***City v Dippers FA Cup Official Match Thread***

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Re: ***City v Dippers FA Cup Official Match Thread***

Postby Slim » Sat Apr 04, 2026 1:44 pm

If Jimmy isn't number one next season, then he needs to leave.

He is far too talented a keeper to be a number two to anyone.
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Re: ***City v Dippers FA Cup Official Match Thread***

Postby Mase » Sat Apr 04, 2026 1:46 pm

Slim wrote:If Jimmy isn't number one next season, then he needs to leave.

He is far too talented a keeper to be a number two to anyone.


Agree. If Donna is staying next season, loan Trafford out for the season, see where we are summer after.

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Re: ***City v Dippers FA Cup Official Match Thread***

Postby Harry Dowd scored » Sat Apr 04, 2026 1:46 pm

carl_feedthegoat wrote:Glad to not read any real whinging or whining in this match thread - it made for a very pleasant match day experience
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Maybe that’s something to do with the quality of the team selection & the subsequent performance
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Re: ***City v Dippers FA Cup Official Match Thread***

Postby Slim » Sat Apr 04, 2026 1:48 pm

Mase wrote:
Slim wrote:If Jimmy isn't number one next season, then he needs to leave.

He is far too talented a keeper to be a number two to anyone.


Agree. If Donna is staying next season, loan Trafford out for the season, see where we are summer after.

Can't be strengthening a rival


I am having a hard time picking an aspect of Gigi's game that's actually clearly better than Trafford's
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Re: ***City v Dippers FA Cup Official Match Thread***

Postby Bournemouthcityfan » Sat Apr 04, 2026 1:48 pm

Great match pay Trafford more and give him some prem starts as well as the cups to keep him if we can. He must be the long term goalkeeper.
Don’t mind savinho coming on if were 4 up with 5 mins to go but otherwise I’d rather not see him .
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Re: ***City v Dippers FA Cup Official Match Thread***

Postby Mase » Sat Apr 04, 2026 1:49 pm

Slim wrote:
Mase wrote:
Slim wrote:If Jimmy isn't number one next season, then he needs to leave.

He is far too talented a keeper to be a number two to anyone.


Agree. If Donna is staying next season, loan Trafford out for the season, see where we are summer after.

Can't be strengthening a rival


I am having a hard time picking an aspect of Gigi's game that's actually clearly better than Trafford's


I think some of the "quick" saves he makes - hes the best in the world. That save against the Rags at home, the one against Liverpool away - that aspect is probably just better than Trafford. But Trafford, weirdly as Donna is a big guy, dominates the box better, I think he's better at 1 on 1s - coming out quick.

It's a tough one but I can see Traff being here for the next ten years - I can't see that with Donnaruma
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Re: ***City v Dippers FA Cup Official Match Thread***

Postby carl_feedthegoat » Sat Apr 04, 2026 1:50 pm

Harry Dowd scored wrote:
carl_feedthegoat wrote:Glad to not read any real whinging or whining in this match thread - it made for a very pleasant match day experience
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Maybe that’s something to do with the quality of the team selection & the subsequent performance


Jokes aside, I think that's one of the rare times playing against 'top' opponents that the team that was picked today was absolutely spot on.
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Re: ***City v Dippers FA Cup Official Match Thread***

Postby Slim » Sat Apr 04, 2026 1:53 pm

Also, I felt ill watching Salah today, that was a shadow of the man. Really sad, like seeing an old horse running his last.
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Re: ***City v Dippers FA Cup Official Match Thread***

Postby carl_feedthegoat » Sat Apr 04, 2026 1:55 pm

Slim wrote:Also, I felt ill watching Salah today, that was a shadow of the man. Really sad, like seeing an old horse running his last.


I think bad man management has made him go from hero to zero.

Anyway, who fucking cares.
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Re: ***City v Dippers FA Cup Official Match Thread***

Postby Harry Dowd scored » Sat Apr 04, 2026 2:00 pm

carl_feedthegoat wrote:
Slim wrote:Also, I felt ill watching Salah today, that was a shadow of the man. Really sad, like seeing an old horse running his last.


I think bad man management has made him go from hero to zero.

Anyway, who fucking cares.

