The Derby Post Match Thread

[cleavers]

my Rag friends who call them shit and fucking awful manager.

I can see where they're coming from, but they need to recognise some of the shite they have been left with by the sour one, and further appreciate that he's making them into a team that is at least hard to beat (he's the first to prevent KdB playing this season). Getting back their swagger is going to be a long way off, and Martial might be the start, but much of the rest of their squad looks a long way off. However we shouldn't do down our performance today, just because they think they're shit, that's not our issue. Our objective today was first not to get beat, then second to try and get a win, I don't think we were far away from the later objective, we just didn't get a couple of breaks.

 

[sir baconface]

No great spectacle but some people want it all ways. Pellers confounded his critics by NOT playing Yaya in a midfield two but gets little credit. His player selections were good, as were his substitutions, although I'd like to have seen more of Kelechi.

It was one of the most disciplined City performances for some time. Otamendi and Fern shone.

The main problem in my eyes was all-round shite showings from our attacking players.

Fcuk it anyway; we're top of the league and another point ahead of Chelski.

 

[Wilf Wild 1937]

The bottom line is that another tricky away game has been knocked off the list for this season and we're still top of the league. I'm never totally satisfied when we fail to beat the rags but overall things are looking good. We'll smash them at The Etihad with Aguero and Silva.

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

LSD more like

I'd go with the former, purely on the ferocity and lack of coming up for air...

 

[cleavers]

Been at work and just got in so will watch the game tonight but a great point away.

If you're after entertainment, I'd give it a swerve, there's nothing much you'll miss, apart from some good defending from City.

 

[Summerbuzz]

Almost posted a thread before handed asking if anyone would take a cheeky 0-0 bore-draw.

Good result, we stay top.

Yaya behind Bony is silly stuff, mind you. It only ever works when he has Silva and Aguero up there.

 

[br88]

It looks like Kompany and Otamendi could make for a very strong back two....if they can get a run of games together without injury. Special mention for Fernandinho.....a vital cog in our midfield.

 

[remember arthur mann]

I`m assuming he was taking the piss.

Nope, I'm the blues biggest critic, having watched them over the last 54 years. But some posters on here must be rags, today the rags were piss poor 400 million LOL !!

 

[cleavers]

i'm 51.

fair enough, you're right of course, not the worst derby ever,
i'm just frustrated because i wanted to see a foootball game.

for those who enjoy the game of chess it was no doubt very interesting,
but tactically, i didn't see our defence being too worried,
in fact i'd go so far as to say we pissed it,
an easy, hard-fought, point & one that gladly keeps us top,
but in my lifetime i can't recall seeing those fuckers ever being so scared of us as they are now,
to such an extent that they are happy to try harder not to lose to us than to try to play football against us,
when they could've taken the chance to go top,
no aguero or silva,
they chose to kill the game off before it started.

All the more reason to smile :)

Apologies for the age question it just came over as a daft knee jerk comment.

 

[taleofbluehalves]

c'mon,
i didn't mean it was our worst performance,
i meant it wasn't a very good game,
simply because united decided to make it a not very good game.

Try sitting in the Utd end whilst losing 5-0. Take a point, clean sheet and going top over that every day of the week.

 

[baildon blue]

If you're after entertainment, I'd give it a swerve, there's nothing much you'll miss, apart from some good defending from City.

That's the sort of game that will us the title .
We didn't defend well enough at times last season .

 

[Oohvonkyvonky]

There is a few saying "without Aguero and Silva we're poor".. Of course we fucking are! We are not supposed to be able to replace them, more to cope without them. How do Barca replace Messi? they dont, they plod along...manage without him.

 

[willipp]

No great spectacle but some people want it all ways. Pellers confounded his critics by NOT playing Yaya in a midfield two but gets little credit. His player selections were good, as were his substitutions, although I'd like to have seen more of Kelechi.

It was one of the most disciplined City performances for some time. Otamendi and Fern shone.

The main problem in my eyes was all-round shite showings from our attacking players.

Fcuk it anyway; we're top of the league and another point ahead of Chelski.

I think your bang on. Defensively we were excellent. Our supposed big time players never really got into the game even though they had plenty of chance. They were there for the taking but a point there is ok.

 

[flb]

No great spectacle but some people want it all ways. Pellers confounded his critics by NOT playing Yaya in a midfield two but gets little credit. His player selections were good, as were his substitutions, although I'd like to have seen more of Kelechi.

It was one of the most disciplined City performances for some time. Otamendi and Fern shone.

The main problem in my eyes was all-round shite showings from our attacking players.

Fcuk it anyway; we're top of the league and another point ahead of Chelski.

Never seen our front four so collectively poor, formation was bang on with both ferns in there

 

[taleofbluehalves]

If Mourinho had set up and got a point like that it would be a tactical masterclass.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

Very strange and flat atmosphere today which suited us. A great result with no Sergio, Silva and Vinny just back from injury as well as Kolarov. Both teams looked tired, perhaps it was a European hangover. The rags fans looked gutted afterwards. They know they have lost their only chance of catching us. For me Fernando was our best player. I thought United were shocking for the home team. Marital was their only threat and he faded in the second half. It will turn out to be a valuable result in May. Now we need to do the same at the Emirates.

 

[stan bowles]

Unfortunately, I have to agree. Bloody annoying, but it looks like they've got a decent player there, he was their only threat, Sagna was shitting himself every time he squared him up.

Slight exaggeration. Sagna played him ok. The guy is a threat. He'll give a lot of full backs trouble this year and I'm glad it was Sagna out there and not Zabaleta today.

 

[blueinsa]

If you're after entertainment, I'd give it a swerve, there's nothing much you'll miss, apart from some good defending from City.

The wife has also suggested that.

" 0-0" we might as well watch Strictly she said.

Fuck off pmsl.

 

[TRUE BLUE NO1]

TOP OF THE TABLE!!!!! I'll take it!!!;) but......I expect a lot more from a 25mil striker than we currently getting. Yes, I agree, no one is like Aguero BUT for the price we paid for Bony.....I expect someone that can atleast look dangerous in front of goal. Great at holding up the ball but to often slows the play down and only seems to have one gear....Bony has been a great player in the prem over the last couple of years but something is not working with us! I think its time to give the young lad a try! I'm also fed up of hearing the excuse...we didn't win because Aguero and Silva are injured....Yes, these 2 are legends to us blues but I would hope we are more than just 2 players.....they've both been here many years now and we should have signed enough talent by now to still win against any team in the perm when they not on the pitch. I'll take one point and very happy to be back on top but I think Yaya, Bony, Sterling should be thanking the very solid play from our back 4 and Hart for this point......just disappointed we didn't stick it to those rags in their back yard! GO BLUESSSSSS!!!!!!!!

 

[Deleted member 13905]

All the more reason to smile :)

Apologies for the age question it just came over as a daft knee jerk comment.

no need to apologise, brother, it was indeed a daft knee jerk comment on my part.
passions run high on derby day.

i wasn't meaning to sound negative about city in any way,
to be a blue now is beyond all our hopes and dreams,
i love every single second of it,
i'm not a negative person by nature,
i guess i'm just mad at the rags for being cowards,
but i suppose that what happens to all bullies in the end.

as you say, all the more reason to smile.