Author Topic: General Manchester City thread (Read 3429747 times)

rob1966 · « **Reply #38240 on:** January 16, 2020, 08:24:09 pm »

Quote from: MJD-L4 on January 16, 2020, 04:38:52 pm

To be honest I'd rather avoid RM. City are twats but I don't think they'd go out to intentionally injure anyone. I genuinely believe Ramos is someone who would go into a challenge fully intending on causing a serious injury.

Not saying I don't think we'd beat Real, I think we would. But they'll offer a level of shithousery I can't see with any of the other clubs left in it. There's a couple of other pricks in that RM team as well and I could definitely see one of the forward boys going off on a stretcher if we play them.

There is plenty of evidence out there that he does just that. Ramos tried the judo move in the 2017 final, luckily Dani Alves managed to get free before he could damage him. Look on you tube, he has spent his career trying to break Messi's legs. Utter shithouse

Ghost Town · « **Reply #38241 on:** January 16, 2020, 08:24:22 pm »

Quote from: RJH on January 16, 2020, 08:10:06 pm

I think the poster is calling it "hacking" to try to tie together the scouting database access to the FFP-related stuff Der Spiegel got their hands on.
The logic seems to be that if Liverpool "hacked" their system by accessing a scouting database Man City hadn't revoked access to, then they of course also had access to the email of all the top Executives.

Well if they would use Windows Vista...

I like the imputation that having evidence of widespread rule-breaking on their computers isn't an issue; but Liverpool discovering it and passing it to the authorities (which never happened, of course, but bear with me) is outrageous and despicable.

Raid · « **Reply #38242 on:** January 16, 2020, 09:28:33 pm »

Quote from: Dim Glas on January 16, 2020, 08:23:45 pm

"Van Dijk would initially come in as third choice centre half behind Stones and Nicolas Otamendi should City pull off a deal".

Fantastic journalism. Didn't we subsequently announce Van Dijk about 3 days later too?

Gus 1855 · « **Reply #38243 on:** January 16, 2020, 11:04:33 pm »

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-transfer-klopp-man-city-17573601

Stu Brennan at it again!

DonkeyWan · « **Reply #38244 on:** January 16, 2020, 11:39:18 pm »

Quote from: Gus 1855 on January 16, 2020, 11:04:33 pm

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-transfer-klopp-man-city-17573601

Stu Brennan at it again!

Literally next to no one outside Man City thinks their spending is anything other than tainted. That journo wants to drag the conversation in a purely financial direction, because then you can muddy the waters by just looking at the pure numbers. The reason City will never get the same credit that Liverpool are currently getting is because LFC are being operated by businessmen who are making smart investment decisions with a view to building a sports brand. You can criticise them for not being local or connected to the club, but their motivations are the same as the vast majority of other club owners. Even Chelsea can at least say their spending was done by a businessman with an interest in football, even if the source of the money was dirty.

City, in contrast, are a propaganda tool, a sportwashing exercise (deflecting unwanted attention by hosting or organising sporting events) by a tyrannical regime with a dubious human rights record. FSG can be criticised for many things, but torturing and killing their rivals tends not to be one of them. It's not just that the money is coming from dubious sources, in huge quantities that could and should be used in the country of origin for the good of it's people (remember, the owners are an actual state, not a company, effectively they are using the public purse for this). But its also the purpose the money is being used for; to create a more acceptable political image and deflect international attention away from domestic abuses.

Liverpool are not following the city model of success. No team in the premiership are following the city model of success. How could they, unless they were to become the willing puppets of some dictator and happily accept whatever money was coming their way to help prop up that regime? I would question whether it can even be considered a model of success. Arguably each and every victory Man City enjoy comes at a cost; to the integrity of their fans, their club, and those in the media who ignore and fail to condemn these activities. I suspect history will not be kind to City, complicit in a morally suspect wrongdoing for the cheap thrill of a trophy lift and one-upmanship on their rivals. Its interesting to me that United fans care not a jot how City are getting on and still worry about Liverpool. The ones I know have completely discounted City's success. It's also interesting that City have not captured the imagination of the public in the same way as United, Arsenal and Liverpool have done in the past. It says to me that at grass roots level, among supporters, there remains a healthy scepticism of city's succes, borne of a instinctive sense of what's right and what's wrong. It's just a pity the media are so shamelessly happy to ignore the morality of the situation and cheer on 'British' success.

