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Ivorguy

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Why, oh why, do people on Otib have a go at the team, which is far from top of The Championship, and when they have played so well, and with players ruled out for cup or injured.  We don’t have the depth of sides like MC, or indeed top end of Championship.  We did enough for me to see that NP could get us up in next two/three seasons.  We were in a dreadful place when he arrived but now we have a team to be proud of

 

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Vidal

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1 minute ago, MC RISK77 said:

Can’t help but feel a little flat after that- yeah they are class, the movement, always someone available for the ball, but don’t think they ever really got out of 1st gear.

Early goal didn’t help and settled them but felt we showed far too much respect  and didn’t do ourselves justice.

But great run and hopefully league firm continues

You’re right.

1 minute ago, deadredfred said:

the gulf is huge! That’s the point. 
 

So comfortable for them, that Pep felt the need to bring on the most expensive playmaker in British football history to try and seal it, because up until then, we were only a final bit of quality away from really testing them. 
 

Foden, the MOM, said it wasn’t a 3-0 game. I’ll go with his slightly more valuable opinion than yours 

He was just being polite.

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bexhill reds

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Just now, MC RISK77 said:

Can’t help but feel a little flat after that- yeah they are class, the movement, always someone available for the ball, but don’t think they ever really got out of 1st gear.

Early goal didn’t help and settled them but felt we showed far too much respect  and didn’t do ourselves justice.

But great run and hopefully league firm continues

I think that’s a bit harsh, I don’t think we showed them respect, I think it’s more they ran out of a bit of steam after the 1st half intensity. Aside from the last 20 mins we certainly went toe to toe with them.

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And Its Smith

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4 minutes ago, Ivorguy said:

Why, oh why, do people on Otib have a go at the team, which is far from top of The Championship, and when they have played so well, and with players ruled out for cup or injured.  We don’t have the depth of sides like MC, or indeed top end of Championship.  We did enough for me to see that NP could get us up in next two/three seasons.  We were in a dreadful place when he arrived but now we have a team to be proud of

 

CTID

 

Probably negative in general life I’d imagine. Shame really 

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DCT10

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Very good effort by the players and very good effort by the club and fans. All to be proud of.

Pep and Foden acknowledging how we gave them a good game. Ally McCoist, Ian Wright, Roy Keane all complimentary on both the performance and the club as a whole, on national TV.

We were always very unlikely to get a result tonight but the whole effort has showcased us in a very good way.

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Taz

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Just now, Red_Alligator said:

Not the point I was making. Glad our young man doesn't officially have an OG against him. Nothing wrong with that. 

Even if it does get credited to him, doesn't matter, thought he, along with everyone else played really well. 

Kalas for me though, was our best player (edges it over Scott who had a quieter second half). He is looking sharp, committed, and playing with that hunger we've seen many times before. Played really really well. Hopefully we can come to an agreement for a new contract ? 

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The Journalist

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Just now, Vidal said:

Thought they were stronger than when we last played them, and us weaker. Kalas and Scott our 2 best players….midfield unsurprisingly struggled, looked leggy.
 

The first goal was terrible defending. rest for Cardiff.

Couldn’t disagree more. We barely touched the ball for the first half an hour the last time to faced them. We were nowhere near them.

Tonight, we gave them genuine 50-50 match for the first 30 minutes and then stuck in there until the last 20.

Dunno why I’m bothering, though. It’s like trying to tell Robbored that Gary Johnson did a half-decent job with us and that Danny Wilson wasn’t really the messiah.

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bexhill reds

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Just now, The Journalist said:

So glad we’ve got a proper game coming up on Saturday where the fans will be right on it again. We can’t just let our season drift now.

That’s going to be the challenge to get them up again, we can all see the positives but will the players have found that mentally and physically draining, not just the 90mins but the build up and the disappointment with the result. These guys are competitors who want to win, I don’t think they’ll immediately see the picture that we can.

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Selred

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3 minutes ago, Vidal said:

Thought they were stronger than when we last played them, and us weaker. Kalas and Scott our 2 best players….midfield unsurprisingly struggled, looked leggy.
 

