. We don't spend more. We spend less. https://www.football365.com/news/transfers-premier-league-five-year-net-spend-man-utd-man-city

I agree. But if the premier league is the cake then the CL is just a big fat cherry on top.

We've won nothing yet. ( it's very hard to shake the old pessimistic accepting of defeat outlook. you'll understand t feeling soon enough! )

Don't get me wrong. I desperately want to win all 3. In any normal season, I think just about any city fan will say premier league over champions league. But they'll also caveat that with getting the champions league won for the first time to stop people holding it against us. Also city fans hate uefa and their witch hunt. that's why we boo the champions league anthem every single time. charging us with zero actual evidence (even the time barred charges had no evidence) no wonder we don't co-operate. grrr need to get back in my box!

Swiss Ramble have lots of good articles, you might like this one as it should give you an insight on the money you're likely to get from the Champions League next season