As a final point I also think that the behaviour of city as a club has gone some way to repairing relations amongst United and Liverpool fans. No matter how much United may have courted Mammon in the past, they never stooped so low as to welcome actual dictators into their club and then helped them hide their unsavoury past from the world's attention. Compared to that it's hard maintain anxiety over United.

Ghost Town · « **Reply #38245 on:** January 17, 2020, 02:24:14 am »

Quote from: DonkeyWan on January 16, 2020, 11:39:18 pm

Even Chelsea can at least say their spending was done by a businessman with an interest in football, even if the source of the money was dirty.

How soon we forget

Van Halen · « **Reply #38246 on:** January 17, 2020, 03:00:42 am »

I’d add that John Henry - whatever you make of his wealth or nationality - is both a winner, understands coolness and has a hot babe.

Monsour looks like he’d have paid to be bummed by Michael Jackson.

JWH also not gone w the new stadium trend and had the balls/nerve/financial acumen to patiently redo two historic grounds. Find for me anyone else who has done that? Fenway is fantastic, knew Anfield would be done right.

AnfieldIron · « **Reply #38247 on:** January 17, 2020, 06:47:20 am »

https://twitter.com/city_rabin/status/1217469345376296960?s=21

They’re crying again

Mighty Zeus · « **Reply #38248 on:** January 17, 2020, 07:11:20 am »

Quote from: AnfieldIron on January 17, 2020, 06:47:20 am

https://twitter.com/city_rabin/status/1217469345376296960?s=21

They’re crying again

Dear God they've gone full #MAGA.

Interesting that they're now aiming specifically at Michael Edwards.

Basically you only need two responses for these c*nts.

Transfermarkt.com transfer spending deficit since 2008 ($ million):

Manchester City: 1359
PSG: 937
Man United: 786
Barcelona: 742
Chelsea: 614
Real Madrid: 560
Juventus: 479
Bayern Munich: 447
AC Milan: 385
Liverpool: 369

Sheikh Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan is a torturer.

Fuck off.

Fairytale of 2005 · « **Reply #38249 on:** January 17, 2020, 07:23:45 am »

Quote from: Mighty Zeus on January 17, 2020, 07:11:20 am

Dear God they've gone full #MAGA.

Interesting that they're now aiming specifically at Michael Edwards.

The way they are blowing this out of proportion is hilarious. They seem to be convincing themselves that our scouts looking at their info (which they already knew most of, as they probably created much of the data) 7/8 years ago, is responsible for all our transfer dealings and success on the pitch. Their state of denial about their own club and their toy throwing over everything else is pathetic. Bunch of crackpots they are.

Red Beret · « **Reply #38250 on:** January 17, 2020, 07:37:12 am »

Remember when it seemed like Spurs kept jumping in on our transfer deals?

Bottom line is that if Abu Dhabi FC were top by 14 points they wouldn't be crying over shit like this. They are where they are because Pep mismanaged a quality squad, pushed it beyond its limits, and overpaid for poor defensive cover.

rebel23 · « **Reply #38251 on:** January 17, 2020, 07:53:19 am »

Pep's signings have been shit. The ones that were there beforehand were good like Augero and Kompany but that's about it. He has spent loads on shite !

ChaChaMooMoo · « **Reply #38252 on:** January 17, 2020, 07:57:23 am »

Quote from: Red Berry on January 17, 2020, 07:37:12 am

Bottom line is that if Abu Dhabi FC were top by 14 points they wouldn't be crying over shit like this.

Where were those fans last season? Or the season before that?

Romford_Red · « **Reply #38253 on:** January 17, 2020, 08:34:37 am »

Quote from: ToneLa on January 16, 2020, 08:13:01 pm

What's the Blueloon conspiracy on why VVD didn't go there? Anonymous hacked his agent's emails to say "no" or some other shite??