The first goal was terrible defending. rest for Cardiff.

Wow. Pep thought the opposite. Foden thought the opposite. Nigel thought the opposite. 
 

You’ve got such a dire take here.

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And Its Smith

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1 minute ago, westonred said:

Has our Penalty jinx come back ? I thought we could have had two today. Surely when Bell and their keeper collided there keeper actually took Bell out and could have been a pen 

Can’t agree with that. He kicked the ball first. Don’t think there was any claim. More likely a free kick to Man City 

Just now, Selred said:

Wow. Pep thought the opposite. Foden thought the opposite. Nigel thought the opposite. 
 

You’ve got such a dire take here.

It’s a take for effect. Best ignored 

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deadredfred

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Just now, Open End Numb Legs said:

The full stadium looked fantastic on TV from the studio angle.

Thought their no.2 keeper was a bit dodgy, sub keepers never really expect to get on the pitch. Shame we couldn't test him a bit more.

Their no2 is their no1! An unbelievable keeper…..unless he’s up against Sam Bell. 

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RoystonFoote'snephew

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I feel proud tonight. We gave it a real go and we're unlucky not to score, not helped by the officials. 3-0 a bit harsh but I can't argue with the quality of their goals, particularly that of De Bruyne. They knew they were in a game. The Brummie Alex Scott got some minutes for them near the end. 

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Mihai

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1 hour ago, ExiledAjax said:

How long until Bristol City are a top 10 Premier League team? With the best of fortunes and a very fair wind probably a minimum of 4 seasons, more likely 8 or so, even more likely never.

Nope. Yellows are only relevant to the competition they're earned in. He's fine.

I mean not top 10 every season but we saw Burnley, Bournemouth, Crystal, some other teams also having succes and starting from League One at some point.

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37 minutes ago, Numero Uno said:

Anyone moaning tonight needs to find another hobby.

I think that is their hobby.

They’re either on a wind up or proper weird.

Read someone in the match thread slagging off Tanner, who started last season in League Two & was marking Phil Foden.

The lack of awareness is off the ******* scale.

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Offside

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We have it a real go with some really good counter attacking play, but our final ball wasn’t quite good enough (which has been a feature of the last few games). But we stretched them at times, Alex Scott in particular looking every inch the talent that he is. Pring was superb as well. Wells led the line well. We were in the game until their second goal. Can’t ask for more than that. The little moments didn’t go our way (penalty appeal in the first half, Bell’s header in the second). Excellent atmosphere. 

Now let’s smash Cardiff on Saturday. 

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AppyDAZE

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Heard an interview with a couple of decent Man City fans on Radio Bristol while I was walking home tonight.

They were impressed by our stadium and set up etc.

Apparently Noel Gallagher was there tonight, in the crowd with their fans.

Not too down about tonight.

We weren't humiliated and **** me, what a side they are.

They were so professional and never let up for 90 minures.

Fair's fair.

0-3 wasn't flattering, as they pretty much bossed the game.

Shame Mr Marriner was so pally with them, especially in the 1st half.

You only had to sneeze on them and it was a free kick, but every time we had anything, he would shake his head.

What an annoying *** he was.

On to Cardiff

COYR

 

 

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pillred

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1 hour ago, Ivorguy said:

Why, oh why, do people on Otib have a go at the team, which is far from top of The Championship, and when they have played so well, and with players ruled out for cup or injured.  We don’t have the depth of sides like MC, or indeed top end of Championship.  We did enough for me to see that NP could get us up in next two/three seasons.  We were in a dreadful place when he arrived but now we have a team to be proud of

 

CTID

 

If we hold on to the bulk of the side we have now I don't think we will have to wait as long as you think for this team to get to the next level. I would be quietly confident next season could see us mount a serious challenge.

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WolfOfWestStreet

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Everyone banging on about how we lost to "the best team in the world", a club who are alleged to have broken over a hundred incidents of FF ... they pay to win, and win they do.

Mad how teams accept them as opponents and virtually suck them off as some kind of football messiahs when they look like to me like the tory party of the football world. 

The damage this club has done to the heritage of English Football may be irreparable. I ******* hate everything about them. 

