SteV Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Just now, Lush Vlad said: You reckon either will be back before his 10th yellow? Not if it’s the next two or three games obviously. But if he survives a bit longer than that there’s a reasonable chance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmesy Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 26 minutes ago, Shearergol said: Who comes in when Bruno gets suspended / injured? Ritchie? Maybe we’ll change formation. Oh, wait, scratch that. 😂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSG Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 7 minutes ago, SteV said: Not if it’s the next two or three games obviously. But if he survives a bit longer than that there’s a reasonable chance. It’s either a change in formation or play Hall as LCM. Change of formation it is then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 1 minute ago, NSG said: It’s either a change in formation or play Hall as LCM. Change of formation it is then. There’s also the option, if Barnes were back, of dropping Gordon into the midfield three. Although given how good Gordon has been, not sure it’s one we would take. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 44 minutes ago, SteV said: Not if it’s the next two or three games obviously. But if he survives a bit longer than that there’s a reasonable chance. He’s nailed on for a yellow tomorrow night Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 (edited) I get the whole ffp issue but I’m baffled how they haven’t managed to work something out to get a midfielder in. Tonali is out for the season, Joelinton is out for the season, god knows what’s happened to Anderson and Willock has played 3 or 4 games and could very well break down again leaves us very short in midfield. Edited January 29 by gdm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 5 minutes ago, gdm said: I get the whole ffp issue but I’m baffled how they haven’t managed to work something out to get a midfielder in. Tonali is out for the season, Joelinton is out for the season, god knows what’s happened to Anderson and Willock has played 3 or 4 games and could very well break down again leaves us very short in midfield. the more you hear/read the more the whole system seems gridlocked so even loans become fewer and harder to do. if we are right towards the edge of ffp limits then a loan would be the only option now and you’re not going to get anyone that you would want in the team unless you strike it really lucky. At that point you may as well chuck one of the u23s in Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 It's this going to be a case of displaying the fight to hold onto our players, as a victory in the transfer market, like we used to do? How come this ffp shit seems to have no effect on anyone else but the claimed richest club in the world? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 6 minutes ago, Haz said: It's this going to be a case of displaying the fight to hold onto our players, as a victory in the transfer market, like we used to do? How come this ffp shit seems to have no effect on anyone else but the claimed richest club in the world? It’s pretty clearly impacting everyone. It may feel worse for us because we are decimated by injuries and could really use a couple new players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 32 minutes ago, gdm said: I get the whole ffp issue but I’m baffled how they haven’t managed to work something out to get a midfielder in. Tonali is out for the season, Joelinton is out for the season, god knows what’s happened to Anderson and Willock has played 3 or 4 games and could very well break down again leaves us very short in midfield. Should've loaned Tonali to one of the Saudi clubs. What you gonna do, PL? Make our lives difficult in future? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 22 minutes ago, Haz said: It's this going to be a case of displaying the fight to hold onto our players, as a victory in the transfer market, like we used to do? How come this ffp shit seems to have no effect on anyone else but the claimed richest club in the world? Tbf the only people who ever claimed we were the world’s richest club were those who literally didn’t know what they were talking about Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 1 minute ago, Chris_R said: Should've loaned Tonali to one of the Saudi clubs. What you gonna do, PL? Make our lives difficult in future? It’s a worldwide FIFA ban, so it would look kind of suss Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 5 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said: It’s a worldwide FIFA ban, so it would look kind of suss Of course it would look suss. My point (which isn't entirely serious) is why bother not looking suss, they're already doing everything in their power to stop us competing. They can't do more. Might as well shithouse things off the pitch as well as on it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 35 minutes ago, Colos Short and Curlies said: the more you hear/read the more the whole system seems gridlocked so even loans become fewer and harder to do. if we are right towards the edge of ffp limits then a loan would be the only option now and you’re not going to get anyone that you would want in the team unless you strike it really lucky. At that point you may as well chuck one of the u23s in well put. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 This makes me regret not getting Philips even more: https://theathletic.com/5226888/2024/01/26/kalvin-phillips-manchester-city-guardiola/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Ah! Well. Only six months before we can ‘enjoy’ the speculation again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solitude20 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 8 minutes ago, Coffee_Johnny said: Ah! Well. Only six months before we can ‘enjoy’ the speculation again. Yeah, who would have though this thread would be so slow one day before the end of the window. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 10 hours ago, gdm said: I get the whole ffp issue but I’m baffled how they haven’t managed to work something out to get a midfielder in. Tonali is out for the season, Joelinton is out for the season, god knows what’s happened to Anderson and Willock has played 3 or 4 games and could very well break down again leaves us very short in midfield. Very strong chance that Anderson is out all season too btw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 6 hours ago, timeEd32 said: This makes me regret not getting Philips even more: https://theathletic.com/5226888/2024/01/26/kalvin-phillips-manchester-city-guardiola/ If anything, that should make you understand why we didn't go for him. Pep seems to think he's not great under pressure where close control is important. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theregulars Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Last year, rolling with Bruno, Joelinton, Longstaff, Willock and Anderson for the back end of the season seemed (and was) risky. This year we're going to try again without Joelinton but + Miley, without much information on what's happening with Anderson. Throw in the fact we've literally never won a match without Bruno since he signed... it just doesn't stand up to any real degree of scrutiny. Massive, massive risk from the perspective of returning to Europe in some form. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 6 minutes ago, Theregulars said: Last year, rolling with Bruno, Joelinton, Longstaff, Willock and Anderson for the back end of the season seemed (and was) risky. This year we're going to try again without Joelinton but + Miley, without much information on what's happening with Anderson. Throw in the fact we've literally never won a match without Bruno since he signed... it just doesn't stand up to any real degree of scrutiny. Massive, massive risk from the perspective of returning to Europe in some form. I think we are at our FFP limit, and it seems we have to sell to buy, which we’ve been unable to do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Django Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 57 minutes ago, TRon said: If anything, that should make you understand why we didn't go for him. Pep seems to think he's not great under pressure where close control is important. You'd think Pep/ Man City's due diligence would be better than that, to sign a player for that much and not know about any technical limitations. Didn't read the full article as I don't have a subscription. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Doesn't sound like we're taking a risk, were just struggling to offload sellable assets. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 2 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Doesn't sound like we're taking a risk, we’re just struggling to offload sellable assets. Everyone is tightening the belt, the clubs that want to spend can’t because of FFP constraints. It’s hilarious the liquidity in the market has essentially dried up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Theregulars said: Last year, rolling with Bruno, Joelinton, Longstaff, Willock and Anderson for the back end of the season seemed (and was) risky. This year we're going to try again without Joelinton but + Miley, without much information on what's happening with Anderson. Throw in the fact we've literally never won a match without Bruno since he signed... it just doesn't stand up to any real degree of scrutiny. Massive, massive risk from the perspective of returning to Europe in some form. We literally have won matches since Bruno signed in which he didn’t play - and last I checked he was playing in the matches when we became addicted to losing, too Edited January 30 by TheBrownBottle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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