Comments on: Manchester City Raise Kaka Bid To £243 Million http://www.epltalk.com/manchester-city-raise-kaka-bid-to-243-million/4111 Daily News & Analysis of the English Premier League Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:39:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ash http://www.epltalk.com/manchester-city-raise-kaka-bid-to-243-million/4111#comment-33594 ash Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:01:54 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/manchester-city-raise-kaka-bid-to-243-million/4111#comment-33594 Don't be ignorant, all this rubbish about city being relegation material, yes they are struggling to challenge the top 8 right now but the arab owners have made it VERY clear that this is a project they intend to take a few years, Kaka is just the beginning mark my words. <br><br>If you was in the same position to accept or decline Kaka in your team and since money is no object we can scrap that worry so you'd have to be pretty stupid to say no. Don't be ignorant, all this rubbish about city being relegation material, yes they are struggling to challenge the top 8 right now but the arab owners have made it VERY clear that this is a project they intend to take a few years, Kaka is just the beginning mark my words.

If you was in the same position to accept or decline Kaka in your team and since money is no object we can scrap that worry so you'd have to be pretty stupid to say no.

]]> By: justawanderingguy http://www.epltalk.com/manchester-city-raise-kaka-bid-to-243-million/4111#comment-33590 justawanderingguy Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:41:23 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/manchester-city-raise-kaka-bid-to-243-million/4111#comment-33590 the thing is that this transfer is totally worthless...i mean, if i was kaka,, i'd stay at milan, since milan still has a chance at winning trphies, not unlike city, which is already out of reach for trophies this season, unless they can somehow challenge for the title...btw, i think that city has a lot of talents in their squad..they only to recruit good players with a lot smaller price tags..i hate to see talents in city go to waste. what'll happen to them if this transfer goes through eh? villa n everton already proven that to break the top 4, u need quality, and cheap but full of quality players these days is not really hard to find..just look at how arsenal play in the transfer market these last few seasons... the thing is that this transfer is totally worthless…i mean, if i was kaka,, i'd stay at milan, since milan still has a chance at winning trphies, not unlike city, which is already out of reach for trophies this season, unless they can somehow challenge for the title…btw, i think that city has a lot of talents in their squad..they only to recruit good players with a lot smaller price tags..i hate to see talents in city go to waste. what'll happen to them if this transfer goes through eh? villa n everton already proven that to break the top 4, u need quality, and cheap but full of quality players these days is not really hard to find..just look at how arsenal play in the transfer market these last few seasons…

]]> By: Dan http://www.epltalk.com/manchester-city-raise-kaka-bid-to-243-million/4111#comment-33587 Dan Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:04:03 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/manchester-city-raise-kaka-bid-to-243-million/4111#comment-33587 i hope this deal as "reported" goes though. citeh are hardly consistent and i can't imagine that bringing in this sort of player under these circumstances will settle the remaining squad. the manager must know he's on borrowed time and so must the players.<br><br>they're only 4 points above relegation. wouldn't it be interesting to see what happens with the new owners and new superstar players if they have to drop to the championship??<br><br>actually, scrap that. i really don't want to see city travel this path. i genuinely want the likes of villa, everton, city, spurs, newcastle et al to be seriously challenging the top four to the point that we can stop talking about this "top 4" bullshit. there's a right way to approach that and a wrong way. as smug as it might sound, villa are approaching it the right way. citeh, not so much.<br><br>kkfla737, i echo your sentiments. i hope this deal as “reported” goes though. citeh are hardly consistent and i can't imagine that bringing in this sort of player under these circumstances will settle the remaining squad. the manager must know he's on borrowed time and so must the players.

they're only 4 points above relegation. wouldn't it be interesting to see what happens with the new owners and new superstar players if they have to drop to the championship??

actually, scrap that. i really don't want to see city travel this path. i genuinely want the likes of villa, everton, city, spurs, newcastle et al to be seriously challenging the top four to the point that we can stop talking about this “top 4″ bullshit. there's a right way to approach that and a wrong way. as smug as it might sound, villa are approaching it the right way. citeh, not so much.

kkfla737, i echo your sentiments.

]]> By: ls7 http://www.epltalk.com/manchester-city-raise-kaka-bid-to-243-million/4111#comment-33516 ls7 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:42:41 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/manchester-city-raise-kaka-bid-to-243-million/4111#comment-33516 City are also apparently chasing Nigel de Jong which could address their holding midfield situation and allow Kompany to move to centre-back if they go with only one holding midfielder and play a lone striker supported by four offensive-minded mids/wingers. I think Richards has often tried to let his athleticism compensate for a lack of good positioning when playing as a central defender. This has also affected Dunne's play this season. Richards would then be battling with Bridge or Zableta for a fullback role. City are also apparently chasing Nigel de Jong which could address their holding midfield situation and allow Kompany to move to centre-back if they go with only one holding midfielder and play a lone striker supported by four offensive-minded mids/wingers. I think Richards has often tried to let his athleticism compensate for a lack of good positioning when playing as a central defender. This has also affected Dunne's play this season. Richards would then be battling with Bridge or Zableta for a fullback role.

