Dunne is back in the Actim index at no. 82 ahead of Man U regular John O'Shea,(84) I expect he will continue to climb, provided he keeps the own goals in single figures.:cool:
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Dunne is back in the Actim index at no. 82 ahead of Man U regular John O'Shea,(84) I expect he will continue to climb, provided he keeps the own goals in single figures.:cool:
slightly off topic, but have City tried Kompany at CB alongsde Dunne? When he broke through at Anderlecht as a youngster Im sure he played at CB and looked very impressive. City fans I know have certainly been disappointed with Richards this season, Im not sure about Onhuah (sp?)......
Yeah, they played together in the centre of defence for a handful of games around January, when Richards and Onuoha were both unavailable. Kompany was signed primarily as a defensive central midfielder, and that's where he's played for the vast majority of his time so far at Eastlands.Quote:
Originally Posted by Junior
Onuoha's done far better since he's come back than Richards has been all season. Think the whole "next Ferdinand/Cannavaro/Maldini" tag that was assigned to him when he broke into the side at 18 got to his head a bit
De Jong has played at centre half a handful of times this season. Did he make Dunne look better, or was it that he didn't have to cover for Richards? The vast majority of De Jong's games have been in central midfield. If anything, he's a replacement for Fernandes. If De Jong is the long term permanent centre half, why did Hughes exclude him from the European squad?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ciaran
Everyone fit and available City's starting XI looks like
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Zabaleta Dunne Richards/Onuoha Bridge
De Jong Kompany
Wright-Phillips Ireland Robinho
Bellamy
Ireland and Zabaleta have nothing to do with it, Johnson has been injured for the majority of the season. He's only come back for the reserves in the last week.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ciaran
I think you misunderstood his post- I think he was saying that De Jong's arrival (as a midfielder) means that Kompany will now be first choice centre-half.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Wolves in for Dunne. According to the yesterday's Sun. So it must be true.;)
It had to happen.
I'd guess that Dunnes is already on a good contract with City.
Dunne on all the recent transfer speculation
from http://www.mcfc.co.uk/default.sps?pa...newsid=6631414
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City's captain is said to be a target for at least one Premier League club this summer, but he added: "I definitely want to stay here and be part of the club as it pushes forward. I'm sure every player here feels the same."
According to McDevitt last night The Citeh Chairman wants rid of Dunne as he is "not the kind of player who will sell shirts" and supposedly the Citeh fans have lost faith in him and he is available for 5m..... would make a great signing for someone coming up. Ideal world form an Irish point of view would be City pursue their interest in Lescott and offer Dunne + £££ for him. Everton would be the best possible place for Dunnie Monster now. Quite a fall from grace at Citeh :(
hope he dosent end up at a promoted club - prob be fighting to stay up. hes way to good for that.
someone like fulham, everton, west ham..clubs like these.
To be honest, THe only club in England that does not need Dune is Man Utd. Liverpool Chelsea and Arsenal could all do with him. So could Everton, Villa and Spurs. Total madness that he is going for 5mand Johnson is going for 18m. One is a world class defender and the others is a flakey attacking full back.
Dunne's had a terrible season, he's almost 30 and he's already pretty slow. He is at his level, mid-table premiership his best hope is to stay at that level somewhere like Blackburn would be a good move.
Villa appear to be a bit light on cash, which is a shame because that would be a good move. I can't see him going back to Everton, Yobo, Lescott & Jagielka already there, Spurs have King, Woodgate & Dawson plus he turned down Charlton in favour of City because he wanted to stay up north.
So Dunne is not the sort of person to sell shirts yet Lescott would be:confused:. Between this and Glen Johnson going for €17 million, id really have to worry about the way these clubs actuallly view players
I've mentioned this numerous times before but is's simply because one is an England international and the other isn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeilMcD
Having an England cap triples your transfer value - see Bentley, Pennant, Downing, Bent, Defoe, Glen and Andy Johnson, Paul Robinson and a whole heap of others too numerous to mention for examples.
When you are player of the season for 4 season in a row you are due the one off season. Think its a shame the way City are treating him. He would probably be best off out of there.Quote:
Dunne's had a terrible season
Villa to replace Laursen??
At 5 million it would be a snip for anyone... Worth at least 8-10 mill in my mind and wouldn't look out of place in the top four... Crazy thinking by City
Speaking to a few city fans when I was over there, they said that Richards was the one who was at fault most of the time and that Dunne was caught trying to cover up for Richards all season. His performances for Ireland would seem to suggest this as true.Quote:
Originally Posted by carloz
On his way to Sunderland. Would be a great signing for both parties. We need an experience CB and a leader on the pitch. Dunne has all hallmarks of Bruce as a player. Plus Dunne would be a first team regular and signing for a team on the up with one of the best Stadiums and training grounds in England. A manager and chairman who have ambition to break into Europe in the future.(Que the anti-SAFC pro-Keano brigade)Quote:
Originally Posted by an_ceannaire
I said it on here before, Dunne isn't 'sexy' enough for Man City's new owners. He won't sell shirts to the Asian market but he'll get you valuable points. ie.Bulagria 2 weeks ago.
