Kevin Madden

@1cornishblue @RCorless33 @DavidHartley21 @ManCity This is exactly my viewpoint. I think innocent but the job has been done the shit has stuck

@RCorless33 @DavidHartley21 @ManCity I felt exactly the same, even about the 115 charges, even though I believe we are innocent, I really don't care at this point

That really did feel like the end of this wonderful era in @ManCity’s history. Whatever comes next, we will always have the last 10 years. Let everyone talk. Let the 115 charges come. It doesn’t matter. We lived the dream that every football fan in the world would love to live.

@pundit_jay They look devoid of ideas

Arsenal crumbling as usual lool

@StevenMcinerney It is but if we’re being honest city aren’t good enough this season

yeah its over isnt it

@1cornishblue I’m getting a bit “I’m not really bothered” to it all. It’s far tribal on here the tv radio. People can’t enjoy football for what it is. VAR has completely ruined the game as they spent time looking for ways to disallow goals. No players to really get excited about watching

This thread is very interesting. I did wonder if it was me that was the problem. But clearly lots feel the same. The hard thing is giving it up after so many years of loving football.

@PrestwichBlue Exactly what I was thinking.

In all the fuss about the Cherki "goal" why is no one blaming Alisson, who should have gone straight back in his own half after the corner was cleared? WTF did he think he was doing staying upfield in that situation? And with his rash foul on Nunes, he cost them the game.

@CFCHaven Ancelotti

@StevenMcinerney @fukxumean If he’s looking to go the club have been consistent over the years that if that is the case then they get the best offer

@fukxumean I ADORE Bobb, but it just makes no sense to sell the guy who can alleviate some of the pressure on him after a year long injury when he's still basically untested.

Also, crazy meltdown coming from the guys who want Oscar Bobb to be given a proper chance. He will have that RW position on lock and you’re still crying? If Savinho wants to leave, so be it. Why would the club keep him against his will? Good player but y’all are doing too much

@markgoldbridge So is £300m from winning not classed as revenue?

Why are some people struggling with how Liverpool could spend half a billion in one summer? It's called being a club focussed on success. 300mil incoming from winning the Prem and UCL run at least another 100 from sales. That's 400 before they touch their own revenue

@1cornishblue @SheikhMCI Exactly. It is a shame. It’s not so much about old or new fan. I think you be able to accept defeat regardless and not just winning. As long as you do that I’m not bothered where you’re from and how long you’ve supported city. Hate the self entitlement

@SheikhMCI @KevinMadden18 You will never please everyone. It’s a shame it even needed to be said. In the past I’ve hesitated to block City accounts but I don’t any more. Some seem to misunderstand the term “supporter”.

I am not calling out anyone specific here but I assume some will take this personally (as always). So plz move on if that’s you. I don’t think people realize just how much shit “Maine road” fans went through and disregarding it is ignoring the literal fabric and history of who we are as a club. They were there when we were shit. When all these new “fans” didn’t even know the club existed. When City was relegated back to back. Getting shit on in school by rival fans. They kept the club afloat when it was on the verge of going under. They were they when we were on top of the world. And they will continue to be if we go back to being shit. They’re not just fans, it’s a deep-rooted culture, family that’s embedded in generations of their lineage, something a casual fan simply cannot understand, nor will experience in their lives. Assuming “Maine Roaders” are ok with losing is more nonsense that these new fans say to put themselves on a pedestal. Nobody is okay with losing. Everyone wants to win. But how each set of fans reacts to adversity couldn’t be more different. And that’s what sets these fans apart. I’m sick and tired of people acting like going trophyless is a failure - it’s literally part of sport. You win some, you lose some, sack up and go again. Cut the bitchassness. Go look at how Giannis responded to the reporter asking if not winning a chip is a failure. These “Maine Roaders” understand that. They embrace it. Because they’ve been there. They’ve survived it. And they’ve lived it, good and bad. And they trust we’ll be back like we always have, instead of telling club legends to fuck off and die because their legs aren’t as spry as they used to be. These new “fans” love to celebrate our success but they throw cheap insults, abuse, and have petulant tantrums when things don’t go their way. They engagement farm and gloat about things like our trophies, big and smart spending, stadium expansion, global reach.. and then have the audacity to turn around and say the very club and players who literally made all of this possible lack ambition.. compared to THEIR standards. It’s a massive problem with this younger generation in general, they’ve all seemingly convinced themselves that they are victims because they’re too soft from participation trophies and being told their emotions matter. With due respect, what have these toxic new fans done other than get angry on twitter and order counterfeit kits from DHGATE? Who are they to demand “accountability” to someone like Pep fucking Guardiola, or to complain about “standards” to a fan who is living paycheck to paycheck and attending all our matches anyway? The lack of self awareness and cringe level of bitchassness is astounding and it’s getting worse.

@1cornishblue @SheikhMCI 100% basically said what I was thinking but I couldn’t put into words in that way

@SheikhMCI You’ve nailed it with that post mate 👏👏

@StevenMcinerney 3at the back with o’Reilly holding?

Also aware it's a slightly insane lineup. Just noticed there's no holding midfielder lol. Ah well. Goals or bust it is.

I like it! Buzzing for O'Reilly. He absolutely deserves the start. Incredibly aggressive lineup that.

@1cornishblue @Colsterfive Couldn’t agree more. All these fans of other teams say city are boring but that’s what they have to deal with. It’s not football

@Colsterfive It's fuckin shit for football as a spectacle. I don't want to watch that shite. Happens far too often

You should be penalised a goal for playing low block football. Boring as fuvk. Poor bastards watching that every week.

@prestigecar_rep @PStringer324578 Exactly. He’s a good lad and fully understands that we will pick and choose

@KevinMadden18 @PStringer324578 A conversation you shouldn’t be having

£70 to watch a successful Premiership team doesn’t sound a lot. Totally piss poor not selling out tonight by our fans for me👎🏻Stop your protests and support Pep and the team💙

@prestigecar_rep @PStringer324578 I agree with @prestigecar_rep I’ve been going a long time and I told my son who will be 18 in June that we will have to rethink next season as it will be £140 a game for the two of us

@PStringer324578 Sorry but you wrong Paul. If these prices relatively speaking were around when I was a kid I wouldn’t have been a match going fan. My Dad simply couldn’t have afforded to take me.

Two assists for O’Reilly surely just give him a go until the end of the season

@PrestwichBlue @slbsn Agree 100%

If you continually turned up to work in less than peak condition, in a job where peak condition was a given, then your contract would soon be terminated. It should be built into a player's contract that it's his responsibility to maintain peak fitness and not abuse his body regularly, and a disciplinary process will be applied if he fails to abide by that, ultimately leading to dismissal.

In 2025, I think if you are entering into a contract paying an individual £50k per day, you absolutely can put restrictions on what such an individual can consume and where they can go on an in-season rest day.

@_joebray I don’t buy this narrative about being far from perfect. He had a shocking first 5 mins against Chelsea and after that hasn’t put a foot wrong

Since arriving a month ago, Abdukodir Khusanov has started against Chelsea, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Newcastle and now Spurs. Far from perfect against some of those big-name attacks but no other CB has started all those games and Pep clearly trusts him at the moment. #mcfc

@1cornishblue Sometimes I walked and had a few in the Albert in rusholme beforehand. Good old days

@KevinMadden18 Yeah, picking the bones out of the game in the pub on Saturday evening. A rare thing in itself these days with few Saturday 3pm kick offs

Football really has changed. It used to be about going to the match and having a laugh with your mates. If you won great, if you didn't you chewed it over on the way home and that was that. For many it's still the same, but fuck me, now it's life and death for some it seems.