Premier League Matchweek 3 (26-27 August)

charlenefan said:
Really poor goal to concede by Bournemouth

Plus side for us though 3 games played and City are struggling to blow teams away
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There are pros and cons.

Pro obviously being that they're struggling to gel and are almost Arsenal esque in their over passing.
They don't quite know how to get the best of Aguero and Jesus. Can they play both etc. De Bruyne seemingly reduced to a holding mid he's so deep.
Discipline a bit dodgy all round, couple of reds and Pep seemingly close to meltdown.
2 pretty poor teams away so far.


Cons - they've managed 2 wins and absolutely dominated Everton and should have won that. They'll dominate most games, they might well be hard to stop if they get going.


Obviously prefer them looking like this than that season they started with smashing everyone. I'd settle for a similar outcome though :)
 
abdo99 said:
Guardiola has no class. Always moaning with referees, officials and now with opposition managers. You won't hear the media saying anything though. Pep is the second coming of Jesus according to them. They were quick to say how City will walk the league and no team stands a chance this season but so far despite all the money that's been spent they still have the same problems of last year.
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But he's skinny, "socially progressive", has dinners in New York with former world chess champions. He must be a force for good.
 
padr81 said:
Watching it again, its hard to know. He didn't exactly leave the field of play to celebrate or enter the crowd or remove his shirt. It was more muppet City fans coming over the barriers. It depends on what the ruling states and to be honest I don't know it.
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It is a hard one. I just think that had he not ran towards the fans, that wouldn't have happened.

That said, if you score a last minute goal, then you're going to want to celebrate with your fans.
 
Notice Redknapp is in the studio for Sky but we didn't have that infuriating "Let's get the views of Jamie....." bit at various points in the game.

Was that spot invented solely for when Neville is on commentary so wickle Jamie doesn't feel left out?
 
abdo99 said:
Guardiola has no class. Always moaning with referees, officials and now with opposition managers. You won't hear the media saying anything though. Pep is the second coming of Jesus according to them. They were quick to say how City will walk the league and no team stands a chance this season but so far despite all the money that's been spent they still have the same problems of last year.
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Pep 'Teflon' Guardiola
 
Sandikan said:
Pretty sure the ref sets the time before 90 are up. The clowns on the sidelines messing about and doing it late doesn't affect it.

Had no problem with the game stretching on and on, Bournemouth players were down, Pep was getting told, all sorts.
I'm just gutted Bournemouth lost focus near the end. They thought they had a chance to win it and lost a bit of discipline.
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Same here.

But if we are neutral, City deserved the win. They battered Bournemouth for alot of the game.
 
Walters_19_MuFc said:
It is a hard one. I just think that had he not ran towards the fans, that wouldn't have happened.

That said, if you score a last minute goal, then you're going to want to celebrate with your fans.
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Actually I googled the rules and its excessive celebrations that get a yellow and its fair to say Raheem's was excessive. No complaints in the end, though had the fans stayed in their seats it wouldn't have happened.
 
robinamicrowave said:
At 90:00 the board goes up for 5 minutes. Dean then spends a minute sorting Pep and Howe out. So that knocks it onto 96:00. In the 94th minute Bournemouth have a player down, knocks it to 97:00 minutes. Sterling scored before 97:00.

Fact is, back in 2009 your goal to win the 4-3 derby was scored well beyond the added minutes, but it's always a minimum of added minutes and both goals are perfectly fine. Mike Dean can absolutely fecking feck off, though.
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The red card was correct and it probably shouldn't have been added 5 mins.
 
Brwned said:
Did he definitely give a foul for that? If so, ludicrous. I thought it might've been pulling back play for the really obvious foul before that. It seemed like a pretty long delay so it wouldn't be a good decision either...but at least vaguely understandable.
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I think he gestured he was bringing back the play but that earlier foul already seemed ages ago at that point. It was a very generous decision.
 
Walters_19_MuFc said:
The stoppage didn't start until 91, due to the ref having to speak to managers.

