Well actually go back through my posts and you will see some of the stuff i posted wasn't even in the media. Stuart Taylor signing is an example of that. I also said we'd got Tevez about 1 month before he signed, depsite various media reporting he was going to go to Chelsea. I also posted the exact time Adebayor would be unveiled despite the media saying the deal had hit the rocks. I also posted the date on which Kolo Toure would sign - which i was one day out. I also said Lescott would hand in a transfer request which he has done. I also said we'd make a big move for John Terry about 2 weeks before the media even had a wiff. I also said Bassong wouldn't be signing despite the media saying he would be signing within the next 48 hours.
Anyway back on point, Let's assume the players you mentioned are just money grabbing cunts. So if say Notts County or QPR offered them 200k p/w to play for them they would take it right? Probably not. Of course money is a factor just like it is for anybody else in any career field, but there also has to be sporting ambition that matches the money. I never once said we are this wonderfully attractive world renowned club, although we have a good history, but again it matters very little when we have the resources that we currently have. Past history counts for exactly fuck all when assessing your chances of future success. For example, Liverpool have a fantastic history yet see how dismissive Sir BaconFace and a good deal of Man Utd fans/news reporters are about Liverpool's ability to challenege for the title.
We have the chance to be successful in the future just like Chelsea had when Roman came in, and i'm pretty sure other players can see that. Like i said before, money is a factor but to say it's the only factor is so short-sighted.
Selling home games out is also an irrelevant point. Look at your own home attendances just before the Sky money came in. You know, around about the time you we're a mid-table team/good cup team. You wasn't selling out but when the success came, the attendances grew. It just means the rest of the seats are sold to glory-hunting, prawn sandwich eating day-trippers or if you like, the success achieved by your club has attracted more fans.
Finally, even if the entire Man City team was made of up mercenaries, how would that stop them from being successful? Players aren't going to under-perform because they are being paid well. They are still going to perform to the best of their ability. What if we signed 11 world class mercenaries? Would we still have no sporting ambition? So even if we're playing along with your notion that they are money grabbing cunts, at what point does it change from a team of mercenaries to a team capable of challenging for the title?
I'd say 1 - 2 seasons. And what guarantee of success would the likes of Adebayor, Toure, Barry, Lescott and Santa Cruz have had over that period if they had have stayed at their previous clubs? None because none of them have the resources to take them to the next level. We have the resources to take us beyond that level. The end.


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It's the clubs decision and he has 3 years left on his contract. So he can't do shiit to change it.

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