The Official Manchester City Thread

[Bredbury Blue]

On this day in 1956 a crowd of 76,129 (guessing my dad would have been there).

On this day in 1934 a crowd of 84,569 (my grandad WAS there).

But how many empty seats?

 

 

 

[mrbojangles]

18 minutes ago, Bredbury Blue said:

But how many empty seats?

None. All standing?

[mrbojangles]

47 minutes ago, Bredbury Blue said:

Days later and I'm still amazed by Foden killing it dead on his outstep

I know. I was also in aww at the time. I must say that although I'll miss David SIlva and he will be a great loss, the good to come out of it will be Foden getting more game time and showing us more of what he has learnt from the magician

[Bredbury Blue]

Bloody terrible turnout by City fans at the weekend. Look at all those empty seats!

 

 

 

[mrbojangles]

Funnily enough, after our recent debate on City inflating the transfer market. This was in the Manchester Evening News

 

Here's a snippet but I suggest Rick and Champers have a read before slinging mud at City again ???? In fact. This very article was written in response to Woodward opening his gob about FFP 

 

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Is there another industry on the planet that approves of debt but clamps down on strong owner investment?

 

Suddenly, the threat is not clubs over-stretching in their pursuit of success and the riches it brings.

 

No, the real is portrayed as the limitless pockets of owners like City’s Sheikh Mansour, or Paris St Germain’s Nasser El Khalaifi.

They have been forcing everyone else to spend money they did not have, goes the spurious argument - it simply is not fair, they say.

 

That conveniently ignores the fact that big spending was not invented by City or PSG – United, Real Madrid and Barcelona have been at the forefront of that vice for years.

 

A £50million signing whose fee was raised by flogging United duvet covers in Thailand is no more or less inflationary than one whose cost is funded by a beneficial owner.

 

United have broken the British transfer record more times than any other club. City have never broken that particular record.

 

Liverpool have the second highest transfer spend in a calendar year, behind Barcelona. City trail in third.

 

City also have no signings in the top 23 of the most expensive transfer fees, while United have four, Liverpool one, Barcelona four and Real Madrid five.

 

Indeed, it seems the clubs which actually ARE inflating transfer fees, and driving would-be competitors to match their efforts, are those who have always done so – Europe’s traditional elite.

 

Therein surely lies the true purpose of FFP, whichever way Woodward and the rest of the traditional powerbase cut it up.

 

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-utd-ffp-woodward-city-17853062

 

[RickG16]

46 minutes ago, mrbojangles said:

slinging mud at City again ???? 

 

There really is no need to sling mud at City. You are hardly visible right now.

 

MEN is a joke these days anyway..... can't see any hard facts in there or anything new. BB could have done a more thorough job researching tbh.

 

And my point was more about high wages and transfer fees throughout a whole squad, which set the ball rolling for average Joes being paid 100k a week. The top stars will always command massive transfer fees / wages.

[Kadilo]

City’s game on bbc1 over here and Spuds on the iPlayer. Bit surprised at that tbh but two games to watch at once is a plus

[mrbojangles]

3 minutes ago, RickG16 said:

MEN is a joke these days anyway...

Yeah, thought it would be ????

[RickG16]

3 minutes ago, mrbojangles said:

Yeah, thought it would be ????

Mate really, it's full of spelling mistakes and is Click Bait Central these days. The days of David Meek and Stuart Matheson are long gone ????

 

Mr Boj I am sure it's the same in the industry, you work in but when you work in sports media you realise that the people who write for sites like the MEN are just 20 somethings who have watched far less football than you or me, and have done a bit of research on Google.

 

You didn't include the writer's name anyway? But I would be surprised if it's a journalist I think is worth listening to.

[mrbojangles]

2 minutes ago, RickG16 said:

You didn't include the writer's name anyway? But I would be surprised if it's a journalist I think is worth listening to.

Didn't think I'd need to if you read the article. That's why I posted the link

[RickG16]

2 minutes ago, mrbojangles said:

Didn't think I'd need to if you read the article. That's why I posted the link

Well it's an opinion piece by Stuart Brennan, who I'm sure we both know is the 'City guy' at the MEN. He might have the inside track on transfers etc but I'm not about to listen to his views on things.

 

I did enjoy the line about "flogging duvet covers in Thailand" though so fair play.

 

But that brings us back to another home truth doesn't it... we graft for our money and earn millions tanks to a slick international commercial operation, while yours gets / got pumped in. All coming crashing down though now. 

[mrbojangles]

14 minutes ago, RickG16 said:

. we graft for our money and earn millions tanks to a slick international commercial operation, while yours gets / got pumped in. All coming crashing down though now. 

