Rayvin 5151 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Aye we should go for shock and awe. 5 signings by the end of next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34718 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 (edited) If we stay up I wonder how many fellow PL clubs will continue to snub us and filthy our oil £billions Edited January 7, 2022 by Alex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBlue 749 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 25 minutes ago, sammynb said: Also now we have some wealth, wouldn't it be prudent to do what Chelsea, previously and Man City, more recently, have done and hoover up as much of the young talent from other leagues? First thing we (Man City) did was buy up all the land around the stadium and build build build. Somewhere to put our shiny new toys. Not sure what the scope is for that around your stadium as we had a lot of derelict land. So many jobs get created as the workforce and materials were local where ever possible too. And thats just the start of local investment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4355 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 1 minute ago, LondonBlue said: First thing we (Man City) did was buy up all the land around the stadium and build build build. Somewhere to put our shiny new toys. Not sure what the scope is for that around your stadium as we had a lot of derelict land. So many jobs get created as the workforce and materials were local where ever possible too. And thats just the start of local investment. It's hard because one of the FCB's biggest crimes was selling off the land the previous owners had bought and earmarked for stadium development. Beyond that a lot of the land is owned by the freemen of the city and its use is limited - that's what stopped us building a new ground in the late 90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego21 2135 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 22 minutes ago, sammynb said: Also now we have some wealth, wouldn't it be prudent to do what Chelsea, previously and Man City, more recently, have done and hoover up as much of the young talent from other leagues? When Man City, PSG or Chelsea did what they did, it wasn't exist the Financial Fair Play. I mean. You have much money, but you have limits, and you need to spend very clever every pound. First Man City transfer was Robinho... A man that when arrived thought he was in Chelsea (and he said this in his first interview). And a man it was downhill and just did one good year in Manchester. But they waste much money in wrong players we can't do today. 40M Robinho 25M Jo Alves 25M Santa Cruz (And they have Tevez and Adebayor) 20M Javi García. (And they have Barry for the samen position) We need to do a group and a base. First we have to get to be next year in Premier.... And next year you have to make a team could be fight to be in Top6 and try to enter in European Competitions. But most important thing is to get not relegated. You need players than want to grow at time with the team. And players than know that... With the correct steps, the could be playing Champions League in 2-3 or 3-4 years with this team. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrokendoll 9032 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, LondonBlue said: First thing we (Man City) did was buy up all the land around the stadium and build build build. Somewhere to put our shiny new toys. Not sure what the scope is for that around your stadium as we had a lot of derelict land. So many jobs get created as the workforce and materials were local where ever possible too. And thats just the start of local investment. there's a derelict land about 14 miles from our stadium. I'd be fucking livid if we invested in it. Edited January 7, 2022 by thebrokendoll 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohhh_yeah 2929 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 30 minutes ago, Polarboy said: Yeah Chelsea's way of doing things is pretty insane, in a good way for them at least. They currently have about ten players out on loan. The correct answer is 22 players on loan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarboy 2311 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, ohhh_yeah said: The correct answer is 22 players on loan. I was going by transfermarkt, and it seems to be ten, but maybe they differentiate between players that were in the squad at one point, and youth players, under 21's etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken 119 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 28 minutes ago, PaddockLad said: Youth system overhaul will be at the top of the new DoF's in tray....if we ever get one, obvs.. Bringing in the best youth talent and developing local talent. That's what Amanda Stavely said when she said the club will be built organically? There will be a complete overhaul of the infrastructure of the club in time. Short term the club is trying to bring in players to avoid relegation at all costs by the sounds of things. I haven't heard of three quarters of the players linked but it feels good seeing the club so proactive now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3342 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, Diego21 said: When Man City, PSG or Chelsea did what they did, it wasn't exist the Financial Fair Play. I mean. You have much money, but you have limits, and you need to spend very clever every pound. First Man City transfer was Robinho... A man that when arrived thought he was in Chelsea (and he said this in his first interview). And a man it was downhill and just did one good year in Manchester. But they waste much money in wrong players we can't do today. 40M Robinho 25M Jo Alves 25M Santa Cruz (And they have Tevez and Adebayor) 20M Javi García. (And they have Barry for the samen position) We need to do a group and a base. First we have to get to be next year in Premier.... And next year you have to make a team could be fight to be in Top6 and try to enter in European Competitions. But most important thing is to get not relegated. You need players than want to grow at time with the team. And players than know that... With the correct steps, the could be playing Champions League in 2-3 or 3-4 years with this team. Agree Diego but also while we are securing our place in the PL, we should also take advantage of the great situation we are in with FFP, due to Ashley's lack of spending. Also let's not buy shite like on a downward slope Robinho or Santa Cruz or Garcia, if I remember correctly they all came from clubs Man City was aspiring to become like. We need to hoover up the Bottmans, Vlahovics and Diazs, from lower leagues and mid-table clubs in the better leagues. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohhh_yeah 2929 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, Polarboy said: I was going by transfermarkt, and it seems to be ten, but maybe they differentiate between players that were in the squad at one point, and youth players, under 21's etc. Ethan Ampadu - Venezia Faustino Anjorin - Lokomotiv Moscow Abdul Baba Rahman - Reading Tiemoue Bakayoko - Milan Thierno Ballo - Rapid Vienna Michy Batshuayi - Besiktas Nathan Baxter - Hull Armando Broja - Southampton Jake Clarke-Salter - Coventry Levi Colwill - Huddersfield Jamie Cumming - Gillingham Danny Drinkwater - Reading Juan Familia-Castillo - Birmingham Conor Gallagher - Crystal Palace Billy Gilmour - Norwich Kenedy - Flamengo Henry Lawrence - AFC Wimbledon Ian Maatsen - Coventry Matt Miazga - Alaves Emerson Palmeiri - Lyon Dujon Sterling - Blackpool Karlo Ziger - Rudar Velenje 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34718 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, Ken said: Bringing in the best youth talent and developing local talent. That's what Amanda Stavely said when she said the club will be built organically? There will be a complete overhaul of the infrastructure of the club in time. Short term the club is trying to bring in players to avoid relegation at all costs by the sounds of things. I haven't heard of three quarters of the players linked but it feels good seeing the club so proactive now. It’s what Ashley would have done too if there was even a modicum of truth to his shite about the club being self-sustaining. Which didn’t stop the usual suspects in the media, punditry circles etc lapping his patter up 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougle 3287 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 9 minutes ago, thebrokendoll said: there's a derelict land about 14 miles from our stadium. I'd be fucking livid if we invested in it. Blyth? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBlue 749 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 5 minutes ago, Diego21 said: When Man City, PSG or Chelsea did what they did, it wasn't exist the Financial Fair Play. I mean. You have much money, but you have limits, and you need to spend very clever every pound. First Man City transfer was Robinho... A man that when arrived thought he was in Chelsea (and he said this in his first interview). And a man it was downhill and just did one good year in Manchester. But they waste much money in wrong players we can't do today. 40M Robinho 25M Jo Alves 25M Santa Cruz (And they have Tevez and Adebayor) 20M Javi García. (And they have Barry for the samen position) We need to do a group and a base. First we have to get to be next year in Premier.... And next year you have to make a team could be fight to be in Top6 and try to enter in European Competitions. But most important thing is to get not relegated. You need players than want to grow at time with the team. And players than know that... With the correct steps, the could be playing Champions League in 2-3 or 3-4 years with this team. Those bad buys that we made were partly due to how far away from the top teams we were. Gambles, but some of them were the right players for where we were. Tevez was brilliant as he wound Man United fans up so much and to be fair he contributed to the first title win. Barry was a proper work horse. limited? yes but good for where we were. Robinho was exciting, there was a lot of hype, but yes a waste of money. Jo! well, i got caught up in the hype and bought a shirt. Worst shirt i ever bought. Santa Cruz was okay but he was never ever fit, so again a waste of money. Javi Garcia was pants, there was no excuse for buying him. Other than maybe that we were still wannabes and hadn't made it yet. As for next year, i'm not so sure i would worry about going down. You'd have the time of your lives coming back up. And it will never happen again. I used to love those promotion seasons. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3342 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 3 minutes ago, ohhh_yeah said: Ethan Ampadu - Venezia Faustino Anjorin - Lokomotiv Moscow Abdul Baba Rahman - Reading Tiemoue Bakayoko - Milan Thierno Ballo - Rapid Vienna Michy Batshuayi - Besiktas Nathan Baxter - Hull Armando Broja - Southampton Jake Clarke-Salter - Coventry Levi Colwill - Huddersfield Jamie Cumming - Gillingham Danny Drinkwater - Reading Juan Familia-Castillo - Birmingham Conor Gallagher - Crystal Palace Billy Gilmour - Norwich Kenedy - Flamengo Henry Lawrence - AFC Wimbledon Ian Maatsen - Coventry Matt Miazga - Alaves Emerson Palmeiri - Lyon Dujon Sterling - Blackpool Karlo Ziger - Rudar Velenje Fucking Kenedy is still on their books, they must have signed him on an Ashley recommended six year contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alex 34718 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, Diego21 said: I wonder if he’s a defensive midfielder 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego21 2135 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Just now, Alex said: I wonder if he’s a defensive midfielder Viana Vibes? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34718 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Just now, Diego21 said: Viana Vibes? 😂 You’ll do for me, kidda 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34718 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 That’s a compliment by the way 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken 119 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 3 minutes ago, Alex said: It’s what Ashley would have done too if there was even a modicum of truth to his shite about the club being self-sustaining. Which didn’t stop the usual suspects in the media, punditry circles etc lapping his patter up My loss off interest in the club and football was about 7 year ago. I completely lost interest and enjoyment in the game in general. So much so that I am still trying to 'get to know ' the players at the club so-to-speak. I know Ashley wanted to bring in obscure players by and large and sell them for a profit for his personal gain. It completely drained me as I am sure it did you and mist fans. I am just glad it's all over and it's time to relax and just enjoy the ride. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeAdmirer 1235 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Was hoping we would have 2-3 players ready to go by this stage to be honest 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wykikitoon 19803 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Fucking class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 32596 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 56 minutes ago, wykikitoon said: What is that programme from? It's doing me head in Seinfeld. (Fish will be soo disappointed you didn't get that one, Wykikki). 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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