SecretSam

33 minutes ago, Red-Al said:

Pity SL didn't have the bollocks in sacking NP, we were 4th, then dropped down to 18th, I'm dreading Wednesday night, 

you might want to consider what that might do to our FFP position

On 08/10/2022 at 18:50, robinforlife2 said:

None of that has been achieved with Pearson at the helm ...... 4 of your points with a Johnson at the helm. Oh what I would give for a proper manager right now .....

You mean someone who left us with zero youth players, a bunch of time-expired has beens in the squad, no vision and horrid football? Ladies and gentlemen, Mr G J, who went on to such great things...oh

I recall someone years ago saying that the (then) current England team would batter the 1966 team, because the modern player is fitter, technically better and the game is so much faster now.

It never ceases to amaze me how amazingly mental the early rounds of the FA cup are, and how amazing it is that some of these teams make it to even the first round proper. Love it.

Well deserved, congrats

3 hours ago, Northern Red said:

Wouldn't surprise me. I'd really like one of the bigger clubs to give Graham Potter a shot though.

Potter would be nuts to leave Brighton for that horror show. A dressing room full of egos and a boss who doesn't understand the game?

Back in 92/3 season, away at Derby, our experiment to play wing backs was going wrong, but...

Tweet of nuts Derby v City game

Nice

On 27/08/2022 at 08:38, Yoyo2345 said:

No one cares, delete this pointless thread

Aww, did mummy take away your toys?

1 hour ago, harrys said:

Exactly this, can’t believe how they go on and on and on about it in the EP, a ‘sold out’ at the Mem against Oxford only actually had 6,800 home fans

Yeah, but infinity zillion shut out

8 hours ago, PHILINFRANCE said:

It’s the same in cricket.

Too many to mention, but Gower always comes to mind - quite rightly, in my opinion.

Gower had a magical left peg?

Well, he never really left, but his lot are playing the Slags tomorrow. No doubt there will be the usual 100k locked out.

Cotts back in the sacred city

5 hours ago, Sir Geoff said:

No one can deny that you are a real fan. In fact only you can answer how much of a fan you are. I would just ask one question. What will you remember in 10 years time? Driving 20 miles down the road to see some of City's legends of the past 15 years, Scott, Conway, Semenyo,, in the flesh as well as witnessing Kadji's debut goal, or your family tea ?

I'll remember my kids, I'd hope.

10 hours ago, Port Said Red said:

And scored

With a mis-control 

How did Tanner do as emergency CB? Odd choice, but shows our lack of depth there.

On 24/08/2022 at 07:48, The Horse With No Name said:

That would be Fulham reserves though, so maybe not such a shock.

Brighton reserves tonked FGR 3-0 at their place

10 hours ago, Silvio Dante said:

Never change.

 

The man is a legend. Should never have to buy a beer in a BS postcode

I live in Aylesbury, a 20 mile drive from Wycombe. But last night, I decided not to go to the game. 

Now, I love City, and a local away game is truly a rare thing, but...I have two 17-year olds (Twins) and they are with me, and soon they will be hopefully heading out into the wild world. I see very little of them now, so evenings and particularly the evening meal are absolutely precious.

I chose the kids over City.

Does that make me the world's worst fan? I'm feeling so guilty (not least because we won) (and we wore our truly lovely away kit)

On 21/08/2022 at 14:52, maxjak said:

Yep..........that's what 22k a week buys you?................Ha!!

Not sure what relevance his salary has to the level of performance, but there you go.

30 minutes ago, bris red said:

It was only Christian Riberio that i can recall from that lot that ever went on to make appearances for the first team but sadly he was just so injury prone that his career never really took off.

That injury in the League Cup started a chain of injuries for the lad, kept going even after he left. Such a tragedy, the lad could have been a real talent. I always wonder if he was the reason GJ never bothered with our home grown players again.

One of the biggest issues with this country (both now and historically) is a failure to think and plan long-term. Everything is about "jam today".

The Academy was a hard sell, sure, but realistically, the only way to ensure our future. 

We came close with players like Ribs, but sure, it's only been in the last few years it's really paid off. But how proud does it make us to have 'one of our own' out there in these cosmopolitan times?

On 20/08/2022 at 13:58, Bristol Oil Services said:

Three consecutive relegations, near-extinction and winding up, Newport '82, two seasons in the 4th div, 1:7 at Northampton, playing second fiddle to the Few, 10 consecutive games (not including Glos Cup - what’s that you say? Ask yer Grandfer) and 4 years without a win v the Few, runners up to the bloody Few, hammered by the Few at "their" place, ten years pissing and pfaffing about losing to Gillingham and Walsall to get back to this level, Millwall away when it put hairs on yer chest and bricks through yer coach window, those of us that followed through the 80s are warriors and heroes and yes, we have aged a bit (just read that again: three-consecutive-relegations) but we are still here, hard as ****, City as ****, seen it all, think-this-is-bad-you-ain't-seen-nothing-yet-bbbbbbabber, the diametric opposites of "snowflakes" - we are old, but we're still here. And the club's still here because we were here/there (every ****ing where) back then.

They don't make 'um like us anymore (hey, put yer phone down. I haven’t finished .....)

I can't claim to have seen the old Div 4 days, only started going regularly in around '84.

But those days put today's position in context. And today's pitches, stadia, treatment by police and relations with away fans, fitness and quality of players, coverage...

Anyway, anyone harking on about "the good old days"...just don't, unless you were there.

Now, where's my ******* Horlicks?

On 20/08/2022 at 14:54, Major Isewater said:

Poor old Gordon Owen, apart from two costly penalty misses, he was a very tidy winger and played a big part in whatever success we had at the time. 
At least he had the balls to take them. 

Absolutely, I had nothing but respect for him for stepping up, especially at Wembley.

And he was a really useful player.

On 17/08/2022 at 12:57, Davefevs said:

That’s debatable imho.  Some seem to wallow in negativity, happy when things aren’t going well.  I don’t subscribe to happy-clapping either, but that’s more the behaviour of a fan imho, than the other.

Dave, I have warned you before about being sensible and balanced...

16 hours ago, downendcity said:

Can you imagine if we still had the previous medical team\regime!

The same team who rehab'd Weimann? The record with injuries was probably down to coaching and consitioning, not rehab. Different things.