Manchester City Thread

[Dillinger]

Those blue areas are all home tickets and available to anyone unlike at Citeh's little ground. I thought you liked associating with opposing fans

I didn't go the Newcastle game after watching Watford nail them i thought I'd done well when that little ginger kunt scored, sat in a nice warm pub in a bigger City
My eldest son went up and enjoyed it.

[Dillinger]

Here's my sons vid from the Newcastle game and a look at a proper stadium for you Chitty

[Chittychangchang]

Should have gone with him and had some quality time together
Could have have dropped by Chez Chitty for some festive cheer afterwards.

Guaranteed sell out for the return leg, train tickets must be too high from south London.
Either that or all the Chinese tourists are celebrating new year early

Tickets remain available in all four stands for United fans to purchase, with supporters so far failing to snap up the large general sale allocation available to fans who don't have season tickets.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...2cpOMokjs8TaXM

[Chittychangchang]

Manchester United have warned anyone "visibly or audibly" supporting Manchester City in a home area of Old Trafford on Tuesday will be ejected.

The clubs jointly decided to cut away allocations for the two-legged Carabao Cup semi-final on security grounds.

There are fears City fans could buy tickets in home areas after United put tickets on general sale after failing to sell out.

It is expected around 70,000 fans will be at the game.

"We have a series of measures in place to minimise any risks and anyone visibly or audibly supporting the away team in home areas will be denied entry to the ground or ejected during the game," said United, who have also emailed their season ticket holders with a reminder that "all tickets must be used by Manchester United supporters".

Tonight's crowd will be the highest for a United game in the Carabao Cup for a number of years, but is still expected to be around 6,000 short of capacity.

It will exceed the 65,798 they got for the semi-final against Hull in 2017 but will fall short of the 74,576 they got for the 2010 semi-final against City, which United won thanks to an injury-time Wayne Rooney goal.

The failure to sell-out will cost United more than £200,000 in lost gate receipts and would almost certainly have been avoided had it not been for the joint decision to cut normal away allocations for such fixtures.

Instead of the 10% allocation as stipulated in Football League regulations, City received 3,000 tickets for the game, with United getting around 2,800 for the return leg at Etihad Stadium on 29 January.

[Chittychangchang]

Preamble

The League Cup semi-finals; a Manchester derby. We’ve been here twice before.
In December 1969, City welcomed United to Maine Road for the first leg. Colin Bell gave the hosts an early lead, Bobby Charlton drove home an equaliser midway through the second half, then with two minutes to go, Ian Ure brought down Franny Lee, who belted home a penalty to give City the halfway advantage. Outside, 14 house windows, and one shop window, were broken, leading to the arrest of seven juveniles and three adults for disorderly behaviour. Here come the seventies!
In the second leg at Old Trafford, City extended their aggregate lead when Lee, Mike Summerbee and Neil Young combined to set up Ian Bowyer on 17 minutes. Six minutes later, United halved the arrears, Paddy Crerard teeing up Paul Edwards. On the hour, George Best’s shot was parried by Joe Corrigan into the path of Denis Law, with predictable results. Extra time loomed, but with eight minutes remaining, Alex Stepney failed to deal with Lee’s speculative free kick and Summerbee sent City to Wembley, where they would beat West Bromwich Albion the following March.

Prediction for tonight Utd 1 City 3
Return leg City 7 Utd 0

[Chittychangchang]

A full blue moon tonight over Manchester. .

[NamPikToot]

Certainly is, took 1.57:1 on a tonne and early pay out so laughing after 33mins - HNY and easy money eh Dill.

[Dillinger]

Men against boys

Prediction

First leg 0-7
Second leg- you watching both teams academys 0-3

[NamPikToot]

Prediction

First leg 0-7

Quick get your money on 7-0 is 1:41 easy money Dill, Pony on it and donate it to Sausages he'll keel over...

[NamPikToot]

Oh and i put a 50 spot n Donny to win and they are up too...i have been naughty tonight. Off to confession later.

[Dillinger]

Prediction for tonight Utd 1 City 3

Nice one Chitty. Hope you had dough on that.

Oh well won the second half, an early goal in the return leg with hopefully Pogba back or a new midfielder and that nobber Lingard sold.

He fucked up tactically Solskjaer, playing Fred with Pereira and Lingard. When Matic came on at half time it changed the game.

Sterling should have had a couple and his Man U hoodoo still lives on

[Chittychangchang]

I believe there is 3000 away supporters tickets up for grabs for the second leg

[cyrille]

I believe there is 3000 away supporters tickets up for grabs for the second leg

And 25,000 going spare in the rest of the stadium.

[Chittychangchang]

Quick question...

When and who did City last beat 6-1 away?

[Dillinger]

^ Aguero becomes the highest ever scoring foreigner in the EPL, breaks Shearer's hattrick record, bags me 40 FPL points and all you can think about is United.

[Chittychangchang]

The new noisy neighbours

[Chittychangchang]

NNot had an update on here for a while, blink and you miss a lot with the champions.


