The official Manchester City thread

Avoidconfusion · 09-10-2007, 10:57 AM

Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Manchester. They are currently members of the Premier League.
The first known competitive fixture was played in November 1880, when the side was known as St. Mark's (West Gorton), they then became Ardwick A.F.C. in 1887 before changing their name to Manchester City F.C. in 1894. The club has won the League Championship twice, the FA Cup four times, the League Cup twice and the European Cup Winners' Cup once. The club's most successful period was during the late 1960s and early 1970s, when they won several major trophies under the management team of Joe Mercer and his assistant Malcolm Allison with players such as Colin Bell, Mike Summerbee and Francis Lee.
Since winning the League Cup in 1976, the club has failed to win any major honours, its decline led to relegation twice in three years in the 1990s, spending the 1998–99 season in the third tier of English football. The club has since regained top flight status, the level at which they have spent the majority of their history. It is now believed to be the wealthiest football club in the world, after purchase by the Abu Dhabi United Group in September 2008.[2]

Current squad

No. Position Player
1 GK Shay Given
2 DF Micah Richards
3 DF Wayne Bridge
4 DF Nedum Onuoha
5 DF Pablo Zabaleta
6 MF Michael Johnson
7 MF Stephen Ireland
8 MF Shaun Wright-Phillips
10 FW Robinho
12 GK Stuart Taylor
14 FW Roque Santa Cruz
15 DF Javier Garrido
16 GK Kasper Schmeichel
17 MF Martin Petrov
18 MF Gareth Barry
22 DF Richard Dunne (captain)
25 FW Emmanuel Adebayor
26 DF Tal Ben Haim
27 FW Benjani
28 DF Kolo Touré
29 MF Kelvin Etuhu
32 FW Carlos Tévez
33 MF Vincent Kompany
34 MF Nigel de Jong
39 FW Craig Bellamy
40 MF Vladimír Weiss

See also: Manchester City F.C. Reserves and Academy

On loan

No. Position Player
9 FW Valeri Bojinov (at Parma F.C. until the end of the 2009–10 season)[24]
20 FW Felipe Caicedo (at Sporting until the end of the 2009–10 season)
30 DF Shaleum Logan (at Tranmere Rovers until the end of the 2009–10 season)
FW Jô (at Everton until the end of the 2009–10 season) —
GK Joe Hart (at Birmingham City until the end of the 2009–10 season)

Retired numbers

No. Position Player 23
MF Marc-Vivien Foé (posthumous honour)

Jason Holm88 · 09-10-2007, 11:32 AM

There are rumours of Defoe, he could be a decent investment. He might be struggling at Tottenham but with the confidence of his manager (for a change) he could implement his potential.

Jason Holm88 · 09-10-2007, 01:33 PM

Btw should we take particular consideration to your username?

Jason Holm88 · 09-10-2007, 01:37 PM

Had you joined last year it'd probably be Avoidrelegation

Why am I talking to myself?

Hefty F Fee · 09-10-2007, 02:24 PM

cmon man city love what yer doing this year. elano's a beast aint he. shame about bojinov though hope he gets back at it sooner than expected

if Sven can pull himself together and keep from firing on the broads you should at least be playing CL football next year

Jason Holm88 · 09-10-2007, 03:05 PM

I reckon they should be lucky to reach one of the CL spots

Hefty F Fee · 09-10-2007, 03:07 PM

far from it, they will be taking the place of Chelsea

Jason Holm88 · 09-10-2007, 03:13 PM

Perhaps, I actually hope so.. But this isn't exactly the first time an outsider (i e none of the top 4) has started a season well. I think the reason people are taking this more "serious" is that basically Citeh have started fresh with a new owner, new manager and perhaps most importantly new - more - money. Perhaps they are up to something big though, but I wouldn't put the champagne on cold just yet if I was a Citeh supporter.

smeltzerinho · 09-10-2007, 03:35 PM

Norwich were top of the premiership once

look where they are now. Be warned

(or don't be, I'm not fussed. )

reddevils4ever89 · 09-10-2007, 11:33 PM

Elano is a beast

he would do well with us

but City to finish 11th

Elano, Johnson, Richards, Petrov and Ireland will get big and long injuries

smeltzerinho · 10-10-2007, 10:06 AM

yes, any player that looks great would do well with you.........we get it.

