January - Who would you sign?

[Kiss_The_Goat]

Lahm! Defo! He'd be a great signing!

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sp ... parky.html

[Good Times]

Royston Drenthe for left back - he's can't get in front of Marcelo at Real. He's great going forward and is a tenacious defender.

Marik Hamsik of Napoli for the creative midfield role. Anyone who's played Football Manager will know about him.


EDIT. I hear James Beattie may be available in January. He'd provide excellent cover whilst Manny is away at the African Nations.

[CityFanFromRome]

Royston Drenthe for left back - he's can't get in front of Marcelo at Real. He's great going forward and is a tenacious defender.

Marik Hamsik of Napoli for the creative midfield role. Anyone who's played Football Manager will know about him.

Drenthe is not good enough defensively. Hamsik is good, but too inconsistent, can be world class one match and gash the following one, nonetheless I rate him so I wouldn't mind us going for him, but I'd prefer Van der Vaart.

[FA cup winners 2006]

----------------------------Given

Zabaleta---------Toure---------lescott---------LAHM

---------------------------De Jong

---------Ireland---------------------------Barry

-----------------------GERRARD

-----------TORRES--------Adebayour

If gerrard and torres can not be got in January, then i dont think we need anyone in those positions. Lahm is ideal as he can play both RB and LB

[Kyle]

Royston Drenthe for left back - he's can't get in front of Marcelo at Real. He's great going forward and is a tenacious defender.

Marik Hamsik of Napoli for the creative midfield role. Anyone who's played Football Manager will know about him.

Drenthe is not good enough defensively. Hamsik is good, but too inconsistent, can be world class one match and gash the following one, nonetheless I rate him so I wouldn't mind us going for him, but I'd prefer Van der Vaart.

Although I do agree with you about Drenthe, Maicon and Lahm are just as suspect defensively. At the present time there are not many backs that are both good going forward and good defensively. There are honestly no names that pop in my mind that would be realistic targets that are the all around package for that position. I do really enjoy watching Drenthe, although I haven't watched him frequently enough to know if he would do the deed for city.

[CityFanFromRome]

Although I do agree with you about Drenthe, Maicon and Lahm are just as suspect defensively. At the present time there are not many backs that are both good going forward and good defensively. There are honestly no names that pop in my mind that would be realistic targets that are the all around package for that position. I do really enjoy watching Drenthe, although I haven't watched him frequently enough to know if he would do the deed for city.

Oh I know, I said before that I couldn't think of a full back, either right or left, who was both good at defending and going forward, if not maybe alves on the right and Clichy on the left, so I definitely agree on that. That's why I said before that our best bet is to get a young prospect for that position and make him develop, like Bale from Spurs.

[gillie]

These 2 if if it was remotely possible

[CityFanFromRome]

Diego is flopping badly at Juve, started great then went progressively worse, but maybe it's just that the team around him doesn't work at all, because he's always been class for Werder...

[gillie]

Diego is flopping badly at Juve, started great then went progressively worse, but maybe it's just that the team around him doesn't work at all, because he's always been class for Werder...

Cheers mate i have not seen him play this season but what i saw of him at Werder i thought we should have signed him then.

[Moonchesteri]

Torres.

[Blueboylewis]

Bojan on a loan till the end of the season for cover for Ade maybe? Or is it time for Roque to shine :)
Sneijder
Kolo
Ribery
Gourcouff then loan him back to his club beforehand so he isnt sitting on the bench for us.

[Kiss_The_Goat]

Bojan on a loan till the end of the season for cover for Ade maybe? Or is it time for Roque to shine :)
Sneijder
Kolo
Ribery
Gourcouff then loan him back to his club beforehand so he isnt sitting on the bench for us.

Bojan's a good shout. He's barely playing at Barca.

[10.Goater_Legend]

Royston Drenthe for left back - he's can't get in front of Marcelo at Real. He's great going forward and is a tenacious defender.

Marik Hamsik of Napoli for the creative midfield role. Anyone who's played Football Manager will know about him.


EDIT. I hear James Beattie may be available in January. He'd provide excellent cover whilst Manny is away at the African Nations.

That wouldn't be a bad move actully, quality little player.