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Are you gay mate?

He is in the final year of his contract and we have every right not to match their demands. I would understand if Wigan were holding out for a £10m offer if he was under contract for what, say three years but the fact that he is in his final year represents why the club don't want to be ripped off.

I don't think he would be benefit at all in the Championship. Unlike Mceachran, Lukaku has the power, pace and is more suited in the PL at this moment of time. I reckon Lukaku could easily be a starter at Wigan, Reading, Sunderland, Southampton etc. I agree with you that we shouldnt rush things but the boy has got clear potential and hopefully he improves on those aspects down at WBA

Like Mario Gomez, they don't do much of it but manage to get a goal somehow by virtually being invisible parts of the match. I guess if you score the goals, it is worth it

Hernandez was brought for what like £10m and Torres £50m yet Hernandez has more than tripled the amount of goals Torres has scored. I compared him Torres because people claimed Hernandez was a one season wonder. But I do reckon Torres will improve vastly this season and with Hernandez I reckon he would be a quality addition with he types of creative players we have

He shouldnt have gone to the Championship at all. He can start at many other PL clubs. That would be humiliation, signing a player for £18m then loaning them to the Championship, no way. I am sure he would be far to good for that league and think he can easily be a starter at many Premier League 'lower teams'

What I find funny for people who are claiming he is a one season wonder is that he was injured for parts of last season and a lot of times on the bench but still scored more goals than Torres. That is what fascinates me

Considering RVP should be a Man United imminently it looks like Hernandez will be their 4th choice striker. Quality striker he is and if he was available I would take him any time. Although I doubt United will sell him, he would be a quality addition and a player who doesnt need more than one chance to put the ball in the back of the net. Scored 2 well taken goals against us in recent clashes.

But remember his age, it is not easy to just throw someone of the bench and expect them to bang in a goal or 2. He is very young and wasn't given enough minutes even when coming on as a sub. He was very prolific in the reserves league however not is level and deserved to be playing higher competitive football. I don't think we handled him well. For instance in cup games he originally started then when pressure was on AVB he started Torres/Drogba and had no faith in Lukaku and that probably brought his confidence down.

True, the team didnt turn up that day altogether. Funny how it was a Chelsea boy who scored the goal that day

Brilliant summary Tomo

If we buy him beforehand I guess he will. Remember when we bought Torres February 1st midnight IIRC then he made his debut against Liverpool 4 days after with only 2-3 days of settling in. You have a point in the fact that we went on to lose that game though

Just get the bloody deal for godsake done before he ends up lining against up and raping the hell out of our makeshift RB

Before the sending off anyway, I was impressed with what I saw. Not too much to be concerned about the game in particular, just can;t wait for our game against Wigan now, missed the PL

I remember writing this after the Brighton game. Although Friend has been a 'friend' we lost three consecutive friendlies in the 09/10 season then lost the community shield and this season same thing around. That season we finished trophyless, is this deja-vu?

Ref got his wish then, he certainly has been a 'friend' to Man City

What a prick he is, if they were attacking no way he would of blown. No wonder Mata was so angry with him

Yes, emergency replacement needed asap, anyone. Even Bosingwa would of been a decent replacement for 3 temporary games

Ivanovic looking likely to be suspended for 3 games now. Immediate RB needed asap please, even having Bosingwa for 3 games would of content me

Fuck the ref what a prick, it only the CS. It was not masisve intent to hurt him and Savic was the last man and deliberately fouled him

Exactly if United and City have llike four quality strikers then why don't we add another quality striker. Torres knows he is at a top club, he has not been consistent and we have every right to buy another WC striker. The people who back Torres are same ones who criticize Sturridge which annoys me

Looks like a 3-4-1-2 lineup for City. Turning to Italian style of play for Mancini looks like. I reckon we definitely can exploit the wide areas especially on the RW, where Ramires is very useful

On paper IMO having only Torres and Sturridge as recognised strikers looks worrying for us. However I do expect us to buy, if we don't there are other alternatives. Maybe not as fluid play as Barca but a 4-3-3 style playing Hazard in same role as Messi. Hazard said himself he could see himself doing this in the future, the role as a trequartista and I reckon he could do well in a shift here. He played the same role for Belgium against England and maybe RDM has this consideration up his sleeve

This would be a perfect game for Sturridge to come on in the CF role and show what he can do if Torres gets subbed. He says he wants to play here and maybe he has a point.

Are you serious or being sarcastic?