Guest BooBoo Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 fraizer campbell out for season with cruciate ligament damage according to caulkin on twitter Shame. What's Caulkins background and where's he from? I know he's the North East correspondent but he doesnt half lick round Darren Bent's arse at times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Geordiesned Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Now for Darren Bent to get injured. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 didn't he have a good pre-season too? they better hope theres no hitches in the gyan deal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Perfect chance to give them Shola. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thespence Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 fraizer campbell out for season with cruciate ligament damage according to caulkin on twitter Bad news as Wellbeck will play more & he is better than Campbell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest localhero87 Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 City are living proof that money can't buy you success. They won't win anything (league, cup, Europa League) this season, I'll stick my neck out and say that. I think the opposite. Theyve actually proven that money is all you need to be a big club. 4 years ago they had Bernado Corradi and Samaras upfront and Barton was their only decent player as they struggled to stay up. They WILL win trophies. Lots of them. Its only a matter of time. I would actually stick my neck out and say they WILL win one this season. They finished 8th a few seasons back, and £250M spent since then has got them to 5th. I would call that a failure. I'd also call it a failure I totally agree, but read back what I said. I said theyve proven all they need is money to be a "big club". Not a successful one. And yes there is a difference. When Sheikh Mansour took over the mission statement was to make Man City the BIGGEST club in the world. Not the most successful. I know I'm being pedantic but Man City seem to be more preoccupied with trying to field a "hollywood" team full of big names, and being the centre of attention in the transfer market a la Madrid's Galacticos to be bothered with results. Of course, the results do matter in the long run, but the way people think about Man City has changed dramatically in the past few years. People do think of them as a big club now. They've changed the culture of the club which is the hardest thing, now they just need to get the tactics right. Its a work in progress but watch them get trophies soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 We're a big club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thespence Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 City are living proof that money can't buy you success. They won't win anything (league, cup, Europa League) this season, I'll stick my neck out and say that. I think the opposite. Theyve actually proven that money is all you need to be a big club. 4 years ago they had Bernado Corradi and Samaras upfront and Barton was their only decent player as they struggled to stay up. They WILL win trophies. Lots of them. Its only a matter of time. I would actually stick my neck out and say they WILL win one this season. They finished 8th a few seasons back, and £250M spent since then has got them to 5th. I would call that a failure. I'd also call it a failure I totally agree, but read back what I said. I said theyve proven all they need is money to be a "big club". Not a successful one. And yes there is a difference. When Sheikh Mansour took over the mission statement was to make Man City the BIGGEST club in the world. Not the most successful. I know I'm being pedantic but Man City seem to be more preoccupied with trying to field a "hollywood" team full of big names, and being the centre of attention in the transfer market a la Madrid's Galacticos to be bothered with results. Of course, the results do matter in the long run, but the way people think about Man City has changed dramatically in the past few years. People do think of them as a big club now. They've changed the culture of the club which is the hardest thing, now they just need to get the tactics right. Its a work in progress but watch them get trophies soon. Just wait till they get in CL it will go mental across there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 If we beat them at any point this season we need to stir the pot with some "Steve Bruce is a Geordie" and "Brucie, Brucie give us a wave." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest secteur2010 Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 fraizer campbell out for season with cruciate ligament damage according to caulkin on twitter Shame. What's Caulkins background and where's he from? I know he's the North East correspondent but he doesnt half lick round Darren Bent's arse at times. He does lick his (Bent's) and Quinn's arse a bit. He toadies up to a lot of players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Haris Vuckic Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 They still think we are going to struggle but have totally forgotten about their own because they beat City. Their three goals have been 2 penalties & an own goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Project One Man Team takes another step forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Logic Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Perfect chance to give them Shola. Give? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 *inflict on Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Perfect chance to give them Shola. Give? Shola: Boss, where are we? Hughton: Hang on a minute, we're nearly there. Shola: Wait a second, this is Sunderland's training grou-.... [Hughton pushes Shola out of the moving car and drives off into the distance] Hughton: lolololololol Bruce: What the....? Shola: Hi boss! Bruce: Nooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 As much as I don't rate Shola, I wouldn't want to see him consigned to such a terrible fate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Bruce to Villa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Gyan for £10m+ looks to be the epitome of a panic buy to me. Fair enough he'll strengthen their squad but he's only worth about half that. I've even heard £15m after future fees floating about as a possible price. Madness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 RTG is down, I reckon Gyan has signed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 RTG is down, I reckon Gyan has signed. That or they've just signed Shola. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Gyan for £10m+ looks to be the epitome of a panic buy to me. Fair enough he'll strengthen their squad but he's only worth about half that. I've even heard £15m after future fees floating about as a possible price. Madness. Doesn't really matter to them, they've enough money to pay over the odds for average players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 RTG is down, I reckon Gyan has signed. That or they've just signed Shola. Hah they'll have to pay their provider some more cash or it wont be back on, on deadline day hahahahahahahahahahaha. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Gyan for £10m+ looks to be the epitome of a panic buy to me. Fair enough he'll strengthen their squad but he's only worth about half that. I've even heard £15m after future fees floating about as a possible price. Madness. Doesn't really matter to them, they've enough money to pay over the odds for average players. Don't think so, they had to sell Jones to bring in Gyan, not sure they've ended up with a better player their either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Gyan for £10m+ looks to be the epitome of a panic buy to me. Fair enough he'll strengthen their squad but he's only worth about half that. I've even heard £15m after future fees floating about as a possible price. Madness. Doesn't really matter to them, they've enough money to pay over the odds for average players. Don't think so, they had to sell Jones to bring in Gyan, not sure they've ended up with a better player their either. They'll keep spending in the same manner they have for some time yet, mistakes and paying over the odds is what they do and what Quinny has sold to the owner, that its part and parcel of the premier league. It's what we did for some time, lets hope the ending is similar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 They haven't spent much at all recently though have they? Seems to me the owner has decided enough is enough after the crazy spending when he first came in. Given their revenue they're probably already in the shit. EDIT: Looking at this summer they've sold players for about £14m-15m and spent about £3m, so if Gyan is £12m they'll have broken even. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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