Man City

[Bluto10]

i see nasri has passed his medical at wastelands.

he is joing a pretty strong squad.

 

25 Joe Hart

 

2 Micah Richards

3 Wayne Bridge

4 Vincent Kompany

5 Pablo Zabaleta

6 Joleon Lescott

13 Aleksandar Kolarov

22 Gael Clichy

28 Kolo Toure

 

34 Nigel De Jong

42 YayaToure

7 James Milner

8 Shaun Wright-Phillips

11 Adam Johnson

18 Gareth Barry

21 David Silva

 

10 Edin Dzeko

32 Carlos Tevez

39 Craig Bellamy

45 Mario Balotelli

14 Roque Santa Cruz

16 Sergio Aguero

[K-9]

Pretty much the real deal this season i think.

[Stoney]

Still think they should have added a quality central defender.

[Bluto10]

Kompany is terrific defender.

 

I got them to win the league at 9/2 I think it was.

 

I'm glad I went with it.

 

how much you put on robbie?

 

its their manager i'm nae sure about.

dunno why, but nae convinced he is good enough.

[Bluto10]

Well I put them on with 5 other teams to win the league and I think that was

[robbo]

youve also missed the new CB savic. Serbian captain so i believe. hes not going to city to sit on the bench.

 

where the hell are all these players going to fit in?

 

f**king loathe man city just now.

[Bluto10]

youve also missed the new CB savic. Serbian captain so i believe. hes not going to city to sit on the bench.

 

where the hell are all these players going to fit in?

 

f**king loathe man city just now.

 

vidic isnt captain of serbia?

they have ivanovic too dont they.

that'll be a solid back line.

 

didnt they go euro08 qualifiers without conceding a goal?

 

 

it would be interesting to see this squad lined up against chelseas squad at teh height of their abramovic buying.

[Henry]

vidic isnt captain of serbia?

they have ivanovic too dont they.

that'll be a solid back line.

 

didnt they go euro08 qualifiers without conceding a goal?

 

 

No.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2008_qualifying_Group_A

 

They did very well in WC 2010 qualifying, winning their group, whilst conceding only 8 goals.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_UEFA_Group_7

[Bluto10]

No.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2008_qualifying_Group_A

 

They did very well in WC 2010 qualifying, winning their group, whilst conceding only 8 goals.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_UEFA_Group_7

 

mustve been world cup 06 then.

[Henry]

Again, no.

 

Serbia & Montenegro conceded one goal in qualifying for WC 2006.

[StandFree1982]

i see nasri has passed his medical at wastelands.

he is joing a pretty strong squad.

 

25 Joe Hart

 

2 Micah Richards

3 Wayne Bridge

4 Vincent Kompany

5 Pablo Zabaleta

6 Joleon Lescott

13 Aleksandar Kolarov

22 Gael Clichy

28 Kolo Toure

 

34 Nigel De Jong

42 YayaToure

7 James Milner

8 Shaun Wright-Phillips

11 Adam Johnson

18 Gareth Barry

21 David Silva

 

10 Edin Dzeko

32 Carlos Tevez

39 Craig Bellamy

45 Mario Balotelli

14 Roque Santa Cruz

16 Sergio Aguero

Thats a damn fine English squad they have there. Like most English teams, Man City would be f**ked if uefa brought in regulations over the number of forgeigners they can play.

[Henry]

I think the 'home-grown' rule is as close as they are going to get Robster. It's restriction of trade if you limit by nationality.

[Bluto10]

mustve been undefeated then on campaign harcus.

[Henry]

mustve been undefeated then on campaign harcus.

 

Indeed Bloots, they were.

 

However, that is not very unique.

[StandFree1982]

I think the 'home-grown' rule is as close as they are going to get Robster. It's restriction of trade if you limit by nationality.

If they could find a way of proving that bringing in so many foreign players is affecting the chances of young home grown players coming through then it would likely be passed.

[tightbreeks]

savic has got a bit of the vincent gallos ripping out him.

