Transfer Rumours 2016/17 City Transfer Thread

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originallambrettaman said:
The Man United lads are two cheap punts, I don't think they had any bearing on other targets.

We obviously missed out on Rodriguez (and a last minute attempt to get Ulloa instead), but I'm happy with Mbokani and the other attacking players we've brought in.

We're playing a dangerous game having no full back cover, but at least Elmo never gets injured.

I'd have taken the Allams leaving and no-one coming in, so I'm more than happy with what we've ended up with.
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Elmo gets injured 3 times a match, but somehow he never is actually injured??
 
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Good luck to the lads who came onboard,I still however feel we fell short in terms of real quality with our signings,and that has to be down to the owners leaving this f 'kin shambles till last minute. Being honest, I reckon the relegation certainty many said would would happy has now become a relegation battle,but at least we are now in with a shout,over to you Mr Phelan.
 
squib said:
I registered just to write this post, hopefully I won't get to much banter.

I am from Trondheim, Norway (please excuse any grammatical errors) and have followed Markus Henriksen since he played in Rosenborg's academy. Originally he was schooled as a running midfielder in a classic 4-3-3. He has great stamina and composure, and is very hard-working in midfield. His father played as a CB in Rosenborg and was nicknamed Rambo for his dominant personality and courage. As his father, Markus plays with his heart, and even though he is more elegant, and have more technical quality than his father, he is not afraid to bleed for the club.

In later years he has become more of a complete midfielder, being able to play as an inverted winger on both flanks, a running midfielder and even as a forward. His best role though, is, as many of you have stated, a CAM.

I am confident that he will shine in Hull, and can only congratulate you on a superb signing.

Good luck in the premiership!
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Thank you for taking the time and effort to do this. Your grammar is excellent by the way :emoticon-0148-yes:
 
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I can see the argument for retaining the same 11 that's played our first 3 games until such time that the performances/results drop off.

Long term though, I think it's likely that Mason will take Meyler's place in midfield (and I'm not one of those Meyler-bashing people). I can see how Hernandez and Mbokani could be a decent partnership but I don't see a need for us to change to two up front at this point. The 4-3-3 has looked good. In that system the one spot which I can see Henriksen taking is Diomande's left wing spot.

I mentioned earlier that I worry about our depth out wide, someone pointed out that we have a few players who can play out wide. My issue is that none of them are really creative. Elmo and Clucas if played on the wing are safe options but not really the type to beat a man and make things happen. I think I prefer Clucas in the middle where he can just be a tidy passer and not have to worry about opening up defences. The one man I really rate to unlock defences is Snodgrass, and although Weir is apparently a wide man too, he's inexperienced and I can't see us throwing him in at the deep end so I'm really hoping that Snodgrass stays fit and that Henriksen can do a similar job from the left wing, even if that isn't his 'natural' position. Mason is surely going to take the only vacant midfield spot anyway.
 
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PLT said:
I can see the argument for retaining the same 11 that's played our first 3 games until such time that the performances/results drop off.

Long term though, I think it's likely that Mason will take Meyler's place in midfield (and I'm not one of those Meyler-bashing people). I can see how Hernandez and Mbokani could be a decent partnership but I don't see a need for us to change to two up front at this point. The 4-3-3 has looked good. In that system the one spot which I can see Henriksen taking is Diomande's left wing spot.

I mentioned earlier that I worry about our depth out wide, someone pointed out that we have a few players who can play out wide. My issue is that none of them are really creative. Elmo and Clucas if played on the wing are safe options but not really the type to beat a man and make things happen. I think I prefer Clucas in the middle where he can just be a tidy passer and not have to worry about opening up defences. The one man I really rate to unlock defences is Snodgrass, and although Weir is apparently a wide man too, he's inexperienced and I can't see us throwing him in at the deep end so I'm really hoping that Snodgrass stays fit and that Henriksen can do a similar job from the left wing, even if that isn't his 'natural' position. Mason is surely going to take the only vacant midfield spot anyway.
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The one plus side about Keane and Weir I suppose is that as we all know **** all about them (Sterling included) whatever he thinks he's picked up off football manager. The opposition won't know much about them either other than the you tube vids which don't really tell us a great deal.
 
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