What if City had managed to spend that £90m on kaka?
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 28 July 2011 21:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
veron was a fucking great player, i think i'd forgotten how good when he moved to ynahtid
probably about the same level as aguero
― MY WEEDS STRONG BLUD.mp3 (nakhchivan), Thursday, 28 July 2011 21:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
Close call that. Like Barca missing out on Beckham and settling for Ronaldinho(if that's what happened)xp to ismael
― pandemic, Thursday, 28 July 2011 21:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
Eventually one of these great players will have a reasonable career in England.
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 28 July 2011 21:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
Tevez, though he's done everything possible to obscure the fact.
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 28 July 2011 21:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
first time the epl has bought a legit world superstar?
― CH3C(O)N(CH3)2 (darraghmac), Wednesday, 27 July 2011 22:43 (2 days ago)
Overmars, Kluivert, Shevchenko, Gullit, Yaya, Barthez all CL winning superstars. Klinsmann, Robinho and Silva had played in a WC winning team, Gullit/Klinsmann/Pires/Silva/Schmiechal in a Euro winning team. Shevchenko had won Ballon D'Or. Ok he didn't have a great season before he left AC but it was still Shevchenko and people were still going ape shit. Also Crespo and Ballack not to be frowned upon. Most of these names didn't have great times in the Premiership, and may actually be a large part of the 'foreigners don't adapt well' myth but they were all legit world superstars.
But yeah super excited to watch this dude. Shame he had to go to a Mancini side but when he is fired in November and they hopefully get a manager whose tactics are worth watching, a team with him as the spearhead has real potential.
― I am Louise Boat (a hoy hoy), Friday, 29 July 2011 06:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
Sorry Barthez (and Blanc! and Desially! and Thierry I guess) won the World Cup, not the CL. Although Desailly may have, I think! And Wiltord also won the Euro before being signed and although he came with a big reputation, wasn't a legit star. (See also: Malouda.)
― I am Louise Boat (a hoy hoy), Friday, 29 July 2011 06:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
crespo and ballack better at time of move and bigger names than probably all of yr other entries there, tbh, save maybe jurgen.
The others were either past it, not there yet, or decidedly unglamourous/bit-part names in high-achieving teams.
I mean, wiltord? Schmeichel? You can't make a serious parallel here.
― CH3C(O)N(CH3)2 (darraghmac), Friday, 29 July 2011 07:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
I think what Aguero is saying upthread is "I like to mix it up, I like to do stuff".
― Matt DC, Friday, 29 July 2011 07:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
haha Can see the headline now "KUN SMANGS IT!!"
― pandemic, Friday, 29 July 2011 08:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
de jong, kompany, and micah richards(!) apparently not happy about Kun's contract. maybe this team will collapse before they even play a game.
― mizzell, Friday, 29 July 2011 13:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
Good luck any of 'em matching their current contracts elsewhere. Off you go.
― pandemic, Friday, 29 July 2011 13:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
amen
― CH3C(O)N(CH3)2 (darraghmac), Friday, 29 July 2011 13:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
Valencia is apparently going to be fit for the start of the season btw. Which is nice
― Number None, Friday, 29 July 2011 13:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
De Jong, a star performer in manager Roberto Mancini’s midfield last season alongside Yaya Toure, who earns £200,000 a week, was believed to have been offered £80,000 a week.
Kompany and Richards also feel undervalued by their big-spending club.
Richards has been offered a five-year deal worth £65,000 a week while Kompany has been told to expect a four-year deal worth £80,000 a week. However, the pair are mulling over the offers.
― MY WEEDS STRONG BLUD.mp3 (nakhchivan), Friday, 29 July 2011 13:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
richards and de jong are cunts but kompany is probably the second or third best cb in the league
― MY WEEDS STRONG BLUD.mp3 (nakhchivan), Friday, 29 July 2011 13:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
Micah Richards is basically kept around as some link-to-the-past John Prescott figure by now isn't he?
― Matt DC, Friday, 29 July 2011 13:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
agreed, at citeh he's prob undervalued at less than 100k, i like the other two but at that money they're doing well.
― CH3C(O)N(CH3)2 (darraghmac), Friday, 29 July 2011 13:29 (1 year ago) Permalink