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Who will win the EPL title this year?


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Absolutely not. Read the article.

I know they spend crazy money, but there is a clear strategic intent behind that. They are doing the only possible thing they can to break into the elite, considering FFP et al. And doing it wonderfully well with some clever money management.
 

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and so far this summer, they made more money selling than they did buying.
 

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Premier League - Man City spend £1m on player they released

Manchester City have reportedly paid a £1 million fee to buy a player they released at the end of last season for nothing.

Sweden U21 striker John Guidetti, who scored in the 2-1 win over Vancouver Whitecaps on Monday evening, had been undecided over signing a new deal - with Leicester City and Dutch side Twente waiting in the wings.

It was reported last week that he had decided to extend his deal after being included in City's tour of the United States.

However the Daily Mail has reported that as City dithered over a £10,000 payment they would have to fork out to the player, he instead committed to Twente.

City are owned by Sheikh Mansour, a member of the ruling family in Abu Dhabi, which makes them the richest club in the world. They have spent almost £500m on players since 2008.

With the Swede having signed a Bosman deal in the Netherlands, the Citizens were forced to spend up to £1m to again secure Guidetti's signature.

Guidetti, who scored 13 goals in 17 games for the reserves last season, equalised late on in Vancouver with a far-post header before Shaun Wright-Phillips bagged an even later winner.

He has featured once for the first team, starting the 2-1 League Cup third-round defeat against West Brom and providing an assist for Jo.

City are struggling to hold on to star striker Carlos Tevez, who is expected to sign for Brazilian club Corinthians for £40-50m in the coming days despite helping the club to the FA Cup last season, the first trophy since 1976.

Executives Garry Cook and Brian Marwood are thought to be at odds with manager Roberto Mancini over the club's transfer policy, although they agree that Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero is an ideal replacement for his Argentine compatriot Tevez.
 

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Absolutely not. Read the article.

I know they spend crazy money, but there is a clear strategic intent behind that. They are doing the only possible thing they can to break into the elite, considering FFP et al. And doing it wonderfully well with some clever money management.

Rofl, Man City dont know what money management is. Spending money is not the only thing you can do to break into the elite.
 

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Someone verify the pronunciation of Andre's name please. Is it Veelash-Bowash?


Rofl, Man City dont know what money management is. Spending money is not the only thing you can do to break into the elite.

I really wish you would go on and offer concrete opinions on what they are doing wrong to achieve their goals. And suggest a better method while you are at it. Also read that article.
 
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City are negotiating with Athletico for Aguero.

You have to laugh at the difference between Chelsea and Liverpool's pre season :D
 

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What've Chelsea done?

And Liverpool are haemorrhaging goals all over the place.


Our Pre-season can't be fucked with atm though. :D
 

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What've Chelsea done?

And Liverpool are haemorrhaging goals all over the place.


Our Pre-season can't be fucked with atm though. :D

Liverpool have tens of thousands of fans watching their training sessions whereas Chelsea have about 15 people :lol:
 

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Pool had some 100,000 fans turn up for their Malaysia match. I dont think they will ever see that sort of crowd anytime soon.
 

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Pool had some 100,000 fans turn up for their Malaysia match. I dont think they will ever see that sort of crowd anytime soon.

People underestimate Liverpool's popularity. They're probably the 2nd most supported team in Asia + UK and are behind only United and Celtic in the ROI.
 

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Liverpool's transfer strategy

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There is one for ManUtd and Arsenal too..
 

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Liverpool's transfer strategy

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There is one for ManUtd and Arsenal too..

To be fair to pull ,United going to for Ashley young was not a brilliant move by any means.Still funny how EPL teams overpay for homegrown talent.

RAWK believe Charlie Adam will be better than a prime Pirlo. True story...

:lol::lol::lol:
 

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To be fair to pull ,United going to for Ashley young was not a brilliant move by any means.Still funny how EPL teams overpay for homegrown talent.



:lol::lol::lol:

Will see how he plays for us. He has all the attributes to become good player for us. Played well in preseason and looked very comfortable playing with new team. I was not really keen on him, but looks like he will prove lot of doubters wrong..
 

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People underestimate Liverpool's popularity. They're probably the 2nd most supported team in Asia + UK and are behind only United and Celtic in the ROI.

That's what I would have thought.. They are surely more popular here than Chelsea. Arsenal fans always tend to be in hiding - so don't really know.
 

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That's what I would have thought.. They are surely more popular here than Chelsea. Arsenal fans always tend to be in hiding - so don't really know.

You will find a lot of Arsenal fans in Bangalore for sure. Probably after United they are more popular in Bangalore..
 

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You will find a lot of Arsenal fans in Bangalore for sure. Probably after United they are more popular in Bangalore..

Including that guy with the youtube video I'm sure.. :tongue: Barclays' Fan of the Month or whatever..
 

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Will see how he plays for us. He has all the attributes to become good player for us. Played well in preseason and looked very comfortable playing with new team. I was not really keen on him, but looks like he will prove lot of doubters wrong..

What might does be?Im not trolling or anything,just curious what do you consider them to be?
 
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