It’s behind a paywall.
Does it mention City doing it in a World Cup season, with 18 players on international duty for 6 weeks?
You're so triggered by this lol
comment by Gaffer Pranky (U22336)
posted 5 minutes ago
Bite
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A thread about treble winners and the first comment is from the fan of a team who can only blow their own chance of the treble.
Talk about being inferior.
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Gaffer Pranky (U22336)
posted 5 minutes ago
Bite
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A thread about treble winners and the first comment is from the fan of a team who can only blow their own chance of the treble.
Talk about being inferior.
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Quadruple*
Good grief. I thought it a decent read, that's all.,,😟
He compares the two teams by breaking it down into individuals and scoring the individuals and adding them up. One thinks he misses the point of what a team is.
It's the attitude people have with the England national team. Before a match they do a combined 11 between them the country they are facing, all England players apart from maybe one from the other team. Then they lose and can't understand why.
This article wouldn't have been printed if our genius didn't hand them one of the cups after 13 seconds then had a party celebrating the next day.
Just saying.
comment by Dragon66 (U23021)
posted 2 minutes ago
This article wouldn't have been printed if our genius didn't hand them one of the cups after 13 seconds then had a party celebrating the next day.
Just saying.
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hi anne
comment by Ali - (U1192)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Gaffer Pranky (U22336)
posted 5 minutes ago
Bite
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A thread about treble winners and the first comment is from the fan of a team who can only blow their own chance of the treble.
Talk about being inferior.
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Quadruple*
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comment by Dragon66 (U23021)
posted 3 minutes ago
This article wouldn't have been printed if our genius didn't hand them one of the cups after 13 seconds then had a party celebrating the next day.
Just saying.
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And just like that Anne Ziety is back.
comment by Pierre Reedy (U1734)
posted 4 minutes ago
He compares the two teams by breaking it down into individuals and scoring the individuals and adding them up. One thinks he misses the point of what a team is.
It's the attitude people have with the England national team. Before a match they do a combined 11 between them the country they are facing, all England players apart from maybe one from the other team. Then they lose and can't understand why.
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I think you missed the point of the article Barry.
Difficult to judge two different teams over 20 years apart but if both teams played against each other today, both in their prime, with the rules of the game from 1999, city would lose.
Scholes and Keane would be chopping bits out of de bruyne, Silva and gundogan.
Haaland would have nightmares of Roy Keane, so much so that he retreats into his shell against united even more than he usually does.
Grealish would be crying his way back down to Birmingham, after Giggs tears him a new one for the 50th time.
Both brilliant sides, squad strength was probably less of a thing back in ‘99. We had some great squad players but not quite to the level of City I don’t think. Also playing 2 completely different systems makes it hard to make a player for player comparison.
I’m always gonna be biased but what made our treble so special were some of the incredible games we had that season. Arsenal we’re genuinely a great side and the FA cup semi final was immense, so was the CL semi against Juve and the group games against Bayern and Barca. Then of course there was the CL final, the ups and downs we witnessed was pretty intense whereas City just seemed to work their way through opponents rarely having much trouble.
Forgot grealish is a left winger actually. Ok then.
Grealish would still be in tears when he realises he isn't going to get a free kick every time he falls over, and scholes will be getting away with kicking the sheet out of him
comment by Ali - (U1192)
posted 22 seconds ago
Difficult to judge two different teams over 20 years apart but if both teams played against each other today, both in their prime, with the rules of the game from 1999, city would lose.
Scholes and Keane would be chopping bits out of de bruyne, Silva and gundogan.
Haaland would have nightmares of Roy Keane, so much so that he retreats into his shell against united even more than he usually does.
Grealish would be crying his way back down to Birmingham, after Giggs tears him a new one for the 50th time.
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I appreciate this maybe a novel idea, but how about we build a team to compete with them today as opposed to losing 7-0 and rewarding the worst player on the pitch with a new contract as opposed to a deserved contract termination?
One team:
✅ won with academy players
✅ beat a truly great Arsenal team to the title
✅ spent money they legitimately earned
✅ overcame an elite level UCL final opponent to win against the odds
One team:
✅ Beat an inexperienced Arsenal to the title
✅ Also cheated to get their team together
✅ Beat a bang average UCL opponent in the final. Brentford would beat Inter ffs!!