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/12/25/man-city-closing-60m-deal-virgil-van-dijk/

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Van Dijk would initially come in as third choice centre half behind Stones and Nicolas Otamendi

and they wonder why he didn't want to go there

LovelyCushionedHeader · « **Reply #38254 on:** January 17, 2020, 08:43:30 am »

Quote from: Gus 1855 on January 16, 2020, 11:04:33 pm

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-transfer-klopp-man-city-17573601

Stu Brennan at it again!

Jesus, he's unbelievable.

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Carragher’s claim also conveniently overlooks the fact that Salah, Mane and Wijnaldum cost around £93million combined, way beyond the reach of all but a handful of English clubs.

It's easier to say which Premier League clubs couldn't spend £93 million over two seasons than those that could. Even Bournemouth and Watford are shelling out fees for players similar to what we spent on those three!

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Liverpool splashing out £75million for Virgil Van Dijk was excellent business, a move that City might now regret not making when they had the chance.

Might regret?? City wanted Van Dijk and would have happily paid that amount but Virgil wanted absolutely nothing to do with them.

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Full credit to Klopp – he and his staff have honed Van Dijk, Mane, Salah, Wijnaldum and the rest, improving them individually and shaping them into a magnificent, well-rounded squad.

But Pep Guardiola has done the same with City.

Difference is, Klopp has done it with pretty much every signing, whereas Guardiola has had a shit load of failures.

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Stop pretending one has done it within the bounds of the Corinthian spirit, and the other has simply thrown money at it.

Just look at the net spends FFS. We had to sell Coutinho to fund most of our business, whilst they can shell out on full back after full back until one sticks.

boots · « **Reply #38255 on:** January 17, 2020, 08:56:21 am »

Gaslighting is the new city slogan. Like trump supporters, the Manchester City fans are blind to how they are being used and manipulated. Simply because no amount of evidence or facts can convince idiots of anything (Mark Twain). But some emotives and made up hard luck stories go unchallenged because it matches the kind of things they read in the s*n or the ma*l. It is an unfortunate truth that there are a great many poorly educted people who will beleive anything. Especially if it matches their own narrow bigoted agenda. Stupid people are easier to control, which is why gov like to keep its people dumb. Abu Dhabi know this and have transposed this to the fans of the club they bought successfully. Like zombies, they ape the bullshit fed to them. Social media has made it all the easier to whip up a lynch mob for anything tenuoius and abstract. When you have a fanbase made up of idiots, you have a ready made army of zealots who will do whatever bidding you can make up.

Kekule · « **Reply #38256 on:** January 17, 2020, 09:02:48 am »

Quote from: Gus 1855 on January 16, 2020, 11:04:33 pm

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-transfer-klopp-man-city-17573601

Stu Brennan at it again!

Airbrushes the signing of Aguero, their best and arguably most important player of the last 10 years, somewhat. He was hardly a rough diamond they’d just unearthed, now was he? He was highly sought after I seem to remember.

...and he’s comparing Champions League regulars like Valencia and Monaco to the likes of Hull and Newcastle

Bit of a difference between signing players from relegated sides and helping them become amongst the best in their position and buying a promising/established player from a team that finished third in their Champions League group.

Just because hacks like this fella have never heard of someone because they play in one of them funny foreign leagues, it doesn’t mean that they were shite and needed to be trained properly.

rob1966 · « **Reply #38257 on:** January 17, 2020, 09:11:03 am »

This is what you are associated with, c*nts

HeartAndSoul · « **Reply #38258 on:** January 17, 2020, 09:22:31 am »

Quote from: Gus 1855 on January 16, 2020, 11:04:33 pm

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-transfer-klopp-man-city-17573601

Stu Brennan at it again!

This guy literally just looks for hits to the MEN website from Liverpool fans as City are irrelevant and no articles regarding them would get as much of a reaction so he goes ahead and writes articles about us and gets exactly what he's looking for.

reddebs · « **Reply #38259 on:** January 17, 2020, 09:40:24 am »

They really are a sad bunch aren't they?

They talk about the "Cartel" as Us, the red Mancs, Barca, Madrid, the Milans, Bayern etc.

