agreed but Man Ute cheque book is a lot bigger than our and they can afford to get wrong now and again, we can't with the limited resource's at city's disposal.
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 ?
http://footballleagueworld.co.uk/former-tottenham-midfielder-linked-with-5m-move-to-bournemouth/
5m!!!! Bite their hands off!
If it was the season before, I'd had said he's worth more, but he's just not been there for me
lol possibly,probably make a better job of it tbh
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?
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.
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.....
We never toss names out that we end up signing anyways.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.