Manchester City v Celtic @ Chapel Hill, NC - 23rd July (12.30am 24th UK time) Pre-game thread

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Think we may struggle in this one, Celtic have played quite a few domestic games and a friendly over there (won 4-0 last night) already and we'll be a bit under cooked with loads of youngsters playing as well.
 
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TBF one of the main purposes of this tour is to promote City in the US and hence it makes sense to make the timing as friendly as possible for them. UK based fans will just have to be content with watching proper games, rather than meaningless friendlies, when the season starts :)
Over the years I've spent many thousands of pounds watching City home and away and in return we get more and more games played at silly times so as not to inconvenience foreign viewers. There isn't any reason they couldn't start the game a couple of hours earlier, especially on a Saturday. Still, we can't inconvenience someone who might prefer watching gridshite, or whatever it's called.
 
Think we may struggle in this one, Celtic have played quite a few domestic games and a friendly over here (won 4-0 last night) already and we'll be a bit under cooked with loads of youngsters playing as well.
We've got a shadow squad. Will just be good fitness for those available and a chance to have a look at some youngsters.

Also Kalvin redemption??... Yeah too much
 
We've got a shadow squad. Will just be good fitness for those available and a chance to have a look at some youngsters.

Also Kalvin redemption??... Yeah too much
If he can't look decent as one of the senior players in this one there's no hope for him almost anywhere let alone with us but, stranger things have happened in football especially as we're not looking on the verge of getting a Rodders backup.
 
Too hot in North Carolina and Florida for the players, they should play in a less humid environment and next time maybe go down the Maine road
A game up in Maine would be great. Not sure they have a stadium there though for the "Maineiacs" and their 4 week summer...:)
I do love Maine though. Go every summer for a weekend. Always was my favourite state name over here too. Wonder why...?
 
Ederson
Lewis - Doyle - Mbete -Wilson Esbrand
McAtee - Phillips - Perrone
Bobb - Haaland - Grealish
Wouldn't be a bad team that - the other lads look pretty formidable too - wonder how many will feature?
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Spot the missing Academy graduate?
(Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, Jadel Katongo, Joel Ndala, Tom Galvez, Nico O’Reilly, Justin Oboavwoduo, Jaden Heskey, Stephen Mfuni,Lakyle Samuel)
 
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