✅ Have 115 pending fraud charges against them
Nothing in it. Our achievement was bigger and actually proper.
comment by Dragon66 (U23021)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Ali - (U1192)
posted 22 seconds ago
Difficult to judge two different teams over 20 years apart but if both teams played against each other today, both in their prime, with the rules of the game from 1999, city would lose.
Scholes and Keane would be chopping bits out of de bruyne, Silva and gundogan.
Haaland would have nightmares of Roy Keane, so much so that he retreats into his shell against united even more than he usually does.
Grealish would be crying his way back down to Birmingham, after Giggs tears him a new one for the 50th time.
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I appreciate this maybe a novel idea, but how about we build a team to compete with them today as opposed to losing 7-0 and rewarding the worst player on the pitch with a new contract as opposed to a deserved contract termination?
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Another daftie
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Pierre Reedy (U1734)
posted 4 minutes ago
He compares the two teams by breaking it down into individuals and scoring the individuals and adding them up. One thinks he misses the point of what a team is.
It's the attitude people have with the England national team. Before a match they do a combined 11 between them the country they are facing, all England players apart from maybe one from the other team. Then they lose and can't understand why.
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I think you missed the point of the article Barry.
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The point was to determine which team was better? Not look at individual players? Could do one between Leicester from 2016 and this season's Chelsea individuals and come out with the conclusion that Chelssa are the better team.
Enzo Fernández vs Andy King? Have to go with Fernández on this one. Silva vs Morgan? Silva by a distance.
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Dragon66 (U23021)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Ali - (U1192)
posted 22 seconds ago
Difficult to judge two different teams over 20 years apart but if both teams played against each other today, both in their prime, with the rules of the game from 1999, city would lose.
Scholes and Keane would be chopping bits out of de bruyne, Silva and gundogan.
Haaland would have nightmares of Roy Keane, so much so that he retreats into his shell against united even more than he usually does.
Grealish would be crying his way back down to Birmingham, after Giggs tears him a new one for the 50th time.
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I appreciate this maybe a novel idea, but how about we build a team to compete with them today as opposed to losing 7-0 and rewarding the worst player on the pitch with a new contract as opposed to a deserved contract termination?
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Another daftie
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If a player can be sacked for telling the truth about The Glazers, a player can be sacked for our worst defeat in 128 years.
comment by Dragon66 (U23021)
posted 37 seconds ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Dragon66 (U23021)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Ali - (U1192)
posted 22 seconds ago
Difficult to judge two different teams over 20 years apart but if both teams played against each other today, both in their prime, with the rules of the game from 1999, city would lose.
Scholes and Keane would be chopping bits out of de bruyne, Silva and gundogan.
Haaland would have nightmares of Roy Keane, so much so that he retreats into his shell against united even more than he usually does.
Grealish would be crying his way back down to Birmingham, after Giggs tears him a new one for the 50th time.
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I appreciate this maybe a novel idea, but how about we build a team to compete with them today as opposed to losing 7-0 and rewarding the worst player on the pitch with a new contract as opposed to a deserved contract termination?
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Another daftie
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If a player can be sacked for telling the truth about The Glazers, a player can be sacked for our worst defeat in 128 years.
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Keep it up daftie.
comment by Pierre Reedy (U1734)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Pierre Reedy (U1734)
posted 4 minutes ago
He compares the two teams by breaking it down into individuals and scoring the individuals and adding them up. One thinks he misses the point of what a team is.
It's the attitude people have with the England national team. Before a match they do a combined 11 between them the country they are facing, all England players apart from maybe one from the other team. Then they lose and can't understand why.
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I think you missed the point of the article Barry.
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The point was to determine which team was better? Not look at individual players? Could do one between Leicester from 2016 and this season's Chelsea individuals and come out with the conclusion that Chelssa are the better team.
Enzo Fernández vs Andy King? Have to go with Fernández on this one. Silva vs Morgan? Silva by a distance.
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Nope, youve still missed the point.
The answer is quite obvious. Our treble was more impressive and more of an achievement. However, this City side would batter our 99 side in a football match. You can make us win on paper by rating individual players like this guy has done but City would run rings around us if they put the players out onto the pitch in the form of teams like has been traditional for 150 years or so.
