Media Thread 2020/21

[Fred_Quimby]

I watched the Dortmund game and my immediate reaction was that he needs to eradicate that from his game.

Took his shirt off, threw it to a Koln player, didn’t even wait for the Koln player to return the favour and didn’t shake any hands before walking down the tunnel.

He would be right at home at the swamp then.

 

[aguero93:20]

Because they aren't selling enough any newspapers now they have to get more and more sensational/ridiculous with each new story.
So basically, City have to lose to keep the falsely perceived romance of the FA cup intact?

Trophies are only romantic when won by the plucky underdogs the rags and dippers. Cup ties are only romantic either when these teams win or a smaller team (and hence a more beatable one for these 2 teams) manages to knock out one of the handful of clubs that can pose a genuine threat to these 2 brave, odds-upsetting outsiders.

 

[Horlocksleftpeg]

He would be right at home at the swamp then.

It was very brattish behaviour to be honest and wouldn’t like to see a city player react that way.

 

[Roy Munson]

Short arsed dullard

Oliver Holt always looks like he's just woken up after sleeping in a shop doorway. The fucking tramp.

 

[Blue Mist]

What is the point of MOTD? 10 minute highlights. And 10 minutes of inane punditry. An utter waste of time!

It's a great way to use all the tv licence money surplus. Lineakar on 2 mill a year is not enough waste, let's bring in Dan Walker and 2new pundits.

 

[lefty goldblatt]

Oliver Holt always looks like he's just woken up after sleeping in a shop doorway. The fucking tramp.

Sporting the mid 80's prog rocker hair do, with the top button undone and loosely tied tie look.

Trend setting hip guy.....in his mid 50's. I bet he's beating the ladies off with a shitty stick.

 

[Centurions]

I watched the Dortmund game and my immediate reaction was that he needs to eradicate that from his game.

Took his shirt off, threw it to a Koln player, didn’t even wait for the Koln player to return the favour and didn’t shake any hands before walking down the tunnel.

You want him to eradicate any passion or emotion from his game?

 

[aguero93:20]

Oliver Holt always looks like he's just woken up after sleeping in a shop doorway. The fucking tramp.

Not a hope. No self respecting shopkeeper/manager would let him sleep in their doorway.

 

[Horlocksleftpeg]

You want him to eradicate any passion or emotion from his game?

There’s ways you can use that passion and emotion and showing disrespect to the opposition because you didn’t like the result isn’t one of them.

 

[jrb]

City are mentioned 'under' the main headline.

Daily Mirror.

Real Madrid growing in confidence over Erling Haaland transfer in blow to Man Utd and Chelsea

 

[tommy116]

so in reality he is calling Everton the plucky underdog a team who have spent 400m in the last few years.

Click bait pure and simple, proper journalism is dead, what we have is click baiters writing anything and everything to get a reaction to get numbers up. Don’t help them just ignore.

 

[laserblue]

If I remember correctly Derek Temple, Evertons cup final winner from a few years earlier was in the Wigan team. Well past his best.
Was it not round this time Wigan had their application to join the League refused because they gave gifts to the selection panel.

You're correct about Temple although I hadn't heard about the bungs.

 

[old blue]

You're correct about Temple although I hadn't heard about the bungs.

I think that it was something silly, like watches or pens. It was down to the establishment to deny them a place. I cannot remember which team were awarded the spot.

 

[Asa's left peg]

You want him to eradicate any passion or emotion from his game?

Youre right, its just that we don't sign 'billy big bollocks' type players now. There may be a reason for what he did other than that - he's certainly not showed it until now. Hopefully it's frustation that he can't join god and jesus's club until next season.

 

[old blue]

Something else came to mind about that match, I might be wrong but it was first game with the new stand opening at the Scoreboard end.

 

[Plays By Sense Of Smell]

Short arsed dullard

What a petty-minded individual.
I guess all of the favourites should step aside in every game so that the romance can live on.

Here's your trophy for taking part Ollie.

 

[chesterbells]

Short arsed dullard

I’m sure he’ll take the same line when Chelsea win today. Or maybe not ...

 

[laserblue]

I think that it was something silly, like watches or pens. It was down to the establishment to deny them a place. I cannot remember which team were awarded the spot.

All the bottom 4 were re-elected that season. Wigan got 14 votes but Newport and Hartlepool got 33 each, Barrow 38 and Lincoln 47.
Coincidentally all 4 have been or still are in non-league.

Cambridge United took Bradford PA's place in 1970. Hereford took Barrow's place in 1972 after a tie and a re-vote. Wigan finally got elected in 1978, taking Southport's place, a year after Wimbledon took Workington's place.

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

Wigan Athletic in that cup tie is the only time I can recall City being drawn against a non-league side. Then again, I've only been going since 1968.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Short arsed dullard

Whereas those respectful of the cup's romance seek to get knocked out at the first opportunity or don't play in it.