If anyone has anything positive to say about Manchester City Football Club then I'd love to hear it.

 

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4 minutes ago, WolfOfWestStreet said:

Everyone banging on about how we lost to "the best team in the world", a club who are alleged to have broken over a hundred incidents of FF ... they pay to win, and win they do.

Mad how teams accept them as opponents and virtually suck them off as some kind of football messiahs when they look like to me like the tory party of the football world. 

The damage this club has done to the heritage of English Football may be irreparable. I ******* hate everything about them. 

If anyone has anything positive to say about Manchester City Football Club then I'd love to hear it.

 

They're not Man United!

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AppyDAZE

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2 minutes ago, WolfOfWestStreet said:

What was fair about our contest? 

Lots. We did ourselves proud by not being smashed, but be honest, we hardly had the ball and they were totally professional tonight.

Played as if they were playing a Prem side, and did the job.

There's no point in being bitter about anything.

 

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AppyDAZE

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Somehow, I feel that tonight's result is a very bad result for Cardiff.

City are now a very good team, but we are no longer unbeaten in 2023.

Let's start another run boys.

C O Y R

and welcome back Anis and Harry, fresh from a break.

Very optimistic about the last months of this season.

 

 

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Mr Popodopolous

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Thought we gave it a right good go vs a top clasd side. Penalty on 10 mins was nailed on, how that wasn't awarded wow. That could have changed matters.

Good spells of pressure at various spells, looked cohesive for the most part. Add Atkinson, Naismith and Mehmeti as starters or 1st reserves.

Atmosphere was fantastic!

Lots of positives to take moving forward, no shame in it. I imagine that we do reach the PL, atmosphere will be bouncing every week.

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1 hour ago, redkev said:

When prem refs drop down a league or ref a cup tie with a team from a lower league I always think they are poor for some reason , no better than the shite we usually get . 

Was surprised to see Marriner. I thought he had retired. My mate Coleridge was riming that he was so old he was an Albatross around our necks

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WolfOfWestStreet

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7 minutes ago, AppyDAZE said:

Lots. We did ourselves proud by not being smashed, but be honest, we hardly had the ball and they were totally professional tonight.

Played as if they were playing a Prem side, and did the job.

There's no point in being bitter about anything.

 

I wouldn't say it's bitterness, it's more anger that the sports washing of a state sponsored club continues in this day and age, and pay2win is still a thing. Why are people not more angry about what these clubs are doing? 

 

 

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22 minutes ago, WolfOfWestStreet said:

Everyone banging on about how we lost to "the best team in the world", a club who are alleged to have broken over a hundred incidents of FF ... they pay to win, and win they do.

Mad how teams accept them as opponents and virtually suck them off as some kind of football messiahs when they look like to me like the tory party of the football world. 

The damage this club has done to the heritage of English Football may be irreparable. I ******* hate everything about them. 

If anyone has anything positive to say about Manchester City Football Club then I'd love to hear it.

They play quite good football?

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The damage this club has done to the heritage of English Football may be irreparable

I think you should aim your anger at Sky etc and tv rights more than the clubs playing to the limits of the laws. C88ts the lot of them

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Southend Blue

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I watched the game tonight.     Thought you did well,  a  0 - 3  loss wasn't really a fair reflection of play.      All right they deserved the win but thought have to be a bit flattered by winning by such a margin.     The second goal was unlucky and could have been avoided.    At   1 - 0  then you were still very much in it and on another night and different circumstances it would or could have been a more closer game.     All said, Robins did well.      You'll be disappointed naturally, an F.A. Cup exit is always sore but you did yourselves proud and reached a stage of competition many others were unable.    We lost to these same opponents at the semi-final stage back in 1981 but too young to really recall it.   

Go for promotion now.    Top six is doable for you, take the positives from tonight and transfer them to future league games.      Haven't watched BCFC on BBC / ITV for must be 30 years or something, you know, the F.A. Cup games with Liverpool most likely back then.     Play like you did tonight, or at least show the same fight and determination, can see no reason why you can't or won't be featured more often.   

 

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