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  • dww
    humourless curmudgeon
    • Jul 2006
    • 29926

    #2206
    I think people are overly harsh on Sterling. He didn't have a stellar season at City but he also scored at a similar rate to what he had done with us. A lot of City players under performed last season. I think Guardiola will make him into an excellent player.
    "The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind."
    -- William Blake

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    • ChesterDave
      Paisley
      • Oct 2010
      • 32224

      #2207
      I think he needs a quality player around him. Not just good. But outstanding. Better than City have. He looked ordinary the season after Suarez left and he looked ordinary last year at City. I don't think he has it in him to turn a game on his own. Needs someone to bounce off.
      Football without Origi is nothing

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      • dww
        humourless curmudgeon
        • Jul 2006
        • 29926

        #2208
        Originally posted by ChesterDave
        I think he needs a quality player around him. Not just good. But outstanding. Better than City have. He looked ordinary the season after Suarez left and he looked ordinary last year at City. I don't think he has it in him to turn a game on his own. Needs someone to bounce off.
        I actually thought that at times in his last season for us he showed that he could grow to be a really excellent player independently of others. His work when played as the forward for example was really good. I think a lot of the perceived ups and downs in his form in that season were to do with his changing role/position and the inconsistent style of the team. At this stage he undoubtedly needs a structure around him to work at his highest level but I think that can be said of nearly all players and particularly of young ones.
        "The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind."
        -- William Blake

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        • The_weatherman
          Smug
          • Nov 2006
          • 14177

          #2209
          Originally posted by ChesterDave
          I think he needs a quality player around him. Not just good. But outstanding. Better than City have. He looked ordinary the season after Suarez left and he looked ordinary last year at City. I don't think he has it in him to turn a game on his own. Needs someone to bounce off.
          I think some of his goals for us were handed to him on a plate by Suarez tbh, maybe my memory is tricking me but I seem to recall that being the case.
          * The above is posted in my opinion. Feel free to disagree.

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          • Shaggy
            Unidentified Rascal
            • Jul 2006
            • 135533

            #2210
            [ame]https://twitter.com/ManCity/status/760852862524088321[/ame]
            Thanks very much for being

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            • S-RED
              Shankly
              • Mar 2008
              • 6929

              #2211
              The money being spent by others, can we/FSG realistically compete with them....

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              • Fredo
                Not to be taken seriously
                • Aug 2010
                • 35173

                #2212
                No.
                Are we winning?

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                • Maxiedge
                  Shankly
                  • Jun 2007
                  • 7769

                  #2213
                  It's all relative though. We've wasted plenty on players who haven't been right for the club.

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                  • Fosterbloke
                    Run the Jewels
                    • Dec 2009
                    • 39095

                    #2214
                    Originally posted by S-RED
                    The money being spent by others, can we/FSG realistically compete with them....
                    Not in spending power, we have to compete in other ways.
                    Was mu

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                    • labourRed
                      Paisley
                      • Jun 2015
                      • 13454

                      #2215
                      Good to see them replace Robinho.

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                      • baitman
                        Dad's Cabs
                        • Sep 2011
                        • 27745

                        #2216
                        so much for ffp, money doping *******s. sorry, meant to say cunts.
                        removing all the weak links makes us stronger

                        too many gutless players, no beef or desire. pussies everywhere... sack them all.

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                        • Buzzo
                          Donald Buzzworth
                          • Jun 2010
                          • 67435

                          #2217
                          Gets to a point when keeping all these multi million signings happy will become a problem, which could affect morale. Have a look at their squad, not many of them signed to sit on the bench/in the stands.

                          It's not exactly genius football management he and Mourinho employ is it? Find mega wealthy club to employ you and spend loads on players commonly acknowledged to be the best.
                          Modifying post.

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                          • Irishnev
                            Paisley
                            • Aug 2006
                            • 18294

                            #2218
                            Originally posted by labourRed
                            Good to see them replace Robinho.
                            I don't think he is going to go that way unfortunately, this guy looks to be a hell of a player already and is v highly rated in Brazil. Him, Sane, Gundogan & Nolito and are all good signings - Pep doing it the hard way again. Moreno is another huge prospect and they are loaning him for the year.

                            The firepower they have now with Pep's tactics make them a real force. So hard to call the league this year.

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                            • Le Chef
                              Paisley
                              • Jul 2006
                              • 10754

                              #2219
                              Originally posted by Irishnev
                              I don't think he is going to go that way unfortunately, this guy looks to be a hell of a player already and is v highly rated in Brazil. Him, Sane, Gundogan & Nolito and are all good signings - Pep doing it the hard way again. Moreno is another huge prospect and they are loaning him for the year.

                              The firepower they have now with Pep's tactics make them a real force. So hard to call the league this year.
                              Wet, blowy ****ty cold weekend at Stoke beckons and half of them will see their arse (please, please)
                              I make no apologies, this is me

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                              • Chris
                                Typing Tourettes is a thing
                                • Jul 2006
                                • 20697

                                #2220
                                Not that impressed by their transfer business when you take in to account Gundogan will spend more time on the sideline than the pitch. Still look **** if Aguero goes down. But some time left to blow more millions.

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