*** Cheltenham vs Man City *** Official match thread

[Blue In Bolton]

We were crap, Mendy needs shipping, pay the Mafia to make him disappear and claim our money back from insurance, What's the point playing Garcia when he's fucking off soon. Doyle was bit lightweight and could have imposed himself better, however I can see developing and becoming better.
Foden was majestic.

Quite frankly, couldn't careless about the performance, we're in the next round, play shit and pick up the results is a great sign.

As for a striker, there no way top tier strikers are available in this window, well have to wait until summer.

Agreed

Except anyone but Pep would sign a striker. Not a Pep player, a Lineker player, just to put the fuckin ball in the net

If we sign Haaland plus a top quality left back (maybe a left winger but I'm not greedy!) in the Summer there will be no stopping us at all. I think the other point that should be mentioned as how unbalanced the team was due to the back four and shows how crucial at least Ruben Dias is to us.

[Harry Dowd scored]

We were crap, Mendy needs shipping, pay the Mafia to make him disappear and claim our money back from insurance, What's the point playing Garcia when he's fucking off soon. Doyle was bit lightweight and could have imposed himself better, however I can see developing and becoming better.
Foden was majestic.

Quite frankly, couldn't careless about the performance, we're in the next round, play shit and pick up the results is a great sign.

As for a striker, there no way top tier strikers are available in this window, well have to wait until summer.

Agreed

Except anyone but Pep would sign a striker. Not a Pep player, a Lineker player, just to put the fuckin ball in the net

If we sign Haaland plus a top quality left back (maybe a left winger but I'm not greedy!) in the Summer there will be no stopping us at all. I think the other point that should be mentioned as how unbalanced the team was due to the back four and shows how crucial at least Ruben Dias is to us.

We sign Haaland that’s it for me, k left back but Ake can do that Haaland and we win everything

[Beefymcfc]

Proper FA cup tie on a terrible small pitch . A few city squad players let themselves down and didn’t really step up and Mendy was his usual abysmal waste of space and money . Well done Cheltenham and what the fuck were those fireworks about ?

I especially enjoyed the fireworks. Turned the sound up and everything.

Wouldn’t pay for it myself but anything that blows shit up is alright by me

It shut Danny Murphy up for 5 minutes so fine by me

Ha ha

[johnny crossan]

Proper FA cup tie on a terrible small pitch . A few city squad players let themselves down and didn’t really step up and Mendy was his usual abysmal waste of space and money . Well done Cheltenham and what the fuck were those fireworks about ?

I especially enjoyed the fireworks. Turned the sound up and everything.

Wouldn’t pay for it myself but anything that blows shit up is alright by me

It shut Danny Murphy up for 5 minutes so fine by me

"... utterly worthless analysis by Murphy ... he has the brains of a boiled egg, the charm of a claw hammer and the personality of a packet of condoms" a memorable description

[Beefymcfc]

Many years ag, back in the day as they now say, I played a game of crown green bowls on the George and Dragon green in Hyde. I was very young, I was drawn against a player who had won the Waterloo, the top competition in the north west, the book makers made him odds on. I played the game of my life, tried my bollocks off, and won.
The point I am making is, this guy thought he could just turn up and win against a park green player, but through concentration and focus I won, that’s what you have to do in all sport.
The player I beat was Joe Bradbury a left hander like me

There’s also the point that you had the best game of your life, and won. Cheltenham were superb, just like you, but didn’t

Ps. Well done, mate.

[Harry Dowd scored]

Proper FA cup tie on a terrible small pitch . A few city squad players let themselves down and didn’t really step up and Mendy was his usual abysmal waste of space and money . Well done Cheltenham and what the fuck were those fireworks about ?

I especially enjoyed the fireworks. Turned the sound up and everything.

Wouldn’t pay for it myself but anything that blows shit up is alright by me

It shut Danny Murphy up for 5 minutes so fine by me

"... utterly worthless analysis by Murphy ... he has the brains of a boiled egg, the charm of a claw hammer and the personality of a packet of condoms" a memorable description

I like boiled eggs, you lay off them, you eggist you

[Beefymcfc]

Proper FA cup tie on a terrible small pitch . A few city squad players let themselves down and didn’t really step up and Mendy was his usual abysmal waste of space and money . Well done Cheltenham and what the fuck were those fireworks about ?

I especially enjoyed the fireworks. Turned the sound up and everything.

Wouldn’t pay for it myself but anything that blows shit up is alright by me

It shut Danny Murphy up for 5 minutes so fine by me

"... utterly worthless analysis by Murphy ... he has the brains of a boiled egg, the charm of a claw hammer and the personality of a packet of condoms" a memorable description

If I just knew how to post that picture of the nonce from Sin City!

[zuricity]

Proper FA cup tie on a terrible small pitch . A few city squad players let themselves down and didn’t really step up and Mendy was his usual abysmal waste of space and money . Well done Cheltenham and what the fuck were those fireworks about ?

I especially enjoyed the fireworks. Turned the sound up and everything.

Wouldn’t pay for it myself but anything that blows shit up is alright by me

It shut Danny Murphy up for 5 minutes so fine by me

"... utterly worthless analysis by Murphy ... he has the brains of a boiled egg, the charm of a claw hammer and the personality of a packet of condoms" a memorable description

I like boiled eggs, you lay off them, you eggist you

How should he drop them then ?

[s1ty m]

We were crap, Mendy needs shipping, pay the Mafia to make him disappear and claim our money back from insurance, What's the point playing Garcia when he's fucking off soon. Doyle was bit lightweight and could have imposed himself better, however I can see developing and becoming better.
Foden was majestic.

Quite frankly, couldn't careless about the performance, we're in the next round, play shit and pick up the results is a great sign.

