Bournemouth (H) | PL | Post Match Thread

[Vic]

My fears over the game were allayed after 10 minutes when I realised how easy it was for us to get the ball back. Bournemouth weren't really at the races were they? Maybe on the beach.
I had another slight fear when Kovacic got his red, but Lewis Cook made sure it didn't last long.

Taking nothing away from us, the "old" lads in midfield all had good games and we dominated. A very good performance.

Even for the bonuses, do players really fancy Thursday night football, and the draining effect on league performance?

Might post that on a Fulham thread... "not sure I want to spend good money on Thursday night football..."

 

[dennishasdoneit]

Penultimate game of the season...
2 nil up ....half time ..at home to Bournemouth ..in a crucial match..

What could go wrong ?

Did anybody else share my flashback to Mel Machins Maine Road Madness in May 1989?

I was petrified at the thought of the ghosts of Luther Blisset and Ian Bishop returning to wreck the last home game of the season....any Blue who was there that day will understand. 3nil up we were that day!

I was on the Kippax..Eddie Large was on the bench, City probably on drugs in that 2nd half
Never seen a party go flat so quickly 3-3 full time, promotion hung in the balance..,on a knife edge

Put it this way.,..no one took a beach ball to bradford away the week after,.;)

 

[St.Pauli support]

Btw, as I have criticized Pep in the last weeks, I found it very refreshing to see a back line of 5 or even 6! when Bournemouth was in possession to not give them simple chances.

That's a nice payback for the shithousery we are facing all the time.

I often hope - when being 1 up - that we refuse to attack, circulate the ball 50 times in our half taking the piss while the ground belt out OLÈs in full voice, taking the piss.

Strong defence, Pep, if we want to win titles.

 

[argyle]

Top win. Genuinely sad to see KDB go in his last home game.

Where are all the posters that were in the last post-match thread?

 

[Mike N]

Great night, atmosphere, goal-of-the-season, injury comeback and farewell.

 

[dennishasdoneit]

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This debate begs the question, is this just another Americanism, like "I could care less"?

But something that begs belief would mean something likely to make you believe, whereas something that beggars belief would mean something that you find it hard to believe.

(And I'm an etymologist. Well, English Language GCE grade 1.... when grade 1 was good)

Wasn't GCE grade AB or C and it was CSE that was grade 1234 or 5 ?

 

[lunebleu]

Penultimate game of the season...
2 nil up ....half time ..at home to Bournemouth ..in a crucial match..

What could go wrong ?

Did anybody else share my flashback to Mel Machins Maine Road Madness in May 1989?

I was petrified at the thought of the ghosts of Luther Blisset and Ian Bishop returning to wreck the last home game of the season....any Blue who was there that day will understand. 3nil up we were that day!

I was on the Kippax..Eddie Large was on the bench, City probably on drugs in that 2nd half
Never seen a party go flat so quickly 3-3 full time, promotion hung in the balance..,on a knife edge

Put it this way.,..no one took a beach ball to bradford away the week after,.;)

I was in the the Kippax that day. A grim day. I remember being impressed by Ian Bishop.

 

[Marvin.]

Penultimate game of the season...
2 nil up ....half time ..at home to Bournemouth ..in a crucial match..

What could go wrong ?

Did anybody else share my flashback to Mel Machins Maine Road Madness in May 1989?

I was petrified at the thought of the ghosts of Luther Blisset and Ian Bishop returning to wreck the last home game of the season....any Blue who was there that day will understand. 3nil up we were that day!

I was on the Kippax..Eddie Large was on the bench, City probably on drugs in that 2nd half
Never seen a party go flat so quickly 3-3 full time, promotion hung in the balance..,on a knife edge

Put it this way.,..no one took a beach ball to bradford away the week after,.;)

Prior to the game I did. Not during it. Even after the sending off, I was confident we'd win.

There was a period in the 2nd half when we started to play some very relaxed and controlled football.

 

[surprisedbygrass]

Penultimate game of the season...
2 nil up ....half time ..at home to Bournemouth ..in a crucial match..

What could go wrong ?

Did anybody else share my flashback to Mel Machins Maine Road Madness in May 1989?

I was petrified at the thought of the ghosts of Luther Blisset and Ian Bishop returning to wreck the last home game of the season....any Blue who was there that day will understand. 3nil up we were that day!

I was on the Kippax..Eddie Large was on the bench, City probably on drugs in that 2nd half
Never seen a party go flat so quickly 3-3 full time, promotion hung in the balance..,on a knife edge

Put it this way.,..no one took a beach ball to bradford away the week after,.;)

Remember it like yesterday . Sickening . I think that when I was bloodied as a Pessimistic Blue . But the day out at Bradford was sublime.

