triggs Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 McManaman talking so much shit its unreal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 McManaman talking so much s*** its unreal He's had a shocker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Eriksen's onside there ffs. Awful officiating in this match. Think he only got flagged because he looked across straight away himself Time and time again in Europe, officials react to the players and/or the crowd without trusting their own eyes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Eriksen's onside there ffs. Awful officiating in this match. Think he only got flagged because he looked across straight away himself Time and time again in Europe, officials react to the players and/or the crowd without trusting their own eyes. Tbf it's gone against Real a few times too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 I know it's only Maribor but Liverpool are really having fun. 7-0. Be a class away trip for however many have travelled. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Eriksen's onside there ffs. Awful officiating in this match. Think he only got flagged because he looked across straight away himself Time and time again in Europe, officials react to the players and/or the crowd without trusting their own eyes. Tbf it's gone against Real a few times too Oh I agree, but it's still frustrating, particularly when you're playing away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Thought Napoli were the better side outside the first 30 mins, even if City should have scored 4 in those 30 minutes. Fun game, hope Napoli play their best available XI in Naples. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Italian football fans saying Napoli would be a tough test for City City are fucking incredible to watch, so much confidence in everything they do. Filthy knowledgable Italian football fans Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Quick response from stadium security there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Thought Napoli were the better side outside the first 30 mins, even if City should have scored 4 in those 30 minutes. Fun game, hope Napoli play their best available XI in Naples. Delph didn't look right there. Heavy touch and slow to everything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stifler Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Just watching the goals from the lower leagues on SSN. I’m not one to have a go at lower league club fans, however the attendances especially from home teams is just far far too low. Again I don’t think it’s just down to fans, a lot of people will be working or just getting in from work and such, so it all plays apart. I just can’t help but think that the plans to create an extra league in order to have smaller leagues and less midweek league fixtures that the EFL came out with a year or so ago would have went some way to help fans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 I suppose it's a compliment, but it would be nice to have a post-match discussion about our team that doesn't centre on the wages they could get elsewhere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Just watching the goals from the lower leagues on SSN. I’m not one to have a go at lower league club fans, however the attendances especially from home teams is just far far too low. Again I don’t think it’s just down to fans, a lot of people will be working or just getting in from work and such, so it all plays apart. I just can’t help but think that the plans to create an extra league in order to have smaller leagues and less midweek league fixtures that the EFL came out with a year or so ago would have went some way to help fans. I missed that one. I guess maybe it makes some sense, but would it not mean clubs losing out on money? Also, there were 10000 at Blackburn and nearly 20000 at Bradford. That doesn't sound too bad. Still very strong compared to other countries. The average attendance hasn't changed much over the last few years. 7000-7100-7900-7500. What do you think is an acceptable level? I think that's a pretty decent turnout, given the debilitating changes in the game over the last couple of decades. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Just watching the goals from the lower leagues on SSN. I’m not one to have a go at lower league club fans, however the attendances especially from home teams is just far far too low. Again I don’t think it’s just down to fans, a lot of people will be working or just getting in from work and such, so it all plays apart. I just can’t help but think that the plans to create an extra league in order to have smaller leagues and less midweek league fixtures that the EFL came out with a year or so ago would have went some way to help fans. Drivel. Absolutely no blame needs to be put at fans down the pyramid who successfully keep their clubs alive, often without recognition. Yes, if a club loses 10-15k fans because of relegation a la Mackems but for folk not turning out watching shit club A v shit club B. Total bollocks. The best thing about English football is the depth of the pyramid. By an absolute mile. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Well I was trying to be gentle, but there you go . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasper Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 "Wake me up, before you go-go, who needs Bale when you've got Sissoko?" Liked that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Just watching the goals from the lower leagues on SSN. I’m not one to have a go at lower league club fans, however the attendances especially from home teams is just far far too low. Again I don’t think it’s just down to fans, a lot of people will be working or just getting in from work and such, so it all plays apart. I just can’t help but think that the plans to create an extra league in order to have smaller leagues and less midweek league fixtures that the EFL came out with a year or so ago would have went some way to help fans. Drivel. Absolutely no blame needs to be put at fans down the pyramid who successfully keep their clubs alive, often without recognition. Yes, if a club loses 10-15k fans because of relegation a la Mackems but for folk not turning out watching shit club A v shit club B. Total bollocks. The best thing about English football is the depth of the pyramid. By an absolute mile. If you read my post you will see that I said that I’m not having a go at lower league fans and that I have said it’s too simple to say that they arn’t turning up out of lack of desire, it’s too simplistic to say that. What I have said is that compared to weekends the attendances appear to be down, with the highlights reel showing a lot of half or mostly empty stadiums. In my view their is clearly an issue which prevents fans from attending midweek games as they would weekend games and lower league clubs need to be assisted to overcome that, even if that did mean smaller leagues. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 If you read my post you will see that I said that I’m not having a go at lower league fans and that I have said it’s too simple to say that they arn’t turning up out of lack of desire, it’s too simplistic to say that. What I have said is that compared to weekends the attendances appear to be down, with the highlights reel showing a lot of half or mostly empty stadiums. In my view their is clearly an issue which prevents fans from attending midweek games as they would weekend games and lower league clubs need to be assisted to overcome that, even if that did mean smaller leagues. Saturdays – no live 3pm matches Midweek – numerous Champions League matches live Is surely the main reason?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 If you read my post you will see that I said that I’m not having a go at lower league fans and that I have said it’s too simple to say that they arn’t turning up out of lack of desire, it’s too simplistic to say that. What I have said is that compared to weekends the attendances appear to be down, with the highlights reel showing a lot of half or mostly empty stadiums. In my view their is clearly an issue which prevents fans from attending midweek games as they would weekend games and lower league clubs need to be assisted to overcome that, even if that did mean smaller leagues. Saturdays – no live 3pm matches Midweek – numerous Champions League matches live Is surely the main reason?! Disagree - the logistics of having to get time off work, the issues around public transport, finishing work at 5 and having a lengthy commute, the resistance to take kiddies to a night game (due to school the next day) and maybe even having to find childcare if you’re a single parent will all have much bigger influences than Man City v Napoli being on TV. It’s a pain in the arse to go to a midweek game, even for home supporters. There are a lot more factors that effect midweek attendances before you start blaming Champions League ties. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 If you read my post you will see that I said that I’m not having a go at lower league fans and that I have said it’s too simple to say that they arn’t turning up out of lack of desire, it’s too simplistic to say that. What I have said is that compared to weekends the attendances appear to be down, with the highlights reel showing a lot of half or mostly empty stadiums. In my view their is clearly an issue which prevents fans from attending midweek games as they would weekend games and lower league clubs need to be assisted to overcome that, even if that did mean smaller leagues. Saturdays – no live 3pm matches Midweek – numerous Champions League matches live Is surely the main reason?! Disagree - the logistics of having to get time off work, the issues around public transport, finishing work at 5 and having a lengthy commute, the resistance to take kiddies to a night game (due to school the next day) and maybe even having to find childcare if you’re a single parent will all have much bigger influences than Man City v Napoli being on TV. It’s a pain in the arse to go to a midweek game, even for home supporters. There are a lot more factors that effect midweek attendances before you start blaming Champions League ties. This is what I was alluding too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Man City have scored the same amount of goals as they did for the entirety of the 06-07 season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 That's great like, but since Messi and Ronaldo came on the scene stats like that just seem underwhelming. E.g Messi scoring more hat tricks in a season than Shearer did in his career, or him scoring more goals in a season than Spurs (who finished 4th) did in 11/12. Still amazing like, we're just spoiled. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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