Match Thread | Brighton vs. Manchester City (31/08/25)

[Bants Man]

Credit Brighton’s manager, completely making a mug out of guardiola.

Your right. Brighton just hoofed it up field and turned us on our heels and once again, we could cope with it.

Why don’t we just drop a bit deeper when we get tired?

 

[clint]

It's like watching the David Batty school of football... Haaland can't hold the ball up for toffee, rarely presses a tackle and NO-ONE is looking to break the lines or push on. Pass the fucking thing forwards... I'm sick to death of tippy-tappy football, we've been sussed, back to 4-4-2 for me cos this is shit...

 

[oddfellows]

Not his fault, defence is on its arse and we’ve just handed a fashion model who’s been missing for two years another 50k per week.

And a pay rise for Rico

 

[hoppy]

That's as poor as I can remember us being for quite some time, not the result or even the performance but the complete lack of shape and ideas.

Pep's got his work cut out to get them to shape up or the next three games could banjax our season.

 

[Blue and true]

How about you fuck off and tell me how that wasn't a corner at the end?

A corner? Really? Are you honestly suggesting we lost that because of the ref? Stop excusing what was shite from us, again.

 

[Blue tiger]

Speaking of Liverpool, who are we throwing our weight behind today? I guess at this point it's best to support Arsenal to slow down the dippers

We can't compete with either at the moment. Villa and Palce game is the one most like to affect our season.

 

[Gesario]

Gone from a treble winning team, that should have pushed on

But we are guilty of being lazy...from transfers to everything

We are a total shambles, a shadow of what we were

Correct Can not and will not defend performances like that Yeh yeh new players bedding in etc etc It’s a shambles and we are done 62 now and a lifetime behind my team/ club but this really is unacceptable Mind boggling the drop off #cmoncity

 

[Bluearmy]

Should’ve signed a right-back and a winger this summer. We’ve brought this on ourselves.

Yep. Our two biggest issues last season not addressed!!

 

[Twisted-wheel]

this post is genuinely embarrasing

You mean "embarrassing" pal, it's more "embarrassing" that you disagree and you think that he as any form of quality to keep up us competing again the top teams

 

[balotellishaircut]

Why play a high line when your winning 1-0, drop back and play on the counter, it’s not fucking rocket science is it, they have to come out ffs

 

[Gordyola]

Oh look same posters saying same utter utter shit

It’s an opinion Stones was very poor today. He fucked up big style for their second he fucked up for Spurs first tell me he didn’t

 

[Tomblue]

Speaking of Liverpool, who are we throwing our weight behind today? I guess at this point it's best to support Arsenal to slow down the dippers

We’re not playing for the same things this season, I hope they both lose.

 

[CityPar]

Awful last 30 minutes. We're such a fragile side. Scoring against us is too easy. And as for the attacking 3rd where's the creativity. Where's the speed of movement. We're just gutless and toothless.

I see no improvement on last season and the reality is we could be completely out out it by October.

 

[WesthoughtonJohn]

Makes zero difference to us, we will be at least 20 points off the title winners and are currently looking like a battke for any European spot ie top 7

Hurts to say it, but we're miles off the top 2.
We'll come good at some point - we always do - bit it'll be a hard watch until we do (not as hard as under Mr Pearce mind)

 

[Bald fraud]

United game going to be very tough, I say that not sarcastically.

With the help they’ll get from the ref gonna be even tougher

 

[citymad]

And who replaces him?

I wouldn’t mind the Bournemouth manager.

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

Makes zero difference to us, we will be at least 20 points off the title winners and are currently looking like a battke for any European spot ie top 7

I think we are still in it, we have had worse starts

 

[GOULDYBOBS]

A corner? Really? Are you honestly suggesting we lost that because of the ref? Stop excusing what was shite from us, again.

No it was all game. That was just the latest example. Fuck it anyway we were shit.

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

Do you think maybe he is simply too tired to reinvent himself? He’s perfected his career at City and accomplished things no one has — to break it down and start over to re-achieve those heights is hard for anyone, even him.

Could be….i love the guy for what he’s done for the club and English football but it’s a tough watch seeing him out thought in games.

 

[theholysmurf]

And a pay rise for Rico

Sickening