27 Apr 2026 10:51:12
This place does my head in ?.
We lose and it's busy as hell.
We win and it's like a ghost town.
I need something to read while I'm bored at work ??.
27 Apr 2026 11:18:42
Finchy, it's early yet mate.
27 Apr 2026 11:50:17
Finchy86, incredible isn't mate, the trolls and lurkers have hidden away.
27 Apr 2026 12:01:35
Finchy
It was a good win, team performance, clean sheet, and another final has been reached.
The question is, where was this performance in recent games.
Another issue for me is that the goals have dried up.
What im looking for is the same performance with more goals and clean sheets for the remainder of the season.
27 Apr 2026 14:15:00
The second half wasn't a very assured performance. We played well for 30-35 minutes, but while it's nice to enjoy another cup final, the issues can't be ignored. We have one winger, and our system relies on wide players being creative. Pedro looked very good, but as usual, he gets no service. Enzo went to kiss the badge and thought twice, and I think it's likely he leaves in the summer.
Cole once again ran into dead ends and produced nothing. It was nice to see Moises and Lavia look solid for a period, hopefully the partnership grows. Gusto offers very little at both ends of the pitch, and while he finds good positions in attack, his end product/passing is woeful 90% of the time.
We have a rebuild ahead of us, 4 years into a rebuild.
27 Apr 2026 14:45:56
We were average... Thankfully, Leeds missed big chances and were also pretty poor.
Lucky for us - anything can happen in a cup final, so we can hope and pray we somehow nick a win. Hopefully, if it happens, it doesn't paper over the cracks.
27 Apr 2026 14:51:35
You should be a fisherman Finchy. ??
27 Apr 2026 15:50:58
I suppose Finchy will get more fish than we score goals, Greenaway.
27 Apr 2026 17:04:59
At least some people replied. I get so bored when nothing happens on here. ?
And, it's not a dig. We have been utter rubbish the last few weeks, so everyone has deserved a moan. I personally said, and wanted Liam gone. But come on, we are in another final even tho having another rubbish year.
Give some of the boys credit.
Sanchez has been awful since Liam took over, but if not for him yesterday we could have lost. Again, shot stopping is great. Ball at his feet beyond awful. But he deserves credit for yesterday.
27 Apr 2026 18:09:08
I will continue to support him to the end of the season, Finchey. Then it's thank you and good bye.
27 Apr 2026 18:16:46
Finchy, I don't get fussed if we lose games. I am only concerned about the direction and culture of the club. I am pleased we have made it to the final, but recently we have become bridesmaids. I still can't believe we lost to Leicester. Time to put this to bed.
I wonder what would have happened if LR was still the coach? Would the players have downed tools? We need a strong, experienced coach; some of our squad need a kick up the arse. A Cup Final win would be great, but it would only paper over the cracks.
27 Apr 2026 20:02:06
And, I agree with you, Jimbo. But, let's have some good times and smile once and again.
We aren't going to change anything. We all just want the team to fight and win.
28 Apr 2026 06:56:33
Agree, Finchy, but it's so damn frustrating watching the SD's bringing in coaches that are, let's face it, useless.
The same SD's will be fighting amongst themselves to see who wins out on the next coach.
Rinse and repeat.
We need to cut down the number of SD's we currently have to, let's say, ...zero, and get in a single SD who knows what they are doing.
28 Apr 2026 07:29:10
Bill, I wouldn't have a clue if we truly require five SD's. I assume they all have clearly defined roles. I would like to think, out of the five, there is a boss, but I don't recall that ever being made clear.
My problem is, who is a good SD? On virtually every club site I look at, the SD is almost unanimously slaughtered by their clubs' supporters.
28 Apr 2026 08:02:30
Tom
How many clubs have you seen that have 5 SDs.
28 Apr 2026 08:23:08
City signed Guehi for £40 million and Cherki for £37 million. We signed Gittens for £47 million and Garnacho for £40 million. Most of us wouldn't be able to identify a good SD, but we know who aren't.
28 Apr 2026 08:57:21
Jimbo, you are correct, it would appear that most clubs have fans who constantly moan about their SD.
Man City have made some poor signings over the seasons, as have most teams. A lot of Liverpool and Newcastle fans consider their recent window signings to be below average, and, of course, we have the Spuds who make poor signings every window.
28 Apr 2026 09:02:07
Sorry, sent before I had replied to Bill.
As far as I know, Bill, we are the only club to have five SDs. As I said, I hope they all have clearly defined areas of responsibility, but from the outside, it looks hard to justify.
One of the five was completely lambasted by a mate of mine, who worked with the individual for a short period of time at Southampton. I have no idea if that criticism was justified.