The Official Manchester City Premiership Champions Thread

[anonymous-user]

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[m3sye]

Wacky Racer said:

fk off

https://twitter.com/EPLStuff/status/1118572239446773761?s=19

[silverfoxcc]

smn159 said:

Rugby does it better IMO. the ref is miked up and you can hear what he's asking the TMO to adjudicate on. The replays are shown and an off-pitch official advises the ref whether he can award the try / whether there was serious foul play or whatever.

Not sure that you could mike up the ref in football matches unless you want to broadcast the players calling him a for 90 minutes, mind.

In NFL and College 'football' in the States the ref is miked up and has control of his mike.

So should not be a problem

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Frimley111R said:

No-one wants to lose a match over a decision that was wrong due

Maybe, but to win a match over a decision that's wrong is one of the greatest joys of football. Some of my happiest memories have been when a dreadful decision has gone my teams way, especially away from home. But I guess that avenue of pleasure is going to be taken away, along with outfield players going in goal and loads of other stuff, in an attempt to "improve" the game.

Well they can all fk off. I like the game just fine, with occasional crap decisions thrown in. ps off and leave it alone.

[silverfoxcc]

Frimley said

Look at all the leading sports, F1 ........

F1 ceased to be a sport when it became a big radio controlled video game, I fell out of love with it years ago

Traction control ,boost periods, bloke with a computer telling the computer operator in the car what buttons to press, adjusting power. suspension..ll that is missing is the slots in the track

If i want to see a good bit of dicing i got for a trip around the M25 now....much more exciting, but F1 no thanks

[TwigtheWonderkid]

anonymous said:

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Bloody hell...respect. What odds did you get on that?

[Wacky Racer]

I think City will get the cheque book out in the Summer big time and sort out the dead wood in the defence.

Attack wise we are OK, but Sergio's not going to be around forever, and Merlin is coming to the end of his magnificent career.

[m3sye]

Wacky Racer said:

I think City will get the cheque book out in the Summer big time and sort out the dead wood in the defence.

Attack wise we are OK, but Sergio's not going to be around forever, and Merlin is coming to the end of his magnificent career.

You mean the 274m quid defence

[LoonyTunes]

silverfoxcc said:

Frimley said

Look at all the leading sports, F1 ........

F1 ceased to be a sport when it became a big radio controlled video game, I fell out of love with it years ago

Traction control ,boost periods, bloke with a computer telling the computer operator in the car what buttons to press, adjusting power. suspension..ll that is missing is the slots in the track

If i want to see a good bit of dicing i got for a trip around the M25 now....much more exciting, but F1 no thanks

Can't agree I'm afraid.

Tennis became much better with the introduction of hawkeye. Rugby is likewise far superior to how it used to be.

It has wrinkles but they will be ironed out. It won't completely change things as it's still down to how the ref interprets the video he's shown but at least it will dispense with the bullst that goes on at corners...I can't agree with anything that would seek to undermine that.

[franki68]

Wacky Racer said:

I think City will get the cheque book out in the Summer big time and sort out the dead wood in the defence.

Attack wise we are OK, but Sergio's not going to be around forever, and Merlin is coming to the end of his magnificent career.

I think the issues with your defence are purely a consequence of your attacking play and the midfielders you have.
All teams are prone to quality counter attacking .

[stuartmmcfc]

franki68 said:

Wacky Racer said:

I think City will get the cheque book out in the Summer big time and sort out the dead wood in the defence.

Attack wise we are OK, but Sergio's not going to be around forever, and Merlin is coming to the end of his magnificent career.

I think the issues with your defence are purely a consequence of your attacking play and the midfielders you have.
All teams are prone to quality counter attacking .

I think there’s a lot of truth in this.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

LoonyTunes said:

Tennis became much better with the introduction of hawkeye.

[stuartmmcfc]

There’s an article in the mirror today saying there’s a new photo angle proving Llorente s goal was with the aid of his arm.
Even if this is true, so what.
It wasn’t a hasty decision and was carefully made using the available information. This is football and, whilst disappointed, I’m happy with the result and happy with VAR and I’m sure everyone did the best last night.

[jammy-git]

Even if it did hit his arm then it definitely wasn't deliberate. So who cares?

[mickk]

jammy-git said:

So who cares?

Not me.

[Adam B]

stuartmmcfc said:

There’s an article in the mirror today saying there’s a new photo angle proving Llorente s goal was with the aid of his arm.
Even if this is true, so what.
It wasn’t a hasty decision and was carefully made using the available information. This is football and, whilst disappointed, I’m happy with the result and happy with VAR and I’m sure everyone did the best last night.

the BT highlights programme had a great camera angle from the far post which clearly shows the ball brushing Llorente's arm before hitting his hip which sent it towards goal

Still don't see it as handball as a) it is clearly not deliberate, b) arm is tucked into his body not out-stretched, and c) zero time to react given it deflected off players head in front of him

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[Wacky Racer]

So, Saturday's game:-

Thoughts?

Both badly need to win, but City do more, so I'll go 3-1.

[stuartmmcfc]

Wacky Racer said:

So, Saturday's game:-

Thoughts?

Both badly need to win, but City do more, so I'll go 3-1.

I think you’re right. We’ve the squad to keep it fresh and we’re hurt.