Why are we signing two centre backs?

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In my mind there are two possible reasons: 1) City are planning on using the Macca/McQuire partnership for their Europa Cup/ FA Cup/League Cup 'adventures'; or 2) The Allams are being true to their word as CTWD achieved their aim to retain the traditional name. They are running the club as any one else would "in their own interests now",and not in those of the community thus will therefore cashing in on the Davies assett value growth. The Lescott move then seems like a straight swap and also an astute slice of business.

Anyone looking beyond 4th from bottom next season as success? Don't ya just love the Premiership?

Ehab has a meeting arranged with Davies' agent in two weeks, to negotiate improved terms, so he obviously isn't going anywhere and the Allam's haven't given up on the name change, far from it.
 
The interest in Maguire and May is that they will fall into the 'Homegrown' talent. So can be used I think as part of the squad submission for Europe. At the moment we have a gaping hole naming home grown players - capable homegrown players.
 
Ehab has a meeting arranged with Davies' agent in two weeks, to negotiate improved terms, so he obviously isn't going anywhere.

Could be a ploy to get Newcastle (or other club) to cough up the cash before then, rather than wait 'til he gets a new deal which would up his transfer value and his wage negotiations. :)
 
The interest in Maguire and May is that they will fall into the 'Homegrown' talent. So can be used I think as part of the squad submission for Europe. At the moment we have a gaping hole naming home grown players - capable homegrown players.

I thought they had to have played for us for a couple of seasons, which why Oxley couldnt count towards the HG status either - as he has been loaned out?
 
Stevie May isn't homegrown anyway he was trained in Scotland.

The homegrown rules are 4 players trained in the country and 4 players trained at the club for 3 consecutive season between the ages of 15-21.

U-21's can be left out of the 25 man squad (A list) and registered on the B list, but they have to have spent at least 2 full consecutive seasons at the club to qualify.

So the reality is, we'll have a 21 man squad for the Europa league, and nothing we do will grow that number unless we resign Liam Cooper and Tom Cairney.