City v Norwich Post Match Discussion Thread

[lionheart]

Bring back Mancini, please. Our defence is woeful without him.

 

[1894]

Slept on it, still feel the same.
BK not up to it anymore, and I think he knows it now. Post-match interview reminded me of the dark old days.
3 points would have closed the gap on United and be more respectable for us.
In the end, we're closer to Chelsea than United.

 

[samharris]

I think the club's hands were tied in my opinion.
If we hadnt offered him a new contract then new investors would have been hedging their bets and it woukd have caused more unrest in the dressing room.
Plus we can't sell him without bringing anyone with a similar profile without negative consequences, we're not quite there as a club yet.
Plus he is still our best player

ffs have you heard yourself..first you slag him then you call him our best player.. youre a fucking WUM

You apparently cant understand that it is possible for our best player to have big flaws.
Your counter argument is even more ridiculous and not to mention immature
I regret starting argument with someone who clearly lacks the basic skills to do it constructively

get behind the team and players

 

[Bill]

Glad Kidd won't be getting the job full time shocking substitutions. But glad the season is over bring on a blue summer :)

Agree with 'shocking substitutions'. Take off 2 of the few players who looked interested!?
Unless there were instructions coz Carlos is being sold???

can only be that, he was along with jack the best player on the pitch. bye carlos and thanks for what you did for us.

 

[Bill]

ffs have you heard yourself..first you slag him then you call him our best player.. youre a fucking WUM

You apparently cant understand that it is possible for our best player to have big flaws.
Your counter argument is even more ridiculous and not to mention immature
I regret starting argument with someone who clearly lacks the basic skills to do it constructively

get behind the team and players

where's your little picture gone?

 

[tiggsywiggsywoo]

This week as been a really bad way to end a season.

 

[tonea2003]

season's over, its done, lets move on, learn from our mistakes and we will be a better stronger club for it

roll on august

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

This week as been a really bad way to end a season.

Yeah, but we can take these things in our stride. Been a good few seasons that have ended this way. For one to sprout in this era is a timely reminder of how much needs to be done.

For all Mancini's flaws the one thing he hammered on about and which I though at the times was a rather monotonous, repetitive comment was "In football you need to work 'ard, and improve"! I think we have not done enough of either this season.

 

[zark]

I think we have not done enough of either this season.

yup and some would say that without high quality signings in the summer the established players felt no pressure in training or during matches for their places.

no competition breeds complacency and we saw plenty of that on the pitch this season.

bobby had enough trouble with big mouth, getting too big for their boots players without having to deal with the 'dont care, no-one is better than me attitude'

 

[Chippy_boy]

The other thing I hadn't thought of at the time, but what if Pellegrini is still deliberating on whether to come here or not? What sort of incentive will that pitiful performance give him?

I cannot for the life of me understand why our players (in the main) didn't seem to give a shit about protecting our incredible home record, nor putting on a display for our future manager.

Or if they are off and they know it, for *their* future manager.

By contrast, it looks like it was Tevez' last game and yet look at the professional shift he put in, yet again. Compare that to Nasri for example. Bloody disgraceful.

 

[TueartsOHK]

After a night to reflect on the game I still don't understand why BK picked the team that he did. Still not heard whether Kompany or Nasty were both carrying injuries or were tired but as soon as I saw that back four I was worried. For me if you don't need a result you play some youngsters/reserves - that way if you lose you'll at least have done something constructive. But instead the team we picked was made up of our second choice players - some of them clearly not fully fit (Richards who was not at full fitness and playing out of position ) others we already know are not good enough and don't have a future at the club.

Having said that there is no excuse for the performance of most of the players yesterday. Any player that can't get motivated to pull on a blue shirt (regardless of what's at stake) can ply their trade elsewhere. Other than Tevez and Rodwell I didn't see anybody putting in a shift yesterday and I (like many others here) am starting to question why we gave Ya Ya a new 5 year deal - in the last couple of weeks we've seen probably our most capable player put in less effort than Berbatov on valium. I don't know why he is never dropped (unless this rumour of a contract clause is true)

If I was the owner (or Chairman)- even before the new manager is appointed - I would read the players the riot act and tell them that this performance level is not acceptable. If there is nothing at stake they play for the badge and if that's enough they can go elsewhere.

