KingArthur

I don't know why someone is so against us selling big player. Players like Almiron or Wilson certainly should be available to someone, Pope?, and Botman also has a price. I understand that Bruno or Isak are untouchables.

I think the 73 million loss means we are not going to make significant transfers. If the limit is 105 million loss or whatever in 3 years, certainly we must be selling club now? We made quite an investment in January 22 also.

City still favorites. Especially with KDB and Haaland to come back.

Europa. We can rotate there too, and it brings some revenue + chance to win something.

True, I do not see it. Because he also is HG. But FFP wise that gives more boost. Almiron is most likely I would say.

Oh yes, forgot it. Then he will be released and Burn takes his place as a backup. New right sided CB needed still. If we buy 4 players good enough to start, I would be more than happy. Left back is a bit of concern if Hall doesn't pick it up. It might more than 4, with some young players replacing the likes of Ritchie, Krafth, Manquillo, Dummett and Lascelles.

It took 4 years like I said. If the owners want us to challenge sooner, then they would have need to spend money a lot more. Which they cannot, because FFP. At the the end of 2020s, we will be constantly top4.

Lascelles maybe also 1 that can be sold but we aren't getting much money. Targett injured, Manquillo out of contract, Dubravka? Maybe. Murphy of course can be sold for few millions. If we sign quality players, 4 players is good enough. 50-100 million for a RW and DM, Young pacey RCB, and young CF. most likely 150 million spend, so cannot see us spend any more than that

Naah, you have to be realistic mate. If our revenue is same as wage bill of the biggest teams, we are not challenging a thing. We were close to winning a cup already. Saudis are building a team and the academy totally from the scrap. Abu Dhabi bought City 2008 and they won first title in 2012 when they could spend all the money they wanted. It will take double that for us.

Because our fringe players are so ultimately shit, like Hayden, Hendrick, Krafth, Ritchie etc, it really slows down our squad building. We cannot sell them to anyone, but just getting them off the wage bill is something ofc. Maybe Longstaff could be sold, but for how much? 10 million? Does that help. Same with Almiron. We can get something from him, but need something like 50 million to buy the replacement, if Minteh is not good enough yet. We need: CB to cover Schär DM to help rotate Bruno or play with double pivot RW to replace Almiron Young CF to rotate with Wilson and Isak and ultimately replace Wilson.

I am not so sure about it. We will be challenging for places 4-6 for sure, but again, there are 6 teams that have hugely more money to spend and have already bigger and better squads. One CL season does not mean we are there every year, people have to be realistic with their expectations. Villa will come down next season etc.

We will not make Champions league anyway I would guess Burn takes Dummett's place as a last chance sub, Dummett and Lascelles are off.

For some weird reason a lot of top footballers have been to Lapland this Christmas /new year. Van Dijk, Mbappe and now Trippier

Mudryk cm? what

We do not need CL football rightaway. We can get sponsor and commercial income by just working like any other football team, not like it was under Ashley. I will guess we will spend near 100 million next summer, less if we use part of it in this January

Everyone wants us to sign DM, and me too, but I think Howe will not see it like that sadly. Bruno will be the deepest of the midfield and centrally all the time, and dont think he has the legs to play no8 in this Howe’s system. I would play him as a left sided 8, with Longstaff or Miley now at right. DM has to be very good passer, and that would help change Burn to more attacking left back.

Dont understand what is the check? Not even yellow.

Agree. Even Tonali is more of a Howe-player than what we perhaps need. Of course first thing to do is to get everyone fit, but Bruno-Miley-Longstaff is so slow trio there that they can't all go charging to opposition box ffs.

We desperately need to sort out the midfield issue. Can't have 3 box-to-box midfielders, and then when you lose the ball leave 50 metres of space to run. It is the most basic thing to do. And we need more combinations and ideas for breaking the opposition down. When Almiron is taken off, our right hand side combinations die. Left side is about Gordon 1v1, but we need a left back to attack that space too when goes inside.

Our midfield and defence is horrible slow like. Botman-Burn is like a target for opposition. Miley and Longstaff nowhere to be seen. Way to easy to hit us on the counter.

It was 3v6 counter. How on earth is that a chance

I think our aim this season was around top 6-7. We are still in that fight, and hopefully will be a bit stronger after January

Bad games against Luton, Everton and Bournemouth, but trashed Arsenal, ManU and Chelsea at home, and should have won Liverpool. Our away form is horrible this year. I think our defence will start to keep clean sheets now that Botman is back. But we need bodies back to midfield and upfront also.

The problem is that our high intensity play means we lose the ball often, we create a lot of chaos but games like these would require patience and keeping the possession. Our midfield has only Bruno and perhaps Miley suited to that. Almiron loses the ball waaaay too often. Burn boots it long when under pressure etc.

Almiron and Longstaff have been horrible