Peter H Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 yes. Thats what I am praying for and someone breaks the racists leg. Really dont like these types of comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2i0 Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 good try, Sunderland is going down this season, mannone not gonna save them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weebittight Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Have not seen it but why did Howard feel the need to trip Ki? Big chance for three points squandered here by a couple of bad moments Osman and Timmy. No Barry or Mirallas for the Southampton game. Regroup City Arizona. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Shithouse result. Don't give a crap about the effort if we didn't get a result against the bottom club. Their keeper had a really good game today. Would be worse if we did not test their keeper at all. We did test him several times with 10 men and looked more likely to score than Sunderland. One freak incident from Osman lost us the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQuince Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Sunderland got lucky today. We went after them and forced that ogre to make same excellent saves. Something went wrong for us and they got lucky. We still rallied and showed a lot of spirit and were really unlucky not to equalize. I can't say I'm disappointed in how we played this out. A point or three would've been amazing, and our play certainly warranted that. But, oh well, it wasn't meant to be today. At least the pressure of remaining unbeaten at home is off. And, hey, we can try a few new things against Southampton (because, well, we have to). MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rusty747 Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Good second half effort but we are still missing that little bit of composure, class and killer instinct in the final third. It's better than previous seasons but there is still an element of waiting for something to happen in the final third rather than making it happen. Approach play is good but then it seems to break down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Angel Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Oviedo motm. Never stopped and carried pie arse piennar all game. Piennar and osman and mirrales need to take a long hard look at themselves tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rusty747 Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 I think Mirallas was ill so maybe excused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Angel Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Well he shouldn't be a fat bastard at Christmas with his Belgium chocolates should he. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rusty747 Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Our next game just got more difficult and more important. With Southampton winning well away at Cardiff they will be confident and we will be missing Tim and Gazza. Still think we will have enough to beat them though. Actually, I'm pleased we don't have to wait long for the next game as it will get the sour taste of this one out of my mouth soonest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopaulo Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 One of those games today..they happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Angel Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 What's happened to lukaku? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 I think some of you are a bit out of order robe honest, the guys deserve a lot of respect for their effort and we have to applaud that! The result isn't everything with RM as it was with moyes, you want him back? And Mirralas isn't excused for walking of the pitch, that's not his decision to make. It was six mins from half time. He looked ok when he had the ball and shot disn't he? Barkley can be excused for trying too hard. He just wanted to save our record and maybe his youth got the better of him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rusty747 Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 From what I am hearing, I think we might appreciate Mirallas 'doing what he had to do' in the changing room bog rather than on the pitch. Wouldn't have fancied making a sliding tackle anywhere he might have been on the pitch otherwise. Agree with you about Barkley 100% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_E Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 I'm sorry, guys, I think this might be on me. i was unable to see the Spurs game and that one was apparently quite shitty, I was unable to see the Swansea game and that one was apparently quite shitty and now I was unable to see the Sunderland game and it looks like it finally cost us. I'll do better next time. Bailey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopaulo Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 I'm sorry, guys, I think this might be on me. i was unable to see the Spurs game and that one was apparently quite shitty, I was unable to see the Swansea game and that one was apparently quite shitty and now I was unable to see the Sunderland game and it looks like it finally cost us. I'll do better next time. wanker :shaking fist: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badaids Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 mirallas could have at least shit on one of the sunderland players, failing that, he should have shit himself and not cleaned himself up in order to put off his marker... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kohen Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Sorry guys, I think it may be my fault. I bet on an Everton win! http://i.imgur.com/uvx3HW5.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMorley91 Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Sorry guys, I think it may be my fault. I bet on an Everton win! http://i.imgur.com/uvx3HW5.jpg Had money on them too.... Never normally do for exactly this reason.... I'll share the blame with you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncanmckenzieismagic Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 I thought second half that was actually one of our best performances for a few games now, it just wasnt our day I suppose the way we play it out from the back like we do we should expect the occasional cock up like that from time to time but what was going through Howards head when he gave that suicidal ball to Osman ? Obviously Osman was equally culpable but it was just real comedy defending Even though it happened right in front of me Im still not sure wether or not it was actually a penalty , what was the general consensus from you guys watching it on the box/streams? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted December 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Dunc I agree, great second half. The stream I watched showed the replay close to 6 times. Tim had very slight contact, so yes to contact, but it was so slight that it was clear that Ki flopped. The commentators were saying it was more about Howard's intent but I don't know if I agree. I think he went for the ball and Ki moved and he just barely caught him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue 250 Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Martinez has said he's learned alot about the squad today, so be it. I'm waiting for Lukaku to return to being the beast, also looking forward to Baines' clever work down the left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Blue Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 I think the true test will come on Sunday with Southampton, if we are going to maintain our challenge for the top 4 then we need to bounce back against them. I believe that this team under Martinez has the character and skill to do it. I expect them to be back to their fluent exciting best and blow Southampton away. It will be harder without Howard and Barry, but Osman will be fired up to make amends, and at least Roubles has played now in a competitive match. We definitely need a CM in the window, and also a winger (hopefully McGeady). If we manage to get Heitinger and Jelavic off the pay roll then I expect a center back and striker to follow, with the striker from from a loan from a Spanish club. Very impressed with the team in the second half, they will feel hurt by this, and there is nothing more dangerous than a hurt Everton, especially under Martinez! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Even though it happened right in front of me Im still not sure wether or not it was actually a penalty , what was the general consensus from you guys watching it on the box/streams? Few people saying there was minimal, if any contact. But it was impossible for the ref not to make the decisions he did. Very sad that players in that position decide to go for the pen rather than trying to score the goal, probably lacked confidence that he could put it away. Would've been better if Tim had just let him score (though understandable what he did).....with an hour plus to go we'd almost certainly have turned it around with eleven men on the pitch. Bailey and JoeQuince 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Angel Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Baines an Oviedo for me on sunday piennar had his chance today and blew it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 I am disappointed obviously, but thinking about it calmly I have convinced myself that as disasters go, this one is not as bad as it might have been. Look at some of the other results. We are not out of this yet lads one defeat does not destroy our chances. Cheer up we will come good again very soon and I sincerely believe there will be a hell of a reaction to this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Poyet... "Even with 10 men they [Everton] were the best team we have played against." "It was very difficult and it's incredible that we have beaten them." Bailey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted December 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 At least the shite lost as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearso Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Even though it happened right in front of me Im still not sure wether or not it was actually a penalty , what was the general consensus from you guys watching it on the box/streams? There was contact no doubt, but the kind of contact that used to bring Gareth Bale down before referee's showed him a yellow card last season. Tim never had a chance because as soon as Ki hit the deck Tim's body language just screamed out "I'm gone". He wouldn't have done his chances any harm had he got up and appealed to the ref that he went down very softly, but I guess that says a lot about Tim's integrity. I'm not sure of the technicalities in regards to the rules but it makes me so angry that as long as there is contact, regardless of whether it actually impedes the attacker at all, it is a penalty. My view of the incident was Howard just outstretched his body to try and make himself as wide as possible. He didn't intentionally try to trip Ki, Ki just saw the opportunity to take a player out of the game and he did it well. Ki very easily could have stayed on his feet and just tapped the ball in. I can't hold it against the player for going to ground because I suppose most players would have done the same and it's just the nature of the game at the moment, but it's something I would hope our players wouldn't do if they were in his position. He had Howard well beaten, all he had to do was tap it in and get on with the game, but he's taken advantage of a formality in the rules and hit the deck in a situation just to claim contact, not because he was impeded. Anyway, I think the loss has a silver lining. As Poyet said, even with 10 players we gave Sunderland headaches. Big fan of Poyet for showing such humility in that situation, nothing worse for me than arrogant managers who can't give credit where it's due - see Roberto Mancini. The 5 point gap between us and Arsenal seems quite large now. I thought if we could just keep pace with them our final placing would take care of itself. Hopefully these next few (arguably) easier games we can get maximum points and make back that ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weebittight Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 At least the shite lost as well Good game. That is as close as City have been pushed at home all season to be fair. Linesman from the Blind Institute or it might have been a different result. Rare error from Minolet. Rodgers' comments on the ref will surely see him fined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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