Jason Holm88 · 10-10-2007, 01:00 PM

Not Veron, or Djemba-Djemba

But Man Citeh is a perfect club for a player like Elano, and I don't think he'd be as instrumental for eg us or Chelsea.

smeltzerinho · 10-10-2007, 01:11 PM

when did Djemba Djemba ever look great?

Jason Holm88 · 10-10-2007, 01:17 PM

In his debut

I bet Sol Campbell agrees

smeltzerinho · 10-10-2007, 01:19 PM

He was so good they named him twice

like Gary Neville's dad

Jason Holm88 · 10-10-2007, 01:21 PM

reddevils4ever89 · 10-10-2007, 01:37 PM

Elano would have been great but we dont need him now cause we have rooney and tevez who play in his role.

but elano's vision and passing is unbelieavable

Jason Holm88 · 10-10-2007, 01:48 PM

My personal understanding is that Elano is more of an attacking midfielder, rather than a centre forward.

reddevils4ever89 · 10-10-2007, 01:49 PM

yeah Rooney used to play that role, just behind the main striker

Jason Holm88 · 10-10-2007, 01:56 PM

Nnnnot quite imo. Rooney has always been a forward to me (even though he's usually all over the pitch), but I regard Elano as a midfielder. Sven has played him higher up the pitch than I would've thought at times though

Bottom line, I think there's a slight difference between an attacking midfielder and a deep-lying forward.

reddevils4ever89 · 10-10-2007, 01:58 PM

Elano doesnt defend

he just stands in midfield and makes awesome passes and creates space out of nowhere

smeltzerinho · 10-10-2007, 02:01 PM

and takes beautiful free kicks

why do you think you need two central midfielders to both defend?

Jason Holm88 · 10-10-2007, 02:02 PM

Aaah yes

Two orgasmic free kicks within a week

Avoidconfusion · 10-10-2007, 04:28 PM

lalalalah... avoid confusion is my nickname on several boards, it's just part of a song I like a lot, no deeper meaning.

Avoid relegation? Mate... I never doubted that City would not get relegated last season.

Elano is great and I hope he stays with City for a long time. To the person who said City will finish 11th and that several key players will pick up bad injuries. That is just disgraceful to wish for something like that. I know you did not explicitely state that you wish this will happen, but that's what I read between the lines. Then again you are a Man U fan, wouldn't expect anything else.

I hope Elano scores a Hattrick at Old Trafford but then again the referees will probably not allow this and just send him off and grant Man U some penalties as usual.

reddevils4ever89 · 10-10-2007, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smeltzerinho27

and takes beautiful free kicks

why do you think you need two central midfielders to both defend?

well by defend i mean some1 that will get back

they all dont need to be Hargreaves.

just people that dont mind tracking players back rather then sitting in there lettin players go past them without a care in the world

