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Good to avoid Liverpool and arsenal, and they haven’t started the season very impressively, but still an absolute cunt’s trick of a draw yet again.

I’m not normally drawn to conspiracy but to have these starts in the PL, CL and CC at the same time is stretching credibility. 

3 minutes ago, 1964 said:

He could not have been any more fucking annoying could he?

He really could have 

What a magnificent team performance that second half was. Bravo.

27 minutes ago, Numbers said:

Impossible, going by the reactions by some folk on here hes shite, finished, finito.

I think people have just said he hasn’t been playing very well, which he hasn’t apart from villa and half 2 here 

Livramento is one of the best standing tacklers I’ve ever seen.

That beef tackle from dummett is one of history’s greatest moments 

Genuinely don’t get the hatred for Goodman. He’s fine and is also a really nice person.

Foden is such a vile cheat

Brilliant pass by Tonali there.

That should be a red card.

1 minute ago, The Prophet said:

 

I see talking about his time at NUFC as a whole. He was poor first half, but as usual the criticism goes a step or five too far.

Yeh I’d agree - I didn’t think he was the worst player for us in the first half but he didn’t do his cause any favours.

Wish we’d kept Botman on the bench to bring on when haaland comes on

@Rodwill you add that the few things Murphy has done well for us pls?

3 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

Anyone writing Tonali off is an utter moron. His NUFC career has been a complete mixed bag so far. There's evidently a good player there, but he's going to need time and patience. Basically see Gordon all over again.

I agree with your sentiment but I don’t think stating that he’s playing poorly is the same as a write-off. He doesn’t yet look like he belongs - he’s the big name signing so scrutiny inevitable. It doesn’t help that I think his natural body language is languid.

15 minutes ago, simonsays said:

Fair enough.  I've seen enough to think he has a lot of potential.  Judging his performance tonight is fine, but to say you don't see what people see in him based on one performance is harsh in the extreme - unless you are basing that on his cameo against Chelsea and his pre season too?

I was at the Chelsea match and the match in phila where he played, and now this. Based on that sample - which you are right to point out is too small to reach a meaningful conclusion - I don’t yet see a player that I rate.

To me Tonali looks positionally erratic. Just kind of wanders around playing short passes without sticking to one area of the field. 

4 minutes ago, Rod said:

Well I'm going to have to say it as nobody else will.  Jacob Murphy ....... just get rid.  Not because of that first half miss by the way.  He's put this level of non performance in for FIVE years now.  I can count on one hand the positive contributions he has put in all that time.

Got to have a squad and players who are happy to not start while carrying out instructions properly. He’s been a good squad player under Howe. Limited player but I can’t see how anyone would conclude that under Howe he’s been anything other than a net positive.

1 minute ago, simonsays said:

Perhaps not a game when we are getting passed to heath by the best team in the world.  I think I'll reserve judgement rather than writing him off

I haven’t written him off, just said I don’t see what some members see in him. The players Man City have out tonight are not best team in the world. Miley’s first touch looks poor and he’s losing his marker frequently. Perfectly reasonable to judge the performance.

Livramento looks really promising at least 

1 minute ago, simonsays said:

Yeah, this is definitely the game to judge him on

What game would you judge him on? He’s had 2 competitive. 

This is Bruce-like; long punting and not trying offensively. At least have a go.

Not sure what some members see in Miley, nothing to him.

Honestly our first touch is amateur. Murphy just there - 10 yard first touch. 

Death, taxes and Paul Dummett’s defending.