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  7. Posted

    17 hours ago, sgncfc said:

    I'd prefer him to have a lot more games like Declan Rudd had. Because that's what goalkeepers with promotion chasing teams are supposed to do. Then maybe this "passion" and "committment" that everyone seems so in love with him for would have some meaning.

    No one is actually saying he is our best ever keeper. But right now, at this moment, considering our options and position financially, he is a good goalkeeper for us. 

    Declan Rudd is clearly a good keeper on his day. He had his chances with us (not sure he took it) and then left for pastures new. However he is not in a top two team chasing promotion, albeit he has a superb game against us, and good luck to him.

    I hear your displeasure at TK, what therefore is your solution?

     

     

  11. Posted

    The idea the Farke in his match preparations also included instructing his GK coach to wind up PL is simply idiotic, ludicrous  and something only the terminally dim could really believe.

    The simple obvious answer is that PL saw an opportunity to 'stand up' for his team during the game and took it. The fact it went disastrously wrong for him on so many levels, is his and only his fault. No one else is to blame. Hence he apparently has a separate charge.

    It was their collective fault from the start to the end, with deliberate niggly fouls and outright kicks aimed at injuring players, everyone could see it (apart from the referee at times). The incident was compounded by his poor behaviour.

    Their season is over, it is natural for the easily led down there to want to hang on to something and here we are.

     

  12. Posted

    I can not split Zimmermann, Buendia or Aarons.

    Zim for his steadfastness in the back despite having many partners there. Buendia for his trickery and excitement he brings to the field and Aarons for his stunningly upwards trajectory since starting.

    That said, I love seeing Trybull and Hernandez (who started as our most potent player this season) in the team. Lewis has been superb as left back and again so young.

    Great having difficult decisions like this.

     

     

  13. Posted

    Thought the Steward and the Police officer did a good job considering the tension and amount of handbags being thrown (mainly by PL) at the time. 

    The halfwit Chambers should be the one they look at as he became physically involved. However looking at the size of our coaching team it was probably fortunate for him that it was stopped quickly.

     

  14. Posted

    10 minutes ago, Red Rufus said:

    Plus lots of ability, I am a massive fan, howcthe hell was he playing second tier Spanish football last year on loan?

    Indeed. However if there ever was an argument for the case that some players fit clubs/systems used, this is certainly it. 

    Much like a G Holt. There must be more players that appear to fit in so well like he has, having come from no where.

  15. Posted

    I did wonder if instead of closing the stand which is next to their outside practise pitch, they could simply open the back of it and turn the seats round. They could then have our ressies play there during home games to increase the numbers, and improve the entertainment on offer. Give them decent football to watch perhaps.

    Of course it may prove a issues with some. I mean what decent City reserve player would want to travel down there and play in those conditions?

  17. Posted

    Just pondering which will be the first part of their hovel will be closed first, due to lack of attendees next season (or even the end of this one)?

    Will it be the upper tier of the tired one opposite the away fans, or one of the two behind the goals traditionally covered in pigeon droppings and dirt. It must be lonely sitting in those upper areas watching the cr7p they serve up.

    I'm aware they have been gradually reducing the seats over the last few years and have a capacity of about 28k, but that must surely be 8-10k too many seats?

    With the stands the only thing the actually own as a club, at least they can have some control over this. What joy.

  19. Posted

    1 hour ago, Bill said:

    Unfortunately I don't think their guff is some kind of 'playground taunts'. I think they genuinely believe this stuff. Remember 'mad' Mick mocking them for it shortly after he joined.

    And bleating out to us on Sunday about them being Champions of Europe when actually they won the lesser cup - the Eufa cup.

    Somehow there is a mindset that has them as some kind of 'national treasure' and being 'everyone's second favourite' club.

    The reality is that those half witted young farmhands bleating out on Sunday will never have seen PL football at poorman road. Will only know of a near full house at the same when we turn up.

     

    As I mentioned on a previous thread. The continual hark back to a bygone era will probably keep them in the lower regions for quite a while. Weather that's struggling in the chumps or in league 1. 

    It is important to celebrate historic success, but the large swathes of empty seats there show a number want change, not just in management. 

    The association with the pub bore noisily telling everyone how good he use to be, is spot on

    Sad really

  22. Posted

    If Daniel Farke, lifts the Championship title, gives us a good season or two in the premership, perhaps a really, really good cup campaign, then the likes of Lamberts will indeed be replaced on that wall.

    Or at least moved across it to make way for the new messiah!

     

  23. Posted

    TWTD is infected by the delusional and the self important types. I suspect virtually none of their contributors go to the games yet they are all experts, its quite laughable really.

    The atmosphere around Riverside and Lower end of POW Rd was good, loud and colourful, as was the display in the ground. Midday kickoff is a problem for a derby but that is what it is.

    We have a lot of vocal support but it is spread thin across lower Barclay and Snakepit, Shame that stand was not one large bank. 

    However, due to the relative size of our ground and the lack of capacity expansion (which is understandable), there is very little chance of the casual supporter getting a ticket and having their once a season shout at the old enemy. If there were more tickets available for games like this then I suspect the number of season ticket sale may decline (unless Prem league of course).

    Perfect supply and demand is Carrow Rd. 

    I also know of at least one sad sack from this area, who somehow gets tickets for the occasional match like this but 'supports' a Prem big team and likes to remind you of that when ever they get the weekly win. People like that are hardly the support that will cheer on City at the match, but will attend the odd first round home European game and act like an expert on all things football. Quite funny and shallow at the same time perhaps?  

     

     

     

  24. Posted

    They had a game to disrupt us and target some of our more gifted players, and it worked in a sense that they fouled Vrancic and Bueinda constantly. With a stronger ref that would have been dealt with early on and I suspect we would have then dominated the game and scored perhaps more.

    Credit to them though. They are as individuals very short on footballing skill apart from the odd player, but as a team they stuck to the task and limited us to 3 goals (as silly as that sounds).

    At no point did I feel we were going to lose or even draw that match, but it was certainly the poorest I have seen City play for a while and was due to being dragged down to their level at times. Plus the need to just get the job done.

    The atmosphere was okay but the midday kick off can kill it for all unfortunately. We have great vocal support but the main banks are in the Snakepit and blocks D and E Barclay which are separated. So often there are two songs being sung, but when it comes together it is loud and boisterous.

    If their support had turned up and were not vocal I would have been worried (for them). I was not particularly impressed with the away fans.

    Or their struggling manager.

     

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