Most liked posts in thread: Anderson and Colville

All three suffered and were damaged by the poor previous managers and confidence which is so important must have been damaged, GB seems to know what he is doing and regards them worth pursuing with another season and he can improve them, The best we can do is back his judgement and back the players as well

 

people creaming themselves over Colville is a bit embarassing. bigging him up because he's a young kid that found himself on the bench in the worst squad ever created at Valley parade for a couple of games due to lack of adequate cover and everyone thinks he's the next Frank Lampard.

he's rubbish. he won't make it. mark my words.

 

Fordy you keep banging on about how decent Wright is despite how badly he performed last season.

 

Can't see that being true.

Lots of contract offers are reported to have been withdrawn every pre season.

 

I was thinking more with regards your "people creaming themselves over Colville" comment.

 

That’s Fordy for you

 

"he's on a pittance so its no big deal"

in that case I should get a contract, nobody would mind I can't play football, i'd only be on low wages anyway.

 

I don't actually mind Anderson all that much, but Colville is garbage. it's no good filling up your squad with crap players on peanuts - what happens when the actual decent players are injured/tired/suspended? we have to actually play these people.

 

Colville hardly played through injury he showed enough when he did to show he could come good he scored some goals badly lacking from midfield last season. The only one I was a little surprised about was Devine but if Bowyer thinks he can do a job that’s fair enough for me. The reality of our situation is we can’t afford to have any more expensive players bench warming.

 

Really don't care how old he is.

I want us to compete. He isn't good enough.

 

He was signed as development prospect, just because he's played a few games doesn't mean he's earning a first team wage does it? Worth noting his contribution was far more than Josh Wrights this season as well but you still defend him!

By your logic if a 19 year old doesn't like look like a world beater at league 1/2 level we should get rid? With that short sightedness maybe you are the problem the club will never progress.

 

Time of the month for me I think

 

Ok, I will make it simple for you

Your highlighted above has nothing what so ever to do with Man City having far more purchasing power that any other Premiership Club since Sheikh Mansour took over ?.

Since the Robinho shock signing on the transfer deadline day in September 2008, the club have been branded "the richest club in the world" by the media and the Robinho signing heralded a new era of spending for the club with Sheikh Mansour willing to invest in the club off the pitch and on it by signing new players.

Having spent in approximately £320m on transfers from the arrival of Sheikh Mansour in September 2008 to September 2010 it was reported that owner Sheikh Mansour had earmarked £500m for transfers - regardless of any revenue during that two-year period. The report highlighted the club's immense spending power, meaning as of September 2010 there was a surplus transfer budget of around £175m after the transfer window of summer 2010. Since September 2010 up to September 2011, approximately a further £100m has been spent, but with players being sold this is around £80 to 85m in net expenditure.

You quote yourself "The aim of a football team should be to fill you squad with the best players you can afford "maybe the likes or Anderson, Colville and Devine are just squad players and what we have left of the player budget will go on better quality players.

 

Lets hope Bowyer improves then because it was no classic at the back end of last season.

 

I’ll tell you what is embarrassing. You writing complete fabrications for no apparent reason other than to be controversial.

Nobody, absolutely nobody is “creaming” themselves over Colville and certainly not comparing him to Lampard.

You should be ashamed of your post

 

Is this you “giving everyone a clean slate” again Fordy? Sorry fella but you’re just a walking contradiction....!

 

Again, they sort of weren’t.

Stop trying to be controversial for the sake of it. The fact that the only person agreeing with you is @Fordy117 should be the only thing you need to know about how daft your comments are...!

 

Stop “creaming yourself” over him. He’s shite you know

 

Yes I do but we can't say the squad wasn't good enough then at the 1st opportunity offer squad players contracts plus when they did play they were not great.

We'd a chance to get some players off the books and get fresh players in.

How many years does Danny Devine need to here to not fully break through and for people to realise he isn't good enough?

Danny Devine is wasting his career at Bradford City. He needs 1st team football but hey he will be on the bench again next season. Another year wasted.