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Selling him and keeping Mikel makes no sense. I still like him as a squad player more then Mikel. But if the price is good you always sell before they get too old.

Wow still talking about a support staff? You guys are truly bored, or just plain like the controversy....

Wow this is ridiculous, arguing about a team doctor..... There's still more important issues on the table about weather we are going to buy more players or stay with what we have and use younger players? I said it before if mourinho doesn't want to do youth then it's better to buy reinforcement because just using the same players it will wear us out. And I think that is what might happen since Mourinho is not a manager for youth.

Manchester City 'make £47m bid' for Kevin de Bruyne of Wolfsburg http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11679/9944164/manchester-city-make-16347m-bid-for-kevin-de-bruyne-of-wolfsburg

Not really excited about this but let's see what he can bring by the end of the season or next. As don't expect much from him this season.

Think this is also a buy because we neglected Shaw last season and instead went for Felipe.

I still also in the camp that this guy is and will always be a short term manager. Not good for long. We are in the third season and it is here when he should have no problems in trying out younger players. Any manager that wants to stay more then 5 years most at one time gamble on that. If he can't now then he never will. Because that was the excuse before "stability" well you have it already for a third season in a role....

Again one game here and there don't mean much. It's sustainable game time that matters.

Still with this? Are you not aware that FFP have been relaxed mainly because of the EPL giant revenue stream. They realized that it will create an uncompetitive edge because with EPL TV deals we would make more money then most teams and thus outspend.... If we are not spending is because we don't need much other then defenders. That is the impression the club and the manager are giving. Plus I still think they could, a big could give more time to younger players this season.....we shall see!

And for this reason I don't care if he comes to City and turns out good. It needs to teach us a lesson. I wonder if that's why the board are pushing Mourinho to give time to younger players?

West ham might be the team this year that does some noise. But that is what it is, noise. As all the teams tend to dissappear after the new year. Everton, Swansea, Southampton are a few of many name teams that have done this every year. Then there's of course the one season wonder players, cisse, Michu, Kane and such. So best to reserve judgment of the contenders till the end of December and by March we should have the defined article.

Hogwash we still have a better team then most. How about admitting that the league is much harder coinciding with how teams are so out of form at the beginning. And then you add if the club wants to bring youth.... You would hope! So we are still good.

You forgot to put the best. Claude, I love this man!

I have to say I like the old timer. He is always truthful and non bias when it comes to his slagging of the team. He is not delusional like most Arsenal fans and always makes me laugh.

Me after that Arsenal game:

Is he better then Bertrand? Sold and English player for 10 mill and spend twice that for someone like him? makes sense how Mourinho and the club do things....

Good I hope it happens. Don't think he will be that good in the EPL but if he does then it will just be a lesson learned to be more patient next time. I mean we tried to make it work with Torres for many years but cannot gamble on younger players?

It's simple, just use youth.

The title is very misleading if you read what he says. As always headlines and people ridiculous enough not to read everything he said....

Could care less about that. Mourinho is not good with youth so it's the truth.

Yes this is why I still believe Mourinho is a manager for 3 to 4 seasons. Not for a decade or two. He just can't do it like that, unless he is willing to gamble more on youth.

Kevin De Bruyne expected to be Manchester City’s final summer signing • Wolfsburg open to selling midfielder • Fee likely to be around £48m http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/aug/05/kevin-de-bruyne-manchester-city-wolfsburg Really looking forward to see this guy return to the PL. I want to know if he can do it here. As a lot of Bundesliga players recently have disappointed.

That's a pretty good attack side.

Good article, I agree. It is why I said that if Mourinho is to be here for a while he needs to take chances with youth. If the usual 3 to 4 years thing he will not care much. So far we seen the latter, because like I said giving a game here and there ain't nothing if it's not sustain game time.

Doubt it. I think Falcao might be our wild card. While we are all complaining about transfer and me about youth, I think we might end up surprise at the end of the season. We could easily win the double, treble or quadruple if we take Capital One Cup serious. But I have a funny feeling that Falcao will make the difference for us and make us forget these boring non transfer activity months.