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They suspend it over the weekend so not currently sure what it is! I'm starting to think the biggest risk to it happening is Pep subbing him off ffs ha.

Plays for City. People will never allow that narrative sadly. I see most still think Gerrard is better than him ffs.

I'm obviously talking about profile. You're absolutely naive if you think Aguero's profile was anywhere near the size of Haaland's. It wasn't even close. Haaland transcends City. Aguero didn't. That doesn't make Sergio any less brilliant of course, but it's just how it is. Haaland is the kind of...

We've never had anyone like him. Aguero and co don't come anywhere near close to his profile. He's absolutely the next in line to follow Messi and Ronaldo as the footballer kids pretend to be. Kids will be City fans just because they want to be him. KDB a superstar too, but not to the same level...

Yeah it's unlikely to happen even then admittedly. Mad to think Haaland has 17 hat-tricks already in his career btw at 22. Wouldn't put it past him to smash Messi and Ronaldo's personal totals by the time his career is up. I do think Haaland has that aura that you were talking about him...

A fair point, but tbh I think Haaland is a goalscorer on another level entirely to Kun. Not saying he's a better player, but a better goalscorer? Almost certainly. 12 hat-tricks for City in ten years for Aguero. Haaland is on five 2/3rds of the way through his first season. I suspect he's got...

My fucking god I love it.

Yeah I agree with that too. I guess I think it's both that his body is a bit fucked and also that he needs to rest more.

We signed Fernandinho at 28. He did alright for a while. Grealish is in excellent shape. He's got easily another 4/5 seasons in his best condition IMO. KDB's problem is his body is fucked from loads of injuries.

Lovely performance this. So much more purpose and confidence to his game. Effecting things at both ends of the pitch.

And injury record!

Same! Thought it was ridiculously charming.

General impression I got is that they just don't have the number of trams to spare that city would need to even come close to making it reasonable on a match day. Maybe it'll change for this! This convo was the best part of a year ago so we'll see. Things could have changed.

Not really much more I can say other than City have apparently spoken to the council a billion times about extra trams but basically just got nowt back. Unsurprisingly!

You'd think. I spoke to someone at city about this once and it seems some are absolutely shitting it tbh about the logistics. They're already aware of the massive headache that is transport on a match day and the vibe I got was this was going to open up an even more painful can of worms.

There's a real skill in doing that too. Reminds me of how people like Pedro were so brilliant for Barca too in Messi's wake. If you're intelligent, hungry and have an eye for goal, you'll always feast when everyone else is looking at the main man instead. You definitely have to have that...

He literally came out publicly last week in an interview saying how frustrated he was to not get passes in behind. He said he asked City's midfielders to put him in loads during games. He's very clearly frustrated. This isn't a commentator melodrama thing.

Yep. That stuff is fucking huge. City reached a Champions League final because of it I reckon. Not sure it's even a stretch to say that Zinny is still a left back simply because of Dias' contribution and support... god I love Dias!

Yep. As great as he is as a player, Laporte was pathetic tbh. The exact opposite of a supportive teammate. Shaking his head and moaning at him constantly after he made his first mistake. His confidence dropped immediately. You just know Dias would have been cajoling him and picking him up. He...

I'd like to see him alongside Dias if he does play again. Laporte was moaning at him loads last time they played together and Gomez looked like he wanted the ground to open up and swallow him whole. Felt a bit for him. Could do with the support and organisation that Dias brings to the team...