Media Thread - 2021/22

[Len Rum]

Talkshite Jordan giving it the usual shite about City finances this afternoon. Literally stream of consciousness garbage masquerading as intellectual arguments. "the 3 worst days in English football are Jack Walker, Abramovich and Sheikh mansour". Add to that his incredulity that we are profitable, its a real pleasure to hear balanced debate on the radio......

A couple of points:
Did Simon mention the Littewoods money that turned Liverpool from a mediocre second division side into one of the top English sides in the sixties?
For me one of the worst days in English football was the Heysel tragedy.

 

[Platt Lane veteran]

If you get angry with what Jordan says on Talksport then its your own fault for listening to Talksport.

I get angry with what Jordan says, and I haven’t listened to TalkSport for 5 years!

 

[WNRH]

Jordan uses 3 pages of the Thesaurus for each sentence to divert you from the fact he hired 8 managers in 7 years and put his boyhood club in administration.

 

[Sheik Battle and Goal]

I wonder if, like a throw in, you couldn’t be offside from a kick in…

A couple of points:
Did Simon mention the Littewoods money that turned Liverpool from a mediocre second division side into one of the top English sides in the sixties?
For me one of the worst days in English football was the Heysel tragedy.

And thevBradford fire..did the slimy twat forget that as well.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Danny Murphy desperately trying to convince Alan Brazil that Haaland will spoil City’s superb midfield attack & passing play. Brazil having none of it - saying a Phil & KDB will find him a joy to play with.

Dippers meanwhile have signed a future megastar who will slot in perfectly:)

It's shaping up to the same old close season and the same old transfer window - our transfers are a waste of money whilst everybody else has been conducting some staggering business.

 

[Legal Alien]

It's shaping up to the same old close season and the same old transfer window - our transfers are a waste of money whilst everybody else has been conducting some staggering business.

The lack of respect shown toward the club, Pep and the players is staggering.

This continual spewing of lies and racist bile from the majority of the media should be motivation enough to everyone connected with our club to just go out and continue to dominate the competition and ram their words back down their throats.

COME ON CITY!!!

 

[asahartford1]

If you get angry with what Jordan says on Talksport then its your own fault for listening to Talksport.

If you listen to Talksport and get angry about Simon Jordan , then what a silly little person you must be.

 

[trevorcitytilidie]

On the subject of the Wenger 'ideas' the one regarding stopping the clock when the ball is out of play is possibly the one law change that would stop time wasting and make the the game flow like it should, however, 30 minutes each way is much to short and a full 45 minutes each way would be much too long.
When the 90 minutes was originally agreed on it took into account that within that time there would be seconds lost every time the ball was out of play and only additional time should be added for injuries. (more recently for subs and goals).
So if we look at the average amount of stoppages in a game and maybe give them an allotted reasonable average time then take them away from 90 minutes that will give the reasonable time the match (ball in play) should last.

average corners per Premier League game is 11 x 10 seconds = 110 seconds
average throw-ins per Premier League game is 45 x 5 seconds = 225 seconds
average free kicks per Premier League game is 33 x 10 seconds = 330 seconds
average goal kicks per Premier League game is 17 x 10 seconds = 170 seconds
Total seconds = 835 which equates to 13.9 minutes so lets call that 14 minutes

This means the ball will be in play for 76 minutes (38 minutes each way) even if this was 35 minutes each way it would give us 70 minutes in play which is far far more than now and will give no reason for any team to waste time.

sorry for the above but had a bit too much time on my hands tonight with the England game on the telly

 

[Aba452]

I give you James Gibson.

Wasn't he one o the rags much vaunted yoofs!?! ;-))))

 

[Bonzo Nododo]

85m in Turkish lira. (Which at current exchange rates is the equivalent of about a tankfull of unleaded)

A tankful of diesel is serious money in any currency.

