Noisy Neighbours - the Man City thread

[nirvana]

You can have as much as you like on "it's all a complete load of bollocks" with me at even money.

So far the European super league plans they claimed to have exposed have been shot down.

Amazing how people just lap stuff up and take everything at face value.

Maybe it will all come out in the wash, who knows eh?

Of course the united and arsenal fans are getting wood at the thought of some untoward stuff going on, but its all hot air at the moment so put those semis away.

Not me. Couldn't care less about off field matters or pretend curbs on the ludicrous excess of EPL footie.

[TightEnd]

How Pep Guardiola became king of big six | by paul joyce https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/how-pep-guardiola-became-king-of-big-six-pqpfjr6w0

[Marky147]

You can have as much as you like on "it's all a complete load of bollocks" with me at even money.

So far the European super league plans they claimed to have exposed have been shot down.

Amazing how people just lap stuff up and take everything at face value.

Maybe it will all come out in the wash, who knows eh?

Of course the united and arsenal fans are getting wood at the thought of some untoward stuff going on, but its all hot air at the moment so put those semis away.

Not me. Couldn't care less about off field matters or pretend curbs on the ludicrous excess of EPL footie.

Same as that, but I guess I'm not really a proper fan anymore.

I don't travel up to games, or sit in the pub all weekend watching games

[TightEnd]

1977-78

Every single member of man c staff poses

directors at front, laundry and players at the back

[Tal]

I never knew Ginger Baker played in goal.

[Archer]

1977-78

Every single member of man c staff poses

directors at front, laundry and players at the back

40 years ago - time flies.
City were pretty good back then. Finished runners-up to Liverpool the season before by just 1 point and 4th in 77/78 with a top 4 of Forest, Liverpool, Everton and City. It was the start of Liverpool's golden years and they won their first European Cups in 77 and 78.

Well supported as well. 3rd after United and Liverpool in the average attendance stakes.

Picking on just 1 player from the photo - Brian Kidd. He's had an incredible career, won the European Cup with United 50 years ago, played also for City, Arsenal and Everton. 10 years with sir alex and the early PL success and the last 10 years or so at City under the new regime.

  

[TightEnd]

Manchester City fans’ defence of UAE shows sportswashing in action

(some fans)

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2018/nov/24/manchester-city-fans-defence-uae-sportswashing-tribal-loyalty

[teddybloat]

a lot of people dont even know or care who owns man city. people who wear funny robes and have summat to do with oil would be the impression of the majority of people who just like to read the back pages and buzz off a super sunday of premier league rush-ball.

we dont care about FFP, if the football is boss and the competition healthy then that's enough for us. people diving is far more likely to cause the heckles to rise than the bleatings of man united and real madrid.

in the women's game they dont have relegation after a cerrtian point. to be promoted you have to be elected by the people above. blackburn ladies have won their division two years in a row yet can't get promoted, yet a side like man u can stump up a lump sum and take a spot at the top table.

that rankles more with football fans sense of fairness than a situation where you pays your money and takes your chances on the field. city break FFP rules yet leicester can win the league. united can out-earn most of the domestic pyramid put together and can produce turgid mid table fodder for football.

as for the political, again we dont care. it's not our domain.

if it was affecting fairness in a more insidious way i.e on the pitch then we would care - for example i think the transgender debate will get very heated when women's sports start getting dominated by men self id'ing as women. but again it's on-field fairness we care about.

football fans like to watch good football and a controversy is someone being an inch offside. we'll deal with the political in the political sphere or when it encroaches onto the pitch.

until then, yah pretty 6-0 football what's not to love

[tikay]

Padraig Parkinson‏ @padraigpoker · 16m16 minutes ago 



 

Manchester City to increase stadium capacity by adding another 2200 extra empty seats

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Padraig Parkinson‏ @padraigpoker · 16m16 minutes ago 



 

Manchester City to increase stadium capacity by adding another 2200 extra empty seats


Fake news; we're actually looking to add another 8000 empty seats.

[TightEnd]

suggestions of a ban from next season's CL

Man City faces repercussions with UEFA leadership believing it was misled on finances to comply with FFP

https://apnews.com/b51601666b004743b4bcad63b76e9fc4

[Archer]

suggestions of a ban from next season's CL

Man City faces repercussions with UEFA leadership believing it was misled on finances to comply with FFP

https://apnews.com/b51601666b004743b4bcad63b76e9fc4

again, nothing new released.

Champions League ban remote according to Conn in the Guardian:

[kukushkin88]

He’s my favourite player these days, just on the enemies enemy rule alone.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46498849

If I was in charge of a moderate socialist government. The only truly left field policy would be that all copies of the Sun, Mail and Express would, by law, have to be sold with a (entirely optional) free cyanide capsule attached to the front cover.

[Archer]

He’s my favourite player these days, just on the enemies enemy rule alone.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46498849

If I was in charge of a moderate socialist government. The only truly left field policy would be that all copies of the Sun, Mail and Express would, by law, have to be sold with a (entirely optional) free cyanide capsule attached to the front cover.

I like the enemies enemy rule

The support for him today has been brilliant and this is v good from this evenings  MNF:

[Pokerpops]

Sterling has shown a lot of character over the last couple of seasons, and (through gritted teeth) has become a far better player.
I look forward to him being an England stalwart alongside other Manchester based players over the next ten years or so.
Stones, Walker, Rashford, Lingard, Sterling. Decent 5-a-side team there.