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Postby Nigels Tackle » Thu Sep 04, 2025 10:38 am

just been taking a look at the upcoming qualifiers this week - fuck me, what a load of shite! there are about 3 fixtures over the 5 days that you might say “that could be a decent game”, the rest are an absolute waste of time.
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Re: international fixtures

Postby PeterParker » Thu Sep 04, 2025 11:03 am

Nigels Tackle wrote:just been taking a look at the upcoming qualifiers this week - fuck me, what a load of shite! there are about 3 fixtures over the 5 days that you might say “that could be a decent game”, the rest are an absolute waste of time.


I dislike a lot this playing every day shit.

Liked the International Break when you had Saturday and Wednesday, everybody playing then.

Same with the Premier League now.
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Re: international fixtures

Postby Nigels Tackle » Fri Sep 05, 2025 6:44 am

slovakia beat germany 2-0, with wirtz dropping another stinker
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Re: international fixtures

Postby Hazy2 » Fri Sep 05, 2025 10:20 am

I saw Alvarez set up Messi. Simple square pass. Got me thinking Doku and Savinio would never see that opportunity.
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Re: international fixtures

Postby ayrshireblue » Fri Sep 05, 2025 10:36 am

Stones withdraws with an injury. Who'd have seen that coming?
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Re: international fixtures

Postby Harry Dowd scored » Fri Sep 05, 2025 10:58 am

Hazy2 wrote:I saw Alvarez set up Messi. Simple square pass. Got me thinking Doku and Savinio would never see that opportunity.

Pity our genius got rid isn’t it
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Re: international fixtures

Postby CTID Hants » Fri Sep 05, 2025 11:56 am

Harry Dowd scored wrote:
Hazy2 wrote:I saw Alvarez set up Messi. Simple square pass. Got me thinking Doku and Savinio would never see that opportunity.

Pity our genius got rid isn’t it


Alvarez wanted a new challenge so chose to leave.... Pep didnt "get rid"
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Re: international fixtures

Postby nottsblue » Fri Sep 05, 2025 12:49 pm

Just hope our boys come back unscathed.
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Re: international fixtures

Postby zuricity » Fri Sep 05, 2025 1:04 pm

nottsblue wrote:Just hope our boys come back unscathed.

.oops!
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Re: international fixtures

Postby city72 » Fri Sep 05, 2025 1:17 pm

zuricity wrote:
nottsblue wrote:Just hope our boys come back unscathed.

.oops!

The glass man is always a sneeze away from an injury
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Re: international fixtures

Postby carl_feedthegoat » Fri Sep 05, 2025 2:09 pm

CTID Hants wrote:
Harry Dowd scored wrote:
Hazy2 wrote:I saw Alvarez set up Messi. Simple square pass. Got me thinking Doku and Savinio would never see that opportunity.

Pity our genius got rid isn’t it


Alvarez wanted a new challenge so chose to leave.... Pep didnt "get rid"


Pep is full of shit - says if any player wants out he will not stand in their way and yet when Pep really wants you, he makes it crystal clear, and City make it impossible unless the money is stupid. When a player pushes and Pep isn’t 100% sold on their “indispensable” status? He lets them go.

A reminder !!! Bernardo Silva – wanted out how many times was it ? , Barça and PSG sniffing, Pep straight-up said “not happening” unless the club got an absurd offer. City dug in, he stayed.
Kyle Walker – Bayern wanted him, Pep convinced him to extend instead.
Laporte vs. Stones/Dias – Pep backed Stones/Dias as untouchables, Laporte was allowed to walk.
Fucking laughable when baldy says if you want to go you go -
Alvarez leaving was a mistake.
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Re: international fixtures

Postby stupot » Fri Sep 05, 2025 2:58 pm

carl_feedthegoat wrote:
CTID Hants wrote:
Harry Dowd scored wrote:
Hazy2 wrote:I saw Alvarez set up Messi. Simple square pass. Got me thinking Doku and Savinio would never see that opportunity.

Pity our genius got rid isn’t it


Alvarez wanted a new challenge so chose to leave.... Pep didnt "get rid"


Pep is full of shit - says if any player wants out he will not stand in their way and yet when Pep really wants you, he makes it crystal clear, and City make it impossible unless the money is stupid. When a player pushes and Pep isn’t 100% sold on their “indispensable” status? He lets them go.

A reminder !!! Bernardo Silva – wanted out how many times was it ? , Barça and PSG sniffing, Pep straight-up said “not happening” unless the club got an absurd offer. City dug in, he stayed.
Kyle Walker – Bayern wanted him, Pep convinced him to extend instead.
Laporte vs. Stones/Dias – Pep backed Stones/Dias as untouchables, Laporte was allowed to walk.
Fucking laughable when baldy says if you want to go you go -
Alvarez leaving was a mistake.

Laporte leaving was a bigger one.
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Re: international fixtures

Postby Nickyboy » Fri Sep 05, 2025 6:05 pm

carl_feedthegoat wrote:
CTID Hants wrote:
Harry Dowd scored wrote:
Hazy2 wrote:I saw Alvarez set up Messi. Simple square pass. Got me thinking Doku and Savinio would never see that opportunity.

Pity our genius got rid isn’t it


Alvarez wanted a new challenge so chose to leave.... Pep didnt "get rid"


Pep is full of shit - says if any player wants out he will not stand in their way and yet when Pep really wants you, he makes it crystal clear, and City make it impossible unless the money is stupid. When a player pushes and Pep isn’t 100% sold on their “indispensable” status? He lets them go.