As the quote goes from the film Lock Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels.... Its a deal, its a steal, its sale of the f****** century:D:D
Seriously at 5 million Dunne would be a fantastic buy for any club.Ive never seen Lescott put in a performance of the level that Dunne consistanly does for us
Exactly, ask yourself if Michael Carrick was Irish or Scottish or Welsh, would he have cost 16m??? No way! I think Glen Johnson is a good player but again with the same test, he probably wouldve gone for half that amount.Quote:
Originally Posted by youngirish
Give me richie dunne over rio ferdinand anyday neil.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeilMcD
Agree with everything else u say though
Dunne would do a good job for Villa or Everton. It definitely wouldn't be a step down for him either. Also calling Dunne slow is ridiculous.
Personally I think Sunderland will snap dunne up!! But I still think they'll struggle even if they do!! It would be great business at 5M..
Dunne has had an indifferent season by his own high standards. However his is still an excellent defender. He had no cover from midfield last year and it showed. But for someone to say he is slow shows a distinct lack of knowledge of the game.Quote:
Originally Posted by endabob1
It's one of the freakiest sights on a football pitch to see Dunne make up ground in those 5,10, 15 meters and pounce on an attacker.
He is still as sharp as ever imo and still at the peak of his game.
Sure Maldini was as slow as a wet week in his last few years but it never stopped him playing the highest level in italy and europe.
Paul McGrath had no knees and was 34, nearly 35 and was still one of the top players at the 94 world cup and in the premiership.Quote:
Originally Posted by endabob1
Dunne at 5million, as mentioned by so many, is an absolute steal. No offence but i hope he doesnt go to Sunderland or Stoke. Villa, Everton, Wigan or West Ham would be a good move.
You don't want him to go to Sunderland but rather to Wigan (whose manager left to go to Sunderland) or Wist am. We're a bigger club than those 2 combined! And in a much healthier position than those two.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
in fairness, I'd really like to see him at Villa (they never replaced Laursen), or if not Everton of those. Not sure Wigan or West Ham will have great seasons.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
i think Martinez would be a great manager for Dunne to work for. Sorry, i should have explained - it wasnt a wind up..... minnow!!Quote:
You don't want him to go to Sunderland but rather to Wigan (whose manager left to go to Sunderland) or Wist am. We're a bigger club than those 2 combined! And in a much healthier position than those two.
Can't see the Sunderland move materializing... As far as it gets down the line, someone will nip in and hijack the move...
Spurs might finally be going places under Harry 'Droopy the Dog' Redknapp. They were reported to be interested recently. With Spurs it could either turn out to be a very good move for him or alternatively be the death of his career if they get off to a bad start and do their usual panic buying spree in January leaving all their previous first team players to rot in the reserves.
Certainly better than somewhere like Stoke, Wigan or Sunderland, however.
I can't believe how underrated Dunne is in the UK. As an Arsenal fan I'd love to see him there, to add some steel and leadership to a frequently shambolic central defence. Agree that Villa or Everton would be good moves for him. I'd say he's very much a MO'N type player, just like Mjallby was for him at Celtic. It's ridiculous how City can think he's not good enough for then, grandiose and all as their plans are. I'd love to see who they replace him with.
Joleon Lescott another seriously overrated English player.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
Conversely I'd imagine they'd believe he's completely overrated in Ireland.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
Truth is probably in the middle. He's one of the few Irish players who could slot into the majority of teams in the EPL
well worth 5M
I agree. I think the reality is that Dunne is a good Premier League centre half. Nothing more, nothing less. He can often be outstanding but also is far too error prone to be ever considered a top class defender.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
As usual the posse on here can't see beyond his last game for Ireland. If he'd instead been at fault for a couple of goals that cost us the match I can guarantee those same posters would be claiming he should be sold to a Championship team as he was way past his best.
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Originally Posted by youngirish
I disagree that he's error prone, one inconsitent season from the last 5 would suggest otherwise.
It won't happen but he'd make a superb signing for Arsenal, he's exactly what they need. Villa or Everton if they lose Lescott would be good for him.
Not sure if the new owners are giving the same quotes as Shinawatra, but that is actually one of his quotes from last year about not selling shirts.
The new owners seem to be letting Hughes do his own thing, only telling him that he must make big signings.
As for YI and the overrated comment, you don't get player of the year at your club 3 years in a row being error prone.
What you seem to be forgetting is that they were a poor Premiership team for the majority of those 3 years and I watched many of his City games during this time and I can assure you he did make his fair share of mistakes in games during that period. Anyway player of the season is a popularity contest and Dunne is/was popular with city fans as much for his effort and guile and loyalty than his ability.Quote:
Originally Posted by irishfan86
You can't compare Dunne to top quality central defenders like Terry, Vidic, Carragher, even Ferdinand. He's a step below I'm afraid. However, he's just as good if not better than the likes of Upson and Lescott and certainly better than Micah Richards who'd probably sell for double the price if City decided to move him on and not Dunne.