Never to the dark side Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 At the senior reds function this coming Thursday 15 August So if you look over 55 or are retired then coming along and if you don't like any thing about the event I'll give you your money back(in cash not vouchers) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Age discrimination? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_eastender Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Never to the dark side said: At the senior reds function this coming Thursday 15 August So if you look over 55 or are retired then coming along and if you don't like any thing about the event I'll give you your money back(in cash not vouchers) where and what time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never to the dark side Posted August 12, 2019 Author Share Posted August 12, 2019 Heineken Lounge at 12.00 for 12.30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Genuine question, can anyone attend this or is it only for the Senior Reds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogkev Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 1 minute ago, One Team said: Genuine question, can anyone attend this or is it only for the Senior Reds? Anyone can attend as long as you look over 55, I think I read that right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 15 minutes ago, reddogkev said: Anyone can attend as long as you look over 55, I think I read that right. I'm not quite 55 yet although not far off! So any City fan (I'm a season ticket holder myself) is welcome then really? Like a lot of parents I am off this week with the school holidays and can make it hence the question. Given it is the school holidays there might be a really good attendance for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmite Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 I don't think you can just turn up. I'm pretty sure you have to book a meal to attend but NTTDS may confirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 OK thanks. @Never to the dark side let me know mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never to the dark side Posted August 12, 2019 Author Share Posted August 12, 2019 Will find out and get back to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oizys Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 4 hours ago, CotswoldRed said: Age discrimination? Not at all.....just discriminating on how old you look and also your wealth......even if you are 25 you can go so long as you've retired already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 4 hours ago, One Team said: I'm not quite 55 yet although not far off! So any City fan (I'm a season ticket holder myself) is welcome then really? Like a lot of parents I am off this week with the school holidays and can make it hence the question. Given it is the school holidays there might be a really good attendance for this. The criteria for Senior Reds is 55 or retired. I guess that if you retired aged 48 like a couple of former coppers I know you’d meet the criteria. Guests are welcome but they’d pay a few more quid for the lunch and obviously the Senior Reds need to know in advance to allow for the numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Fred Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 6 hours ago, Never to the dark side said: At the senior reds function this coming Thursday 15 August So if you look over 55 or are retired then coming along and if you don't like any thing about the event I'll give you your money back(in cash not vouchers) I'm not yet retired but over 55 - I look much younger than the specified starting age. Should I "hit it hard" on Wednesday evening to temporarily age myself or will lying be best??...both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Lamb Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Is MA in Sound of the City tonight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never to the dark side Posted August 12, 2019 Author Share Posted August 12, 2019 Sorry to everyone who showed an interest in my posting. The event is a private function for all current senior reds with paid up membership. The closing date for applications for the event was last Friday 9th August. So please don't turn up on the day if you have not notified the senior reds you will be coming to the event. Sorry again to all concerned and the organisers of the senior reds events Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UREDS_91 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, Never to the dark side said: Sorry to everyone who showed an interest in my posting. The event is a private function for all current senior reds with paid up membership. The closing date for applications for the event was last Friday 9th August. So please don't turn up on the day if you have not notified the senior reds you will be coming to the event. Sorry again to all concerned and the organisers of the senior reds events So the point in posting this 7 hours ago was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted August 12, 2019 Admin Share Posted August 12, 2019 19 minutes ago, UREDS_91 said: So the point in posting this 7 hours ago was? A reminder to those that had booked? Am sure it was done with good intentions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 2 hours ago, Robbored said: The criteria for Senior Reds is 55 or retired. I guess that if you retired aged 48 like a couple of former coppers I know you’d meet the criteria. Guests are welcome but they’d pay a few more quid for the lunch and obviously the Senior Reds need to know in advance to allow for the numbers. Appreciate that Robbored thanks mate. 1 hour ago, Never to the dark side said: Sorry to everyone who showed an interest in my posting. The event is a private function for all current senior reds with paid up membership. The closing date for applications for the event was last Friday 9th August. So please don't turn up on the day if you have not notified the senior reds you will be coming to the event. Sorry again to all concerned and the organisers of the senior reds events So you have to be a Senior Red to be invited? