totally underwhelmed

[TheMightyQuinn]

Bring back Hughesy!

Was really exciting last time we played Spurs at WHL, 3 goals provided real value for money and nothing say's 'potential champions' to me like a resounding 3-0 defeat.

Better run, I need to have my 87th wank of the day over a picture of Mark Hughes fat arse in tight United shorts.

finally some sense.

I'd have been even happier yesterday if Spurs had scored a late winner and then all our players ran to Harry Redknapp and high fived him with a huge grin on their collective faces.

 

[fathellensbellend]

Bring back Hughesy!

Was really exciting last time we played Spurs at WHL, 3 goals provided real value for money and nothing say's 'potential champions' to me like a resounding 3-0 defeat.

Better run, I need to have my 87th wank of the day over a picture of Mark Hughes fat arse in tight United shorts.

quite correct, pick the corresponding fixture from last season, and the previous manager, and let that be the yardstick for all discussion about mancini's methods.

how did i not think of this reasoned logic.<br /><br />-- Sun Aug 15, 2010 6:01 pm --<br /><br />

Bring back Hughesy!

Was really exciting last time we played Spurs at WHL, 3 goals provided real value for money and nothing say's 'potential champions' to me like a resounding 3-0 defeat.

Better run, I need to have my 87th wank of the day over a picture of Mark Hughes fat arse in tight United shorts.

finally some sense.

you see that as sense.

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

Bring back Hughesy!

Was really exciting last time we played Spurs at WHL, 3 goals provided real value for money and nothing say's 'potential champions' to me like a resounding 3-0 defeat.

Better run, I need to have my 87th wank of the day over a picture of Mark Hughes fat arse in tight United shorts.

quite correct, pick the corresponding fixture from last season, and the previous manager, and let that be the yardstick for all discussion about mancini's methods.

how did i not think of this reasoned logic.

True. Makes much more sense to just speculate.

Like, say we'd played Ade upfront and in the first minute he slipped creating a slight divot in the turf. 84 minutes later, Yaya may have had a shot that hit the divot and rebounded into the net thus winning us the game.

Yet again Mancini has cost us a victory.

There you go.

 

[Bill]

I'll admit that it's a continuing worry of mine about Mancini. He was definitely overly defensive in some games last season, but he starts this new season with a clean slate as far as I'm concerned. A very tricky opening game against a team that is more or less the same as last season is probably not the best yardstick to judge him by. All things considered a very useful point in a fixture we usually lose against a team that would have beaten the vast majority of Premier League opponents on the day. We definitely need to give Mancini more time to finalize his squad and the team more time to gel before we start to pick holes in his tactics and individual performances.

I agree with eveything you said, I'm an eternal optimist and as long as he goes all out attack against the likes of Everon/Villa/Spurs at home then I'll be well happy.

and if plays for a point at blackpool, wigan etc?

 

[Rammy Blue]

I agree with eveything you said, I'm an eternal optimist and as long as he goes all out attack against the likes of Everon/Villa/Spurs at home then I'll be well happy.

and if plays for a point at blackpool, wigan etc?

Bob won't play for a point at the "dross", he knows what he is doing.

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

I agree with eveything you said, I'm an eternal optimist and as long as he goes all out attack against the likes of Everon/Villa/Spurs at home then I'll be well happy.

and if plays for a point at blackpool, wigan etc?

Hughes played for 3 points and usually got just the 1.

Why create problems that do not exist yet and may not exist?

 

[zeven]

I agree with eveything you said, I'm an eternal optimist and as long as he goes all out attack against the likes of Everon/Villa/Spurs at home then I'll be well happy.

and if plays for a point at blackpool, wigan etc?

HAHA :)

 

[Anonymous]

quite correct, pick the corresponding fixture from last season, and the previous manager, and let that be the yardstick for all discussion about mancini's methods.

how did i not think of this reasoned logic.

True. Makes much more sense to just speculate.

Like, say we'd played Ade upfront and in the first minute he slipped creating a slight divot in the turf. 84 minutes later, Yaya may have had a shot that hit the divot and rebounded into the net thus winning us the game.

Yet again Mancini has cost us a victory.

There you go.

If you're not interested in the discussion then why are you even in this thread? Clearly there's a decent discussion going on between a few people. I can understand you not wanting to be part of it, but don't pour bile all over it out of spite.

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

and if plays for a point at blackpool, wigan etc?

HAHA :)

Did we play for a point away to Burnley last season?

What happened when Lord Hughes of Salford pitted his wits against Burnley at home?

I know absence makes the heart grow fonder but in some cases it does not like no one misses having the shits, no one misses an unfortunate disease and no fucker should miss Mark fucking Hughes the draw specialist.

 

[MCFC Fort Worth]

I think that Mancini was simply a bit over cautious yesterday. He knew the squad wasn't quite match ready and wanted to ease them in. Spurs were up for it but, thankfully our 2nd half performance improved. This team is getting better. Give them a couple games.

The Europa Match provides a great opportunity to get some of those kinks out and play some good football.

I would actually play Jo up front with Tevez, Jo worked his ass off in preseason and I think he earned a chance.

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

True. Makes much more sense to just speculate.

Like, say we'd played Ade upfront and in the first minute he slipped creating a slight divot in the turf. 84 minutes later, Yaya may have had a shot that hit the divot and rebounded into the net thus winning us the game.

Yet again Mancini has cost us a victory.

There you go.

If you're not interested in the discussion then why are you even in this thread? Clearly there's a decent discussion going on between a few people. I can understand you not wanting to be part of it, but don't pour bile all over it out of spite.

