Like what was said earlier, Barca have FIFA in its pocket, they are the darlings of the football world, they promote from within etc.... They can be seen to do no evil, whilst young upstarts like City, with its dirty, freshly printed new money.. You know the rest...MillionDollarDream said:What I don't get is how Barca can continue to get reduced sanctions but we had to take FFP on the chin puttin us in sort of a disadvantage.
Well to be fair to barca they can play a team of 11 from their academy. No other elite team can do that.Bewar3them00n said:Like what was said earlier, Barca have FIFA in its pocket, they are the darlings of the football world, they promote from within etc.... They can be seen to do no evil, whilst young upstarts like City, with its dirty, freshly printed new money.. You know the rest...MillionDollarDream said:What I don't get is how Barca can continue to get reduced sanctions but we had to take FFP on the chin puttin us in sort of a disadvantage.
mrtwiceaseason said:Make that 4 .0 in injury time!! I always think we should at least hold on for the drawFanchesterCity said:Vienna_70 said:I don't think it's right to say that City attracts pessimistic fans per se; it's just that we had 30 years of shit to put up with until HRH Sheikh Mansour took over. This inevitably made us pessimistic.
The next generation won't be (or shouldn't be) pessimistic at all, as they will see the team (hopefully) going from strength to strength. For example, our grandchildren have been to about 15 games between them, but have never seen City lose. They're not going to have to put up with the dross we've experienced for the last three decades, therefore, they won't be pessimistic about our chances. At least, not on a regular basis.
Yes but the generation of fans we are now starting to attract are choosing us because we are winning, so you get a different breed.
It's a chicken vs egg problem.
It's not saying all City fans are pessimists, it's just pondering if certain sets of fans DO have some common traits, and if those traits are brought about by watching the team, or was it those traits that made them choose the team.
A lot of young kids seem to jump onboard whichever team is winning (and that's understandable), but some choose the underdog team. That might be something to do with the nature of the child. Then what happens when the underdog team becomes really good (like City) or the once amazing Liverpool become very ordinary - do you end up with a load of spoilt brats moaning all day because they can't win, or a set of fans who are used to losing, and are still coming to terms with winning things - and still create a tense atmosphere even when we're 2-0 up!
On paper it may look.nice,don't think it is gona work.out anyway.Too many egos there.Although Can't wait to see suarez biting messi and having a go at neymar.Hilarious it would be.greasedupdeafguy said:Messi..............Suarez...............Neymar
fuck me, cannot wait to watch barce next season.
Manuel Pellegrini said:greasedupdeafguy said:Messi..............Suarez...............Neymar
fuck me, cannot wait to watch barce next season.
They signed the best players, but not the best players needed in a certain position. It's no good having an orchestra with the 10 best guitarists if I don't have a pianist... Real Madrid have the best guitarists, but if I ask them to play the piano they won't do so well
Oh come on it will be fascinating to watchstony said:Manuel Pellegrini said:greasedupdeafguy said:Messi..............Suarez...............Neymar
fuck me, cannot wait to watch barce next season.
They signed the best players, but not the best players needed in a certain position. It's no good having an orchestra with the 10 best guitarists if I don't have a pianist... Real Madrid have the best guitarists, but if I ask them to play the piano they won't do so well
greasedupdeafguy said:Oh come on it was still be fascinating to watchstony said:Manuel Pellegrini said:They signed the best players, but not the best players needed in a certain position. It's no good having an orchestra with the 10 best guitarists if I don't have a pianist... Real Madrid have the best guitarists, but if I ask them to play the piano they won't do so well