***official southampton v champions match thread***

[Cit.revenge]

Just over 100 years ago the Titanic set sail from Southampton. In memory, Bazza begins to make his own way up the M6.

lol

[shawzy]

Short memories make discussion worthless. So Mancini developed us into having the best defense in the league, then the best attack in the league... then took it all away?!

Disappointment seems to amplify stupidity

Both aguero and Tevez have gone backwards this season Balo never got any better even with his father figure helping him. So no I don't have a short memory and I don't class myself as stupid.

If you are happy to accept performances like this that's up to you but I'm not.

Maybe because Tevez is aging, Agureo is having family problems/struggling to emulate his great 1st season/still getting over his knee injury, and Mario was in an impossible situation (between the media, refs, and unlucky injuries).

I don't accept the performance, but we've had 3 horrific individual mistakes. Managers make an easy scapegoat when things go bad. It's easier to blame tactics than poor performances. I'm just wondering how after Mancini leads us to having a record breaking season last year, one subpar year makes you think he's shit?! Just doesn't add up

I think theres a bigger picture to look at behind the scenes..Something is not right about City the last few games. Scouse, QPR and this shower of shit tonight. Its fucking weird. I just dont know what to make out of our recent form..Were falling apart..Something has happened within the club, im sure of it.

[Blue Since 76]

My thoughts nearing the end turned to the Sheik.What would he be thinking after that?

I'm guessing it'd involve a P45.

[Cocacolajojo1]

Just over 100 years ago the Titanic set sail from Southampton. In memory, Bazza begins to make his own way up the M6.

Haha!

[bigblue]

I agree Mancini has turned an exciting team into the one we see today. Players aren't improving and in some cases getting worse

Short memories make discussion worthless. So Mancini developed us into having the best defense in the league, then the best attack in the league... then took it all away?!

Disappointment seems to amplify stupidity

We were exciting to watch for a few months. We haven't been the same for over twelve months now.
So which bit is wrong about Mancini turning an exciting team into the one before us now?

...because he made the exciting team in the first place. You can't blame him for our failures while giving others credit for our success.

individually many of our key players are at least 25% worse than last year. I'd blame them just as much, if not many times more, as Roberto. But the leader is a convenient scapegoat isn't he...

[rocket blue]

individual errors all round,can't blame mancini for those,whatever team he puts out should be more than able to do the job.my only concern is nasri,he knows we don't rate him anymore after the derby and is looking scared to dealth,jamie needs to take his place unless injured.Whatever the deal with tevez is i hope it has not rubbed off as they seemed like somethig was up with the camp

[Dameerto]

One ITK rumour (so probably bullsh*t) I heard is that Roberto has been told that he;s down the road in summer and has chucked his toys out the pram to the extent that he's been threatening to walk all week.

No successful business would disincentivize one of their key employees like that when so much depended on them (and when they could sabotage the business as a resul). So I would call it bullshit.

having said that - I haven't ruled out the possibility that Bob wants to get himself sacked with a bumper payout courtesy of his five year contract.

[Piccsnumberoneblue]

Maybe because Tevez is aging, Agureo is having family problems/struggling to emulate his great 1st season/still getting over his knee injury, and Mario was in an impossible situation (between the media, refs, and unlucky injuries).

I don't accept the performance, but we've had 3 horrific individual mistakes. Managers make an easy scapegoat when things go bad. It's easier to blame tactics than poor performances. I'm just wondering how after Mancini leads us to having a record breaking season last year, one subpar year makes you think he's shit?! Just doesn't add up

Was it individual mistakes that cost us at QPR or in CL, it's not individual mistakes that have turned a championship winning side into the one we see now is it? It's the managers job to get the best out of the players and he isn't doing that is he?

It's not even one sub par season.
The rot set in last festive period at WBA and Sunderland. Since then, we have, in the main, looked suspect away from home. This today isn't a one off but part of a depressing downward pattern.
This season we have looked like a side that isn't sure what it is, what it's trying to achieve. That is entirely down to the manager. Tomorrow, we will probably go thirteen points behind the shite. Not many here expected our title challenge to be over by early February. I don't think we have ever really looked like competing.
We now have just the cup that can save our season. You would like to think we can beat Leeds, but after today you have to worry that if they roll up their sleeves they could make life very uncomfortable for us. Even assuming we win that game, would you travel to any sixth round tie with confidence if we were handed an away tie.

And lets not forget that in Mancini's first few months he threw away a cup semi final lead and made a complete balls up of qualifying for Champions League with his gutless, half arsed plans.

[Dubaimancityfan]

Mancini got it wrong from the start. Nasri and Yaya never should've started.

