Hidden plan behind sales ?

[Ted Hughes]

i really don't think our summer would have gone too differently without the restrictions to be honest

We may possibly have paid an outragous sum for Barkley if money was no object I recon.

Fancy we may try to do it next season, but others will be in for him too.

I think we're going to really piss them all off again next year, with increased financial incoming & a couple of biggies prior to the new stand opening.

[Dameerto]

Not seen this alleged removal of sanctions mentioned in any other pieces, just the one I quoted which I'm can't remember where it came from. But they obviously got the details from somewhere & it doesn't seem like a bullshitty kind of article, so let's hope they have it right.

I can't find a definitive UEFA explanation as to what they mean with some of the stuff from their judgement which I've quoted on here. There doesn't seem to be a public release of the full details anywhere. They know, & City know, what it means but neither have told us exactly how it works.

Probably wanted to keep it quiet away from Wenger's big fucking nose.

There's a downloadable pdf from UEFA for each of the nine settlements agreed by clubs, ours just mentions the stuff we know about including what you quoted. They specifically mention that we have a reduced net transfer spend for this and next season, and that we have a squad size reduction which can be removed when we're in compliance with their regulations. I don't fully understand the bit I quoted about the squad reduction being dependant on our net transfer figure though - to me it sounds like if we turn a transfer profit we get a bigger squad

[Ted Hughes]

It's a badly worded document & it lacks detail, but it clearly mentions net transfer spend is somehow involved, so we know that reducing it gives us some kind of advantage for next season. But that cannot be a full description of the settlement with City; it is just an outline.

The original article I quoted recons that breaking even means we have no spending limit, so perhaps they have asked & been told that is the case ? City's original statement says that they expected to be free of restrictions for next season, but UEFA's documents don't mention that at all.

It's certain, there are details of incentives & conditions in the full agreement between UEFA & City which haven't been made public. What those details are, we can only speculate, but it does seem as if there's a fair chance the spending limit will be removed.

[lets all have a disco]

i really don't think our summer would have gone too differently without the restrictions to be honest

We may possibly have paid an outragous sum for Barkley if money was no object I recon.

Fancy we may try to do it next season, but others will be in for him too.

I think we're going to really piss them all off again next year, with increased financial incoming & a couple of biggies prior to the new stand opening.

How long will Yaya have left on his deal next summer? A season or two? An offer from PSG might be too tempting to us and open up a starting roll for young Ross (I rate him VERY highly) and a chance to start in our midfield would be too tempting to him despite others sniffing around.

[Ted Hughes]

i really don't think our summer would have gone too differently without the restrictions to be honest

We may possibly have paid an outragous sum for Barkley if money was no object I recon.

Fancy we may try to do it next season, but others will be in for him too.

I think we're going to really piss them all off again next year, with increased financial incoming & a couple of biggies prior to the new stand opening.

How long will Yaya have left on his deal next summer? A season or two? An offer from PSG might be too tempting to us and open up a starting roll for young Ross (I rate him VERY highly) as i rated Moreno too.

I think it's 3 years left from now (ish).

I rate Barkley too. I think he's the real deal, but if you look at the price those stupid cunts paid for Shaw, a fucking fullback, Barkley is going to cost 50 million quid. Lot of money for 'potential' but then again, we have a superb squad & are only short of one or two players, so if we have the money, why not ?

[Mikhail Chigorin]

i really don't think our summer would have gone too differently without the restrictions to be honest

We may possibly have paid an outragous sum for Barkley if money was no object I recon.

Fancy we may try to do it next season, but others will be in for him too.

I think we're going to really piss them all off again next year, with increased financial incoming & a couple of biggies prior to the new stand opening.

How long will Yaya have left on his deal next summer? A season or two? An offer from PSG might be too tempting to us and open up a starting roll for young Ross (I rate him VERY highly) and a chance to start in our midfield would be too tempting to him despite others sniffing around.

Sound thinking LAHAD.

The time may now have arrived for us to 'cash in' on Yaya.

[Ted Hughes]

i really don't think our summer would have gone too differently without the restrictions to be honest

We may possibly have paid an outragous sum for Barkley if money was no object I recon.

Fancy we may try to do it next season, but others will be in for him too.

I think we're going to really piss them all off again next year, with increased financial incoming & a couple of biggies prior to the new stand opening.

How long will Yaya have left on his deal next summer? A season or two? An offer from PSG might be too tempting to us and open up a starting roll for young Ross (I rate him VERY highly) and a chance to start in our midfield would be too tempting to him despite others sniffing around.

Sound thinking LAHAD.

The time may now have arrived for us to 'cash in' on Yaya.

Surely that depends on how the season pans out ?

If he ends up like last season, it would be crazy to get rid of him.

[lets all have a disco]

The thing i like the most about Barkley is his 'natural' skill and awareness and IMHO it hasnt been seen in an English player since Gazza.
Let's hope he isnt as mental.

[Mikhail Chigorin]

It may well be that last season was Yaya's 'swansong' and, given his advancing years he may be less and less able, both now and in the future, to rise to such levels again.

Crazy or not, in these circumstances it might be prudent to, sadly, consider his future departure.

However, no-one knows what goes on inside his head and what motivates him, so all such thoughts could be rendered purely academic by him having another incredible season.

Perhaps January would be a good time to assess his situation and consider how things are at that stage.

[Ted Hughes]

Sure, if Yaya is clearly on his way down, then it would make sense to cash in, but I wouldn't make that assumtion just because of a slowish start to this season. A lot happened to him this summer & he has had periods where he looked 65 years old, in every season since we signed him. Almost always, he turns it round.

I agree with LAHAD about Barkley, he does have a touch of Gazza about him.

[carl_feedthegoat]

Sure, if Yaya is clearly on his way down, then it would make sense to cash in, but I wouldn't make that assumtion just because of a slowish start to this season. A lot happened to him this summer & he has had periods where he looked 65 years old, in every season since we signed him. Almost always, he turns it round.

I agree with LAHAD about Barkley, he does have a touch of Gazza about him.

It was always going to be one hell of a financial gamble keeping YAYA this season imo....if he plays sub par he wont be worth anywhere near what we could have got for him before this seasons start.

Time will tell of course and I hope I'm wrong.

[Ted Hughes]

Sure, if Yaya is clearly on his way down, then it would make sense to cash in, but I wouldn't make that assumtion just because of a slowish start to this season. A lot happened to him this summer & he has had periods where he looked 65 years old, in every season since we signed him. Almost always, he turns it round.

I agree with LAHAD about Barkley, he does have a touch of Gazza about him.

It was always going to be one hell of a financial gamble keeping YAYA this season imo....if he plays sub par he wont be worth anywhere near what we could have got for him before this seasons start.

Time will tell of course and I hope I'm wrong.

We'll see. But it should be noted that he was the bloke who came closest to scoring v Stoke, even on a day where he played like he'd been retired for 6 years & was in a testimonial game.

[john68]

Kiers,

Yaya Toure's contract ends July 2017.

Hope that helps mate.

[lets all have a disco]

Kiers,

Yaya Toure's contract ends July 2017.

Hope that helps mate.

Whooa there fella chill with the civilian name.

[South Stand Balti]

The thing i like the most about Barkley is his 'natural' skill and awareness and IMHO it hasnt been seen in an English player since Gazza.
Let's hope he isnt as mental.

Or as injury prone. He has suffered a lot of injuries for his age and we don't want another Rodwell. I agree he is talented and an exciting player but we need to tread carefully there.

[Hazy2]

Yaya. has had a long list of runners from De Jong to Fernando, great player who the likes of Bayern will expose, I want a top game against them..