Sergio Aguero scored his 12th hat-trick to become the highest overseas goalscorer in Premier League history in rampant Manchester City's six-goal hammering of struggling Aston Villa.
The Argentine moved level - and then past - Thierry Henry, before joining Frank Lampard on 177 goals in England's top flight.
Only three men - Alan Shearer, Wayne Rooney and Andy Cole - are still ahead of him on the all-time Premier League list. Aguero's number of hat-tricks is a Premier League record.
It was part of a merciless City performance as they took apart a Villa side who were suffering their worst defeat since Liverpool beat them at 6-0 at Villa Park in February 2016 and have dropped into the relegation zone.
Riyad Mahrez scored the first two, with Gabriel Jesus splitting Aguero's double just before half-time.
The result leaves City second, the highest position they have occupied following a full round of matches since the beginning of November, although they remain 14 points behind leaders Liverpool, having played a game more.

• Villa's season not defined by City defeat - Smith
• Football Daily: Desperate times for Villa and Bournemouth

Relentless Aguero




Pep Guardiola congratulates Aguero on 'incredible achievement'It is scarcely believable now but there were some people who thought City had wasted their money when they spent £40m to buy Aguero from Atletico Madrid in 2011.
He scored twice against Swansea on his debut and it feels like he has not stopped finding the net since.
Aguero's most famous goal came at the end of that first season, against QPR to win the title, but for City fans his impact goes way beyond that single strike.
The 31-year-old is the club's record scorer and now needs only one more to reach 250 for the Blues in all competitions.
His first was a ferocious effort, the third a clinical strike after he had been given a clean sight of goal.
But maybe the best indication of the relentlessness with which Aguero goes about his job came from the long conversation he had with Mahrez after the half-time whistle had gone, when he demanded to know why his team-mate had not set him up about five minutes earlier.
City were 4-0 up at the time.

• Can you name the highest-scoring foreign players in the Premier League?
• 'Aguero is a legend and will die scoring goals' - Guardiola

Sobering return for Drinkwater

It was a sobering return to action for Danny Drinkwater, who joined Villa on loan from Chelsea in midweek after a similar stint with Burnley came to an end.
This was Drinkwater's fourth appearance since March 2018 and remarkably meant four of the last five games he had played were against City - for three different clubs - all of which have ended in defeat.
Drinkwater started quite well, with a couple of simple touches.
But it wasn't long before he was showing clear signs of rustiness after being deprived of match action for such an extended period of time.


Aston Villa have lost five out of 11 home league games this seasonDrinkwater would have known Mahrez's strengths - he shared a dressing room with him as Leicester won the title. But he was powerless to stop the Algerian stepping around him, before darting into the area to put the visitors in front.
Six minutes later, Drinkwater unwisely decided to control and assess his options as the ball broke to him off Aguero deep inside his own box.
David Silva afforded no time, biting into the challenge and providing Mahrez with the opportunity to crash home his second.
After that it was an exercise in chasing shadows for the former England man, who needs to find his form quickly if he is to help Villa out of the problems they find themselves in.
Problems mounting for Villa

Watching from the stands, goalkeeping duo Tom Heaton and Pepe Reina were powerless to stop the first-half carnage.
With Heaton on crutches as a legacy of the season-ending knee injury he suffered at Burnley on 1 January, and Reina not registered in time to feature as he is about to complete a loan move from AC Milan, Orjan Nyland was handed his Premier League debut.
It proved to be a torrid afternoon for the 29-year-old Norwegian, who became the first goalkeeper in Premier League history to concede six goals on his first start in the competition.
Nyland was beaten at his near-post for the opener and Aguero's historic effort seemed to go straight through his hands.


Anwar El Ghazi scores Aston Villa's consolation from the penalty spotReina will surely start at Brighton next Saturday, knowing Villa must improve on their record of two top flight clean sheets since 16 September.
Villa now have a worse goal difference than Southampton, and they suffered that 9-0 home defeat by Leicester on 25 October.
A few fans headed for the stairs with their side 3-0 down after half an hour but the majority stayed with their team to the end and cheered loudly when Anwar el Ghazi scored their injury-time consolation from the penalty stop.
But, with a Financial Fair Play issue hanging over them if they return to the Championship after a single season in the top flight, it looks like being a busy couple of weeks for Villa as they try to bolster Dean Smith's squad.
Man of the match - Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)



There were man of the match displays all over the pitch for Manchester City but this was a historic day for Sergio Aguero, who has been lighting up the Premier League for nine seasons.'We gave City too much respect' - what they said

Aston Villa boss Dean Smith: "It's tough when you come up against world-class teams.
"There's a professional pride as a coach and a team, and the third goal summed it up - they had about 20 passes without us laying a glove on them.
"We gave them too much respect.
"Our season is not going to be defined by defeats by Man City and Liverpool. You have to learn from this.
"We have to ask why weren't we competitive and why we gave them too much respect."




