Topic: Man City - cheating bastards rumbled

[12C]

Were they going for a male stripper troupe vibe?

The full Del Monte

[paulrazor]

a mate said when he saw it they look like extras from shawshank redemption

[Chris~]

Guardiola today having a dig at our "luck" when we beat them in the CL knockouts 

“You have to be many things and you have to be lucky,” he said. “In the knockout stages, the decisions in certain points are important, although we cannot control that. Last season and the previous ones – when we play in Liverpool and in the second game [against them], there were decisions … but you have to overcome. Many things happen but it’s football. I would like it to be more fair and hopefully it can be fair for both sides. I don’t like to win with the wrong decisions.”

 

Goals conceded over 2 legs when Guardiola's been knocked out of the Champions League going back: 4, 5, 6, 2, 5, 5, 3, 3.  Just always unlucky to concede so many. Can't see at being any different this year once they face a side with a quick, quality attack.

[Romford_Red]

Trying to mimic the CL winning Barca team of 2015.

Iniesta's all like 'Guys, can you just crop me out. Cheers. Thanks.'

[Romford_Red]

Imagine walking into THEM in a dark alley..

It'd be like you're in West Side Story! Fancy-boy dancing gangs 

Pretty sure that's Ruffio and his gang of lost boys.

[Musketeer Gripweed]

a mate said when he saw it they look like extras from shawshank redemption

The first thing I thought was Cool Hand Luke.

[Medellin]

City fan saying 'that's why the Etihad is never full' 

[MJD-L4]

City fan saying 'that's why the Etihad is never full' 

They should be giving tickets to whoever they can. Imagine the players faces if they actually walked out into a full Etihad for the first time. They'd look like kids on Christmas morning.

[harleydanger]

Iniesta's all like 'Guys, can you just crop me out. Cheers. Thanks.'

Iniesta on the phone to his agent pre-shoot: what the fuck do you mean my ‘no double denim homoerotic promotional shoots’ clause expired in the summer?!?

[Scouser-Tommy]

City fan saying 'that's why the Etihad is never full' 

Funny that, because the attendance figures that they peddle to the media general always say that it's still full.

[CraigDS]

City fan saying 'that's why the Etihad is never full' 

Was that sent to MansourbinZayedAlNahyan@gmail.com due to his order of 10,000 tickets?

[Clint Eastwood]

Another demonstration of their overwhelming amount of support:

https://twitter.com/City_Xtra/status/1232388396179476481

Shockingly, there's a lot of empty seats in that clip.  Yup, they can't even fill a fucking pub.

I've never heard them sing about their own club and achievements. There's always an agenda. Their fanbase screams insecure.

[FiSh77]

I've never heard them sing about their own club and achievements. There's always an agenda. Their fanbase screams insecure.

They sing "we're not really here"

Can't get any more about their achievements than that

[DelTrotter]

Surprised any of them have travelled, thought it was a meaningless, corrupt cup they want no part of?

[ToneLa]

Surprised any of them have travelled, thought it was a meaningless, corrupt cup they want no part of?

If they win it it's even more.. less.. corrupt... wait... is it... er... what...

  They're nuts.

[So… Howard Philips]

They sing "we're not really here"

Can't get any more about their achievements than that

And they've lodged their appeal;

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51643289

But what are those weird banners 'You saw me standing alone' all about?

And is the 'We're not really here' a reference to Paul Lake's autobiography 'I'm not really here' which deals with the appalling way City treated him after his cruciate ligament injury in 1990. Coincidentally, just before the injury, he was hoping for a move to....you guessed it, Liverpool.

[DelTrotter]

If they win it it's even more.. less.. corrupt... wait... is it... er... what...

  They're nuts.

  It is hard to keep up! Last season it was a shit bent tournament and anyone can win a cup, only the league matters, but this season amazingly from about November time it's become the pinnacle and the only one that matters. Not sure where their heads are at after the ban, I doubt they even know, they change their mind every 5 seconds!

