The Official Manchester City Thread

[mrbojangles]

8 hours ago, Bredbury Blue said:

MrBJ, will you be at the Leicester game?

No mate. Literally a flying visit. Flew in on Monday, fly back tomorrow night

[smokie36]

Mahrez is crap at City really....he's your Sanchez I reckon.

[jellydog]

4 minutes ago, RonniePickering22 said:

Mahrez is crap at City really....he's your Sanchez I reckon.

Mahrez will be a lot easier to get rid of than money bags Sanchez would have been. Silver lining !

 

I never wanted Mahrez. A Fernandinho cover was what was needed and still is.

[Bredbury Blue]

28 minutes ago, mrbojangles said:

No mate. Literally a flying visit. Flew in on Monday, fly back tomorrow night

Bloody executives ????

[mrbojangles]

12 minutes ago, Bredbury Blue said:

Bloody executives ????

Got to keep up the air miles using the pointy end ????

[Bredbury Blue]

23 minutes ago, RonniePickering22 said:

Mahrez is crap at City really....he's your Sanchez I reckon.

Mahrez 1st season reminds a bit of Bernardo's 1st season. Both made lots of appearances but mainly off the bench. Both seemed to be playing at a level below the other players and their own potential. Bernado's whole game seemed to be receive the ball, slow it down unnecessarily, always cut inside, then play the ball back to where it had come from. Doesn't that remind of Mahrez in his first season.

 

2nd season Bernardo has been sensational, an absolute joy to watch, can play and be excellent in many roles, easily our player of the season.

 

Mahrez hopefully will settle and flourish as Bernardo did. But it's clear Bernardo has a great attitude - he's also supposed to be the most popular player amongst the squad - but does Mahrez have the right attitude?

 

[Bredbury Blue]

2 hours ago, owl sees all said:

It's not the first time BB. Must have more confidence in the lads. You must be a 'glass half empty' person.

 

According to S-Index, the EPL favouite is City to win it by one point.

 

What an absolute stonking season. If Pool win on Friday it will be 30 changes for top spot.

Been watching them for decades through thick and thin so tend to be pessimistic. Think you'll find most us City fans are like that, isnt that so MrBj.

[mrbojangles]

53 minutes ago, Bredbury Blue said:

Think you'll find most us City fans are like that, isnt that so MrBj.

Nowadays optimistically pessimistic

[smokie36]

37 minutes ago, mrbojangles said:

Nowadays optimistically pessimistic

 

Not what I noticed at Old Trafford last night.

 

I think you are a couple of notches below entitlement....best you find a new owner sharpish!

[mrbojangles]

 

11 minutes ago, RonniePickering22 said:

Not what I noticed at Old Trafford last night.

Talking about us, not the players mate

[smokie36]

23 minutes ago, mrbojangles said:

 

Talking about us, not the players mate

 

I meant the fans....away support so bang on...loud and proud looked to me and as should be.

[Bredbury Blue]

Liverpool won the FA Youth Cup with a 5-3 penalty-shootout victory over Manchester City after the final ended 1-1 after extra time at City's Academy Stadium.

 

City beaten finalists in 4 of the last 5 finals.

 

[Bredbury Blue]

As an Edgeley Park Friday night visitor back in the day it's good to see County finally turning the corner. Fingers crossed they get promoted to the 5th tier and Jim Gannon certainly deserve some success. 6000 crowds in the 6th tier is impressive.

 

 

Stockport have promotion in sight after post-Easter resurrection

Defeat last Saturday left automatic promotion out of County’s hands. But dramatic turnaround means club that survived administration is one win away from National League return

 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/apr/25/stockport-nuneaton-national-league-north-promotion-in-grasp

 

[Bredbury Blue]

Cheesey's FA Youth Cup Final vlog worth a watch; features ex-City & liverpool players.

 

 

[smokie36]

Pressure back on you...I'm loving this.

[Bredbury Blue]

7 hours ago, RonniePickering22 said:

Pressure back on you...I'm loving this.

Feel that the pressure has always been on us for weeks now, as we have been a game behind and/or kicking off later.

[Bredbury Blue]

On 4/25/2019 at 9:54 PM, RonniePickering22 said:

Mahrez is crap at City really....he's your Sanchez I reckon.

Played 42 games and scored 11 goals i think Mahrez record is...a Sanchez, i don't think so. 

[owl sees all]

1 minute ago, Bredbury Blue said:

Feel that the pressure has always been on us for weeks now, as we have been a game behind and/or kicking off later.

Oh BB! At it again. Where is your optimism? Liverpool have the same pressure, as they know they cannot drop points 'cause City will gobble them up.