Aston Villa 1-6 Manchester City: Dean Smith says Villa need new signingsGoals, goals, goals - the stats

• Since the start of the 2016-17 season, Manchester City have scored 343 Premier League goals - 42 more than any other team.
• This was Pep Guardiola's 300th top-flight league win as a manager - he has reached that tally in just 390 games with Barcelona, Bayern Munich and City.
• City's David Silva has assisted 21 Premier League goals for team-mate Sergio Aguero - the only player to assist another more in the competition is Frank Lampard for Didier Drogba (24 goals).
• City's Riyad Mahrez is the only Premier League player to both score and assist 20 goals since the start of last season in all competitions (21 goals, 23 assists).
• In all competitions, City's Kevin de Bruyne has assisted 15 goals this season - five more than any other Premier League player.
• Gabriel Jesus has started 76 matches for City in all competitions - he has been directly involved in 71 goals in those matches (54 goals, 17 assists).

CLUB TO STAGE MANCHESTER CITY SINGAPORE CUP 2020

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Manchester City and Sport Singapore have announced an exciting new football tournament for Singapore.






Tthe inaugural Manchester City Singapore Cup 2020 that will take place over the weekend of 13 – 15 March 2020. Under 12s teams from Singapore will take part in the competition, hosted on the iconic floating pitch, The Float @ Marina Bay. The tournament is supported by Club partners Acronis, Nexen Tire, Etihad Airways and PUMA.

The three-day event will also include a football festival with coaching experience for all age groups with City-themed games and entertainment that fans of all ages will enjoy. Visitors will also be able to meet and take photos with City legend Micah Richards.
The winning team will receive a dedicated five-day training program in Singapore, led by City coaches who will use the same methodologies and techniques that the City first team experiences to prepare for each game. Selected players will also be selected to attend City’s ‘Performance Program’ training camp in Manchester during the summer months.
Entries are now open for under 12s team who can register their interest by visiting www.mancity.com/singaporecup2020. Entry is S$60 per team.


Nuria Tarre, chief marketing officer for City Football Group, commented: “We are delighted to launch the inaugural Manchester City Singapore Cup 2020 which will provide aspiring young players in Singapore with the chance to take part in an exciting new event, in a truly iconic setting. Our fanbase in Singapore is growing rapidly and this tournament will provide local supporters and their families with the chance to get closer to the Club than ever before.”
Mr Lim Teck Yin, CEO Sport Singapore, said: “We are excited about Manchester City’s developmental activities in Singapore as it offers our youth opportunities to gain more exposure and play with people of different backgrounds. Football is a sport with mass appeal and alongside other team sports, imbues the values of teamwork and discipline. Most importantly, these young players get to meet new friends and create valuable shared memories. We welcome all to join us in playing or supporting friends and family members.”
Serguei Beloussov, Founder and the CEO of Acronis, said: “Acronis is proud to join forces with champions Manchester City for the inaugural Manchester City Singapore Cup 2020. Acronis was founded in Singapore and we’re proud to support this tournament. It’s an excellent opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of being #CyberFit. Being able to effectively manage your data, applications, and systems is just as important as being physically fit. It is critical for the wellbeing of a smart nation.”
Manchester City has had a permanent presence in Singapore since 2015 when the Club opened an office to manage commercial operations and fan engagement across the country and throughout Asia.

[Chittychangchang]

[Chittychangchang]

None of this general sale red rag mallarky.
Only 2 tickets available to each Cityzen member with a proven purchase history.

Gonna be a good night...

[cyrille]

Cityzen

*cringe*

[hallelujah]

Pep wants full stadium for Manchester derby | Video | Watch TV Show | Sky Sports

Pep hopes "City fans can come and make our stadium full" for the derby.



Hey Cy, you ABU twat, do you still think we might be a bit quiet about attendances after this comment from their own manager about the biggest game of their season and their "support" at the Emptyhad today?

You fucking bellend.

[cyrille]

What a particularly verbose nobber you've been over the last few days.

Must say, last night's game wasn't anywhere near as much fun as 99.9% of football fans would have hoped.

[hallelujah]

So, that's a "no" then and yet another resounding embarrassment.

Hope that's succinct enough, you pathetic fuckwit.

[hallelujah]

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Pep Guardiola calls on Etihad Stadium to be ‘full, full, full’ for every game | Football | The Guardian

Pep Guardiola has again urged Manchester City fans to attend the Etihad Stadium, calling on them to ensure the venue is “full, full, full” for every game. Following Sunday’s FA Cup fourth-round win over Fulham, Guardiola questioned why there were not more than the 39,223 at a ground that holds 55,097. This drew an unhappy response from the official supporters club. Kevin Parker, its secretary, said: “He’s playing into the hands of the ‘Emptyhad’ critics.” Tickets remain on sale for Wednesday’s Carabao Cup semi-final second leg against Manchester United.

[Chittychangchang]

It's a sell out on restricted sale you red rag cockwomble.

Proper fans at a proper local club , not sure if Manure Disunited sold out their 3000 allocation.

Might be a bit much even for the hard core Utd fan watching their Sunday league team get destroyed at the Etihad by at least 7 goals

We're the only team from Manchester and we're off to Wembley