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[TinFoilHat]

Especially so because he could have easily gone down and won the stonewall pen.

He scored because he knew we'd miss the penalty.

;)

 

[Rammy Blue]

He scored because he knew we'd miss the penalty.

;)

Glad he took it out of the equation.

 

[TinFoilHat]

Glad he took it out of the equation.

We scored 3 amazing goals. SSN would be playing all of them on loop had it been the dippers.

 

[Asa's left peg]

Good on you. Hope you caught the BBC documentary on Alan Hull a year or so ago. A great watch.
And the same wishes to City. Can't begrudge a club whose fans have known genuinely tough times in the modern era, and stuck with them.

My twopen'orth. Loved the Fog on the Tyne album, particularly the two blues tracks, easy to play. Still have a few vinyl albums.

It would be great if your boys could look at our early years after our takeover and take some solace. It certainly wasn't a given or bed of roses. We spent dosh but it was 3/4 years before we even started to get our shit together and had to sign some 'interim' signings whilst we went up levels.

Dump all the cups, just concentrate getting 4th spot or better and then go again next season. IMHO, of course.

 

[shemnel]

a really enjoyable game to watch, old school to and fro with an injury time winner from the young man.

getting hit on the counter was perhaps as predictable as the sun going down at the end of the day, i just think we're accepting it now as a by-product of what we do, hoping that we do more damage at the other end!

watching Silva's effort again, the saved volley which he caught beautifully, Foden was actually in acres of space to his right and perhaps should have been the option.

Bobb's goal was amazing, everything about it. The fact he didn't go down for a pen was pretty incredible, he was clearly fouled even without falling over and the presence of mind to finish after that was brilliant. Bobb has arrived.

 

[stonerblue]

I seriously thought he'd banged his head and was wearing one of our shirts, he sounded like a fan enjoying the game.

He's always like that.

 

[flapjack]

this was the position of Ake and Dias just before Isak scored, the pass from Gvardiol wasn't good into Ake, and from there we are all over the place....I know we play risk and reward football, but that's just suicidal

 

[supercity88]

We remain the architects of our own downfall at times through poor decision making and defensive mistakes/risks.

But what a win. A game it felt we had to win after disappointing late equalisers. Lovely to get it with a late winner of our own. Pressure on Liverpool, a buzz back and now 2 weeks to get some sun, nail some tactics and come back fit and firing.

 

[Platt Lane 59]

Especially so because he could have easily gone down and won the stonewall pen.

I'm not sure City would have been given a penalty ?

 

[Stevieatlasblue]

What he was alluding to was the amount of non stop football he's played over the years without a break.

Albeit he was injured, there wasn't much he could do outside of getting himself fit, so he enjoyed his brain break & the physical rest as he built up his fitness.

People don't realise the level of physical & mental fatigue top sportspeople endure to remain at the apex of their chosen discipline.

Kev looks totally refreshed & invigorated, albeit lacking full match sharpness. As he said, he felt it physically, but he rose above that because of his mental will to win.

The football authorities just aren't listening. In the drive for more money, they're increasing the amount of top level games they want players to compete in, whilst putting onerous squad restrictions on all clubs in the pursuit of FFP to protect the hegemony of the elite clubs.

Something has to give, because the amount of pointless games in today's football is beyond ridiculous. Why can't mid-season International breaks be combined into end of season mini tournaments?

What's the point in the Nations League? Why expand the World Cup, Champions League & Club World Cup? It's all about the greed of the games governing bodies, & player welfare doesn't come into it.

Spot on with this post. They are top athletes and go through high intensity training sessions and matches. It’s the demands of too much football and are putting their bodies through it. The rule makers ought to have a duty of care to the players. But sadly it’s about money let alone the stupid offside rule that to the fans is very annoying indeed. No care of duty to the players there with first Stones and then Eddie. Career threatening injuries if the rule makers don’t amend this rule with immediate effect. I don’t know why the linesmen have a flag anymore. I’m off on a tangent now but very good post indeed