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Like them all but as with all initiatives they need enforcing on and off the pitch. Otherwise it’s the usual crack down becoming more tolerated becoming back to normal.

Think the lower ranked team is automatically at home in Germany? Although I like the uncertainty of not knowing at the draw whether you have more chance of a giant killing at home versus a trip to a big ground.

Agree but believe it’s financial and contractual

Read an article the other day I think where MP said he had extra comp tickets written into his contract, as he had so many friends and relatives wanting them!

Yup all true. As I said kinda reflects the top sides struggling at the moment

11 points from 5 seems low to be top of the form guide - lots of the top of the table sides not enjoying the pressure and nobody else putting a late run together. Not knocking us being top, just an observation.

Not completely sure I agree but certainly an interesting post

She was good. Noticeable to me anyway how players seem to be slightly more respectful to her. Could be that was just as she got most things right I guess. Not sure about the pen mind

Semenyo - pace and power as a single forward. Creates space for others. Would settle for Tammy or Cole though. Perhaps even Big John

Always good to get this one out

Look I still think it’s quite early to have a pop at Liam but in the interests of balance referring to him as ‘the Manning’ is a touch OTT too?

Football as a team game . Nah it’s all about individuals who are either complete rubbish or the love child of Pele and Messi. Never confused. He is mind

What was the prog called?

True and rubbish at defending set pieces anyway

£95m on the bench alone according to Sky

Zak didn’t find his range when he passed to Vardy to give him an open goal

What has Mehmeti ever done for us apart from the roads, viaducts, health system oh, and that brilliant finish to win us the game

I’m in Wembley and have moved to red wine. One Magners was enough

Careful that’s subversively rational

No signs at all? To start with we kept the ball more which I think was overdue if we were going to progress as a team. Watford away, West Ham, Forest away. Then the Southampton game, 4 games ago, was the best performance by a City team I’ve seen in a good while, regardless of how we played tactically and similarities to NPs. Certainly the most convincing performance against an ex Prem team given our record has been appalling against them in recent times. Look last few games are concerning, I’m not glossing over the big issues we have. I just don’t think it’s been nothing but decline since he took over .

Context was a bit different though - Tinnion had a year and a bit of mediocre results. Manning has had 5? Months and had some signs of progress at least, albeit others where we’ve gone backwards. That said I do remember saying to my wife that I hoped we’d get humiliated once it was clear we were going to lose that Swansea game, as it might force hands. Sure enough…..

Flashback to another Swansea game involving Tinnion….

Lost the players trust? Well that’s not what James thinks in the article: For all the conspiracy theories about lost dressing rooms and a disenchanted squad, as we understand that is abundantly not true. edit -Apols previous post says much the same

Went to an Exeter Torquay game years ago and the home fans response to Torquay was effectively we don’t care enough to hate you! Defo Argyle Exeter over everything.

Think we’re forgetting just how bad the England team was pre Bazball….