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Thread | How good are Man City
at 19:21 19 Jan 2025
Bloody hell. Absolutely frighteningly good at times, I really don’t think you appreciate it until you see them up close and personal like that. Literally unreal. Not a huge surprise of a club that’s won the last 4 premier leagues, 6 of the last 7 titles, literally assembled some of the best teams in the world over the past 10+ years and has £100m signings on the bench, but still. Not fun to watch your side schooled like that but you’ve got to recognise their talent and I sat there at times just in awe tbh, especially after sitting through Morecambe on a Tuesday night not long ago. They’re just so so good.
I know it’s been said a million times but the jump in quality to the premier league is absolutely ridiculous isn’t it? Even to a Brighton or Fulham, but up again significantly to a Man City, its unreal. I think that side we put out today wins the championship. Not that we would have all those players at that level, but it’s a squad that wins it IMO. I’m not sure what the answer is or if I'm even particularly enjoying this season as a supporter, it feels a pretty thankless ask on days like today.
No need to overreact to this evening. Keep the spirit up, keep the heads up, get through Liverpool and hopefully bounce back with a W against Southampton to kick start the run in into Spring. |
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Thread | Jake Humphrey
at 15:55 16 Jan 2025
Is there a bigger minge on the planet? I'm so glad he's one of theirs. |
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Thread | Philogene
at 11:54 15 Jan 2025
Because there aren't enough threads about him. It had me thinking, have we ever done a player 'unveiling' before a game? You know when a club signs a player and awkwardly walks them around the pitch at half time while 50% of the fans are having a slash. |
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Thread | Go on then, team for Thursday...
at 15:21 14 Jan 2025
Quite a hard one to predict I think, what with Godfrey coming in, potential injury for Burns, confirmed injuries to Chaplin, Omari and Szmodics among 1 or 2 others. I can't help but feel Cajuste & Phillips is the way forward in the middle, but leaving Morsy out is almost unthinkable. I'll have a stab:
Walton
Godfrey O'Shea Greaves
Johnson Morsy Cajuste Davis
Broadhead Clarke
Delap
Thoughts? |
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Thread | When is it acceptable
at 20:53 12 Jan 2025
To take a tin foil FA cup to the game? 5th round? I’ve got a soon to be empty weetabix box in the cupboard and it’ll make a lovely template. |
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Thread | #9 speculation
at 21:36 11 Jan 2025
Anyone? Barely heard a peep on this front, and find it very hard to believe we won’t add here before the end of the window. Even with Hirst coming back you would think we’ll get someone in, especially with his fitness record.
I’m going to start a rogue rumour, Malmö’s Erik Botheim. Big, archetypal #9. Good age, scoring goals, €4.3m. Heard it here 1st (and quite possibly last). |
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Thread | We’re all in McKenna’s army
at 20:30 7 Jan 2025
We're all going to Wembley,
And we'll really shake em up when we win the FA Cup,
Cos Ipswich are the greatest football team |
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Thread | Wolves next 5 after today
at 21:00 6 Jan 2025
Newcastle away
Chelsea away
Arsenal home
Villa home
Liverpool away
I know everyone plays each other twice and all that jazz, and they're capable of picking up points in these, but I do live in hope they get their new manager bubble well and truly burst over the next few weeks. |
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Thread | I'm not much of a gambler
at 22:52 4 Jan 2025
But someone in the pub earlier said they got 2/1 on Morsy committing 3 or more fouls tomorrow. Seems alright to me. |
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Thread | 2 wins in 4...
at 00:34 31 Dec 2024
And we're now averaging 1.1ppg over the past 10 matches that includes Spurs, United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Newcastle and away to 2nd place Forest. A run rate that over a season would've finished 15th last year and currently the same this season.
A bit of a gap to close after a slow start, but we're picking up. Remember, we can afford to lose games, and we will. We can lose more than we win, and probably will.
COYB.
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Thread | I don't know where to start...
at 22:15 30 Dec 2024
Wow. I don't think I'll sleep well after that, I'm still pumped. So much pride watching us fronting up to Chelsea like that, they're a very very good side and we didn't cower 1 iota. I love the level of housery we showed when we needed to, but the quality at times too. How street wise we are, disciplined, well organised, hard to play against. The crowd was right up for it as well. The little things like being perfectly happy for them to kick off at us and each other and waste time, knowing the clock was ticking away, the game management on and off the pitch. All the things I wished we were for so long down in L1 when we had a bigger budget, we weren't. Now we very much are and it proved more than a leveller tonight against a quality opponent.
Chelsea had a lot of the ball but so much of it was in front of our back line, we very rarely got out of shape. A clean sheet off the back of conceding a solitary goal at the Emirates, we looked so well organised. O'Shea absolutely superb. Woolfy and Greaves too deserve a pint tonight. Burns put in a proper shift, Omari too has some engine and his work off the ball is unreal.
As for Liam Delap, that's one of the best centre forward displays I've seen from a Town player in years, especially given the quality of the opposition. Genuinely, I don't think its an exaggeration. Not just the goal and assist but his running power and movement is frighteningly good and his ability to relieve the pressure. I only wish we had 2 of him.
Savour these days (nights). We might well go down, who knows, but if we do it certainly won't be for a lack of fight and effort, and that's all I ever ask as a supporter.
COYB. |
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Thread | Prediction for tonight then
at 16:28 30 Dec 2024
I want the following please:
- Scoreline
- 1st goal scorer
- First player to be carded
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Thread | I'll be at my sisters house tonight
at 10:21 27 Dec 2024
They live in a lovely area on the edge of the Peak district, near Chatsworth house. I'll be heading in to Bakewell shortly for a tart, some golf, followed by a few beers with my brother in law, then back to theirs to watch the game tonight.
The only issue I have is he's a big Arsenal supporter. I would love it if we beat them tonight, love it. Given that's unlikely I shall have to smash him at golf and remind him of that every time they score. |
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Thread | Merry Christmas all
at 16:00 23 Dec 2024
I'll see you on the other side. May those who are celebrating have a smashing few days, and those of you who might find it a difficult time of year, may it be peaceful for you.
Football wise I'm putting it out there now, a Muric masterclass incoming at Arsenal and a famous victory for Town*
*Yes, I have already started on the Christmas beers. |
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