1 hour ago, balo said:

Not sure if I have time for this , need to think , and COYS. 
 

I don't really have time to run it but.......... ????

In so far

OwlSeesAll

Jockstar

Fulhamster

MrMuddle

Seppius

Champers

swbaggies

keithsimmonds

Thaiwrath

Smokie36

3 hours ago, swbaggies said:

Im

 

Im in, but don't know the rules lol

Same as the post above mate. Have a look here and ask any questions you are unclear about.

3 hours ago, Seppius said:

Is there a link to them please

 

Here you go mate. They might seem complicated at first (the scoring) but you soon get used to them. Basically, submit your predictions (i post a spread sheet for you) i.e. 1-0, 2-1, 3-0 etc and for each week you choose one match and put a B for banker and that one gets a double score i.e 3-1B

After you have read the rules feel free to ask any questions

In so far

OwlSeesAll

Jockstar

Fulhamster

MrMuddle

Seppius

Champers

swbaggies

keithsimmonds

In so far

OwlSeesAll

Jockstar

Fulhamster

MrMuddle

Seppius

1 hour ago, Seppius said:

Count me in please

 

Sure thing. Are you ok with the rules?

16 hours ago, MrMuddle said:

I'm in again, please. Might be useful to start a topic for the new season 23-24, I only found this by accident.

Noted. New topic started

As mentioned, topic on people who want to join this years comp.

Please be quick with your names guys. If not enough takers I won't bother running it.

Cheers

3 hours ago, bluemoon58 said:

For those that are interested, here is my daily fix over the first cup of coffee of the day. You glean a wealth of City info from here. https://www.newsnow.co.uk/h/Sport/Football/Premier+League/Manchester+City

Yeah. One of my favourite sources too

I was reading the other day about another record breaking summer for selling our academy players and that they won the Premier League 2 and under-18 Premier League for the third season running. It reminded me of a conversation / debate we had on here a decade ago. Alfie was saying our owners weren't bringing players through and would only buy talent. I said that the academy wasn't even finished yet but within ten years we would have players would be coming through. We beat that target by a couple of years and our academy are not only self sustaining in bringing good monetary sales but we are making a healthy profit to boot. 

On 6/5/2013 at 2:24 PM, alfieconn said:

I would imagine that the owners have abandoned the "bringing the youth through project" being as they won dick all last season, perhaps someone failed to tell them that it was a twenty year plan http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/15.gif

On 6/5/2013 at 3:48 PM, mrbojangles said:

You imagine wrong alfie and are way off the mark. The point of my first post to smokes is that it isn't City who have been banging on and on about our youth coming through. We know that we have some youth but in the main we have bought the talent. No problem with that. Our owner made it quite clear that was his short to medium term strategy, straight from the off.

He also said that with the FFP coming in and the club having to be a sustainable business, the future was about bringing youth in. The Etihad Campus isn't finished yet but is all part of the longer term strategy. Or as he calls it, the "holistic" view of which he didn't feel Mancini was bought into. Give it time and we will be having a different conversation on here.

Mocking Ronaldo, proving coaches wrong, holding players back - Inside Man City academy's historic season - Manchester Evening News

Man City on course to break new record for academy transfer sales - Manchester Evening News

11 hours ago, owl sees all said:

 

Season 2023/24 will soon be with us. Are you gonna do the honours again MrB?

See how many players we get OSA

Who's in?

17 hours ago, champers said:

The proposed James Trafford transfer from City to Burnley looking shakey, according to the rumour mill. £15M + £4M in add-ons seems a lot for someone who hasn't played above League 1 (3rd tier) level, his U21 performances for England notwithstanding. Less than 2 years ago Accrington binned him off cutting short his loan with them. That price is being called an "FFP price" to "help" City comply.

Burnley are getting cold feet, they already have 4 goalies so if Trafford joins 2 will likely have to be moved on and they would bring in peanuts by comparison.

Any thoughts?

You'll have seen more of this goalie than me Champers. Burnley are a PL competitor now and have just been given a huge financial bonus. If they want him at our valuation, done deal. If they done want to pay, walk away. We can't be doing charity work to a PL rival, it's a business. We didn't get Rice because we didn't agree with West Hams valuation and so we walked. Burnley can do the same thing.

On 5/22/2023 at 3:26 PM, RickG16 said:

A report on the BBC emphasized that City are still alleged to be breaching over 100 PL rules. Considering they are just celebrating winning the competition I don't see how this isn't relevant.

Glass houses eh Rick!!

I've said it many times on here. If every club was to be investigated to the enth degree, there would be very few who haven't breached the rules at some point. 

