***Official Match Thread|Shakhtar Donetsk v City***

[Mase]

I can see why a few dodgy ref decisions can be frustrating, but giving up your season ticket as a result? I don't understand that. Is that just me?

I didn't say anywhere that was the only contributing factor. Is that just me?

But it certainly didn't help! And it isn't just "a few dodgy ref decisions" is it?

[sheblue]

Pep wearing this yellow ribbon (which I do not like) Surely some of the Spanish CL refs don't like it either.

[Elvistheblue]

I can see why a few dodgy ref decisions can be frustrating, but giving up your season ticket as a result? I don't understand that. Is that just me?

I didn't say anywhere that was the only contributing factor. Is that just me?

But it certainly didn't help! And it isn't just "a few dodgy ref decisions" is it?

Do you nit pick every post on here looking for justification of other people's responses. You didn't say there were other factors either.... or is that just me too?

You're obviously a regular poster on here, and I'd hate to come on here and upset you, but I'm only posting my opinion.... as you are yours, and I've never said you're wrong for your opinion, just that I don't understand it.

[Mase]

I can see why a few dodgy ref decisions can be frustrating, but giving up your season ticket as a result? I don't understand that. Is that just me?

I didn't say anywhere that was the only contributing factor. Is that just me?

But it certainly didn't help! And it isn't just "a few dodgy ref decisions" is it?

Do you nit pick every post on here looking for justification of other people's responses. You didn't say there were other factors either.... or is that just me too?

You're obviously a regular poster on here, and I'd hate to come on here and upset you, but I'm only posting my opinion.... as you are yours, and I've never said you're wrong for your opinion, just that I don't understand it.

Only when it's made easy. Thank you.

[iwasthere2012]

Pep wearing this yellow ribbon (which I do not like) Surely some of the Spanish CL refs don't like it either.

I've no doubt that is why we keep getting Spanish officials, but let's face it we have no influence over the Spanish government,
so good luck to him on what he is trying to prove. Exposure I would guess.
I don't know what influence the crowd has over a game of football but let's face it I no longer know what the objective of booing is.
I understand the justified reasons for it, but just see it as an endless spiral of division amongst support.
Some are adamant they will keep it up, as it is their right to do so. Others would love something equally provocative but more positive to the overall atmoshere.

I've booed and don't have a problem with the booing. It's just that the total negative atmosphere around the Lyon game I was at was palpable and really created the setting for what was a downer. I've heard very good suggestions on a well known forum that has a thread on this running close to 150 pages at this stage.
Booing would be fine in a packed stadium with everyone doing it. The way it sounded that night though was half-hearted at best in an otherwise pretty quiet stadium. All it highlighted was how shit our atmospere is.

What is the objective? If it's the publicity of UEFA's corruption, then maybe do what City have always done best. Use black humour instead.
It has been suggested that overly enthusiastic cheering durin their jingle with;
We love U-EFA we do, we love U-EFA we do, We love U-EFA we do,
Oh! UEFA we love You.
would be an alternative.
I think this is ironic and everyone would know it. It would be funny and would lift the mood better than the booing, but if people prefer booing, so be it.

I personally won't be forking out the money to come across midweek and take two days off work and keep the young lad out of school, for that.

Not saying it would cvhange things, but doing the same thing over and over and expecting a change in fortune is crazy.

[ShimmyShaker]

"It's one important thing to win this kind of title, you have to be pushed, not just by the manager, by everyone surrounding Manchester City. And still we don't have that feeling, the feeling that the fans are pushing that we have to win the Champions League." - Pep

Begs the question,if the Anfield crowd is so influential why haven't Liverpool won the league for 28 years? The CL is fixed, if something is unattainable what's the point in chasing it? There is no way UEFA would allow us to attend their showpiece event.

[brite blu sky]

Do you want City to win the CL ?
Or rather Do you want us to win the corrupt basterds flagship comp ?
Either way, gotta be YES.

My take is any City game, we want to win. Cant be an argument there surely. So the issue is that fans cant accept UEFA's bullshit.
if the comp was run by someone else there would be no problem, it is UEFA and more to the point their blatant and obvious corruption.

To me the answer is simple, Boo the shite of an anthem out of the fucking ground for starters,

then as soon as the ref starts fucking us about Boo that cunt too and dont let go, make it a real test for the cunt just to get out alive.
While i'm at ti we should have an anti uefa chant, like every time we score ' Fuck off UEFA', 'City 1 Uefa 0'

If we dont we are just rolling over and letting these fuckers win.

Plus if we vent our anger then it allows us to also fully get behind the team manager and club.

The trouble at the mo is that 'enjoying the competition' feels like green lighting and supporting UEFA.

We need as fans to separate the two, and at games and elsewhere make that known, very loudly.

[carl_feedthegoat]

Imagine asking fans to support the team to try help them win this competition, he has some cheek.

If he was told we would not boo the anthem if he took off his fuckign yellow ribbon what would he say ?

We all know the fucking answer to that one dont we !!!