 

[JoeMercer'sWay]

Glad Kidd won't be getting the job full time shocking substitutions. But glad the season is over bring on a blue summer :)

Agree with 'shocking substitutions'. Take off 2 of the few players who looked interested!?
Unless there were instructions coz Carlos is being sold???

can only be that, he was along with jack the best player on the pitch. bye carlos and thanks for what you did for us.

I thought maybe Txiki would have had a word with Kidd and wanted to show up the other players who weren't performing as a proper excuse to lecture them/get rid of them.

Rodwell earnt his stripes and Carlos was impressive, without them the abjectness of the rest of the team really shone through, maybe the staff were making a point to the players.

 

[samharris]

You apparently cant understand that it is possible for our best player to have big flaws.
Your counter argument is even more ridiculous and not to mention immature
I regret starting argument with someone who clearly lacks the basic skills to do it constructively

get behind the team and players

where's your little picture gone?

Canal street cruisin'..

 

[Kippaxblue5]

Pics and comments on the Norwich game are now online at
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Thanks for your support this season. Lets hope it will be better next time under our new manager !

 

[Blue and Proud]

The other thing I hadn't thought of at the time, but what if Pellegrini is still deliberating on whether to come here or not? What sort of incentive will that pitiful performance give him?

I cannot for the life of me understand why our players (in the main) didn't seem to give a shit about protecting our incredible home record, nor putting on a display for our future manager.

Or if they are off and they know it, for *their* future manager.

By contrast, it looks like it was Tevez' last game and yet look at the professional shift he put in, yet again. Compare that to Nasri for example. Bloody disgraceful.

£££££££££ might be some incentive. Plus the academy which he can now setup and run the way he wants.

 

[Chippy_boy]

The other thing I hadn't thought of at the time, but what if Pellegrini is still deliberating on whether to come here or not? What sort of incentive will that pitiful performance give him?

I cannot for the life of me understand why our players (in the main) didn't seem to give a shit about protecting our incredible home record, nor putting on a display for our future manager.

Or if they are off and they know it, for *their* future manager.

By contrast, it looks like it was Tevez' last game and yet look at the professional shift he put in, yet again. Compare that to Nasri for example. Bloody disgraceful.

£££££££££ might be some incentive. Plus the academy which he can now setup and run the way he wants.

I don't think you understood my point.

 

[roj]

Anyone notice the commentator on MOTD refer to the 'infamous' Poznan after Norwich scored? Not very nice really.


Infamous
1.
having an extremely bad reputation: an infamous city.
2.
deserving of or causing an evil reputation; shamefully malign; detestable: an infamous deed.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Anyone notice the commentator on MOTD refer to the 'infamous' Poznan after Norwich scored? Not very nice really.


Infamous
1.
having an extremely bad reputation: an infamous city.
2.
deserving of or causing an evil reputation; shamefully malign; detestable: an infamous deed.

They are programmed to mention the negative. I don't watch MotD now. Just turned into a pro-Rag\anti-City mouthpiece. It's a pretty poor quality programme all round not least of which characteristic is the moronic, semi-literate specimens they employ on the programme and the inane drivel they spout..

 

[baildon blue]

The other thing I hadn't thought of at the time, but what if Pellegrini is still deliberating on whether to come here or not? What sort of incentive will that pitiful performance give him?

I cannot for the life of me understand why our players (in the main) didn't seem to give a shit about protecting our incredible home record, nor putting on a display for our future manager.

Or if they are off and they know it, for *their* future manager.

By contrast, it looks like it was Tevez' last game and yet look at the professional shift he put in, yet again. Compare that to Nasri for example. Bloody disgraceful.

Spot on Mr Chippy

 

[tiggsywiggsywoo]

I only hope the owner wasnt watching that. If I was him I know hat I ould do. It was utter shit