Topic: General Manchester City thread

[Mighty Zeus]

Although to be fair there were a good few, me included, who wanted Dubai in who are hardly angels, although that’s in a significant part down to who we were owned by then

Well, yeah. That's a good point too. That's how this works. You can hardly blame them in a way. If you promise and achieve success, it doesn't matter how disgusting you are. Sportswashing works for a reason. BlueMoon would be finding nice things to say about an invasive alien species that lays eggs in the brains of children to make them better workers in the Xaaqqa'flaaxx mines. I'd photoshop a mockup but the joke's getting tired.

[1892tillforever]

£4m less in wages than Liverpool

https://twitter.com/SwissRamble/status/1115170967788109824

And £50m more revenue. Of course they do. 

It makes perfect sense that a nothing club that can't sell out their ground somehow earns more than a club known throughout the world.

[Crosby Nick]

And £50m more revenue. Of course they do. 

It makes perfect sense that a nothing club that can't sell out their ground somehow earns more than a club known throughout the world.

Bloody Rick Parry/Ian Ayre

[Dave D]

Man City are a poorly run club who would struggle to make it into the top half of the table if they had to abide by the rules.

Change my mind man city fans.

[Mighty Zeus]

Man City are a poorly run club who would struggle to make it into the top half of the table if they had to abide by the rules.

Change my mind man city fans.

"Liverpool is a small club with lots of empty seats and Standard Chartered are war criminals and Liverpool have broken financial fair play rules on an industrial scale and we've won sixteen European championships in the secret years between 1966 and 1967 that everyone forgets because of some anti-calendar-agenda also our highest attendance in 1936 was fourteen million."

[paulrazor]

"Liverpool is a small club with lots of empty seats and Standard Chartered are war criminals and Liverpool have broken financial fair play rules on an industrial scale and we've won sixteen European championships in the secret years between 1966 and 1967 that everyone forgets because of some anti-calendar-agenda also our highest attendance in 1936 was fourteen million."

its the man city thread not the north korean one

[Dave D]

"Liverpool is a small club with lots of empty seats and Standard Chartered are war criminals and Liverpool have broken financial fair play rules on an industrial scale and we've won sixteen European championships in the secret years between 1966 and 1967 that everyone forgets because of some anti-calendar-agenda also our highest attendance in 1936 was fourteen million."

You've got the raging paranoia and conspiracy theories down to a T.

You're just missing the 7,500 salt of the earth, working class fans, who pay for their ticket up front and then decide not to go to the game, every game.

But seriously are there any man city fans out there that can convince us that they're not a poorly run club, owned by scumbags, who would struggle if they had to work within the rules of the game?

[Nitramdorf]

"Liverpool is a small club with lots of empty seats and Standard Chartered are war criminals and Liverpool have broken financial fair play rules on an industrial scale and we've won sixteen European championships in the secret years between 1966 and 1967 that everyone forgets because of some anti-calendar-agenda also our highest attendance in 1936 was fourteen million."

Dont forget the Americans dropped the atom bomb on Japan, war criminals or something.

[Lush is the best medicine...]

Well, yeah. That's a good point too. That's how this works. You can hardly blame them in a way. If you promise and achieve success, it doesn't matter how disgusting you are. Sportswashing works for a reason. BlueMoon would be finding nice things to say about an invasive alien species that lays eggs in the brains of children to make them better workers in the Xaaqqa'flaaxx mines. I'd photoshop a mockup but the joke's getting tired.

crazy how we can have the moral high ground being owned by American hedge fund managers though!

[JCB]

From the BBC today



Gotta say that's one though run so far.
If they manage the Quadruple, fair fucks to them.

[paulrazor]

its how they get through the next few games. if they come out of the spurs, palace and united games top they will win it

[Dave D]

its how they get through the next few games. if they come out of the spurs, palace and united games top they will win it

I can see them coming through those games fresh as a daisy with Bernardo Silva doing 500 push-ups in the centre circle at full time.

