More like guard of dishonor.
Manchester City 17/18 discussion | "If you're here for the Champions clap your hands" (#6505)
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Poor Noel.
City have shot themselves in the foot.
They're a club who are so wounded by the past, so bitter and upset about how they've been in the shadow of Manchester United for so long. Now that they are here in the big time, they're too scarred from the past, too twisted to enjoy themselves, they would rather spend the time gloating about they success that they feel they now deserve, rather than going out and actually concentrating on achieving the success. They thought they were already quadruple winners in February. Comical
At United, they were banned from discussing a possible treble, right up until the eve of the Champions League final! Yet City's captain and leader, is spouting in the press that "it's a matter of time before we win the quadruple this season".
Every time City go and perform on the pitch and achieve something, all I appear to be able to read online from their fans are bitter, angry, aggressive posts towards Manchester United rather than being happy for themselves and for their own success. Like a little brother trying to outperform his successful older brother for years and finally having the ability to do it, and instead of enjoying the rewards of success, just proceeds to gloat and look like a child.
Sorry state of affairs.
They're a club who are so wounded by the past, so bitter and upset about how they've been in the shadow of Manchester United for so long. Now that they are here in the big time, they're too scarred from the past, too twisted to enjoy themselves, they would rather spend the time gloating about they success that they feel they now deserve, rather than going out and actually concentrating on achieving the success. They thought they were already quadruple winners in February. Comical
At United, they were banned from discussing a possible treble, right up until the eve of the Champions League final! Yet City's captain and leader, is spouting in the press that "it's a matter of time before we win the quadruple this season".
Every time City go and perform on the pitch and achieve something, all I appear to be able to read online from their fans are bitter, angry, aggressive posts towards Manchester United rather than being happy for themselves and for their own success. Like a little brother trying to outperform his successful older brother for years and finally having the ability to do it, and instead of enjoying the rewards of success, just proceeds to gloat and look like a child.
Sorry state of affairs.
Serious question: Do they give out free tickets and shirts to aspiring British models? The few times they've dared to zoom in on their crowd, they were classic brit tarts who looked like they weren't there for what was happening on the pitch.
Fans can't achieve success and I really think 99.99999% of our current club staff couldn't give a shite about what City were, even the day before they walked through the door. The bolded line makes absolutely no sense.
Also, it's not a week since Kompany said "we're taking it one game at a time", or are you referring to a thread made about comments he made 5 years ago in which he said the owners would look to do it without him if necessary and he felt it was inevitable?
https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/quadruple-chasing-manchester-city-treat-12026790
Weird that you speak of City fans posting about United when if you look at the threads from both finals last season you'll see Pep mentioned about 6000000000 times. It's what fans do, have a dig at their rivals. See Lingard singing about City and City singing Park the Bus. Its the nature of the sport.
The contrast between how jose handled the league cup loss to how pep is taking this loss is hilarious.
Wasnt there an tweet recently on how Pep took defeat with respect and that Jose should take notes 
A loss can be a win:
Jesus he sounds like he's payed by them.
Cannot wait to see how the press defend City and Pep.
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"There are a lot of poets in football but poets they don't win many titles". Jose Mourinho May 2017
Imagine if they lose vs Arsenal and get knocked out in CL in next round, they would be unstoppable next season.
Only them can lose to Wigan and still got praised in the media.
They have all the reasons for which I hated Pep's Barca despite their good football.
They have all the reasons for which I hated Pep's Barca despite their good football.
Pathetic club. Well done Wigan!
They’ll beat Arsenal.
Kompany - "If we don't win the quadruple in my time here, I'll eat my hat."
14 course buffet for bubble-head.
14 course buffet for bubble-head.
Was asleep all evening, only just woke up and saw this result. Thank you very much Wigan Absolutely lovely
Absolutely lovelyAs if that will be a huge major achievement??
So looks like they aren't the best team in PL history then. It's almost as if winning trophies is the most difficult part and not playing 'good football'.
Nice bit of casual sexism there mate.
Arsenal always get their gear on in these cup finals. They can do it.
LoL they will win the league tho.
Have you ever won the treble, like Phil and Gary Neville?
There is literally a league winner every single season, you will get a domestic double every few years, a PL + CL double is very rare and a treble is a once in a lifetime achievement.
There was this idea that City are the best team ever because of the football they play; the reality is that they have been grinding out wins for 2-3 months (remember when they were scoring late goals every other game?) and now they are coasting in games.
I'm not even sure if this City team are top 5 in PL history; I would consider mutliple United, Arsenal and Chelsea teams above them. United and Arsenal in the 90s, United and Arsenal in the early 2000s, Chelsea 2004-07, all played fantastic football and won more.
The invincibles and United treble teams are the best English teams ever, then can be followed by some Chelsea teams like 2005-2006, 2010, United 2008, then yeah can put City this season and Chelsea last season as numbers 6 and 7, but regarding top 2 a team will need to achieve something remarkable to beat the invincibles and the treble team.
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And they are a match away from the League Cup. This is going to be a great season for them regardless.
They've got the highest ever points total in the history of English top flight football after 27 games. They're on 72 at this stage of the season. Second best in history is Chelsea, who got 69 in 05/06 at this point of the campaign. By way of comparison, our Treble winners only reached 79 all season.
Tottenham would have got 71 in 60/61 if they had used the 3 point system back in those days. But by any objective measure, it's churlish to say they aren't one of the best teams ever in the league.
Feck them, tho.
This is strange to quote considering Pep (assuming we don't meltdown) will win his 7th league title since 2008 this season.
Nananananah nanah na nanah na nah...
Wasnt there an tweet recently on how Pep took defeat with respect and that Jose should take notes
And of course that Jose was completely out of order in whatever happened in the tunnel post Derby, where little city never do anything wrong
i don't think this was about pep at all actually. I think he was having a dig at the press or the former players on TV when he said this.
I think Jose said him and pep are the same in the fact they just both want to win everything they enter.
EDIT: It may also have been about southgate when he left smalling out. I can't remembver
City fans saying 'We can still win the treble.' No no no. You can win A treble but not THE Treble.
The Treble consists of:
Premier League
FA Cup
Champions League
NOT to be confused with
Premier League
Carabao Cup
Champions League
regards
The Treble consists of:
Premier League
FA Cup
Champions League
NOT to be confused with
Premier League
Carabao Cup
Champions League
regards
You guys are starting to sound like the Liverpool fans who say "five times".
Brilliant result. Now let's all support arsenal for the final of the irrelevant cup.
Ah perhaps I got the wrong end of the stick, sorry.
Kept grating me. Had to point this out. Invincibles, not Invisibles.
Like winning the quadruple
We will beat them to A Quadruple
in near future.I want us to be the first English side to win the Domestic Treble. + Community Shield (Not this season though thanks Bristol City)
Just to be fair too Arsenal they went from the Invincibles in PL to the Invisibles not won PL since.
What's a classic Brit tart then?