Urawa Red Diamonds (N) | CWC Semi-Final | Pre-Match Thread

[Bluesince1979]

Enjoy your trip but that doesn't change the fact that it is a mickey mouse cup.The next important game for our team is away to Everton after Christmas. I hope we win as I do all our games even pre-season but I won't be going out to the pub to watch either of these games.

Backwards thinking. As has been said, this is only the start for the CWC. And prize money set to outstrip the CL next time. Rather be in it than not.

Football changes all the time. English clubs at one point werent even allowed to wnter european competition! We used to have 3pm kick offs every week. Used to be a quid to get in.
As much as we all look back to those fond memories, i do for sure, the game has moved on. We either move with it and embrace or start supporting macc town

 

[Dodge]

Enjoy your trip but that doesn't change the fact that it is a mickey mouse cup.The next important game for our team is away to Everton after Christmas. I hope we win as I do all our games even pre-season but I won't be going out to the pub to watch either of these games.

It must be important.

Sky have sent their biggest/top/chief/senior/main reporter across for a jolly.

 

[chris85mcfc]

Looks like Erling was on the plane over which I guess has to be a positive!

 

[BringBackSwales]

Enjoy your trip but that doesn't change the fact that it is a mickey mouse cup.The next important game for our team is away to Everton after Christmas. I hope we win as I do all our games even pre-season but I won't be going out to the pub to watch either of these games.

Everyone entitled to their views but I completely disagree. I was 8 when City last won the old first division and never thought I’d see another. When we beat the rags in the fac semi final, sjoke in the fac final and qpr to win the PL I could have been delirious if we’d never won another trophy. To have got another 6 premier leagues, 2 fa cups, fuck knows how many league cups, and then to be in Istanbul with my 2 teenage City-daft sons and see us win the champions league is just utterly unbelievable. To then have to postpone only one game to be in with a chance of being champions of the world is brilliant and I really hope we win it. We do all the domestic aways but can’t afford Saudi, but I’ll be going daft if we are champions of the world. I hate the fa, pl, uefa and fifa but i still want City to win as many of their trophies as possible. World Club Champions would be a huge honour for our Club. Bring it on

 

[Pontypool Blue]

Got a ticket for Fluminense game tonight. Try and get our bearings how to best get to / from stadium.

Nice - I'll be listening out for that solitary voice singing "Old Trafford is falling down..." Lol!

 

[Pontypool Blue]

It must be important.

Sky have sent their biggest/top/chief/senior/main reporter across for a jolly.

They do know it's the blue side of Manchester (yes I know trafford blah blah) going right?

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

Come on City. A Christmas present of being Champions of the World is the tonic we all need after the past month.

 

[supercity88]

Everyone entitled to their views but I completely disagree. I was 8 when City last won the old first division and never thought I’d see another. When we beat the rags in the fac semi final, sjoke in the fac final and qpr to win the PL I could have been delirious if we’d never won another trophy. To have got another 6 premier leagues, 2 fa cups, fuck knows how many league cups, and then to be in Istanbul with my 2 teenage City-daft sons and see us win the champions league is just utterly unbelievable. To then have to postpone only one game to be in with a chance of being champions of the world is brilliant and I really hope we win it. We do all the domestic aways but can’t afford Saudi, but I’ll be going daft if we are champions of the world. I hate the fa, pl, uefa and fifa but i still want City to win as many of their trophies as possible. World Club Champions would be a huge honour for our Club. Bring it on

That's how I am mate. Embrace the competitions! We never thought we'd be in them and we're European Champions - I still barely believe it! When they did the CL draw earlier I still got a "how did this happen" moment when they introduced us as champions and we're there amongst the likes of Inter, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. Not only that, we're better than them all! And now we're in this club world cup to become the best team in the land and all the world - officially! Love it. And this one is going to get bigger and bigger. FIFA want their piece of the pie and the expanded version in 2025 is just the start. To be on the honours board early is nice if we can do it. For all those who claim they don't really care about it, they should do. If given the choice we might choose other trophies but it's another one to stick in the new museum so suck it up and get behind the lads!

 

[Legal Alien]

Also, the club want this trophy . I know this for a fact. They want to be world champs and all the prestige and commercial advantage it brings

I want to win it too and hang the pennant next to this one in my local.

We know who we are...

 

[chris85mcfc]

Looks like Erling was on the plane over which I guess has to be a positive!

Update: looks as though Kev and Doku were as well, so could just be more of a case that the whole squad is going over to join the celebrations if we win it.