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 55 seconds ago
comment by Pierre Reedy (U1734)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Pierre Reedy (U1734)
posted 4 minutes ago
He compares the two teams by breaking it down into individuals and scoring the individuals and adding them up. One thinks he misses the point of what a team is.
It's the attitude people have with the England national team. Before a match they do a combined 11 between them the country they are facing, all England players apart from maybe one from the other team. Then they lose and can't understand why.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I think you missed the point of the article Barry.
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The point was to determine which team was better? Not look at individual players? Could do one between Leicester from 2016 and this season's Chelsea individuals and come out with the conclusion that Chelssa are the better team.
Enzo Fernández vs Andy King? Have to go with Fernández on this one. Silva vs Morgan? Silva by a distance.
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Nope, youve still missed the point.
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Explain how. He has literally broken down the teams into the individuals, scored them, then added them up. That is literally what the article is. How have you interpreted it?
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Dragon66 (U23021)
posted 37 seconds ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Dragon66 (U23021)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Ali - (U1192)
posted 22 seconds ago
Difficult to judge two different teams over 20 years apart but if both teams played against each other today, both in their prime, with the rules of the game from 1999, city would lose.
Scholes and Keane would be chopping bits out of de bruyne, Silva and gundogan.
Haaland would have nightmares of Roy Keane, so much so that he retreats into his shell against united even more than he usually does.
Grealish would be crying his way back down to Birmingham, after Giggs tears him a new one for the 50th time.
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I appreciate this maybe a novel idea, but how about we build a team to compete with them today as opposed to losing 7-0 and rewarding the worst player on the pitch with a new contract as opposed to a deserved contract termination?
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Another daftie
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If a player can be sacked for telling the truth about The Glazers, a player can be sacked for our worst defeat in 128 years.
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Keep it up daftie.
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Judging by your username you saw the Busby era in the flesh is that correct?
Sign in if you want to comment
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posted on 11/6/23
Bite
posted on 11/6/23
It’s behind a paywall.
Does it mention City doing it in a World Cup season, with 18 players on international duty for 6 weeks?
posted on 11/6/23
You're so triggered by this lol
posted on 11/6/23
comment by Gaffer Pranky (U22336)
posted 5 minutes ago
Bite
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A thread about treble winners and the first comment is from the fan of a team who can only blow their own chance of the treble.
Talk about being inferior.
posted on 11/6/23
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Gaffer Pranky (U22336)
posted 5 minutes ago
Bite
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A thread about treble winners and the first comment is from the fan of a team who can only blow their own chance of the treble.
Talk about being inferior.
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Quadruple*
posted on 11/6/23
Good grief. I thought it a decent read, that's all.,,😟
posted on 11/6/23
He compares the two teams by breaking it down into individuals and scoring the individuals and adding them up. One thinks he misses the point of what a team is.
It's the attitude people have with the England national team. Before a match they do a combined 11 between them the country they are facing, all England players apart from maybe one from the other team. Then they lose and can't understand why.
posted on 11/6/23
This article wouldn't have been printed if our genius didn't hand them one of the cups after 13 seconds then had a party celebrating the next day.
Just saying.
posted on 11/6/23
comment by Dragon66 (U23021)
posted 2 minutes ago
This article wouldn't have been printed if our genius didn't hand them one of the cups after 13 seconds then had a party celebrating the next day.
Just saying.
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hi anne
posted on 11/6/23
comment by Ali - (U1192)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Gaffer Pranky (U22336)
posted 5 minutes ago
Bite
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A thread about treble winners and the first comment is from the fan of a team who can only blow their own chance of the treble.
Talk about being inferior.
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Quadruple*
----------------------------------------------------------------------single*
posted on 11/6/23
comment by Dragon66 (U23021)
posted 3 minutes ago
This article wouldn't have been printed if our genius didn't hand them one of the cups after 13 seconds then had a party celebrating the next day.
Just saying.
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And just like that Anne Ziety is back.
posted on 11/6/23
comment by Pierre Reedy (U1734)
posted 4 minutes ago
He compares the two teams by breaking it down into individuals and scoring the individuals and adding them up. One thinks he misses the point of what a team is.
It's the attitude people have with the England national team. Before a match they do a combined 11 between them the country they are facing, all England players apart from maybe one from the other team. Then they lose and can't understand why.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I think you missed the point of the article Barry.
posted on 11/6/23
Difficult to judge two different teams over 20 years apart but if both teams played against each other today, both in their prime, with the rules of the game from 1999, city would lose.
