City transfer thread

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some of the best managers have wasted money on big signings who have proven to be dudds, its part of the game, who can remember Fergie and his purchases of Veron and Forlan ! In the main Bruce has done okay, it`s just his striker options that haven`t been great

Agreed. Maybe Bruce should leave the strikers to Phelan this summer ?
 
I've heard a whisper that we've enquired about David Cotterill, who is now at Birmingham. If we/when lose Ince, he'd be a handy and cheap replacement. He's a full Welsh international so he'll know Chester and he worked with Steve Bruce at Wigan.

If this is true (the source is a former City player who still lives in the area), perhaps Ince leaving is more of a formality than it already seems.
 
I've heard a whisper that we've enquired about David Cotterill, who is now at Birmingham. If we/when lose Ince, he'd be a handy and cheap replacement. He's a full Welsh international so he'll know Chester and he worked with Steve Bruce at Wigan.

If this is true (the source is a former City player who still lives in the area), perhaps Ince leaving is more of a formality than it already seems.

David Rhys George Best Cotterill.

Great name.
 
He can go with my blessing too! Because he doesn't get a shot off! Showing industry in the midfield just isn't enough! If we had everyone fit snoddy, Diame, Brady, elmo, meyler, thudd, aluko & robbo would you pick Quinn?

Yes.

Hardly any of them get a shot off. Of the centre midfielders we've got available (only 3) Quinn and Meyler would be first one the teamsheet for me. They were both excellent in our last Championship season. If Diame was fit I'd still probably try and fit him in. Like Ince, he's just far too good at this level for us to not use him.
 
I don't understand why people are saying Bournemouth will come straight back down, I think they'll manage it. They've got plenty of money and a decent spine of a team, I don't think they'll struggle.
 
To be fair to Quinn, he's a decent larker but he's a Championship player. I'd keep him for the experience of the upcoming season, but I wouldn't be gutted to see him leave.

We've had this before with Bruce and McShane but why is he just a championship larker? He looked fine in the PL to me. Never thought he looked out of place.
 
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We've had this before with Bruce and McShane but why is he just a championship larker? He looked fine in the PL to me. Never thought he looked out of place.

Well he keeps the ball alright and he looks busy, but he doesn't really do anything other than go from side to side with the ball, he doesn't seem to get any crosses or meaningful passes off. The ball sticks to his feet, but then, nothing, he either passes it out wide or gives it to Huddlestone. He, like Meyler, just needs to do a little bit more to be considered good enough to play in the Premier League consistently. I'd say they fall into that category that are too good for the Championship but not quite Premier League.
 
Some bizarre attitudes/recommendations on here; drive Huddlestone to Bournemouth but advocate some injury prone, slow, never has been replacement in Palacios? David Cotterill, Daryl Murphy, Macheda????? Seriously?? 31 pages and about the only decent shout is Adam Le Fondre (and Jordan Rhodes if realistic) It's like no-one owns Football Manager beyond the 2012 version.....
 
Some bizarre attitudes/recommendations on here; drive Huddlestone to Bournemouth but advocate some injury prone, slow, never has been replacement in Palacios? David Cotterill, Daryl Murphy, Macheda????? Seriously?? 31 pages and about the only decent shout is Adam Le Fondre (and Jordan Rhodes if realistic) It's like no-one owns Football Manager beyond the 2012 version.....

Go on, I'll bite. What kind of transfer rumours were you expecting? I'd take Cotterill any day of the week, he's done well at pretty much any Championship club he's been at and wouldn't cost a fortune, leaving money for elsewhere. If it turns out good, I think he'll be a good acquisition.
 
Go on, I'll bite. What kind of transfer rumours were you expecting? I'd take Cotterill any day of the week, he's done well at pretty much any Championship club he's been at and wouldn't cost a fortune, leaving money for elsewhere. If it turns out good, I think he'll be a good acquisition.
We never toss names out that we end up signing anyways.