tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858389158764090793.post1809647938739362262..comments2024-02-22T10:38:01.587+00:00Comments on The Lonesome Death of Roy Carroll: Ladyman: Micah, Zab, Bridge, Robinho under threatTLDORChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00821789505647637219noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858389158764090793.post-52901927339999069452009-10-09T03:50:57.929+01:002009-10-09T03:50:57.929+01:00I agree about the frequent turnover. It's nic...I agree about the frequent turnover. It's nice to see long-term players. IMHO it's a combination of getting the right players in some cases, and adding depth in others. Richards has not shown he is top 4 or even 6 quality. Bridge shouldn't be under threat - I believe Hughes is looking for depth here - and Garrido isn't the solution. Same for Zaba. Robinho isn't a Hughes type player - maybe MH thought he could mold him.<br /><br />TPB: Hughes is not a "failure" in the transfer market - of course he's going to make some mistakes - if it was easy, everyone would be doing it. Name a manager who hasn't? I think he's done a fantastic job with the "Sparkyisation" as JP likes to put it. When Abramovich bought Chelsea, they had already made Europe 6 or 7 years in a row - at least(?) Light-years ahead of Man City at that point, in terms of team culture and mentality. It takes time to build - don't let the great start fool you. There will be bumps in the road. They've done a bang-up job!N Rowlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04677497107140359773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858389158764090793.post-85868309588787306752009-10-08T17:26:38.435+01:002009-10-08T17:26:38.435+01:00Ladyman is no friend of City, take it with a pinch...Ladyman is no friend of City, take it with a pinch of salt, Zab and Bridge both improving, Robinho coming back from injury and micah is always an easy target. Hughes wants a big squad. it's no problemclevbluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455599264925346907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858389158764090793.post-27649838275132319882009-10-08T16:15:50.101+01:002009-10-08T16:15:50.101+01:00Hughes has manouevred out of a number of tricky si...Hughes has manouevred out of a number of tricky situations by claiming that the state of the club when he arrived was so bad that it was always going to take time to turn things around.<br /><br />Replacing the Pearce and Eriksson signings is one thing - replacing his own recruits shows he has failed in the transfer market.<br /><br />The 19million signing of Jo was an abject failure. Supporters of Hughes maintain that he was a player identified by Eriksson and pursued by Thaksin and the board - fair enough.<br /><br />As for Robinho, he might have been a marquee signing and a political statement, but Hughes openly stated his interest in the player and pushed the deal through.<br /><br />Bridge was bought with the takeover money and clearly was meant to be part of a team that would take us into the top 4. He has, as you would expect from a player who has played so little first team football recently, been poor. If Hughes wants to replace him he must accept that he has failed with Bridge.<br /><br />The same is true with Zabaleta. Never mind that he was bought before the takeover. He was a replacement for an international right back described by Slaven Bilic as the best in the world, who has sinced moved onto another team challenging for the top 4. He was obviously a signing for a team that wanted to break the big 4 monopoly.TPBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09695538758754259781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858389158764090793.post-13833589685953851212009-10-08T15:13:31.453+01:002009-10-08T15:13:31.453+01:00I don't believe that Hughes believes that Zab ...I don't believe that Hughes believes that Zab is not a long term solution at right back. I can definitely see Robinho being pushed down the pecking order right now barring any more serious injuries. As for Bridge, left backs don't grow on trees and are not cheap. Of course, money is no object... Bridge frustrates me, but how many other attainable left backs are there that would be a significant improvement?Blue Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523741112999035723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858389158764090793.post-89749407513791234422009-10-08T14:57:24.313+01:002009-10-08T14:57:24.313+01:00its a shame you hate richards so much. you never w...its a shame you hate richards so much. you never write anything decent and hes not that bad..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858389158764090793.post-82770569850436983822009-10-08T14:45:54.405+01:002009-10-08T14:45:54.405+01:00"he has now lost patience with the 21-year-ol..."he has now lost patience with the 21-year-old's average training efforts"<br /><br />If that is indeed true then it is unforgivable. I have defended Micah so far but if he is not training properly then ship him out.jackbluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951778979137123898noreply@blogger.com