That said, even so, it should have been blown at around 96.

The refs an arse hole. Simple as that!
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Stoppage time is decided upon by the ref, and starts on 90. It doesn't matter when it's actually shown on the board.

However, all in we can't complain at the time. Plenty of time wasting, Pep rants and all sorts.
More annoyed Bournemouth didn't have the experience to recognise this was not a day to try and go for a win near the end, but very much a day to scuffle time out
 
welshmanc75 said:
It wasn't meant to cause offence, it was referencing the usual Bluemoon conspiracy theory that all refs are against City and always for us
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Nobody's offended by 'Rags' anyway and your effort was obviously tongue in cheek.

But NEVER call us 'Man Utd' because a mate told me in the playground once an almost definitely made up story about what it means,the origins of which I can't remember, but naturally it completely offends me - at least like to pretend it does, for a reason that escapes me:mad:
 
Walters_19_MuFc said:
It is a hard one. I just think that had he not ran towards the fans, that wouldn't have happened.

That said, if you score a last minute goal, then you're going to want to celebrate with your fans.
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Yeah, I also don't have a problem with celebrating with the fans. I absolutely disagree that you get a card for that as sports is emotional after all.
Think they should do away with that rule.
 
I could watch that Daniels goal all day long, fantastic hit.
 
cyberman said:
How can the ref find 5 mins of extra time over 45 mins and find 5 mins extra just from those 5 mins? It makes no sense.
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Course it does. 1 min to sort Pep's ranting out.
Good 90secs of Bournemouth players rolling around.
Then the usual 30secs per sub
 
EyeInTheSky said:
No chance of top 4 playing like they have last couple of games.
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You mean completely dominating both teams, who had to resort to merely defending?

They're dangerous, and very much the team to finish ahead of.
 
The time added on I thought was fine. It's the calls I had a problem with. And I think Sterling's sending off was absurd.
 
Macern said:
The red card was correct and it probably shouldn't have been added 5 mins.
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I didn't say the red card was incorrect. Bournemouth should have been down to nine beforehand anyway.
 
DomesticTadpole said:
Not really harsh. Getting a booking for taking your shirt off is harsh. Causing the crowd to surge forward and go on the pitch isn't.
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Especially with what happened at Burnley, the stewards and police were not having any of it.
 
Ainu said:
I think he gestured he was bringing back the play but that earlier foul already seemed ages ago at that point. It was a very generous decision.
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Agreed. Very dubious.
 
sammsky1 said:
Same here.

But if we are neutral, City deserved the win. They battered Bournemouth for alot of the game.
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I fear that's how it'll be in 90% of City games, almost the whole possession and we can't hope they get a red each game to let the likes of Everton steal a win from their one or two chances
 
Oscie said:
Bit like remembering a decent blow job from an ex who ended up killing your dog, now mate.
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I've never owned a dog so can't relate unfortunately.

I get your meaning though. ;)
 
I don't so much mind the time added on thing. After all it does say 'minimum'. It's the whole 'let them have one more attack' thing that I don't like. Might not necessarily fit into this scenario as the game did continue for a little time after but you often see it.

There also seems to be no rhyme or reason to it. Surprising that a game with this much money involved genuinely seems content with stoppage times that referees seem to pull from their arse. You rarely see a 1st half with more than 1 or 2 minutes added on and rarely a 2nd half without 3 or 4. Regardless what happens in the game. Again, doesn't apply to today, but it's surprising nobody's noticed.
 
@Sandikan
so well have 30 mins of extra time then if the full 90 is held to the same standard? Why is extra time micro managed like that?
Also 5 mins in itself was a joke
Its like those cup games in extra time that have the same amount of extra time for 15 mins as a normal half has. Its not just because its City, its always been a gripe of mine
 
duffer said:
Just noticed that the Chelsea v Everton game tomorrow is not on SKy (they are showing West Brom v Stoke instead).

Ridiculous.
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I thought that as well. West Brom v Stoke is as bland as it gets.
 
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