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Sky Sports News HQ ‏@SkySportsNewsHQ 2m2 minutes ago
BREAKING: Sky Sources: @WBAFCofficial agree fee with @ManUtd for Jonny Evans. More here: http://skysports.tv/0cOvJS #SSNHQ


finally getting rid of this garbage.

 

[figadapaura]

Can't believe how bad he's actually become, but he did always have a huge mistake in him nearly every match. Bye Jonny.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Pulis is trying to get relegated

-Treated the City match as a defensive drill
-Lost the Chelsea match with atrocious substitute decisions
-Buying Jonny Evans

 

[The Incarnation]

Like any of you'd know how fun Bayern is when you don't watch Bundesliga.

I just assume it's similar to the Scottish League.

 

[Meier]

Looks like Girona FC being a new City subsidiary club is more and more likely to be in the works. The club is primarily owned by a group lead by Pere Guardiola and he helped save them from bankruptcy. Here are some tweets from a few weeks ago (August 12th) with more info on the situation:

L'Esportiu: Girona (Spanish 2nd tier) are set to sign an agreement with City to become a partner club. Pere Guardiola involved in the deal.

Pere Guardiola (brother of Pep) is using his relations with Soriano and Txiki to broker this deal which could help Girona return to La Liga.

City would sign Rubén Sobrino from Ponferradina for £750k then park him at Girona, and are negotiating w/ Real Madrid to yield their option.

City could also sign highly rated DF Florian Lejeune (24) from Girona for £215k and loan him back for a year. All info from L'Esportiu.

Both of these players have been bought and loaned today. Sobrino was for less than that though.

 

[WadiumArcadium]

Pulis is trying to get relegated

-Treated the City match as a defensive drill
-Lost the Chelsea match with atrocious substitute decisions
-Buying Jonny Evans

He's getting fed up of people saying he's never had a club relegated. Obviously think he's missing relegation from his CV.

 

[brokenbeans]

Evans gone and we still won't sign another CB will we?

 

[WadiumArcadium]

Evans gone and we still won't sign another CB will we?

Fellaini can play there.

 

[brokenbeans]

Fellaini can play there.

Lol good old Afro, jack of all trades that lad.

 

[figadapaura]

Evans gone and we still won't sign another CB will we?

We don't need one to replace Evans. He was never making it back into the first team anyway. I'm far more concerned that Smalling will get injurned and Jones has to play.

 

[CecilRousso]

Evans gone and we still won't sign another CB will we?

Buy one from WBA. They seem to be stocking up on them.

 

[Ape Gone Insane]

We don't need one to replace Evans. He was never making it back into the first team anyway. I'm far more concerned that Smalling will get injurned and Jones has to play.

never forget

 

[Jarnet87]

Tyler Blackett is the new Johnny Evans if we ever have to play him, but we shouldn't. I say a prayer to the soccer gods before every game to give Smalling the strength to stay healthy. If he goes down Jones is next in line, and then when he goes down McNair is up. Rojo has been in the reserves recently to get fitness and will cover or take over for Blind. Carrick as always is the oh shit we fucked up again by not fixing out centerback problem so lets put him there for emergency CB.

 

[Kill3r7]

never forget

The most ironic part about that play is that had Vidic or Terry done that we would be praising them for their grit and desire. Meanwhile, Jones looks like a fish out of water.

 

[brokenbeans]

We don't need one to replace Evans. He was never making it back into the first team anyway. I'm far more concerned that Smalling will get injurned and Jones has to play.

That's the thing I want class CB not just some guy.

 

[Electric_ Cthulhu]

What's that mean for us?

Not much. It's just prestige. As long as we stay within the best three leagues in the ranking, we will have 3+1 Champions League starters. That's the important part.

 

[Portugeezer]

never forget

John Terry-esque.

 

[Kill3r7]

That's the thing I want class CB not just some guy.

Who is out there? World class CBs, who are good on the ball, are just as hard to find as world class strikers. If you want to bet on youth Stones and Laporte are pretty good but very expensive.

 

[Firemind]

Who is out there? World class CBs, who are good on the ball, are just as hard to find as world class strikers. If you want to bet on youth Stones and Laporte are pretty good but very expensive.

Vertonghen

Isn't really suited for the PL though. Oh well.

 

[Tubie]

Wolfsburg - Schalke just starting now.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Vertonghen is 28, and I don't think he's all that good tbh

 

[Meier]

Denis Suarez to Villarreal apparently. A shame how that went down, City were due to about £6m in add-ons if he worked out at Barca.. was hoping he'd get a shot after his good loan at Sevilla. Oh well.

 

[Jarnet87]

Blackett on loan to Celtic, hope he gets playing time.

 

[la_briola]

CONFIRMED: Hojbjerg will spend the season on loan at Schalke.

