City v Liverpool - Community Shield pre-match thread

[worsleyweb]

Its included in his rent.


Cheers, surprise about Mendy eh ?

Greengate! Well built those flats!!

 

[cleavers]

Greengate! Well built those flats!!

Yeah that's the place.

 

[worsleyweb]

Yeah that's the place.

Laportes penthouse is immense.

 

[Hoghead]

Laportes penthouse is immense.

Not 'massive' then?

 

[Chi-town blues]

26 people got herpes while voting city to lose .

 

[lightning Rodri]

VAR for this game plus new rules including:

Balls not having to leave the penalty area during goal-kicks
Players leaving the field at the nearest point upon substitution
Attacking players not allowed in a defensive wall
Non-contested drop ball procedure

Will be interesting to see how the first effects pressing of the opposition - defenders can be in the box but attackers have to be outside it - not sure whether this will be good or bad for us.

How will this be implemented ?

 

[the talisman]

How will this be implemented ?

Any City player within 5 yards of the defensive wall will be booked.

 

[lonestay]

The lush green grass of the Wembley penalty areas will prove to much for whoever is up front for the dippers, they will be compelled to get down and inspect it at every opportunity tomorrow ,with Red Tyler fully supporting their actions !

 

[richards30]

bravo
walker
stones
otamendi
zinchenko
rodri
de bruyne
bernardo
david silva
sane
sterling

 

[bluetonium]

Can't see Sane starting given what's happening with him now, his head probably won't be in the right place.

Can however see the dippers going out to hurt us and hurting themselves in the process, thanks to rushing players back. Expect an outcry of injustice Monday morning at them having lost a couple of players to injury due to fatigue or coming after one of ours with intent. Candles at the ready.

 

[jayfx]

26 people got herpes while voting city to lose .

Didn't you hear? Liverpool are going for the septuple this season.

 

[MillisleBlue]

A magnificent addition to an already well-stocked trophy cabinet, or
A glorified corned-beef tin rubbish trophy of no interest to the European elite

Get ready for Monday morning’s brain washing.

 

[George Hannah]

Somebody said they were the first team to appear in this without winning a trophy.

 

[aguero93:20]

Somebody said they were the first team to appear in this without winning a trophy.

Nah, rags in 99, Arsenal in 00 for starters.

 

[George Hannah]

Nah, rags in 99, Arsenal in 00 for starters.

Charity Shield I believe

 

[aguero93:20]

Charity Shield I believe

Same thing, just rebranded. Or are we the only team ever to win the league cup?

 

[Essembe]

This season, Liverpool are going for the quadruple...







...hubcaps

 

[George Hannah]

Same thing, just rebranded. Or are we the only team ever to win the league cup?

Fundamental difference, FA forced to abandon name by the Charity Commission - the League Cup is voluntarily sponsored.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Somebody said they were the first team to appear in this without winning a trophy.

City v Villa in 1972, City won

Derby won the league and Leeds won the FA Cup the previous season but both declined to play in the Charity Shield.

City had finished fourth and had won nowt the season before, played against Villa who were Third Division champions.

 

[aguero93:20]

Fundamental difference, FA forced to abandon name by the Charity Commission - the League Cup is voluntarily sponsored.

It's still exactly the same competition, but with a different name. Entry criteria hasn't changed, format hasn't changed, neither has the trophy.