As for a striker, there no way top tier strikers are available in this window, well have to wait until summer.

Agreed

Except anyone but Pep would sign a striker. Not a Pep player, a Lineker player, just to put the fuckin ball in the net

If we sign Haaland plus a top quality left back (maybe a left winger but I'm not greedy!) in the Summer there will be no stopping us at all. I think the other point that should be mentioned as how unbalanced the team was due to the back four and shows how crucial at least Ruben Dias is to us.

We sign Haaland that’s it for me, k left back but Ake can do that Haaland and we win everything

Yep. Ake will be fine. Never injured for Ballmouth, comes here and he's never fit. Weird.

[Harry Dowd scored]

All the joking to one side, I saw what a complete footballer Cancelo is today

[stupot]

Well after listening to Danny Murphys drivel and then reading this thread the amount of posters agreeing with him about the substitutions and how mad they were it's almost like there's a reason that Pep is the most successful manager in history.
Foden was superb, great run and finish by Jesus for his goal and Cancelo made it with a great ball. Gundo as ever in the thick of everything when he came on.
He started with 4 Academy kids, had the strength on the bench in case we needed it which we did. Mendy poor again, THB and Garcia both poor for me. Thought Doyle did quite well, definitely takes a good corner.
Quadruple is still on.

[sheblue]

All the joking to one side, I saw what a complete footballer Cancelo is today

He has been brilliant this year. R Dias and Stones have got all the praise, and plaudits but this lad has been immense, and its sort of gone under the radar a bit.
If only we had his equal or 3/4 of his standard on the left!!. We would have a savage back 4.

[BrianF]

The thing that boils my piss is when players don't put a shift in ie Mendy and Mahrez.

[Nigels Tackle]

The thing that boils my piss is when players don't put a shift in ie Mendy and Mahrez.

a pair of mercenary cunts. both born in france which i think says a lot... see also nasri, pogba and payet...

[salford city]

The thing that boils my piss is when players don't put a shift in ie Mendy and Mahrez.

Always amazes me when players who are not regular starters don't take the opportunity to show what they can do in games like this. Look at Taylor yesterday, played out of position but got on with it. The least expected on the other side was for Mendy to be competent his strike aside, thought he was largely anonymous. Mahrez, the same, can take a ball out of the sky with one touch, but should be bossing games against a lesser opponent. I dont think we learned a lot yesterday other than we should not be fucking about with the defence

[zuricity]

The thing that boils my piss is when players don't put a shift in ie Mendy and Mahrez.

Always amazes me when players who are not regular starters don't take the opportunity to show what they can do in games like this. Look at Taylor yesterday, played out of position but got on with it. The least expected on the other side was for Mendy to be competent his strike aside, thought he was largely anonymous. Mahrez, the same, can take a ball out of the sky with one touch, but should be bossing games against a lesser opponent. I dont think we learned a lot yesterday other than we should not be fucking about with the defence

Most footballers , pro or not can take a ball out of the air.

Mahrez cannot take a player on unless he has a four or five stride run up like Sterling . Sterling has a turbo boost though. Even gundo , whom many consider slow can get around players . Mahrez really is our weakest link in Attack.

[nottsblue]

The thing that boils my piss is when players don't put a shift in ie Mendy and Mahrez.

Always amazes me when players who are not regular starters don't take the opportunity to show what they can do in games like this. Look at Taylor yesterday, played out of position but got on with it. The least expected on the other side was for Mendy to be competent his strike aside, thought he was largely anonymous. Mahrez, the same, can take a ball out of the sky with one touch, but should be bossing games against a lesser opponent. I dont think we learned a lot yesterday other than we should not be fucking about with the defence

Most footballers , pro or not can take a ball out of the air.

Mahrez cannot take a player on unless he has a four or five stride run up like Sterling . Sterling has a turbo boost though. Even gundo , whom many consider slow can get around players . Mahrez really is our weakest link in Attack.

Mahrez is also a weak link in defence. He offers minimal protection for his full back. Compare his running and tracking back to Bernie when he plays wide right

[salford city]

The thing that boils my piss is when players don't put a shift in ie Mendy and Mahrez.

Always amazes me when players who are not regular starters don't take the opportunity to show what they can do in games like this. Look at Taylor yesterday, played out of position but got on with it. The least expected on the other side was for Mendy to be competent his strike aside, thought he was largely anonymous. Mahrez, the same, can take a ball out of the sky with one touch, bout should be bossing games against a lesser opponent. I dont think we learned a lot yesterday other than we should not be fucking about with the defence

Most footballers , pro or not can take a ball out of the air.

Mahrez cannot take a player on unless he has a four or five stride run up like Sterling . Sterling has a turbo boost though. Even gundo , whom many consider slow can get around players . Mahrez really is our weakest link in Attack.

Mahrez is also a weak link in defence. He offers minimal protection for his full back. Compare his running and tracking back to Bernie when he plays wide right

All true. Mahrez is a luxury in our team. I didn't think that we needed him when he signed, and he has done little to win me over since. We were able to rest Sterling ahead of Tuesday's game and so Mahrez helped in that respect yesterday

[s1ty m]

I'm unsure of Cancelo as RB. I know he is increasingly popular on here, for hood reason. As a creative player on the right of midfield, he looks classy. I wonder if he might be best suited to that role. Arguably, a waste of his abilities if he plays in defence.

[BlueinBosnia]

Thought Doyle did quite well, definitely takes a good corner.

Doyle's crosses and corners were certainly different to what we're used to, but looked a bit schoolboy-ish to me, more hit and hope, with the aim of causing disorganization in the defence, than accurate and well-timed deliveries to attacking players. I think he's got a lot to learn before making an impact at PL level in that regard.