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Expect this to be a busy topic over the coming months.

apart from Barry signing on the dotted line for £12m, here's the next rumour

Thanks to the Sporting Life

MAN CITY BOSS HUGHES EYES TEVEZ DEAL

Manchester City boss Mark Hughes has confirmed his interest in signing Carlos Tevez.

Tevez's future has been the subject of constant speculation with his two-year loan deal at Manchester United expiring at the end of the campaign.

United have first refusal on signing the striker, but they are thought to be reluctant to pay the price-tag on the Argentina international's head.

Reports suggest City are ready to meet the asking price for the former West Ham forward and Hughes admits he would be interested in signing Tevez if he becomes available.

"Carlos Tevez is a good player. If good players become available then obviously every manager is interested," Hughes told Sky Sports News.

do man city want every great player in europe in their squad?? seems that way, but if you have the money then flaunt it. But if they buy every great or better player then wheres the competition going to come from and where the fun in the game? if they buy all great players and then dont loose a game from now until the next century (example) then its no fun. Yes every team wants to win but for god sake they are eyeing every great well better player then most in europe at the moment.

Bulldog wrote:do man city want every great player in europe in their squad?? seems that way, but if you have the money then flaunt it. But if they buy every great or better player then wheres the competition going to come from and where the fun in the game? if they buy all great players and then dont loose a game from now until the next century (example) then its no fun. Yes every team wants to win but for god sake they are eyeing every great well better player then most in europe at the moment.

It won't happen due to the issues I've outlined with Citeh in their old thread.

Not all big players will want to play for a club that's had no success whatsoever in it's entire history.
Yes money talks, but not to everyone all of the time. Some players still want success and respect first.

IMO, Citeh wil be also rans with internal problems until Uncle Sheik jogs on with his fat wallet.

Agreed DA.

As for fun in the competition Bully, there ain't any. It's a business and a bloody big one at that. Just got the figures for 2007/08 season and total revenues for the EPL in that season alone was............. $3.9 Billion.

That's and incredible $11,403.00 per minute or $190.05 for every second of EPL football played.



And most of it went into Frank Lampards back pocket

true but IMO if Arsenal won every game from now till i die 50+ years it would get boring to watch. god i would love it but there would be no interest or competition as i said in the game. just trying to make a point that if man city buy every great player in europe and dont lose a game from now untill next century then the game would become boring.

Reported in the press yesterday, that city have offered Chelsea's John Terry $2.1m per month in a last ditch effort to get him to join them.

$2.1m a month. How ridiculous is that. Everyone knows he is worth at least that much a week

again when you have money then flaunt it.

Bulldog wrote:again when you have money then flaunt it.

similar approach taken by some saafl clubs

johntheclaret wrote:Reported in the press yesterday, that city have offered Chelsea's John Terry $2.1m per month in a last ditch effort to get him to join them.

$2.1m a month. How ridiculous is that. Everyone knows he is worth at least that much a week

No wonder so many top flight clubs have incurred huge debts over the past decade or so when many would be simpy trying to keep up with the spending of other clubs. Transfer talk of these type of wages doesn't help their cause as it drives up the demands of everyone elase in the EPL.

drebin wrote:

johntheclaret wrote:Reported in the press yesterday, that city have offered Chelsea's John Terry $2.1m per month in a last ditch effort to get him to join them.

$2.1m a month. How ridiculous is that. Everyone knows he is worth at least that much a week

No wonder so many top flight clubs have incurred huge debts over the past decade or so when many would be simpy trying to keep up with the spending of other clubs. Transfer talk of these type of wages doesn't help their cause as it drives up the demands of everyone elase in the EPL.

Spot on. Terry makes it clear that he doesn't want to leave Chelsea but he will wait until he sees what they can offer. Abramovich offers him another £10k per week, but his silence says it all, so Abramovich ups the anti by £25k a week. So Terry decides to accept this and then goes on to say that he never had any plans to leave the bullshitter.

What's worse is that he was happy to accept his 5 year, £149k per week deal only a few months ago, and signed on the dotted line. So what did he have to think about. Talk about loyalty, I call it downright greed;.

As if I needed another reason for him to be my least favourite player!

Pretty amusing that the spokesman for the owner came out at the end of last season (when confirming support for Hughes and their minimum requirements for 09/10) and said the club wouldn't be partaking in extraordinary spending ... Umm, riiiiiggghhhtttioo!!

This probably isn't extraordinary spending for him mate! Probably just what he had lying around on his coffee table at home.

funny if man city was relegated after spending all this money..

Bulldog wrote:funny if man city was relegated after spending all this money..

Unlikely imo

johntheclaret wrote:

Bulldog wrote:funny if man city was relegated after spending all this money..

Unlikely imo

i know just thinking out aloud and wishing

The Jack wrote:This probably isn't extraordinary spending for him mate! Probably just what he had lying around on his coffee table at home.

LOL very true mate, probably just cashed in his empties

DISGRACE !

smithy wrote:DISGRACE !

He's obviously a gracious winner!

What a knob! What was he thinking? If one of them had jumped the fence and clocked him one, no jury could find him guilty. The exact reason why it's so frowned upon, it's very likely to happen. How about all the bobbies seperating the two sets of supporters? Why can't we all just get along???