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The Positives

Post by Blackrod » Mon Jun 22, 2020 9:46 pm

Bit of match practice
Nobody had to leave early
Nobody had to drive home
There was another match on tv

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Re: The Positives

Post by Bosscat » Mon Jun 22, 2020 9:51 pm

Blackrod wrote:
Mon Jun 22, 2020 9:46 pm
Bit of match practice
Nobody had to leave early
Nobody had to drive home
There was another match on tv
🤣🤣🤣

Cheers Br brightened up a very poor evening
👍🙂👍

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Re: The Positives

Post by paulatky » Mon Jun 22, 2020 9:52 pm

Pope and Tarky been poor

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Re: The Positives

Post by SGr » Mon Jun 22, 2020 9:53 pm

90 minutes of cardio

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Re: The Positives

Post by alboclaret » Mon Jun 22, 2020 9:54 pm

Blackrod wrote:
Mon Jun 22, 2020 9:46 pm
Bit of match practice
Nobody had to leave early
Nobody had to drive home
There was another match on tv
********.... I never knew there was another match on

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Re: The Positives

Post by FactualFrank » Mon Jun 22, 2020 9:54 pm

I think Tiger has given us our only hope.

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Re: The Positives

Post by Marney&Mee » Mon Jun 22, 2020 9:54 pm

Poor away following tonight
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Re: The Positives

Post by KLClaret » Mon Jun 22, 2020 9:55 pm

My fridge is full of of Brewdog IPA and Jamestown IPA
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Re: The Positives

Post by Bosscat » Mon Jun 22, 2020 9:55 pm

Marney&Mee wrote:
Mon Jun 22, 2020 9:54 pm
Poor away following tonight
The home support was sh1te too 😉

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Re: The Positives

Post by summitclaret » Mon Jun 22, 2020 9:56 pm

Tarks, Westie and Ben not booked. It was no worse a result than the last 2 there.

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Re: The Positives

Post by Woodleyclaret » Mon Jun 22, 2020 9:57 pm

Josh Brownhill

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Re: The Positives

Post by Sozturf7 » Mon Jun 22, 2020 9:57 pm

No injuries.

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Re: The Positives

Post by Spijed » Mon Jun 22, 2020 9:58 pm

Marney&Mee wrote:
Mon Jun 22, 2020 9:54 pm
Poor away following tonight
Made even worse by the fact the players didn't even go over and applaud them after the game. Went straight down the tunnel.

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Re: The Positives

Post by fanzone » Mon Jun 22, 2020 10:01 pm

It can only get easier than tonight

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Re: The Positives

Post by Andreshotboots » Mon Jun 22, 2020 10:01 pm

We never play well in pre season

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Re: The Positives

Post by dpinsussex » Mon Jun 22, 2020 10:03 pm

We dont have to play Citeh again this season

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Re: The Positives

Post by Andreshotboots » Mon Jun 22, 2020 10:08 pm

Get your money on the boys Thursday night!! Watford thinking that's the worst thing that could have happened tonight for them..

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Re: The Positives

Post by MACCA » Mon Jun 22, 2020 10:10 pm

Micah Richard's beige coat and lovely flat cap combo.
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Re: The Positives

Post by jrgbfc » Mon Jun 22, 2020 10:12 pm

It was a good fitness workout chasing leather for 90 minutes.

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Re: The Positives

Post by chorleyhere » Mon Jun 22, 2020 10:29 pm

Par for the course at City - a lot of fuss about the bench but we haven't done any better in the recent past when the bench was full of first-teamers.
As above at least our training match against 'good' opposition will have removed the cobwebs. And hopefully we won't get Mariner again this season !!!
Even worse we could have "scored" a goal and still come away with nothing as per Sheffield.

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Re: The Positives

Post by Steve1956 » Mon Jun 22, 2020 10:29 pm

MACCA wrote:
Mon Jun 22, 2020 10:10 pm
Micah Richard's beige coat and lovely flat cap combo.
The jacket was two sizes to small for him,the flat cap was lovely though

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Re: The Positives

Post by chorleyhere » Mon Jun 22, 2020 10:32 pm

Please can someone gag Carragher with a very heavy Covid facemask for everyone's sake !!!

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Re: The Positives

Post by MACCA » Mon Jun 22, 2020 10:33 pm

Steve1956 wrote:
Mon Jun 22, 2020 10:29 pm
The jacket was two sizes to small for him,the flat cap was lovely though
It was very unique, well done Micah, he looked swarve.

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Re: The Positives

Post by bfcjg » Mon Jun 22, 2020 10:39 pm

Dyche's cv just gone down the pan.

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Re: The Positives

Post by warksclaret » Mon Jun 22, 2020 10:40 pm

I think Nick Pope has got off lightly tonight in terms of cricism. Contrary to what some people on here think he is a good goal keeper on his day, and top notch in the air, but he is not top notch England contender The second goal and last goal are evidence of this,and his kicking is poor. Loves to use his feet if hit hard and low when many goalies will try and get their hands behind it

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Re: The Positives

Post by tiger76 » Mon Jun 22, 2020 10:49 pm

We did better than Watford they conceded 8 at the Etihad.