A reminder !!! Bernardo Silva – wanted out how many times was it ? , Barça and PSG sniffing, Pep straight-up said “not happening” unless the club got an absurd offer. City dug in, he stayed.
Kyle Walker – Bayern wanted him, Pep convinced him to extend instead.
Laporte vs. Stones/Dias – Pep backed Stones/Dias as untouchables, Laporte was allowed to walk.
Fucking laughable when baldy says if you want to go you go -
Alvarez leaving was a mistake.


Bernardo was allowed to leave but Barca couldn't afford the asking price.

Alvarez is a quality player but if he was world class he wouldn't have ended up at Athleti Madrid. We got good money for him
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Re: international fixtures

Postby carl_feedthegoat » Fri Sep 05, 2025 7:04 pm

Nickyboy wrote:
carl_feedthegoat wrote:
CTID Hants wrote:
Harry Dowd scored wrote:
Hazy2 wrote:I saw Alvarez set up Messi. Simple square pass. Got me thinking Doku and Savinio would never see that opportunity.

Pity our genius got rid isn’t it


Alvarez wanted a new challenge so chose to leave.... Pep didnt "get rid"


Pep is full of shit - says if any player wants out he will not stand in their way and yet when Pep really wants you, he makes it crystal clear, and City make it impossible unless the money is stupid. When a player pushes and Pep isn’t 100% sold on their “indispensable” status? He lets them go.

A reminder !!! Bernardo Silva – wanted out how many times was it ? , Barça and PSG sniffing, Pep straight-up said “not happening” unless the club got an absurd offer. City dug in, he stayed.
Kyle Walker – Bayern wanted him, Pep convinced him to extend instead.
Laporte vs. Stones/Dias – Pep backed Stones/Dias as untouchables, Laporte was allowed to walk.
Fucking laughable when baldy says if you want to go you go -
Alvarez leaving was a mistake.


Alvarez is a quality player but if he was world class he wouldn't have ended up at Athleti Madrid. We got good money for him


Utter garbage - Alvarez’s move was about securing a leading role, not a lack of world-class ability.The guy’s won the World Cup (scored in the 2022 semifinal), two Copa Américas, the Champions League, two Premier Leagues, and was the FIFA Club World Cup top scorer in 2023. He finished 7th in the 2023 Ballon d’Or and starts for Argentina over Lautaro Martinez. That’s world-class by any measure.
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Re: international fixtures

Postby Nickyboy » Fri Sep 05, 2025 7:23 pm

He's a quality player but he's not world class. Some very average Argentina players have the same medals.

The 2023 club world cup was 2 matches.

Martinez is shite so not much of a barometer and pretty sure he's older than you too Carl.
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Re: international fixtures

Postby Outcast » Fri Sep 05, 2025 9:35 pm

Nickyboy wrote:He's a quality player but he's not world class. Some very average Argentina players have the same medals.

The 2023 club world cup was 2 matches.

Martinez is shite so not much of a barometer and pretty sure he's older than you too Carl.


How are we doing since he left us?
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Re: international fixtures

Postby stupot » Fri Sep 05, 2025 10:55 pm

Outcast wrote:
Nickyboy wrote:He's a quality player but he's not world class. Some very average Argentina players have the same medals.

The 2023 club world cup was 2 matches.

Martinez is shite so not much of a barometer and pretty sure he's older than you too Carl.


How are we doing since he left us?

About the same as he is since he left us
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Re: international fixtures

Postby Pretty Boy Lee » Sat Sep 06, 2025 12:26 am

carl_feedthegoat wrote:
CTID Hants wrote:
Harry Dowd scored wrote:
Hazy2 wrote:I saw Alvarez set up Messi. Simple square pass. Got me thinking Doku and Savinio would never see that opportunity.

Pity our genius got rid isn’t it


Alvarez wanted a new challenge so chose to leave.... Pep didnt "get rid"


Pep is full of shit - says if any player wants out he will not stand in their way and yet when Pep really wants you, he makes it crystal clear, and City make it impossible unless the money is stupid. When a player pushes and Pep isn’t 100% sold on their “indispensable” status? He lets them go.

A reminder !!! Bernardo Silva – wanted out how many times was it ? , Barça and PSG sniffing, Pep straight-up said “not happening” unless the club got an absurd offer. City dug in, he stayed.
Kyle Walker – Bayern wanted him, Pep convinced him to extend instead.
Laporte vs. Stones/Dias – Pep backed Stones/Dias as untouchables, Laporte was allowed to walk.
Fucking laughable when baldy says if you want to go you go -
Alvarez leaving was a mistake.



I don’t normally agree with your takes on Pep, but this one is spot on.
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Re: international fixtures

Postby Nickyboy » Sat Sep 06, 2025 7:59 am

Outcast wrote:
Nickyboy wrote:He's a quality player but he's not world class. Some very average Argentina players have the same medals.

The 2023 club world cup was 2 matches.

Martinez is shite so not much of a barometer and pretty sure he's older than you too Carl.



How are we doing since he left us?


City have one league title since he left, and Athleti haven't won a trophy since he's been there.
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Re: international fixtures

Postby Hazy2 » Sat Sep 06, 2025 9:02 am

Alvarez was class. It’s clear as day his level is way above the two I mentioned. As much as I rate Haaland without service from the best he will be a frustrated 9. If he gets injured again we are done.
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