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An injury free Tettey is one of our most effective players, and has been for years. Strong in the tackle, knows his limitations and doesn't tend to make silly passes, occasionally unleashes a thunderbolt shot and works tirelessly the entire time he's on the pitch. One of our best servants of the past 10-15 years, and criminally underrated by some IMHO.

Fair play, he's played really well since returning to the side. Good old fashioned centre half. Whisper it, but exactly what we've been missing.

To the guy that had a cardiac arrest yesterday. Let’s hope he’s feeling better soon and is back at Carra Rud watching his team.

After many years of use I put aside my lucky City scarf today as the magic seems to have drained out of it. Mrs R bought me one of those new scarves that have the smart very thin stripes a few months ago, but I've been reluctant to give up on the old favourite until now. I thought I would give it an outing tonight just to see if the luck would change. I assume the four changes were due to resting certain players but it was nice to see Vrancic get a start and although Byrom has played well, Lewis has done little wrong before the injury. Steipermann and Hernandez completed the line up. Once again we were treated to a cagey five minutes with both sides playing sideways rather than forward.. City were the first to show some intent when Hernandez broke down the left before Lewis had a speculative crack from twenty five yards that fizzed a yard wide of the visitors left post. Then on eight minutes, Gazzinga, in the Spurs net had to make a smart save to his right as Steipermann evaded a couple of tackles in the box and toe poked the ball towards the far corner. We were still rueing this opportunity when Spurs had an even better one at the other end. Zimmerman hit a pass straight at an opponent and the ball bounced kindly for Kane to bear down on goal. Hanley forced him wide but the pass set up Deli, for what from our end look like a tap in. Somehow he side footed it over the bar. City were starting to dominate now and were playing some nice stuff with Buendia at the heart of everything. Just past the quarter hour the little Argentine won a midfield duel and the ball broke kindly for Vrancic who surged forward down the middle. He had good options to both left and right but the Spurs defence seemed to part like the Red Sea and he let fly from the edge of the area with a shot that Gazzinga got half a hand to, but could not prevent City deservedly going one up. Spurs upped the pace and there was a hairy moment when Kane looked to be through from a long ball but somehow Krul was off his line quick enough to deflect the ball for a corner. Then minutes later a combination of Hanley and Zimmerman deflected another goal bound shot. City were still giving as good as they got in what was a good open game. With Tetty and Buendia snapping into tackles in midfield City were seeing plenty of the ball and Spurs had to defend strongly at times. Just after the half hour it looked like City had doubled their lead when Vrancic, hooked a superb ball for Pukki to chase down the middle. The City talisman chested the ball down and made a few yards before driving the ball past Gazzinga, into the net. The crowd went into raptures and the players were already lining up for the restart when there was a VAR check signalled. There had been no flag and no appeal from the Spurs defenders and again it took more than a couple of minutes for someone three hundred miles away to decide that Pukki was half an inch offside. This is killing the game that we know and love and even if it means mistakes will occur, I feel we need to go back to the old system. It's becoming almost impossible to celebrate a goal spontaneously anymore. At the half I felt we were fairly comfortable and worth our lead but in the light of recent home games there was little room for complacency. Spurs brought on Lucas Mora, at the start of the second period and immediately looked a better side. Krul, had to go full length to his right to keep out a shot but the City defense appeared to be keeping Spurs at arms length. With ten minutes gone Kane clearly fouled Lewis on the edge of our box as he leapt to clear. In the act of tumbling his arm brushed the ball and to the amazement of all around me, Mr. Friend gave the visitors a free kick. Such are the small margins, and if someone would have laid me evens I would have bet that Eriksen would score from it, which he duly did. It was very disheartening and Spurs might have had another only for Deli to be pulled up for offside. Just after the hour mark City finally had a stroke of luck of their own. Pukki found himself in space in the area and as defenders moved to close him down the ball seemed to change direction and leave the keeper stranded, going past his left hand as he was falling to the right. All was right with the world again but City were now pushed right back as Spurs upped the pressure. Vrancic had taken a couple of knocks and Steipermann appeared to be running on empty so it was no surprise when they were swapped for McLean and Trybull. As time ticked down there were a series of desperate blocks as City held on and even Pukki was drawn back to bolster the barricades. One of those blocks from Zimmerman was truly memorable but he took some punishment in the process. I was just beginning to think we would hang on when City broke away down the left only for Trybull to lose possession on the halfway line. A quick ball was played to Kane cutting into the area from the right and this time Zimmerman got it all wrong and went right through him for a nailed on penalty. Krul did his usual but Kane's shot into the corner was unstoppable, even had timmy gone the right way. Cantwell came on for the tiring Tetty but City could not force another chance but at the very least they continued to hold Spurs at arms length and I thought that in the end they were well worth the hard earned point. The annoying thing is that we have looked so good at times this season without getting much reward. Surely at some stage we will win a game playing poorly. Other teams seem to manage it on a fairly regular basis. I am in two minds about the new scarf because the luck was a bit mixed tonight but I shall wear it again on Wednesday and hope it has warmed up a bit. Buendia again superb, Mario, great vision and a fine goal.

