Manchester City ready to launch sensational bid to sign CR7

[Paul Marin]

Paul, you should have posted this report on Sunday.....April's Fool Day.

Now we know it's true: "Ronaldo Rubbishes City Talk"!!! LOL!!! What a circus this beloved game of ours is.

http://www.i4u.com/2012/03/cristiano...es-real-madrid

[Twan]

too good to be true but when you think about it it can make sense.

Here is my take, from a financial perspective everybody will win.

Real will not sell Ronaldo for 80mm they will ask for some crazy price like 100mm thinking City will not pay it but City will pay up because they can afford it and they will make the money back, Real will have 100mm deposited to their bank account(not bad for a days work) and they can buy the world after that.

City will probably sell somewhere between 150mm and 200mm worth of C7 shirts before the ink on the transfer document is even dry, City will also increase attendance and earn more from tv rights eventually as well, Ronaldo will clean up with a % of the transfer fee plus a hefty increase in wages.

So it's a win win on the money side.
The big question will now be can it work footballically...Afternoon HL.

Now who will Ronaldo start over ? Silva ? Tevez ? Balotelli ? Nasri ? how will that go over with them ? probably not well. Mancini's style is far more defensive than Jose...how well will a 40 goal a season man adapt ?
Then the EGO's gonna be mad tripping...Balotelli wants to take every penalty and free kick, do you think Ronaldo will let him ? I think not.
Since Ronaldo moved to Real he has become a very savy self promoting marketing machine which suprisingly Murinho has no problem with because he will produce on the pitch when asked, Mancini keeps everybody and I mean everybody in check.

At the end of the day Ronaldo wants to win as many titles as he can, if Real wins the Champions league and La Liga this year he will have nothing else to prove in Spain just like he did with Boy U and wearing Sky Blue may be very tempting while he is still at the peak of his career.

Now an even better story would be "CR7 sings with the New York Red Bulls"

you are ASSUMING that mancini will be there next season, if they dont win this year....he is out unless they win...mi tole yuh so !!

[Bricktop]

The fassynation with City continues...heh heh...

[HL]

Maradona is a loose cannon. He should just sit down and shuddup!!

This is the crap he is into:



Al Wasl have apologised to manager Diego Maradona after he confronted fans who verbally abused his partner and friends during his side's UAE Pro-League match at the weekend.

GettyImagesAl Wasl have issued an apology to Diego Maradona over the abuse he received



The club described Maradona's actions as "what any honourable person would do" after the former Argentina captain and coach stormed into the stands during the 2-0 defeat at Al Shabab.

Maradona left the touchline after noticing the altercation in the VIP area before he had to be restrained by several police in a match shown live on UAE television. Maradona, 51, later labelled the fans "cowards" on Gulf News.

"The management of Al Wasl Football Company denounce the harassment suffered by the family and guests of Diego Armando Maradona, head coach of Al Wasl Football Club in Al Shabab's stadium during the last match of the professional league," a statement on the club's website read.
"A few irresponsible fans verbally abused Maradona's wife and his guests during the match."

Al Wasl's acting chief executive officer, Abdullah Al-Bishr, also backed Maradona's "understandable" actions in the same statement.
"Al Wasl Football Company finds Maradona's behaviour understandable, when he went into the stands to protect his wife and guests; it is what any honourable person would do," he said. "We offer our sincere apologies to Maradona for what took place on behalf of the few who offended UAE culture by their actions.

"This is a society, which by its very nature, does not insult women by cursing and harassing, but is brought up to treat them with respect

[Dunny]

Quit now! Aguero urged to swap City for Madrid by father-in-law Maradona



By Sportsmail Reporter
PUBLISHED: 13:46, 3 April 2012 | UPDATED: 14:13, 3 April 2012

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Sergio Aguero's father-in-law, the great Maradona, has urged the Manchester City striker to quit England for Real Madrid at the end of the season.

'Kun' has only been at the Etihad since last summer when Roberto Mancini paid a club record £38million to Atletico Madrid for his services.

Aguero has enjoyed a better-than-expected debut campaign in the Premier League, scoring 17 times despite a series of niggling injuries.


Wanted man: Sergio Aguero was a target for Real Madrid before choosing Manchester City



Go that way: Diego Maradona think Aguero made a mistake and should move to Madrid soon



The latest of those resulted a public telling off by boss Mancini after it became known the striker was suffering with blisters as a result of an anaesthetic freeze spray, applied after a knock against Chelsea.

And now, after City's shortcomings in Europe (they failed to escape the group stage in the Champions League), Aguero has been urged Maradona to jump ship for Spain.

Maradona told Radio de la Red: 'Kun has to play for Real Madrid. Even though he is flying at City, the best thing would have been to sign for Madrid. He made a mistake.

'Now, as he is doing so well, it will be difficult to get him from City. However if Madrid want someone, they get them. Florentino [Perez, the club boss] has no limits. It's a question of convincing City - but not with money because they have plenty of that.'

Spanish newspaper AS reported on Tuesday that the La Liga leaders were considering a swap deal that would involve sending Gonzalo Higuain plus £8.5m the other way.

The striker, who is an international team-mate of Aguero, has been heavily linked with a move to Chelsea as well as clubs in Italy, including Juventus.


Better together: The striking pair are international team-mates with Argentina

AS claim Aguero has already discussed a potential move back to the Spanish capital with team-mates, and that there is a growing feeling a move will materialise this summer.