 

I can't see either of the top two dropping any more points. Which makes City the champs.

 

From an earlier post you remarked about the ups and downs of being a City supporter and the anguish they often put their supporters through. I concur on this as from early age I was an Leyton Orient supporter. When we were promoted to the top flight in the 1960's we (supporters) all thought that it was the start of great era. Well at least they have been promoted out of the National League for next season. Watch out City and Liverpool; Orient are on the move (again).

 

[Bredbury Blue]

4 hours ago, owl sees all said:

Oh BB! At it again. Where is your optimism? Liverpool have the same pressure, as they know they cannot drop points 'cause City will gobble them up.

 

I can't see either of the top two dropping any more points. Which makes City the champs.

 

From an earlier post you remarked about the ups and downs of being a City supporter and the anguish they often put their supporters through. I concur on this as from early age I was an Leyton Orient supporter. When we were promoted to the top flight in the 1960's we (supporters) all thought that it was the start of great era. Well at least they have been promoted out of the National League for next season. Watch out City and Liverpool; Orient are on the move (again).

 

Ah so your secret is finally out, you're an Os fan not a Spurs fan. As a City fan i also keep an eye on Stockport's, Bury's and Rochdale's progess. 

 

Going back to your first paragraph. If two teams are equal and one plays their game before the other team i believe there's more pressure on the team that plays last. My opinion; you might disagree. I also made the point that for weeks we have been one game behind liverpool so for us we have felt that we are continually having to match what liverpool do and play catch up. This weekend we play last. Next weekend we were due to play first (vs Leicester) but has been rescheduled two days after liverpool play for tv reasons so we play last. It just feels like we are always playing catchup.

 

Under normal circumstances you would expect Liverpool to win their remaining 2 and City our remaining 3 but the pressure will get to one or both teams and i dont see 15 points being bagged. Liverpool also have to weigh up how to play the 2 Barca games and 4 games in 12 days. I have no doubt there will be twists and turns yet.

 

[owl sees all]

5 hours ago, Bredbury Blue said:

Ah so your secret is finally out, you're an Os fan not a Spurs fan. As a City fan i also keep an eye on Stockport's, Bury's and Rochdale's progess. 

What about Salford? Could be joining the Os in promotion.

[Bredbury Blue]

On 4/26/2019 at 8:15 PM, Bredbury Blue said:

As an Edgeley Park Friday night visitor back in the day it's good to see County finally turning the corner. Fingers crossed they get promoted to the 5th tier and Jim Gannon certainly deserve some success. 6000 crowds in the 6th tier is impressive.

 

 

Stockport have promotion in sight after post-Easter resurrection

Defeat last Saturday left automatic promotion out of County’s hands. But dramatic turnaround means club that survived administration is one win away from National League return

 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/apr/25/stockport-nuneaton-national-league-north-promotion-in-grasp

 

Stockport County win first league title in 52 years.

County clinched the National League North title with a 3-0 win at Nuneaton in front of 4,000 fans who travelled to see it. 

 

Was looking at the National League they've been promoted to. Some very well known clubs in it.

 

Owl's team, Orient, won the National League.

[Bredbury Blue]

Worst half of the season. That's what pressure, nerves do for you.

[BangrakBob]

[owl sees all]

9 minutes ago, Bredbury Blue said:

Worst half of the season. That's what pressure, nerves do for you.

Relax BB. Second half; different story. Although the Claret and Blues have done well this w/e, Villa at Leeds, Irons at Spurs. Burnley couldn't mess things up; could they!?

[BangrakBob]

1 minute ago, owl sees all said:

Relax BB. Second half; different story. Although the Claret and Blues have done well this w/e, Villa at Leeds, Irons at Spurs. Burnley couldn't mess things up; could they!?

Not likely, the bombardment has commenced. 

[BangrakBob]

And that's all she wrote...

[mrbojangles]

1 hour ago, BangrakBob said:

And that's all she wrote...

Back over to you mate. You play before us again

[mrbojangles]

Very nervy towards the end. Don't like it when we play to hold on to a 1 goal lead. Should have been given a stone wall penalty and credit to Burnley for defending like trojans

[BangrakBob]

2 minutes ago, mrbojangles said:

Back over to you mate. You play before us again

I think that's it now mate. Than run of games I was sure you would drop a point, fair play though. Time to recover now for the last 2 matches, job's all but done in my opinion. 

[jellydog]

4 minutes ago, BangrakBob said:

I think that's it now mate. Than run of games I was sure you would drop a point, fair play though. Time to recover now for the last 2 matches, job's all but done in my opinion. 

Leicester scares me. They are in their best form of the season. Seems Vardy has a habit of scoring goals against City (as I recall?).