Scholes and Keane would be chopping bits out of de bruyne, Silva and gundogan.
Haaland would have nightmares of Roy Keane, so much so that he retreats into his shell against united even more than he usually does.
Grealish would be crying his way back down to Birmingham, after Giggs tears him a new one for the 50th time.
posted on 11/6/23
Both brilliant sides, squad strength was probably less of a thing back in ‘99. We had some great squad players but not quite to the level of City I don’t think. Also playing 2 completely different systems makes it hard to make a player for player comparison.
I’m always gonna be biased but what made our treble so special were some of the incredible games we had that season. Arsenal we’re genuinely a great side and the FA cup semi final was immense, so was the CL semi against Juve and the group games against Bayern and Barca. Then of course there was the CL final, the ups and downs we witnessed was pretty intense whereas City just seemed to work their way through opponents rarely having much trouble.
posted on 11/6/23
Forgot grealish is a left winger actually. Ok then.
Grealish would still be in tears when he realises he isn't going to get a free kick every time he falls over, and scholes will be getting away with kicking the sheet out of him
posted on 11/6/23
comment by Ali - (U1192)
posted 22 seconds ago
Difficult to judge two different teams over 20 years apart but if both teams played against each other today, both in their prime, with the rules of the game from 1999, city would lose.
Scholes and Keane would be chopping bits out of de bruyne, Silva and gundogan.
Haaland would have nightmares of Roy Keane, so much so that he retreats into his shell against united even more than he usually does.
Grealish would be crying his way back down to Birmingham, after Giggs tears him a new one for the 50th time.
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I appreciate this maybe a novel idea, but how about we build a team to compete with them today as opposed to losing 7-0 and rewarding the worst player on the pitch with a new contract as opposed to a deserved contract termination?
posted on 11/6/23
One team:
✅ won with academy players
✅ beat a truly great Arsenal team to the title
✅ spent money they legitimately earned
✅ overcame an elite level UCL final opponent to win against the odds
One team:
✅ Beat an inexperienced Arsenal to the title
✅ Also cheated to get their team together
✅ Beat a bang average UCL opponent in the final. Brentford would beat Inter ffs!!
✅ Have 115 pending fraud charges against them
Nothing in it. Our achievement was bigger and actually proper.
posted on 11/6/23
comment by Dragon66 (U23021)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Ali - (U1192)
posted 22 seconds ago
Difficult to judge two different teams over 20 years apart but if both teams played against each other today, both in their prime, with the rules of the game from 1999, city would lose.
Scholes and Keane would be chopping bits out of de bruyne, Silva and gundogan.
Haaland would have nightmares of Roy Keane, so much so that he retreats into his shell against united even more than he usually does.
Grealish would be crying his way back down to Birmingham, after Giggs tears him a new one for the 50th time.
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I appreciate this maybe a novel idea, but how about we build a team to compete with them today as opposed to losing 7-0 and rewarding the worst player on the pitch with a new contract as opposed to a deserved contract termination?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Another daftie
posted on 11/6/23
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Pierre Reedy (U1734)
posted 4 minutes ago
He compares the two teams by breaking it down into individuals and scoring the individuals and adding them up. One thinks he misses the point of what a team is.
It's the attitude people have with the England national team. Before a match they do a combined 11 between them the country they are facing, all England players apart from maybe one from the other team. Then they lose and can't understand why.
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I think you missed the point of the article Barry.
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The point was to determine which team was better? Not look at individual players? Could do one between Leicester from 2016 and this season's Chelsea individuals and come out with the conclusion that Chelssa are the better team.
Enzo Fernández vs Andy King? Have to go with Fernández on this one. Silva vs Morgan? Silva by a distance.
posted on 11/6/23
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Dragon66 (U23021)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Ali - (U1192)
posted 22 seconds ago
Difficult to judge two different teams over 20 years apart but if both teams played against each other today, both in their prime, with the rules of the game from 1999, city would lose.
Scholes and Keane would be chopping bits out of de bruyne, Silva and gundogan.
Haaland would have nightmares of Roy Keane, so much so that he retreats into his shell against united even more than he usually does.