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 16 minutes ago, One Team said: Appreciate that Robbored thanks mate. So you have to be a Senior Red to be invited? Not at all but it’s better to go along with someone you know. That way it’s easier to find a table. The first time I went along with a mate of mine (sadly no long with us) and we sat with a bunch of his mates who he’d known for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeRed Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 3 hours ago, Never to the dark side said: Sorry to everyone who showed an interest in my posting. The event is a private function for all current senior reds with paid up membership. The closing date for applications for the event was last Friday 9th August. So please don't turn up on the day if you have not notified the senior reds you will be coming to the event. Sorry again to all concerned and the organisers of the senior reds events Thanks for clarifying the details.John Is it not possible to just turn up early - provided you leave well before the lunch starts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never to the dark side Posted August 12, 2019 Author Share Posted August 12, 2019 unfortunately not,sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 5 minutes ago, CodeRed said: Thanks for clarifying the details.John Is it not possible to just turn up early - provided you leave well before the lunch starts? The speaker is usually after the lunch depending of what commitments they have. It’s not uncommon for the speaker to actually have a lunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeRed Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 6 minutes ago, Robbored said: The speaker is usually after the lunch depending of what commitments they have. It’s not uncommon for the speaker to actually have a lunch. Whoosh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 4 minutes ago, CodeRed said: Whoosh! You’ll have to explain that CR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 I can see the advantages of a group of supporters of a certain age bonding without letting spoiled, lazy ass hole nuts who hardly have lifted a single finger in their life's in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 3 hours ago, Never to the dark side said: Sorry to everyone who showed an interest in my posting. The event is a private function for all current senior reds with paid up membership. The closing date for applications for the event was last Friday 9th August. So please don't turn up on the day if you have not notified the senior reds you will be coming to the event. Sorry again to all concerned and the organisers of the senior reds events You are a tease NTTDS. You lead people on with expectations of an amazing lunch then let them down with reality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Be interested to know what LJ says about the Nketiah deal, what happened etc and whether the Leeds move was the player's or club's decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 As usual LJ kept us all spellbound with his vernacular. He’s such an articulate and fascinating guy, I could listen to him all day. Webster - sees his departure as a great loss to the club and losing a player of such quality can have a demoralising effect on the squad. He and MA had tried to bring in one of two other CBs but the deals fell through. He sees this as an opportunity for TM to ‘step up’ particularly as Bailey Wright is now missing with a thigh injury. Could be out a few weeks. Not good news for Dasilva either. His injury is worse than first thought and will be out for several months. He was asked about Vyner but said that Zac had not impressed much last season at Rotherham and felt that he needed more competitive football - hence his loan to Aberdeen. City have a recall option In January but now appreciates the loan as a ‘mistake’ - hindsight is a wonderful thing...... He was asked about Messengo and said it was thru contacts in France that City got involved. When he signed for us both Leicester and Chelsea wanted to know how we got him.....that blows the cons theory out of the water.... I asked him about Citys ‘style’ and asked him to explain to us what it is and wow! what a question.......He must have chatted for 10mins about it and i’ll freely admit he lost me after a few mins. Shame Spudski wasn’t there........Much of it was about box to box and how he’s happy with that but we fall short around the opposition box. All fascinating stuff............ He was also asked about a tall centre forward and he said that again City had been after a couple but the deals had collapsed. Brian Tinnion - says the article was ‘click bait’ and essentially po-pooed it. Saying it wasn’t accurate and that he and BT work closely together but wouldn’t be surprised if PL clubs were after him as he does such a good job. LJ was great value today. We all agreed just how impressive he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 4 hours ago, Kid in the Riot said: Be interested to know what LJ says about the Nketiah deal, what happened etc and whether the Leeds move was the player's or club's decision. He wasn’t asked about that. He did give some bad news, which can’t be confidential, that Wright is out for 4-6 weeks and Dasilva for 5 months! