Happy Blue Posted August 10, 2019 Posted August 10, 2019 (edited) Pep - "Sane has never asked to leave and City don't want to sell him " ..exposing the lies of Germany Pep - Cancelo will not feature this weekend Pep - Laporte ok Pep - Mahrez cleared to play Edited August 10, 2019 by Happy Blue Quote
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted August 13, 2019 Subscriber Posted August 13, 2019 Manchester City fined but avoid transfer ban for breaching Fifa rules on under-18 signings Manchester City has avoided a transfer ban after admitting breaching Fifa rules on signing youth players. The Premier League champions have been fined 370,000 Swiss Francs (£315,000). Fifa said City breached article 19 of its regulations: "International transfers of players are only permitted if the player is over the age of 18."... FULL REPORT Quote
LFCMadLad Posted August 13, 2019 Posted August 13, 2019 3 minutes ago, CaaC (John) said: Manchester City fined but avoid transfer ban for breaching Fifa rules on under-18 signings Manchester City has avoided a transfer ban after admitting breaching Fifa rules on signing youth players. The Premier League champions have been fined 370,000 Swiss Francs (£315,000). Fifa said City breached article 19 of its regulations: "International transfers of players are only permitted if the player is over the age of 18."... FULL REPORT State run clubs hey. Get away with murder Quote
Rick Posted August 13, 2019 Posted August 13, 2019 Isn't that the same thing Chelsea got the ban for?? 1 Quote
Redcanuck Posted August 13, 2019 Posted August 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, Rick said: Isn't that the same thing Chelsea got the ban for?? That's what I thought. £315,000 to a oil rich kingdom is ridiculous, should have added a couple of other zeroes at least. Quote
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted August 13, 2019 Subscriber Posted August 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, Rick said: Isn't that the same thing Chelsea got the ban for?? Aye, but what's good for the goose (Man City) ain't good for the gander (Chelsea). Chelsea was sanctioned by Fifa in February for breaching rules in relation to 29 youth players and were fined £460,000 in addition to their transfer ban. In June the Blues, who were not allowed to make any signings in the summer transfer window, announced they were taking their appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, having failed with their first appeal to Fifa. Quote
Cicero Posted August 13, 2019 Posted August 13, 2019 Yeah with City it was only 2 players. Us was nearly 30 so it’s understandable Quote
Rick Posted August 13, 2019 Posted August 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, Cicero said: Yeah with City it was only 2 players. Us was nearly 30 so it’s understandable Fair enough Quote
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted September 4, 2019 Subscriber Posted September 4, 2019 Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte has had surgery on his right knee in Barcelona after being carried off in the 4-0 win over Brighton. Laporte damaged his cartilage and lateral meniscus in a challenge with Brighton defender Adam Webster. The operation was successful but City have not yet given an indication of how long the 25-year-old will be out. Laporte made 35 league appearances last season with Bernardo Silva the only City outfield player to play more. The injury ruled him out of a possible debut for France after he had been called up by coach Didier Deschamps for the Euro 2020 qualifiers against Albania and Andorra. Laporte's absence leaves City with just Nicolas Otamendi and John Stones as central defenders following the departure of Vincent Kompany to become player-manager of Anderlecht in the summer. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49576729 Quote
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted September 10, 2019 Subscriber Posted September 10, 2019 Nobody seems to be talking about this Laporte injury. I think it's potentially massive. Last season their biggest weakness was a lack of cover for Fernandinho. Now it's the fact they only have one top quality centre half and now he's injured. Stones and Otamendi are vulnerable. Cancelo can apparently play in central defence but it isn't his first position. Quote
Dr. Gonzo Posted September 10, 2019 Posted September 10, 2019 How long's he out for? Tbh I think City will do fine even with a slightly more porous defense. That squad's able to deal with some challenges that might otherwise derail another side's season. 1 Quote
LFCMadLad Posted September 11, 2019 Posted September 11, 2019 15 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said: How long's he out for? Tbh I think City will do fine even with a slightly more porous defense. That squad's able to deal with some challenges that might otherwise derail another side's season. I agree. City are so good going forward, I thenk they could beat almost every team in the league bar one without a CB fit. Bastards lol Quote
Cicero Posted September 11, 2019 Posted September 11, 2019 Kompany ruled out of his own testimonial Quote
Happy Blue Posted September 12, 2019 Posted September 12, 2019 11 hours ago, Cicero said: Kompany ruled out of his own testimonial Well he's hardly played for 4 years so it's kind of perfect Quote
Cicero Posted September 13, 2019 Posted September 13, 2019 (edited) Laporte out 5-6 months Edited September 13, 2019 by Cicero Quote
LFCMadLad Posted September 13, 2019 Posted September 13, 2019 8 hours ago, Cicero said: Laporte out 5-6 months Harsh that. Hes clearly City's best CB. Wont affect them too much though. They are so good going forward that it hardly matters. Quote
Rick Posted September 14, 2019 Posted September 14, 2019 (edited) Think you's are overestimating City's defence a bit. They've got great fullbacks but I still think that the CB position is something they could and should have improved on. Outside of Laporte would you say any of the other centrebacks are top class? Stone is the closest to it, but even he has his moments. Said it time and time again, you get at this City defence and they will wobble. Hopefully Norwich play a bit mad today and give us a good spectacle. Edited September 14, 2019 by Rick 2 Quote
Harry Posted September 14, 2019 Posted September 14, 2019 11 hours ago, LFCMadLad said: Harsh that. Hes clearly City's best CB. Wont affect them too much though. They are so good going forward that it hardly matters. It could leave them more vulnerable against the more competitive sides. Quote
DeadLinesman Posted September 14, 2019 Posted September 14, 2019 That midfield keep the ball for about 70 mins per game so as much as they’ll miss his talent, I reckon it won’t cost them too much. Quote
Danny Posted September 14, 2019 Posted September 14, 2019 36 minutes ago, DeadLinesman said: That midfield keep the ball for about 70 mins per game so as much as they’ll miss his talent, I reckon it won’t cost them too much. Pretty much this, and even if you manage to score they’ll score 2 or 3 more. 1 Quote
6666 Posted September 14, 2019 Posted September 14, 2019 He does play an important role in playing it from the back so he's more of a loss to their attack than their defence seeing as they don't need to defend that much. Oh damn, look at who's at the top... Quote
Bluewolf Posted September 14, 2019 Posted September 14, 2019 9 hours ago, Rick said: Think you's are overestimating City's defence a bit. They've got great fullbacks but I still think that the CB position is something they could and should have improved on. Outside of Laporte would you say any of the other centrebacks are top class? Stone is the closest to it, but even he has his moments. Said it time and time again, you get at this City defence and they will wobble. Hopefully Norwich play a bit mad today and give us a good spectacle. Spooky... Quote
Rick Posted September 14, 2019 Posted September 14, 2019 Next week I'll have the lotto numbers for yas 1 Quote
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted September 17, 2019 Subscriber Posted September 17, 2019 John Stones: Man City defender suffers muscle injury Manchester City and England defender John Stones will be out for between four and five weeks after suffering a muscle injury in training. Stones suffered the injury in Ukraine on Tuesday, where City are preparing for Wednesday's Champions League group game with Shakhtar Donetsk. The injury is a setback for City, who are also without Aymeric Laporte until January or February because of injury. It leaves City with one established central defender in Nicolas Otamendi. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49733568 Quote
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