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10 hours ago, joe jordans teeth said:

You do know the 12.30 game tomorrow is Everton v Villa right.I might get the hosepipe out and wash my car and get a potential fine rather than watch that bollox 

Being hammed right up as Gerrard v lampard

4 minutes ago, phantom said:

They will be fine, they are professional athletes nobody will have a problem

What about Lee Tomlin or will he still be banned?

13 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

Ask Boro fans how his last spell went.

Spent a fortune on shite that Wilder is now trying to offload, & loaned out Djed Spence to a rival club that got promoted.

He’s past it.

True it wasn’t good with Boro- however is Pearson not another dinosaur which the modern game has bypassed?

9 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Well said.

I think Nige is doing a good job.  SL mentioned yesterday about salary cap, and suggested a realistic Champ playing wage bill cap of £18-20m.  We are now under that, having been over it according to SL - not to be confused with total wage bill for football club (total £30.252m in 20/21).

My support isn’t endless but I could see us spiralling downwards had Nige not come in.  He’s had to make tough decisions, like operating with a small squad.

We are two games in, could have picked up points in both games but haven’t. We aren’t being outplayed, but then again, I don’t think both opponents are great either.

But I’m far from thinking Nige should go.

And that’s great and I think everyone appreciates the environment he is working under is far from ideal.

However it’s his seemingly continued inability to organise a team defensively that is surprising, as well as lack of resilience in holding onto a lead and not inviting pressure onto ourselves, especially deep into games.

Early days granted, and his financial situation is what it is, but we all thought Wilson, Klose and Naismith were good additions in the summer defensively- but two matches in and the frailties are still evident.

Think it is too premature to judge at the moment, and I think I would wait to see the impact having our best player semenyo back has on our performances? But 18 months in and a 26% win rate should suggest that this isn’t working out,

oh for a streaky Lee seven game winning run anytime soon.

1 hour ago, Fordy62 said:

If this happens I’ll give you a tenner towards your tyre. 

Is it a job lot or you still willing to send £3.33 for the glorious sunshine?

6 minutes ago, Red Cloud said:

Why do posters think we give a flying one about the gash score? 

I guess because a lot of people still feel the rivalry 

Tyre pressure warning and big nail in tyre on way to ground today so currently  at the garage with no chance of making kick off - cue thumping 4-0 win and champagne football in the glorious sunshine

1 hour ago, petehinton said:

We didn’t need to kill them off imo. They were creating absolutely nothing. I’m far happier as a fan of us, based on how we played, despite losing compared to how Hull were 

Fair shout fella, good to hear we looked ok.

maybe I am too Arsene Wenger to your Jose Mourinho.

I guess just frustrated that we have started the season off losing points in injury time again.

Have a safe trip back

1 minute ago, petehinton said:

Anyone unhappy with that couldn’t have been at the game. In total control for large parts, beaten by horrific officiating (again) and a shot that took an unbelievable deflection. They were time wasting at 1-1 which says it all. 

In total control for large parts of the game but couldn’t kill them off- sounds familiar.

You make your own luck

Going for a decent point to start the season with 1-1.

everyone starts on zero- hopefully a season to remember.

Seri always has lots of speculation while at Nice around big clubs wanting him, but no bids ever materialised, and it always felt like how did Fulham get him.

Seems like plenty of potential that never got realised.

15 minutes ago, Shuffle said:

I think that our strongest starting 11 that features Semenyo, Scott, Kalas  & a fit Williams is definitely capable of a top half finish.  My reservations about this season come from our strength in depth beyond the best 11. Currently, if Klose, Naismith or Atkinson get injured we have to go with Vyner, Towler or Idenhen with the latter 2 unproven and the first not good enough imo.  I think we lack a really energetic midfielder with pace as King, Williams and James are not dynamic enough to play together.  That leaves Scott & HNM who actually did very well when played together.  But again beyond that who is there? Owers, Kadji whilst having potential, they won’t play so need to go out on loan. 
 

Attack is another issue & who can play the Chris Martin role as let’s face it he’s not going to play 46 games or if he is then we are in trouble.  I rate Martin but he needs to have his workload reduced.  Also, in the absence of Semenyo we lose the fear factor of pace and whilst both Conway and Bell are going to be good players are they ready for the now?
 

Long winded way of saying we will be fine if injuries and suspensions are minimised but I do not believe we have the quality in sufficient numbers in our squad if we encounter problems. A CB, CM & CF coming in over the next few weeks would leave me feeling more confident.   To give context, we named a 31 man squad which includes 4 GKs, Benarous who is out until Xmas, Kadji, Owers, Pearson, Towler, Idenhen, Bell & Conway. I hope a couple of these could have a breakthrough season but to me we lack depth.  

Not long winded at all- a very fair assessment and pretty much how I see it. 
A fully fit City starting eleven is a match for any team in the league but as you say that is unlikely to be the case.

I am thinking we will finish somewhere between 10th-15th but with hopefully some more positive signs for the future, in respect to more work to ease our financial situation, more of the younger players getting the chance to show what they can do, and continued good work in scouting the free transfer and bargain market.

10 minutes ago, Porto Red said:

Robbored......is that you?

Haha busted

48 minutes ago, Street red said:

People losing there s**t over a pre season game  

Yeah I hardly pay any notice them- he says whilst posting on the friendly thread :-)…all friendlies are annoying- I also don’t pay any attention to international friendlies.

Fitness and shape and tactics preparation only.

6 minutes ago, winsaw said:

Safe to say both our away kits look really good and I think a 100 times better than this year's poor home kit, 

Yep totally agree

Fantastic footballer… ah well

Sorry been away most of week has Palmer left now?

4 hours ago, 2015 said:

Do Luton fans actually think they're a bigger club? 

A couple of good years at this level and suddenly think they're the dogs bollox

Historically and in respect to major domestic honours then yes they are. They had a very tidy team in the 80s on the plastic pitch at kenilworth road.

13 hours ago, Mr X said:

Who knew so many ex City players now play in Serie A!

Couldn't beat watching Football Italia on channel 4 back in the 90s

Loved it- great players, great teams, the music to the show, the Saturday morning highlights round up.

It was my birthday that day so don’t remember too much about the night before or the day of the match- but do recall thinking that we didn’t do ourselves justice in the final and we were a better side than we showed.

1 hour ago, Robbored said:

What memories?  I don’t have any good ones of CoD. He did very little despite his undoubted skills and decent pace. Never skinned a full back or took on defenders. He was largely a waste of space.

My comment was meant as irony…he was total pony

30 minutes ago, bris red said:

Cheerio COD 

Thanks for the memories!!

Never realised the area finals were so close to end of the season- this tournament gets wrapped up mid March these days.

Probably was my first season of understanding what it meant to support one team I was only 8 and prior to this season had supported Man Utd and Chelsea…Wembley was my first ever match…hooked ever since