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Pre-Season or should I say what pre-season!

Postby CTID Hants » Wed Jul 14, 2021 4:28 pm

Just been looking at our pre-season compared to the other Prem teams.

Many are turning the clock back 30 years and playing local, lower division teams, including us.

If you park the Charity Shield to one side we are only playing one pre-season game against PNE.

Scousers have 2 games lined up but are away in Europe (Austria & Germany)

RAGS have 4 games, 2 against premier teams 2 against Prem teams (Everton & Brentford) 2 championship teams.

Chelsea/Spuds/Gooner having a mini round robin mixed in with a sprinkling of other games.

Other than Scousers, the only others venturing abroad are Scouse 2 & Gooners (USA) & Wolves heading to Spain for one game.

Most teams having between 4 to 6 games compared to our two, it looks like we will be on the back foot again from the off, again this coming season!

Lets just hope that Ferran Torres gets called up by Spain for Tokyo eh!

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Re: Pre-Season or should I say what pre-season!

Postby sheblue » Wed Jul 14, 2021 5:57 pm

Ok, another slow start next season so.
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Re: Pre-Season or should I say what pre-season!

Postby PeterParker » Wed Jul 14, 2021 6:02 pm

That, but also we are three weeks away from our first official game and we bought fuck-all.

I am a bit worried, to be honest.
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Re: Pre-Season or should I say what pre-season!

Postby BlueinBosnia » Thu Jul 15, 2021 1:38 pm

The club have also announced we're playing Troyes: https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/manch ... c-63761876

So 3 games, including the CS.

My guess is we'll fit in another game at some point, and/or play a few behind-closed-doors matches, possibly at the Academy stadium, which would only be announced at very short notice.
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Re: Pre-Season or should I say what pre-season!

Postby nottsblue » Thu Jul 15, 2021 4:10 pm

Don’t forget the Barca game. Oh, that’s right, it’s a pre-season game for Barca as our season will have started. YCNMIU
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Re: Pre-Season or should I say what pre-season!

Postby salford city » Thu Jul 15, 2021 5:07 pm

nottsblue wrote:Don’t forget the Barca game. Oh, that’s right, it’s a pre-season game for Barca as our season will have started. YCNMIU


Sooner or later, someone is going to catch on to this barca love-in right?
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Re: Pre-Season or should I say what pre-season!

Postby Bluemoon4610 » Thu Jul 15, 2021 5:21 pm

salford city wrote:
nottsblue wrote:Don’t forget the Barca game. Oh, that’s right, it’s a pre-season game for Barca as our season will have started. YCNMIU


Sooner or later, someone is going to catch on to this barca love-in right?

Perhaps our owners are looking at adding Barca to the CFG. Fat slug would love that. :lol:
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Re: Pre-Season or should I say what pre-season!

Postby Nick » Sat Jul 17, 2021 12:26 pm

Foden has a boot on at the mo out for three weeks
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Re: Pre-Season or should I say what pre-season!

Postby carl_feedthegoat » Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:15 pm

nottsblue wrote:Don’t forget the Barca game. Oh, that’s right, it’s a pre-season game for Barca as our season will have started. YCNMIU


Of course...Baldie would do ANYTHING for his beloved team...even selling giving away players to them !!
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Re: Pre-Season or should I say what pre-season!

Postby BlueinBosnia » Sat Jul 17, 2021 6:59 pm

nottsblue wrote:Don’t forget the Barca game. Oh, that’s right, it’s a pre-season game for Barca as our season will have started. YCNMIU


Barca will have already played 2 league games, so it isn't for them, either.
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Re: Pre-Season or should I say what pre-season!

Postby Mase » Mon Jul 19, 2021 9:57 am

I really need some time off from football at the moment. I was hoping to have a bit more of a gap from the Euros until the season started.

I’ve not enjoyed watching football for a few seasons now (since the poisonous 18/19 season) and I was hoping to start missing watching City this summer but I’ve not really. Maybe some exciting signings will change that?

I just feel like unless we get to a final, I’ve lost a bit of the passion I had.
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Re: Pre-Season or should I say what pre-season!

Postby BlueinBosnia » Mon Jul 19, 2021 10:01 am

Mase wrote:I just feel like unless we get to a final, I’ve lost a bit of the passion I had.

Well, we're in the final of the Juan Gamper trophy, so there's that to look forward to...
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Re: Pre-Season or should I say what pre-season!

Postby carl_feedthegoat » Mon Jul 19, 2021 10:16 am

Mase wrote:I really need some time off from football at the moment. I was hoping to have a bit more of a gap from the Euros until the season started.

I’ve not enjoyed watching football for a few seasons now (since the poisonous 18/19 season) and I was hoping to start missing watching City this summer but I’ve not really. Maybe some exciting signings will change that?

