Club World Cup - Summer 2025

[JASR]

That's not Kolo, it's just a guy that works at a car dealership

Coaching football is very much like making love to a beautiful woman. You have to guide them, to be at the top of your game, you always look for the head, and when the opportunity presents itself you slam it in from the edge of the box.

 

[GX Blue]

That's not Kolo, it's just a guy that works at a car dealership

Great to see Francois back out there and leaving the car game behind him.

 

[skillman]

My rag mate the other day said that Fifa/UEFA have made a deal with City letting us spend what we want now - hence the spending in January and so far this Summer - so we’re ‘ok’ with getting a transfer ban.

When I reminded him that the charges were the PL, not UEFA/Fifa, he said “yeah well they’ll be working together”.

 

[Bournemouth Blue]

I wasn’t bothered about the CWC until I started reading an article by Carragher, within two sentences it was obvious he was complaining because the love of his life wasn’t included. Now I really want us to win it.

 

[Bournemouth Blue]

when did kolo toure get added to the back room staff?...just watching today's training session that's been added on YouTube and there he is

Keep up!

 

[skillman]

Love seeing Kolo in this. Offering advice and running the drills side of training. Like seeing an old friend back!

He’s obviously a good coach and his leadership from his playing days can only help.

Just nice to see a fresh, new-looking squad and back room staff!

 

[Manchester_lalala]

At the airport now with a pint waiting for the flight to New York. A two week family trip around some of America with 2 City matches included. Buzzing for it now, hopefully catch up with a few of you in Philly and Orlando.

Hope you’ve packed a rain jacket, wash out in New York.

 

[Blue Coop]

The prize money in this is serious isn’t it. I had no idea. I just read it’s worth about $125m to the winner because of the bonuses of winning games and progressing each round. No wonder there was such a transfer push!

 

[pgcity]

Warm but rainy and big trump protest near where we are in manhattan. Anyone one fancy meeting up tonight to watch inter Miami?

 

[Corky]

The prize money in this is serious isn’t it. I had no idea. I just read it’s worth about $125m to the winner because of the bonuses of winning games and progressing each round. No wonder there was such a transfer push!

See pages 191/192.

 

[Blue Maverick]

Hope they’ve gone by Tuesday I need to run up those steps

 

[SouthStandStander]

Anyone one fancy meeting up tonight to watch inter Miami?

Bluemoon dating is in Off Topic

 

[Alexia_Ko]

I just realised we’re on the same side of the bracket as RM.

 

[TinFoilHat]

I just realised we’re on the same side of the bracket as RM.

City v Inter Miami final

;)

 

[Norbert D]

I wasn’t bothered about the CWC until I started reading an article by Carragher, within two sentences it was obvious he was complaining because the love of his life wasn’t included. Now I really want us to win it.

I never read anything by Spit, Rat, Slimy Stone etc. don’t give the vermin time of day.

 

[RiversideBlue]

Coaching football is very much like making love to a beautiful woman. You have to guide them, to be at the top of your game, you always look for the head, and when the opportunity presents itself you slam it in from the edge of the box.

Just be careful not to get caught off side too often

 

[The perfect fumble]

 

[Corky]

I just realised we’re on the same side of the bracket as RM.

Any side could be on either side of the draw, entirely down to finishing 1st or 2nd.

 

[bluenova]

Compare Reijnders giving an interview in English, with Alexander-Arnold reading a pre-prepared script...

 

[SamTheGuru]

I am starting to feel like this competition may be worth watching and I am looking forward to it. I hope we take it seriously. It could potentially set us off to a flying start to the season.