***Official: City v Rags Match Thread***

[DoomMerchant]

I really wish we'd sacked the Count when Rafa was sacked and brought him in to finish the season.

We would surely have been better off.

A man that's destroyed his legacy. He cannot fuck off fast enough for me.

Cheers

[Mase]

I really wish we'd sacked the Count when Rafa was sacked and brought him in to finish the season.

We would surely have been better off.

A man that's destroyed his legacy. He cannot fuck off fast enough for me.

Cheers

Snap!

He's won fuck all before City and he'll win fuck all after City!

And people claim we owe him something!!

[Ray78]

I really wish we'd sacked the Count when Rafa was sacked and brought him in to finish the season.

We would surely have been better off.

A man that's destroyed his legacy. He cannot fuck off fast enough for me.

Cheers

If Pep wasn't lined up then yep he would of done the job on an short term basis but the catch is Rafa wouldn't of agreed on taking the job just for 6 months and would end up stinking the place out in the end ( it would be a lot worse than our previous manager and current one)

[Hazy2]

We are shambles of an outfit. He needs to be sacked tonight and they need to get someone in ASAP. How have we ended up in this mess in beyond comprehension. I'm so angry right now. We will get destroyed by PSG. Do the club actually get what a disaster it will be to end up outside the top 4?

Every fucker knows we are soft as shite at that is running through the club, to not fire him after 7 wins in 19 games is the biggest indictment of the hierarchy. Luckily for Manuel nobody has the cajones to deal with him and this bunch of lists takers.

[philip barber]

I am finding it hard to contain my anger with our Manager. This game was lost by his bizarre team selection and his inability to kick backsides when his players lack commitment and desire. Does he not visit opponent's games to scout them before we play them ? because to play Demichelis against Martial and Ratchford was tantamount to suicide.

Any sane City fan would have played Sagna alongside Mangala ( who was our best player today for me ) and brought in Zabaleta , who is lightly raced this season, and never lacks commitment at right back . You then had to start with Fernando holding alongside Fernandinho which means sacrificing either Navas or Sterling . After 20 minutes ,before Sterling picked up his injury, Pellegrini was preparing to change his selection as we were being torn apart by the pace of United's forwards.

Sad to say the better team won today as they were tactically better set up and their players were more motivated and had a desire to compete which we lacked.

Pellegrini inherited a great squad from Mancini but the aged squad he leaves behind needs serious surgery .I will be glad to see the back of him and he can take Berristann ( not sure how to spell his name correctly ) with him.

Philip Barber.

[Peter Doherty (AGAIG)]

As soon as Fern 2 came on we weren't gonna score

Still, he improved us.

[getdressedmctavish]

The C(o)unt will never change. We were speaking before the game about how their pace would kill us with only Fern 1 protecting. (He was diabolical before they scored and missed his 4th challenger out of five when they did, but he was superb at centre back, quick, great positioning and crisp distribution)I said that Pellegrini was incapable of preparing by nullifying the oppos strength(which is why he is such a weak manager) so he had decided to go gung ho. I thought it might work. Unfortunately every chance fell to Navas, a sad chap who overcame his homesickness only to fill his pants everytime he gets within sight of two posts and a cross bar.Does he mistake it for a cross? That shit summed us up today. Loads of effort but the organisation and planning of a schoolboy parks team.I've never swallowed this "gentleman" bollocks. Pellegrini should be sacked just to prove we wont tolerate that level of ineptitude. kiddo couldn't be worse.

[zuricity]

So three years on from sacking the best manager we've ever had, we find out that the new manager coming in is going to have problems big time.

No matter if he buys many quality players, it will take some time to bed all of them in.

I really hope pixie and dixie go in the summer too.

We've been taken for a ride.

[Piccsnumberoneblue]

Called it in the car on the way down to the game.

YaYa in a two-man midfield has not worked all season , we have looked better with Fern 1 Fern2 (Delph) and YaYa.

So the stubborn c**t does exactly what he does every game,under estimates the opposition, picks the wrong team when it staring him in the face and we get beat.

His is not fit to lace Roberto,s boots.

And the quote of the season "MDM was nervous"

You have to be joking.
Two Ferns in midfield and you can almost fill the 0 in next to the words 'Manchester City'

[Piccsnumberoneblue]

As soon as Fern 2 came on we weren't gonna score

Still, he improved us.

