***mcfc v thfc official match thread***

[freshie]

4-1 City

Should’ve put a bet on that. Ffs

[freshie]

Maybe but it doesn’t mean he’s wrong 100% of the time.

OD bullies him a bit too much for my liking so consider this a bit of moral support.

don't worry, Dazzler, I've been guaranteed I'll be delivered my man in 3 months at worse.
the coward (and his floridian naepolitan minion) shan't bully longer anymore.

but please, never stop being Your bravehearted, gentle self, though.

You can fuck off too with your unintelligible ramblings. What a waste of bandwidth you are

[freshie]

Anyone know how close Otamendi is to a yellow card ban? It resets on NYE and we cannot afford to lose him

This.

Imagine Manga and Tosin on the back.

Don’t need to. I was at the caravan Cup game vs Wolves

[Justified logic]

Sounds as if you're having a bit of a clear out; a sort of freshie start.

[freshie]

That's how you respond.

They try their leg breaking tackles and KDB shows them how it's done.

I’d still like to see Alli get a career threatening injury.

Ending. Not threatening.

AIDS?

[freshie]

Sounds as if you're having a bit of a clear out; a sort of freshie start.

Haha. Just got back from the game, thought I’d trawl through the match day thread

[Justified logic]

Sounds as if you're having a bit of a clear out; a sort of freshie start.

Haha. Just got back from the game, thought I’d trawl through the match day thread

Back to where? Any good chants today?

[freshie]

Just a thought but, we've all been worried and concerned that Delph might not be able to sustain an injury free run in the side, which would leave us with real problems at the back.

So far, touch wood, he seems to be maintaining his fitness to a good degree and, if anything, would almost seem to be benefiting by the spell of games he's now played for us.

If this continues to the end of the season, he could well have made an invaluable contribution to whatever place in the table we find ourselves at that stage.

He turned his nose up at England to focus on fitness for the club that pay him (Note to Kompany ).......He has been fuckign fantatsic overall this season , considering he is playing in a position that he was never used to.

Love the guy.

Exactly. A lot of people now saying he should be England’s first choice left back for the World Cup. No - he should tell that clueless cunt Southgate to fuck off

[Swales4ever]

Maybe but it doesn’t mean he’s wrong 100% of the time.

OD bullies him a bit too much for my liking so consider this a bit of moral support.

don't worry, Dazzler, I've been guaranteed I'll be delivered my man in 3 months at worse.
the coward (and his floridian naepolitan minion) shan't bully longer anymore.

but please, never stop being Your bravehearted, gentle self, though.

You can fuck off too with your unintelligible ramblings. What a waste of bandwidth you are

told yar several times, thats exactly the reason why youre such a loser: cant understand a shit when it showers on you.

almost a poor man's bitter Dele.

[Mase]

“Spanish journalist Jose Alvarez Haya took to social media to reveal that Sergio Aguero isn’t 100% fit.

According to Haya, Aguero has been dogged by an injury for the past three months.

Ever since the Everton game – the only game in which City have dropped points in the league this season – Aguero has had swelling to his heel. Nevertheless, despite his edema, Aguero is not complaining about his issue and he always wants to play.“

[City64]

https://twitter.com/City_Watch/status/9 ... 9478837248

Team spirit in the dressing absolutely fantastic after the game yesterday ,Steptoe Mourinho will be having a break down over this ^^^^^^^

[Original Dub]

Maybe but it doesn’t mean he’s wrong 100% of the time.

OD bullies him a bit too much for my liking so consider this a bit of moral support.

don't worry, Dazzler, I've been guaranteed I'll be delivered my man in 3 months at worse.
the coward (and his floridian naepolitan minion) shan't bully longer anymore.

but please, never stop being Your bravehearted, gentle self, though.

You can fuck off too with your unintelligible ramblings. What a waste of bandwidth you are

told yar several times, thats exactly the reason why youre such a loser: cant understand a shit when it showers on you.

almost a poor man's bitter Dele.

