duke63
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Whilst I understand everyone wants to see City play at the highest level, it has to be said that many of the so called big clubs, the support of their team on the pitch is awful.
The huge sums of money has actually taken the heart out of many of these clubs. Today was probably the biggest example of that.
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I’d still like to see us try Godfrey in DCM. Tettey’s legs are giving up.
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Agent Lambert doing a cracking job and signed up for the next half decade.
The National League beckons.
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I don't think you can underestimate Tetty's influence over the last couple of months.
McLean also has been a consistent performer.
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Now run the blue line up to the Spurs players right hand. Why was that not considered his furthermost point forward because if you do that Teemu is definitely onside.
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Just do away with the offside rule altogether. It stifles creative football anyway.
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What no one can deny or disagree on is that VAR is killing the most fundamental reason any of us go to a match or watch a match...and that is the spontaneous joy and celebration of seeing your team score a goal.
That is gone under the current system and without that, most of us would eventually stop going to football matches.
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Ricardo has hit the nail on the head- supporters of all teams can no longer spontaneously celebrate any goal.
That will kill the game of any enjoyment.
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Rafa likely to get the nod there.
Villa fans want Smith sacked too.
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We no longer look as vulnerable at corners since he returned. He's not frightened to stick his head in where it might get thumped.
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If that were a goal in the last minute of the last game of the season and it kept us up but was chalked out by VAR, I wonder how long before someone tests its validity in a court of law with so much money resting on everything .
Football is a sport, not something to be judged on a fecking computer screen by a no name based in a London studio.
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Hanley certainly improves our defending on set pieces. He's not afraid to attack the ball regardless of who is around him.
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There is a world of difference between being anti-semitic and being anti-Israeli government policy on Palestine.
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Extremely frustrating afternoon but at least we have not spent £120 million like Villa have and play the ****e football they do.
I'm pretty certain they will be playing Championship football next season too.
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Racsim is society's problem, not footballs.
When you have a PM who has made racist remarks and then gets re-elected with a near landslide, then it strikes me that those up high are quite happy to condone that sort of language and behaviour as its a vote winner.
then you have the President of the USA making even worse racist statements...well what do you expect?
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25 minutes ago, Chumino said:I don't get why so many don't get that the right wealthier owner with ambition would be a worse option than Delia and championship football. We needed 2 or 3 key signings in the summer to give DF a chance. A wealthier owner could have backed that. Delia can't or won't. Staying in the Prem is also an option to financial security. No money spent, here we are. Again.
Wealthy owners can no longer fund clubs under FFP rules, wealthy companies can via sponsorship.
Regardless of who owns the club, we would still have a finite amount of money we can spend on players as a result of the size of the club.
Premier League football is no longer primarily a sport anymore, its a multinational business empire. Look at Liverpool playing pointless exhibition matches the other side of Europe to keep the TV companies happy.
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Villa are in danger of breaking the FFP rules in the Premier League thanks to their wealthy owner. They will have to sell their best players whether they stay up or not, and it looks increasingly likely not.
I don't get how so many think having a wealthy owner will solve this problem, it doesn't.
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So frustrating, why can we not hold on to leads at home? We need to learn game management at this level fast. We were very good at it last year.
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On 18/12/2019 at 14:35, Making Plans said:You must have a very good memory
1985 won the cup but got relegated. Birmingham City also completed this feat.
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Good distraction for Villa to have. One game from Wembley.
We all remember how distracting that can be.
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Greeno is up there. The season we got promoted he was brilliant.
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We are a bit of an enigma.
We can play toe to toe with the very very best...but struggle against the lesser sides.
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14 hours ago, king canary said:That's my take on it too. It shouldn't be beyond the club to spend £25-30m in a summer without risking the future, especially if you've got faith in Webber's ability to recruit.
The 25-30 million players we have bought will almost certainly want silly money in their contracts too. Its easy to double the transfer fee outlay with the players wages wants.
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11 minutes ago, City 2nd said:A debt that has been overturned, so the director of football states, to a plus 20 million or more next season! So that debt has been recovered!
Yes but once you commit to a new players contract its not just for one year is it? Its three years or more.
Match thread v Man Utd.
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I suspect it’s defensive midfield where we are lacking defensively, not the defenders themselves.