We were losing at the time. We therefore needed a goal. And we never looked like we were going to score.

[gillie]

Every City fan knew our initial set up was wrong yesterday but our Manager who is paid the big bucks didn't. That say's all you need to know about our absolute train wreck of a PL season. We are not getting top4 and we will be set back 2 seasons imo. This charming man should do the honourable thing and fall on his sword before he is made to look silly imo.

[Wonderwall]

I might be in the minority here but I thought we battered them. They were very poor and hardly got a kick in the 2nd half apart from Wimbledon style hoofing to the quick lad. We lost but we were much better than them. Aguero should have had a hatrick trick. It's not all pellers fault. Two Subs were forced and getting Demi off was a must. I thought fernandinho was excellent and fernando did well when he came on. Just a shame about making a GK sub as it meant Iheanacho couldn't come on. Pellers is poor at times but there wasn't much more he could haveasily done yesterday. We were not clinical enough at the end of the day.

[Hazy2]

I might be in the minority here but I thought we battered them. They were very poor and hardly got a kick in the 2nd half apart from Wimbledon style hoofing to the quick lad. We lost but we were much better than them. Aguero should have had a hatrick trick. It's not all pellers fault. Two Subs were forced and getting Demi off was a must. I thought fernandinho was excellent and fernando did well when he came on. Just a shame about making a GK sub as it meant Iheanacho couldn't come on. Pellers is poor at times but there wasn't much more he could haveasily done yesterday. We were not clinical enough at the end of the day.

Get on the slow lad, the word in changing rooms from Stoke to the Etihad. that is the only error he needs to make & time and time again for results like that happen,The manager has never learned from his STUPIDITY. A goal we all saw as possible as soon as the team was named, and one they knew they could get if they get him and Manago exposed. As for battering them I saw a team content to hit us on the C.A . What PSG will do to us is scary ! Let alone a tight Dean Court next week. Sorry mate we have not battered anyone for a long time and I count the Villa game, when again we were a shambles for 45..

[Wonderwall]

I might be in the minority here but I thought we battered them. They were very poor and hardly got a kick in the 2nd half apart from Wimbledon style hoofing to the quick lad. We lost but we were much better than them. Aguero should have had a hatrick trick. It's not all pellers fault. Two Subs were forced and getting Demi off was a must. I thought fernandinho was excellent and fernando did well when he came on. Just a shame about making a GK sub as it meant Iheanacho couldn't come on. Pellers is poor at times but there wasn't much more he could haveasily done yesterday. We were not clinical enough at the end of the day.

Get on the slow lad, the word in changing rooms from Stoke to the Etihad. that is the only error he needs to make & time and time again for results like that happen,The manager has never learned from his STUPIDITY. A goal we all saw as possible as soon as the team was named, and one they knew they could get if they get him and Manago exposed. As for battering them I saw a team content to hit us on the C.A . What PSG will do to us is scary ! Let alone a tight Dean Court next week. Sorry mate we have not battered anyone for a long time and I count the Villa game, when again we were a shambles for 45..

I keep seeing the same thing time and again about everyone knew what would happen as soon as the team sheet was read out. Can I just say that Rashford did not outpace anyone for the goal which is being touted, Demi dived in and got megged, it wasnt pace that let Rashford score, it was Demi diving in just the same as Otamendi has done all season in every game he has played.

[zuricity]

I might be in the minority here but I thought we battered them. They were very poor and hardly got a kick in the 2nd half apart from Wimbledon style hoofing to the quick lad. We lost but we were much better than them. Aguero should have had a hatrick trick. It's not all pellers fault. Two Subs were forced and getting Demi off was a must. I thought fernandinho was excellent and fernando did well when he came on. Just a shame about making a GK sub as it meant Iheanacho couldn't come on. Pellers is poor at times but there wasn't much more he could haveasily done yesterday. We were not clinical enough at the end of the day.