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 4 hours ago, Kid in the Riot said: Be interested to know what LJ says about the Nketiah deal, what happened etc and whether the Leeds move was the player's or club's decision. Wasn’t asked about it today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 1 minute ago, Robbored said: Wasn’t asked about it today. Thanks. Surprised but fair enough... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 I hear he confirmed we were looking at signing Matt Smith this summer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchay Red Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 59 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said: Thanks. Surprised but fair enough... He did mention it before taking questions, might have been before he was on the mic. He was stood by the table I was sitting at. I can't remember the exact words he used, but along the lines that we all know what happened on deadline day so not any point in discussing it. I thought he spoke very well throughout. Said that Massengo cost about 30% of what's been quoted and Kelly and Webster went for "£15mill plus plus", and "£20mill plus plus" respectively. Also said that preseason was ripped up because of departures and incoming players. Feels the team is better/stronger than last year, apart from central defence. Also acknowledged that Kalas might be disappointed as he came here thinking he would be in a partnership with Webster. Now looking to bring in another defender, but wary of the possible costs. Said it's a new team and will take time to gel. We, as fans, need to be patient.which is a fair comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchay Red Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 3 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said: I hear he confirmed we were looking at signing Matt Smith this summer? Yes, looking at that type of player, but I got the impression it was only a thought. Doesn't want to buy just bench players, who would block the pathway for lads such as Antoine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 5 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said: I hear he confirmed we were looking at signing Matt Smith this summer? He said that they considered him but didn’t confirm that Smith was one of the deals that collapsed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_eastender Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Robbored said: As usual LJ kept us all spellbound with his vernacular. He’s such an articulate and fascinating guy, I could listen to him all day. Webster - sees his departure as a great loss to the club and losing a player of such quality can have a demoralising effect on the squad. He and MA had tried to bring in one of two other CBs but the deals fell through. He sees this as an opportunity for TM to ‘step up’ particularly as Bailey Wright is now missing with a thigh injury. Could be out a few weeks. Not good news for Dasilva either. His injury is worse than first thought and will be out for several months. He was asked about Vyner but said that Zac had not impressed much last season at Rotherham and felt that he needed more competitive football - hence his loan to Aberdeen. City have a recall option In January but now appreciates the loan as a ‘mistake’ - hindsight is a wonderful thing...... He was asked about Messengo and said it was thru contacts in France that City got involved. When he signed for us both Leicester and Chelsea wanted to know how we got him.....that blows the cons theory out of the water.... I asked him about Citys ‘style’ and asked him to explain to us what it is and wow! what a question.......He must have chatted for 10mins about it and i’ll freely admit he lost me after a few mins. Shame Spudski wasn’t there........Much of it was about box to box and how he’s happy with that but we fall short around the opposition box. All fascinating stuff............ He was also asked about a tall centre forward and he said that again City had been after a couple but the deals had collapsed. Brian Tinnion - says the article was ‘click bait’ and essentially po-pooed it. Saying it wasn’t accurate and that he and BT work closely together but wouldn’t be surprised if PL clubs were after him as he does such a good job. LJ was great value today. We all agreed just how impressive he was. Interesting news re: Bailey Wright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchay Red Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 4 minutes ago, old_eastender said: Interesting news re: Bailey Wright. I'm not sure LJ thinks it's interesting! More like, oh FFS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 4 minutes ago, Frenchay Red said: I'm not sure LJ thinks it's interesting! More like, oh FFS!! Indeed. He’s left with just Kalas, Baker and TM in the CB cupboard and should any of them get injured or suspended then LJ has no replacements. Could possibly see a CB in on loan............