No injuries.

We won't play a side of City's calibre again this season.

Brownhill got his debut under his belt, and the young kid Thompson got a 5 minute cameo.

McNeil and Vydra looked lively, when they got the ball.

We're still 11th
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Re: The Positives

Post by ChrisG » Mon Jun 22, 2020 10:54 pm

tiger76 wrote:
Mon Jun 22, 2020 10:49 pm
We did better than Watford they conceded 8 at the Etihad.

No injuries.

We won't play a side of City's calibre again this season.

Brownhill got his debut under his belt, and the young kid Thompson got a 5 minute cameo.

McNeil and Vydra looked lively, when they got the ball.

We're still 11th
We're at Anfield in a couple of weeks...

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Re: The Positives

Post by ewanrob » Mon Jun 22, 2020 10:58 pm

Not a happy man

Burnely manager Sean Dyche has been speaking after the game.

On the plane banner: "I didn’t realise what had gone on at the beginning. Heard noise. Unacceptable. We can only apologise.

"I don’t know what the club can do to send a message out. The powers that be will look at the way we can play our part."

On being without several players whose contracts are expiring: "We have everything we have got. Ashley Barnes and Chris Wood are injured, plus there is Robbie Brady. Club decided to offer contracts very late in the day. Choice is not to be involved.

"The balance to that is that decisions have to be made. I can only advise. The chairman made a different decision.

"The players have asked me a few questions about why certain things have not been done. No lack of focus about the intention. Group as stretched as it has ever been. These games do you good. They remind you how serious these teams are.

"I have been here seven and a half years. Never been an easy ride with finance. It is not my first rodeo. The club has a restricted and stringent look at finance. We have had a healthy return but the chairman makes the decisions. I can only advise.

"Life at Burnley is tough at times. We are in very good shape financially. The decisions have been late. That has affected the situation."

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Re: The Positives

Post by warksclaret » Mon Jun 22, 2020 11:24 pm

I know you are putting a positive spin on this, but tonight was not one of Man City's strongest performances against us.

Had the team played like we did v Man U we would have given them a game. Their goalie did not save a shot or cross and we did not win a corner in 90 minutes

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Re: The Positives

Post by Spijed » Mon Jun 22, 2020 11:27 pm

tiger76 wrote:
Mon Jun 22, 2020 10:49 pm

We won't play a side of City's calibre again this season.
Liverpool?

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Re: The Positives

Post by tiger76 » Mon Jun 22, 2020 11:33 pm

ChrisG wrote:
Mon Jun 22, 2020 10:54 pm
We're at Anfield in a couple of weeks...
Yes but the scousers will have the title wrapped up then, and they'll play their youngsters i hope, City have been a class apart since the restart, and they're clearly eyeing up FA Cup and Champions League success, that's what's motivating them, they want to send David Silva off on a high, and what better way then with a CL medal.

We looked poor, but City can do that with most teams, don't forget this is a team that went to the Bernabeu and won not long ago.

Now if we look as languid against Watford then i'll be worried, but losing 5-0 at the Etihad in our 1st game back i'll not be losing much sleep over.

What concerns me more is what happens beyond this season in terms of transfers, and most importantly the manager's position, they're the bigger questions which need resolving, and they need resolving PDQ.

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Re: The Positives

Post by Vegas Claret » Mon Jun 22, 2020 11:34 pm

with 20 mins to go I thought it might finish 8 or 9, huge positive it was only 5

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Re: The Positives

Post by warksclaret » Mon Jun 22, 2020 11:37 pm

Vegas-exactly what I was thinking

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Re: The Positives

Post by dsr » Mon Jun 22, 2020 11:38 pm

The best positive I can come up with is that the players may have been told to treat it like a pre-season friendly (which they did) so that they didn't get injured, or pick up strains, or suspensions. Because they could have bust a gut to try and win and still probably lost anyway.

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Re: The Positives

Post by Vegas Claret » Mon Jun 22, 2020 11:39 pm

in all honesty, the biggest positive is that we are so used to losing by 5 at City it's water off a ducks back to the players - they'll be ready for Watford like it didn't even happen

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Re: The Positives

Post by Gordaleman » Mon Jun 22, 2020 11:44 pm

Pope at fault for first two at least. I mean, Foden didn't exactly hit the first one hard and when is Popey going to learn to use his hands instead of his feet to try and save shots?

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Re: The Positives

Post by Longsidebogs » Mon Jun 22, 2020 11:50 pm

Dyche a disgrace tonight. A toss up between him and the plane mongs for who was more embarrassing. Pilot should also have his licence removed.

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Re: The Positives

Post by FactualFrank » Mon Jun 22, 2020 11:51 pm

Longsidebogs wrote:
Mon Jun 22, 2020 11:50 pm
Dyche a disgrace tonight. A toss up between him and the plane mongs for who was more embarrassing. Pilot should also have his licence removed.
What are you talking about?

Sean Dyche didn't fly the plane or have anything to do with it.