Get on the slow lad, the word in changing rooms from Stoke to the Etihad. that is the only error he needs to make & time and time again for results like that happen,The manager has never learned from his STUPIDITY. A goal we all saw as possible as soon as the team was named, and one they knew they could get if they get him and Manago exposed. As for battering them I saw a team content to hit us on the C.A . What PSG will do to us is scary ! Let alone a tight Dean Court next week. Sorry mate we have not battered anyone for a long time and I count the Villa game, when again we were a shambles for 45..

I keep seeing the same thing time and again about everyone knew what would happen as soon as the team sheet was read out. Can I just say that Rashford did not outpace anyone for the goal which is being touted, Demi dived in and got megged, it wasnt pace that let Rashford score, it was Demi diving in just the same as Otamendi has done all season in every game he has played.

You are right, the back line was all in a panic as they countered. I thing Rashford was surprised he got through so easily. Rashford also moved away from another player to demich ( Sagna i think), so it always becomes a problem, however he should not have jumped in , rather try and force him away from goal ( perhaps he would have got burnt then for pace , who knows?).

[Hazy2]

I might be in the minority here but I thought we battered them. They were very poor and hardly got a kick in the 2nd half apart from Wimbledon style hoofing to the quick lad. We lost but we were much better than them. Aguero should have had a hatrick trick. It's not all pellers fault. Two Subs were forced and getting Demi off was a must. I thought fernandinho was excellent and fernando did well when he came on. Just a shame about making a GK sub as it meant Iheanacho couldn't come on. Pellers is poor at times but there wasn't much more he could haveasily done yesterday. We were not clinical enough at the end of the day.

Get on the slow lad, the word in changing rooms from Stoke to the Etihad. that is the only error he needs to make & time and time again for results like that happen,The manager has never learned from his STUPIDITY. A goal we all saw as possible as soon as the team was named, and one they knew they could get if they get him and Manago exposed. As for battering them I saw a team content to hit us on the C.A . What PSG will do to us is scary ! Let alone a tight Dean Court next week. Sorry mate we have not battered anyone for a long time and I count the Villa game, when again we were a shambles for 45..

I keep seeing the same thing time and again about everyone knew what would happen as soon as the team sheet was read out. Can I just say that Rashford did not outpace anyone for the goal which is being touted, Demi dived in and got megged, it wasnt pace that let Rashford score, it was Demi diving in just the same as Otamendi has done all season in every game he has played.

Martial and Rashford got to balls all game that should be mopped up why play a fella who is so past his sell bye date, that you then take off as he is now being targeted by two forwards who have pace. The effect is we are always vulnerable to a C.A Willy saved us from a 0-3, De Gea had 1 save to make a Navas effort, Carrick to the out ball. MDM first thing he does retreat, LVG must have thought we are in here, keep that going. Aguero is doing it himself BTW The scum worked the goal off a poor clearances a misplaced header for the goal. Rashford does what he does scores goals, he will do that all day every day if against that type of terrified player, MDM was a nervous wreck and sorry should be nowhere near our 1st team.

[london blue 2]

I didn't think he got megged. J think he just stupidly and completely mistimed his "tackle". It was pathetic.

[Wonderwall]

I might be in the minority here but I thought we battered them. They were very poor and hardly got a kick in the 2nd half apart from Wimbledon style hoofing to the quick lad. We lost but we were much better than them. Aguero should have had a hatrick trick. It's not all pellers fault. Two Subs were forced and getting Demi off was a must. I thought fernandinho was excellent and fernando did well when he came on. Just a shame about making a GK sub as it meant Iheanacho couldn't come on. Pellers is poor at times but there wasn't much more he could haveasily done yesterday. We were not clinical enough at the end of the day.

Get on the slow lad, the word in changing rooms from Stoke to the Etihad. that is the only error he needs to make & time and time again for results like that happen,The manager has never learned from his STUPIDITY. A goal we all saw as possible as soon as the team was named, and one they knew they could get if they get him and Manago exposed. As for battering them I saw a team content to hit us on the C.A . What PSG will do to us is scary ! Let alone a tight Dean Court next week. Sorry mate we have not battered anyone for a long time and I count the Villa game, when again we were a shambles for 45..

I keep seeing the same thing time and again about everyone knew what would happen as soon as the team sheet was read out. Can I just say that Rashford did not outpace anyone for the goal which is being touted, Demi dived in and got megged, it wasnt pace that let Rashford score, it was Demi diving in just the same as Otamendi has done all season in every game he has played.