Yes he did and he should get a big portion of the blame for tonight's result. But Mancini didn't tell the players to gift Southampton 3 goals ! Yes they played well and better than us but it was 3 stupid mistake that gave them 3 goals. The own goal by Barry takes the cake. For me it was the strangest OG that I have ever seen and I've been around for a long time and seen a lot of football.

[bigblue]

he didn't lead us, Vinnie and Nige led us, now Nige has been practically given away and Vinnie has been out injured - then people act surprised that we we lack cohesion and leadership on the pitch.

Once again, you can't blame him for our failures while at the same time taking away his part in our success.

[Tokyo Blue]

It's not even one sub par season.

What is "par"?

[stevefromdonny]

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[bigblue]

It's not even one sub par season.

What is "par"?

Don't you know, we should win the CL, PL, FA Cup, have the best attack, play like Barca, and no one should ever score against us. Any failure is due to a colossal, gutless, half-arsed fuck up by Mancini.


Today was horrible, but I'd think some of you have never been properly introduced to the game of football. Where nothing is assured, everyone is competing for the same prize, and you can't win everything.

[Dameerto]

he didn't lead us, Vinnie and Nige led us, now Nige has been practically given away and Vinnie has been out injured - then people act surprised that we we lack cohesion and leadership on the pitch.

Once again, you can't blame him for our failures while at the same time taking away his part in our success.

Once again I am suggesting the leadership for our success (in the quote you made previously, which I was replying to) came from player leaders and not from any leadership qualities demonstrated by Bob which you seem to be atributing to him.

[Jon London]

It's not even one sub par season.

What is "par"?

Don't you know, we should win the CL, PL, FA Cup, have the best attack, play like Barca, and no one should ever score against us. Any failure is due to a colossal, gutless, half-arsed fuck up by Mancini.


Today was horrible, but I'd think some of you have never been properly introduced to the game of football. Where nothing is assured, everyone is competing for the same prize, and you can't win everything.

smart arse

[Piccsnumberoneblue]

It's not even one sub par season.

What is "par"?

I quoted Big Blue.
Ask him.

[Blue Since 76]

Yes he did and he should get a big portion of the blame for tonight's result. But Mancini didn't tell the players to gift Southampton 3 goals ! Yes they played well and better than us but it was 3 stupid mistake that gave them 3 goals. The own goal by Barry takes the cake. For me it was the strangest OG that I have ever seen and I've been around for a long time and seen a lot of football.

Yes it was 3 mistakes for the goals, but take the goals away and who deserved to win on the rest of the performance. We were lucky to come away only 3-1 down, regardless of the mistakes. We were awful and got absolutely murdered by a team of pretty average players.

The performance was so bad, I think it runs deeper than just 'one of those games'. There was something up with that team today

[bigblue]

he didn't lead us, Vinnie and Nige led us, now Nige has been practically given away and Vinnie has been out injured - then people act surprised that we we lack cohesion and leadership on the pitch.

Once again, you can't blame him for our failures while at the same time taking away his part in our success.

Once again I am suggesting the leadership for our success (in the quote you made previously, which I was replying to) came from player leaders and not from any leadership qualities demonstrated by Bob which you seem to be atributing to him.

So why isn't Vinnie leading us now? Can he not lead because he is on the sidelines? If so, how do you ever expect a manager to be able to lead when they are always on the sidelines?

If you're less than 10 beers in, take the time to think through what you are writing.

[Dameerto]

he didn't lead us, Vinnie and Nige led us, now Nige has been practically given away and Vinnie has been out injured - then people act surprised that we we lack cohesion and leadership on the pitch.

Once again, you can't blame him for our failures while at the same time taking away his part in our success.

Once again I am suggesting the leadership for our success (in the quote you made previously, which I was replying to) came from player leaders and not from any leadership qualities demonstrated by Bob which you seem to be atributing to him.

So why isn't Vinnie leading us now? Can he not lead because he is on the sidelines? If so, how do you ever expect a manager to be able to lead when they are always on the sidelines?

If you're less than 10 beers in, take the time to think through what you are writing.

You're the one attempting to mind read, why don't you tell us what Im meaning? Einstein.

[Piccsnumberoneblue]

It's not even one sub par season.

What is "par"?

Don't you know, we should win the CL, PL, FA Cup, have the best attack, play like Barca, and no one should ever score against us. Any failure is due to a colossal, gutless, half-arsed fuck up by Mancini.


Today was horrible, but I'd think some of you have never been properly introduced to the game of football. Where nothing is assured, everyone is competing for the same prize, and you can't win everything.

But you said yourself it was "subpar".
What did you mean exactly, when you said that?