He should respect the fact we just dont like the corrupt cunts just as he doesnt like the corrupt cunts in Spain.

Get on with managing the fuckign team ffs and stop trying to flog a dead horse.!!

He said nothing about the booing Carl, did you watch the video?

Guardiola has asked Manchester City supporters to cease booing the Champions League anthem. However, do the fans have a point to their sour feelings?

''I was not here, I don’t know what happened, but they must forget what happened in the past''…

[Dimples]

City will win the CL this year.

[Sparklehorse]

City will win the CL this year.

As long as we avoid candlepool in the knockout stages.

[johnny crossan]

"It's one important thing to win this kind of title, you have to be pushed, not just by the manager, by everyone surrounding Manchester City. And still we don't have that feeling, the feeling that the fans are pushing that we have to win the Champions League." - Pep

Begs the question,if the Anfield crowd is so influential why haven't Liverpool won the league for 28 years? The CL is fixed, if something is unattainable what's the point in chasing it? There is no way UEFA would allow us to attend their showpiece event.

we were a big toe away from it a few months ago.

[Foreverinbluedreams]

Imagine asking fans to support the team to try help them win this competition, he has some cheek.

If he was told we would not boo the anthem if he took off his fuckign yellow ribbon what would he say ?

We all know the fucking answer to that one dont we !!!

He should respect the fact we just dont like the corrupt cunts just as he doesnt like the corrupt cunts in Spain.

Get on with managing the fuckign team ffs and stop trying to flog a dead horse.!!

He said nothing about the booing Carl, did you watch the video?

Guardiola has asked Manchester City supporters to cease booing the Champions League anthem. However, do the fans have a point to their sour feelings?

''I was not here, I don’t know what happened, but they must forget what happened in the past''…

That quote is two years old, and I agree he was wrong to try tell the fans what to do, perhaps that is why he's changed tack now and asked the fans to push the team to win it, he doesn't believe we can win it unless the fans are fully behind it.

[sheblue]

City will win the CL this year.

I have always found it hard to believe that UEFA will allow MCFC fans to be present and to boo at a CL final, THEIR showcase day in the sun. I would have thought that was pretty obvious, especially following the officiating at last season's semis.

[ShimmyShaker]

"It's one important thing to win this kind of title, you have to be pushed, not just by the manager, by everyone surrounding Manchester City. And still we don't have that feeling, the feeling that the fans are pushing that we have to win the Champions League." - Pep

Begs the question,if the Anfield crowd is so influential why haven't Liverpool won the league for 28 years? The CL is fixed, if something is unattainable what's the point in chasing it? There is no way UEFA would allow us to attend their showpiece event.

we were a big toe away from it a few months ago.

And plenty of bad/dodgy decisions

[carl_feedthegoat]

Imagine asking fans to support the team to try help them win this competition, he has some cheek.

If he was told we would not boo the anthem if he took off his fuckign yellow ribbon what would he say ?

We all know the fucking answer to that one dont we !!!

He should respect the fact we just dont like the corrupt cunts just as he doesnt like the corrupt cunts in Spain.

Get on with managing the fuckign team ffs and stop trying to flog a dead horse.!!

He said nothing about the booing Carl, did you watch the video?

Guardiola has asked Manchester City supporters to cease booing the Champions League anthem. However, do the fans have a point to their sour feelings?

''I was not here, I don’t know what happened, but they must forget what happened in the past''…

That quote is two years old, and I agree he was wrong to try tell the fans what to do, perhaps that is why he's changed tack now and asked the fans to push the team to win it, he doesn't believe we can win it unless the fans are fully behind it.

Hes spent 500 million quid - he cant blame the fuckign fans if he doesnt win the CL.

[Mase]

Hes spent 500 million quid - he cant blame the fuckign fans if he doesnt win the CL.

Pep never makes a mistake Carl. Gawd how did you not know that by now?

[Nigels Tackle]

Hes spent 500 million quid - he cant blame the fuckign fans if he doesnt win the CL.

Pep never makes a mistake Carl. Gawd how did you not know that by now?

shhhhhhhhh!

[CTID Hants]

How we line-up tonight!

City XI | Ederson, Laporte, Mendy, Stones, Otamendi, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Silva (C), Mahrez, Sterling, Jesus

Subs | Muric, Walker, Kompany, Agüero, Sané, Bernardo, Foden

#fcsdvcity #mancity https://t.co/LpBuqljtoV

[Foreverinbluedreams]

Hes spent 500 million quid - he cant blame the fuckign fans if he doesnt win the CL.

Pep never makes a mistake Carl. Gawd how did you not know that by now?

shhhhhhhhh!

The Mancityfans.net brains trust has spoken.

[Fidel Castro]

How we line-up tonight!

City XI | Ederson, Laporte, Mendy, Stones, Otamendi, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Silva (C), Mahrez, Sterling, Jesus

Subs | Muric, Walker, Kompany, Agüero, Sané, Bernardo, Foden

#fcsdvcity #mancity https://t.co/LpBuqljtoV

Time for Jesus to put in a performance