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Man City looked light years ahead for much of this game, but both our goals were quality. Ndombele's little shimmy away from Rodri to create space and then see the pass. Bergwijn's chest control and volley - both glorious.
Feels like we will get better and better now, especially with Eriksen and Rose finally out of the club. So many reasons for optimism suddenly - Lo Celso, Tanganga, Bergwijn, Ndombele, Toby signing. Mourinho is still a top manager and hungry to prove it.
editing gaffeWhy are you attributing a quote to me that I never posted?
You've never heard of black people being insulted by comparing them to monkeys, chimps, apes?I was doing it in response to the way you spoke to me in your post. Had you asked first instead of sniping, you would have received a civil response.
It's fair that you don't think like that. That doesn't bother or surprise me.I was talking about american football because the racist angle didn't cross my mind.
I dont think like that.
Hence
Making jokes of it
Being really pissed off for being accused of something that doesn't cross my mind
I believe Mick is too. It wasn't his post that set this off, and it shouldn't be misconstrued that way.Btw, do not think Mick or AtP either one means ill with the back and forth. Living in the US, I certainly understand where AtP is coming from. I found Mick's initial post to be a bit jarring as well. But I also think our own context matters. As a white dude from Kentucky, I'd never use Mick's phrasing. But in my (still somewhat limited compared to most of you) time here, he has never come across "that" way. Not that either of you need it from me, but I give you both the benefit of the doubt that you are coming from good places.
Or spell them.
*Germane*.
After watching all the post match coverage it dawned on me that Spurs actually had no right even being on the same pitch as CityOn another note, I don't think I've ever seen a match where the winners got so little respect for said win by the media, the BBC & Sky have basically turned into Man City supporters groups, there is almost literally not one word of praise for our performance and win, everything is "how did Oil City not win, they should have won, Mourinho was nothing but lucky, etc."
Barely any mention of Bergwijn's debut goal at all, or the fact that we stopped so many City shots from going in.
I have criticised Jose's complaining in the media before, but I seriously hope at the next press conference he tears into them for their obvious bias.
Yeah, apparently we're little more than a Championship level club who got lucky,After watching all the post match coverage it dawned on me that Spurs actually had no right even being on the same pitch as City
Yeah, apparently we're little more than a Championship level club who got lucky,
And all the desperate defences of Sterling's tackle on Dele and his obvious dive is bordering on pathetic, if roles had been reversed they'd all be screaming that Dele be banned for the rest of the season.
It’s just as well we have all these “expert” pundits to point out the facts for us.Yeah, apparently we're little more than a Championship level club who got lucky,
I think it will do us good to fly under the radar for a bit. Too many of our players thought they had arrived and had the world at their feet before they had actually achieved anything. Hopefully the media brush off just makes them hungrier. Makes them realise that the only thing the City game won us was 3 points and no one is really going to pay attention until they start winning 10 games on the bounce and no one is going to give them respect until they start winning trophies. I'd much prefer them motivated by proving everyone wrong and watching them squirm than looking for pats on the back from wankers like Lineker, Shearer, Neville, Merson, Dixon, Carragher, Keown and all those other underwhelming pricks who are just pissed off because now they can't use all the 'clever' lines they had spent all week thinking up.On another note, I don't think I've ever seen a match where the winners got so little respect for said win by the media, the BBC & Sky have basically turned into Man City supporters groups, there is almost literally not one word of praise for our performance and win, everything is "how did Oil City not win, they should have won, Mourinho was nothing but lucky, etc."
Barely any mention of Bergwijn's debut goal at all, or the fact that we stopped so many City shots from going in.
I have criticised Jose's complaining in the media before, but I seriously hope at the next press conference he tears into them for their obvious bias.
*Typos*I was annoyed and posting on a phone
So sue me for typo's or missing bum autocorrects
Took the words right out of my mouth, well done.Fucking hell one of our best wins in ages and the thread turns toxic discussing what is or isn’t racist, take this shit to another thread please as some of us still want to bask in the glory of this win
I fart in your general direction.If you want to carry on the off topic racism discussion PLEASE would you fuck off.....