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchay Red Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 1 minute ago, Robbored said: Indeed. He’s left with just Kalas, Baker and TM in the CB cupboard and should any of them get injured or suspended then LJ has no replacements. Could possibly see a CB in on loan............... I'm no expert, but surely we can only now sign free agents, ie out of contract players. In which case they don't have a club to be loaned from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Exile Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 7 minutes ago, Robbored said: Indeed. He’s left with just Kalas, Baker and TM in the CB cupboard and should any of them get injured or suspended then LJ has no replacements. Could possibly see a CB in on loan............... Thanks for the updates - appreciated. How did he seem to have taken the shredding of his defensive options? I mean it's not just at centre back is it? I can't imagine the Tommy Rowe was signed as a first choice left sided back/wing back. Pereira looked good at times on Saturday, Jack Hunt we know (great goal on Tuesday!) but beyond them the cupboard really is bare. Which seems incredible given the talent we have sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 3 minutes ago, Red Exile said: Thanks for the updates - appreciated. How did he seem to have taken the shredding of his defensive options? I mean it's not just at centre back is it? I can't imagine the Tommy Rowe was signed as a first choice left sided back/wing back. Pereira looked good at times on Saturday, Jack Hunt we know (great goal on Tuesday!) but beyond them the cupboard really is bare. Which seems incredible given the talent we have sold. He didn’t seem to be taking the injury to Wright and Dasilva too badly. He was philosophical about it saying things like this happen in football. Although he never mentioned a loan CB coming in it wouldn’t be a surprise if we see one arrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityinblackburn Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Impossible to bring in a loan centre back now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Exile Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 3 minutes ago, Robbored said: He didn’t seem to be taking the injury to Wright and Dasilva too badly. He was philosophical about it saying things like this happen in football. Although he never mentioned a loan CB coming in it wouldn’t be a surprise if we see one arrive. Thanks. As I recall COD played at wing back for a bit in the friendly at FGR - and perhaps at Wimbledon too...my confusion is due to the sheer number of positional and personnel changes in the Wimbledon match...that could be an option I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Robbored said: As usual LJ kept us all spellbound with his vernacular. He’s such an articulate and fascinating guy, I could listen to him all day. Webster - sees his departure as a great loss to the club and losing a player of such quality can have a demoralising effect on the squad. He and MA had tried to bring in one of two other CBs but the deals fell through. He sees this as an opportunity for TM to ‘step up’ particularly as Bailey Wright is now missing with a thigh injury. Could be out a few weeks. Not good news for Dasilva either. His injury is worse than first thought and will be out for several months. He was asked about Vyner but said that Zac had not impressed much last season at Rotherham and felt that he needed more competitive football - hence his loan to Aberdeen. City have a recall option In January but now appreciates the loan as a ‘mistake’ - hindsight is a wonderful thing...... He was asked about Messengo and said it was thru contacts in France that City got involved. When he signed for us both Leicester and Chelsea wanted to know how we got him.....that blows the cons theory out of the water.... I asked him about Citys ‘style’ and asked him to explain to us what it is and wow! what a question.......He must have chatted for 10mins about it and i’ll freely admit he lost me after a few mins. Shame Spudski wasn’t there........Much of it was about box to box and how he’s happy with that but we fall short around the opposition box. All fascinating stuff............ He was also asked about a tall centre forward and he said that again City had been after a couple but the deals had collapsed. Brian Tinnion - says the article was ‘click bait’ and essentially po-pooed it. Saying it wasn’t accurate and that he and BT work closely together but wouldn’t be surprised if PL clubs were after him as he does such a good job. LJ was great value today. We all agreed just how impressive he was. Excellent stuff Robbored. Never understood any stick you get on here. Top poster. This window has been exceptional, but really think that simply not loaning out Zac could have covered us just about enough in central defence. But I am hoping we do all we can to bring in one, or even two central defenders. If kalas gets injured now then we are in serious trouble. I'd like us to get Pisano back, who can play centre back or left back cover for Rowe, or possibly O'Dowda. And I'd like us to do all we can to get the best centre back possible. Or if not then an experienced one who has done it at this level like Marc Wilson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumRed Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 6 minutes ago, Robbored said: He didn’t seem to be taking the injury to Wright and Dasilva too badly. He was philosophical about it saying things like this happen in football. Although he never mentioned a loan CB coming in it wouldn’t be a surprise if we see one arrive. Would surprise me, you can’t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow&Blue&Red Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 1 minute ago, Red Exile said: Thanks. As I recall COD played at wing back for a bit in the friendly at FGR - and perhaps at Wimbledon too...that could be an option I guess. Yep, COD played impressively well at LB v Wimbledon. Just before the Fulham rumours started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Exile Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Just now, Yellow&Blue&Red said: Yep, COD played impressively