Now Rode to Frankfurt, Jung (VFL) also! Do it.

 

[bone_and_sinew]

I've only watched the second half of Wolfsburg v Schalke but it's been fun so far.

Edit: Schalke getting eviscerated in the last 5 minutes

 

[Tubie]

I've only watched the second half of Wolfsburg v Schalke but it's been fun so far.

Edit: Schalke getting eviscerated in the last 5 minutes

Yea it's been a lot of fun so far.

 

[zroid]

nice to see Bundesliga on basic cable in Canada this year

also RIP Schalke

 

[Jo Shishido's Cheeks]

Blackett on loan to Celtic, hope he gets playing time.

No option to buy on that is there?

 

[El Topo]

I really hope somewhere Keller is watching this match and having a good laugh.

 

[Meier]

Blackett on loan to Celtic, hope he gets playing time.

Option to buy for £3m apparently.

 

[bone_and_sinew]

Damn good fixtures on Sunday: Sevilla v Atlético, Roma v Juve, Monaco v PSG

 

[Meier]

That Bas Dost goal was pretty sexy.

 

[Captain Smirk]

What Ryan Babel said to that is girl is disgusting by the way. Holy shit what a backwards comment that was.

 

[Jo Shishido's Cheeks]

Option to buy for £3m apparently.

Shame, he clearly wasn't ready yet but Van Gaal gave him a new contract not long ago so I thought he saw something in him.

 

[Lyng]

The two teams that generate overwhelmingly the most interest from overseas fans get a larger share, oh no! (They don't get "all the money" just a larger share).

It's been this way since forever and yet still mid table Spanish teams dominate Europa League, so I don't get this argument at all.

All the new TV deal in England will do is over inflate the price British players. It won't increase the quality of the league over the Spanish or German league at all.

A much larger share. Also pretty much only Spanish teams care about Europa League.

 

[Tubie]

A much larger share. Also pretty much only Spanish teams care about Europa League.

That's extremely condescending honestly. Unless I didn't know English teams went into Europa league with the intent of taking a knee and not bother with it...

 

[Frustrated_me]

Thanks for keeping that site updated!

 

[El Topo]

Oh God, some of the Pulga premfaces. Totally forgotten about them. I can't breathe.

 

[Frustrated_me]

Yea lol..

 

[Tubie]

RIP in rip Pulga, forever the footy GAF MVP.

He was the #1 Messi and Barca fan in the world so this goes out for him:

 

[Infernostew]

Lol good old Afro, jack of all trades that lad.

About time we replaced O'Shea!

 

[Jarnet87]

That's extremely condescending honestly. Unless I didn't know English teams went into Europa league with the intent of taking a knee and not bother with it...

I don't think English teams go into it not caring, it's just the English teams that generally make it into the Europa league aren't as good as a Sevilla, Atletico, Porto, etc, especially if were talking in the last 5-6 years. Chelsea won it in 2012-2013, and I know United fielded a quality side when Bilbao stomped us.

 

[GHG]

never forget

Saddest part of this GIF is the fact that even on all fours, Jones is faster than Giroud.

Wenger please... Don't do this to us for another season.

 

[Fdkn]

yeah english teams only care about UCL as proven by their amazing results there besides Chelsea
They would win EL every year if the cared. Whatever makes you happy guys.

 

[Kill3r7]

yeah english teams only care about UCL as proven by their amazing results there besides Chelsea
They would win EL every year if the cared. Whatever makes you happy guys.

To tell you the truth I always find it surprising that the English teams don't take the EL more seriously. It provides an easier path to to UCL qualification than finishing in the top 4.

 

[Fdkn]

To tell you the truth I always find it surprising that the English teams don't take the EL more seriously

But the point is that it isn't true. Everytime Pool/Spurs/Everton fail or even that sad year with United, they were trying to win. They just couldn't

 

[Blablurn]

Apparently Coman to Bayern is confirmed.

1 y loan with the option for buy him for 27m €

 

[Jack cw]

Apparently Coman to Bayern is confirmed.

1 y loan with the option for buy him for 27m €

Amazing if true. Hope he hits like Costa. Pep is getting all his wishes with Thiago, Benatia, Kimmich, Costa, Vidal and Kingsley. This squad on paper is already phenomenal and if Dante leaves to Wolfsburg we might pull the clause for Laporte. Pep just made the transition for this team in less than 60 days. I hope he stays here a couple of years longer and Klopp silently joins City or Wolfsburg.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

It's not so much about the effort PL clubs put into the EL, but the lack of devastation when we get knocked out

 

[StealthGoblin]

So West Ham have let go or loaned out twice the number of players we've brought in.

I'm assuming our plans changed after we were so shite in the UL. Still need a striker and two midfielders.

Stones to Chelsea won't happen now.