This isn't the first time you've threatened me you needy, self absorbed bitch.

Every post you've ever made on this board was either crying out for attention or trying desperately to show everyone how intelligent you are.
Well, the truth is, shitbag, we've had plenty of lads on here with English being their second language and you are far and away the worst to ever grace the board.

You've announced your departure about 6 fucking times already and keep coming back like a bad floater. How many times do we have to flush for fuck sake?


Don't threaten me again you weird fuck

[Original Dub]

Maybe but it doesn’t mean he’s wrong 100% of the time.

OD bullies him a bit too much for my liking so consider this a bit of moral support.

You're accusing me of bullying? There's at least ten lads in this thread alone who had a go at him for being a WUM and you single me out - now that's fucking ironic.

I like you dazby but if you have an issue with me address me directly. You wouldn't like it if the shoe was on the other foot, I wouldn't think.

[Original Dub]

Anyway, back OT

What an amazing game. Made sure I was in my lucky Dublin pub, Sinnots. Same place I watched us win the fa cup and the 2012 league with that goal. Met a crazy blue in there too. Manchester lad fully kitted out and giving it socks, standing on the seats a belting out all the classics. We were the only two blues in the whole place.
The bouncer was over to him several times and he didn't give a fuck. I'll post a pic when I figure out how to. I'm still shit at things like that.

Super city, super birthday

[South Stand Balti]

KDB celebrating his goal by doing a 2-1 gesture. Brilliant. I wonder what Maureen thought of that Derby reference

[johnny crossan]

Spurs blog view

MANCHESTER CITY 4(1) TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1(0)

Attendance:- 54,214

Booked:- Kane (foul on Sterling), Dembele (foul on Fernandinho), Dele (foul on De Bruyne), Sissoko (un-sporting conduct)

Call me stupidly pessimistic if you like

Obviously, this report serves as an answer to my stupidly optimistic match preview, in which I expressed the honestly held views that we could win this game. It is right that the Spurs manager should invigorate his team with such a belief, especially in a season when they have beaten the European Champions and other major opponents such as Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool – convincingly too. Similarly, fans such as me (and I was not alone) could rightfully hold such views. I was however concerned when the team news came through. Despite the enforced absence of three of our most powerful and skilled defenders (Alderweireld, Wanyama and Sanchez), I was expecting Pochettino to play five at the back, as he had done in those afore-mentioned significant wins. It would be different personnel but the option was there to present a defensive line-up and succeed on the counter.

That was not Pochettino’s way today. It was the 4-2-3-1, looking fragile with just two in the middle, and more so with the two in front of the middle. Winks and Dembele have flair, but not enough muscle. Against what is a marvellous record-breaking team Spurs were a team with potential but rarely expressed flair; little muscle, and not enough pace to deal with the onslaught which would follow. Trippier, at right back, was totally exposed and inadequate against Leroy Sane, who was too often afforded acres of space and a head start as he repeatedly ploughed goalward down the left wing, and inside that line. Kyle Walker (who had a relatively quiet game for City today), and not Trippier, will be the first choice for England to face Sane in a potential World Cup meeting next summer with Germany.

Let there be no mistake that this City team is awesome. They could go on to win everything this season, including the Champions League. What hope does that give we Spurs fans, desperate for a trophy – any trophy – when ultimately there will be a Manchester City side in the way? What hope is there for this Spurs and England fan, when so many of this Spurs side (Kane, Dele, Dier, Trippier and now Winks) are considered a major part of the England set-up when they failed to make an impression today? What hope do England have against Belgium next summer, when that side will feature such a gifted player as Kevin De Bruyne, who once again dominated proceedings here at The Etihad? What point is there in travelling up and down the country and across Europe if there is no hope of seeing glory for your beloved team?

You know you in the “new Manchester” when you get on the bus from the City centre alongside one City fan and a United fan (both female) going to the game. The United fan was even wearing a red jacket. It seems City are tempting fans from Salford. You know you are in the “new Manchester” when, as you arrive at the away entrance, a hapless Asian City fan, who no doubt travelled across the world to see his team, tried to gain entrance with the away fans.