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Re: The Positives

Post by dsr » Mon Jun 22, 2020 11:54 pm

Gordaleman wrote:
Mon Jun 22, 2020 11:44 pm
Pope at fault for first two at least. I mean, Foden didn't exactly hit the first one hard and when is Popey going to learn to use his hands instead of his feet to try and save shots?
I think you might have been watching the slow motion replay if you think Foden's shot wasn't hard.

The problem Pope had today was that he was vulnerable to shots hit hard and low from the edge of the six yard box. Which was a "fault" also levelled at Pat Jennings, but in his case jokingly. Pope moved his feet pretty fast in the direction of the ball but wasn't quick enough - to get his hands to a hard low shot from close in would take even longer.

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Re: The Positives

Post by EarbyClaret » Mon Jun 22, 2020 11:54 pm

Positives - would still have been 5-0 with Wood, Barnes. JBG, Brady, Hendrick, Lennon. Bardsley and Hart - that's par for the course at the Etihad

Shame it was our first game back but there we are - fortunately we'd taken 15 points from the previous 7 - when they click into gear difficult to argue in favour of many better club sides in Europe

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Re: The Positives

Post by warksclaret » Mon Jun 22, 2020 11:54 pm

Agree about Pope. Never seen a Burnley keeper use his feet so much.Never seems to be able to get down for low shots and yes I think half a dozen or more PL keepers would have kept out 1st, 2nd and last goal. Combine that to a disputed penalty and a lack lustre performance and the result is not so bad. Just hope we dont go on a 6-7 match run without winning

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Re: The Positives

Post by NewClaret » Mon Jun 22, 2020 11:59 pm

Positives (quite a few, I thought):

No injuries
No cards
Played well first 20. Not ignoring the massive gulf in class, but could’ve been a different game had we not conceded just before first drinks break.
Thought we sat off second half to maintain energy. Better than going he’ll for leather and still losing.
It wasn’t more - could easily have been.
Brownhill debut. Switching off for the goal not ideal, but he’ll learn from that.

Clearly a lot of negatives too. Plane, Pope and Dyche to name three.

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Re: The Positives

Post by Gordaleman » Tue Jun 23, 2020 12:03 am

dsr wrote:
Mon Jun 22, 2020 11:54 pm
I think you might have been watching the slow motion replay if you think Foden's shot wasn't hard.

The problem Pope had today was that he was vulnerable to shots hit hard and low from the edge of the six yard box. Which was a "fault" also levelled at Pat Jennings, but in his case jokingly. Pope moved his feet pretty fast in the direction of the ball but wasn't quick enough - to get his hands to a hard low shot from close in would take even longer.
I think that you're pretty much on your own saying Pope wasn't at fault and no, Foden's shot wasn't particularly hard, just Pope was slow.

Pep had done his homework on him. Didn't see many high crosses into the area for him to come and catch tonight.

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Re: The Positives

Post by Wile E Coyote » Tue Jun 23, 2020 12:35 am

some wonderful play from burnley, great passing, well thought out technical stuff, quick play. unfortunate that there was no goals from the lads, but it was man city away.

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Re: The Positives

Post by boatshed bill » Tue Jun 23, 2020 12:41 am

warksclaret wrote:
Mon Jun 22, 2020 11:54 pm
Agree about Pope. Never seen a Burnley keeper use his feet so much.Never seems to be able to get down for low shots and yes I think half a dozen or more PL keepers would have kept out 1st, 2nd and last goal. Combine that to a disputed penalty and a lack lustre performance and the result is not so bad. Just hope we dont go on a 6-7 match run without winning
Strange thing with Nick Pope, he gets done by the Man City strikers all too easily.

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Re: The Positives

Post by jojomk1 » Tue Jun 23, 2020 5:54 am

I've woke up this morning still breathing

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Re: The Positives

Post by Cirrus_Minor » Tue Jun 23, 2020 6:29 am

The performance and results at this ground were the same yesterday as it was twice last season and almost the same as our home match against this club. They are miles better than us and the rest of the premier league apart from one club this season. Man City probably have the best group of players in the world and the best manager of the last 50 years.

But we will be back next season to have another go.

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Re: The Positives

Post by Woodleyclaret » Tue Jun 23, 2020 7:26 am

Re the feet first crap vintage Joe Hart
One bad habit that Billy needs to eradicate in training

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Re: The Positives

Post by Grumps » Tue Jun 23, 2020 7:26 am

Gordaleman wrote:
Tue Jun 23, 2020 12:03 am
I think that you're pretty much on your own saying Pope wasn't at fault and no, Foden's shot wasn't particularly hard, just Pope was slow.

Pep had done his homework on him. Didn't see many high crosses into the area for him to come and catch tonight.
Not sure the lack of high crosses was anything to do with pope, more the lack of height in city's attack.

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Re: The Positives

Post by ashtonlongsider » Tue Jun 23, 2020 7:48 am

The only positive being that we've got City out of the way and in the end they let us off the hook. The score could have been in double figures we were so poor. On the playing front the only player to come out with an ounce of credit for me is Vydra.

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