tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858389158764090793.post7569142544146581108..comments2024-02-22T10:38:01.587+00:00Comments on The Lonesome Death of Roy Carroll: 'Manchester is a great team'TLDORChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00821789505647637219noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858389158764090793.post-80266202168713676062010-08-06T06:29:58.117+01:002010-08-06T06:29:58.117+01:00Great stuff Alex. I don't have a relative trav...Great stuff Alex. I don't have a relative travelling to Germany on behalf of a law firm that represents City but you can have my tuppenny predictions anyway.<br /><br />Balotelli - will happen, eventually. If he's as motivated by money as it appears, City is his only option. He won't get £9m a year though.<br /><br />Dzeko - will happen. Mancio wants a better striker than Adebayor, who is willing to leave. We'll pay.<br /><br />Milner - will happen. O'Neill will crack and drop the price. He can do with the money and do without a disenchanted player.<br /><br />A centre half will conclude the summer's shopping.<br /><br />With insight like this, I could write for the MEN.satishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16343174718337393073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858389158764090793.post-51926367069699693602010-08-03T10:43:59.799+01:002010-08-03T10:43:59.799+01:00Not sure how I would feel about us becoming 'C...Not sure how I would feel about us becoming 'City' in the same way that lazy media just say 'United' and expect everyone to know who they mean. Having been irked by that for the last 20 years and repeatedly picked people up on it (just like Monkey Face, above), I wonder if I'd feel a bit hypocritical if the same thing started happening with us.Tombolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17063069356694322235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858389158764090793.post-42551896898984308972010-08-03T09:14:11.971+01:002010-08-03T09:14:11.971+01:00Alex - You already dropped him in it. How many sen...Alex - You already dropped him in it. How many senior partners in law firms do you think act for City? Well it will probably be one less now.Elephanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03949830327417287322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858389158764090793.post-47524864350625153572010-08-03T08:24:55.330+01:002010-08-03T08:24:55.330+01:00But we've achieved nothing apart from win the ...But we've achieved nothing apart from win the lottery, so I'm afraid this doesn't count in our attempt to shift the focus from Stretford.Stephen Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07890828860485606937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858389158764090793.post-74256562157055545262010-08-03T01:37:22.608+01:002010-08-03T01:37:22.608+01:00I'm a big fan of Lancaster City, also Sky Blue...I'm a big fan of Lancaster City, also Sky Blue, great place to watch football - right next to the main line train station, and a few decent pubs.<br /><br />Whenever anyone says they "support United" I always assume they mean Leeds United. Seems to annoy them a bit. Petty? Moi? Yeah.<br />Oh, not Leeds? Rotherham? Hyde? Newcastle? West Ham? Adelaide? Nope... sorry, can't think of any more...Huddohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912125997864691470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858389158764090793.post-13185606603125053292010-08-02T21:58:25.182+01:002010-08-02T21:58:25.182+01:00Crap, forgot to mention 1 important point. Bellamy...Crap, forgot to mention 1 important point. Bellamy is off to Fulham - deal's practically done. I'm not happy about this one, personally - although at least he's not going to the Spuds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858389158764090793.post-79269248764905004872010-08-02T21:54:01.157+01:002010-08-02T21:54:01.157+01:00In the last 2 seconds, Balotteli's mind has ch...In the last 2 seconds, Balotteli's mind has changed again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858389158764090793.post-80655517290181613432010-08-02T21:52:54.098+01:002010-08-02T21:52:54.098+01:00Here's the deal on City transfer activity over...Here's the deal on City transfer activity over the next month. My brother in law is a senior partner at the firm that represents City.<br /><br />Balotelli<br />Strong interest from City. Strong interest from Inter. Strong interest from Agent. Nothing from Mario. Nothing. Then YES. Then NO. This guy's head is not screwed on. Chances of it happening - zero. <br /><br />Torres<br />Media hype. Will not happen this year.<br /><br />Dzeko<br />Potentially something here. My brother in law is flying out to Germany tomorrow for some talks. Price could be a stalling point. <br /><br />Milner<br />It's dead. Was very close to happening before the WC but since then Villa have been playing silly buggers and City have lost their patience. And...rightly so. Incidentally, Ireland was NEVER part of the deal; he's staying put.<br /><br />Gourcuff<br />If you believe this, you'll believe anything. Not even a smidgen of truth to this one.<br /><br />Buffon<br />Negotiations have been on-going for a long time between Club and Agent. An absolute cert next summer if we make the CL - otherwise it will definitely not happen.<br /><br />You'll be glad to hear that Santa Cruz is definitely off - loan or sale, but will 100% go through this week. Looking likely that Jo will be off within the next 2 weeks latest - probably to Turkey.<br /><br />Hart<br />My brother in law is not involved in this...and there's no deal at present....BUT - chit chat from within the City corridors suggests he's off and possibly at a price (and not a loan) if a deal with Buffon can be struck. Likeliood of a Buffon deal though...25%. Personally, I'd like to see Joe back on loan - but our back up is soooo poor, we need him around at the moment.<br /><br /><br />By the way - I'm a regular and TRUSTED poster on here. I've submitted this under an alias. I can't get my brother in law into bother!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858389158764090793.post-68413964877378928312010-08-02T18:30:04.507+01:002010-08-02T18:30:04.507+01:00Johnny, I'm actually very sympathetic to many ...Johnny, I'm actually very sympathetic to many of the other Citys:<br /><br />Birmingham - blue, second club in big city<br />Coventry - sky blue<br />Leicester - blue, Paul Dickov connection<br />Bradford - Peter Beagrie connection<br />Bristol - David James connection<br /><br />That'll do....TLDORChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00821789505647637219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858389158764090793.post-71887260288646817012010-08-02T18:06:26.279+01:002010-08-02T18:06:26.279+01:00God, that "Manchester" has grated on my ...God, that "Manchester" has grated on my nerves for sooo long now. Especially bleedin' Alan Green on Radio 5L. Made me grin to see it bein' used to describe us. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04018889847209925284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858389158764090793.post-33408073169838460512010-08-02T16:58:55.991+01:002010-08-02T16:58:55.991+01:00It's funny but I always want other City teams ...It's funny but I always want other City teams to be relegatedJohnny Crossanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936236277237002969noreply@blogger.com