City transfer thread

Don't think we have been naive - just wary after the financial mess we were in after our last PL relegation

 

They'd be naive if they didn't - like we were last time we got relegated & were in financial meltdown.

 

DM article today says Charlie Austin has a wage reduction in place.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...rlie-Austin-absolute-steal-15m-stuck-QPR.html

 

Why, is his woman getting bored?

 

can anybody explain why there is a transfer window?

 

We don't need more, just better creative ones.

 

Google "why is there a transfer window" the second article is an explanation of where it comes from and the purpose of it.

 

Not heard anything on the Southend lad for a while. Surely we are still interested?

 

Thanks. I've now read that. I don't think the window is a good way to deal with the issues. They could insist on long contracts to get round the short term contract problem, for example. I just don't think that having all these panicky decisions in the last day of the window is sensible.

 

This seems another issue over a relatively small amount.

 

Bruce said today he's happy with just 2 keepers in the championship as you can loan one in an emergency

 

Is it just me or is Bruce constantly chirping on about our players with clauses in their contracts.. almost every interview now he's saying it..

If it was me, and I genuinely wanted to keep these players, why would you make it public knowledge that so many of our players can leave for a reasonable price because they have buy out clauses... you'd keep schtum

Just strikes me as odd... unless of course its very obvious reverse psychology? and he's putting certain players in the shop window.

 

He knows that the players agents have already approached every club in sight.

 

He would do well to just keep quiet and progress his business: if anyone can see a benefit in him speaking out then let me know what it is.

 

**** it lets sell Hernandez and Jelevic and go all out for Rhodes.

 

we wont be able to sell them before the last day of the window

 

I think we will lose 3/4 of the current squad in the next 2 weeks

 

I just read that Austin is on £25k per week now and is wanting £45k per week.
Alan Pardew thought that Connor Wickham for £8m represents better value than Austin for £15m. I don't agree.

 

How much would Charlton want for Vetokele?

 

That's why I asked, I don't recall other clubs having the buy out clauses that ours seem to have.