Those clubs that were giants of their own leagues, across Europe and the World but not wanting any upstarts joining the gravy train or upsetting the status quo. Those clubs that ringfenced all the finances, had the wealthiest owners and priced everyone else out of competing for the biggest prizes.

The Cartel now is them and maybe PSG. So wealthy they can't be legislated against. So wealthy nobody can compete with the fees and wages on offer. So wealthy the authorities have to turn a blind eye to their financial cheating. So wealthy they don't need UEFA competitions.

Yet here we are, 10yrs into their campaign to oust everyone who stands in their way and they still can't dominate their own league.

Despite all that brainwashing, all that financial muscle, all those world class players, all the stamping of feet, protests and whinging about the FA, the PL, UEFA, the Referees, they're still nobodies.

Desperate for recognition, desperate for rivals, desperate for acclaim, desperate to be part of the Cartel that they spent so long ridiculing.

Let them wallow in their own cesspit of shite, we'll carry on being one of the original Cartel Giants

lobsterboy · « **Reply #38260 on:** January 17, 2020, 09:59:55 am »

Quote from: rob1966 on January 17, 2020, 09:11:03 am

This is what you are associated with, c*nts

better win that Champions league soon Pep..

DonkeyWan · « **Reply #38261 on:** January 17, 2020, 10:04:10 am »

Man City fans: Scouts we previously employed logged into our system to check their email because the club forgot to close their accounts. 17 points reduction!

Everyone else: Your club persistently exceeded FFP regulations, lied about it and tried to cover it up, then denied the vailidity of the source that revealed the truth because it was inconvenient, all in an attempt to engage in a sportswashing exercise on behalf of a dictatorial regime associated with torture, killings and abuse of human rights.

Man City fans: .... at least 17 points, possibly relegation *puts on 'all or nothing' to watch Pep dance once more*

MJD-L4 · « **Reply #38262 on:** January 17, 2020, 10:07:47 am »

Quote from: DonkeyWan on January 17, 2020, 10:04:10 am

Man City fans: Scouts we previously employed logged into our system to check their email because the club forgot to close their accounts. 17 points reduction!

Everyone else: Your club persistently exceeded FFP regulations, lied about it and tried to cover it up, then denied the vailidity of the source that revealed the truth because it was inconvenient, all in an attempt to engage in a sportswashing exercise on behalf of a dictatorial regime associated with torture, killings and abuse of human rights.

Man City fans: .... at least 17 points, possibly relegation *puts on 'all or nothing' to watch Pep dance once more*

The lack of self awareness with this bunch of twats is unreal. The only team actually cheating is theirs, yet they're pointing fingers at everyone else. Classic deflection tactics but the amount of anger towards us on their forum full of basket cases makes me think they genuinely believe the bullshit they're coming up with!

AnfieldIron · « **Reply #38263 on:** January 17, 2020, 10:47:16 am »

https://twitter.com/MCFCTone

This fella is going full Everton

Dim Glas · « **Reply #38264 on:** January 17, 2020, 10:56:15 am »

Love how the victims are now all experts on Boston Red Sox

Damian V · « **Reply #38265 on:** January 17, 2020, 11:07:47 am »

One of their mental patients has just said the FA Cup is harder to win than the Champion's League.

I think that's the final straw for them, they've completely lost it because of us having 2 great seasons.

ToneLa · « **Reply #38266 on:** January 17, 2020, 11:08:27 am »

The Blueloon podcast seems to call their football style "a live Picasso painting"

Picasso, the artist famous for abstract and surrealist styles. You don't want your footie to be that!

Dim Glas · « **Reply #38267 on:** January 17, 2020, 11:39:54 am »

Quote from: ToneLa on January 17, 2020, 11:08:27 am

The Blueloon podcast seems to call their football style "a live Picasso painting"

Picasso, the artist famous for abstract and surrealist styles. You don't want your footie to be that!

and being as Guardiola basically wants 11 robots playing football, about as far away from a discription as you could find!

rebel23 · « **Reply #38268 on:** January 17, 2020, 11:44:27 am »

Carra really winding them up:

https://twitter.com/Carra23/status/1218080802979840001

He's only telling the truth.