 

a libertine, polymath and star f**ker.

[Coopy100]

If they could find a way of proving that bringing in so many foreign players is affecting the chances of young home grown players coming through then it would likely be passed.

How would it? Thats like saying polish steel workers can produce steel at a lower price of a better quality so we must put protectionist tariffs on it to safeguard our own steelworkers. It won't happen as it is a restriction of trade. Most they can bring in is non eu players as we have to abide by european treaties with regards to free trade.

[Henry]

If they could find a way of proving that bringing in so many foreign players is affecting the chances of young home grown players coming through then it would likely be passed.

 

Disagree. Football players are a profession, same as plumbers, painters and piano-repair men. Free movement of trade is one of the central aspects of the EU. There is nothing stopping young players getting a job elsewhere in the Union.

 

Of course, if the UK was to leave the EU, then I suppose there would be nothing stopping the EPL do what they want with restrictions.

 

However, I'd imagine the EPL would hate the idea of a foreign player restriction - it wouldn't do much for them if Man Utd were forced to play Darron Gibson instead of Ji-Sung Park, due to some ruling. That would restrict their money making ability!

[tightbreeks]

i remember gogs strachan having a wee whinge about this when he managed celtic. shakhtar donetsk could sign players from brazil who hadn't played for their country, but because of the eu, he couldn't.

[E-P-K]

youve also missed the new CB savic. Serbian captain so i believe. hes not going to city to sit on the bench.

 

where the hell are all these players going to fit in?

 

f**king loathe man city just now.

 

 

 

No he is not, He plays for Montenegro, has only a handful of caps, and is not captain, Vucinic is.

 

 

[OddJob]

i see nasri has passed his medical at wastelands.

he is joing a pretty strong squad.

 

25 Joe Hart

 

2 Micah Richards

3 Wayne Bridge

4 Vincent Kompany

5 Pablo Zabaleta

6 Joleon Lescott

13 Aleksandar Kolarov

22 Gael Clichy

28 Kolo Toure

 

34 Nigel De Jong

42 YayaToure

7 James Milner

8 Shaun Wright-Phillips

11 Adam Johnson

18 Gareth Barry

21 David Silva

 

10 Edin Dzeko

32 Carlos Tevez

39 Craig Bellamy

45 Mario Balotelli

14 Roque Santa Cruz

16 Sergio Aguero

The emboldened guys won't be here by the end of the transfer window i'm quite sure of it, Tevez is another one who looks like he can't be arsed being there so we'll see. Just don't see the fascination with Barry, just not the same player that was at Villa but without a doubt that is a very strong team.

[Coopy100]

youve also missed the new CB savic. Serbian captain so i believe. hes not going to city to sit on the bench.

 

where the hell are all these players going to fit in?

 

f**king loathe man city just now.

I thought stankovic was the serbian captain?

[robbo]

mabe savic was the partizan captain. i dunno. care factor is a nice shade of brown mixed with "dont give a f**k, he wont play"

[E-P-K]

mabe savic was the partizan captain. i dunno. care factor is a nice shade of brown mixed with "dont give a f**k, he wont play"

 

Sasa Iilic is, and was Partizan's captain.

[Coopy100]

mabe savic was the partizan captain. i dunno. care factor is a nice shade of brown mixed with "dont give a f**k, he wont play"

Sort of sloppy appraoch that leads to the downfall of once proud football clubs. I'm glad you have no interest in coaching Robbo. Hold on a minute..

[E-P-K]

The past financial year, Man City has made a loss of

[Dynamo]

The past financial year, Man City has made a loss of

[zerodon47]

Balotelli just sent off, Mancini looked at him in disgust as he walked over to the bench hahaha pointed for him to piss off down the tunnel! thatl be another fine and a public fallout hahaha

 

Liverpool all over City, should be 2-1 up! might just sneak this!

[riverplate83]

liverpool played them off the park today,great stuff.

 

looking for a run from liverpool now...

[K-9]

Ballotelli kicking off when Adam and Lucas getting interviewed?