***Transfer Rumours Thread*** [ALL RUMOUR TOPICS MERGED]

[DoomMerchant]

[Blue Blood]

[Goaters 103]

In a nutshell, he's a better centre half than his brother and a better midfielder than Vieira and Barry.

Think Kompany but with better ball skills.

[Wooders]

I would say de jong is for the bench and barry will drop deeper and occupy his position from the left - who knows though, we'll probably play him at right back knowing us

[Slim]

[Ted Hughes]

[Slim]

If we sign Silva, where does he play? Used to be an inside out right winger, so do we switch him to the left or is AJ gonna switch/be benched.

I am wondering if Robinho comes back AND we sign Silva how we can avoid playing 4-3-3 with 2 of Barry/Yaya/de Jong filling in the middle and Tevez given free roam behind Ade.

[Goaters 103]

I think if, and its a big if, Silva and Milner arrive then SWP is gone and possibly Bellamy too.

[Dronny]

[Slim]

[Goaters 103]

[Dronny]

fair point Slim and Goaters, I agree it would be a touch attack minded! However, you could slide Barry into LB or drop Toure Y into CB (in fact thinking about it, I'd bench Kolo and play Lescott which would allow greater flexibility) for when we play away. You'd then have the holding potential of De jong and Barry/Toure with the speed/trickery of the wing backs AJ and Silva with Tevez dropping back to help out??

I aapreciate that the above would probably be anathema to Mancio but it would be fun!


HOME

..................Given

........Boateng....Vinnie....Lescott

.................De Jong

..........Toure Y.....Barry

Silva..........................AJ/Robby/Bellers
............Tevez
.................Ade.............


AWAY

Given

........Boateng....Toure Y....Vinnie....Lescott

Silva..........De Jong....Barry........AJ/Bellers

...........Tevez
.................Ade.............

[eastlandsblue]

[Dronny]

[eastlandsblue]

[Ted Hughes]

I just stumbled opon a piece which has quotes from Mancini calling Ibrahimovic the best striker in Europe. He also says we're interested in one of Krasic/Dzeko but not the other. Unless Mancini's on a wind up, then surely he'll be trying to sign the best, which according to him is Ibra. That would fulfil my prophecy of doom which puts Torres at Barca, Ibra at City & Mancini's future in the hands of an admittedly sometimes brilliant but often lazy, tempremental nutter. It also raises the grim possibility of another Christmas sacking if ibra turns out shit.

It's just not worth the gamble imo & I hope Mancini's just being kind with his comments.

[DoomMerchant]

[Wooders]

I have a dream

Given
Boateng Kompany Lescott Bridge
....Toure .....Barry
..........Milner
.....Tevez Dzeko Silva

[Dronny]

[btajim]

That's quite alot of defensive midfielders on the books, then. De Jong, Barry, Vieira, Kompany, Zabaleta, Y Toure... Where's the competition for Ireland going to come from?