Mello Yello 2,573 Posted May 25, 2023 Norah Batty them bleedin' 8 years have gone quick!....Remember being worried about a rail strike that was threatened leading up to it, but then sorted....Grand and a wunnerful day out....Brilliant and emotional.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert N. LiM 6,303 Posted May 25, 2023 One of the very few times I've regretted my expat life, missing City at Wembley. Watched this in a bar in Jakarta with a couple of American friends, one of whom understood football. There was a morose Boro fan in the other corner. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pyro Pete 2,354 Posted May 25, 2023 And six years ago... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danke bitte 1,155 Posted May 25, 2023 47 minutes ago, Pyro Pete said: And six years ago... Wow. That long ago. *weeps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 7,804 Posted May 25, 2023 He's still not over it 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
It's Character Forming 1,204 Posted May 25, 2023 1 hour ago, dylanisabaddog said: Funny that in some ways it feels longer ago than 8 years, there's been a lot happened ! One of the many ironies of football is that when you go up as champions it's often a bit of an anti-climax when you actually secure promotion because by then it's been effectively in the bag for practical purposes. But going up by winning the playoffs is incredible experience on the day. Having said that, if we compare the season when we were promoted under Farke and were crowned as champions despite losing to B'mouth after we had a player sent off early on, I'd re-live that season given the choice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old Shuck 291 Posted May 25, 2023 Looking at that starting XI for the play off final... Ruddy Whittaker Martin Bassong Olsson Redmond Howson Tettey Johnson Hoolahan Jerome How many of those would you take over any starting XI we had last season? That is a very good XI indeed. Pukki for Jerome, would that be fair on Cam? Gunn or Krul for Ruddy? Possibly Max for Whittaker? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Greenthumb 794 Posted May 25, 2023 10 minutes ago, Old Shuck said: Looking at that starting XI for the play off final... Ruddy Whittaker Martin Bassong Olsson Redmond Howson Tettey Johnson Hoolahan Jerome How many of those would you take over any starting XI we had last season? That is a very good XI indeed. Pukki for Jerome, would that be fair on Cam? Gunn or Krul for Ruddy? Possibly Max for Whittaker? Martin for Hanley and Howson for Sara are the only two I’d swap. I’d have swapped a prime Pukki for Jerome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
It's Character Forming 1,204 Posted May 25, 2023 A genuine defensive midfielder, that was nice to have. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Google Bot 3,936 Posted May 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Old Shuck said: Possibly Max for Whittaker? I used to love Whittaker, but I know many disliked him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert N. LiM 6,303 Posted May 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Old Shuck said: How many of those would you take over any starting XI we had last season? That is a very good XI indeed. Pukki for Jerome, would that be fair on Cam? Gunn or Krul for Ruddy? Possibly Max for Whittaker? Ruddy Aarons Hanley Bassong Olsson Tettey Howson Sara Hoolahan Redmond Pukki 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
It's Character Forming 1,204 Posted May 25, 2023 Personally I think Gunn (as of last season) is better than Ruddy at his best, Ruddy was never great against low shots to the corners and always had the occasional random howler in him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norfolkngood 1,174 Posted May 25, 2023 2 hours ago, Old Shuck said: Looking at that starting XI for the play off final... Ruddy Whittaker Martin Bassong Olsson Redmond Howson Tettey Johnson Hoolahan Jerome How many of those would you take over any starting XI we had last season? That is a very good XI indeed. Pukki for Jerome, would that be fair on Cam? Gunn or Krul for Ruddy? Possibly Max for Whittaker? Funny How Bassong's Career went after us ,18 months as a free agent then onto Peterborough ! wonder why nobody took a chance on him ? injured ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nuff Said 5,973 Posted May 25, 2023 5 hours ago, It's Character Forming said: A genuine defensive midfielder, that was nice to have. This. I was going to say Tettey for … ? We’re missing him, wonder if his knees would be up to one more season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 5,015 Posted May 26, 2023 (edited) I'd have Howson back here now and if only we could turn the clocks back on Bradders and Hoolahan. Redmond would be a significant upgrade on Hernandez. Edited May 27, 2023 by Capt. Pants Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canary Wundaboy 1,423 Posted May 26, 2023 On 25/05/2023 at 10:18, Old Shuck said: Looking at that starting XI for the play off final... Ruddy Whittaker Martin Bassong Olsson Redmond Howson Tettey Johnson Hoolahan Jerome How many of those would you take over any starting XI we had last season? That is a very good XI indeed. Pukki for Jerome, would that be fair on Cam? Gunn or Krul for Ruddy? Possibly Max for Whittaker? Aarons for Whittaker. Pukki for Jerome. If I was being cheeky: Buendia for Hoolahan. Skipp for Tettey. 😁 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Hairy 4,272 Posted May 27, 2023 On 25/05/2023 at 10:18, Old Shuck said: Looking at that starting XI for the play off final... Ruddy Whittaker Martin Bassong Olsson Redmond Howson Tettey Johnson Hoolahan Jerome How many of those would you take over any starting XI we had last season? That is a very good XI indeed. Pukki for Jerome, would that be fair on Cam? Gunn or Krul for Ruddy? Possibly Max for Whittaker? All of them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGunnShow 7,379 Posted May 27, 2023 On 25/05/2023 at 10:18, Old Shuck said: Looking at that starting XI for the play off final... Ruddy Whittaker Martin Bassong Olsson Redmond Howson Tettey Johnson Hoolahan Jerome How many of those would you take over any starting XI we had last season? That is a very good XI indeed. Pukki for Jerome, would that be fair on Cam? Gunn or Krul for Ruddy? Possibly Max for Whittaker? Tettey and Lungi as a defensive double pivot. Lovely. 🙂 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
