I remember Pellegrini being crucified for putting a weakened team out against Chelsea about three days before our trip to Madrid.Whereas those respectful of the cup's romance seek to get knocked out at the first opportunity or don't play in it.
His blazer is usually a ratty tweed number but the rest is spookily accurate.Definitely a velvet jacket, faded jeans and cowboy boots wearing kinda guy
Yes it was Chelsea’s in house channel. The commentary was obviously pro Chelsea but actually very positive where city deserved it. Not particularly insightful just fair. A pleasure to listen to it compared with the twisted bollocks you get from so called professionals. THAT’s how bad things are with the UK media. ShamefulIs this Chelsea tv? With two Unfortunately s before City scored their fortuitous goal it seems like it
Last chance trendy.Definitely a velvet jacket, faded jeans and cowboy boots wearing kinda guy
Mad you can get more impartial commentary on an official club channel.Yes it was Chelsea’s in house channel. The commentary was obviously pro Chelsea but actually very positive where city deserved it. Not particularly insightful just fair. A pleasure to listen to it compared with the twisted bollocks you get from so called professionals. THAT’s how bad things are with the UK media. Shameful
Exactly.I remember Pellegrini being crucified for putting a weakened team out against Chelsea about three days before our trip to Madrid.
Meanwhile klopp treats the competition with contempt but hes jolly good fun in the press conference so they will carry on sucking his farts
Commentary was pretty good, once you’d adjusted to it obviously being pro Chelsea in-house.Mad you can get more impartial commentary on an official club channel.
Shame United's unofficial channel (BBC) can't offer the same
I may be wrong but I'm sure the angle was "foreigner disrespects oldest cup competition"Exactly.
IIRC it was the BBC who wanted the game shifted for TV. Peller's got absolutely vilified, and they made it sound like he was being a mard arse, despite only having 13 fully fit players at the time.
Klopp just does what he wants and the press largely ignore it, despite his clear contempt for the competition.
Not a hope. No self respecting shopkeeper/manager would let him sleep in their doorway.
Definitely a velvet jacket, faded jeans and cowboy boots wearing kinda guy
I remember Pellegrini being crucified for putting a weakened team out against Chelsea about three days before our trip to Madrid.
Meanwhile klopp treats the competition with contempt but hes jolly good fun in the press conference so they will carry on sucking his farts
The bit I saw was leaning to Chelsea and the screen too small for me to see much so l didnt stay for long but it's good to hear they were positive.Yes it was Chelsea’s in house channel. The commentary was obviously pro Chelsea but actually very positive where city deserved it. Not particularly insightful just fair. A pleasure to listen to it compared with the twisted bollocks you get from so called professionals. THAT’s how bad things are with the UK media. Shameful
For some reason rather than being in the open corner North/Kippax I was stood at the front of the Kippax with the tunnel behind me level with the penalty area at the Platt lane End for this game.
Only ever been down there a couple of times for raggy games when I fancied myself. Had a great view of it.
I believe VAR is looking at it
You should read the article more carefully. He's not attacking City at all. He's talking from the perspective of a team like ours on course for a possible unprecedented quadruple who might have been stopped by a rookie goalie. And it would indeed have been a great FA Cup story, especially if Everton had won on penalties.What a pathetic and desperate thing to write, this prat doesnt deserve to have a platform to spout his hypocritical bullshit, anyone would think we steamroll this competition every year. Arse have won it more than anyone but I bet hes never said this about them, or any other club that has won it more times than us.
Everton are seventh in the premiere league, fighting for a cl place with one of europes best and most successful managers, and this shithouse thinks beating them away is unromantic!!!! As someone has said, will he be the same if chelsea win today!!
Why, southampton knocked a championship side out yesterday, surely a lower league side left in the competition would have provided more "romance" for him. City were arguably involved in the most "romance of the fa cup" like game against cheltenham town, when we were losing with 20 minutes left, bet he cried onto his prematurely written headlines when we prevailed.
This prick isnt interested in anything but spouting hatred about us from his priveledged position, a sorry attitude to have, but one that is currently seen as acceptible and expected accross most of the footy media. He will hopefully get his chance to write about romance if the rags lose today.........but I wont hold my breath.
We still have a lot of winning to do to overcome all this bullshit with our policy of fighting them on the pitch, but with our current manager and squad, we are heading in the right direction.
The worst kind.His blazer is usually a ratty tweed number but the rest is spookily accurate.
Stockport fan who never misses the chance to suck up to united
You want him to eradicate any passion or emotion from his game?
You should read the article more carefully. He's not attacking City at all. He's talking from the perspective of a team like ours on course for a possible unprecedented quadruple who might have been stopped by a rookie goalie. And it would indeed have been a great FA Cup story, especially if Everton had won on penalties.
Just think of all the drama and glory of football in our first goal - great move forward by Laporte, KDB magic on edge of box, isn't that a pen, Laporte shoots from nowhere but still the best team in the country can't score as the rookie keeper magically finger tips it to safety....but hold on this is why this City team is so good, johnny on the spot gundog finished it off.
Aka the Real Treble lolCorrect. But I don't hear anyone mention that the rags can win a treble of their own, as unlikely as it is.
Mathematically, in with a chance of the league, FA Cup Q Finalist and the Ropey League Q Final.
Seems like a bit of deflective reporting going on here.
Couldn't agree more about the quadruple. In football terms it's a bit like the sub 4 minute mile.I take your point, as I havnt read it all, but the message in that first visible paragraph is still shit. Especially knowing that only a fraction of people will read it all. Oh, and is a possible shot at an unprecedented quadrupal a romantic dream also?? it certainly would be if the rags were in our position.
Probably because no-one believes there's even the remotest possibility of them actually doing itCorrect. But I don't hear anyone mention that the rags can win a treble of their own, as unlikely as it is.
Mathematically, in with a chance of the league, FA Cup Q Finalist and the Ropey League Q Final.
Seems like a bit of deflective reporting going on here.