The Manchester City FC Society

right, we're going to be linked to all these names anyway because of our money, its nothing new and im calling bollox on the casillas offer as i cant see hughes agreeing to pay that much money, and believe it or not he is the final say on these as the arab owners dont want to intefere the way other owners have, theyre taking more of a glazer role without the debt.

Robinho is, what, 24? I think if he was going to be on the level of Ronaldo, Kaka and Messi, he would be there by now. And that's if he keeps playing the way he does. Form is temporary, and then when he dries up, he's bound to get impatient, as are City. That's the worst thing about having players with ego problems like Robinho, you don't feel as though you truly have their commitment, and that's how I think of him being at Man City.

Robinho is in a league of his own, when it comes to finishing. That's for sure.

I just don't understand what he was going on about the other day, when he said something about the City squad?!

But with his attitude towards winning, and wanting to win, and not wanting to be second best, you can't fault him there.

He's 24, the way you talk about him you'd think he was Samaras. He has his entire career ahead of him.

He criticised that we're going soft when taking the lead, hes right and the squad know it, he's been a model player for us and really brought up the spirits of players in tough matches.

1st of September 2008 (1 day extension of transfer window remember)

Mark hughes on the golf course approached by SSN " Mark how do you feel about Robinho on the way to city"

That was the first time he heard about it on the golf course through the media. No offence but Hughes has little say..on that day one minute they were about to sign berbatov then the next robihno was on a plane to England. Hughes openly admitted he had no idea they were after Robihno on that day..i know managers in this league (including my own clubs) who have a lot more say on the players coming in..i think the Arabs are going to ruin you....IF and it's a big IF you can get the kaka's to come etc then it will ruin you....atleast when chelsea did it they built around what they already had but the Arabs seem to want to go out and get the best player in every position..(although they won't be able to because whatever happens in the future..in my opinion you will ALWAYs be smaller than your friendly Manchester rivas because you don't have half the tradition/history they have-so im sure players would prefer to play for the more prestigious clubs apart from the greedy robihno type plyers)

I just hope they don't ruin you

But my point was that if he was going to be on that rare level of Messi, Kaka, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, etc, got to, then he'd have been there by now, or at least very close. Robinho is sensational, but he also only turns up for certain games, especially when City are winning and/or when at Eastlands. Whereas the absolute best players in the world can win a game single handedly when their team are playing poorly.

Should promote him to captain.

I don't know who the captain is atm for you guys.

Uniteds Ronaldo only turns up for some matches, but hes consistent in getting goals in the league which got him a personal honour, Robinho is behind Anelka in goals this season and lets be honest, the Premier league isnt easy to adopt too, Fat Ronaldo, Kaka, Messi, Ronaldinho havent played in England yet. He's not on their level, not yet, but he can be, wether it takes a season or two or even three, dont take away from the lad what he can achieve because hes 24!

No way José, Barca would never sell Messi.

Would you want Kaka, after the performance he put in against Pompey? Certainly wasn't nothing amazing. If you do get him, i hope he is a bit more 'on this planet' instead of day dreaming.

(ok, one performance is not much to go by, but for his price, you'd want something special)

But Ronaldo is 23 and Messi is 21, so they're just going to get better and better using your logic. Robinho, I feel, doesn't have what it takes to get near them. He looks great because he's a world class player in a decent team. At Real Madrid, he never stood out as much as he does at City because he had other world class players around him.

Well.
Kaka's champions league performance against Man Utd in the CL Semi final was out of this world.

Yeah, Hughes also didnt know a lot about the takeover until it happened and neither did Garry Cook the fella running the show, that was partly Thaksins fault, I doubt Hughes was complaining when he got back to his office and found the details for Robinho joining his squad! Its been made clear Hughes is incharge of who comes and who goes under the new owners, they do know a bit about football, but no more than you or I would, they're football fanatics but they wouldnt know how things are done unlike Hughes, they're being wise and letting him run that.

Why on earth would you need RSC?

Ok, he is a good player, and that's it. That would be Sparky's personal choice, from his old club, i would imagine?!

Forgive me for thinking this, but RSC isn't really that 'amazing' or special..

Indeed, and he is a quality player, no doubt.

But he was far from 'out of this world' against Pompey.

Better than your prized possesion..on his day he is world class is roque