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i also have a lot of love for @PrestwichBlue having a go at Sam Wallace on Twitter and @BlueCityBrain defending Citys January spending on Twitter and even those guys give deference to Petrusha on bluemoon ( i think he may be a former lawyer )

quite a lengthy Twitter piece about you guys from Stefan .... Stefan Borson on Twitter discussing Newcastle and SELA

Stefan on talksport talking APT, City and Newcastle (Sela)

Mike Ashley has gone, Enjoy the journey. Hmmm, that sounds patronizing and its honestly not supposed to. I joined this forum as i want to follow the journey too, given it has so many similarities to our own.

i agree and i think it was a combination of things. i genuinely expected a torrid afternoon given the pace you guys have. This won't help but we're all excited about a young lad on his way over from Argentina now. Claudio Echeverri highlights We signed him January 2024 but let him stay to develop He has just starred for Argentina wearing the coveted number 10 shirt in the South American U20 tournament. We rate him in the Julian Alvarez bracket, although he's much more Messi like. Claudio Echeverri is considered a highly promising young talent with exceptional dribbling skills, creativity, and a strong finishing ability, often drawing comparisons to Lionel Messi due to his playing style; he is widely regarded as one of the most exciting prospects in South American football, currently on loan from Manchester City after making a name for himself at River Plate, where he earned the nickname "El Diablito" (the little devil) for his agility and trickery on the pitch. Strengths: Excellent ball control, quick feet, sharp passing, unpredictable movement, capable of playing in multiple attacking positions, strong finishing. Playing style: Often compared to Messi due to his low center of gravity, close control, and ability to create space with dribbling.

to counter the negativity on here re Saturday i think that City played really well, in a manner that has seen us make many a top team look poor in the past. we seem to keep possession the way few can and when you pressed us we seemed to find a way out. the other thing we did was mix in some long passes which make the press a dangerous thing to do. I thank Nico Gonzalez for the improvement in possession. He's supposedly more of an 8 than a 6 so i expect him to be a 6 this season and replace Gundogan as an 8 next season. Rodri and Nico together just might be awesome. Time will tell. I thank Marmoush for the new cutting edge. I thank the pace of Khusanov for tightening up the rear line. He helped Stones be Stones. Khusanov was clocked at 37km last season in France. That is Spur's Van De Ven pace. And finally, if i'm honest, i thank the linesman.

Yeah it was probably Keegan as George Weah was one of his. He was on his last legs for us, like Robbie Fowler was later, and Andy Cole etc

Think i heard someone say that the last time you won at City it was Maine Road and that Shearer got the goal. A massively offside pre-VAR goal too.

I'm not sure it was all down to you guys not showing up. I think Gonzalez went a long way towards filling the Rodri hole. Helping City be City again. Khusanov and Stones looked much more solid than any pairing for a while. And Marmoush showed that he can walk the walk. I was interested to see Khusanov sprinting with Gordon and catching him up. Have to say i expected more from Bruno and Tonali. Quite liked to see Burn and Haaland share a joke when Burn did that near post block for a corner.

don't know what happened yesterday. it was like you guys didn't turn up. normally you press like bastards and yesterday nothing. i wonder if maybe you expected us to be easy and it caught you off guard. from our point of view, all the new players looked decent. given me that tiny piece of hope for Madrid just so long as Rico doesn't play.

I'm told that means you like me? Anyway as long as we both beat Forest in the next couple of weeks....

Right taking a mini break from here until after the game and i feel brave enough to come back. take care guys. and fingers crossed for 3-2 to City.

oh i will. In fact i'm just delaying pre match chores with looking at the finance stuff. i didnt get to last night as it was Valentines.

The thing about this is that the press and many fans still see City as the bad guys in all this. For most it will always be out fault. City ruining football. Even though the PL are the ones ignoring the law. Just wait until we win the 115 Oh and you're welcome.

Got the missus shoes and taking the family out dinner and a movie. I'm safe for another year.