Manchester City Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2024/25

Masala

So good..... I am gonna watch it again on Match of the Day!!!!

blueser

https://twitter.com/ManCity/status/1359142428687683584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1359142428687683584%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=

The haircut's never changed!

blueser

Rodri clogged. Not sure what Swansea hope to gain with their overly physical approach. It's not going to win them the game at this stage, is it?

blueser

Job done. Home draw in the q/f (not bothered who against) would be nice. Hope Rodder's injury isn't as bad as it looked.

POKERKING

Another record broken and still in all competitions...lifes good!

blueser

POKERKING wrote: »

Another record broken and still in all competitions...lifes good!

https://twitter.com/ESPNFC/status/1359583187580694532?s=19

blueser

https://twitter.com/City_Chief/status/1359952894326358024?s=19

feedthegoat

Another big game, no Diaz but Aguero on bench, hope for another win, keep possession and tíre a tired Spurs

SEPT 23 1989

WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

blueser

Job done. Onto Goodison in midweek.

blueser

https://twitter.com/City_Xtra/status/1360672743067418635?s=19


Not bad, considering we were only founded in 2008.

blueser

Big game on wednesday at Goodison, our "game in hand". Get a win there, and we'll be 10 pts ahead of utd and Leicester, and 16 pts ahead of Liverpool. Plus GD on all of them. Great incentive not to do a "typical City" performance.

SEPT 23 1989

Different class in the second half

I think that team has another gear in them which is frightening when you think about it

blueser

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Different class in the second half

I think that team has another gear in them which is frightening when you think about it

Yep. We dozed through that first half. I'd imagine Pep would have been raging at that performance in the dressing room at HT. Much, much better in the second half. Two cracking goals from Riyad and Bernardo. And way more intensity.

weldoninhio

I guess those in the media and online asking if Pep could/had his heart in it, to rebuild the team have their answer.

Islander13

This season has been a Pep masterclass. However if he doesnt win the CL he'll have mud thrown at him as per. Only he can win a treble and have it cast as a failure

Would love him to win it this year but a part of me wants to wait until fans back in the stadium. Would be something miserable about winning it for the first time behind closed doors

Joe Exotic

Islander13 wrote: »

This season has been a Pep masterclass. However if he doesnt win the CL he'll have mud thrown at him as per. Only he can win a treble and have it cast as a failure

Would love him to win it this year but a part of me wants to wait until fans back in the stadium. Would be something miserable about winning it for the first time behind closed doors

And people will always then have a question mark after it if city win the CL this year.

Covid blah blah blah doesn't count blah blah blah

TFBubendorfer

Joe Exotic wrote: »

And people will always then have a question mark after it if city win the CL this year.

Covid blah blah blah doesn't count blah blah blah

Let them add as many question marks as they want. It would only show their lack of class

blueser

I was nervous coming into this month. It was a tricky run of fixtures....

Burnley A
Liverpool A
Spurs H
Everton A
Arsenal A

And West Ham at home next weekend to come. But, 5 wins out of 5 so far, with just 3 goals conceded. You can't ask for any more than that.

Hitchens

What I find very satisfying is that the capability is now there to defend a 1 - 0 lead for 90 minutes!

Islander13

You know things are going well when the mancs and scousers start complaining about the spending!

Nunu

Islander13 wrote: »

You know things are going well when the mancs and scousers start complaining about the spending!

Mancs? What are City?

Islander13

Nunu wrote: »

Mancs? What are City?

Sorry, thought that it would have been clear I was talking about united

Joe Exotic

Islander13 wrote: »

You know things are going well when the mancs and scousers start complaining about the spending!

Any Particular Article or jsut something you have noticed in general

Islander13

Joe Exotic wrote: »

Any Particular Article or jsut something you have noticed in general

Miguel Delaneys latest article in the independent but general twitter chat what I'm picking up. Anecdotal stuff really

~Rebel~

Islander13 wrote: »

Miguel Delaneys latest article in the independent but general twitter chat what I'm picking up. Anecdotal stuff really

That's a constant issue for Miguel, he's been writing about the damage of the growing wealth gap in football for years, regardless who's winning or losing. Spoken about it for years on various podcasts etc too. It's sort of his 'thing'.

blueser

~Rebel~ wrote: »

That's a constant issue for Miguel, he's been writing about the damage of the growing wealth gap in football for years, regardless who's winning or losing. Spoken about it for years on various podcasts etc too. It's sort of his 'thing'.

Delaney is a hypocrite. Banging on about us being "state owned"club. He works for the independent newspaper.....

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/jul/23/evening-standard-and-independent-unable-to-rebut-concerns-over-saudi-ownership

I await his resignation from that paper on ethical grounds.

POKERKING

Islander13 wrote: »

Miguel Delaneys latest article in the independent but general twitter chat what I'm picking up. Anecdotal stuff really

My mates all liverpool and united fans have started talking about having not mentioned it in at least a year.... its always a good sign!

~Rebel~

blueser wrote: »

Delaney is a hypocrite. Banging on about us being "state owned"club. He works for the independent newspaper.....

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/jul/23/evening-standard-and-independent-unable-to-rebut-concerns-over-saudi-ownership

I await his resignation from that paper on ethical grounds.