[paulrazor]

I can see them coming through those games fresh as a daisy with Bernardo Silva doing 500 push-ups in the centre circle at full time.

what about the others though

[Dave D]

what about the others though

About 300, they wouldn’t want it looking suspicious.

[rob1966]

its how they get through the next few games. if they come out of the spurs, palace and united games top they will win it

Leicester will then twat them at the Etihad

[davidlpool1982]

I'm going to preface this by saying that I think virtually all clubs would love to be able to cook the books and that I dare say most of the major clubs have at one time or another floated ideas that may not have broken any rules but gone against the spirit of the game.

Abu Dhabi, Paris St.Qatar and others (I'm thinking a lot of the Chinese investors may get more leeway from the Chinese government but accept I might be wrong) get away with what they do because they face absolutely no repercussions for their actions. If we tried what they have (allegedly..ahem) done then it's not just LFC that it seriously effects. It then goes through FSG and into other businesses owned by them. If Spurs tried it, it effects Enic and ultimately Joe Lewis's other business. Same with the Glazers, especially since United are listed on the NYSE and subject to their rules. What are Abu Dhabi going to do, punish themselves and tell themselves they've been bad?

The only true punishment they can face is sporting ones and that's ultimately stripping them of titles and trophies won. I suppose that opens them up to legal proceedings from other clubs since in theory they might not have legitimately qualified for the Champions League and all that money gained could have went to say Arsenal who missed out.

[AndyMuller]

From the BBC today



Gotta say that's one though run so far.
If they manage the Quadruple, fair fucks to them.

Absolute state of that. A few brown envelopes have been passed around this season.

[Zizou]

From the BBC today



Gotta say that's one though run so far.
If they manage the Quadruple, fair fucks to them.

I mean it's the luck of the draw, of course, but the hilarious thing is their tragic tantrums about our "luck" this season. Irony deficiency is off the chart.

[deFacto please, you bastards]

I mean it's the luck of the draw, of course, but the hilarious thing is their tragic tantrums about our "luck" this season. Irony deficiency is off the chart.

It's beyond laughable looking at that. jesus christ.

[Kekule]

From the BBC today



Gotta say that's one though run so far.
If they manage the Quadruple, fair fucks to them.

Even then they’ve needed offside goals and soft penalties awarded as well as blatant red card offences ignored. 

There’s so much talk about it refs are scared of being the one to deny them “an historic quadruple.”  Even Mike Dean would shy away from the media frenzy that would follow.

[Lush is the best medicine...]

From the BBC today



Gotta say that's one though run so far.
If they manage the Quadruple, fair fucks to them.

the two ‘tough’ games they won on penalties btw

[RedSince86]

From the BBC today



Gotta say that's one though run so far.
If they manage the Quadruple, fair fucks to them.

Met stern challengers against all the odds from every round in pursuit of the Quadruple.

Did i Bluemoon that line.

[Indomitable_Carp]

"Liverpool is a small club with lots of empty seats and Standard Chartered are war criminals and Liverpool have broken financial fair play rules on an industrial scale and we've won sixteen European championships in the secret years between 1966 and 1967 that everyone forgets because of some anti-calendar-agenda also our highest attendance in 1936 was fourteen million."

You missed "Liverpool made its money off the slave-trade over two hundred years ago, so they are hypocrites for bringing up slavery in the 21st Century!"

I mean it's the luck of the draw, of course, but the hilarious thing is their tragic tantrums about our "luck" this season. Irony deficiency is off the chart.

Don't forget their grand UEFA and FA conspiracy theories.

[didi shamone]

the two ‘tough’ games they won on penalties btw

Lost and drew to Lyon too in the next toughest games.

[swoopy]

BlueMoon has been locked down in typical GOT style Non-members can't get access

[rafathegaffa83]

Do they rest key players on the weekend? Unlikely I'd think

[FiSh77]

BlueMoon has been locked down in typical GOT style Non-members can't get access

Least there's no chance of the server crashing then

[Crosby Nick]

There was a bit of a City and Spurs supporters love in before the match on Twitter. Wonder if City will turn on them as well now. Probably nice as pie to teams they’re used to beating.

