Ronaldo Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 No thanks to Elano, Johnson yes please. are you mad? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Elano's a quality player as far as I can see, didn't he end up having to play quite a few games out of position last season? That might explain why his form tailed off quite a bit near the end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 No thanks to Elano, Johnson yes please. are you mad? Was about to post the same thing. Elano was sensational in his first season in the Premiership. The first half of the season may have been better than the second, but then form fluctuates and there is no doubt as to the man's talents as far as I am concerned.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Elano's a quality player as far as I can see, didn't he end up having to play quite a few games out of position last season? That might explain why his form tailed off quite a bit near the end. Wasn't just his form that dropped, it was the whole teams, I'd definitely take him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggio Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Shinawatra's on the run. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchester_city/s/1061961_mystery_over_missing_thaksin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattypnufc Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_3962550,00.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 :lol: you couldn't make it up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Be worth it to bid for Elano just to see what would happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Be worth it to bid for Elano just to see what would happen. We'd have someone who can break a defence apart with a pass, hit freekicks and score goals from open play.. also he must be a semi decent tackler considering he was playing at rb for the last couple of games. Surely he's the sort of player we have all been after? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Elano, Richards, Johnson and Petrov please. Then a striker and I would be fairly happy with our summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Can't even read about it on their board, too many simultaneous connections. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Elano, Richards, Johnson and Petrov please. Then a striker and I would be fairly happy with our summer. Unlikey but if we ended up with them.. surely we'd have a top 4 side? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 I love that it's another club in crisis for a change. Mean while we're all on the same wave length. Fuck you press cunts . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 But Keegan is going apeshit over the sale of Alan Smith! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Hopefully with city being in the press rather than us we can use this to our advantage and hopefully pick up at least 2 gems that will make our team tick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattypnufc Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 But Keegan is going apeshit over the sale of Alan Smith! Aye...jumping with joy most likely, but ready to slit his wrists if the press are to be, er, believed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Perfect, after all those attempts to make us look like were having a crisis, this happens to City..ohh the irony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kingdawson Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_3962550,00.html Agent Quotes from Sky Sports news:- "Vedran is very unhappy at the events of the last few days. He would like to go Tottenham, having been given permission to go there and having already passed a medical and agreed personal terms. He hopes the situation will be resolved soon so he can resume his career at Tottenham" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 nicko reckons he has turned them down as he wants to stay in manc. more bollocks from him! i would like to see us go for michael johnson. city are fucked, i have to say mind, its a shame, i dont mind city at all. i rekcon the press will still hound us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Would love Michael Johnson here, seems like a better version of Carrick (at that age) from what I've seen of him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kingdawson Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 from an alleged employee of MCFC - "I'm sorry to say this, as a life long fan and - for the last few (for me at least) unforgettable months - employee, MCFC as we know it is finished. Here are the FACTS, for those who really want to know. Thaksin is, as of midlnight 10th August, 2008, an international fugitive. He now has to be found guilty of corruption in Thailand in his absense, offering no defence. Extradition requests will surely follow. The PL will then have to find him short of the fit and proper ownership rules (and believe me, the pressure for that from fellow 'members' has been growing since June). Thaksin is trying to palm off City onto whoever will now take it, an insolvent mess of a business, completely incapable of sustaining itself. The truth is that the only interested party (until recently) - Wardle - is not now able to bail City out now , he cant come close on his own and no partners have been found. The wage bioll and committments due on the last 2 years' transfers have spiralled out of control. The Corluka affair is the last straw - I personally worked on the deal and can assure anyone interested that he has already been transferred to Spurs. Spurs have this evening started legal action, and he will be barred from playing for City following an injunction in the courts tomorrow. Personally I expect Hughes to then resign on principal (he has no choice now, he is on record as saying that he will have final say on all transfers). Many wont believe any of this, but a few will. I am very close to this situation (readers will never know who I am or how close - a few would know my name but it isnt appropriate to for me to come 'out') - trust me, I am close enough to know what has happeneded in the last fortnight, I am pissed off with it (as a fan, and as someone who has worked hard for the club durinig the ast 18 months or so) and it must be said, a little drunk. I am posting this message on a few sites - apologies for those that keep reading it, but I want City fans to know what is happening. The sad truth is we are finished, and that as a result, the PL will be facing its biggest challenge since inception within 2 weeks of now." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stozo Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 This is from a City forum, not sure how much is truth. When Spurs first made contact, it was Shinawatra's people that agreed a fee with Spurs and told Corluka he was free to leave. They did that without Mark Hughes' knowledge or consent. Corluka was suprised to say the least. When Hughes took over he told Corluka he was one of the mainstays in his future plan for MCFC. Nevertheless, Corluka travelled to London to meet with Spurs' people. Hughes then found out about the deal, and basically vetoed it - which was something the Thai's people had agreed he could do with any transfer activity when he took over. That's when Corluka was summoned back to Manchester to go up to Glasgow for the Celtic friendly. Behind the scenes a real row started between Hughes and certain elements of the board; Hughes furious that they had gone behind his back to sell Corluka to Spurs, and the board enraged that Hughes had effectively recalled him from London for the Celtic game. Shinawatra's people told Hughes that evening that the deal was 'too good to turn down', largely due to Shinawatra's financial problems. So, immediately after the Celtic game, Corluka flew back to London to resume talks with Spurs. When Spurs' initial offer was accepted, Corluka had no real desire to leave City. That wasn't anything against Spurs, more the vision for the future of MCFC he had been sold by Hughes and Cook. However, after meeting with Spurs and talking with Modric, Corluka was sold on Tottenham and agreed terms. He went through a two-day medical, which he passed without problem. He's been holed up in a London since early Friday morning - hence why he missed the club photo. Spurs agreed the final details for the transfer with City yesterday morning, and Corluka put pen to paper on his player registration. Then City's people accepted the offer from Sunderland for Stephen Ireland, and Hughes went properly mental. Twice in 48 hours he felt he was having players he wanted sold from under him. In a rage, it was Hughes who called Ireland and told him he was expected to report to the CoMS to report for the Milan game. Hughes putting him on for a couple of minutes was a big statement on his part. Here comes the really interesting part. Hughes last night told Cook he was through with City and wants out, the sale of Corluka and Ireland being the straw that broke the camel's back. He said if the Corluka deal went through particularly, he would be on his way out of City too. At that point City have tried to derail the Corluka and Ireland deals. BUT, Spurs claim to have completed the paper work for the transfer which has already been lodged with the FA and signed by someone from City with authorisation to do so. City say they agreed a sale in principle with Spurs, but that no final transfer documents had been signed. As such Corluka, who was expecting to be paraded at White Hart Lane this afternoon, is in limbo. However, he has now set his heart on Spurs and linking up with Modric and has told City he will not return to the CoMS under any circumstances. He has been sold on Tottenham, and become frustrated with the background stuff taking place at City. Spurs and City are maintaining their respective positions, but Spurs have basically told City that they are willing to see the issue go to court. They believe they have signed Corluka, and Corluka wants to play for them. What a mess Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kingdawson Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 nicko reckons he has turned them down as he wants to stay in manc. more bollocks from him! i would like to see us go for michael johnson. city are f***ed, i have to say mind, its a shame, i dont mind city at all. i rekcon the press will still hound us Is Nicko that Blackburn fan? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Would love Michael Johnson here, seems like a better version of Carrick (at that age) from what I've seen of him. I've always thought that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 If there's any truth in this whatsoever, Citeh are fucked, which is a real shame. I can think of a lot of clubs who I'd rather see sink before Manchester City. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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