 

[Mr.Banks]

On the subject of the Wenger 'ideas' the one regarding stopping the clock when the ball is out of play is possibly the one law change that would stop time wasting and make the the game flow like it should, however, 30 minutes each way is much to short and a full 45 minutes each way would be much too long.
When the 90 minutes was originally agreed on it took into account that within that time there would be seconds lost every time the ball was out of play and only additional time should be added for injuries. (more recently for subs and goals).
So if we look at the average amount of stoppages in a game and maybe give them an allotted reasonable average time then take them away from 90 minutes that will give the reasonable time the match (ball in play) should last.

average corners per Premier League game is 11 x 10 seconds = 110 seconds
average throw-ins per Premier League game is 45 x 5 seconds = 225 seconds
average free kicks per Premier League game is 33 x 10 seconds = 330 seconds
average goal kicks per Premier League game is 17 x 10 seconds = 170 seconds
Total seconds = 835 which equates to 13.9 minutes so lets call that 14 minutes

This means the ball will be in play for 76 minutes (38 minutes each way) even if this was 35 minutes each way it would give us 70 minutes in play which is far far more than now and will give no reason for any team to waste time.

sorry for the above but had a bit too much time on my hands tonight with the England game on the telly

 

[Heath Park]

On the subject of the Wenger 'ideas' the one regarding stopping the clock when the ball is out of play is possibly the one law change that would stop time wasting and make the the game flow like it should, however, 30 minutes each way is much to short and a full 45 minutes each way would be much too long.
When the 90 minutes was originally agreed on it took into account that within that time there would be seconds lost every time the ball was out of play and only additional time should be added for injuries. (more recently for subs and goals).
So if we look at the average amount of stoppages in a game and maybe give them an allotted reasonable average time then take them away from 90 minutes that will give the reasonable time the match (ball in play) should last.

average corners per Premier League game is 11 x 10 seconds = 110 seconds
average throw-ins per Premier League game is 45 x 5 seconds = 225 seconds
average free kicks per Premier League game is 33 x 10 seconds = 330 seconds
average goal kicks per Premier League game is 17 x 10 seconds = 170 seconds
Total seconds = 835 which equates to 13.9 minutes so lets call that 14 minutes

This means the ball will be in play for 76 minutes (38 minutes each way) even if this was 35 minutes each way it would give us 70 minutes in play which is far far more than now and will give no reason for any team to waste time.

sorry for the above but had a bit too much time on my hands tonight with the England game on the telly

I read somewhere that on average over the last four seasons the ball has been in play 55 minutes only ( in the Premier League).

City vs Burnley in 2020/21 had the highest "ball in play" of 66 minutes that year, due to our complete domination of possession (70%) and lack of fouls in the game.

 

[laserblue]

If you get angry with what Jordan says on Talksport then its your own fault for listening to Talksport.

The first rule of Talksport is not to listen to Talksport.

 

[madloaf]

The first rule of Talksport is not to listen to Talksport.

We're 2772 pages in - we've broke rules one and two quite badly!

 

[madloaf]

It's shaping up to the same old close season and the same old transfer window - our transfers are a waste of money whilst everybody else has been conducting some staggering business.

I have a feeling we'll be "sharing" the last 6 seasons of premier league titles with Liverpool by the end of this one.

 

[cheekybids]

It's shaping up to the same old close season and the same old transfer window - our transfers are a waste of money whilst everybody else has been conducting some staggering business.

& by Christmas they’ll be saying it’s unfair & there needs to be a rule change to help plucky underdogs like the Rags & Dippers.

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

& by Christmas they’ll be saying it’s unfair & there needs to be a rule change to help plucky underdogs like the Rags & Dippers.

...and Spitty and Rat-boy will be bemoaning the fact that it's not a level playing field "any more" due to our financial strength, with zero irony.

Followed up by a weekly series entitled "How to stop Manchester City"

 

[deegee33]

Net spend is a stupid stat that only exists because Liverpool fans were desperate to justify some of the absolute shit they spent money on prior to Klopp.

Incoming transfer fees are not the only justified funds to use for transfer fees and I dont get why that even became a point of discussion.

Liverpool are kitted by Nike and sponsored by Standard Chartered. They aren't some mom and pop organisation trying to balance the bills.

Incidentally, the other team their owners run have a habit of historically acting like they're the lovable underdogs despite spending obscene amounts to improve the team.

Deserves more than a like due to the last paragraph. Red Sox are 3rd on my most disliked list, followed closely by the Patriots and Cowboys.

 

[citymad]

Must be a coincidence that Stones and City target Phillips are on Sky sports headlines photo. They know exactly what they're doing.

 

[Newman Noggs]