January Transfer Window 2026

[formerly manx toffee]

I see no reason why we would buy Grealish in Jan.

His price will be higher due to City's book price and he will probably want his 300k for a bit longer.

I guess it depends if you have a target at city that will help us get into Europe

 

[Curtis]

I’m really asking: what do you think he’s actually good at?

Like if we just put him in a generic kit would there still be people rating him or is it just because he’s associated with a good team?

Yes Rico Lewis is a skilled player regardless of club affiliation, you know city don't have to play him right? They could bring in a replacement instantaneously if they felt he wasn't up to the standard. Obviously pep rates him

 

[mikel_88]

Wonder if there’d be any takers for McNeil at the bottom end of the prem or in the championship, he’s not even getting a look in. If it meant we could get a pacier option out wide in Jan I wouldn’t be against moving him on.

A lot depends on Rohl and Branthwaite as well, feels as though we’re not being told the full picture with either of them. Branthwaite sounds like he’s relapsed since bobbles update that he was back in training, and Rohl’s knock is more like a 2 month knee injury.

Would like to think both him and patterson will be gone dont look like have any future here.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Yes Rico Lewis is a skilled player regardless of club affiliation, you know city don't have to play him right? They could bring in a replacement instantaneously if they felt he wasn't up to the standard. Obviously pep rates him

Pep rated Kalvin Phillips too sometimes they’re wrong.

Lewis can do some tiki taka and absolutely nothing else. Shocking player really. Pep rates him because he doesn’t do anything which means he doesn’t do anything Pep doesn’t want.

 

[Goat]

Pep rated Kalvin Phillips too sometimes they’re wrong.

Lewis can do some tiki taka and absolutely nothing else. Shocking player really. Pep rates him because he doesn’t do anything which means he doesn’t do anything Pep doesn’t want.

Can you explain his England caps?

I find it hard to believe that such a bad player would be able to dupe Pep and the German fella.

Do you really think you are the only 1 who can see he has no talent or could it be that you are wrong and these Managers with vast experience in the game are right?

Do you realise the level of ego it takes to say "Pep is wrong and I am right"?

 

[Curtis]

Pep rated Kalvin Phillips too sometimes they’re wrong.

Lewis can do some tiki taka and absolutely nothing else. Shocking player really. Pep rates him because he doesn’t do anything which means he doesn’t do anything Pep doesn’t want.

Originally when he was playing at Leeds which most people who knew football recognized Kelvin Phillips as a quality but injury prone player. When he came to man city there was abundance of options, he was never selected then got injured. Rico can do more than pass a ball and once again big ig , you're allowed to personally not deem him a good player but to use words like shocking is excessive in my opinion

 

[Goat]

Originally when he was playing at Leeds which most people who knew football recognized Kelvin Phillips as a quality but injury prone player. When he came to man city there was abundance of options, he was never selected then got injured. Rico can do more than pass a ball and once again big ig , you're allowed to personally not deem him a good player but to use words like shocking is excessive in my opinion

Pep doesnt buy the players at City.

Phillips played 12 games in his first season and 4 in his second, Pep said he was a fatty bum bum and binned him off the first chance he got, lets not act like he played him at all.

 

[Bryan+]

Pep rated Kalvin Phillips too sometimes they’re wrong.

Lewis can do some tiki taka and absolutely nothing else. Shocking player really. Pep rates him because he doesn’t do anything which means he doesn’t do anything Pep doesn’t want.

Really stupid comment.

 

[neil999]

Guy, big iguana thinks Rodri is the Spanish jay spearing

 

[smileychap]

The Philips at Leeds before he went to City, was 100% a Moyes player.

The player he`s become at City ( when he plays ) is 100% not a Moyes player - half arsed, off the pace and may as well not be on then pitch.

However, as we`ve seen with the likes of Arteta and Pineaar, Moyes does like a previously talented player that`s fallen by the wayside.

The only thing with Philips, is he just looks like he`s already retired from footy in his head and is just running his contract down, ready to sail off into the sunset and retire for good.

Any period of being at least semi decent seems to have completely passed me by.

We get him FREE, on 20k a week when he's fit to play, ok. There's your project Davey.

 

[MikeH72]

Can you explain his England caps?

I find it hard to believe that such a bad player would be able to dupe Pep and the German fella.

Do you really think you are the only 1 who can see he has no talent or could it be that you are wrong and these Managers with vast experience in the game are right?

Do you realise the level of ego it takes to say "Pep is wrong and I am right"?

You are communicating with the person who insisted Dwight McNeil had to be played on the right for 3 years.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Can you explain his England caps?

I find it hard to believe that such a bad player would be able to dupe Pep and the German fella.

Do you really think you are the only 1 who can see he has no talent or could it be that you are wrong and these Managers with vast experience in the game are right?

Do you realise the level of ego it takes to say "Pep is wrong and I am right"?

Happy to revisit this in 5 years when he’s playing for Charlton.

Also I have a few hits down the years. Many misses too, but it’s not like every time I disagree with people much smarter than me on a player I’m wrong about it.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Originally when he was playing at Leeds which most people who knew football recognized Kelvin Phillips as a quality but injury prone player. When he came to man city there was abundance of options, he was never selected then got injured. Rico can do more than pass a ball and once again big ig , you're allowed to personally not deem him a good player but to use words like shocking is excessive in my opinion

So many options that they literally had to bring Gundogan back in an emergency after binning him off and try to use Bernardo Silva as a holding midfielder after one whole injury.

 

[Goat]

Happy to revisit this in 5 years when he’s playing for Charlton.

Also I have a few hits down the years. Many misses too, but it’s not like every time I disagree with people much smarter than me on a player I’m wrong about it.

I honestly dont even think ive watched him much, so no idea.

I do find it impressive that hes getting full caps at 20, so not sure hes as bad as you are claiming my G.

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

Happy to revisit this in 5 years when he’s playing for Charlton.

Also I have a few hits down the years. Many misses too, but it’s not like every time I disagree with people much smarter than me on a player I’m wrong about it.

He'll be 35 in 5 years time, of course he won't be playing for anyone important you nutcase.