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thegoatsthegoat said:
Feared the worst when they pulled it back. Absolutely beautiful to have them out early. Same with the FA Cup please. Let' not have them stumble to another pot during this shocking era.

They are getting battered all over the media today. Lovely.
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Mercilessly so on talksport. At the end of each segment they play that clip of Amorim on the mic at old Trafford telling the gullible that the good times are coming.
Sesko’s 10th in line for pens getting hammered.

As you say, lovely.
 
At least they're still a top 4 club.

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LangleyBlue1970 said:
Mercilessly so on talksport. At the end of each segment they play that clip of Amorim on the mic at old Trafford telling the gullible that the good times are coming.
Sesko’s 10th in line for pens getting hammered.

As you say, lovely.
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Yeah, there will be some in the media thread complaining it isn't happening though. Talksport is slaughtering them as you say.

Yeah bizarre with Sesko, being 10th penalty taker is not a good look for your expensive new striker. Micky Gray hammering him saying he isn't good enough I thought was a tad harsh after one start. Enjoyable all the same.
 
Rangnick identified the problems and he was only in charge of them for 5 minutes. Now my managerial experience is limited to LMA Manager 2003 on the PS2 but fair to say he's not classed as a world class manager either but he knew the score. Told them what they had to do, they've failed to do it and this is the result. Muppets, long may it continue.

Glorious time to be a blue!
 
Bluekiwi said:
We now know why these new players signed - lots of money for very little effort with many days off each week.
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They were telling everyone they beat off the advances of other clubs who could offer Champions league football for these players, simply because of who they are as a club. Truth is they only went there for the money.

The raggies were celebrating getting beat off Arsenal two weekends ago. They must surely take some comfort they didn’t lose in normal and extra time last night, Amorim has them moving in the right direction.
 
thegoatsthegoat said:
Yeah, there will be some in the media thread complaining it isn't happening though. Talksport is slaughtering them as you say.

Yeah bizarre with Sesko, being 10th penalty taker is not a good look for your expensive new striker. Micky Gray hammering him saying he isn't good enough I thought was a tad harsh after one start. Enjoyable all the same.
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Its a mentality thing isnt it, didnt like it when haaland didnt take the penalty in the cup final but this is worse to only be prepared to take the 10th penalty in a shootout and as a 70 plus million striker speaks alot about his mentality.
 
Cumbie Blue said:
Rangnick identified the problems and he was only in charge of them for 5 minutes. Now my managerial experience is limited to LMA Manager 2003 on the PS2 but fair to say he's not classed as a world class manager either but he knew the score. Told them what they had to do, they've failed to do it and this is the result. Muppets, long may it continue.

Glorious time to be a blue!
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He was the only one who seemed to have some sort of plan and could see through the red mist.

Brought him in to assess and tell them what was needed to turn the club round.... didn't like his plan....bye bye ragnick.

As Tommy Cooper would say.....and just like that, they ignored the possible Get Out Of Jail card.
 
mancboy said:
Its a mentality thing isnt it, didnt like it when haaland didnt take the penalty in the cup final but this is worse to only be prepared to take the 10th penalty in a shootout and as a 70 plus million striker speaks alot about his mentality.
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It is and as I say it isn't a great look for the lad. To say he isn't good enough after one start I don't buy yet, although I hope it is the case.

Haaland was worse for me. Star striker, penalty taker, not long signed a bumper new deal bricking it from a high pressure penalty in a cup final? Unforgivable for me. Both aren't good examples for your strikers
 
burning blue soul said:
Every decision that club makes pulls them deeper into the soft stuff.
It's extraordinary to watch.
I wished misery on them, I just didn't think it would actually be this spectacular.
The only bucket list item I have left regarding that club, is for City to win the league as they are relegated..... could it happen? :)
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It's almost as if no matter what the rags do, it's the wrong thing. You'd have to have a heart made of stone not to laugh.
 
Their decline is slow and steady, but they haven't reached their lowest point, their nadir, just yet - but it is rapidly approaching. As sure as Tuesday follows Monday, as sure as night follows day, as sure as DFS having a sale next Bank Holiday, the rags' path to oblivion continues to gather pace.
Grimsby had a third goal disallowed for no discernible reason (that I could see, anyway), but in the penalty shoot-out whenever a rag scored they were celebrating like they had achieved some kind of spectacular sporting feat: fists clenched in triumph, a joyous celebration of man over adversity, a cataclysmic event to rival such moments as Roger Bannister's 4-minute mile, the 'one small step for man' moment, or the fall of the Berlin Wall, or even when it was revealed to us who shot JR Ewing. These rag players were acting as if they had won the C.L. and they were down to 9 men practically the whole game.
I watched it unfold and I could not believe what I was seeing. A team that cost millions and millions to assemble celebrating scoring a penalty against Grimsby Town.

They are in crisis, despite our media claiming the opposite. A spent force whose desperate attempts to stay afloat (let alone compete) in the 21st Century are looking as futile as telling a BlueMoon mod it's his round.
 
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Bluearmy said:
Mercenaries?! Surely not ;)
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Interesting isn't it?

I can't think of one player that joined MCFC after the takeover in 2008 that wasn't labeled as a mercenary.

It's been blatantly obvious to me who the real mercenaries of the game are, certainly over the past twelve years anyway.

You would think those bloodhounds in the media would have caught the scent by now?
 
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