Former Spurs and City man Paul Stewart was introduced before kick-off, and said he was in a win-win situation as both teams had a place in his heart. Oh to be in the same position as a retired professional footballer, and to be able to hold such affections in your heart.

Spurs actually started brightly, with Danny Rose hitting a ball which was just too strong for Harry Kane to reach, but it wasn’t long before Spurs were on the back foot, with Jan Vertonghen making an excellent saving tackle on De Bruyne, but Dembele committing a foul on the same player just outside the Spurs area. Sane’s first (of many ) victories over Trippier led to a corner and then a cross which I think was cleared by Dier. De Bruyne took a free kick from the right and Aguero stooped to meet it with a low header at the near post, going the wrong side of the post.

Spurs had a chance of sorts after 11 minutes, but not on target. We had to wait till the second half for one of those! Dele Alli was involved at the back as Dembele brought the ball away with Eriksen continuing the move forward to Son on the left. Son passed back; Eriksen crossed and Harry Kane got his head to the ball, but hit it a good 10 yards wide of goal. Maybe I should call it an attack, not a chance.

City took a 14th minute lead following a corner on the left taken by Sane, and an easy header home by Gundogan – once of Borussia Dortmund, signed last year – who thus scored his first goal this season. Gundogan doesn’t get many starts and perhaps only started today because of the absence of the excellent David Silva. I felt that Gundogan had been offside in the build-up to the corner, but that’s picking hairs, and it was one of those situations where he might have been called offside in the old days, but now “was not active”.

Eriksen tried to tee up Kane at the other end, but Harry just could not get control of the ball, and therefore had no shot. Harry did head back a Vertonghen ball for Eriksen and Son to try to reach, but City cleared and countered with Sane threatening against Trippier again. Spurs managed to clear this time. Good passes by Dele and Harry Winks gave Danny Rose a ball on the left, but he over-hit the cross. See how excited I am getting about relatively nothing from Spurs?

We did well to end the first half only one down, with Hugo making several good saves. The first of these was from Aguero. Lloris then closed down Raheem Sterling as he tried to follow-up, but the England man fired over. Then (and this was after a Spurs throw) De Bruyne was allowed a run through the middle before he hit a shot which took a deflection before Hugo saved. As usual, Spurs put themselves under too much pressure at the back with the insistence on backward passing, and attempted short clearances, which often failed. Lloris saved again, this time from Gundogan, after Aguero and Sane had combined on the left.

Trippier did have a rare good win against Sane after half an hour hitting the ball forward for Son, who ran into the box but into trouble. Trippier then needed treatment in the City half. De Bruyne fed Sane and Lloris came out to save at his feet, before Aguero fired wide from a scoring position. Spurs managed an attack down the left flank, with Eriksen feeding Kane who hit a right footed shot wide of the far post. Otamendi got booked for a head high foul on Kane near the half-way line, and this was the first of arguably lenient actions by referee Craig Pawson, who in the second half might have sent off both Kane and Dele for challenges which saw only yellow.

Spurs made a break from the back down the right hand side after 43 minutes. Dele flicked the ball back to Son, who crossed to the left side where Rose and Kane combined before Rose chipped a cross which was claimed by Ederson with Dele closing in. In added time Sterling gave Gundogan another chance which Lloris saved to his left.

Spurs actually started the second half with more fight about them. Winks passed down the line to Danny Rose who passed inside to Eriksen (who had switched flanks with Son), passing to Kane who carried on the movement with a pass to Son on the right of goal, where his threat was blocked. Kane actually had Spurs’ first shot on target after 54 minutes with a great right foot shot from almost 30 yards, well saved by Ederson at the expense of a corner.

Aguero was replaced early by Gabriel Jesus (much to his chagrin) and Gabriel nearly scored from his first touch after a cross from the right, but Lloris came out to smother the effort. Danny Rose had a shot wide across goal after a Kane pass at the other end. Sane was in loads of space again as Sterling passed from centre. Sane came in but hit his shot over Lloris’s goal. De Bruyne hit a shot across the goalmouth from the right.

