Gets overlooked all the time by pundits, not just Walker today. It's not just what we do with the ball, but your movement without it. We are brilliant at it :)Walker's selfless lung busting decoy overlap was best for me - 2nd goal but third was a great finish
Laporte, played very well ..composed, good positioning, made right choices with the ball and even good 1 v 1 very useful asset for usVery comfortable in the end and some legs rested. Sheffield were very limited, defend deep and hit the long ball. Ortega very decent game, especially his passing. Akanje, Bernardo and Mahrez quality. I was one of the ones amongst many saying Mahrez should be subbed then he goes and does that lol.
It will never be like that again. Their tickets were available to anyone. Ours sold out to season ticket holders. Thousands of city fans congregated at the green man and even more on the roundabout and entered and left the stadium by that route. Wembley way itself was 90% United fans for that reason, which was where there were reports of bullying. City’s firm even ballsed the whole thing up by not even getting to Wembley way because they didn’t know their way about.I've no problems match-wise!
But, as I suspect from other posts, and I know myself after the last time we played them there, the Rag lowlife gathered all the way along the route back to Wembley Park, picking off smaller groups of Blues!
We walked up to the Green Man, and by the time we got back to Wembley Park, you could feel the remnants of what had happened.
Most City fans nowadays travel in mini buses, small coaches, so I expect, if we play the Rags, a similar scenario.
Anyway, all the best Blues, and what an end to the season! Fantastic!
And we would in the final!The last derby is still fresh in my mind and we did get shafted by the officials in that game.
That was a sly dig if you ask me from matter on faceYet Sam Twaterface on TV made a big point about all the blades fans making a big effort to get to wembley & said absolutely fuck all about the city fans?
I don't fear them DD, I've grown up with them, and know how they operate.It will never be like that again. Their tickets were available to anyone. Ours sold out to season ticket holders. Thousands of city fans congregated at the green man and even more on the roundabout and entered and left the stadium by that route. Wembley way itself was 90% United fans for that reason, which was where there were reports of bullying. City’s firm even ballsed the whole thing up by not even getting to Wembley way because they didn’t know their way about.
3 months later we played them in the charity shield and the situation was reversed. city’s lads marched up Wembley way unopposed and there were no problems for anyone.
I hate hearing blues with an inferiority complex There would be absolutely nothing whatsoever to be frightened of in a cup final. It would most likely be City’s day on and off the field.
Fucking cowards who shit their pants whenever you front-up to them, regardless of when or where.I don't fear them DD, I've grown up with them, and know how they operate.
Good to know it was different in the Charity Shield.
It's our year this!
& I bet some of our fans that made the trip to Munich and had all that trouble getting home still made the trip there as well. Utter bellend of a commentator.Yet Sam Twaterface on TV made a big point about all the blades fans making a big effort to get to wembley & said absolutely fuck all about the city fans?
I hope so. Brighton would bring the best out of City in the final and it would be a much more entertaining match than it would be against that pile of shite from Trafford.Even though I think they will give us a tougher game.
None appear to be on BBC.Any highlights on telly tonight?
Pleasant trip to Wembley to watch Energy Conservation
Really enjoyed the day today, left Bramhall at 11.00 this morning in & out of Wembley, with a comfortable win, back home at 10.15.Just this second walked through my front door in urmston which I am quite impressed with as I only left Wembley at 6.45! So door to door in 3 hours 45. Did club Wembley today and enjoyed it but a neutral semi final venue would be so much better. I am amazed we keep taking 30000 plus down! Imagine a southern club doing that 20 times in a decade up here?
TldrGot back about 10. Only 100 miles but it was very slow both ways.
That was a very easy semi final, but it was about time we had some luck with an easy semi final at the hectic time of the year when we've had to put out a second string against a top side, or rest others/struggled with injuries in recent seasons. This year, it seems written in the stars - easy semi; 1st leg of the Champs league semi final away; looking like we can put out a great team against Arsenal on Wednesday; you know what this is building towards, but I won't tempt fate by saying anything further.
It was great to see almost total control of that game and no threats from them after the 1st minute when Ortega saved us - the Sheffield forward should have done better, but, that's what you get at the lower level.
Winning in 2nd gear - very welcome. The young subs did well when they came on - they weren't up against much but it's good for their confidence to have that experience. Glad to see Gomes having a decent full 90 minutes. Gundo bossed it. Goalie and defence took the piss with possession play at times.
All in all, a great day. And well done Riyad Mahrez; what a player to have in your squad.