The Man City Thread*******

NewtNewbie wrote: Roberto Baggio wrote: Nathan Ake apparently close to signing for £35m   Not sure about this one. Also, surely if and when Bournemouth go down they could get him for less than that.   Sounds like what I mentioned a few weeks ago on here is true, that Ake and Koulibaly will be targeted this summer. Stones and Otamendi to leave hopefully Better than the likes Alan Kernaghan and Richard Jobson in the years before the financial doping and sportswashing under the ownership of a murderous, dictatorial gulf state. But at least in those days here was some honesty and respectability to go along with it.

Roberto Baggio wrote: NewtNewbie wrote: [QUOTE=Roberto Baggio] Nathan Ake apparently close to signing for £35m   Not sure about this one. Also, surely if and when Bournemouth go down they could get him for less than that.   Sounds like what I mentioned a few weeks ago on here is true, that Ake and Koulibaly will be targeted this summer. Stones and Otamendi to leave hopefully Better than the likes Alan Kernaghan and Richard Jobson in the years before the financial doping and sportswashing under the ownership of a murderous, dictatorial gulf state. But at least in those days here was some honesty and respectability to go along with it.

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Edited by NewtNewbie - 20 Jul 2020 at 11:02pm

Roberto Baggio wrote: Funnily enough I began to support City in the early 90s because of those three Irishmen in the team you mention

 

Roberto Baggio wrote: Yes they loved him and his disco pants

 

Also Kinkladze was folk hero in the early Premier League era. In those days many of the lesser teams (as City were then considered) had a potentially match-winning flair player, as Coventry did with Ndlovu and Southampton did with Le Tissier, etc.

Edited by NewtNewbie - 20 Jul 2020 at 11:56pm

NewtNewbie wrote: Also Kinkladze was a folk hero in the early Premier League era too. In those days many of the lesser teams (as City were then considered) had a flair player Coventry with Ndlovu , Southampton with Le Tissier, etc.

JUICEBOMB wrote: Double Maxim wrote: Roberto Baggio wrote: Funnily enough I began to support City in the early 90s because of those three Irishmen in the team you mention       Was the Quinner a popular player with the city supporters? He sure was DM....he endeared himself in city folklore with goals against UTD in a couple of games and mainly for the time he ran onto the pitch v Liverpool to tell lomas to stop playing keep ball and to attack as results hadn’t gone our way as the team had been informed.plus a penalty save and scoring in the same game meant he was fondly remembered by city fans.he was probably a better all round player by the time he got to Sunderland than he was at city but he did a good job for the club. On ake....I don’t see the point in bringing him in for a few reasons.....I personally don’t think he’s good enough,he’s overpriced,he’ll stop the development of Garcia and I don’t think we need two center half’s to come in...but who am I to argue with the worlds best manager.😁

 

Edited by Double Maxim - 20 Jul 2020 at 11:59pm

Paulo Wanchope at Derby and Paulo Di Canio at Wendesday probably fall into that category too.

I think Ake is a quality player and the price seems reasonable. Like he moved to Bournemouth for £20m three seasons ago and the regular playing time has really benefited him over that period. He's had to hold together a back line over the last few seasons that includes some of the weakest defenders in the league - the likes of Francis, Steve Cook, Adam Smith, Rico etc. These are all pretty average players and he has definitely made them look better. He's also a threat from set pieces and usually chips in with three or four goals a season.