Do Manchester City Have Scouts?
Welcome to another contribution from Stretford End Arising forum member G@mb!t. In this article G@mb!t has a nice rant about Manchester City:
I have come across an interesting trend recently, which other football fans have noticed too. Any player linked with a big English team, City are also linked and consequently the price increase in the player’s valuation is tenfold once City poke their ugly heads in. Be it David Silva, Fernando Torres, Angel Di Maria, Milos Krasic, Edin Dzeko, James Milner or even Joe Cole. Well one can always say, it’s the papers! It isn’t true!! Unfortunately in my opinion it is very much true, City have quickly become the villains of the transfer market because they have a stupid habit of messing up the transfer market for the other teams. They are like an over enthusiastic bunch of idiots with cash to throw around but they don’t get the point, MONEY ISNT EVERYTHING!!!
I doubt players like Silva, Torres, etc. wish to play for a club which in my opinion has shown no loyalty to players that have served them well, for example Stephen Ireland. City seem to be bent upon continuing in this trend, which asks a very interesting question. Do City have scouts or do they buy every tabloid possible and show an interest in every player linked to another club?
Clubs like Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, etc. spend millions on scouting, they have people in all continents on the lookout for the next Kaka, Rooney, Terry or Julio Cesar, etc. They compile exhaustive reports on the players and spend hours keeping an eye on their progress, and then there is Manchester City. I think they have a team of spies who have a job of finding out who the players are and the rest is history. This is how I imagine the story usually goes in the media. Media reports comments from a “source” that Man Utd or Arsenal, etc. are linked with Player X, rated highly… club are asking for 10 million for said player, 2 days later, Manchester City and Arsenal are battling it out for Player X who is believed to be valued by his club at around 25 million, Manchester City have said to have declared an interest in the player and have stolen a march on their rival by opening negotiations for the player!!! (In my opinion 
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Sound familiar?
I think something similar happened when Abramovich bought Chelsea. Players like Essien, Robben, Mikel, etc. all linked to other clubs before Chelsea signed them, thank god, they have managed to sign a few scouts. God only knows when City will try to employ scouts. For now they’re happy trying to ensure anyone interested in a big name signing better bankrupt themselves first or not sign them at all. I think one thing’s for sure, they don’t like the saying ‘Live and let live’.
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@ bell boy,
Aye, £30m is a drop in the ocean. Rubbing it in ha ha
I missed Spain’s game but heard Silva was poor. His move to City looking on?
What is the latest on Robinho?
@ brian,
G@mb!t can take credit for reaching 100 comments.
cheers mate but iit was all down to you . keep up the work .
@ brian,
sorry, I meant G@mbit can take credit as this is his article.
i knew that mate. jiust testing ya ha ha.
watching the france game never knew evra can take long throws did you notice that could be a new weapon for us
Well it seems the Silva deal is done, a snip at 26 million (cough!)
Some of your fellow Reds seem to be a bit upset over it.
Evidently at some point he said he would like to sign for a club like Utd. Now he has ended up at City he is some kind of liar and traitor.
As they say he is rubbish, they didn’t want him and he will be a flop, why are the inhabitants of therepublicofmancunia.com so upset?
Could it be they remember saying the same about Tevez?
They should be delighted that City have wasted so much money. How they do not choke on the taste of sour grapes is beyond me.
As for Robinho, who knows.
He tells the press what they want to hear.
In Brazil, he wants to stay there.
In Spain, he would love to play for Barca.
Over here, he loves the City fans and gets on well with everyone… except Mancini that is.
I think Mancini would like him back, even if only for the Europa league.
Sorry to bother you again but it’s refreshing to get a sensible Utd perspective now and again.
Where else could i go?
@ bell boy,
Personally, I take what players and managers say with a pinch of salt. Some change their mind on a weekly basis when looking for a new contract etc. I accept there is no loyalty in football.
I’m not so sure why others are upset Silva has signed for City. Silva is certainly not rubbish, although I have doubts regarding his size but we will see… Many United fans wanted Silva, judging by the poll which was run on this site Silva received 240 out of the 696 votes placed.
With possible future signings (Toure for example) City are going to be a real force next season, challenging for Premier League title.
Have to wait and see who comes and who goes before we can talk titles.
If we were to lose Tevez and Adebayour for example (which could possibly happen) they would take some replacing.