I just feel like unless we get to a final, I’ve lost a bit of the passion I had.


I'm not too far away from your mindset.
I think this last fuckign year has put many 'things ' that I took for granted into perspective and now that football has become a platform for political messages my desire to watch it has nearly gone.

Depressing to feel this way...but it is what it is.
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Re: Pre-Season or should I say what pre-season!

Postby Mase » Mon Jul 19, 2021 10:40 am

carl_feedthegoat wrote:
Mase wrote:I really need some time off from football at the moment. I was hoping to have a bit more of a gap from the Euros until the season started.

I’ve not enjoyed watching football for a few seasons now (since the poisonous 18/19 season) and I was hoping to start missing watching City this summer but I’ve not really. Maybe some exciting signings will change that?

I just feel like unless we get to a final, I’ve lost a bit of the passion I had.


I'm not too far away from your mindset.
I think this last fuckign year has put many 'things ' that I took for granted into perspective and now that football has become a platform for political messages my desire to watch it has nearly gone.

Depressing to feel this way...but it is what it is.


The political statements, VAR, the way we get fucked over every match and have to play against 12….it’s just not enjoyable anymore.
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Re: Pre-Season or should I say what pre-season!

Postby Mase » Mon Jul 19, 2021 10:40 am

BlueinBosnia wrote:
Mase wrote:I just feel like unless we get to a final, I’ve lost a bit of the passion I had.

Well, we're in the final of the Juan Gamper trophy, so there's that to look forward to...


If Dunnie isn’t brought back to lift the trophy I’m not interested.
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Re: Pre-Season or should I say what pre-season!

Postby carolina-blue » Mon Jul 19, 2021 12:27 pm

Mase wrote:
BlueinBosnia wrote:
Mase wrote:I just feel like unless we get to a final, I’ve lost a bit of the passion I had.

Well, we're in the final of the Juan Gamper trophy, so there's that to look forward to...


If Dunnie isn’t brought back to lift the trophy I’m not interested.


Lol I remember looking at Dunnie walking around like he didn’t know what to do ! We were not supposed to win that match lol
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Re: Pre-Season or should I say what pre-season!

Postby Niall Quinns Discopants » Mon Jul 19, 2021 3:59 pm

PeterParker wrote:That, but also we are three weeks away from our first official game and we bought fuck-all.

I am a bit worried, to be honest.


No one is coming in. At least if you don't include some youngsters.

I still wonder how people seriously think three weeks from the kick off we are getting anyone major. These transfers take ages to complete. Would've been done already if there was going to be any. Just forget it.
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Re: Pre-Season or should I say what pre-season!

Postby Dimples » Mon Jul 19, 2021 4:23 pm

Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:
PeterParker wrote:That, but also we are three weeks away from our first official game and we bought fuck-all.

I am a bit worried, to be honest.


No one is coming in. At least if you don't include some youngsters.
I still wonder how people seriously think three weeks from the kick off we are getting anyone major. These transfers take ages to complete. Would've been done already if there was going to be any. Just forget it.


City have been working on the Grealish transfer for months. Spurs have put a price on Kane, meaning he can leave, so they are open to negotiate.

Therefore, I think both transfers could happen by 31st August.
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Re: Pre-Season or should I say what pre-season!

Postby Niall Quinns Discopants » Tue Jul 20, 2021 3:45 am

Dimples wrote:
Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:
PeterParker wrote:That, but also we are three weeks away from our first official game and we bought fuck-all.

I am a bit worried, to be honest.


No one is coming in. At least if you don't include some youngsters.
I still wonder how people seriously think three weeks from the kick off we are getting anyone major. These transfers take ages to complete. Would've been done already if there was going to be any. Just forget it.


City have been working on the Grealish transfer for months. Spurs have put a price on Kane, meaning he can leave, so they are open to negotiate.

Therefore, I think both transfers could happen by 31st August.


Do you really honestly think we are going to spend quarter of a billion on these two players?
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Re: Pre-Season or should I say what pre-season!

Postby Mase » Tue Jul 20, 2021 6:24 am

Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:
Dimples wrote:
Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:
PeterParker wrote:That, but also we are three weeks away from our first official game and we bought fuck-all.

I am a bit worried, to be honest.


No one is coming in. At least if you don't include some youngsters.
I still wonder how people seriously think three weeks from the kick off we are getting anyone major. These transfers take ages to complete. Would've been done already if there was going to be any. Just forget it.


City have been working on the Grealish transfer for months. Spurs have put a price on Kane, meaning he can leave, so they are open to negotiate.

Therefore, I think both transfers could happen by 31st August.


Do you really honestly think we are going to spend quarter of a billion on these two players?


According to reports we’re about to bring in £100m in sales this summer.
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