I consider myself to be honest. I am not about to claim there is corruption in the game, but rather I think the men who officiate the game tend to let expected results manipulate their decisions. When Leicester got promoted, like yourselves we had dodgy decisions against us in that first season. In our title season, especially the second half of the season I noticed we started getting lots of favourable decisions, we got so many even the press started writing articles about it. The FA reacted by sending Vardy off in that late West Ham game. Since that season we seem to be treated at a level between the big 6 and the rest of the league, so when playing non big 6 teams we usually get 50/50 decisions in our favour, but when we play the likes of Liverpool of course its the other way. For reference we have conceded 4 penalties this season, against Man Utd, Liverpool and Man City. Tech like the goal line technology is great as its just a computer, the computer doesn't have bias based on who is playing, so it gets it right every time. Also consider clubs like Liverpool have fans all over the country, e.g. if someone is born in Norwich its very unlikely they will be a Leicester supporter so would be eligible to officiate Leicester games, vice versa if someone was born in Leicester for Norwich games. However you cannot be so confident for the big teams as they have glory supporters scattered around the country. You can understand ref's and linesman occasionally getting it wrong as they don't have the luxury of replays, viewing different angles etc. But for VAR, questions have to be asked when it gets something wrong. I think with offside though apparently the rule is that if "any" part of the body is nearer to goal than the defender then its offside, so one could argue VAR got it right, however I think that law should be changed as its clearly stupid. However with Pukki I honestly think he was further away from the goal than the defender, he wasn't even level. The camera angle wasn't level with the players which in my view means they not doing it accurately. Offside VAR next season should probably (a) only check position of feet and (b) only rule offside if its clear within a few seconds of looking at it, if it requires drawing lines and rerunning it multiple times, then benefit of doubt should be applied and the striker gets the decision. Keep your heads up guys, I know it sucks what happened, but you cant turn back the clock sadly.

Having kicked the cat, punched the wall, sunk a bottle of wine, shouted at the Mrs, complained about the world being totally unjust I have eventually calmed down. Easy to walk past it but Tettey should be praised big time, not our most glamorous player, with a reputation for not being able to play more than one game in a week, he battled brilliantly on Boxing Day, and again today with very tired limbs he gave everything, hats off to him.

Just got in Pissed as a fart Lads done great Hope nobody is moaning about City tonight Goodnight

Past few games have left me absolutely gutted , this takes it to a new level . We were superb against a team who were in the Champions League Final last season , us a newly promoted side made up of a glorious mix of youth , underachieving talent , free transfers and lower league foreign players . Best thing for me today , Carrow Road . Noisy , p***** off , totally partisan ! BRILLIANT . So f*** VAR , f*** the premier elite . Don’t think they want us do they ? Where is Norwich anyway ? Sod them . They’ve got us because we’ve earned it the hard way and I’m not gonna give up on it easily . So let’s put aside all differences for one game , and take all our different frustrations out on Palace next game and take the atmosphere at Carrow Road to a new level . Win that ...... game on .... Apologies for swearing.

Overuled by VAR😀

Football, along with all sport, exists for entertainment. Whats entertaining about seeing some lovely moves that result in goals chalked off because someone’s beard was offside? Is the technology good enough to know the split second the ball leaves a players boot to then draw the offside line? Or the millimetres that is the difference between off and onside in some cases? Cricket has got it spot on. A review based system that has the important element of ‘umpires call’ that exists because those setting the laws of the game understand that technology can’t be trusted 100%. Let the humans officiate the game and use technology for ‘clear and obvious errors’, even for those supposedly non subjective decisions. Cricket is a sport full of clear cut, right or wrong decisions, yet it has umpires call as they’re not stupid enough to assume technology will always get every decision spot on. Cricket also managed to introduce help for the umpires whilst maintaining (and even enhancing) the entertainment of the sport. Football really is run by idiots. Either radically reform the whole VAR process, or get rid. It’s not football anymore.