]]> By: kkfla737 http://www.epltalk.com/manchester-city-raise-kaka-bid-to-243-million/4111#comment-33514 kkfla737 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:03:43 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/manchester-city-raise-kaka-bid-to-243-million/4111#comment-33514 Sheer madness.<br><br>Read my thoughts at <a href="http://mancityblog.com" rel="nofollow">http://mancityblog.com</a><br><br>I think City could be relegated if they make this move. Sheer madness.

Read my thoughts at http://mancityblog.com

I think City could be relegated if they make this move.

]]> By: patrick http://www.epltalk.com/manchester-city-raise-kaka-bid-to-243-million/4111#comment-33513 patrick Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:03:12 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/manchester-city-raise-kaka-bid-to-243-million/4111#comment-33513 Seeing that "the Sun" had this story, I checked the front page of their web site. Lily Allen has a third nipple, and in the US Air crash story, they have a map that shows where the plane hit the geese. Except it is in the middle of Queens. Totally wrong and would have been impossible for the plane to land how it did... I couldn't look further.<br><br>Why not post a story based on the Daily Express, something like 'immigrants ruin football"<br><br>cause yes, Kaka wants to provide service for Bellars and Vassel. and if it does go through, the whole I belong to Jesus bit will be thrown out the window, cause he'd belong to agents, and greed. Seeing that “the Sun” had this story, I checked the front page of their web site. Lily Allen has a third nipple, and in the US Air crash story, they have a map that shows where the plane hit the geese. Except it is in the middle of Queens. Totally wrong and would have been impossible for the plane to land how it did… I couldn't look further.

Why not post a story based on the Daily Express, something like 'immigrants ruin football”

cause yes, Kaka wants to provide service for Bellars and Vassel. and if it does go through, the whole I belong to Jesus bit will be thrown out the window, cause he'd belong to agents, and greed.

]]> By: JLay http://www.epltalk.com/manchester-city-raise-kaka-bid-to-243-million/4111#comment-33512 JLay Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:39:56 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/manchester-city-raise-kaka-bid-to-243-million/4111#comment-33512 Kaka is one of the best players in the world - and one of the most humble. If anyone's worth it, he is. <br><br>I really don't understand the uproar - City is doing nothing different from what Chelsea did several years ago. In my mind, they can buy whoever they want and spend as much as they want - an influx of talent like Kaka and Robinho into the PL is only going to make the league more exciting. <br><br>As for those who are worried about their teams' "rightful place" being usurped by City, remember that they are still near the bottom of the table after spending a ton of money in the summer. An unbalanced gang of offensive stars that can't play together isn't going to do you much good - in short, money doesn't guarantee success. <br><br>If they had any sense, they'd invest in a few world-class defenders before they went splurging on Kaka and De Jong... Kaka is one of the best players in the world – and one of the most humble. If anyone's worth it, he is.

I really don't understand the uproar – City is doing nothing different from what Chelsea did several years ago. In my mind, they can buy whoever they want and spend as much as they want – an influx of talent like Kaka and Robinho into the PL is only going to make the league more exciting.

As for those who are worried about their teams' “rightful place” being usurped by City, remember that they are still near the bottom of the table after spending a ton of money in the summer. An unbalanced gang of offensive stars that can't play together isn't going to do you much good – in short, money doesn't guarantee success.

If they had any sense, they'd invest in a few world-class defenders before they went splurging on Kaka and De Jong…

]]> By: mike http://www.epltalk.com/manchester-city-raise-kaka-bid-to-243-million/4111#comment-33511 mike Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:33:35 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/manchester-city-raise-kaka-bid-to-243-million/4111#comment-33511 I think Man City views this not only as trying to get one of the premier players in the world, but as a status thing. Whether anyone else besides the media cares is another story. <br><br>I can't see this Man City experiment ending well, no matter how much money the group has. I think Man City views this not only as trying to get one of the premier players in the world, but as a status thing. Whether anyone else besides the media cares is another story.

I can't see this Man City experiment ending well, no matter how much money the group has.

]]> By: Stacey http://www.epltalk.com/manchester-city-raise-kaka-bid-to-243-million/4111#comment-33509 Stacey Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:34:56 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/manchester-city-raise-kaka-bid-to-243-million/4111#comment-33509 It will break my heart if he leaves AC. I hope he follows what God is telling him to do though. It will break my heart if he leaves AC. I hope he follows what God is telling him to do though.

]]> By: Alex Z http://www.epltalk.com/manchester-city-raise-kaka-bid-to-243-million/4111#comment-33508 Alex Z Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:14:55 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/manchester-city-raise-kaka-bid-to-243-million/4111#comment-33508 Ls7 is right - Manchester City buying Kaka from Milan is going to do more for Milan than it will for City. Given that Robinho left Madrid for 32m, couldn't Milan now replace Kaka with 3 Robinho's (or maybe 2 Robinho's and a Beckham...) and still have, oh, 12m left over? Absurd. Ls7 is right – Manchester City buying Kaka from Milan is going to do more for Milan than it will for City. Given that Robinho left Madrid for 32m, couldn't Milan now replace Kaka with 3 Robinho's (or maybe 2 Robinho's and a Beckham…) and still have, oh, 12m left over? Absurd.

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