Real manager Jose Mourinho, though, has dismissed the story, claiming that the country's media are trying to destabilise his team as they chase a domestic and European double.
The Portuguese, speaking at a press conference ahead of Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final second leg against APOEL Nicosia, said: 'You (the press) want to destabilise the squad. Last week I had signed for (Manchester) City, (Iker) Casillas was going to Schalke, Higuain to Malaga...'


Dismissed: Jose Mourinho has launched an attack on the Spanish media

On the Higuain-Aguero story, he added: 'The front cover of (newspaper) AS is false. If you want me to comment on false front covers then forget it.'

Meanwhile, the club's director of institutional relations Emilio Butragueno also dismissed the suggestion of selling Higuain.
'Rumours seem to be inevitable,' he told the club's official website. 'But we are delighted with Higuain. He's scored 24 goals in 20 league games and just remember I was the league's top scorer with 19.

'He is a world-class striker and we intend for him to stay here many years. He arrived here very young and we regard him as a club player. He has always behaved impeccably, whether he plays or not.'

Dutch of class: Roberto Mancini has made no secret of his wish to sign Robin van Persie

The report in AS added that a strong relationship between Real and City's owners - Perez and Sheikh Mansour - enhances the chances of a deal going through, while Mancini falters on his own prime target, Arsenal's Robin van Persie.

The Italian has made no secret of his admiration for the Dutchman - who is the Premier League's leading marksman - but has been met with resistance from Arsenal and the player's family.

Mancini, meanwhile, will listen to offers for Edin Dzeko and Carlos Tevez.



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...#ixzz1r18300hy

[HL]

Great synopsis Scaly! Your submission would really make good reading for any newspaper.

You have the business aspect figured out. And it sound workable!!

I am still adjusting to Mancini's coaching style. I like when a coach stick to a core group of players. Mancini seems all over the friggin place. He I think is the weakness.

What if both Madrid and City keep all it's players--and they simply swap coach.

I firmly think Jose Mourinho would do a better job at City than Mancini.

I and that this happens.

[Lazie]

The fact that he was at Boy U and then $ity would be a temporary issue, yes he will be booed when they play each other but that's one game. Sol Campbell, Peter Crouch and many other players survived moves to cross town rivals...I don't see that a a big issue.

As a MU fan, I'd have no problem with him going to the Ediat stadium .... dem still not winning the league.

[Scaly Spurs]

Yow ScalyDread yuh want a slap inna yuh headback for even suggesting such blasphemy. You mussi want Manchester bun down. He would have to have a clause in his contract that he cannot play against the Empire. He would have to live like a hermit in Manchester.

The fact that he was at Boy U and then $ity would be a temporary issue, yes he will be booed when they play each other but that's one game. Sol Campbell, Peter Crouch and many other players survived moves to cross town rivals...I don't see that a a big issue.

[Jangle]

Yow ScalyDread yuh want a slap inna yuh headback for even suggesting such blasphemy. You mussi want Manchester bun down. He would have to have a clause in his contract that he cannot play against the Empire. He would have to live like a hermit in Manchester.

[Scaly Spurs]

I love this, the thing about this story is that it sounds

too good to be true but when you think about it it can make sense.

Here is my take, from a financial perspective everybody will win.

Real will not sell Ronaldo for 80mm they will ask for some crazy price like 100mm thinking City will not pay it but City will pay up because they can afford it and they will make the money back, Real will have 100mm deposited to their bank account(not bad for a days work) and they can buy the world after that.

City will probably sell somewhere between 150mm and 200mm worth of C7 shirts before the ink on the transfer document is even dry, City will also increase attendance and earn more from tv rights eventually as well, Ronaldo will clean up with a % of the transfer fee plus a hefty increase in wages.

So it's a win win on the money side.
The big question will now be can it work footballically...Afternoon HL.

Now who will Ronaldo start over ? Silva ? Tevez ? Balotelli ? Nasri ? how will that go over with them ? probably not well. Mancini's style is far more defensive than Jose...how well will a 40 goal a season man adapt ?
Then the EGO's gonna be mad tripping...Balotelli wants to take every penalty and free kick, do you think Ronaldo will let him ? I think not.
Since Ronaldo moved to Real he has become a very savy self promoting marketing machine which suprisingly Murinho has no problem with because he will produce on the pitch when asked, Mancini keeps everybody and I mean everybody in check.

At the end of the day Ronaldo wants to win as many titles as he can, if Real wins the Champions league and La Liga this year he will have nothing else to prove in Spain just like he did with Boy U and wearing Sky Blue may be very tempting while he is still at the peak of his career.

Now an even better story would be "CR7 sings with the New York Red Bulls"

[Jangle]

Careful mr. president, mine a bwoy kick off yuh face.

[Lazie]

Lazie, i have been watchin' this game long enough to see (and know) some peculiar things can happen in football...

So you and Jangle can stop dancing the jig. It's too early!!

Wait ... what jig? Last I checked who was celebrating in January when y'all had an 8 points lead and a GD of almost 20? Tables turn ... everybody a get agitated now!

[HL]

Lazie, i have been watchin' this game long enough to see (and know) some peculiar things can happen in football...

So you and Jangle can stop dancing the jig. It's too early!!

[Jangle]

Paul, you should have posted this report on Sunday.....April's Fool Day.

[Lazie]

Marin...This is just to sell newspaper....

Man City needs to concentrate on the rest of the season.

Why? 2nd spot look secure.