I'm not doing anything of the sort.

I'm just sick of people on here with snide agendas wanting to ruin it for all of us.

Bad enough we have some players intent on ruining the club, why some fans need to follow suite is beyond me.

Anyone disappointed with yesterday when taking all the circumstances into consideration is an idiot.

Apologies, I suspect my pro City attitude to be dealt with swiftly and a ban to follow.

 

[BlueLlama]

Of the 11 that started yesterdays game only 3 were brought in by Mancini. That was Hughes team. Wait till we can see Mancini's team play. Why do these Hughes lovers not remember Brighton and Notts Forest plus that dismal run of draws against poor teams just before he got the boot?

 

[zeven]

I think that Mancini was simply a bit over cautious yesterday. He knew the squad wasn't quite match ready and wanted to ease them in. Spurs were up for it but, thankfully our 2nd half performance improved. This team is getting better. Give them a couple games.

The Europa Match provides a great opportunity to get some of those kinks out and play some good football.

I would actually play Jo up front with Tevez, Jo worked his ass off in preseason and I think he earned a chance.

i want to see, Balotelli, Ade, AJ up front in the Europa game

 

[Anonymous]

If you're not interested in the discussion then why are you even in this thread? Clearly there's a decent discussion going on between a few people. I can understand you not wanting to be part of it, but don't pour bile all over it out of spite.

I'm not doing anything of the sort.

I'm just sick of people on here with snide agendas wanting to ruin it for all of us.

Bad enough we have some players intent on ruining the club, why some fans need to follow suite is beyond me.

Anyone disappointed with yesterday when taking all the circumstances into consideration is an idiot.

Apologies, I suspect my pro City attitude to be dealt with swiftly and a ban to follow.

Clearly you're losing the plot. There's no snide agendas mate, and no idiots. Just City supporters trying to have a discussion about Mancini and his tactics. You're pissing all over it and you keep bringing up Mark Hughes as if anyone actually gives a fuck about him now...

 

[Blue Haze]

This will concern me if we're doing it next month. Steady improvement will be necessary.

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

Of the 11 that started yesterdays game only 3 were brought in by Mancini. That was Hughes team. Wait till we can see Mancini's team play. Why do these Hughes lovers not remember Brighton and Notts Forest plus that dismal run of draws against poor teams just before he got the boot?

None of that happened though. Hughes won every game 6-0 and us sacking him was nothing short of evil.

Nothing Mancini ever does will appease some on here as he's had the audacity to call a spade a spade and ship out the shit.

 

[BlueLlama]

Jeez we have played one game against a top side with players who have only just come back from WC duty and trained for about a week together. Some fans on here need a reality check or they should wait until they know something about the game before posting.

 

[Andouble]

I think that Mancini was simply a bit over cautious yesterday. He knew the squad wasn't quite match ready and wanted to ease them in. Spurs were up for it but, thankfully our 2nd half performance improved. This team is getting better. Give them a couple games.

The Europa Match provides a great opportunity to get some of those kinks out and play some good football.

I would actually play Jo up front with Tevez, Jo worked his ass off in preseason and I think he earned a chance.

i want to see, Balotelli, Ade, AJ up front in the Europa game

I don't think we'll see Balo until Liverpool on Monday. When do we train this week? Monday and Tuesday, maybe with a morning session Wednesday? How long is the journey to Romania from Manchester?

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

I'm not doing anything of the sort.

I'm just sick of people on here with snide agendas wanting to ruin it for all of us.

Bad enough we have some players intent on ruining the club, why some fans need to follow suite is beyond me.

Anyone disappointed with yesterday when taking all the circumstances into consideration is an idiot.

Apologies, I suspect my pro City attitude to be dealt with swiftly and a ban to follow.

Clearly you're losing the plot. There's no snide agendas mate, and no idiots. Just City supporters trying to have a discussion about Mancini and his tactics. You're pissing all over it and you keep bringing up Mark Hughes as if anyone actually gives a fuck about him now...

Fine. I can take a hint.

My viewpoint that things aren't quite panic stations yet is not welcome and unless I'm going to lose all perspective and knowledge of football then I'm not allowed to join in the discussion.

As for Hughes being irrelevant, I'd agree but if we're bashing Mancini after 1 draw then why not mention that Sparky boy specialised in terribly entertaining consecutive draws?<br /><br />-- Sun Aug 15, 2010 6:20 pm --<br /><br />

Jeez we have played one game against a top side with players who have only just come back from WC duty and trained for about a week together. Some fans on here need a reality check or they should wait until they know something about the game before posting.

Don't say that!

You'll be hounded and beaten!

Just agree that Mancini is shit and that we should have won 3-0 yesterday. For your sake, do it.

 

[rossie]

i am sorry but i have never seen a team win anything without making an attempt to score.

Fair point no team wins without shooting, however this is one game, and there were reasons why we were so disjointed, take something from the major improvement from start to finish, and then look at who we will be playing in future weeks. If we're still playing this way against Blackpool/burn in a month or so, and drawing 0-0 then he'll be on his way I expect, but we won't will we ?

In the first half Spurs were excellent yesterday, and they didn't allow us to attack, they were first to everything, but we got to grips with them and dominated possession second half, restricting Spurs to a couple of long shots, and we had a couple of good chances ourselves.

It wasn't perfect, but its 1 point more than we got last year, and 2 less for Spurs. We need to improve this way against others, and if we do we'll be challenging.

well said cleavers.. this is 100 % spot on, saves me typing all this