 

[Gray]

You weren't at all nervous when we started faffing around at the back? Or when Kovacic was sent off?

Yes when we got our red. And people on here are touting Gvardiol as player of the season, he is a disaster waiting to happen every game.

 

[elbearos]

Btw, as I have criticized Pep in the last weeks, I found it very refreshing to see a back line of 5 or even 6! when Bournemouth was in possession to not give them simple chances.

That's a nice payback for the shithousery we are facing all the time.

I often hope - when being 1 up - that we refuse to attack, circulate the ball 50 times in our half taking the piss while the ground belt out OLÈs in full voice, taking the piss.

Strong defence, Pep, if we want to win titles.

I wish we would do, keepy upies, and head tennis, sit on the ball etc, when they park the bus

 

[Platt Lane 59]

Yes when we got our red. And people on here are touting Gvardiol as player of the season, he is a disaster waiting to happen every game.

Very few, if any, City players have had a very good season.
Gvardiol is still a relatively new City player.
Pep has played him mostly at left back, which was probably a big test for him. I think he has played well there.
But to me, he is a left-sided centre back.
Also, his goals were crucial during that period when he was our second highest goalscorer.
If not Josko, who should get City's player of the season ?

 

[dennishasdoneit]

Remember it like yesterday . Sickening . I think that when I was bloodied as a Pessimistic Blue . But the day out at Bradford was sublime.

It was indeed .Bradford Away was a Fantastic day out.

 

[northendenton]

I wish we would do, keepy upies, and head tennis, sit on the ball etc, when they park the bus

Rumour has Jim Baxter doing keeps upies during Scotland v England game 1967 I think

 

[Bluesince1979]

I enjoyed last nights game. Pretty exciting, played alright, big send off to KDB and a big welcome back to Rodders.

The 2 black spots sum up our season; both the kova sending off and their goal came from a sloppy backwards pass that just seems to have become part of how we boringly play.
Needless, lazy passes that dont achieve much and we have been caught out quite a few times with it

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

There was a point in the first half where we had the ball on our left just outside the Bournemouth area. It was screaming for Haaland to make a run from where he was beyond the far post, in front of the defender marking him, so the ball could be played into him in front of goal, where there was plenty of space. Yet he didn't move, and that happened a few times. We all commented on this, but we assumed he's being told not to do this.

However Pep has said he leaves the decisions in the final third to the players. So maybe it's Haaland's choice. If so, it's a piss poor, brainless choice.

Yep, it's almost like he's not happy with who he's playing with. I don't know, but something seems a bit off. Just get over the line for top 5 and fuck this season off forever.

 

[Bluesince1979]

Penultimate game of the season...
2 nil up ....half time ..at home to Bournemouth ..in a crucial match..

What could go wrong ?

Did anybody else share my flashback to Mel Machins Maine Road Madness in May 1989?

I was petrified at the thought of the ghosts of Luther Blisset and Ian Bishop returning to wreck the last home game of the season....any Blue who was there that day will understand. 3nil up we were that day!

I was on the Kippax..Eddie Large was on the bench, City probably on drugs in that 2nd half
Never seen a party go flat so quickly 3-3 full time, promotion hung in the balance..,on a knife edge

Put it this way.,..no one took a beach ball to bradford away the week after,.;)

Was it not 3 up at half time? Was telling the kids about it
Deffo 3 up but always thought all 3 came in the first half

 

[dennishasdoneit]

Was it not 3 up at half time? Was telling the kids about it
Deffo 3 up but always thought all 3 came in the first half

Yes mate I said we were 3 nil up that day in my post; )

 

[Bluesince1979]

Yes mate I said we were 3 nil up that day in my post; )

Ah yes sorry i get your post now

Just watched the game on you tube, moulden, morley and another by moulden. Only we could fuck that up

tickled me the commentator said a 30,000 crowd. Not checked official attendance that day but apart from an empty platt lane it was rammed, including city filling the usual empty segregated bit of the kippaxZ

Oh peter, up to your old tricks again?

 

[dennishasdoneit]

Yep, it's almost like he's not happy with who he's playing with. I don't know, but something seems a bit off. Just get over the line for top 5 and fuck this season off forever.

Yep , I mentioned this a few months back.Harmony missing..Haaland not trusting his suppliers..
Just hope it can be all sorted out in The Summer.....