Topic: Man City - cheating bastards rumbled

[Son of Spion]

Not like any of their fans actually enjoy all of the success anyway. They were happier in the 3rd division.

As odd as it sounds, this is 100% spot on.

Back then they at least knew who they were. They stuck in there with their club despite the constant yo-yoing up and down the leagues. They had a quite admirable self-deprecating humour about them and a humility sadly lacking in their neighbours. You could also talk with them in a sensible manner too.

Sometimes, wanting something is not the same as having it. Of course, they always aspired to bigger things but, like what happens with some lottery winners, the reality isn't what they thought it would be. The same old insecurities are always present. The deep-seated feelings of being a fraud are always there too. Living on millionaires' row is one thing, but you always feel defensive and fraudulent when you realise the others earned their way to where they are now the hard way, but all you are is the local top-end drugs importer who grooms kiddies to sell your poison for you or someone who got lucky on the Lotto. You aren't going to fit in, and you get bitter about the fact. You have the trappings, but you get no respect. No one wants you there, no one respects you being there and, other than the arselickers and new hangers-on attracted to the money, no one cares about you either.

Abu Dhabi apologists will just have to learn to suck it up. The club they once followed is now dead and gone. Reputation launderers bought the name and have hijacked the game for their own selfish ends. There can be no respect for that from anyone who cares for football and cares for humanity. So, either own what you now are and get on with it, or shut the fuck up and stop whingeing and whining, pretending to be victims in all this.

Maybe the decent ones left who followed what was Manchester City could form their own club and salvage some self-respect once more. Maybe they could leave behind the abhorrent sportswash that has trashed their name and reputation and build something real back up again? It would mean pottering about in the lower leagues, but lets face it, that's were you were always at your happiest.

[Red_Rich]

I could see city winning every trophy in sight, yet still feel nothing. No jealousy, envy, bitterness towards them. It’s weird. It’s all too artificial to feel bothered about.

I've said before that I'd take us winning 1 title to City's 2 every three years for the next 15.  I'd sign for it.  But if they were to ever beat us in a CL final for example, that would hurt badly.  I'd 'feel' something over that.

[JRed]

I had to laugh when I read the paper this morning.

Cardiola insisting that Abu Dhabi ''can't afford to buy Haaland.''

No doubt he said that before his morning swim.

To be fair to Pep, he did well to keep a straight face whilst saying it. I’m surprised the journalists didn’t burst out laughing.

[6BigCups]

I've said before that I'd take us winning 1 title to City's 2 every three years for the next 15.  I'd sign for it.  But if they were to ever beat us in a CL final for example, that would hurt badly.  I'd 'feel' something over that.

Having Abu Dhabi pay for the trophy means sod all. Let’s face it, they’ve spent an absolute fortune to do so. It’s no different that Qatar ‘winning’ the right to host the World Cup.

[farawayred]

I've said before that I'd take us winning 1 title to City's 2 every three years for the next 15.  I'd sign for it.  But if they were to ever beat us in a CL final for example, that would hurt badly.  I'd 'feel' something over that.

City can beat us in the CL final. But first they have to be incredibly lucky to get there.

Bayern - Liverpool is this year's final.

[vivabobbygraham]

Yep i think so,they'd like to bask in the awe of others.

But nothing is an achievement really when you buy the best coaches etc. money can buy and massively outspend everyone for a decade or so whilst hiding the costs.

I never get tired of this mock up. Brilliant!

[Dave McCoy]

In all seriousness they've changed their game for Covid and for us to retake the title next year I think we're going to have to do something similar.  They have slowed their game way down whereas I believe we still take shots (prior to this Arsenal game) faster than almost any team in the league upon gaining possession.

Figure most of our players will have some type of summer international involvement to where they'll barely get any rest before the new season.  Regardless of any purchases this summer and assuming full health we're still going to need to adjust in one way or another.

[Gaz75]

I never get tired of this mock up. Brilliant!

yes 🤣 it is brilliant.

