Leyqute:


60m for DiMaria. 54m for Fred.

What the fvvvck

Lol, Morgan Schnerderlin, even that Sanchez swap...

weedtaker:
Di Maria for 60 wasn’t a bad deal, he just doesn’t want to come here and Woodward somehow manage to become blind, deaf and dumb to that.

How is buying a player uninterested in your club a good deal?

Bombblacks:
Everybody's got some power of insight looking back now.. If any of Owen, Valencia, Di Maria, Depay or Sanchez worked out, this would be a moot discussion about 2009 and we'll be talking of how shrewdly we replaced Ronaldo.

LoooL

eph12:

Stones was exceptional what? After one season? If he wasn't English, we won't even be hearing his name like that. Please there was nothing exceptional about Stones.

lies, he was exceptional with the ball at his feet. You are saying after “1 season” like playing with the ball is the same as scoring goals. You can know who’s good with the ball in just a game only, just as you can know who’s slow and who’s fast.

At bold, those two statements contradict themselves. How are you comfortable with the ball and can move with it and play passes without being a very good ball playing CB? What's there to do again?

Keep playing yourself. Like smalling can’t move with ball and play pass na abi.

ouzo1:



What of that Maguire 80 million?

weedtaker:
His style doesn’t work that much now, he still hasn’t come to terms with that,

that’s why to me SAF will always be the GOAT manager, he always adapts.

that can be argued, Spain were already playing tiki taka with Luis Aragones.

Pep though really brought it to limelight.

Yes, that’s what I am saying at the bolded. I know he is not the one that started it.

weedtaker:
Di Maria for 60 wasn’t a bad deal, he just doesn’t want to come here and Woodward somehow manage to become blind, deaf and dumb to that.

Lol how is that not a bad deal. Someone doesn't want to come yet you signed him and a year later he leaves at a lose, bad deals doesn't get worse than that.

Bombblacks:
Everybody's got some power of insight looking back now.. If any of Owen, Valencia, Di Maria, Depay or Sanchez worked out, this would be a moot discussion about 2009 and we'll be talking of how shrewdly we replaced Ronaldo.

lol

ouzo1:



What of that Maguire 80 million?

Let's take a look at City backline options

Stones.....50million
Ake.......41million
Dias.......60million
Laporte......57million.…....208million on just their Cb option. When we add fullbacks that's almost 350milion. To that's Sensible spending right?

hensben:
He is not getting England call up for a reason even when he is playing for Man U. The guy is not a modern day RB. He is not expressive with the ball, just tackles like old school defenders. I remember then, our coach then always shout at us when we chest ball like that.

England Call up na by press hype and him no get luck for that side. that kind chest control no dey give u balance.

handelex:
Lol how is that not a bad deal. Someone doesn't want to come yet you signed him and a year later he leaves at a lose, bad deals doesn't get worse than that.

I mean the fee, he was worth 60mil then.

Bombblacks:

Have the owners spent money on players or not? Is it the glazers that scot players and negotiate deals with other clubs?

Your question makes sense. The narrative out there is they have not spent enough on players. On the contrary, they have matched top clubs in terms of spending.

The 700m debt service amount is what people keep talking about, how they could have spent it on players. How many clubs have spent 1.7 to 2 billion on player acquisitions in the last 10 years?

Panther7:
It's not about the amount of money spent but the quality of the signings. Imagine, signing a right back that can't attack for 50 million, A midfielder that can't pass for 54 million and a defender that can't head the ball properly for 80 million and you want to win trophies .

Pathetic!

Please remove bissaka from that list thank you

Bombblacks:

So that's spending money without Sense to you? Mangala 50million, Mendy 55million and etc are what to you?

Who is laughing and who is crying? Who is in the UCL final and who is not? Who has steadily grown to become serial title winners in the last decade and who has smelled first position just once in that same period?

You think we wouldn’t have given City a good title chase if we had a more robust squad? If we’ve made better decisions in the TW years ago? If the Glazers had put round pegs in round holes? Abegi

handelex:
Lol how is that not a bad deal. Someone doesn't want to come yet you signed him and a year later he leaves at a lose, bad deals doesn't get worse than that.

I don't understand. Did United put a gun to Di Maria's head and told him he must come to club. He signed the contract because he wanted to come to united. Where are you guys getting your info from?

Too much bad deals plenty oo. That we are finding it difficult to offload some players on bumper salaries is clear example of spending money without sense.

How the fvck did Jones contract get renewed
Martial pocketing 250k
DeGea 300k.
Luke Shaw 200k
Etc...
How we managed to offload Sanchez still remains a miracle..

Nawa oo

eph12:

Stones was exceptional what? After one season? If he wasn't English, we won't even be hearing his name like that. Please there was nothing exceptional about Stones.

At bold, those two statements contradict themselves. How are you comfortable with the ball and can move with it and play passes without being a very good ball playing CB? What's there to do again?

As I read am, I weak.

ouzo1:



England Call up na by press hype and him no get luck for that side. that kind chest control no dey give u balance.

