reddogkev Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Well said, and what a time to be a City fan. This cup run has been sensational, and my God did we fight Man City all the way. COME ON YOU REDSSS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WessexPest Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 1 minute ago, Red Homer said: It was said by Kelly Dalglish, or whatever her name is nowadays, so what do you expect? Wouldn't be in the job if her Dad wasn't who he was. I hate that cretin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted January 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 4 minutes ago, Red Homer said: It was said by Kelly Dalglish, or whatever her name is nowadays, so what do you expect? Wouldn't be in the job if her Dad wasn't who he was. It’s a very good point. She doesn’t come across as a footballing genius. It’s fair to say her looks, gender & dad got her that job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loosey Boy Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Let's make sure we are playing this lot in the league next season now! COYR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS10 RED Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 I thought first half we gave them to much respect and seem to sit off them. A much different tactic to which we employed in the first leg. Second half which much better and i would of been more than happy with the game finishing 2-2 well done to the boys and LJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poland_exile Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 16 minutes ago, poland_exile said: ffs, how do i delete a post i.e. this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winsaw Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Once we sorted the team out in the second half we looked really good against one of the best teams in the world, if we play like that for the rest of the season we are going to tear apart some championship sides, very proud tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southport Red Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 44 minutes ago, Rossi the Robin said: 2-3 is an amazing result Shame the night is going to dampened by Maggers and a negative thread starting before the game has even finished Cool off and weigh things up after Well done lads, all of you over both legs I know you play to the very last whistle etc but the fact is our home and away scores v possibly the best team in Europe were both draws at 90 minutes. Very few teams get that close. Plus we were the last FL team in the FL cup (so we sort of won really ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshtonGreat Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 47 minutes ago, Fordy62 said: I’m not sure anyone can sum it up better than that. A really good display. Fair play to Pep. He’s taught them to play our brand of football slightly better than we do. Well done boys. You can be proud. Special shout out from me to Brownhill. Thought he was magnificent, probably only outclassed by KDB. And Famara. He caused them all sorts of issues. As much as I love Browny, I don't think KDB was the only player that outclassed him. David Silva, for example, was brilliant. We fought fantastically, as we always do, but at times I felt we looked a bit over-awed, which led to too many basic passes going astray. There's no shame in that, though - Man City are an extraordinary team and were on a different level to United. A funny game on the whole because although Man City might've scored six on another day, if it wasn't for Hörður's mad moment and that late late goal by Aguero at the Etihad, we could've nicked it. Well done boys - this cup run has really put City on the map. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 56 minutes ago, CrazyInWeston said: It was an excellent 2nd half display, the first half is a little questionable though... Not at all. We were under siege from the first minute and coped admirably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southport Red Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Their speed was ridiculous. A couple of times we had an attack break down and instantly they were up our end. Never seen pace and accuracy like it. Have no doubt Citeh are quite some team and we gave it a damn good go. Been following City since my first game 55 years ago, never felt more connected to the club and the team than I do tonight. Like the OP said, proud is the word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tin Soldier Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 That was the best footballing side I have ever seen. They were just so good 1st half. No shame in losing to that side. What a side. Still very proud to be a Bristol City fan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 We were a few seconds away from a draw in two games versus the Premier League champions elect. Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olé Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Agree. How can you not be proud? Our team gave them a game. We attacked every time we could, but if anything we didn't manage to get our players outside them on the wings and Pato's decision making was a little off (cutting in and losing the ball when there was an overlap on). But these were minor things when on the whole we made a lot of quick sharp passing through them which I am positive most Prem teams have not. We sprung players regularly. Far better as others have said when Fammy was on. We were the touch and move team at that point. Our goals were well deserved. Our first was a good team goal. De Bruyne saying we were all long ball is like me saying they did everything against the run of play and on the break (not true, but a reflection of at least several of their goals). No complaints with losing the tie but am a touch irritated that there were a few moments of gamesmanship from them during the game (endorsed by the Prem Ref) which made me even more proud of what we are all about. We play football at EVERY opportunity. Complete warriors. Even Man City played the ref a few times and tried to slow the game down. I don't know this, but for all the fawning over them I'm going to assume this is a first for them compared to the Prem games. Best tribute to our players is that they were on the floor or taking nothing shots for the final ten minutes. We are not just the blueprint but the answer to the "Champions Elect" when you consider the players for Man City, easily assembled, are worth many times ours. Final thought: Leroy Sane cost more than our entire team, and I wouldn't swap him for any of ours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsince1994 Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 If that was a league game it would have finished 2-2. Against the best team in the country. Proud is an understatement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Miah Dennehy said: I can't pretend I'm not glad it's over, but your cup run has been nothing short of remarkable. It's things like that that make it worth following your team. Well said Miah, I hope us going out has cheered you up a bit because you’ve been a bit stroppy lately ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Thought we were terrific tbh. And let's not forget some of the injuries we have had. Lost to a team who are at worst top 3 in Europe... If only we had levelled 5 minutes earlier...but proud absolutely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 The best cup run I can remember was the one that ended against Forest in the 88 Littlewoods cup. This season's was much better. It was a pleasure to watch and showed our club in a great light around the country on and off the pitch. Everyone involved cam be proud. Well done City! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miah Dennehy Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Can you go back to being shite now please. I enjoyed last season so much more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFCGav Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Unbelievable group of players. Hard to remember seeing a team work that hard, but not just that, play a good and exciting game. Very very proud of manager, players and all things BCFC tonight. COYR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderingred Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 That Man City team are really something else. Has a better team than that ever played at Ashton Gate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dullmoan Tone Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Everyone is right to mention the impact that Famara had in the second half, but I thought it also showed just how much we missed having the terrier Korey Smith in the middle in the first half. City were sensational and did control the game but there is no shame in that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SedRA Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 15 minutes ago, Wanderingred said: That Man City team are really something else. Has a better team than that ever played at Ashton Gate? Not in the 22 years I’ve watched us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshtonGreat Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Dullmoan Tone said: Everyone is right to mention the impact that Famara had in the second half, but I thought it also showed just how much we missed having the terrier Korey Smith in the middle in the first half. City were sensational and did control the game but there is no shame in that. Oh come on, we weren't that good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 We have suffered with injuries and fatigue. With a fully fit and fresh squad we could be planning our trip to Wembley today. We can be immensely proud of the cup run which has put us on the world footballing map . Everyone at and associated with the club take a bow . Now let's get our promotion show back on the road . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipdawg Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Man City were excellent on the night, but the fact that they had to play pretty much their strongest team and had to play that well to beat us 3-2 with the last kick of the game is the thing that sticks most with me. Even in the first half, as much as we were under the cost, we still stood up to them. The thing that really stood out for me about Citeh is how physical they are. Not in a cynical, fouling way, but how good they are at protecting the ball and using the body to separate man from ball Second half we were different gravy. Anyone who doubts Diedhiou's importance to the team needs to watch the last two games. We attacked them, we got behind them and we hurt them twice. Just a great performance from us and one that I hope we can take into the rest of the season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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