Pukki was onside

....so there we have it...Lallana touches the ball with the same part of the body that Pukki was ruled offside for If anyone doubts that VAR is corrupt and favours the big clubs , it couldnt be anymore plain..

the unluckiest, the most entertaining, the bravest, the most hard done by (cheated), the most injury prone, the most principled, the most mugged, the most attractive, the most attacking, the youngest and the best value for money team ever to get relegated from the PL. Yes we have been naive, yes we could have done things differently, yes we have made mistakes and yes, we could have shown a bit more ambition but when you consider what our squad has had to put up with so far this season it's a miracle that we can still come out and play like we have recently. Sooner our later, probably when VAR, the PL and Sky have decided that we are completely done for and there's no way back, our fortunes will turn for the better. It is clear that somewhere along the line we have upset someone and we have been cursed. Although I have at times been critical, when you see some of the cruel things that have happened to us on the pitch this season you have to admire how the players continue to stick together and fight. For that they deserve our utmost admiration and respect. When you have to endure set back after set back it's not easy for players to maintain their desire and enthusiasm. There are plenty of other players, & squads, in this league that cost more, are paid more, and are more talented than ours who would have chucked in the towel by now.

"Von der Leyen told French paper Les Echos that both sides need to think seriously about whether there is enough time to negotiate a new trade deal. It would be reasonable to evaluate the situation mid-year and then, if necessary, agree on extending the transition period."

This man has less charisma than a potato. He proves the theory that any idiot with a Youtube channel will attract nutters like Swindo.

I have done an analysis using 3D mapping technology of how far refereees are pushing the wall back for free kicks around the penalty area in our games in the PL. Our walls have been pushed back an average of 9.82 yards while our opponents' walls have been pushed back only an average of 8.56 yards. Telling statistics.

You saw Jobbo and his right hand in the Gunn Club😂

You need to think of the impact of the throw away world on the environment my boy, lucky pants can always continue a useful life as a handkerchief, personal hygiene products need to be multifarious.

That’d be Wednesday- all games are on BT Sport. Would be great if all ‘concerned’ supporters were able to get together on this one.

http://chng.it/ysLbVvH7 petition on line if anyone feels strongly enough to sign.

Great goal, magnificent pass... Shockingly bad offside call... PS Kane was offside before the handball that led to the goal....where was VAR there? Ruining the game

Sat in a pub on the Wirral watching it on my own and the whole pub was in uproar. His foot was clearly behind the defender. It’s horrible. It was such a good goal by pukki. The game is gone and made up with your fans singing as much. It’s just **** lads it really is.

The t**t in the van should be interviewed and made to justify his decision. Then sacked for being a t**t

Nobody watching this game can say that decision was good for football as a whole. Amazing pass, wonderful control and lovely finish, all in the bin thanks to VAR. I bet that wouldn't have been disallowed if it was Liverpool, Man City or similar who'd just scored it...

looking at the new years day fixtures, if we beat CP I believe we will start to climb back to safety. Our consistency over the last month has improved and as we have seen we are creating a ton of changes. We scored 3 yesterday against last years Champions League finalists no less! Villa have Burnley and Watford are home to Wolves who are on fire. West ham are about to shoot themselves in the foot with there next likely appointment and the natives are not going to like it. They play underperforming Bournemouth. We are simply not a team which rolls over often, the support has stayed strong and we deserve a very, very large slice of good fortune. So, there you have it. If City beat CP on New years day, I truly feel this team have enough to give it a really good go at making it to safety.

Liverpool 0 pff, yeah alright liVARpool

I met Norman a few times and while I am not a LibDem I would say he was one of the most decent and respected MPs in the House across all parties. To see him being attacked by the left for having a different opinion is very sad that indeed

Thanks sailor

The problem is that at all other levels of football below the EPL, no linesman would have given any of these contentious decisions offside. They were all level and I'm sure most fair minded football people would like to see all those goals stand. If we're going to persist with VAR they need to recalibrate it so as to remove these intense feelings of injustice.

