Manchester City Thread

[hallelujah]

Nice tribute.

The Guardian are doing the tribute, Cy. I'm just relaying the news.

I guess him having battled cancer - according to the report - and therefore being out of the public eye was part of the reason for my confusion.

Anybody see him play in his prime?

[Joe 90]

RIP Franny Lee

[hallelujah]

RIP Franny Lee

You ever see him play, Chits?

[Joe 90]

You ever see him play, Chits?

I'll Never forget standing outside the main stand forward with franny campaign early nineties..

Forward With Franny 09-23-1993 - Newspapers.com

[harrybarracuda]

Never saw him personally, but he had a reputation for being one of the first to master the art of diving for penalties, and a nickname to go with it: Lee Won Pen.

Norman Hunter once chinned him for it.

[david44]

You ever see him play, Chits?

A lovely bloke and a great player RIP

[Joe 90]

Pep Guardiola has revealed John Stones will not feature against Arsenal on Sunday.
Stones is yet to play in a Premier League game this season, though was on the bench against RB Leipzig on Wednesday.

However, any hopes he could perhaps start at the Emirates were dashed when the boss said: “No. He's not ready to play. Maybe for the national team, but not us.”

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However, though he is still some way off a return, there was encouraging news about Kevin De Bruyne who has been absent since our opening game of the season.

The Belgian was initially ruled out for up to five months following hamstring surgery, but Guardiola is hopeful he could be ahead of schedule in his rehabilitation.

“Kevin comes in at different times, either before training or for his treatment,” he said.

“After training he sees physios, and so on.

“Of course I see him every day and he's getting better, and his mood is good. Hopefully (he will be back) sooner than expected."

The City boss also admits he hasn’t solved the puzzle of replacing Rodrigo against Arsenal.

The Spaniard will serve the last of his three-match domestic ban having missed the defeats against Newcastle and Wolves.

Kalvin Phillips and Mateo Kovacic both played in Rodrigo’s highly specialised position and Pep says he is yet to decide what will happen on Sunday.

“We will see - we start to talk today with my staff,” he said.

“This afternoon I will analyse and prepare for the game tomorrow.

“(Rodrigo is) maybe the best or in the top two or three best holding midfielders in the world.

“Like I said, he's not here and we'll have to find a solution with our players and how we want to play.

“Imagine what they can do…. at the moment, in my mind, the player is out, and I don't’ think about it.

“I’m thinking of the solution we have.

"Rodrigo is on holiday now and after the international break, he will be back ready for Brighton.”

[Joe 90]

These commentators are getting on my tits!!


Yellow, red, blah, var , blah...

WE ARE CITY! WE FIGHT TO THE END!!


Whoever wins goes top!

[malmomike77]

You only sing when your winning

[cyrille]

Whoever wins goes top!

[hallelujah]

Top notch bantz over the last few days, Cy.

Let's do it again soon.

xx

[harrybarracuda]

What's this "fight to the end" shit?

Once we brought on our subs you looked like a pile of shit and deserved to lose.

Of course it means golden bollocks will go and open a few more offshore accounts and buy someone else in January.

[helge]

Of course it means golden bollocks will go and open a few more offshore accounts and buy someone else in January.

??What ?

Who ?

This is what I found in my search for answers:

[cyrille]

Harriet loves her jaunty nicknames for evryfin aander the current bun, innit.

Just like an authentic person from N. London.

[harrybarracuda]

It seems the backwoods of scandihooliganland and Smethwick are both populated by the same level of ignorant, poorly educated hoi poloi.

[Joe 90]

I'll just drop this here...




The Rags might need to rent our stadium soon if they don't get their leaky roof fixed

[Joe 90]

10 facts

1: Man city are the only club from manchester
2: City hold the biggest attendance between both clubs
3: City are the only club to achieve 100 points in a season
4: City are the most successful club in the last 15 years winning 17 trophies to the manures 12
5: City are the only club to win 4 domestic trophies in one season (centurions)
6: United dont hold the highest attendance at their own ground. That goes to wolves v grimsby ��
7: City have scored the most goals in one season
8: City will be a bigger club than the manure within the next 20 years
9: Most consecutive away wins than the manure with 11
10: Most premier league wins in a season 32.


And for Brucie Bonus .....

Hal,Dill and Lulu would get on their knees and chow down on Arab sausage for what we currently have!

[harrybarracuda]

Is it that you're so hyper-aware that you've purchased all these trophies through subterfuge that you have this pathological need to compare yourselves with your neighbours all the time? Because you forgot:

11. The only club to have 115 charges for cheating.

[helge]

Haaland and Co is doing well tonight.

Feeling right at home on the Wankdorf Arena.

[Joe 90]

Yep, going through the gears now, quite few players rested as well.

Bring on the derby

[Joe 90]

Man pictured 'throwing missile' following Erling Haaland's Manchester derby goal arrested - Manchester Evening News

[Joe 90]

Dokuuuu!!!!!!

[Joe 90]

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says the club have found another supreme young talent in 21-year-old Belgium wide-man Jeremy Doku.
The £55.4m summer signing from Rennes scored the opener and added four assists as City cruised to a 6-1 Premier League success against Bournemouth.

Doku is noted for his direct running but his contribution to second-half goals for Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva were superb - the first involving a delicate pass to set the England man up, the second a sweeping cross-field pass that created the opening for a delicate chipped finish Guardiola likened to Lionel Messi.
"He creates something for the crowd," said Guardiola. "When he takes the ball everyone gets excited - me too."
Doku's opener came after he feigned to shoot from the edge of the area but instead played a precise one-two with Rodri before delivering a shot to the corner.
He beat the close attentions of the Bournemouth defence before cutting the ball back from the by-line to create City's second for Bernardo on a day when striker Erling Haaland only lasted 45 minutes after suffering a twisted ankle that makes him a doubt for Tuesday's Champions League encounter with Swiss side Young Boys.
It was a terrific performance from someone who needed a bit of cajoling from his manager to deliver the kind of skills that brought him to City's attention in the first place.

[Joe 90]

Haaland and Foden!!

Thunder and lightning strike team

[Joe 90]

Some copy n paste oops pasta for Ciz...

GOAL - Man City 2-0 Young Boys

Phil Foden

That's why he is one of England's most gifted young footballers!
A wonderful piece of vision and imagination by Jack Grealish to spot Phil Foden out wide.
Foden's first touch is impeccable as he cuts into the box and beats the keeper with a low curling shot.
Wonderful stuff.