Media thread 2022/23

[Blue Mist]

If it helps (!!) I was at Maine Road in September 1971 when we beat came from behind twice to beat Wolves in the League Cup 4-3. We were first 2-0 down after 20mins or so, then 3-1 down with 10mins to go, before Colin Bell scored a couple and Franny Lee scored a penalty late on for us to win it..

@johnevans

Cheers bud, that must be the one, for all these years I remembered it as 3-2. I was 13.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

klopp moaning about how teams owned by countrys arent correct but teams like them and arsenal are, yeah cz spening over 900million to win 1 league is good for everyone isnt it.

Who’s he talking about, can’t be us.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

Not reading it but did they talk about Littlewoods money and the rags outspending everyone after floating on the stockmarket

Or this season, as well as the last 10?

 

[cheekybids]

Who’s he talking about, can’t be us.

When is he not talking about us……

Puts his arm around the coach of the team he beats 9nil, makes snide comments about the team he continues to finish behind.

 

[HelloCity]

The truth is that he lived a comfortable life in a middle class family, it's got a smack of Rashford about it.

Rashford didn’t have a comfortable life in a middle class family though.

 

[mexico1970]

Rashford didn’t have a comfortable life in a middle class family though.

I am training to be a journalist ;)

 

[blueju]

Yup, similar to when Neville was it started the ‘tactical fouling’ issue like it was a completely new thing that only we were doing.

Rather than the dirty fouls regularly committed on our players, the ok ones the pundits snigger about and dismiss and VAR ignore.

 

[Norman kneejerk]

If it helps (!!) I was at Maine Road in September 1971 when we beat came from behind twice to beat Wolves in the League Cup 4-3. We were first 2-0 down after 20mins or so, then 3-1 down with 10mins to go, before Colin Bell scored a couple and Franny Lee scored a penalty late on for us to win it..

That was a fantastic last 20 minutes as I remember, was there with some mates from school going down rows of terraces when the winner went on. I can only remember Colin Bells goals to be honest.

 

[Impeccable One]

The media making out that Antony (The new rag soon to be flop) fought his way out of the gutter to get where he is.

Whenever I read stuff like this, it reminds me nobody started from a worse position than me !

OK, I’m not earning 250K a week, but I came from the worst possible beginnings !

ONE OF A MILLION SURVIVING IN MY DADS BALLS, TRYING NOT TO END UP IN A TISSUE, ONLY TO BE INJECTED IN TO A WARM DARK TUBE AND FIGHT OFF A THOUSAND OTHERS IN AN UPSTREAM SWIM.

Let’s not even talk about the 9 months or 57 years after that.

A few years in a Brazilian slum …. nothing !

 

[FantasyIreland]

Lol in the Manumirror, Pep Guardiola must be aware of Manual Akanji weakness as City close in.
I mean seriously, the bitter twats

Unfortunately,as hard as we tried.....there were just no more 5'9" centre halves available.

 

[Blue Mist]

I am training to be a journalist ;)

Then you've failed already.
Unless your training includes, going to the pub, slagging City off whilst telling everyone that Tent Peg is the second coming of Busby and he will run kliperty close to the title.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

Lol in the Manumirror, Pep Guardiola must be aware of Manual Akanji weakness as City close in.
I mean seriously, the bitter twats

The only weakness in his stats is apparently winning headers though he is still very solid at this. In fact all his stats are superb, amongst the best in Germany. He is the best passing defender in their league with a 91% passing success rate. He looks a snip at £15m.

 

[Blue Mist]

That was a fantastic last 20 minutes as I remember, was there with some mates from school going down rows of terraces when the winner went on. I can only remember Colin Bells goals to be honest.

@Norman kneejerk I did not come from a footballing family and was not allowed, (too young) to go on my own. For that reason watching City live was a rare occasion. No sky/bt and too young to watch motd meant I rarely saw any of those great players, that match was better than virtually anything I can think of.

 

[Ithryn Luin]

Lol in the Manumirror, Pep Guardiola must be aware of Manual Akanji weakness as City close in.
I mean seriously, the bitter twats

Just read that, shitty headline as 90% of the article actually praises his attributes, at the end they just mention he was way down in the Bundesliga stats for centre halfs winning heading duels.

 

[KS55]

Mail?

I’ve always been a City fan. City are the biggest club in Manchester and now Haaland can power the National Grid to save us all from energy poverty.
We could dub him St. Erling, but that has the ability to confuse rags and dippers.

 

[Jordie]

I’ve always been a City fan. City are the biggest club in Manchester and now Haaland can power the National Grid to save us all from energy poverty.
We could dub him St. Erling, but that has the ability to confuse rags and dippers.

And Chelsea fans.

 

[KS55]

It's all based on what the media fan boy Harry kane does. Alot of the time he drops into that number 10 position and gets plenty of touches so that's the bench mark all good strikers will be judged on

I wouldn’t put it past Haaland to do the number 10 bit regularly, once Pep has worked on him.

 

[KS55]

I’m guessing the one the other guy is remembering is the game where Corrigan disputed where the penalty spot was, as it had disappeared and they ended up getting a tape measure out and repainting it during the match. Another hammering but only 4-0 that time. Well earlier than the 6-0 though. Maybe ‘77?

The ref paced out 12 yards from the goal line and came up with about 10. Er, it’s six yards from the six yard line and six from the edge of the area. You could accurately place it halfway between the two by eye.

 

[The slaughtered lamb]

Just read that, shitty headline as 90% of the article actually praises his attributes, at the end they just mention he was way down in the Bundesliga stats for centre halfs winning heading duels.

With the headline and footnote, they’ve satisfied 90% of their readership.

 

[Norman kneejerk]

@Norman kneejerk I did not come from a footballing family and was not allowed, (too young) to go on my own. For that reason watching City live was a rare occasion. No sky/bt and too young to watch motd meant I rarely saw any of those great players, that match was better than virtually anything I can think of.

It was indeed. First big comeback I ever saw city do. Seemed impossible at the time. !