As the article says "It was interesting that Woodwards comments came as United announced that their net debt had climbed by £73.6million in the second half of last year, with their gross debt sitting at a whopping £492million." That's what leveraged buy out's do for you

 

I don't deny that our owner invested heavily but we have been standing on our own two feet and showing profit for a few years now. In other words, we are grafting for our money

 

[Bredbury Blue]

HT 0 v 0 City
Dull. Should have stayed in bed. Poor performance. All City but created nothing. Wouldn't be surprised if they get 1 chance 1 goal. Yawn

[Bredbury Blue]

3 hours ago, RickG16 said:

when you work in sports media you realise that the people who write for sites like the MEN are just 20 somethings who have watched far less football than you or me, and have done a bit of research on Google.

20 something Stuart Brennan 555

[mrbojangles]

1 hour ago, Bredbury Blue said:

HT 0 v 0 City
Dull. Should have stayed in bed. Poor performance. All City but created nothing. Wouldn't be surprised if they get 1 chance 1 goal. Yawn

Stepped up second half, dominated position again and created shed loads more chances than the first half but far from shouting from the roof tops. Better play much better on sunday

[Bredbury Blue]

Pep will be happy but as a City fan that was dull. 

 

Fair play to Wednesday and their goalie for sticking with it and making it difficult for us.

 

[champers]

Miserable turnout by Wednesday fans. Big club? Not on this showing. Dull game, City doing no more than required. Bigger fish to fry coming up.

[Bredbury Blue]

4 hours ago, champers said:

Miserable turnout by Wednesday fans. Big club?

Apparently they were protesting against City's Eufa ban.

[Bredbury Blue]

The Evil Empire, City Football Group, is in advanced talks to buy Ligue 2 side AS Nancy Lorraine.

 

With clubs already in United States, Australia, India, Japan, Spain, Uruguay and China, where next?

[champers]

28 minutes ago, Bredbury Blue said:

The Evil Empire, City Football Group, is in advanced talks to buy Ligue 2 side AS Nancy Lorraine.

 

With clubs already in United States, Australia, India, Japan, Spain, Uruguay and China, where next?

Switzerland: buy Young Boys Berne, merge them with the French team and ... Voila!  ...  Young Nancy Boys. They could play in pink.

[Bredbury Blue]

Aguero now second on the all-time list of goal scorers to have played for one of Manchester City or Manchester United. He trails Denis Law by 21, who scored 38 goals for City and 237 times for United.

 

 

 

[RickG16]

8 hours ago, Bredbury Blue said:

Aguero now second on the all-time list of goal scorers to have played for one of Manchester City or Manchester United. He trails Denis Law by 21, who scored 38 goals for City and 237 times for United.

 

 

 

Highest ever scorer from two clubs... desperately searching for a trophy UEFA can't strip you of. 

[Bredbury Blue]

23 hours ago, Bredbury Blue said:

Aguero now second on the all-time list of goal scorers to have played for one of Manchester City or Manchester United. He trails Denis Law by 21, who scored 38 goals for City and 237 times for United.

 

 

 

 

*Shearer: 171 / 130 / 1.315

(*Blackburn only)

 

Aguero: PL 367 Goals 254 Rate 1.448

 

Law: PL 511 284 Rate 1.799

 

Rooney: PL 559 Goals 253 Rate 2.209

 

[jellydog]

For those interested, Carlitos Tevez with the goal tonight that wins the league for Boca Juniors.

 

 

 

[Bredbury Blue]

Forgot to mention the other day, that Sheffield Wednesday's all-time record attendance was 72,841 vs MCFC in 1934. 

City...small club, no fans, no history (apparently). 

[Bredbury Blue]

Today in 1924, MCFC vs Cardiff

crowd of 76,166. At the time this was the largest attendance for any footballing fixture on a club ground (beaten 10 years later by MCFC again!)

City...small club, no fans, no history (apparently).

[mrbojangles]

No DeBruyne in the squad. Still injured ????

 

Foden to start

[RickG16]

2 minutes ago, mrbojangles said:

No DeBruyne in the squad. Still injured ????

 

Foden to start

You are obviously favourites. Hoping we can come away with something. If Bruno has a blinder you never know. 

[mrbojangles]

16 minutes ago, RickG16 said:

You are obviously favourites.

I'm looking at our line up and I'm not sure about that. In fact, I'm very unsure

[jellydog]

42 minutes ago, mrbojangles said:

No DeBruyne in the squad. Still injured ????

 

Foden to start

Nice to see Foden but a pity about KDB. This has to be the biggest game Foden has started for City.