Tokyo Blue wrote:Doug,
Any word on Yaya's injury?
stevefromdonny wrote:thats what gets me, why bring players in when they have just played a game and with a game on wednesday, just train 2morra instead ffs,
Douglas Higginbottom wrote:Tokyo Blue wrote:Doug,
Any word on Yaya's injury?
I did ask but all I got back was a grimace.I heard that when they got back to Manchester he was on crutches so ,if true ,it doesnt sound good at all.
Douglas Higginbottom wrote:stevefromdonny wrote:thats what gets me, why bring players in when they have just played a game and with a game on wednesday, just train 2morra instead ffs,
It's 100% normal,for any club I would expect,that they would go in the day after a game for a warm down (whatever that entails) and to get treatment for any little knocks they got. (big ones as well).Plus for me a team meeting to discuss what went wrong or right in the match and what next etc etc.
Douglas Higginbottom wrote:In early today at 10.Yesterday's team did their warm down stuff inside and the rest went through much of the normal routine.I couldnt tell if everyone was actually there but Mario's car certainly wasnt where it normally gets parked!
Still a bit down after yesterday to post much of anything that happened although I think there was some anger out there. Decisions going against players are never taken easily but one or two did react really strongly.Silva sat out the game so not fully ready but I expect will be ok for Wednesday. The group included a Brazillian triallist.Will see better tomorrow how they react and what the mood is.
Tokyo Blue wrote:Douglas Higginbottom wrote:Tokyo Blue wrote:Doug,
Any word on Yaya's injury?
I did ask but all I got back was a grimace.I heard that when they got back to Manchester he was on crutches so ,if true ,it doesnt sound good at all.
Thanks very much for that, mate.
A dreadful challenge, I thought. High, late and calculated.
Ted Hughes wrote:Tokyo Blue wrote:Douglas Higginbottom wrote:Tokyo Blue wrote:Doug,
Any word on Yaya's injury?
I did ask but all I got back was a grimace.I heard that when they got back to Manchester he was on crutches so ,if true ,it doesnt sound good at all.
Thanks very much for that, mate.
A dreadful challenge, I thought. High, late and calculated.
Really awful.
Because he did it with his knee rather than studs, it somehow counts as being less criminal. It was calculated & probably the reason Balotelli ridiculously did what he did.
getdressedmctavish wrote:Doug, I've been thinking there's only one motivational ploy left to Mancini he hasn't used. "Every day Doug a e wrighta about ze greata spirit in ze campa, the managers a planning, ze great goals that Nige e scora.....listen you idle bunch of non trying coontsa, for fecka's sake...STOP LETTING DOUG DOWN"
Ted Hughes wrote:Tokyo Blue wrote:Douglas Higginbottom wrote:Tokyo Blue wrote:Doug,
Any word on Yaya's injury?
I did ask but all I got back was a grimace.I heard that when they got back to Manchester he was on crutches so ,if true ,it doesnt sound good at all.
Thanks very much for that, mate.
A dreadful challenge, I thought. High, late and calculated.
Really awful.
Because he did it with his knee rather than studs, it somehow counts as being less criminal. It was calculated & probably the reason Balotelli ridiculously did what he did.
Tokyo Blue wrote:Ted Hughes wrote:Tokyo Blue wrote:Douglas Higginbottom wrote:Tokyo Blue wrote:Doug,
Any word on Yaya's injury?
I did ask but all I got back was a grimace.I heard that when they got back to Manchester he was on crutches so ,if true ,it doesnt sound good at all.
Thanks very much for that, mate.
A dreadful challenge, I thought. High, late and calculated.
Really awful.
Because he did it with his knee rather than studs, it somehow counts as being less criminal. It was calculated & probably the reason Balotelli ridiculously did what he did.
As I said in the match thread, I can't knock Balotelli for that particular one because I would have done the little bastard as well. The rest yes, but not that.
spiny wrote:Khaldoon now takes a low profile but was at the Arsenal match. I understand he always has a post match exchange with Mancini. The City performance and especially Mario's would not go down well with our owners. I get the feeling Roberto was given instructions about what to do and say next, publicly and privately. What do you think Doug?
Douglas Higginbottom wrote:Tokyo Blue wrote:As I said in the match thread, I can't knock Balotelli for that particular one because I would have done the little bastard as well. The rest yes, but not that.
So you would put a little bit of revenge before the team? The ref made a mistake and the way to react is do something to get sent off.... I don't think so.
Tokyo Blue wrote:Douglas Higginbottom wrote:Tokyo Blue wrote:As I said in the match thread, I can't knock Balotelli for that particular one because I would have done the little bastard as well. The rest yes, but not that.
So you would put a little bit of revenge before the team? The ref made a mistake and the way to react is do something to get sent off.... I don't think so.
Everyone is different.
I will say that he should have been a bit more subtle about it and maybe bided his time as well.
Douglas Higginbottom wrote:I am sure Mario's performances on and off the pitch will not have gone down well with Khaldoon and the owners.To a degree they may be just about satisfied that we have made progress as we are likely to beat last years points performance by 10+ points although unfortunately we failed in all 4 cup comps we were in. But ,whilst our owners want title winning success,I also think they want things doing in the right way and I doubt they will see what Mario is doing as "the right way"
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