Ah come on that’s total nonsense... what you’re saying is that the ownership structure of his employer’s parent company SHOULD preclude him from discussing relevant subjects like the increasing wealth gap in football, or sports washing, when obviously the opposite is the case.

I’d agree with you if for instance he’d previously discussed these issues before, but while working for a state investment vehicle owned company stopped talking about it. But that’s obviously not the case.

blueser

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Ah come on that’s total nonsense... what you’re saying is that the ownership structure of his employer’s parent company SHOULD preclude him from discussing relevant subjects like the increasing wealth gap in football, or sports washing, when obviously the opposite is the case.

I’d agree with you if for instance he’d previously discussed these issues before, but while working for a state investment vehicle owned company stopped talking about it. But that’s obviously not the case.

Fine. You're perfectly entitled to your opinion. As am I. We'll have to agree to differ.

~Rebel~

blueser wrote: »

Fine. You're perfectly entitled to your opinion. As am I. We'll have to agree to differ.

My post was written too harshly, apologies (I am not a morning person), I just strongly disagree with this somewhat recent trend that people can only have a voice and opinion if they're whiter than white themselves. Reality is gray. A good point is a good point regardless where it's coming from, and deserves discussion on its own merits.

blueser

~Rebel~ wrote: »

My post was written too harshly, apologies (I am not a morning person), I just strongly disagree with this somewhat recent trend that people can only have a voice and opinion if they're whiter than white themselves. Reality is gray. A good point is a good point regardless where it's coming from, and deserves discussion on its own merits.

Apologies aren't necessary, and weren't expected.

blueser

Not brilliant tonight, a long way off it if we're being honest. A 2nd gear display, but a win's a win, I guess. Joao, Rodri and Bernie were, for me, our best players tonight. On to West Ham on ssturday lunchtime, which won't be easy.


W x 19

TFBubendorfer

Gladbach were so poor last night I think they dragged the City team down a level with them. How on earth did they manage to get through the group stages and knock Inter out in the process? Even West Brom or Sheffield United gave us more of a game!

Anyway, that's the easiest progression into the next round we could have imagined.

blueser

TFBubendorfer wrote: »

Gladbach were so poor last night I think they dragged the City team down a level with them. How on earth did they manage to get through the group stages and knock Inter out in the process? Even West Brom or Sheffield United gave us more of a game!

Anyway, that's the easiest progression into the next round we could have imagined.

Arguably, the hardest/trickiest game we've had on this run was at Cheltenham in the cup. Going into that last 15 minutes, I was getting flashbacks to the likes of Shrewsbury/Halifax/Forest/Wigan (several times!) etc. Certainly tougher than the likes of Spurs, Liverpool, Everton or utd gave us. Was that down to us taking them for granted? Or them playing out of their skins? Possibly, a combination of both.

blueser

Very mediocre performance. But, at this stage of the season, it's all about results. Winning ugly. On to Wolves in midweek. Can see Pep shaking it up. Cancelo and Bernie back in the side. Possibly Gabby as well.


W x 20

SEPT 23 1989

It’s shaping up to be something very special this year

Hitchens

It was always going to be a tricky one .......but on we go

blueser

Not bad.....

POKERKING

You know things are going well when opposition fans bring out the “how much did you spend” lines...onwards and upwards!

blueser

I'm assuming we're all going back to being Chelsea fans tomorrow. Just like we were before City was founded in Sept 2008.

TFBubendorfer

blueser wrote: »

I'm assuming we're all going back to being Chelsea fans tomorrow. Just like we were before City was founded in Sept 2008.

Goes without saying!

I think today we carried Kun, KDB and Torres, who are all rusty and not on top of their game. Also, West Ham are a much better team than they are usually getting credit for. Just compare how they were able to play the ball out from the back compared to Gladbach in midweek!

blueser

So; our remaining fixtures.....

Wolves H
utd H
Saints H
Fulham A
Leicester A
Leeds H
Villa A
Palace A
Chelsea H
Newcastle A
Brighton H
Everton H

We're on 62 pts now. Leicester and utd can get to 88 pts if they win their remaining 13 games (not both of them, though, as they've to play each other). So, we need 9 wins (or the equivalent in wins and draws; 8+3) to be mathematically certain of the title. I'd hope we won't need quite that many pts. Low 80s, maybe.

SEPT 23 1989

Financial doping no fans etc

We must be getting close

loobylou

blueser wrote: »

I'm assuming we're all going back to being Chelsea fans tomorrow. Just like we were before City was founded in Sept 2008.

Be giving a shout for Arteta too!

blueser

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Financial doping no fans etc

We must be getting close

You forgot "Sportswashing". The fact that CAS cleared us of those charges seems not to matter to some. They know better than CAS, I guess.

SEPT 23 1989

Has a post disappeared or have I downed too much porter

Long day

Islander13

Setting a world record for consecutive wins in the HISTORY of football has to be a target worth shooting for. 5 more wins I think to break it. United the danger fixture

blueser

Come on you Gooners.


Christ, I feel dirty saying that.

Hitchens

blueser wrote: »

Come on you Gooners.


Christ, I feel dirty saying that.

the enemy of my enemy is my friend