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JPAngel

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  1. Yep, I highly doubt Man City are looking to spend circa £150m on Harry Kane to try and turn a profit on him. This is just how transfers work at times.
  2. There’s a really nice side note here in that Ings’ age shouldn’t necessarily hold him back after he hits 30 as he’s not the type of player that relies solely on pace. While he does have that quick burst of acceleration when required, his game is more about quality off the ball movement, excellent technical ability and (IMO) world class finishing. I still have no concrete idea how we’re going to fit all of these players in to one team by who care? What a headache to have!
  3. Totally. While I've been trying to see the positive side, the only thing I've posted on social media is this:
  4. Can you imagine if we'd all been duped by the Daily Mail all day and he signs a new contract? Biblical sh*thousery from all parties.
  5. I'm trying to put a positive spin on various areas of this deal and one thing I will say is that I hope we're never this reliant on one player again. If we were to (for example) bring in a great number 10 now, a front four of Bailey, Watkins, Buendia and a newbie in whatever configuration Deano sees fit would still be superior to Grealish, Barkley, Traore and Watkins. We need to use the money to elevate key areas of our squad as opposed to having £100m sat out on the left wing with a gigantic disparity in the level of quality of his understudy. It would also be nice to have someone who doesn't miss 10-15 games per season for having some weird shin injury that no one at the club is willing to talk about.
  6. Not to speak for everyone who has been critical since the news broke but I don't think I've said anything beyond the realms of common opinion among our fans. Unless this is what dillusion feels like...
  7. This was posted last week and is a pretty obvious Photoshop. No denying that this will be a reality soon but this is fake.
  8. You could also add into the mix his clear favouritism of certain players that didn't also work for the benefit of the team as a whole - his adoration of Barkley being a prime example.
  9. Mings for me as he has deputised for Grealish in the past. In all honesty, while Jack has been excellent at riling up opposition fans and players and is good at getting in the ref's ear, I don't rate him as a proper "captain". He doesn't strike me as a natural leader (like Mings or Martinez) and we've definitely seen his head drop in the past during tough games. You'd very rarely hear Grealish on the pitch offering words of encouragement or praise - more likely complaining.
  10. That's what you think... 'tis me, Gareth Barry and has been all along!
  11. Percy at the back post with a dagger through the heart. You swine!
  12. Ornstein and Romano now reporting. The sooner this thread is in other football the better.
  13. If true, this one really does sting. Not only has our best player and local hero left our wonderful club while it's trajectory is it at it's most upward for a decade, but because Sky 6 have won again. Grudges and rivalry aside, I don't know how any club other than CIty could be pleased with this outcome. Of course we'll move on and hopefully use these funds to improve the squad as a whole but the likes of Bailey and Buendia have some big shoes to fill. No one player is bigger than a club and we must prove that in the coming weeks.
  14. It’s important that we sit and take note of how brilliant this signing is, I think. In any other situation we’d be losing our minds over this one but because of the other thing, it’s hard to get as excited as we should be. A massive welcome to this absolute baller. With or without players who may/may not be here for the start of the season, this is a phenomenal transfer. A front three of Bailey, Watkins and Buendia is, at worst, a top 10 attack. Over the bloody moon.
  15. When you’ve got “reliable” journalists like Romano still hedging their bets with comments like “he’s going to Man City or staying at Villa”, it’s pretty clear no one other than those in the inner circle know what’s going on. For me, anyone else is just trying to capitalise on the media frenzy around the situation. All you have to do is mention Jack’s name on Twitter and you’re guaranteed a couple of thousand likes and 100 comments so I’d pay them no mind. As much as I hate it, we’ve just got to sit this out and see what happens.
  16. I've been a positive Pete this week but the general body language of Jack doesn't look great in these shots. I'm not going to read into it too much but I beg this whole thing is wrapped up sooner rather than later!
  17. Is this where you get your news from? Things are starting to make a lot of sense if so
  18. Eugh, that is a horrible video. I know he’s “our Jack” but he’s still a human. I actually feel sorry for him.
  19. If he does stay, it’s the bit on my front I’m more concerned about.
  20. For anyone wondering what the chap on Reddit posted, I actually screenshot his final comments for posterity. Because… reasons. https://imgur.com/a/hSBsCsd
  21. I think we all do! This transfer is the saga we love to hate, though.
  22. Some of the worst Photoshop work I may have ever seen. Who in their right mind would believe this?
  23. Yep, the Leeds fan on here posted it earlier on. Very nearly had me for a second!
  24. Must be replacing Buendia then…
  25. Bloody hell, can you imagine if Grealish tells City to stick their contract offer where the sun doesn’t shine and we finalise Bailey, then sign Ward-Prowse? It’d be like a fantasy football eleven!
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