[IanZG]

They simply HAVE to go knock Spurs out in the 2nd leg. With the money they spent and the quality and quantity of players they bought, there is absolutely no way anyone can excuse them for being knocked out two years in a row by a team that's 20 points behind them in the league in the quarter-final.

[thaddeus]

From the BBC today

Those ties have been a gift to Guardiola.  He's been able to give match time to fringe players and stat pad/confidence boost players like Jesus (6 goals in 25 appearances in the league, 4 in one game against Burton) and Foden.

I think we'd have benefitted from having more minutes under the belts of Mignolet, Lovren, Moreno, Clyne, Shaqiri, Lallana, Keita, Origi and Sturridge but we've not really had the luxury of many games where we could veer too far from the best XI.

[Dave D]

Will the slave owners sack Guardiola after they realise he's throwing the Champions League games against Spurs to concentrate on the premier league? Is Guardiola still looking at houses in Turin?
 
We're just asking questions guys.

[Andy-oh-six]

They simply HAVE to go knock Spurs out in the 2nd leg. With the money they spent and the quality and quantity of players they bought, there is absolutely no way anyone can excuse them for being knocked out two years in a row by a team that's 20 points behind them in the league in the quarter-final.

I expect they’ll win the second leg (and league game) comfortably. Spurs peaked tonight and can’t rotate like the cheats can.

[Simplexity]

Worst case scenario that, Spurs blew their load in the first leg, no way they are getting anything from the next two games now.

[FiSh77]

I expect they’ll win the second leg (and league game) comfortably. Spurs peaked tonight and can’t rotate like the cheats can.

Good job Spurs have Huddersfield then, early game on Saturday as well so a bit more rest than City who're away to Palace on Sunday

[1892tillforever]

I expect they’ll win the second leg (and league game) comfortably. Spurs peaked tonight and can’t rotate like the cheats can.

Massive pressure though and Spurs are not likely to bend over and surrender like other teams. Even if the cheats get their customary early goal, they need another and are a Spurs goal away from disaster. I think they'll get through as well but I would very much like Extra Time if possible and if Spurs win, it could fuck the cheats up psychologically. A Palace draw or win on Sunday would also be most welcome 

[Ray K]

David Silva absolutely invisible tonight. Aguero had a shocker too. And Pep after his team does nothing of note makes a double substitution to bring on de Bruyne and Sané ... on 89 minutes.

[FlashGordon]

Worst case scenario that, Spurs blew their load in the first leg, no way they are getting anything from the next two games now.

I see it completely differently, delighted they beat them, after we beat them in the league last year we beat them twice again afterwards. Might be something in that as they'll have gained a lot of confidence and belief.

[davidlpool1982]

Spurs will still need something from the league game.regardless of if they get through or not. Apparently tonight was a proper war of attrition though, Spurs didn't give them a minute to rest and City had to respond. That's just what we needed as it's really hard to go from low intensity games to high intensity games one after the other. In theory this means City will be more on the ball for the Palace game, but that also means they expend more energy just to keep up the routine. City have had training sessions for matches for months and much like whenever PSG have to suddenly up the intensity when they play in the Champions League it doesn't always happen. What we need to hope it that City can't just flick that switch on either.

[Wabaloolah]

Worst case scenario that, Spurs blew their load in the first leg, no way they are getting anything from the next two games now.

disagree, City have to go all out in the second leg, they have to win that and hopefully they blow themselves out in a lung busting extra time win.  They need to win as that's the best case scenario for us as it means Spurs have to then target the top 4 and City might take their eye off the ball in their quest for a first CL.

It's important that Spurs and Utd have only the top 4 for left to aim for

[FiSh77]

Massive pressure though and Spurs are not likely to bend over and surrender like other teams. Even if the cheats get their customary early goal, they need another and are a Spurs goal away from disaster. I think they'll get through as well but I would very much like Extra Time if possible and if Spurs win, it could fuck the cheats up psychologically. A Palace draw or win on Sunday would also be most welcome 

Game over in 90 minutes would be better, league game is 3 days later and City have far better options for rotating, hopefully they take their eye of the game on Sunday though