With new investment, Everton are eyeing a triple raid on City for Wilfried Bony (27), Jesus Navas (30) and Eliaquim Mangala (25). [Star]
i fuckin hope so
If that's true then there really is a God.
Bony is shocking
at least Lee Bradbury ran about
:D
Quote from: goat on March 13, 2016, 16:43:05
With new investment, Everton are eyeing a triple raid on City for Wilfried Bony (27), Jesus Navas (30) and Eliaquim Mangala (25). [Star]
i fuckin hope so
triple madness...please please spend all your wonga on our shite..we'll even throw in fernando if we can have stones for nowt
ive some magic beans they can have an all
I very much doubt the new owner will splash out the £9m needed to capture these three gems.
Mangala wont be going anywhere
You cant believe anything those commies write.
I reckon Jesus and Mangala will be here next season.
Quote from: gavin on March 14, 2016, 21:07:09
I reckon Jesus and Mangala will be here next season.
I'm sure they will not, not even sure Silva will be here next season. Great as Merlin is will he fit into the Pep template, I would have some questions around that.
I'd rather keep Mangala than Otamendi, he's younger and can be moulded into a good defender by Pep. Otamendi is a bit of a headless chicken and at 28 I can't see him changing. Undecided about Jesus tbh, he's an ok squad player.
But £20m for Bony would be good business - no reason why their new owners shouldn't pay the sky high fees we got mugged for post-takeover. ;)
Quote from: bluebrendan on March 14, 2016, 22:07:37
I'd rather keep Mangala than Otamendi, he's younger and can be moulded into a good defender by Pep. Otamendi is a bit of a headless chicken and at 28 I can't see him changing. Undecided about Jesus tbh, he's an ok squad player.
I couldn't disagree more :D
Ota does need the coaching of rashness out of him and to keep his concentration levels higher, but he is good on the ball and a good defender. He has a lot of drive which is great to see and I think he is a born winner, you can't have too many of those in your squad. Whereas Managala struggles tactically, is clumsy on/off the ball, is a Lescott passer. His best attributes imho are his pace and strength, but that only takes you so far when so many other pieces are missing.
I'd rather have kept Nastasic than had Mangala.
The best thing for our defence would be to keep one set of 4 at the club and I think that's Zab, Kompany, Ota, Kolarov.
Sell Sagna, Mangala (or loan him for a season) Demi, Clichy.
Buy 3 new hungry players and promote Denayer.
Look how far pace and strength got Micah Richards. Poor Mangala, he never had a chance to live up to his price tag, but at least he could look like he belong in the Premiership.
City's defender transfer history the last couple of year is nothing short of an embarrassment.