Manchester City

[Bredbury Blue]

Well that went well.

Almost a terrible start: they should have scored and it looked like a pen by Otamendi before a minute later we scored our first. Thereafter we coasted.

Gundogan and Bernardo were excellent. Wasn't impressed by Kompany and Otamendi: we still offer too many chances which better teams than Basel will take. Sterling was quiet. Delph was decent on his return. Walker offered a threat for 90 minutes. Ederson decent. KdB and Fernandinho were brilliant. Good to see merlin back. Sane looked very rusty but a bonus seeing him back.

[Bredbury Blue]

MrBj, Monday's game vs Wigan is a BBC game. Pretty sure it's not on in Thailand (or Saudi)...HDPrime for me...you?

[mrbojangles]

1 hour ago, Bredbury Blue said:

MrBj, Monday's game vs Wigan is a BBC game. Pretty sure it's not on in Thailand (or Saudi)...HDPrime for me...you?

It's the only game on that night so pretty sure BEin will be showing it

[wilai]

5 hours ago, mrbojangles said:

It's the only game on that night so pretty sure BEin will be showing it

beIN MENA HD advertising it already mate....Channels 2 & 11

[wilai]

On 2/15/2018 at 4:02 AM, wilai said:

beIN MENA HD advertising it already mate....Channels 2 & 11

Thai Channel 7 are showing the game....somebody better tell Trigg as he won't read my posts, allegedly!

[alfieconn]

Can't believe this !!!!!! 

 

 

Paris Saint-Germain may have splashed out a staggering €222million to sign Neymar from Barcelona, but the Ligue 1 side are not the biggest spenders in Europe. 

That honour goes to Manchester City who have spend a whopping €878m to create their current squad – over €70m more than PSG. 

[smokie36]

16 minutes ago, alfieconn said:

Can't believe this !!!!!! 

 

 

Paris Saint-Germain may have splashed out a staggering €222million to sign Neymar from Barcelona, but the Ligue 1 side are not the biggest spenders in Europe. 

That honour goes to Manchester City who have spend a whopping €878m to create their current squad – over €70m more than PSG. 

 

French defence budget cuts sound  like a ropey idea after Brexit. 

[Bredbury Blue]

...and here we go again...Spurs fans (Alfie) raising City's money ...yawn!

Will City's youth be next?

Rest assured Alfie won't be going on about the next time City win the Premier - DEFINITELY WON'T BE GOING ABOUT WHEN WILL SPURS break their 57 year duck ;-)

Edited February 18, 2018 by Bredbury Blue

[smokie36]

1 hour ago, Bredbury Blue said:

...and here we go again...Spurs fans (Alfie) raising City's money ...yawn!

Will City's youth be next?

Rest assured Alfie won't be going on about the next time City win the Premier - DEFINITELY WON'T BE GOING ABOUT WHEN WILL SPURS break their 57 year duck ;-)

 

Unlikely whilst Gringotts are sponsoring Citeh.

[Bredbury Blue]

If Rochdale are bottom of League 1 and more than matched Spurs, and Wigan are 2nd in League 1, then we are in for a battle tonight. If Pep wasn't going to play a strong 11 (think he was) then he definitely will after seeing Spurs struggling. 

[mrbojangles]

57 minutes ago, Bredbury Blue said:

If Rochdale are bottom of League 1 and more than matched Spurs, and Wigan are 2nd in League 1, then we are in for a battle tonight. If Pep wasn't going to play a strong 11 (think he was) then he definitely will after seeing Spurs struggling. 

In fairness, Spurs put out a strong team. They really didn't want to have a replay. I reckon Poch will put out the same or similar in the replay but at Wembley I reckon it'll be a tough day for Rochdale.

 

After tonight's game we don't play again until Sunday, so Pep should put out his best 11 and try to kill the game ASAP. Although he'll still put Bravo out I reckon.

