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asajoseph

It's a bit of a shame things have worked out so badly for him, I really liked his Fulham side.

Still, his fault for joining the fucking scousers!

Iloveyouarsenewenger

I think, Hodgson has been an unmitigated disaster at Liverpool and I hope that their owners continue with him for as long as possible in the name of stability before the inevitable happens. Liverpool fans are actually right on wanting him gone. To think that his name was suggested as someone who could do a better job than Wenger because he made the most of a "limited team" sounds very funny now.

He isn't even that nice a person anymore under pressure and made snide comments on how their must be a reason why Rijkaard got sacked by Galatasaray etc which is quite unlike his perceived persona. Benitez was a disaster in his last season, made mistakes throughout his tenure, played the fans, constantly whinged and took attention away from his own deficiencies, was a poor man manager, but despite all this he was still much better than Hodgson.

James

Captain wrote:

give it 35 seconds.

That is priceless 😆

asajoseph

From what I read this morning, City are getting Dzeko.

est

Shame. He's quality.

Claudius

This Abu Dhabi largess is now becoming annoying. We thought we were done with this Football Manager-style ownership when Roman insisted on sustainability at Chelsea. They have an amazing squad already, and can just keep adding more quality.

I can only take solace in the fact that they can't play Dzeko, Tevez and Balotelli simultaneously. And even if they could, Mancini's head would explode at the thought of not being able to field 8 defensive midfielders.

Ricky1985

Never really been all that impressed with him. Although his game does look like it will suit the Premier League.

For me it's yet another player City will be adding to their squad who's good, perhaps even very good, but not world class, one of the very best players in the world level of player.

I don't think they have one player who fits that bracket. United have 2 or 3, Chelsea have 3 or 4, and we have 2 or 3 ourselves - and I think that's still where City fall short.

Clrnc

Tevez. I don't see how people can argue he isn't world class tbh. Silva is close to becoming a top player as well, and so is Yaya Toure in their respective positions, not to mention Hart...

Ricky1985

Tevez is as close as I think they have. Silva is way too inconsistent, just doesn't directly impact games often enough either. Hart, no way, not even close - he has a long way to go. Yaya Toure hasn't been anywhere near that sort of level since about 2 or 3 seasons ago.

I'm talking Fabregas, Essien, Vidic, Rooney (before he turned to shit), Drogba, A.Cole, Terry, Vermaelen, Sagna, Lampard, van Persie - I think only Tevez has a chance of belonging on that list.

Claudius

If Tevez is not world class, I don't know what is.

Silva is definitely in the next level of player (below the Tevez, Fabregas, Vidic types) which imight include the likes of Nasri

What they do have though are a lot of guys in the level immediately below that (probably equivalent to our Sagna).

something like
level 1) Messi, Ronaldo, Xavi. (that's a full stop)
level 2) Iniesta, David Villa, Eto'o, Sneijder, Fabregas, Tevez, etc
level 3) Nasri, Silva, etc
level 4) Sagna, etc
(lol)

James

Former Kettering Town midfielder Richard Butcher, currently playing for Macclesfield Town, has died at age of 29. Shocking, and terrible news. That club hasn't had much luck over the past couple of years.

Qwiss

Darren Bent to Villa as good as done apparently

asajoseph

Interesting to see that - could be a good deal for both parties.

Bent is a very good striker at that level, and will be very valuable to Villa - their current lot are goal-shy at best. Sunderland will need to replace him, but Gyan is doing well for them, so he could pick up some of the burden.

Pepe LeFrits

I suppose with Villa struggling it makes a certain amount of sense for them, but he's hardly a bargain at 16m. At best he'll prove adequate value. Looks more like the kind of transfer O'Neill would go for, not Houllier. A club with limited resources is never going to get higher than 5th to 8th with transfers like that.

asajoseph

He's not a bargain, but not all good signings are - he's got a great goalscoring track-record in this league, not always for particularly good teams, and Villa badly lack a striker.

Signing someone like that could make more sense for them than punting £10m on a foreign player who may or may not succeed.

Timbob

£18 million rising to £24 million apparently. That's steep.

Pepe LeFrits

That's cloud cuckoo land if true.

Lukazan

Of course it's very expensive, but as Asa said, Villa need a striker and desperately. You can't really knock Bent's goalscoring record wherever he's been and if he saves them from relegation (which I reckon he will) then that price is fair enough really. I think he'll be a good signing for them.

Ricky1985

Stevo reckons it £10M plus Stephen Ireland - that's a good deal if true.

They could very well end up with Kyle Walker (on loan), John Makoun, Charlie Adam, and Darren Bent, for an outlay of £20-25M. Would be a great window for them.

Timbob

Yep, I can definitely see them winning the Championship next season.

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