Young Boys (H) | CL | Post Match Thread

Just got back, 1 question and 1 observation.

Question - what the fuck were the boys fans doing with the yellow and black bin bags, and leaving the bottom section completely empty only to all run out at once when the teams were announced, crazy

Observation- same as last season the light show kills an atmosphere, not creates one.
 
Seems you need to be a member of the magic circle to be a a Young Boys fan.

How they managed to produce a change of clothing, scarves, flares, flags and hankies was remarkable.

They must have had an A4 version of Mary Poppins bag to get all their stuff in.

All that whilst chanting using sotto voce. Guess they can‘t make noises over a certain decibel level.

Simple match. No shots against at all. Should have scored more, but it really didn’t matter.
 
uwerosler28 said:
Just got back, 1 question and 1 observation.

Question - what the fuck were the boys fans doing with the yellow and black bin bags, and leaving the bottom section completely empty only to all run out at once when the teams were announced, crazy

Observation- same as last season the light show kills an atmosphere, not creates one.
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not sure it makes a difference if there was no light show most would still be in concourse until players come out anyway
 
A good game for mental confidence and to get that ruthless mentality back 9 goals in the last two games there will be tougher tests we are starting to adapt to Kevs absence
 
Haaland‘s penalty kick is very impressive , not sure about the digits but he takes them really really well every time .His second goal was just a regular thunderbastard andy carrol could only dream when he is not sober.

Anyone got eddie’s best map?
 
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A good run out where we had four jobs to do.

1. Rotate the squad

2. Win & qualify

3. Avoid injuries

4. Avoid red cards

We achieved three out of four.

I'm absolutely gutted about Stones who's been imperious since his return. Pep said it seems like a recurrence of his previous injury & he'll be out for a while. :-(

Hopefully Akanji's back injury isn't too serious & doesn't keep him out too long.

Thankfully the Viking was OK to play, & he seemed full of beans. His second goal was an absolute howitzer running across the edge of the area, with an unstoppable shot to finish.

Foden's goal was one of sheer brilliance! His control, movement, the two touches & the finish were world class.

We did what we needed to do, but were profligate with our finishing. It was hard not to expect an easy night, but so it more or less proved with us being able to utilise the bench & not really exert ourselves too much.

We've got a tough run of fixtures coming up & need to rest & rotate the squad as best we can, because the drop off to Philips, Nunes & Bobb is too much if injuries strike as we found out against Newcastle, Wolves & Arsenal.

We need to be fully prepared for a tough away fixture against Chelsea on Sunday, where Sterling & Palmer will have a point to prove.
 
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Not much to take from that. They were just a really poor side that can't compete with a team as good as ours. Hard to judge anybody when we're so superior to the opposition. Complete walk in the park, just about getting it done which we did with ease and getting out injury free which unfortunately we couldn't manage.

losing stones once again Is a huge blow, even moreso when you see the fixtures ahead and what he is likely to miss. him and walker and the two defenders we need available as they're unique, the others are somewhat interchangeable. Akanji pulling out of the lineup too is far from ideal that, could now leave us with just 4 fit defenders with our crazy decision to go intonthe season with just 6 defenders.

Special shout out to gmp's finest who once again stood motionless at the front and watched on as another set of away fans come to the etihad and are allowed to launch absolutely anything they want into the home ends. They do that in leipzig or belgrade or any other country and they get leathered by the local police.

City and the police must be liable for a failure to provide adequate protection, it's every fucking champions league game.

And whoever threw the blue flare on the pitch from our end is a grade A wanker, hope you're found and banned
 
I feel like the season starts this weekend. Chelski is our first potential bogie team we are going to face.
 
ninjamonkey said:
Not much to take from that. They were just a really poor side that can't compete with a team as good as ours. Hard to judge anybody when we're so superior to the opposition. Complete walk in the park, just about getting it done which we did with ease and getting out injury free which unfortunately we couldn't manage.

losing stones once again Is a huge blow, even moreso when you see the fixtures ahead and what he is likely to miss. him and walker and the two defenders we need available as they're unique, the others are somewhat interchangeable. Akanji pulling out of the lineup too is far from ideal that, could now leave us with just 4 fit defenders with our crazy decision to go intonthe season with just 6 defenders.

Special shout out to gmp's finest who once again stood motionless at the front and watched on as another set of away fans come to the etihad and are allowed to launch absolutely anything they want into the home ends. They do that in leipzig or belgrade or any other country and they get leathered by the local police.

City and the police must be liable for a failure to provide adequate protection, it's every fucking champions league game.

And whoever threw the blue flare on the pitch from our end is a grade A wanker, hope you're found and banned
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The flare set off by an 1894 member who ran off and a guy picked it up and threw it?

Hope the 1894 fella gets banned as well......wanker he was!
 
Just back from the game and heard about Stones.
That’s put a dampener on the evening.
 
uwerosler28 said:
Just got back, 1 question and 1 observation.

Question - what the fuck were the boys fans doing with the yellow and black bin bags, and leaving the bottom section completely empty only to all run out at once when the teams were announced, crazy

Observation- same as last season the light show kills an atmosphere, not creates one.
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Come and have a go if you think your neutral enough !!!
 
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