[Sir Capon of Debaser]

[paulrazor]

It is hard to keep up! Last season it was a shit bent tournament and anyone can win a cup, only the league matters, but this season amazingly from about November time it's become the pinnacle and the only one that matters. Not sure where their heads are at after the ban, I doubt they even know, they change their mind every 5 seconds!

i kept thinking last year when us and city were neck and neck if you could offer each club one trophy each they would take the champions league and we would have the league

mind you im more than happy how it worked in the end

[classycarra]

And they've lodged their appeal;

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51643289

But what are those weird banners 'You saw me standing alone' all about?

And is the 'We're not really here' a reference to Paul Lake's autobiography 'I'm not really here' which deals with the appalling way City treated him after his cruciate ligament injury in 1990. Coincidentally, just before the injury, he was hoping for a move to....you guessed it, Liverpool.

Blue Moon lyric, isn't it.

Thinking about it, it's like the antithesis to YNWA.

"Standing alone", "Without a dream in my heart".

I'm sure it picks up by the end but I don't think even they get that far into the song it's so dour

[Branno]

Neal, Neal Orange (a)ppeal...

Blue Moon song...thats what happens you stray off the paths on go on the moors

[FiSh77]

And they've lodged their appeal;

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51643289

But what are those weird banners 'You saw me standing alone' all about?

And is the 'We're not really here' a reference to Paul Lake's autobiography 'I'm not really here' which deals with the appalling way City treated him after his cruciate ligament injury in 1990. Coincidentally, just before the injury, he was hoping for a move to....you guessed it, Liverpool.

It's from Luton when they had the ban on away fans, knew a couple of reds back then who had membership cards for Luton just so they could get to the away game

[FiSh77]

Arf!

[ToneLa]

Manchester City’s appeal against their two-year European ban and €30m (£25m) fine has been officially registered by the court of arbitration for sport (Cas).

City have vowed to fight the sanction imposed by Uefa on 14 February for breaching financial fair play regulations.

Although Cas did not indicate a time frame for the appeal process, it is expected to take several months.

In a statement Cas said: “The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has registered an appeal filed by Manchester City football club against the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).”

[King Kenny 7]

Trying to mimic the CL winning Barca team of 2015.

Meet the Gang cause the boys are here, the boys to entertain you!   

[Romford_Red]

Blue Moon lyric, isn't it.

Thinking about it, it's like the antithesis to YNWA.

"Standing alone", "Without a dream in my heart".

I'm sure it picks up by the end but I don't think even they get that far into the song it's so dour

I've never understood it as an anthem form them (besides the word 'blue').

Does anyone genuinely know why it's their song?

[ScouserAtHeart]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/26/manchester-city-falling-foul-of-ffp-in-1906-forgotten-story

[FiSh77]

I've never understood it as an anthem form them (besides the word 'blue').

Does anyone genuinely know why it's their song?

They started singing it during a lock in at Anfield after the opening game of the 89/90 season

[Romford_Red]

Fair play to them then.

I've many fond memories of sing-songs during a lock-in.

[deFacto please, you bastards]

Fun fact - Guardiola cannot speak more than 100 words without mentioning us.

I wonder did he mention the lucky decisions he got his way against Chelsea in 2008/2009 

[MJD-L4]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/26/manchester-city-falling-foul-of-ffp-in-1906-forgotten-story

A leopard never changes its spots. & they have the nerve to call us "Littlewoods F.C" 

[Jimmy Conway]

[SpionBob]

[Sir Capon of Debaser]

Fun fact - Guardiola cannot speak more than 100 words without mentioning us.

You and your wife must be very important to him

[boots]

10/10 Capon. 

[12C]

can’t breathe....
Capon you’re a mad bastard, Basset never played for City though

[Alan574]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/26/manchester-city-falling-foul-of-ffp-in-1906-forgotten-story

They have previous  Need to show Evertonian's this!

[Mighty Zeus]

Capon FOR FUCK'S SAKE HA HA

[Andy-oh-six]

Too inconsistent. You got allsorts from him. 

[ToneLa]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/26/manchester-city-falling-foul-of-ffp-in-1906-forgotten-story

Blueloon:

Guardian doing a piece on us breaking financial rules a century ago.

How anyone can say there’s no agenda, I’ll never know.

(there's lots of posts agreeing with this too!)

How there's no agenda? How about this, you nutters: because it's 1) the truth and 2) it's in the news right now making it relevant

Haha, even historical articles now are THE GRAND CONSPIRACY