63 minutes had gone and Spurs were still in the game. Kane hit a good ball, to the advancing Trippier, who passed inside to Son, who hit a left footed shot well over as he entered the City area. Sane was in space again, fed by De Bruyne, coming inside before hitting a shot which Lloris could only parry with Sterling hitting the follow-up over. City took a long-awaited two goal lead in the 70th minute. It came after Harry Kane over-ran a ball in the City half. City countered and before you knew it De Bruyne had the ball on the left of goal, hitting a powerful shot which Lloris got a hand to, but which hit the net.

Spurs heads now fell, and after a mistake by Dier, Vertonghen made a desperate tackle on De Bruyne. Gabriel took the penalty kick, beating Lloris, but not the post. Sterling hit the follow-up shot over. I suppose Spurs were still in the game. Lamela came on for Son, and there was something of a tragedy for Harry Winks as he collected the ball from Lamela on the edge of the City area, might have hit a shot, but carried the ball too far forward to the bye line before City cleared. Then the game was up for Spurs, and it was all too easy for City, with De Bruyne at the helm again passing to Sane on the left, whose cross to the back post was easily converted by Sterling.

The game was well and truly up for Spurs now, but the last rites consisted of City substitute Bernardo Silva hitting a shot that Lloris saved at his right post; Eriksen losing the ball in the City area and De Bruyne teeing up Sterling for a shot which Lloris tipped over, and Sterling scoring his second and City’s fourth after Dier failed to clear and Sterling had an open goal.

Spurs did get a very late consolation through Eriksen’s left footed shot after he intercepted a City attempted pass in their half, but most Spurs fans (this one included) were well on their way home by then.

Once again, Spurs have slipped down to seventh. I guess we all have to dust ourselves down for next Saturday’s tea-time trip to Burnley, who once again have moved above us. City have now won 16 consecutive Premier League games and are no less than 21 points ahead of us on 52 points. They are 14 points ahead of the field. They are more or less Champions-elect, aren’t they?

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[nottsblue]

Decent report that. Fair play to the fella.

[Swales4ever]

Maybe but it doesn’t mean he’s wrong 100% of the time.

OD bullies him a bit too much for my liking so consider this a bit of moral support.

don't worry, Dazzler, I've been guaranteed I'll be delivered my man in 3 months at worse.
the coward (and his floridian naepolitan minion) shan't bully longer anymore.

but please, never stop being Your bravehearted, gentle self, though.

You can fuck off too with your unintelligible ramblings. What a waste of bandwidth you are

told yar several times, thats exactly the reason why youre such a loser: cant understand a shit when it showers on you.

almost a poor man's bitter Dele.

This isn't the first time you've threatened me you needy, self absorbed bitch.

Every post you've ever made on this board was either crying out for attention or trying desperately to show everyone how intelligent you are.
Well, the truth is, shitbag, we've had plenty of lads on here with English being their second language and you are far and away the worst to ever grace the board.

You've announced your departure about 6 fucking times already and keep coming back like a bad floater. How many times do we have to flush for fuck sake?


Don't threaten me again you weird fuck

I have not threatened you.
My tollerance for your cyberbullism had just run dry after 8 years, thus I have decided to teach you, in the real world where you are just a meaningless rat, the lesson that each and every bully SHOULD.

It is not a threat, it is a guarantee and I shall enojy every single frame of that forensic report.

I will be doing it because I just can afford. as a proper bully this is a logic you are familiar with.
enjoy the growing anxiety soon to come.

[Foreverinbluedreams]

Gundogan was excellent yesterday, getting back to somewhere near his best, have to give DeBruyne man of the match because he was almost super human but Gundogan was the best of the rest.

So pleased for him after the shit he's gone through with injuries, hopefully he kicks on from here and continues to prove his doubters wrong.

[Nigels Tackle]

is he going to swim with the fishes?