09-10-2007, 10:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
Avoidconfusion Forum Junkie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Rotten Damn Age: 30 Gender: Male Posts: 4,769	The official Manchester City thread Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Manchester. They are currently members of the Premier League. The first known competitive fixture was played in November 1880, when the side was known as St. Mark's (West Gorton), they then became Ardwick A.F.C. in 1887 before changing their name to Manchester City F.C. in 1894. The club has won the League Championship twice, the FA Cup four times, the League Cup twice and the European Cup Winners' Cup once. The club's most successful period was during the late 1960s and early 1970s, when they won several major trophies under the management team of Joe Mercer and his assistant Malcolm Allison with players such as Colin Bell, Mike Summerbee and Francis Lee. Since winning the League Cup in 1976, the club has failed to win any major honours, its decline led to relegation twice in three years in the 1990s, spending the 1998–99 season in the third tier of English football. The club has since regained top flight status, the level at which they have spent the majority of their history. It is now believed to be the wealthiest football club in the world, after purchase by the Abu Dhabi United Group in September 2008.[2] Current squad No. Position Player 1 GK Shay Given 2 DF Micah Richards 3 DF Wayne Bridge 4 DF Nedum Onuoha 5 DF Pablo Zabaleta 6 MF Michael Johnson 7 MF Stephen Ireland 8 MF Shaun Wright-Phillips 10 FW Robinho 12 GK Stuart Taylor 14 FW Roque Santa Cruz 15 DF Javier Garrido 16 GK Kasper Schmeichel 17 MF Martin Petrov 18 MF Gareth Barry 22 DF Richard Dunne (captain) 25 FW Emmanuel Adebayor 26 DF Tal Ben Haim 27 FW Benjani 28 DF Kolo Touré 29 MF Kelvin Etuhu 32 FW Carlos Tévez 33 MF Vincent Kompany 34 MF Nigel de Jong 39 FW Craig Bellamy 40 MF Vladimír Weiss See also: Manchester City F.C. Reserves and Academy On loan No. Position Player 9 FW Valeri Bojinov (at Parma F.C. until the end of the 2009–10 season)[24] 20 FW Felipe Caicedo (at Sporting until the end of the 2009–10 season) 30 DF Shaleum Logan (at Tranmere Rovers until the end of the 2009–10 season) FW Jô (at Everton until the end of the 2009–10 season) — GK Joe Hart (at Birmingham City until the end of the 2009–10 season) Retired numbers No. Position Player 23 MF Marc-Vivien Foé (posthumous honour) __________________ Never felt so much like singing the blues When City win United lose Oh City, you got me singing the blues Last edited by Avoidconfusion; 08-08-2009 at 05:02 PM..

09-10-2007, 11:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jason Holm88 EA Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 21 Posts: 14,095	There are rumours of Defoe, he could be a decent investment. He might be struggling at Tottenham but with the confidence of his manager (for a change) he could implement his potential. __________________ CHAMPIONS OF ENGLAND - CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE "You can't win anything with kids"

09-10-2007, 01:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
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09-10-2007, 01:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jason Holm88 EA Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 21 Posts: 14,095	Had you joined last year it'd probably be Avoidrelegation Why am I talking to myself? __________________ CHAMPIONS OF ENGLAND - CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE "You can't win anything with kids" Last edited by Jason Holm88; 09-10-2007 at 01:40 PM..

09-10-2007, 03:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
Jason Holm88 EA Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 21 Posts: 14,095	I reckon they should be lucky to reach one of the CL spots __________________ CHAMPIONS OF ENGLAND - CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE "You can't win anything with kids"

09-10-2007, 02:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
Hefty F Fee Rookie Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 269	cmon man city love what yer doing this year. elano's a beast aint he. shame about bojinov though hope he gets back at it sooner than expected if Sven can pull himself together and keep from firing on the broads you should at least be playing CL football next year

09-10-2007, 03:07 PM	#7 (permalink)
Hefty F Fee Rookie Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 269	far from it, they will be taking the place of Chelsea

09-10-2007, 03:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
Jason Holm88 EA Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 21 Posts: 14,095	Perhaps, I actually hope so.. But this isn't exactly the first time an outsider (i e none of the top 4) has started a season well. I think the reason people are taking this more "serious" is that basically Citeh have started fresh with a new owner, new manager and perhaps most importantly new - more - money. Perhaps they are up to something big though, but I wouldn't put the champagne on cold just yet if I was a Citeh supporter. __________________ CHAMPIONS OF ENGLAND - CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE "You can't win anything with kids"

09-10-2007, 03:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
smeltzerinho Festive know-it-all Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In your face Gender: Male Posts: 20,399	Norwich were top of the premiership once look where they are now. Be warned (or don't be, I'm not fussed. ) __________________ Rutter Out

09-10-2007, 11:33 PM	#10 (permalink)
reddevils4ever89 Banned Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: England, Manchester Age: 20 Posts: 8,444	Elano is a beast he would do well with us but City to finish 11th Elano, Johnson, Richards, Petrov and Ireland will get big and long injuries

