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Sure hope riccers isn't gearing up for a columbine at some point on forum members

As odd as he is, I’m going out of my way to be civil to him in the hopes of getting a ‘clear out of here while you still can’ heads up.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

Chelsea looking a bit rusty, missing several key players as you’d expect.

Meanwhile over at City, all the World Cup players are back and tearing about sharp as tacks. What a surprise.

So, when did the Belgian and English players get back to city?

Originally Posted by utd99

Never been this disinterested going into a season. Cheers Mo.

It’s at least 2 weeks too early. Surely there’s usually longer than this between the end of a World Cup and start of a new season?

Originally Posted by Jammy Dodger

So, when did the Belgian and English players get back to city?

No idea but Stones and Walker looked fresh as daisies and Kompany was on the bench.

Originally Posted by Jammy Dodger

It’s at least 2 weeks too early. Surely there’s usually longer than this between the end of a World Cup and start of a new season?

Most of our players are usually home earlier

Originally Posted by Sparky***

No idea but Stones and Walker looked fresh as daisies and Kompany was on the bench.

Plenty of pep administered in training

Thinking about it, it's a £#%&!ing good job we lost the FA Cup Final, imagine if we'd have rocked up to Wembley yesterday

Originally Posted by dunk

Thinking about it, it's a £#%&!ing good job we lost the FA Cup Final, imagine if we'd have rocked up to Wembley yesterday

Yeah bloody good thing we didn't win the FA Cup or we might have lost a completely meaningless fixture.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

Yeah bloody good thing we didn't win the FA Cup or we might have lost a completely meaningless fixture.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

Yeah bloody good thing we didn't win the FA Cup or we might have lost a completely meaningless fixture.

Seems to have been Mou and Lukaku's take

Originally Posted by dunk

Seems to have been Mou and Lukaku's take

Shut up, Dunk.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

Shut up, Dunk.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

Shut up, Dunk.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

Yeah bloody good thing we didn't win the FA Cup or we might have lost a completely meaningless fixture .

First trophy in the treble-winning 2017 season iirc

Originally Posted by Switching Off

Got it on Five Live. "It has to be said the turnout from Manchester City is very poor"

https://twitter.com/ManCity/status/1...278275073?s=19

Surprised Ederson and his deformed neck didn’t start in goal - what a weird looking @#%&!

Graun Fiver is positively rhapsodising about how good city were yesterday. I still remember 20 years ago in this fixture - Arsenal dicking us 3-0 and looking top dogs for the forseeable

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

Graun Fiver is positively rhapsodising about how good city were yesterday. I still remember 20 years ago in this fixture - Arsenal dicking us 3-0 and looking top dogs for the forseeable

Jaap Stam looked shocking from what I remember, too.

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

Graun Fiver is positively rhapsodising about how good city were yesterday. I still remember 20 years ago in this fixture - Arsenal dicking us 3-0 and looking top dogs for the forseeable

Chelsea were rotten tbh. I just can't for the life of me believe how fresh City looked with a bulk of their squad just getting back from the WC.

Originally Posted by Jethro

Chelsea were rotten tbh. I just can't for the life of me believe how fresh City looked with a bulk of their squad just getting back from the WC.

Yeah it's a complete mystery