well at LB v Wimbledon. Just before the Fulham rumours started. Thanks - couldn't remember with any certainty! Zak Vyner played very well on the right in that match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shtanley Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Maybe we'll go in for Scott Mckenna in January if Moore doesn't step up enough, he looked good Tuesday though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 I'm guessing our loan (out) players are season loans, and anyway I believe could only come back during the window.That leaves OOC players, not sure who's out there. @JonDolman , Pisano is a decent shout. Has he got a club ? As for Vyner, in theory we had 4 CB's to cover 2 places and he would have been playing U23 football, or none at all. He needed to be playing so I understand why they sent him out. COD could do a WB job, he always try's to do his defensive work, bit like Brownhill on the right, not ideal but can do a job. What I hope is that Hagy and Massengo do such a great job in front that the defence can have a cigar on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 4 centre backs was never enough. People replied to me on here we only need 4. Well if 1 injury causes panic then that shows we needed 5 or even 6! We had 6 last season if you include Pisano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOZZYBCFC Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 9 minutes ago, JonDolman said: Excellent stuff Robbored. Never understood any stick you get on here. Top poster. This window has been exceptional, but really think that simply not loaning out Zac could have covered us just about enough in central defence. But I am hoping we do all we can to bring in one, or even two central defenders. If kalas gets injured now then we are in serious trouble. I'd like us to get Pisano back, who can play centre back or left back cover for Rowe, or possibly O'Dowda. And I'd like us to do all we can to get the best centre back possible. Or if not then an experienced one who has done it at this level like Marc Wilson. Piasano would be a good choice, knows the team set up etc, but would he want to come back (assuming he's not at another club)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Just now, 1960maaan said: I'm guessing our loan (out) players are season loans, and anyway I believe could only come back during the window.That leaves OOC players, not sure who's out there. @JonDolman , Pisano is a decent shout. Has he got a club ? As for Vyner, in theory we had 4 CB's to cover 2 places and he would have been playing U23 football, or none at all. He needed to be playing so I understand why they sent him out. COD could do a WB job, he always try's to do his defensive work, bit like Brownhill on the right, not ideal but can do a job. What I hope is that Hagy and Massengo do such a great job in front that the defence can have a cigar on Yes Pisano is unattached. To me with his legs gone he is a centre back now. And looked a bloody good one in the two games he played there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, 1960maaan said: Has he got a club Not yet. He's been posting a lot of instagram videos of himself doing his own fitness training. He looks trim but hasn't signed for anyone yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 5 minutes ago, JonDolman said: Excellent stuff Robbored. Never understood any stick you get on here. Top poster. This window has been exceptional, but really think that simply not loaning out Zac could have covered us just about enough in central defence. But I am hoping we do all we can to bring in one, or even two central defenders. If kalas gets injured now then we are in serious trouble. I'd like us to get Pisano back, who can play centre back or left back cover for Rowe, or possibly O'Dowda. And I'd like us to do all we can to get the best centre back possible. Or if not then an experienced one who has done it at this level like Marc Wilson. One thing I haven’t mentioned about Webster was that in one season he was at AG LJ said that his all round stats increased by a whopping 14%. Apparently that’s a massive improvement in just one season. He also explained the financial aspects of the Webster deal saying that he explained to AW that the club weren’t deliberately standing in his way but that the market dictated the asking price. He added that AW would be playing in the PL, quadrupling his salary and moving back to his hometown club and consequently his head was all over the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 2 hours ago, Robbored said: As usual LJ kept us all spellbound with his vernacular. He’s such an articulate and fascinating guy, I could listen to him all day. Webster - sees his departure as a great loss to the club and losing a player of such quality can have a demoralising effect on the squad. He and MA had tried to bring in one of two other CBs but the deals fell through. He sees this as an opportunity for TM to ‘step up’ particularly as Bailey Wright is now missing with a thigh injury. Could be out a few weeks. Not good news for Dasilva either. His injury is worse than first thought and will be out for several months. He was asked about Vyner but said that Zac had not impressed much last season at Rotherham and felt that he needed more competitive football - hence his loan to Aberdeen. City have a recall option In January but now appreciates the loan as a ‘mistake’ - hindsight is a wonderful thing...... He was asked about Messengo and said it was thru contacts in France that City got involved. When he signed for us both Leicester and Chelsea wanted to know how we got him.....that blows the cons theory out of the water.... I asked him about Citys ‘style’ and asked him to explain to us what it is and wow! what a question.......He must have chatted for 10mins about it and i’ll freely admit he lost me after a few mins. Shame Spudski wasn’t there........Much of it was about box to box and how he’s happy with that but we fall short around the opposition box. All fascinating stuff............ He was also asked about a tall centre forward and he said that again City had been after a couple but the deals had collapsed. Brian Tinnion - says the article was ‘click bait’ and essentially po-pooed it. Saying it wasn’t accurate and that he and BT work closely together but wouldn’t be surprised if PL clubs were after him as he does such a good job. LJ was great value today. We all agreed just how impressive he was. Nice one fella. Unfortunately I'm not 55...but hoping to retire sooner than later...so hopefully one day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 20 minutes ago, JonDolman said: 4 centre backs was never enough. People replied to me on here we only need 4. Well if 1 injury causes panic then that shows we needed 5 or even 6! We had 6 last season if you include Pisano. Allowing for Baker's injury record we are effectively left with Kalas and Moore. We may have to tread water at best until January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 3 minutes ago, chinapig said: Allowing for Baker's injury record we are effectively left with Kalas and Moore. We may have to tread water at best until January. I just can't understand how we can allow Vyner to go before knowing we had one or two coming in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big C Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 What's Hegeler doing these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, Big C said: What's Hegeler doing these days? No thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 2 hours ago, Robbored said: As usual LJ kept us all spellbound with his vernacular. He’s such an articulate and fascinating guy, I could listen to him all day. Webster - sees his departure as a great loss to the club and losing a player of such quality can have a demoralising effect on the squad. He and MA had tried to bring in one of two other CBs but the deals fell through. He sees this as an opportunity for TM to ‘step up’ particularly as Bailey Wright is now missing with a thigh injury. Could be out a few weeks. Not good news for Dasilva either. His injury is worse than first thought and will be out for several months. He was asked about Vyner but said that Zac had not impressed much last season at Rotherham and felt that he needed more competitive football - hence his loan to Aberdeen. City have a recall option In January but now appreciates the loan as a ‘mistake’ - hindsight is a wonderful thing...... He was asked about Messengo and said it was thru contacts in France that City got involved. When he signed for us both Leicester and Chelsea wanted to know how we got him.....that blows the cons theory out of the water.... I asked him about Citys ‘style’ and asked him to explain to us what it is and wow! what a question.......He must have chatted for 10mins about it and i’ll freely admit he lost me after a few mins. Shame Spudski wasn’t there........Much of it was about box to box and how he’s happy with that but we fall short around the opposition box. All fascinating stuff............ He was also asked about a tall centre forward and he said that again City had been after a couple but the deals had collapsed. Brian Tinnion - says the article was ‘click bait’ and essentially po-pooed it. Saying it wasn’t accurate and that he and BT work closely together but wouldn’t be surprised if PL clubs were after him as he does such a good job. LJ was great value today. We all agreed just how impressive he was. I won’t believe any of this until it’s on the OS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC RISK77 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 2 hours ago, Robbored said: As usual LJ kept us all spellbound with his vernacular. He’s such an articulate and fascinating guy, I could listen to him all day. Webster - sees his departure as a great loss to the club and losing a player of such quality can have a demoralising effect on the squad. He and MA had tried to bring in one of two other CBs but the deals fell through. He sees this as an opportunity for TM to ‘step up’ particularly as Bailey Wright is now missing with a thigh injury. Could be out a few weeks. Not good news for Dasilva either. His injury is worse than first thought and will be out for several months. He was asked about Vyner but said that Zac had not impressed much last season at Rotherham and felt that he needed more competitive football - hence his loan to Aberdeen. City have a recall option In January but now appreciates the loan as a ‘mistake’ - hindsight is a wonderful thing...... He was asked about Messengo and said it was thru contacts in France that City got involved. When he signed for us both Leicester and Chelsea wanted to know how we got him.....that blows the cons theory out of the water.... I asked him about Citys ‘style’ and asked him to explain to us what it is and wow! what a question.......He must have chatted for 10mins about it and i’ll freely admit he lost me after a few mins. Shame Spudski wasn’t there........Much of it was about box to box and how he’s happy with that but we fall short around the opposition box. All fascinating stuff............ He was also asked about a tall centre forward and he said that again City had been after a couple but the deals had collapsed. Brian Tinnion - says the article was ‘click bait’ and essentially po-pooed it. Saying it wasn’t accurate and that he and BT work closely together but wouldn’t be surprised if PL clubs were after him as he does such a good job. LJ was great value today. We all agreed just how impressive he was. Cheers for sharing fella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 2 hours ago, Robbored said: As usual LJ kept us all spellbound with his vernacular. He’s such an articulate and fascinating guy, I could listen to him all day. Webster - sees his departure as a great loss to the club and losing a player of such quality can have a demoralising effect on the squad. He and MA had tried to bring in one of two other CBs but the deals fell through. He sees this as an opportunity for TM to ‘step up’ particularly as Bailey Wright is now missing with a thigh injury. Could be out a few weeks. Not good news for Dasilva either. His injury is worse than first thought and will be out for several months. He was asked about Vyner but said that Zac had not impressed much last season at Rotherham and felt that he needed more competitive football - hence his loan to Aberdeen. City have a recall option In January but now appreciates the loan as a ‘mistake’ - hindsight is a wonderful thing...... He was asked about Messengo and said it was thru contacts in France that City got involved. When he signed for us both Leicester and Chelsea wanted to know how we got him.....that blows the cons theory out of the water.... I asked him about Citys ‘style’ and asked him to explain to us what it is and wow! what a question.......He must have chatted for 10mins about it and i’ll freely admit he lost me after a few mins. Shame Spudski wasn’t there........Much of it was about box to box and how he’s happy with that but we fall short around the opposition box. All fascinating stuff............ He was also asked about a tall centre forward and he said that again City had been after a couple but the deals had collapsed. Brian Tinnion - says the article was ‘click bait’ and essentially po-pooed it. Saying it wasn’t accurate and that he and BT work closely together but wouldn’t be surprised if PL clubs were after him as he does such a good job. LJ was great value today. We all agreed just how impressive he was. Brilliant write up mate thank you, always appreciate you doing this and I am sure many others do too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Lamb Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 2 hours ago, Robbored said: As usual LJ kept us all spellbound with his vernacular. He’s such an articulate and fascinating guy, I could listen to him all day. Webster - sees his departure as a great loss to the club and losing a player of such quality can have a demoralising effect on the squad. He and MA had tried to bring in one of two other CBs but the deals fell through. He sees this as an opportunity for TM to ‘step up’ particularly as Bailey Wright is now missing with a thigh injury. Could be out a few weeks. Not good news for Dasilva either. His injury is worse than first thought and will be out for several months. He was asked about Vyner but said that Zac had not impressed much last season at Rotherham and felt that he needed more competitive football - hence his loan to Aberdeen. City have a recall option In January but now appreciates the loan as a ‘mistake’ - hindsight is a wonderful thing...... He was asked about Messengo and said it was thru contacts in France that City got involved. When he signed for us both Leicester and Chelsea wanted to know how we got him.....that blows the cons theory out of the water.... I asked him about Citys ‘style’ and asked him to explain to us what it is and wow! what a question.......He must have chatted for 10mins about it and i’ll freely admit he lost me after a few mins. Shame Spudski wasn’t there........Much of it was about box to box and how he’s happy with that but we fall short around the opposition box. All fascinating stuff............ He was also asked about a tall centre forward and he said that again City had been after a couple but the deals had collapsed. Brian Tinnion - says the article was ‘click bait’ and essentially po-pooed it. Saying it wasn’t accurate and that he and BT work closely together but wouldn’t be surprised if PL clubs were after him as he does such a good job. LJ was great value today. We all agreed just how impressive he was. This is my problem with LJ right here. What is the style? It's okay to discuss it for 10 minutes but it all comes down to what we witness for 90 minutes. The style we have seen recently is hoofball. Of course now, with a new team and look of change go formation. Hopefully we can start to play good conventional build up play, and press the opposition when the ball is not with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, Redpool said: This is my problem with LJ right here. What is the style? It's okay to discuss it for 10 minutes but it all comes down to what we witness for 90 minutes. The style we have seen recently is hoofball. Of course now, with a new team and look of change go formation. Hopefully we can start to play good conventional build up play, and press the opposition when the ball is not with us. Birmingham away we were forced to have 3 centre halves due to Dasilva's injury. None of the three are ball playing centre backs really, so perhaps cut the team some slack for that. Wasn't as bad on Tuesday. Let's give the team a few games and new players a chance to settle into the system before we brand the team with playing 'hoofball'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 What a good signing Rowe is turning out to be. I like Moore and he will never get a better chance. I can see a European loan maybe but a massive opportunity Smith coming back would help but to be frank he and Rowe are cover for various positions now, however with our injury record they will are plenty of football big question who is skipper on Saturday!