[keyop]

As odd as it sounds, this is 100% spot on.

Back then they at least knew who they were. They stuck in there with their club despite the constant yo-yoing up and down the leagues. They had a quite admirable self-deprecating humour about them and a humility sadly lacking in their neighbours. You could also talk with them in a sensible manner too.

Sometimes, wanting something is not the same as having it. Of course, they always aspired to bigger things but, like what happens with some lottery winners, the reality isn't what they thought it would be. The same old insecurities are always present. The deep-seated feelings of being a fraud are always there too. Living on millionaires' row is one thing, but you always feel defensive and fraudulent when you realise the others earned their way to where they are now the hard way, but all you are is the local top-end drugs importer who grooms kiddies to sell your poison for you or someone who got lucky on the Lotto. You aren't going to fit in, and you get bitter about the fact. You have the trappings, but you get no respect. No one wants you there, no one respects you being there and, other than the arselickers and new hangers-on attracted to the money, no one cares about you either.

Abu Dhabi apologists will just have to learn to suck it up. The club they once followed is now dead and gone. Reputation launderers bought the name and have hijacked the game for their own selfish ends. There can be no respect for that from anyone who cares for football and cares for humanity. So, either own what you now are and get on with it, or shut the fuck up and stop whingeing and whining, pretending to be victims in all this.

Maybe the decent ones left who followed what was Manchester City could form their own club and salvage some self-respect once more. Maybe they could leave behind the abhorrent sportswash that has trashed their name and reputation and build something real back up again? It would mean pottering about in the lower leagues, but lets face it, that's were you were always at your happiest.

Brilliant summary of City as a club and what happens to self respect when you sell your soul.

[JRed]

I never get tired of this mock up. Brilliant!

Mock up? I thought it was real.

[Jm55]

I can live with City winning the league - they’ve been very good and we’ve had about as much bad luck as it’s possible to have so whatever, fairly sure we’ll be at least competing again next season.

What is absolutely galling, however, is that 2 games before we won it fans are prevented from going into the ground, we then have to play almost every game as champions behind closed doors, City now win it and by the looks of things just in time for fans to go back to the ground to celebrate it.

Unbelievable fucking luck.

[Crimson]

I can live with City winning the league - they’ve been very good and we’ve had about as much bad luck as it’s possible to have so whatever, fairly sure we’ll be at least competing again next season.

What is absolutely galling, however, is that 2 games before we won it fans are prevented from going into the ground, we then have to play almost every game as champions behind closed doors, City now win it and by the looks of things just in time for fans to go back to the ground to celebrate it.

Unbelievable fucking luck.

Don't think you'll notice much of a difference...

[mickeydocs]

I've said before that I'd take us winning 1 title to City's 2 every three years for the next 15.  I'd sign for it.  But if they were to ever beat us in a CL final for example, that would hurt badly.  I'd 'feel' something over that.

We would have won the league this year but for injuries. We were going really well right up until losing Matip. After that we had to move our midfield into defence. We stuffed them last year and we will do so again. They got lucky this season.

[Gray Hamster]

In all seriousness they've changed their game for Covid and for us to retake the title next year I think we're going to have to do something similar.  They have slowed their game way down whereas I believe we still take shots (prior to this Arsenal game) faster than almost any team in the league upon gaining possession.

Figure most of our players will have some type of summer international involvement to where they'll barely get any rest before the new season.  Regardless of any purchases this summer and assuming full health we're still going to need to adjust in one way or another.

As many have written about before, empty stadiums have massively helped city this year.  When the fans a are back (hopefully next season), will make a huge difference to the other teams.

[Gray Hamster]

As odd as it sounds, this is 100% spot on.

Back then they at least knew who they were. They stuck in there with their club despite the constant yo-yoing up and down the leagues. They had a quite admirable self-deprecating humour about them and a humility sadly lacking in their neighbours. You could also talk with them in a sensible manner too.

