How's your footy team doing?
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Good luck for tonight Rog do one for Yorkshire.
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Thanks Steve. I think it will depend on the strength of team City put out. If they're serious about the Cup they might see a trip to Middlesbrough as winnable if they put Town away, and therefore might play a strong side. It seems we might view the weekend's match against Newcastle as being more important and play a few squad players. Having said that Herr Wagner believes that any of his players are capable of slotting into the side and doing well. On the evidence of past performances it's hard to disagree. UTT
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I aim to always be polite .
If you want the definition of a drubbing look no further than the Etihad last night. The Terriers did very well to only lose 5-1. City had a full team out, with the exception of Silvia, and we had our second team on the pitch. I've not seen them give the ball away so easily for a long time. It looks as though we will now have to concentrate on the league.🙁
The writing was on the wall as soon as they announced their line up. When I saw the names Aguero, Sterling, De Bruyne and Sane against our second string back four I knew we were in for long night.
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But what did you think when you saw Clownio Bravo in nets 😱?
I don't know what Joe Hart did to upset Pep, preseason, but he certainly did it big time.
Great game though, last night, end to end stuff, and wonderful atmosphere created by the Town fans.
Next round Middlesborough, Saturday dinner time. £5 for pensioners, have to go to that one!
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Hi Pliers, I didn't really think about the keeper I was dazzled by the four superstars. 7200 Town fans can certainly make some noise and were singing even when we were 4-1 down. Clownio certainly gifted us our goal but saved another chance with his legs late on in the first half. The reaction from some of the home support was interesting.
Good luck at the Riverside, the OH is a died in the wool City supporter but got a bit disallusioned when the team seemed to engineer the sacking of Mancini.
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Good win for Leeds keeping the pressure up on Huddersfield. All the best for tomorrow against Newcastle!! Rog
Steve
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Good result for the Alex AB. Now here's a serious question does anyone know of a good referee? I've just witnessed one the worst performances by a ref I've ever seen.
He was conned by a dive for their penalty, completely missed a deliberate handball right in front of him and having booked one of their players he bottled sending him off for blatant shirt tug which if he couldn't see it he needs to visit Specsavers. And those are just a sample of the poor decisions. (Other opticians are available ) This is a so called premier league referee. They don't get any better for being full time.😤
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Should have been plenty of amateurs around, Pg, they are talking of a Strike in the Manchester area over the protection they need but never seem to get !
All very sad that they do something for pleasure & the amateur clubs treat them so badly !
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I agree they do a difficult job and in the amateur leagues they can be roughly treated by both spectators and players. My gripe is with the full time officials who are beyond reproach, full time, well paid and still get a lot of major decisions wrong. They are supposed to be assisted by the new style linesmen (and women) but consistently are let down. There is no consistency from one ref to another.
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Thats the price of having humans as refs I'm afraid !!
Watched M O T D t'other night and the "Experts" could not agree if a man, lying on the floor had handled the ball or not !
One said no way, 2nd said most definitely, 3rd was not sure !!
Gary L was chuckling at them. They had had hours to watch the incident in private, plus the four or more re-runs on the programme, so how can we expect total consistency from Refs who have to monitor 22 players of doubtful morals, plus listen to the chit chat over their earpiece.
Sorry to say papgeno, we cannot expect consistency like that any more than we can expect a player, to perform exactly the same as other players in any given situation. in midfield say, some will pass square, some run with the ball, others feed the winger or even play back to the keeper -- the wonders of Football !!
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AB I know you're right I guess I was feeling a bit sore at my team losing an important match partly due to a very poor performance by the officials. It seems to have happened too often this season at the matches I've been to, although everyone says these things even themselves out. Perhaps if we get video technology the men in black, or whatever dayglow colour they appear in, will get more of the important decisions correct. It would appear that the Championship is to get goal line technology next season so that's a start. Mind you I'm hoping we won't be in the Championship by then🤞UTT
Rog.
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I wish you all I wish myself W R T Footy Rog !
Certainly High Speed connection 'tween Officials would do the game no harm at all !!
I'd like to see purpose built multiple screen video panels, if need be, in 'vans outside the ground. With just cameras to be fitted inside there would be little cost there and almost instant replays available for the 5th Official who could be a Ref In Training, or even A Ref In Retirement !!
If it ever happens it must, must, must be faster than the systems operating in Rugby League, Tennis & Cricket since they are, by their very nature, Stop - Start Sports.
{ Well a man can dream can't he }
What I really want to see is a degree of consistency about what constitutes a Foul ! Shirt pulling, deliberate obstruction, pushing, holding are punished 90% of the time in Open Play, but less than 5% in the penalty area. Further the one thing that I hate to see above all others --> a Scissor or Overhead kick in a crowded area particularly !
Just Imagine somebody like Ibrahimovic ( spelling ??) catching a defender, or even one of his own side, in the face. The damage done would be truly horrendous and at a time when other sports are, quite correctly, getting worried about brain damage.
Brian
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Brian. I couldn't agree more with regard to Rugby League and cricket. I'm sure they delay the decision to build up tension. I suppose it's not too bad with cricket except for 20/20 where they're up against the clock.
However with FA's track record I won't be holding my breath waiting for video referees.
Rog
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Now then Steve, those were good results for us last night, with exception of the Rotherham game. There was a great atmosphere at the John Smiths and Villa actually came to play football rather than sit back and rely on counterattacking.UTT
Rog.
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Hope things pick up for Norwich, one of my favourite grounds.
Back from the cup game at 'Borough, another of my favourite grounds. Yes, I do have a few!
Great game, great atmosphere and a great win for City!
Fly out to Nice tomorrow, for the Champions' League game v Monaco on Wednesday night. Bet the beer is better, and cheaper in Middlesborough!
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Another set of good results for us today. Fulham are the dark horses in the race for the playoffs. I hope you have a successful trip to Monaco Pliers. Don't despair Brian I'm sure the Alex will find a way to survive, you just have to believe. UTT
Rog.
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Oh, Ye Gawds -- they've bin an gon an dunnit agin !!
Played away to night and ( from BBC reports ) thoroughly deserved the victory, which could have been a lot more than 3 - 0
Wonder how Merve's feeling right now
??All of a sudden, Leicester seem to have found that winning streak again, despite Vardy's antics.
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I wish I could be as positive. Town were not at the races last night . Losing one of the best players to a bad neck injury didn't help. It took 14 minutes to safely get him off the pitch and I'm sure it affected the rest of the team, possibly the downside of having a tight knit bunch. Let's hope Leeds and Brighton can fashion a draw tonight. UTT
Rog.
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