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 12 minutes ago, Redpool said: This is my problem with LJ right here. What is the style? It's okay to discuss it for 10 minutes but it all comes down to what we witness for 90 minutes. The style we have seen recently is hoofball. Of course now, with a new team and look of change go formation. Hopefully we can start to play good conventional build up play, and press the opposition when the ball is not with us. It’s far more complicated than that Redpool. When asked LJ to explain his style LJ described it in football parlance. Now I was able to understand upto a certain point when I got lost after a bit as I’m sure others did. He’s very enthusiastic student of the game and his knowledge of the finer points is tremendous - as you’d expect from a professional Head Coach. I got the impression that City don’t use a recognised style. It varies from game to game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 33 minutes ago, Big C said: What's Hegeler doing these days? Probably the same as when he was with City - not much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 1 minute ago, pongo88 said: Probably the same as when he was with City - not much He’s running his own business back in Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 1 hour ago, RumRed said: Would surprise me, you can’t. Bet Mel Morris would find a way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 3 hours ago, Robbored said: As usual LJ kept us all spellbound with his vernacular. He’s such an articulate and fascinating guy, I could listen to him all day. Webster - sees his departure as a great loss to the club and losing a player of such quality can have a demoralising effect on the squad. He and MA had tried to bring in one of two other CBs but the deals fell through. He sees this as an opportunity for TM to ‘step up’ particularly as Bailey Wright is now missing with a thigh injury. Could be out a few weeks. Not good news for Dasilva either. His injury is worse than first thought and will be out for several months. He was asked about Vyner but said that Zac had not impressed much last season at Rotherham and felt that he needed more competitive football - hence his loan to Aberdeen. City have a recall option In January but now appreciates the loan as a ‘mistake’ - hindsight is a wonderful thing...... He was asked about Messengo and said it was thru contacts in France that City got involved. When he signed for us both Leicester and Chelsea wanted to know how we got him.....that blows the cons theory out of the water.... I asked him about Citys ‘style’ and asked him to explain to us what it is and wow! what a question.......He must have chatted for 10mins about it and i’ll freely admit he lost me after a few mins. Shame Spudski wasn’t there........Much of it was about box to box and how he’s happy with that but we fall short around the opposition box. All fascinating stuff............ He was also asked about a tall centre forward and he said that again City had been after a couple but the deals had collapsed. Brian Tinnion - says the article was ‘click bait’ and essentially po-pooed it. Saying it wasn’t accurate and that he and BT work closely together but wouldn’t be surprised if PL clubs were after him as he does such a good job. LJ was great value today. We all agreed just how impressive he was. Thanks for the update. Much appreciated. See below Re Vyner bit in bold. 1 hour ago, JonDolman said: Excellent stuff Robbored. Never understood any stick you get on here. Top poster. This window has been exceptional, but really think that simply not loaning out Zac could have covered us just about enough in central defence. But I am hoping we do all we can to bring in one, or even two central defenders. If kalas gets injured now then we are in serious trouble. I'd like us to get Pisano back, who can play centre back or left back cover for Rowe, or possibly O'Dowda. And I'd like us to do all we can to get the best centre back possible. Or if not then an experienced one who has done it at this level like Marc Wilson. Because if he posted stuff like this instead of trolling he’d have a better reputation. I guess you were being sarcastic? 1 hour ago, Red Exile said: Thanks - couldn't remember with any certainty! Zak Vyner played very well on the right in that match. This is the second time he’s let Vyner go out on loan early in the window and been bitten. January 2018 he let him go to Plymouth, with Pisano injured and on his way back (ended up taking longer), and Wright playing through injury, which effectively knackered him for the World Cup. I’m sure there are considerations that outsiders have no idea about, but with the window constraints this year in particular, I think it was massively naive (of LJ and MA) to Loan him early. Of course the other reason is he doesn’t rate Vyner (which I think is more likely) and he wouldn’t play him even if he was here. 1 hour ago, spudski said: Nice one fella. Unfortunately I'm not 55...but hoping to retire sooner than later...so hopefully one day Get a room you two 58 minutes ago, JonDolman said: I just can't understand how we can allow Vyner to go before knowing we had one or two coming in. See above. We now have Pereira and Hunt, which suggests ZV is seen as a CB, and Moore ahead of him. Aden Baldwin got a chance now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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