Sometimes, wanting something is not the same as having it. Of course, they always aspired to bigger things but, like what happens with some lottery winners, the reality isn't what they thought it would be. The same old insecurities are always present. The deep-seated feelings of being a fraud are always there too. Living on millionaires' row is one thing, but you always feel defensive and fraudulent when you realise the others earned their way to where they are now the hard way, but all you are is the local top-end drugs importer who grooms kiddies to sell your poison for you or someone who got lucky on the Lotto. You aren't going to fit in, and you get bitter about the fact. You have the trappings, but you get no respect. No one wants you there, no one respects you being there and, other than the arselickers and new hangers-on attracted to the money, no one cares about you either.

Abu Dhabi apologists will just have to learn to suck it up. The club they once followed is now dead and gone. Reputation launderers bought the name and have hijacked the game for their own selfish ends. There can be no respect for that from anyone who cares for football and cares for humanity. So, either own what you now are and get on with it, or shut the fuck up and stop whingeing and whining, pretending to be victims in all this.

Maybe the decent ones left who followed what was Manchester City could form their own club and salvage some self-respect once more. Maybe they could leave behind the abhorrent sportswash that has trashed their name and reputation and build something real back up again? It would mean pottering about in the lower leagues, but lets face it, that's were you were always at your happiest.

Agree with the starting again point, that’s what i would want.    They all just seem very confused and revert to this “defend ourselves at all costs” default attitude and create fictitious counter arguments, to defend their club and owners. 

They cannot realise that there is nothing really that can be defended or even worth defending. It is what it is .....   which is pretty ugly.

[Fromola]

I can live with City winning the league - they’ve been very good and we’ve had about as much bad luck as it’s possible to have so whatever, fairly sure we’ll be at least competing again next season.

What is absolutely galling, however, is that 2 games before we won it fans are prevented from going into the ground, we then have to play almost every game as champions behind closed doors, City now win it and by the looks of things just in time for fans to go back to the ground to celebrate it.

Unbelievable fucking luck.

It's only 10,000 though isn't it? In some ways it'd be worse if a few thousand could have got in for Chelsea because of all those that still missed out in the draw.

They will now get some in for the semi final of the cup (final) and the LC final, but again it's pot luck who actually gets tickets and it's still masks and socially distanced.

[RedSince86]

And still if they get a parade, I know this for fact, they will have been more fans at Anfield that night we clinched the title than they'll have at their parade down Deansgate.

[MD1990]

funny how they are winning the league & no one cares.

Hopefully they lose in Europe soon though

[Jm55]

It's only 10,000 though isn't it? In some ways it'd be worse if a few thousand could have got in for Chelsea because of all those that still missed out in the draw.

They will now get some in for the semi final of the cup (final) and the LC final, but again it's pot luck who actually gets tickets and it's still masks and socially distanced.

True,

Nevertheless it all just seems really unfair.

Nobodies fault like, just the situation but for both the players and the fans it’s gutting that they barely saw a face in the ground at any point after winning it.

I’d much rather 10,000 had got in than zero, even if I wasn’t one of them

Plus City probably won’t sell 10,000, so they won’t be arsed about the reduced amount allowed in.

[Fromola]

True,

Nevertheless it all just seems really unfair.

Nobodies fault like, just the situation but for both the players and the fans it’s gutting that they barely saw a face in the ground at any point after winning it.

I’d much rather 10,000 had got in than zero, even if I wasn’t one of them

Plus City probably won’t sell 10,000, so they won’t be arsed about the reduced amount allowed in.

If a crowd helps them stuff Everton i'll take it.

[Dim Glas]

Must have been nice for David Silva to win something meaningful yesterday.

[rob1966]

And still if they get a parade, I know this for fact, they will have been more fans at Anfield that night we clinched the title than they'll have at their parade down Deansgate.

There's more fans in the Albert on match day than watch their parade, the plastic, parade is two bus stops, twats.