Martial and Rashford got to balls all game that should be mopped up why play a fella who is so past his sell bye date, that you then take off as he is now being targeted by two forwards who have pace. The effect is we are always vulnerable to a C.A Willy saved us from a 0-3, De Gea had 1 save to make a Navas effort, Carrick to the out ball. MDM first thing he does retreat, LVG must have thought we are in here, keep that going. Aguero is doing it himself BTW The scum worked the goal off a poor clearances a misplaced header for the goal. Rashford does what he does scores goals, he will do that all day every day if against that type of terrified player, MDM was a nervous wreck and sorry should be nowhere near our 1st team.

I am not disagreeing that MDM should not be near our first team. However, in the 1st half yesterday he was actually OK apart from the stupid dive in. He was positionally good and Mangala was very good. It was after half time where MDM looked he had alzheimers and was a liability, pellers substitution was spot on and we were very comfortable with Fernandinho at the back.

[Peter Doherty (AGAIG)]

I might be in the minority here but I thought we battered them. They were very poor and hardly got a kick in the 2nd half apart from Wimbledon style hoofing to the quick lad. We lost but we were much better than them. Aguero should have had a hatrick trick. It's not all pellers fault. Two Subs were forced and getting Demi off was a must. I thought fernandinho was excellent and fernando did well when he came on. Just a shame about making a GK sub as it meant Iheanacho couldn't come on. Pellers is poor at times but there wasn't much more he could haveasily done yesterday. We were not clinical enough at the end of the day.

Get on the slow lad, the word in changing rooms from Stoke to the Etihad. that is the only error he needs to make & time and time again for results like that happen,The manager has never learned from his STUPIDITY. A goal we all saw as possible as soon as the team was named, and one they knew they could get if they get him and Manago exposed. As for battering them I saw a team content to hit us on the C.A . What PSG will do to us is scary ! Let alone a tight Dean Court next week. Sorry mate we have not battered anyone for a long time and I count the Villa game, when again we were a shambles for 45..

I keep seeing the same thing time and again about everyone knew what would happen as soon as the team sheet was read out. Can I just say that Rashford did not outpace anyone for the goal which is being touted, Demi dived in and got megged, it wasnt pace that let Rashford score, it was Demi diving in just the same as Otamendi has done all season in every game he has played.

When Yaya plays as part of a midfield two and Demichellis is playing we generally conceded 3 if not 4 goals. It was obvious to me (and to everyone else in the pub before the game) that we'd lose that game and it just goes to show how crap the rags are that they only managed one goal.

[Wonderwall]

I might be in the minority here but I thought we battered them. They were very poor and hardly got a kick in the 2nd half apart from Wimbledon style hoofing to the quick lad. We lost but we were much better than them. Aguero should have had a hatrick trick. It's not all pellers fault. Two Subs were forced and getting Demi off was a must. I thought fernandinho was excellent and fernando did well when he came on. Just a shame about making a GK sub as it meant Iheanacho couldn't come on. Pellers is poor at times but there wasn't much more he could haveasily done yesterday. We were not clinical enough at the end of the day.

Get on the slow lad, the word in changing rooms from Stoke to the Etihad. that is the only error he needs to make & time and time again for results like that happen,The manager has never learned from his STUPIDITY. A goal we all saw as possible as soon as the team was named, and one they knew they could get if they get him and Manago exposed. As for battering them I saw a team content to hit us on the C.A . What PSG will do to us is scary ! Let alone a tight Dean Court next week. Sorry mate we have not battered anyone for a long time and I count the Villa game, when again we were a shambles for 45..

I keep seeing the same thing time and again about everyone knew what would happen as soon as the team sheet was read out. Can I just say that Rashford did not outpace anyone for the goal which is being touted, Demi dived in and got megged, it wasnt pace that let Rashford score, it was Demi diving in just the same as Otamendi has done all season in every game he has played.

When Yaya plays as part of a midfield two and Demichellis is playing we generally conceded 3 if not 4 goals. It was obvious to me (and to everyone else in the pub before the game) that we'd lose that game and it just goes to show how crap the rags are that they only managed one goal.

The last time we played with Yaya in a midfield 2 and MDM at the back we won away against Sunderland