Nottingham Forest (H) | Sat 23rd Sept | PL | Post Match Thread

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Does the PFA take action against its members for getting another member sent off ?

Gibbs-white clearly plays up trying to get a fellow member of the PFA in trouble. It's not a good look for the PFA

I think that you'll find the issue of GW diving and simulating injury has been swept under the PFA Axminster.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Yes philips did fine considering he has hardly played any football! Regarding our other two players you mentioned they have proved themselves! Philips firstly hasn't proved himself in training over the last 12 months+ is why he hasn't been picked hardly!

I am not talking about why Pep doesn’t puck him, I am talking about the unnecessary and unjustified stick he gets, particularly in here but also at the games. I don’t get why some people need to snipe at him, however hard he tries, and however well he does

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

We started pretty well.

 

[bluedave1894]

It was good to see Trevor Sinclair on Ian Cheesemans prematch vlog yesterday

He's a racist with a drink problem isn't he?

 

[FantasyIreland]

Does the PFA take action against its members for getting another member sent off ?

Gibbs-white clearly plays up trying to get a fellow member of the PFA in trouble. It's not a good look for the PFA

No,and that lack of retrospective intervention,along with officials allowing it to continue on the pitch,is very much the reason the game is on its arse where theatrics and cheating are concerned.
Ive been banging the drum for a few seasons now......start clamping down on these cunts with immediate sendings off and 3 match bans,and the game will very quickly become far more honest and enjoyable.

Rodri was a dick yesterday,but MGW was a fucking disgrace.

 

[Gus Fring]

I am not talking about why Pep doesn’t ouch him, I am talking about the unnecessary and unjustified stick he gets, particularly in here but also at the games. I don’t get why some people need to snipe at him, however hard he tries, and however well he does

Wrongly compared to Rodri, who would make most if not all number 6s look shit in comparison.

He isn’t Rodri and as you say people almost want him to make mistakes as some kind of validation for their spite towards him.

Reality is Pep will probably change the system in Rodri’s absence as opposed to playing Phillips, but as you say unfortunately for some no matter what he does it’ll never be good enough.

Despite Rodri’s stupidity (at best) yesterday I’ve still seen the majority of City fans giving him more praise than Phillips!

 

[FantasyIreland]

He's a racist with a drink problem isn't he?

Dont forget the domestic violence,allegedly.....

 

[Gus Fring]

Came away from the game a bit meh yesterday, thought the atmosphere after the sending off was great, Nunes looked decent barring a few times he gave it away in dangerous areas. Dias was brilliant as was Akanji and in fairness the whole back 4/5, Haaland should have bagged the third too.

Rodri however tainted the whole game for me with that stupidity and Ederson nearly followed suit.

I compared it to driving a Lamborghini, getting baited by a Corsa and then crashing just totally stupid, laugh at him he’s going nowhere 2-0 up and although I don’t feel it was a red, Rodri didn’t need to even give that knob Taylor a decision to make. I feel without that we could have gone on to get 5/6.

All that aside a win is a win and I trust Pep to come up with something to balance out the loss of Rodri.

 

[waspish]

I am not talking about why Pep doesn’t ouch him, I am talking about the unnecessary and unjustified stick he gets, particularly in here but also at the games. I don’t get why some people need to snipe at him, however hard he tries, and however well he does

Fcuk me I've seen 1 or maybe 2 people on X slag him off 99% of fans are like you and 33% of them keep going on and on about "unjustified stick"!

 

[shemnel]

well done City, winning through grit and determination for a bit of that 2nd half. Taylor is a mess, frankly.

Rodri this and that, i'm moving on very quickly. red card deserved etc.

We are now presented with Newcastle (27th), Wolves (30th), Leipzig (4th) and Arsenal (8th) all away. There are no doubts that the red card is poorly received due to injuries.

It's going to be really interesting how we set up at Newcastle, Pep rarely rarely weakens the team to the extent of ditching a competition, the loss at Soton last year in the League Cup was still a very decent XI. New season legs might be in our favour a bit, and looks like Grealish will be in line for a start. Phillips i think will start at Newcastle, Kovacic being readied for Wolves.