ToneLa · « **Reply #38269 on:** January 17, 2020, 11:46:00 am »

Now blueloon is plastering the S*n's back page which rumours a bus attack on United

Stay classy, blueloon! Stay classy, the s*n!

aw1991 · « **Reply #38270 on:** January 17, 2020, 11:52:06 am »

Ifithasntbeenforrobnewmanlogindetails

MJD-L4 · « **Reply #38271 on:** January 17, 2020, 11:58:01 am »

These bellends latch onto anything to try and paint other clubs in a bad light to deflect from their own underhanded tactics. They all know deep inside, despite the fact that they will never admit it, that their club is nothing more than a stain on the sport.

To be able to ignore the financial doping, rule breaking & blatant cover ups as well as the history of their owners only to be foaming at the mouth about a bottle of Kopparberg hitting their bus two years ago takes a special brand of dickhead.

alonsoisared · « **Reply #38272 on:** January 17, 2020, 11:59:17 am »

Quote from: AnfieldIron on January 17, 2020, 06:47:20 am

https://twitter.com/city_rabin/status/1217469345376296960?s=21

They’re crying again

Worth bearing in mind that this twitter account is the one alleged to be working for the club itself. He's got into loads of spats with journalists from all over the place who have called him out on it and he refuses to come out from behind his anonymity.

AnfieldIron · « **Reply #38273 on:** January 17, 2020, 12:00:23 pm »

Quote from: alonsoisared on January 17, 2020, 11:59:17 am

Worth bearing in mind that this twitter account is the one alleged to be working for the club itself. He's got into loads of spats with journalists from all over the place who have called him out on it and he refuses to come out from behind his anonymity.

Haha you got a link?

MJD-L4 · « **Reply #38274 on:** January 17, 2020, 12:06:38 pm »

Quote from: alonsoisared on January 17, 2020, 11:59:17 am

Worth bearing in mind that this twitter account is the one alleged to be working for the club itself. He's got into loads of spats with journalists from all over the place who have called him out on it and he refuses to come out from behind his anonymity.

Yeah that Rabin guy is a fucking cretin and deserves absolutely no time whatsoever. Wouldn't be surprising in the slightest if it does turn out he's employed by the club in some capacity.

There's a reason that he's constantly having spats with journalists and that's the fact that he's constantly spouting complete bollocks.

ChaChaMooMoo · « **Reply #38275 on:** January 17, 2020, 12:17:33 pm »

Quote from: AnfieldIron on January 17, 2020, 12:00:23 pm

Haha you got a link?

https://mobile.twitter.com/StuBrennanMEN

J_Kopite · « **Reply #38276 on:** January 17, 2020, 01:33:58 pm »

Quote from: ChaChaMooMoo on January 17, 2020, 12:17:33 pm

https://mobile.twitter.com/StuBrennanMEN

Wish Reds would stop rising to his bait, look at the engagement on his tweets that mention City, then compare that to the figures the Liverpool ones get. Tweets mentioning LFC provide 99% of his interactions.

Dim Glas · « **Reply #38277 on:** January 17, 2020, 01:38:16 pm »

Quote from: J_Kopite on January 17, 2020, 01:33:58 pm

Wish Reds would stop rising to his bait, look at the engagement on his tweets that mention City, then compare that to the figures the Liverpool ones get. Tweets mentioning LFC provide 99% of his interactions.

yeah, he thrives on it. Liverpool Twitter is an absolute shit-show. As embarrassing as Abu Dhabi FC Twitter, both sets over there are as bad as each other.

Lycan · « **Reply #38278 on:** January 17, 2020, 01:44:33 pm »

Quote from: AnfieldIron on January 17, 2020, 06:47:20 am

https://twitter.com/city_rabin/status/1217469345376296960?s=21

They’re crying again

Weird how the account he is quoting has now been suspended. I wonder what that was for?

Lycan · « **Reply #38279 on:** January 17, 2020, 01:45:24 pm »

Quote from: alonsoisared on January 17, 2020, 11:59:17 am

Worth bearing in mind that this twitter account is the one alleged to be working for the club itself. He's got into loads of spats with journalists from all over the place who have called him out on it and he refuses to come out from behind his anonymity.

Rabin deffo works for the club.