Mendy must be relieved after being cleared of all charges but his career is pretty much in tatters. Nothing ever seems to happen to the people who make up these allegations. Mendy may never be able to play again at the top level and City lost out on millions of pounds on a player because he got put in jail and wasn't allowed to play (not that his mind would have been in the right place).

What Benjamin Mendy trial verdict means for former Man City footballer's career

The former Manchester City footballer did not make his future plans clear as he left court on Friday

Benjamin Mendy will now have to decide what the rest of his football career will look like after being cleared of all charges against him.

The former Manchester City defender, 28, was unanimously acquitted in his trial on Friday - his second of the last 12 months - and left court as a free man after being found not guilty of the multiple counts of rape and sexual assault he was charged with two years ago. Mendy wept as the verdict was read out, before issuing a brief statement through his lawyers in which he did not state whether he plans to return to professional football.

"It has been almost three years since the police started investigating this matter," the statement read. "Mr Mendy has tried to remain strong but the process has, inevitably had a serious impact on him.

What Benjamin Mendy trial verdict means for former Man City footballer's career - Manchester Evening News

If I was to download footage from 1 days worth of dash cam video, I wonder how many Thais would be featured going every way except the right way on the road

15 hours ago, Moti24 said:

Thanks for that. I'm not registered for on-line  but I'll give it a go.  If it doesn't work, I'll register later and do it online in future.

 

There's nothing like a visit to Jomtien immigration to bring on a bout of depression.

I hate Jomtien Immigration with a passion. So last year I started doing on-line. It's an absolute doddle after the first time. The bonus is that you will always have a copy of the old approvals in your e-mail (should they ever be needed) and it sends you a reminder about a week before your next report is needed to be done.

On 6/26/2023 at 12:26 AM, champers said:

Can you get jellied eels in Manchester?

The mrs always found her thai stuff easy enough to get, so a jellied eel or 3 shouldn't be too problematic for a man of his wealth. Plus, he'll be playing down south every other week. He can get a carry out whilst he's there

4 hours ago, jellydog said:

So do we want Rice because we want Rice or do we want to keep him away from Arsenal?

He has apparently said he wants to stay in London. We have players from all over the globe who have left families and friends due to their 100% commitment to their career. If he can't handle being a couple of hours away from the family then I don't think he is the right fit for us

On 6/19/2023 at 9:26 AM, mrbojangles said:

Really hope this boycott gathers pace. The FA just don't give a hoot about fans. Why have the Charity Shield on a Sunday and at 5.30pm? Not too bad for Arsenal (and Man United fans!!) but even if trains are running, there is no thought for the fans who have to travel back up North, 

Well, well, well. It appears the FA have listened and now moved the K.O time forward by 90 minutes to 4pm.

Manchester City fans hit out at the timing of the Community Shield and the game has been brought forward by 90 minutes.

City have been in discussions with Arsenal and the FA and a compromise has been reached to play the game at 4pm on the Sunday rather than 5.30pm. All sides accept that this may not be enough to win back fans who had decided not to go, although it does at least improve travel options and mean supporters won't be arriving back in Manchester after the game as late as they were.

"Having contacted the FA to express our reservations and clarify why the kick-off time of 5:30pm on a Sunday was originally chosen, we are pleased that the decision to bring forward kick-off has now been made," a City spokesperson said. "Whilst we understand that this will not fully alleviate travel issues for our fans and our preference would have been for an earlier kick-off time still, we hope that the new kick-off time of 4pm will make a difference.”

Story:- FA change Community Shield time after Man City fans announce boycott - Manchester Evening News

Really hope this boycott gathers pace. The FA just don't give a hoot about fans. Why have the Charity Shield on a Sunday and at 5.30pm? Not too bad for Arsenal (and Man United fans!!) but even if trains are running, there is no thought for the fans who have to travel back up North, 

Manchester City fan groups have pulled together to tackle food poverty instead of attending the Community Shield

If Manchester City are the kings of Europe after their magnificent Treble, their fans are still being treated as jokers.

Anyone travelling down to Wembley for the Community Shield in August won't have it as bad as the tens of thousands who endured miserable journeys to and from the Champions League final, but the organisers of the season opener have still made it as inconvenient as possible for the team travelling the furthest. Those making the journey were already braced for costs of over £100 on the trains (if they end up running) but a 5.30pm kick-off on Sunday is about as needless as it gets; anyone wanting to stay over to enjoy the win will now have to take a day off work, while even those hotfooting it back to Manchester will do well to make it back before midnight.

Full story:- Man City fans boycotting Arsenal game need wider backing to make point - Simon Bajkowski - Manchester Evening News

Would you Adam and Eve it, our first game of the season is away to Vinny Kompany. And a bladdy sat morning 2am K.O. here as well. ????