.zero

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Aug 8, 2006
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No he could have done better but nit the level that some on here are espousing. No agyero etc. He could have signed lugano or Alex and maybe a different forward beside giacherrini. So I would rate his mercato a 6
I think the Aguero saga was perpetuated and kept alive by Marotta himself. He put the idea into our heads knowing all along that he would not sign for Juve. But how can you rate this mercato above a 5 when he didn't address the most pressing issues that this team faced? We are walking into this season with the same problems that plagued us last season but the only difference is that we have some new players along for the ride.
 

AndreaCristiano

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Jun 9, 2011
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I think the Aguero saga was perpetuated and kept alive by Marotta himself. He put the idea into our heads knowing all along that he would not sign for Juve. But how can you rate this mercato above a 5 when he didn't address the most pressing issues that this team faced? We are walking into this season with the same problems that plagued us last season but the only difference is that we have some new players along for the ride.
I dont 100% agree with yoyr assesment.
 

AndreaCristiano

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Jun 9, 2011
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I don't expect you to agree with my assessment. But the truth is that he didn't address the teams glaring needs at the back.



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but to many in this thread we never missed a beat since 2006
That's neither here nor there. I also stated above that the needs in CB wasn't addressed so what's your point?
 

AndreaCristiano

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Jun 9, 2011
19,126
So I said 6 sorry I didn't know y and 5 were that different. I gave him a six because vidal, lichtensteiner,pirlo,Ziegler,vucinic and ellia were def improvements. Maybe not world class but with our standing and money its better than exepected
 

C4ISR

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Dec 18, 2005
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Clubs won't get affected by this rule, club owners are one of the richest businessmen around who've invested millions on their clubs already. They've got armies of lawyers and accountants that will find loopholes in that rule (some like city already did).

Anyone thinks otherwise is pretty much naive. It's that simple.
I think UEFA will cave on their FFP initiative simply because they would be shooting themselves in the foot by banning poorly run clubs, as these teams attract the most people/$$$ (Chelsea, Barca, Milan, etc). Not to mention it would exacerbate the situation of those clubs by denying them CL revenue.

I don't see them having that problem with City though, whose absence from the competition would not cause that much damage in comparison to teams with much larger global followings. A club like Liverpool will continue to have many more supporters worldwide, despite City's surpassing them over the past few seasons.

As for those discussing debt, it is not so much an issue or size as it is being able to carry it. A club like Madrid won't be banned because they can still service their debt and break even. Such is the size of their revenue. One of the advantages of being 1 half of a TV rights monopoly and a guaranteed top 2 finish every season.
 

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