Match thread - Manchester City v Newcastle United

by **krully** » Sun Dec 27, 2020 3:14 pm

I thought we'd only have 23% possession, so silver lining and all that. Didn't bother watching this because I knew it'd be an absolute omnishambles of football for us.

by **ALF** » Sun Dec 27, 2020 2:11 pm

Captain Obvious wrote: ↑
Sun Dec 27, 2020 12:31 pm

ALF wrote: ↑
Sun Dec 27, 2020 12:10 pm

I was barely even checking the score. I don't have BT but I wouldn't have watched it even if it was on Sky, we never stood a chance playing Bruceball against Man City.
No doubt you'll still have an ill informed opinion as to which CM was least s***

We had CM's? I heard it was a 9-0-1 formation.

by **Gossy2Hotty** » Sun Dec 27, 2020 1:54 pm

Pardew is just at the upper end of the "utter ****" table, above the likes of McLaren and Bruce, but still not a good enough manager for the PL.

by **Sanchino** » Sun Dec 27, 2020 1:39 pm

CIH wrote: ↑
Sun Dec 27, 2020 1:13 am

Sanchino wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 26, 2020 11:21 pm

This.

Bring King Pardiola back... and I'm serious.
He's a genuinely better manager and he's been relegated twice, although not officially, since leaving us. Massive t***, though.

To be fair to Pards he's not as bad as a manager as he's made out to be. He did good at West Ham & Palace got them both into two cup finals.. not saying he's a top class or will ever be a top class manager but he's just a average manager who's had good (Palace, West Ham, Newcastle 11/12 season, Europa League, etc) .. average / mediocre spells (Charlton/Southampton) & bad spells (West Brom, De Hang)...

Better than Bruce, McClearen, Carver, etc.. that's not saying much but yeah. He got us into the Europa League & you could argue he's been one of our best managers (on paper) since Robson as he got us back into Europe..

by **overseasTOON** » Sun Dec 27, 2020 1:17 pm

Opted to play a few family board games last night and pretty much ignored our match apart from the half and full time scores.

by **Gossy2Hotty** » Sun Dec 27, 2020 1:09 pm

The potato-faced failure openly admitted that all his job involves is to keep the club in the premier league, and that he's ok with that.

The sad fact is that he'll do it, because this is a stupid league this season, and we'll pick up enough points more through luck than judgement.

Anyone who was happy when we got Bruce was an idiot, but it's where we are - a lower mid-table club, with aspirations to maintain that.

by **Captain Obvious** » Sun Dec 27, 2020 12:31 pm

ALF wrote: ↑
Sun Dec 27, 2020 12:10 pm

CIH wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 26, 2020 10:45 pm
The sheer fact that this match thread has stumbled into two pages shows the complete apathy these days. Yeah it's christmas and people are busy, but we are just s****. I turned it off after the first goal went in. Not sure why I put it on in the first place, it's just hugely depressing. We are awful. We have a manager with decades of experience who has less tactical nous than something John Carver might crap out after a dodgy night on the town.

12% possession in the second half? f*** me. It doesn't matter who it's against or where it's at, that is just atrocious.
I was barely even checking the score. I don't have BT but I wouldn't have watched it even if it was on Sky, we never stood a chance playing Bruceball against Man City.

No doubt you'll still have an ill informed opinion as to which CM was least s***

by **ALF** » Sun Dec 27, 2020 12:10 pm

CIH wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 26, 2020 10:45 pm
The sheer fact that this match thread has stumbled into two pages shows the complete apathy these days. Yeah it's christmas and people are busy, but we are just s****. I turned it off after the first goal went in. Not sure why I put it on in the first place, it's just hugely depressing. We are awful. We have a manager with decades of experience who has less tactical nous than something John Carver might crap out after a dodgy night on the town.

12% possession in the second half? f*** me. It doesn't matter who it's against or where it's at, that is just atrocious.

I was barely even checking the score. I don't have BT but I wouldn't have watched it even if it was on Sky, we never stood a chance playing Bruceball against Man City.

by **Valentino's fast feet** » Sun Dec 27, 2020 1:16 am

Bodacious Benny wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 26, 2020 11:25 pm
Part of me wants Liverpool to stick 7 past us, at least then Bruce can’t come out with the same old crap.

"We've played against two of the top teams in the league this past week. We've struggled with fatigue since the covid. It wasn't good enough today, it wasn't good enough. The lad's know that. We have to do better."

