The whole Abu Dhabi Manchester City thing will end in tears. Sorry to burst your bubble, chaps, but it's true. What is the likelihood that other world-class players - if Robinho is world-class, which I would strongly argue against - will make their way to City in January, when there is little likelihood of them qualifying for the Champs League, or next summer, when they are a year away from making the following season's Champs League?
There are two ways this will go - one way is like Carlos Tevez at West Ham, where he will play well (eventually), score a few goals, generally impress, then hot tail it to another side next summer, probably Chelsea.
The other way is like West Ham's other on-loan Argentine of a few years back, Javier Mascherano, where they couldn't fit him in a system to get the best out of him, he sat on the bench (if he was lucky enough to make the bench) and eventually he was sold to another team who did get the best out of him.
The third possibility is that he lights up the Premier League, scores and creates barrowloads, convinces Europe's best that Eastlands is the future, and leads City to league and European trophies for years to come, all the while realising his potential as "new Pele". This outcome is about as likely as a handshake between Barack Obama and the leader of the Ku Klux Klan.
Anyway, it should be entertaining
L.
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