[Red_Rich]

I'm glad there will be 8,000 fans at the LC final but how incredibly galling that they'll lift their next meaningless cup with fans to celebrate it.

I'm not as enthusiastic about the 10,000 at the final round of fixtures though.  I honestly don't think that's fair even though we'd have that advantage vs Palace at the final game.

Imagine a 3 or 4-way battle for top 4 on the last day and a couple of those teams are backed by support while others aren't?  Doesn't feel right to me.

[rob1966]

I'm glad there will be 8,000 fans at the LC final but how incredibly galling that they'll lift their next meaningless cup with fans to celebrate it.

I'm not as enthusiastic about the 10,000 at the final round of fixtures though.  I honestly don't think that's fair even though we'd have that advantage vs Palace at the final game.

Imagine a 3 or 4-way battle for top 4 on the last day and a couple of those teams are backed by support while others aren't?  Doesn't feel right to me.

I can't wait. Nobody celebrates a win like City

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/tn6fNYwtGc4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/tn6fNYwtGc4</a>

[Fromola]

I'm glad there will be 8,000 fans at the LC final but how incredibly galling that they'll lift their next meaningless cup with fans to celebrate it.

I'm not as enthusiastic about the 10,000 at the final round of fixtures though.  I honestly don't think that's fair even though we'd have that advantage vs Palace at the final game.

Imagine a 3 or 4-way battle for top 4 on the last day and a couple of those teams are backed by support while others aren't?  Doesn't feel right to me.

Aren't their plans for 10,000 for the penultimate round as well so every team gets 10k in for a game?

[Red_Rich]

I can't wait. Nobody celebrates a win like City

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/tn6fNYwtGc4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/tn6fNYwtGc4</a>

Blimey!  Is that a real thing?!

[Hazell]

Blimey!  Is that a real thing?!

Yep. It's the only real thing about them.

[Tobelius]

Blimey!  Is that a real thing?!

Even better than the real thing,such shiny happy people. Amazing!

[JRed]

I can't wait. Nobody celebrates a win like City

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/tn6fNYwtGc4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/tn6fNYwtGc4</a>

😂.
To be fair tho, I prefer it to the way their players celebrated on the plane back from Brighton.

[rob1966]

Blimey!  Is that a real thing?!

Oh aye, it was made by Etisalat. Such class from them

[6BigCups]

I can't wait. Nobody celebrates a win like City

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/tn6fNYwtGc4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/tn6fNYwtGc4</a>

Oh my god.

[Jshooters]

I’ve seen it so many times but it never fails to make me laugh!

‘Shout Hooray!’

[Brian Blessed]

While enjoying a pint of water in the pub.

[Jshooters]

While enjoying a pint of water in the pub.

 

My Mrs asked me what I was laughing at so I showed her the vid and pointed out the water drinkers. Needless to say she was equally as amused/bemused by it all

[paulrazor]

I can't wait. Nobody celebrates a win like City

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/tn6fNYwtGc4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/tn6fNYwtGc4</a>

the state of that

[redgriffin73]

I never get tired of this mock up. Brilliant!

Me too, makes me grin like a loon every time I see it!

[cdav]

Just a £126m operating loss announced in their financial results for 2019-20. Can see how they could spend £100m+ last summer now

[The G in Gerrard]

To paraphrase but did I hear a journalist ask Pep yesterday how will they compete with European Elite if they don't spend £100 million on one player?

Absurd!

[Legs]

To paraphrase but did I hear a journalist ask Pep yesterday how will they compete with European Elite if they don't spend £100 million on one player?

Absurd!

Probably a journo trying to get Pep to bite by saying £100m player if he says "we" will do they have the headline.

"Mbappe/Haaland to City"

[Dim Glas]

Probably a journo trying to get Pep to bite by saying £100m player if he says "we" will do they have the headline.

"Mbappe/Haaland to City"

sounds more like a bought question to try and make the worlds biggest chequebook manager look good.