It'll be the same record regardless of the score. I can't understand why he claims that we'll have do better yet literally set's up the same way every single week. I think the only time we've looked approaching good this season was against West Ham on the opening day, and that was more down to them being pretty abject and awful. It's as if Bruce thought, solid win to start with, let's stick with it. Rigid, unimaginative, and f***ing bollocks.

How on earth do we have 18 points.

by **Valentino's fast feet** » Sun Dec 27, 2020 1:13 am

Sanchino wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 26, 2020 11:21 pm

CIH wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 26, 2020 10:45 pm
The sheer fact that this match thread has stumbled into two pages shows the complete apathy these days. Yeah it's christmas and people are busy, but we are just s****. I turned it off after the first goal went in. Not sure why I put it on in the first place, it's just hugely depressing. We are awful. We have a manager with decades of experience who has less tactical nous than something John Carver might crap out after a dodgy night on the town.

12% possession in the second half? **** me. It doesn't matter who it's against or where it's at, that is just atrocious.
This.

Bring King Pardiola back... and I'm serious.

He's a genuinely better manager and he's been relegated twice, although not officially, since leaving us. Massive t***, though.

by **bodacious benny** » Sat Dec 26, 2020 11:25 pm

Part of me wants Liverpool to stick 7 past us, at least then Bruce can’t come out with the same old crap.

by **Sanchino** » Sat Dec 26, 2020 11:21 pm

CIH wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 26, 2020 10:45 pm
The sheer fact that this match thread has stumbled into two pages shows the complete apathy these days. Yeah it's christmas and people are busy, but we are just s****. I turned it off after the first goal went in. Not sure why I put it on in the first place, it's just hugely depressing. We are awful. We have a manager with decades of experience who has less tactical nous than something John Carver might crap out after a dodgy night on the town.

12% possession in the second half? **** me. It doesn't matter who it's against or where it's at, that is just atrocious.

This.

Bring King Pardiola back... and I'm serious.

by **Valentino's fast feet** » Sat Dec 26, 2020 10:45 pm

The sheer fact that this match thread has stumbled into two pages shows the complete apathy these days. Yeah it's christmas and people are busy, but we are just s****. I turned it off after the first goal went in. Not sure why I put it on in the first place, it's just hugely depressing. We are awful. We have a manager with decades of experience who has less tactical nous than something John Carver might crap out after a dodgy night on the town.

12% possession in the second half? f*** me. It doesn't matter who it's against or where it's at, that is just atrocious.

by **bodacious benny** » Sat Dec 26, 2020 10:08 pm

Apparently we had 12% possession in the second half, that’s an utter embarrassment at any level. If I was a league one side playing Man C in the FA Cup I’d be embarrassed with that. We literally just sit and wait for them to score. Just like we do against every other team in the league.

by **Sanchino** » Sat Dec 26, 2020 10:06 pm

Bodacious Benny wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 26, 2020 9:59 pm
Another passive defeat

Only saw the second half but don’t recall us threatening at all. Can’t wait for Liverpool to dominate us next. Fulham had a go at them and got a point, we’ll sit so far back we might as well be in the Tyne.

This. Only positive was it ended respectable.. 2-0 will help our goal difference towards the end of the season, it will be a difference ending 18th instead of 19th. Forward thinking by Tactical Guru Bruce. #BruceOut

by **bodacious benny** » Sat Dec 26, 2020 9:59 pm

Another passive defeat

Only saw the second half but don’t recall us threatening at all. Can’t wait for Liverpool to dominate us next. Fulham had a go at them and got a point, we’ll sit so far back we might as well be in the Tyne.

by **Toondes** » Sat Dec 26, 2020 9:52 pm

100% destined for relegation with this fat useless cronut in charge.

by **UlversToon** » Sat Dec 26, 2020 9:50 pm

Oh no it's hats of to Bruce and the progress he has made with the side! <neg>

by **Valentino's fast feet** » Sat Dec 26, 2020 9:24 pm

Toondes wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 26, 2020 9:15 pm
**** me - not sure what cabbage head was expecting when the only outlet is 60 yard punts up top to no ones. Every week - same style - regardless of opposition . Pathetic .
Bruce out

by **Toondes** » Sat Dec 26, 2020 9:18 pm

Man City 75% possession first half
15 mins into second half and it 88%.

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