Grealish would be crying his way back down to Birmingham, after Giggs tears him a new one for the 50th time.
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I appreciate this maybe a novel idea, but how about we build a team to compete with them today as opposed to losing 7-0 and rewarding the worst player on the pitch with a new contract as opposed to a deserved contract termination?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Another daftie
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If a player can be sacked for telling the truth about The Glazers, a player can be sacked for our worst defeat in 128 years.
posted on 11/6/23
comment by Dragon66 (U23021)
posted 37 seconds ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Dragon66 (U23021)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Ali - (U1192)
posted 22 seconds ago
Difficult to judge two different teams over 20 years apart but if both teams played against each other today, both in their prime, with the rules of the game from 1999, city would lose.
Scholes and Keane would be chopping bits out of de bruyne, Silva and gundogan.
Haaland would have nightmares of Roy Keane, so much so that he retreats into his shell against united even more than he usually does.
Grealish would be crying his way back down to Birmingham, after Giggs tears him a new one for the 50th time.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I appreciate this maybe a novel idea, but how about we build a team to compete with them today as opposed to losing 7-0 and rewarding the worst player on the pitch with a new contract as opposed to a deserved contract termination?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Another daftie
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If a player can be sacked for telling the truth about The Glazers, a player can be sacked for our worst defeat in 128 years.
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Keep it up daftie.
posted on 11/6/23
comment by Pierre Reedy (U1734)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Pierre Reedy (U1734)
posted 4 minutes ago
He compares the two teams by breaking it down into individuals and scoring the individuals and adding them up. One thinks he misses the point of what a team is.
It's the attitude people have with the England national team. Before a match they do a combined 11 between them the country they are facing, all England players apart from maybe one from the other team. Then they lose and can't understand why.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I think you missed the point of the article Barry.
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The point was to determine which team was better? Not look at individual players? Could do one between Leicester from 2016 and this season's Chelsea individuals and come out with the conclusion that Chelssa are the better team.
Enzo Fernández vs Andy King? Have to go with Fernández on this one. Silva vs Morgan? Silva by a distance.
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Nope, youve still missed the point.
posted on 11/6/23
The answer is quite obvious. Our treble was more impressive and more of an achievement. However, this City side would batter our 99 side in a football match. You can make us win on paper by rating individual players like this guy has done but City would run rings around us if they put the players out onto the pitch in the form of teams like has been traditional for 150 years or so.
posted on 11/6/23
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 55 seconds ago
comment by Pierre Reedy (U1734)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Pierre Reedy (U1734)
posted 4 minutes ago
He compares the two teams by breaking it down into individuals and scoring the individuals and adding them up. One thinks he misses the point of what a team is.
It's the attitude people have with the England national team. Before a match they do a combined 11 between them the country they are facing, all England players apart from maybe one from the other team. Then they lose and can't understand why.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I think you missed the point of the article Barry.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
The point was to determine which team was better? Not look at individual players? Could do one between Leicester from 2016 and this season's Chelsea individuals and come out with the conclusion that Chelssa are the better team.
Enzo Fernández vs Andy King? Have to go with Fernández on this one. Silva vs Morgan? Silva by a distance.
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Nope, youve still missed the point.
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Explain how. He has literally broken down the teams into the individuals, scored them, then added them up. That is literally what the article is. How have you interpreted it?
posted on 11/6/23
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Dragon66 (U23021)
posted 37 seconds ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Dragon66 (U23021)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Ali - (U1192)
posted 22 seconds ago
Difficult to judge two different teams over 20 years apart but if both teams played against each other today, both in their prime, with the rules of the game from 1999, city would lose.
Scholes and Keane would be chopping bits out of de bruyne, Silva and gundogan.
Haaland would have nightmares of Roy Keane, so much so that he retreats into his shell against united even more than he usually does.
Grealish would be crying his way back down to Birmingham, after Giggs tears him a new one for the 50th time.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I appreciate this maybe a novel idea, but how about we build a team to compete with them today as opposed to losing 7-0 and rewarding the worst player on the pitch with a new contract as opposed to a deserved contract termination?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Another daftie
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If a player can be sacked for telling the truth about The Glazers, a player can be sacked for our worst defeat in 128 years.
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Keep it up daftie.
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Judging by your username you saw the Busby era in the flesh is that correct?
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