[Bredbury Blue]

Very sporting of Pep to the opposition by playing Bravo and giving them a potential 'one shot one goal' scenario.

[Bredbury Blue]

Thai ch7 at 2.50am.

[Rc2702]

8 hours ago, mrbojangles said:

In fairness, Spurs put out a strong team. They really didn't want to have a replay. I reckon Poch will put out the same or similar in the replay but at Wembley I reckon it'll be a tough day for Rochdale.

 

After tonight's game we don't play again until Sunday, so Pep should put out his best 11 and try to kill the game ASAP. Although he'll still put Bravo out I reckon.

I reckon these lads will be on it big time at wembley. They have nothing to lose. Biggest came of their lives thry will not go down without a fight.

[mrbojangles]

As we thought. Quite a strong line up but Bravo in goal

 

Starting XI:

Team: Bravo, Danilo, Stones, Laporte, Delph, Fernandinho, Bernardo, D Silva (c), Sane, Gundogan, Aguero

 

Subs: Ederson, Foden, De Bruyne, Walker, Zinchenko, Kompany, Diaz

[Bredbury Blue]

HT - Advantage Wigan. 11v10 Delph red (out of Carabao final).

Frustrating. City wasteful up front. Nervous at the back.

Upset coming?

[Bredbury Blue]

Somedays eh!

City (Walker) gift Wigan the game.

[mrbojangles]

Well done Wigan

[JemJem]

23 minutes ago, mrbojangles said:

Well done Wigan

 

Yes. I watched only the second half. When I learned that City were a man down, I thought Wigan would create at least 2-3 chances in the second half. Well, they were totally dominated by City, and had only 1 chance, and they scored from that and won :)

 

Now, they are at home to Southampton in the quarters......decent chance to make it to the semis.

[Bredbury Blue]

Reckon Spurs will win it.

[Bredbury Blue]

Very strange sending off. Has a yellow,  everyone sees it, gets surrounded by Wigan players, changes it to red. What!

 

The game wasn't greatly influenced by the red,  though it didn't help us. Wigan took their chance, fair play to them;  City had loads of chances, couldn't put one in.

 

We should be stronger next season;  'one shot one goal' Bravo will be replaced ;-)

 

 

[alfieconn]

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Doubt there'll be any mention of the money spent at both clubs either. 

Shock horror, i see BJ mentioned money on the Spurs thread    anyway i think there is a bigger gap between money spent with yourselves and Wigan than ourselves and Rochdale 

 

Suggest you spend another load of money if you want to do the quadruple 

Edited February 20, 2018 by alfieconn

[petermik]

10 hours ago, mrbojangles said:

Well done Wigan

Only just read about the game Barry..feisty encounter by all accounts....thanks for going out and leaving us with a chance of a pot this year

[petermik]

10 hours ago, Bredbury Blue said:

Reckon Spurs will win it.

The Dale will see the spuds off in the replay....no problem

[alfieconn]

How ironic, Pep wanted stronger action for bad tackles and when he get's one he start's moaning, or perhaps it was only against his own player's    

Edited February 20, 2018 by alfieconn

[jellydog]

Really pleased that I missed that one and I won't see a replay. Aguero to be suspended ?

 

So City without a number 9 against Arsenal in the Carabooboo Cup, and the Gunners with only Welbeck. Not much of an advantage to Arsenal.

[alfieconn]

Also good to see how much Walker has improved 

[alfieconn]

I see Pep setting an example, what a gentleman he is,  does everything the right way blah blah , i'm glad our manager is not like him !!!

 

 

[smokie36]

1 hour ago, alfieconn said:

How ironic, Pep wanted stronger action for bad tackles and when he get's one he start's moaning, or perhaps it was only against his own player's    

 

This all day long.

 

Welcome back to Earth lads. 

[Bredbury Blue]

I didn't see the shenanigans after the game, think Ch7 must have cut the pictures and saved me from that.