Both decisions correct.

Of course it’s fine, it’s Liverpool.

I genuinely couldn't face coming on here last night as I was so angry about the VAR debacle. I have seen some terrible performances from us over the years and some abysmal refereeing decisions. The angriest I have ever been was when that goal was disallowed yesterday and I watched the replay on my phone. VAR has a place in football. However, the FA have managed to find the absolute worst implementation in the world.

Things wear out. I site my lucky underpants as an example😀

I may have passed this story on before. I used to be a London Cab Driver, one day I picked up a guy and we got talking about football and how I was losing 'the love' for the game. I gave him the example of a game we'd played during our first season back under Lambert and how the game had 'turned' on several decisions by the Referee. He explained that he worked for Sky, was involved in specialized filming, action replays, slow mo's etc and that they were working on 3D for live games. He continued that the Big Clubs would never be relegated, that it would not be allowed to happen. "Do you know how much it would cost the Premiership to lose one of its biggest earners" "How much would Sky lose in subscriptions around the World if a ManU or Arsenal were to go down" It was then that I decided that I was not going to pay £50 to see my Team at Stamford Bridge if the result had already been decided. Conspiracy theorist? You betcha.....

You cannot determine an offside from a TV camera that is not exactly in line with the players. Pictures like those above do not take into account perspective because one player will always be closer to the camera that the other player. The drawing of different coloured lines does not overcome this and will not determine whether it is offside or not I have watched countless horse races where the finish has been close and the impression from the TV camera was that horse A has beaten horse B. However, after the official photo is shown, taken from a camera that is pointing directly along the finishing line, it actually transpires that horse B has beaten horse A. The only way to get this stupid rule 100% correct is to have cameras positioned all along the touchline or have a moving camera that keeps up with the play. Only then will you get an accurate decision. But neither of those options are going to happen.

I wonder how much drama it would add if managers decided to take their side off after 35 minutes following a few bad VAR decisions. If you're going to get cheated out of three points why not just rage quit like weekend league in FIFA?

His corners are fine imho. We don't have a Rhodes or Chris Woods to get on the end of them. Vrancic for free kicks.

Today’s game highlights just what standard of football Farke has bought to City, with Youth, 2,3 & 4 division German league players and free transfers. Now imagine next season with money to invest and the future looks very bright, even if we have another season in the championship. We are in a fantastic position even if we sell a couple of our stars, money will be there to build.

I have watched football for fifty years with loads of lows and highs especially as a city fan but today I am truly considering never going again when my season ticket expires this season. When that second goal went in for us as usual I celebrated like the days when I was young un in the Barclay and for not one moment felt that this would be overturned. The sublime pass by Mario, the majestic control on the chest and finish by Teemu all left me rejoicing in that glow that follows a truly fabulous goal for your team and against BTW a champions league final opponent. And then the dreaded VAR intervenes. I can guarantee that this would never have been ruled out if the big six had scored it. I never mind losing or dropping two points when the opposition deserves it but today this was not the case. Football is now going to be accused of corruption because there is so much money involved now and the big influential clubs will always hold the power. Sadly it is now pretty odds on that we will be relegated, let us hope that VAR does not make it to the that level soon.

Sorry Lakey but I just can't see it happening, not with the form that Watford are now in. I just can't see two teams being sucked into the bottom three, and it would need to be two for us to stay up because Watford will be the escapees if any. The problem is that the club won't be prepared to gamble in the transfer market on survival, and at this stage I don't think they should, they'll be signing the type of raw talent which will need time to bed in and break into the first XI.... with next season in mind. It was a good performance and a good point, but I just don't see how we've got enough strings to our bow to achieve the number of wins we'd need to survive. Lets just hope we can succeed in coming straight back, and look stronger next time for it.

I think he's been good too. We've missed his physicality. IMO he is better than many on this board give him credit for

Jesus man, just for once and for all our sakes, give it rest.

Definitely a red card for it in its current format. Get rid of these lines and let the ref decide from the image on the side of the pitch

OR

"Dickie", your Grindr date?

Your parole officer? OTBC

https://fullfact.org/europe/our-eu-membership-fee-55-million/ It's a sad indictment that after all of this time this lie has to explained to the stupid.