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2 hours ago, MC RISK77 said:

I am sure Rotherham have been having sleepless nights about whether Kai Naismith will be playing or not.

So have I, I still have nightmares about Norwich away

Bailey Wright, I think I remember seeing him once or twice 

7 minutes ago, cityexile said:

Think France may well be Southgate’s defining moment.

Might be harsh, but there will be those who say still the run to the SF last time we did not face any real giants, and lost three matches against the better sides. Foden and Bellingham make us a better side than then.

For half a century we have not beaten a team that has won the World Cup away from Wembley in a knock out round. We have made later rounds, we have got close losing from time to time on penalties. 

Beat France and many of those demons are put to bed. Lose a QF again against one of the real contenders, well, been there before.

Southgate’s Waterloo. Hopefully the same result.

We beat Germany in the euros though. How many defining moments does he need?

2 minutes ago, robin_unreliant said:

NL having no problem scoring against a team that made England struggle. There agian, they weren't hampered by playing with a giant handbrake having been applied.

Yawn

This thread is so negative lighten up we are playing well

Croatia showing their class at last 

How likely is it that Antoine will be on the same pitch as Ronaldo later? I assume he will be on the bench 

Bristol City circa 2017 we are not 

Tammy Abraham?

3 hours ago, Marcus Aurelius said:

Deadest Match Day Thread in a while, nobody cares for City? Or nobody cares for Boro?

Great work as always @Jerseybean

Feeling pretty deflated for a season which started with so much promise but is already starting to feel like de ja vu 2020/21 and 2021/22.

8 hours ago, GrahamC said:

Absolutely.

5 straight wins for them in BS3 & aside from the hammering we gave them up there in the pandemic season in Karanka’s very last game & Famara’s winner in a 1-0, our record up there is pretty dreadful, too.

Definitely the side we struggle against.

All of that set in the context of them consistently finishing lower than us as well, barring the pandemic season!

10 hours ago, GrahamC said:

Against our “bogey side” (who have now beaten us once in the last 8 meetings).

Our real bogey side is Birmingham 

Who’d have thought the Earl of Snowdon would have put in a man of the match performance, he was one of the dark horses at the start of the day 

I honestly think we would be the best team in the league if it wasn’t for the defensive errors.

Although a win and a loss would be better points wise, I think I’d probably prefer two draws and maintain our unbeaten run to be honest!

1 minute ago, Super said:

Yes. Maybe London games might be affected.

Silver lining is that there probably won’t be any rail strikes to affect the Burnley away game then 

Assuming the funeral happens on Monday 19th September, do people think the mid-week games and next Saturday’s games will be going ahead?

2 minutes ago, Nogbad the Bad said:

While I take your point that kids sport being cancelled seems OTT, does all kids sport these days have to be organised?

Is there anything to stop them getting the vital socialisation and interaction you speak of by going down the park with their pals for a kickabout like I used to just about every day in the school holidays?

Another way of looking at it is a short pause in their normal routine gives them an opportunity to take in and at least begin to understand the enormity of the current events in their country - the death of the Queen is an historic landmark event they will remember for the rest of their lives - which could be argued is a good thing.

As they watch events unfold, culminating in the Queen's state funeral, they'll be absorbed in momentous scenes they'll no doubt remember in the same way I still remember Churchill's state funeral (just about) and the moon landings in my own Primary School days, and, inbetween, there's nothing to stop them meeting up with their friends to play football or anything else.

 

 

Having been annoyed for the last 24 hours as a result of the postponement, this is an interesting perspective which I hadn’t considered. Thanks 

Just now, Bouncearoundtheground said:

I don’t mean to be disrespectful but I’m certainly not in mourning, I don’t think you can enforce an emotional state as profound as that onto people and stop them living their lives. 

I think the words “in mourning” are symbolic and traditional, nobody is forcing anyone to feel anything 

1 minute ago, Northern Red said:

Man Utd game goes ahead tonight "following direction from the FA and UEFA"

It'll be for individual sports to decide. Will also depend on when the funeral takes place.

I imagine the funeral won’t be for at least ten days due to all the preparations 

RIP The Queen. Elephant in the room - will City be postponed this weekend? 

1 hour ago, bcfc01 said:

Reminds me of Akinbiyi in some respects.

Semenyo has more to his all round game, but the pace and strength are similar.

He reminds me of Yakubu in his pomp Everton days

When NP says that we will honour Baker’s contract, do we think his wages will be paid directly from the club or via an insurance policy?

How has Wilson looked defensively in the two cup games?

He must have known he was having his first child when he signed the deal though, so are we saying that he thought it would be doable when he signed on for another year but the reality of his new fatherhood had forced him to reassess his position?