***Brighton v City Official Match Thread***

[nottsblue]

Brighton away. Last game before the International break and already we are playing catch up. Big performance required after last week and generally speaking we normally recover after a defeat. Last seasons run in October/November notwithstanding.

Fancy a result

2-1 Haaland (2)

[john@staustell]

We not on TV?

Why Sunday?

[city72]

We not on TV?

Why Sunday?

Sky sports main event

[salford city]

Big game this one. A week together to sort our shit out. Will we see the same back four. Imagine Trafford will start. If Phil is 100% he should start and expect to see Rodders getting game time. I'm expecting us to turn up today

[Indianablue]

Made a decision not to watch or even follow. Might watch the highlights if we win.

[Nickyboy]

Made a decision not to watch or even follow. Might watch the highlights if we win.

But still took the time to come on here and post about it.

[salford city]

Made a decision not to watch or even follow. Might watch the highlights if we win.

But still took the time to come on here and post about it.

Haha, we are a bunch of antsy fuckers at the moment

[john@staustell]

We not on TV?

Why Sunday?

Sky sports main event

Yeah thanks, very confusing labelling from Sky Sports

[john@staustell]

Made a decision not to watch or even follow. Might watch the highlights if we win.

How did you get on in the mid 90s?

I can still see it now. Nicky Summerbee dribbling along aimlessly out of defence, runs into Nigel Clough. Ball runs free to Ryan Giggs.

He advances toward the penalty area. Keith Curle, standing in his way, points at the top left corner of the goal with his right arm (as he bizarrely was known to do). Giggs hits it right into said top corner. Immel didn't see it, as he couldn't see shots from outside the area.

Absolute fucking shambles. But ah, they were great them days!

Point is, are we really that bad now?

[Nickyboy]

Made a decision not to watch or even follow. Might watch the highlights if we win.

But still took the time to come on here and post about it.

Haha, we are a bunch of antsy fuckers at the moment

I did reply like a little bitch didn't I.

I'm just exhausted by the total negativity before the team has even stepped off the bus.... We're far from perfect but I still think There's more pros than cons about the current team and people are writing us off at their peril.

[carl_feedthegoat]

Made a decision not to watch or even follow. Might watch the highlights if we win.

How did you get on in the mid 90s?

I can still see it now. Nicky Summerbee dribbling along aimlessly out of defence, runs into Nigel Clough. Ball runs free to Ryan Giggs.

He advances toward the penalty area. Keith Curle, standing in his way, points at the top left corner of the goal with his right arm (as he bizarrely was known to do). Giggs hits it right into said top corner. Immel didn't see it, as he couldn't see shots from outside the area.

Absolute fucking shambles. But ah, they were great them days!

Point is, are we really that bad now?

Yeah Back in the day we were absolute fucking dogshit, but at least we knew we were fucking dogshit. You’d turn up, watch Summerbee lose the ball, Curle pointing at everyone , and Immel picking the ball out of the net… and us lot would just laugh because this was City. The football was shot more
often than not but the laugh we had in the stands and the togetherness made it a brilliant day out - I loved going to away games - best day out ever.

Now it’s flipped. We’re watching one of the best sides in the world with lots of players in our squad that we never dreamed of having ,and winning has become the norm. So when we don’t batter someone, people shrug and go “whatever” and it’s not because we don’t give a fukc just ‘cos we’ve been spoilt rotten and the lows don’t feel tragic anymore – they just feel fuckign annoying and someone has to take the blame.

So yeah, different eras, different vibes. Back then the football was shite but the bond amongst us lot was brill - Now the bond is nowhere near as strong as back then.

Nowhere near .

[PeterParker]

Are we one up yet?

[sheblue]

That's the team a lot wanted to see.

[Nickyboy]

Can't really fault the manager with that line up.

Let's hope the players step up and make a point now

[CTID Hants]

Your City side to take on Brighton

XI | Trafford, Nunes, Khusanov, Stones, Ait-Nouri, Rodri, Bernardo (C), Bobb, Rejinders, Marmoush, Haaland

SUBS | Ederson, Dias, Ake, Doku, Nico, Gundogan, Akanji, O'Reilly, Lewis

[city72]

Your City side to take on Brighton

XI | Trafford, Nunes, Khusanov, Stones, Ait-Nouri, Rodri, Bernardo (C), Bobb, Rejinders, Marmoush, Haaland

SUBS | Ederson, Dias, Ake, Doku, Nico, Gundogan, Akanji, O'Reilly, Lewis

What the fucks wrong with foden now

[nottsblue]

Your City side to take on Brighton

XI | Trafford, Nunes, Khusanov, Stones, Ait-Nouri, Rodri, Bernardo (C), Bobb, Rejinders, Marmoush, Haaland

SUBS | Ederson, Dias, Ake, Doku, Nico, Gundogan, Akanji, O'Reilly, Lewis

Happy with that. Let’s see what we are about after the performance last week

[CTID Hants]

Glad he's gone with Trafford, had he not it could have fucked him mentally. Best cure is ti get back on the bike so to speak.

[salford city]

Your City side to take on Brighton

XI | Trafford, Nunes, Khusanov, Stones, Ait-Nouri, Rodri, Bernardo (C), Bobb, Rejinders, Marmoush, Haaland

SUBS | Ederson, Dias, Ake, Doku, Nico, Gundogan, Akanji, O'Reilly, Lewis

What the fucks wrong with foden now

That for me too but that's a fucking good side

[sheblue]

Wasn't phil limping after the spurs game? Thought he had a knock.
Anyway great to see a bit of pace at the back.