jimharri
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Had a few comments in work this morning about us having an extra man on our team on saturday evening, namely the ref. Mostly from dippers fans, the rags are keeping their heads down.
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Chelsea (N) | FA Cup SF | Post-Match Thread
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just say thanks for borrowing him as hes been playing for you all seasonHad a few comments in work this morning about us having an extra man on our team on saturday evening, namely the ref. Mostly from dippers fans, the rags are keeping their heads down.
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Didn't see you there!Woah we're the boys in blue...we're coming back to Wembley!
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I might be in a minority but I thought City were the better side on Saturday. Views on how a game has gone tend to be clouded by the expectations beforehand. Chelsea missing a couple of good chances doesn't make them unlucky. Some of the underlying statistics are stark: City/Chelsea attacks 119:64, dangerous attacks 82:35. In fact, every stat indicates that City were much the better side, other than the ridiculous xg.
Which is remarkable after the previous Wednesday night.
Which is remarkable after the previous Wednesday night.
bladdered
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I'm still here! Last few sups before the train home.Didn't see you there!
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Chelsea had the better chances, but Ortega's there to keep the ball out of the net. We had 62 per cent possession and 14 shots to Chelsea's 10. A deserved win over a side that had 5 days to prepare.How the bloody fuck did we win that?! For once we did a bit of a smash and grab.
Ortega and Doku joint MOTM.
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Exactly.I might be in a minority but I thought City were the better side on Saturday. Views on how a game has gone tend to be clouded by the expectations beforehand. Chelsea missing a couple of good chances doesn't make them unlucky. Some of the underlying statistics are stark: City/Chelsea attacks 119:64, dangerous attacks 82:35. In fact, every stat indicates that City were much the better side, other than the ridiculous xg.
Which is remarkable after the previous Wednesday night.
smevchenko
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The problem with this argument is that Arsenal v Chelsea is scheduled for Tuesday night and on TNT Sports. So that game needs to be moved to accommodate Chelsea playing on the Sunday.Lineker said he might be their fault. It definitely was! We should have had the Sunday game.
TNT won't accept it being moved because on Wednesday you have Everton v Liverpool on SKY so the potential viewing figures will be affected, and the same if you move it to Thursday because Brighton v City is on SKY (plus Chelsea play again Saturday so Thursday is defo not an option).
We are in bed with the broadcasters because of how much money we get from them, so shitty schedules are part and parcel of the game now especially when we generally go far in every competition.
And whilst I understand Pep's frustration with it, and this is borne from clubs having intense schedules and limited room later in the season, it appears somewhat at odds with the club (and all the others in the PL that benefit from increased broadcasting and exposure) not complaining at all about an expanded group stage in the Champions League!
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I think you could have just summed it all up by saying Chelsea were shit….lolI might be in a minority but I thought City were the better side on Saturday. Views on how a game has gone tend to be clouded by the expectations beforehand. Chelsea missing a couple of good chances doesn't make them unlucky. Some of the underlying statistics are stark: City/Chelsea attacks 119:64, dangerous attacks 82:35. In fact, every stat indicates that City were much the better side, other than the ridiculous xg.
Which is remarkable after the previous Wednesday night.
Seriously though, they had a great opportunity to run us ragged but they were too preoccupied with keeping their defensive lines and looking for counter attacks and balls over the top for someone to run onto….embarrassing
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We don't have access to the internet all the time over here in FL, and I've just seen that Nicolas Jackson was racially abused.
My first thought was that it was City Supporters at Wembley, but I was "relieved" upon further reading to find that it was via social media.
Racism is a disgusting practice, and shouldn't be tolerated in any form. I apologise to all those at the game on Saturday for even thinking that they might have had anything to do with it, and I utterly condemn the scumbags, who have stooped so low.
My first thought was that it was City Supporters at Wembley, but I was "relieved" upon further reading to find that it was via social media.
Racism is a disgusting practice, and shouldn't be tolerated in any form. I apologise to all those at the game on Saturday for even thinking that they might have had anything to do with it, and I utterly condemn the scumbags, who have stooped so low.