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[Liverpel]

i was adding my 2 pence worth

Only because you are celebrating the introduction of decimalisation.

[Mattshark]

Did James Milner really cost £26m?

And Tevez' fee was reported at being closer to £40m in the end wasn't it?

I thought they got Tevez on a bosman?

[Liverpel]

I thought they got Tevez on a bosman?

I don't think so. Didn't United have the option to sign him for £25m but chose not to. I assume City had to pay that to get him.

[Mattshark]

I don't think so. Didn't United have the option to sign him for £25m but chose not to. I assume City had to pay that to get him.

Ah, yeah, I remember.

[Gibbo]

Yeah I think they did.

Had to pay his "representation" £20m odd though didn't they?

[Captain Stu]

City paid, in total, over £30M to get Tevez - a lot of that was to buy his contract from MSI but I think there was some extra money specifically for Joorabchian.

That's why they weren't willing to sell him on the cheap to AC Milan over the summer.

[Rich]

I'd like to echo the Mancini sentiment. Never really rated his managerial ability.

He isn't a world class manager.

[Captain Stu]

I'd like to echo the Mancini sentiment. Never really rated his managerial ability.

He isn't a world class manager.

Very lucky.

[Fosterbloke]

That PSG fella would do well there. Can't believe he got booted out of Chelsea.

[Nick77]

As bad as Mancini is or isn't, a squad that cost in excess of 400 million should never in a million years get a footballing lesson from a squad that cost about 20 odd million. Players should get wages docked for performances like that & not a couple of thousand pounds, I mean docking at least a weeks wages for poor performances like ours against WBA & City's against Southampton.

[Bender]

Only because you are celebrating the introduction of decimalisation.

[Bender]

Manchester City are ready to begin a £60million-plus overhaul of their squad with summer moves for Napoli’s Edinson Cavani and Celtic’s Victor Wanyama.
Manager Roberto Mancini and football director Txiki Begiristain have recognised the need to freshen up the under-performing Barclays Premier League champions and will offload at least four players to help satisfy the demands of UEFA’s financial fair play guidelines.
City opened talks over a move for Napoli’s prolific forward Cavani last month and were initially put off by his £52m release clause.

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[dom9]

As bad as Mancini is or isn't, a squad that cost in excess of 400 million should never in a million years get a footballing lesson from a squad that cost about 20 odd million. Players should get wages docked for performances like that & not a couple of thousand pounds, I mean docking at least a weeks wages for poor performances like ours against WBA & City's against Southampton.

Yeah, it's not like we ever lost a cup final to the likes of Wimbledon, who were a non-league club playing in the first division.

[Red_Polo]

Manchester City are ready to begin a £60million-plus overhaul of their squad with summer moves for Napoli’s Edinson Cavani and Celtic’s Victor Wanyama.
Manager Roberto Mancini and football director Txiki Begiristain have recognised the need to freshen up the under-performing Barclays Premier League champions and will offload at least four players to help satisfy the demands of UEFA’s financial fair play guidelines.
City opened talks over a move for Napoli’s prolific forward Cavani last month and were initially put off by his £52m release clause.

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Solution to any problem for them is to throw money at it. ****ing disgusting.

[paulg]

I wouldn't mind us having that problem.