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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2010 19:46:43 GMT
So it looks like Milner will go there and maybe a couple more. They 'll need to shift some.
The likes of Bridge, Richards, Onuhua, Kompany, Santa Cruz, SWP, Ireland - maybe even the likes of Barry and Zabaleta - are all going to struggle to get a game next year.
Who is realistic that we could go for?
Is Kompany out of our league? Zabaleta? Santa Cruz on loan? or am I dreaming?
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Post by Olgrligm on Jul 22, 2010 19:48:05 GMT
I don't think much of Santa Cruz as a player for our system, but Kompany would be an absolute dream. He'd probably have suitors from across Europe though. I imagine that most of the players you mention would attract the likes of Villa and Everton, with the exception of Wayne Bridge.
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Post by stokemanusa on Jul 22, 2010 19:49:19 GMT
I don't think much of Santa Cruz as a player for our system, but Kompany would be an absolute dream. He'd probably have suitors from across Europe though. I imagine that most of the players you mention would attract the likes of Villa and Everton, with the exception of Wayne Bridge. Kompany would be great for the side... ;D |
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Post by MrMagic on Jul 22, 2010 19:49:19 GMT
So it looks like Milner will go there and maybe a couple more. They 'll need to shift some. The likes of Bridge, Richards, Onuhua, Kompany, Santa Cruz, SWP, Ireland - maybe even the likes of Barry and Zabaleta - are all going to struggle to get a game next year. Who is realistic that we could go for? Is Kompany out of our league? Zabaleta? Santa Cruz on loan? or am I dreaming? Onuhua definately. Kompany would be fantastic for our system. Santa Cruz looked well out of form in SA so I'm not sure. Ireland is on lots of cash (allegedly) so probably not. TBH if we got Onuuhua and Kompany it'd be fantastic |
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Post by ProudPotter17 on Jul 22, 2010 19:50:04 GMT
I'd take any of them
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Post by FullerMagic on Jul 22, 2010 19:51:07 GMT
Onuoha would be an absolute dream.
But one article in the north-east press said Bruce had been put off by Man City's stubborn 8m price tag!
He wouldn't half be a cracking addition though
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2010 19:52:39 GMT
I think a fully fit Santa Cruz would be an excellent goalscoring target man.
As MM says though, he looked fuckered in the world cup, and he's had years of injury problems.
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Post by knowles on Jul 22, 2010 19:52:42 GMT
Santa Cruz will retire within two years. Mark my words.
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Post by bogus on Jul 22, 2010 19:53:37 GMT
I wouldn't be surprised if Martin O'Neill doesn't get a few of them in exchange for any deal for Milner.
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Post by mart57 on Jul 22, 2010 19:54:11 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2010 19:56:05 GMT
Steven Ireland, by a fucking mile  He's way too attacking for Tone, sadly. |
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Post by Paul Spencer on Jul 22, 2010 19:58:46 GMT
You know apart from that one season at Blackburn, Santa Cruz hasn't ever really been that prolific in front of goal.
At Bayern he became something of a target for the boo boys, where he never really got anything above a 1 in 5 strike rate.
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Post by JimmyisGod on Jul 22, 2010 19:59:08 GMT
And surely all those Man City players will be on huge wages...we wouldn't pay the wages they want
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Post by prettyricky on Jul 22, 2010 20:00:16 GMT
i reckon kompany will still have a big roles their next year he's a class player, mancini said he wants to hold on to richards already, can't see ireland moving away he's been there all his career and has a bright future and i think santa cruz is happy to sit on the bench for a billion pound a year but the rest of their 'deadwood' or at least for them would be up for grabs even SWP if we step our game up
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2010 20:00:45 GMT
And surely all those Man City players will be on huge wages...we wouldn't pay the wages they want Realistically though, nobody is. |
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Post by Paul Spencer on Jul 22, 2010 20:06:34 GMT
And surely all those Man City players will be on huge wages...we wouldn't pay the wages they want With Mancini's current recruitment drive seemingly continuing unabated and the 25 man squad rule looming, I'm sure that Citeh are more than aware, that they're going to have to come to some sort of arrangement with the players that they're hoping to move on and with their prospective purchasers about the existing contracts, or else nobody will be going anywhere. |
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Post by mailman44 on Jul 22, 2010 20:34:56 GMT
What about that lad Michael Johnson? If healthy he could did a job for us. Worth a punt anyways ...
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Post by PickSCFC on Jul 22, 2010 20:35:55 GMT
So it looks like Milner will go there and maybe a couple more. They 'll need to shift some. The likes of Bridge, Richards, Onuhua, Kompany, Santa Cruz, SWP, Ireland - maybe even the likes of Barry and Zabaleta - are all going to struggle to get a game next year. Who is realistic that we could go for? Is Kompany out of our league? Zabaleta? Santa Cruz on loan? or am I dreaming? your dreaming |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2010 20:39:32 GMT
What about that lad Michael Johnson? If healthy he could did a job for us. Worth a punt anyways ... Massive "if" though. He's been injured for about three years, he put on loads of weight and has by all accounts a bit of an attitude problem. |
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Post by santy on Jul 22, 2010 21:04:01 GMT
We'd do well to try a loan bid for one or two of them, the money isn't the issue for Man City is it? So we could probably do quite well on that front, and it means we could maybe get in 1/2 good players with no real commitments.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jul 22, 2010 22:04:51 GMT
Onuoha is the only one listed in the opening post that I think we'd be in with a chance for. Maybe Zabaleta but surprisingly I don't rate him.  |
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