Technically, poor controlling skills like chest control, trapping and ball movement are the traits of amateur players. Not true, Wan Bissaka is not better than any of those RB been called up. Like I said his pattern of play is old school.

handelex:
Too much bad deals plenty oo. That we are finding it difficult to offload some players on bumper salaries is clear example of spending money without sense.

How the fvck did Jones contract get renewed
Martial pocketing 250k
DeGea 300k.
Luke Shaw 200k
Etc...
How we managed to offload Sanchez still remains a miracle..

Nawa oo

O boy. I even forgot about that charlatan.

nitrogen:


Your question makes sense. The narrative out there is they have not spent enough on players. On the contrary, they have matched top clubs in terms of spending.

The 700m debt service amount is what people keep talking about, how they could have spent it on players. How many clubs have spent 1.7 to 2 billion on player acquisitions in the last 10 years?

Gbam. The owners have invested enough money into the club in regards to buying players. People that where ready to buy Sancho for 80 to 90million during the pandemic. When it comes to spending money on players they have done their job.

handelex:
Lol, Morgan Schnerderlin, even that Sanchez swap...

Schnerderlin wasn’t bad too, I remember how we were buzzing when we got him, it just didn’t work out. I think LVG had the worst luck here when it comes to transfers.

Depay was a good youngster destined for greater heights, Di Maria just won the MOTM in a CL final, Schnerdelin, Blind, Darmian, Herrera were all hailed as smart business.

Martial was even the signing that had question marks, now he’s the only LVG signing in our books.

weedtaker:
I mean the fee, he was worth 60mil then.

Ultimately that deal was a bad deal. The red flag was very obvious.

hensben:
He is not getting England call up for a reason even when he is playing for Man U. The guy is not a modern day RB. He is not expressive with the ball, just tackles like old school defenders. I remember then, our coach then always shout at us when we chest ball like that.

Before United boought wan bissaka, we knew he was a defense minded RB(his primary duty), what was looked at was his age and the possibility of putting some attacking traits into his game(which has been quite successful).
Bissaka was no waste of money if you ask me.

KingAlabi:

Please remove bissaka from that list thank you

Why? Cos he can slide tackle abi

weedtaker:
lies, he was exceptional with the ball at his feet. You are saying after “1 season” like playing with the ball is the same as scoring goals. You can know who’s good with the ball in just a game only, just as you can know who’s slow and who’s fast.

Keep playing yourself. Like smalling can’t move with ball and play pass na abi.

Abeg no mention Smalling and moving the ball together biko.

Bombblacks:

I don't understand. Did United put a gun to Di Maria's head and told him he must come to club. He signed the contract because he wanted to come to united. Where are you guys getting your info from?

Did he really want to come United? Why then did he leave after just a year also not forgetting the shenanigans from his wife talking shit about Manchester.
United just offered him more money, he didn't want to come here.

Bombblacks:

Let's take a look at City backline options

Stones.....50million
Ake.......41million
Dias.......60million
Laporte......57million.…....208million on just their Cb option. When we add fullbacks that's almost 350milion. To that's Sensible spending right?

Na Pep style be that, he likes to have a lot of options whereas Ole prefers to have a main team. Having a main team you need quality everywhere, u don't just remove anyhw money and buy trash just cuz u want to. So to answer your question, Yes it's sensible to me going by want Pep has achieved so far with Man City.

Panther7:
Why? Can he can slide tackle abi

Mention top 5 RBs in the premier league Currently and see if bissaka's name won't spring up.

Respect bissaka

KingAlabi:

Before United both wan bissaka, we knew he was a defense minded RB(his primary duty), what was looked at was his age and the possibility of putting some attacking traits into his game(which has been quite successful).
Bissaka was no waste of money if you ask me.

The guy is good defensively, but no top clubs use his type of full back any longer.

KingAlabi:

Abeg no mention Smalling and moving the ball together biko.

Smalling was playing as a Right Back under the greatest manager of all time and also was a mainstay in the defense of a manager that brought the “ball playing cb” concept to old trafford, no the yarn dust.

weedtaker:
Schnerderlin wasn’t bad too, I remember how we were buzzing when we got him, it just didn’t work out. I think LVG had the worst luck here when it comes to transfers.

Depay was a good youngster destined for greater heights, Di Maria just won the MOTM in a CL final, Schnerdelin, Blind, Darmian, Herrera were all hailed as smart business.

Martial was even the signing that had question marks, now he’s the only LVG signing in our books.

Now you understand my point about insight. Back then those deals where celebrated and cheered as grea deals. It's because they didn't turn out great people are trying to act like the club made mistakes back then.

weedtaker:
Schnerderlin wasn’t bad too, I remember how we were buzzing when we got him, it just didn’t work out. I think LVG had the worst luck here when it comes to transfers.

Depay was a good youngster destined for greater heights, Di Maria just won the MOTM in a CL final, Schnerdelin, Blind, Darmian, Herrera were all hailed as smart business.

Martial was even the signing that had question marks, now he’s the only LVG signing in our books.

The much famed Schmidfield. Falcao too.

Nawa oo