David Brain

Oh dear. I suspect the PR person got fired:

@chrisrumfitt @Zonal_Marking

@DavidBrain @Zonal_Marking A strong financial position in England but not Europe wide like Guardiola has had lot of the last 15 years.

10 seasons at Man City for Guardiola. 5 times they've started the Champions League as favourites. Only 3 times they've reached the semis. 1 European Cup. Considering City's domestic performance during the last decade, it's reasonable to have expected more. nytimes.com/athletic/71270…

@chrisrumfitt @Zonal_Marking 26 years of Fergie and United financial domination won two. Quite a similar performance surely?

@Zonal_Marking Given the teams he’s managed and the wealth they’ve had then 1 European cup in the last 15 years is actually a pretty poor record

@cityreport_ This is how I feel. Hate going out at this stage but oddly sanguine about it. Onwards!

Pep Guardiola: “For Khusanov, it’s the first time playing in the Champions League. Rayan Cherki’s first time playing in the Champions League. Antoine Semenyo’s first time playing in the Champions League, debuting at the Bernabeu. It needs time. Our first seasons here were not always perfect; against Monaco we were out in this stage. It’s a lot, a lot of new players, but I saw many good things. Even there [at the Bernabeu] in the first 15-20 minutes and the first 15-20 here define [us] quite well… We were there.”

@davidyelland @ManCity Yep. Very unfortunate first half. Oh well. We remember what it used to be like!

Feel proud of @ManCity watching this performance. Real Madrid have shown themselves as totally lacking in class. They will win f--- all. Awful club. See you at Wembley Blues and boy will they be up for it...

Sadly both calls were correct. Good start otherwise.

This should be 3-1 already

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@jadw59 @davidyelland Wow. A modern day Nostradamus and only followed by 34 people. What a waste of your searing insight!

@DavidBrain @davidyelland It’s not going to work like that. Your team will be in the Championship as a consequence of guilt on the 115 charges and you will save Spurs from demotion.

Well that’s the league I guess. Only consolation is if Spurs go down by a point then we start next season 4 to 6 points better off without our bogey team in the league

Exactly. And sector and task specific SaaS businesses, and corporates of course, hold that

Looks like Bodo Glint will progress further than us! Weird selection from Pep.

Luis Diaz really did get out of jail this summer

We are witnessing the implosion of a football club

These Liverpool players won’t know what to make of such a brilliant atmosphere

Archie Gray and Javi Simons at least give a shit #

@slbsn Clear simulation which is a yellow. Second, yellow, so, you know. Also the Newcastle penalty was a penalty. So in my world and the refs world and many other people’s world the calls were correct. downloads.theifab.com/downloads/laws…

There is no world in which this is a second yellow. Even if it was a dive, it’s still not a second yellow. The game is riddled with simulation which rarely gets a first yellow. The last thing 25/26 refereeing needed was this.

@martindevlinnz Mate that’s wonderful. Almost a European placing!

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Urgh

Holy moly we scored from a corner! #MCFC