I can’t express how little I give a fuck about that diving cheating cunt Salah
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Re: ***City v Dippers FA Cup Official Match Thread***

Postby Mase » Sat Apr 04, 2026 2:05 pm

Liverpool have Salah and VVD - their two best players the last 6 years, that will be leaving next summer. Theyve literally carried the club, especially through Klopps era. Klopp doesn't have those two and they don't come near us. Theyve spent nearly £400m last summer and not replaced either.
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Re: ***City v Dippers FA Cup Official Match Thread***

Postby patrickblue » Sat Apr 04, 2026 2:08 pm

Slim wrote:
Mase wrote:
Slim wrote:If Jimmy isn't number one next season, then he needs to leave.

He is far too talented a keeper to be a number two to anyone.


Agree. If Donna is staying next season, loan Trafford out for the season, see where we are summer after.

Can't be strengthening a rival


I am having a hard time picking an aspect of Gigi's game that's actually clearly better than Trafford's


I always have TBH.
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Re: ***City v Dippers FA Cup Official Match Thread***

Postby Pretty Boy Lee » Sat Apr 04, 2026 2:10 pm

Fucking immense and the big man back with a hat trick. Couldn’t be a better outcome.
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Re: ***City v Dippers FA Cup Official Match Thread***

Postby Sparklehorse » Sat Apr 04, 2026 2:11 pm

What a performance today. Massive. If I were to offer some criticism I just cannot believe how Savinho is either in the City squad and even less that he actually gets onto the pitch. He won a foul and lost possession every time he had the ball at the stage of the match when It was open, shockingly bad. Foden must buck up too, he gave possession away several times. We all know how good he can be so I’ll cut him some slack, but I shall do the dance of the seven veils if we sell Sav this summer. Brilliant today though.
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Re: ***City v Dippers FA Cup Official Match Thread***

Postby john@staustell » Sat Apr 04, 2026 3:36 pm

carl_feedthegoat wrote:
Harry Dowd scored wrote:
carl_feedthegoat wrote:Glad to not read any real whinging or whining in this match thread - it made for a very pleasant match day experience
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Maybe that’s something to do with the quality of the team selection & the subsequent performance


Jokes aside, I think that's one of the rare times playing against 'top' opponents that the team that was picked today was absolutely spot on.


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Re: ***City v Dippers FA Cup Official Match Thread***

Postby carl_feedthegoat » Sat Apr 04, 2026 3:38 pm

john@staustell wrote:
carl_feedthegoat wrote:
Harry Dowd scored wrote:
carl_feedthegoat wrote:Glad to not read any real whinging or whining in this match thread - it made for a very pleasant match day experience
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Maybe that’s something to do with the quality of the team selection & the subsequent performance


Jokes aside, I think that's one of the rare times playing against 'top' opponents that the team that was picked today was absolutely spot on.


Who are you and what have you done with our Carl? :D


Say something fucking nice about Khus and how he should be picked over lover boy Dias
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Re: ***City v Dippers FA Cup Official Match Thread***

Postby nottsblue » Sat Apr 04, 2026 3:51 pm

Harry Dowd scored wrote:
carl_feedthegoat wrote:
Slim wrote:Also, I felt ill watching Salah today, that was a shadow of the man. Really sad, like seeing an old horse running his last.


I think bad man management has made him go from hero to zero.

Anyway, who fucking cares.

I can’t express how little I give a fuck about that diving cheating cunt Salah

Totally agree HDS

I’d even send the cunt to the glue factory
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Re: ***City v Dippers FA Cup Official Match Thread***

Postby Nick » Sat Apr 04, 2026 5:39 pm

Dont suppose anyone can get hold of one for Chelsea?
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Re: ***City v Dippers FA Cup Official Match Thread***

Postby salford city » Sat Apr 04, 2026 5:58 pm

Fuck off you murdering thieving twats. Love you City, this is what its all about on the piss with all these plastic scousers hiding their shirts
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Re: ***City v Dippers FA Cup Official Match Thread***

Postby Crossie » Sat Apr 04, 2026 5:58 pm

Apparently Liverpool are having a summer rebuild…. What the fuck was last summer then?

Nice they are back where we want them.

It’s strange how Trafford has played his way into people’s hearts. Remember his first few games? Good against Wolves but then he was shaky and we had doubters on here. Donna was our best player for 6 months of the season. Strange. For me Donna is a better keeper and probably always will be.

Savinho, Pep raves about him & loves him in training, he must be showing something in training we just don’t see. It’s not unheard of is it though? Amazing in training and ineffective in the PL.
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