James Ducker (from the Times) and Stuart Brennan (from the MEN) are both now saying we're paying £34m Fernandinho.

SSN may have accidentally got it right.

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Stuart Pearce shouldn't be a football manager let alone the u21 manager.

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No, he was far too honest for that. That was very much a Richard Dunne moment.

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They weren't. It was a particularly futile protest against Sven's sacking.

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By Slashman X | Permalink | On 05 June 2013 - 16:24 PM

Pellegrini will want more width than what Aguero would over there

Doubt it. He has no real track record of using out-and-out wingers and we're supposedly moving towards a 4-3-3 next season (likely the sort that Barça use) which would likely see Agüero playing in the same way that David Villa did/does and cutting in from the left.

Obviously though, that's assuming we're buying a striker like Cavani.

By Poe | Permalink | On 05 June 2013 - 16:47 PM

Also, money is no object to City. Why would it matter?

The hierarchy are taking FFP seriously (though I'm not sure why) so an extra £10m is sort of important.

It's irrelevant though 'cos Sky are talking out of their arse.

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Hart

Zabaleta - Kompany - Nastasic - Clichy

Yaya - Fernandinho

Navas - Silva - Agüero

Cavani

With any luck that'll be our starting XI come September.

By Slashman X | Permalink | On 05 June 2013 - 15:44 PM

Aye they put up a picture earlier of him outside. Seems legit

Yeah, they aren't the best paper around but they tend not to fuck up stuff like this.

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The M.E.N. are saying Fernandinho's in Manchester having a medical before he signs for us.

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6 or 7.

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By Franck | Permalink | On 04 June 2013 - 15:51 PM

I assume Zamparini will give him a few extra games just because he likes him.

I didn't think you were that naive.

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By Franck | Permalink | On 04 June 2013 - 12:42 PM

I give him 10 games.

That's rather ambitious.

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I hope he wears the bandana on the touchline.

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Dave Whelan's entertaining.

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According to the Sevilla website we've signed Jesus.

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http://mtn.ensight-cdn.com/content/Sergio-Aguero..jpg

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Is that not Jay Spearing?

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By Jonas | Permalink | On 03 June 2013 - 06:59 AM

Premier League: Manchester City's Abdisalam Ibrahim flattered by reported interest

I really don't understand all these rumours about Abdi Ibrahim. There's a very good reason he's still at Strømsgodset at 22, he's not that good. His agent must be really good.

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I really hope that happens. De Laurentiis in England will be great entertainment.

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Yeah that's coming from the Express. It's almost certainly not true.

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The home kit's ruined by the collar. That sort of collar never looks good.

The stripes don't help, though.

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By Crane | Permalink | On 31 May 2013 - 19:51 PM

It's because of his third party ownership.

You're working under the assumption Monaco haven't bought all of his rights.

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By Pippadoc | Permalink | On 31 May 2013 - 17:09 PM

Yeah, he had a one year contract and thought he could better job so didn't want to discuss an extension with Fulham.

He was rumoured for the Chelsea job at the point iirc

Fairly certain he had a two-year deal with an option to leave at the end of the first season.

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Khaldoon's said in his end of season interview that Zaba and Richards are both getting new contracts.

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I can't see him getting in the team ahead of Luis Muriel and Antonio Di Natale.

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By Jaygull | Permalink | On 30 May 2013 - 15:37 PM

Watford will go back into mid-table obscurity now that the loan rules are changing. I can't see Pozzo spending upwards of £10-15m in the Championship just to keep their current squad together and Vydra is too good for Watford anyway.

Bollocks.

There's no chance whatsoever that the Pozzo's are just going to abandon Watford after a year. They're probably the most patient/intelligent owners in Serie A. They will be going for promotion again next season.

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By Pippadoc | Permalink | On 30 May 2013 - 14:31 PM

I'd call getting Fulham to 8th a good season for them - they aren't exactly big spenders.

Hughes did a good job there I think.

It wasn't a bad season but considering what Fulham achieved the year before (finishing only a few places lower in the league, as well as reaching a European final and going a round further in the FA Cup) and the additions they made to the squad, including Dembelé, it wasn't that impressive a season either.

By Esprit Vanilla | Permalink | On 30 May 2013 - 14:47 PM

Well neither Redknapp did better at QPR.

I have no idea what that's supposed to mean.

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By Jaygull | Permalink | On 30 May 2013 - 11:28 AM

His little spell at Fulham had them a lot tougher to beat than Jol.

And? I don't particularly think Jol has been a success at Fulham either. They've been way too inconsistent.

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He did a very good job at Blackburn and pretty well with Wales, but he was disastrously bad at City and QPR. His little spell at Fulham was hardly a resounding success either.

Fuck knows why he keeps getting hired. It's like with McLeish, it just does't make sense.