10-10-2007, 10:06 AM	#11 (permalink)
smeltzerinho Festive know-it-all Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In your face Gender: Male Posts: 20,399	yes, any player that looks great would do well with you.........we get it. __________________ Rutter Out

10-10-2007, 01:00 PM	#12 (permalink)
Jason Holm88 EA Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 21 Posts: 14,095	Not Veron, or Djemba-Djemba But Man Citeh is a perfect club for a player like Elano, and I don't think he'd be as instrumental for eg us or Chelsea. __________________ CHAMPIONS OF ENGLAND - CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE "You can't win anything with kids"

10-10-2007, 01:11 PM	#13 (permalink)
smeltzerinho Festive know-it-all Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In your face Gender: Male Posts: 20,399	when did Djemba Djemba ever look great? __________________ Rutter Out

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Jason Holm88 EA Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 21 Posts: 14,095	In his debut I bet Sol Campbell agrees __________________ CHAMPIONS OF ENGLAND - CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE "You can't win anything with kids"

10-10-2007, 01:19 PM	#15 (permalink)
smeltzerinho Festive know-it-all Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In your face Gender: Male Posts: 20,399	He was so good they named him twice like Gary Neville's dad __________________ Rutter Out

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10-10-2007, 01:37 PM	#17 (permalink)
reddevils4ever89 Banned Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: England, Manchester Age: 20 Posts: 8,444	Elano would have been great but we dont need him now cause we have rooney and tevez who play in his role. but elano's vision and passing is unbelieavable

10-10-2007, 01:48 PM	#18 (permalink)
Jason Holm88 EA Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 21 Posts: 14,095	My personal understanding is that Elano is more of an attacking midfielder, rather than a centre forward. __________________ CHAMPIONS OF ENGLAND - CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE "You can't win anything with kids"

10-10-2007, 01:49 PM	#19 (permalink)
reddevils4ever89 Banned Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: England, Manchester Age: 20 Posts: 8,444	yeah Rooney used to play that role, just behind the main striker

10-10-2007, 01:56 PM	#20 (permalink)
Jason Holm88 EA Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 21 Posts: 14,095	Nnnnot quite imo. Rooney has always been a forward to me (even though he's usually all over the pitch), but I regard Elano as a midfielder. Sven has played him higher up the pitch than I would've thought at times though Bottom line, I think there's a slight difference between an attacking midfielder and a deep-lying forward. __________________ CHAMPIONS OF ENGLAND - CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE "You can't win anything with kids"

10-10-2007, 01:58 PM	#21 (permalink)
reddevils4ever89 Banned Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: England, Manchester Age: 20 Posts: 8,444	Elano doesnt defend he just stands in midfield and makes awesome passes and creates space out of nowhere

10-10-2007, 02:01 PM	#22 (permalink)
smeltzerinho Festive know-it-all Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In your face Gender: Male Posts: 20,399	and takes beautiful free kicks why do you think you need two central midfielders to both defend? __________________ Rutter Out

10-10-2007, 02:02 PM	#23 (permalink)
Jason Holm88 EA Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 21 Posts: 14,095	Aaah yes Two orgasmic free kicks within a week __________________ CHAMPIONS OF ENGLAND - CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE "You can't win anything with kids"

10-10-2007, 04:28 PM	#24 (permalink)
Avoidconfusion Forum Junkie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Rotten Damn Age: 30 Gender: Male Posts: 4,769	lalalalah... avoid confusion is my nickname on several boards, it's just part of a song I like a lot, no deeper meaning. Avoid relegation? Mate... I never doubted that City would not get relegated last season. Elano is great and I hope he stays with City for a long time. To the person who said City will finish 11th and that several key players will pick up bad injuries. That is just disgraceful to wish for something like that. I know you did not explicitely state that you wish this will happen, but that's what I read between the lines. Then again you are a Man U fan, wouldn't expect anything else. I hope Elano scores a Hattrick at Old Trafford but then again the referees will probably not allow this and just send him off and grant Man U some penalties as usual. __________________ Never felt so much like singing the blues When City win United lose Oh City, you got me singing the blues