oakiecokie
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And of course had the shoe been on the other foot would we not have done the same thing to ensure the safety of our Club ? Of course we would and you`re being very naive if you think otherwise.
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Real Madrid 2nd leg - how?!
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BigJoe#1
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Shoe? Other foot?And of course had the shoe been on the other foot would we not have done the same thing to ensure the safety of our Club ? Of course we would and you`re being very naive if you think otherwise.
The safety of our club, every club is paramount.
Right now, at this moment in time the British Government is not prepared to sanction an air bridge with Portugal, but they are with Spain.
How does that ensure the safety of our club more than Real Madrid (or any club) coming to Manchester?
Look at the BIGGER picture.
EDIT: Personally I think it is more likely we will play at the Etihad (sorry to piss on your negativity theory). My gripe was about the negativity with which sky are reporting it!
oakiecokie
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Well you`re the one who started bitching at the fucking wording of Sky !! Hahahha.Fucking hell you`ve completely missed the whole point from start to finish.Shoe? Other foot?
The safety of our club, every club is paramount.
Right now, at this moment in time the British Government is not prepared to sanction an air bridge with Portugal, but they are with Spain.
How does that ensure the safety of our club more than Real Madrid (or any club) coming to Manchester?
Look at the BIGGER picture.
UEFA are stating that if for reasons outside of Citys remit and the game cannot be played in Manchester then Portugal will be the new venue.Nothing more,nothing less at this moment in time.
Fuck all wrong with that.
BigJoe#1
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Like I said, Sky report to the negative. They would not have done for the Dippers or The Scum. That is all.Well you`re the one who started bitching at the fucking wording of Sky !! Hahahha.Fucking hell you`ve completely missed the whole point from start to finish.
UEFA are stating that if for reasons outside of Citys remit and the game cannot be played in Manchester then Portugal will be the new venue.Nothing more,nothing less at this moment in time.
Fuck all wrong with that.
Shall we leave it at that?
A bit of breaking news on SSN on this.
UEFA confirm Manchester City will have to play Real Madrid In Portugal If Etihad can not host game.
Under what circumstances can we not host the game?
Uefa have categorically stated that we can host the game at the Etihad. They state the only reason we would not be allowed to play the game at the Etihad is if we were leading 2-1.
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jimmygrimblesboots
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Not sure if it matters where we play , if it had been as scheduled in front of a full ,passionate Etihad crowd we would have strolled it , but a behind closed doors game in a sterile atmosphere it does take away most of the advantage we had.
NZBlue
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Not sure if it matters where we play , if it had been as scheduled in front of a full ,passionate Etihad crowd we would have strolled it , but a behind closed doors game in a sterile atmosphere it does take away most of the advantage we had.
There's mind games going on though. If we have to play elsewhere psychologically when we think we should be at home then Madrid have won an important battle.
It's quite different though if the UK is in lockdown and it has to go elsewhere or get canned.
jimmygrimblesboots
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There's mind games going on though. If we have to play elsewhere psychologically when we think we should be at home then UEFA have won an important battle.
It's quite different though if the UK is in lockdown and it has to go elsewhere or get canned.
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Not sure if it matters where we play , if it had been as scheduled in front of a full ,passionate Etihad crowd we would have strolled it , but a behind closed doors game in a sterile atmosphere it does take away most of the advantage we had.
There are another 3 last 16 games to be played beside ours. Ours can't be different.
jimmygrimblesboots
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There are another 3 last 16 games to be played beside ours. Ours can't be different.
Dont understand your retort , i stated it doesnt matter where we play because we are a better team than Madrid , play anywhere in Timbuktu , Outer Momgolia and UEFA can screw us as much as they want , we will still beat Real
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.Dont understand your retort , i stated it doesnt matter where we play because we are a better team than Madrid , play anywhere in Timbuktu , Outer Momgolia and UEFA can screw us as much as they want , we will still beat Real
Don't talk like that, you'll jinx it..
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Should be able now to play Madrid at home as quarantine has been lifted for countries Spain,France,Italy and Germany so the 14 day rule is not applied...its lifted after July 10th..
rickmcfc
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The 14 day rule never applied for footballers and sportsmen anywayShould be able now to play Madrid at home as quarantine has been lifted for countries Spain,France,Italy and Germany so the 14 day rule is not applied...its lifted after July 10th..
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Ridiculous that the second leg should be anywhere except the Etihad.Changes the Eire dynamo of a two-legged affair, esp considering they already had the advantage of their home leg in a stadium full of home fans.
I don’t share the prevailing opinion that the second leg is a shoo in, and think we should gain any advantage we can...including playing the 2nd leg at home.
Pep seems to be talking up this game an awful lot, which doesn’t fill me with confidence. Lots of on field minutes between now and then....
I don’t share the prevailing opinion that the second leg is a shoo in, and think we should gain any advantage we can...including playing the 2nd leg at home.
Pep seems to be talking up this game an awful lot, which doesn’t fill me with confidence. Lots of on field minutes between now and then....
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Operation lets try and stack the odds in Real Madrids favour fully underway by UEFA I see.
City Raider
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The government are lifting quarantine restrictions so should be at Etihad now.
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Not sure the agenda against City that everyone is so certain of extends to screwing over Barcelona, Juventus and Bayern in the process.Operation lets try and stack the odds in Real Madrids favour fully underway by UEFA I see.
BigJoe#1
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So, how are UEFA going to square this circle?
When there was a risk that travellers to the UK were going to be in quarantine if you travel here, they declared City would have to play in Portugal.
Portugal, a country where the risk of catching the virus is significantly higher than the UK such that there are no travel agreements in place. Are they going to declare that the latter stages of the Champions League can no longer be held there?
At least it looks highly likely that we will be able to play our second leg ties at the Etihad.... unless...
well, let's wait and see how they can move the goalposts.... yet again.
When there was a risk that travellers to the UK were going to be in quarantine if you travel here, they declared City would have to play in Portugal.
Portugal, a country where the risk of catching the virus is significantly higher than the UK such that there are no travel agreements in place. Are they going to declare that the latter stages of the Champions League can no longer be held there?
At least it looks highly likely that we will be able to play our second leg ties at the Etihad.... unless...
well, let's wait and see how they can move the goalposts.... yet again.
cptaidan88
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Portugal has significantly fewer infections and deaths than the UK, and has done throughout.So, how are UEFA going to square this circle?
When there was a risk that travellers to the UK were going to be in quarantine if you travel here, they declared City would have to play in Portugal.
Portugal, a country where the risk of catching the virus is significantly higher than the UK such that there are no travel agreements in place. Are they going to declare that the latter stages of the Champions League can no longer be held there?
At least it looks highly likely that we will be able to play our second leg ties at the Etihad.... unless...
well, let's wait and see how they can move the goalposts.... yet again.
Latest data I can find to compare is 2 days ago - 1st July. Portugal had 313 new cases and 1 death, the UK had 749 new cases and 176 deaths. In total Portugal has had 1,579 deaths as at 1st July, the UK has had 43,906 up to 1st July (I think we've surpassed 44k since then).
By what metric are you suggesting Portugal is more dangerous?
The decision to not include them on the list published today when it has fewer infections and deaths than the majority of other places on the list, is another puzzling decision to add to the growing list of puzzling decisions made by the government and its advisors during this crisis. Wouldn't feature in the top 100 though.