Hazbro

It was clear what he meant. Lying prick.

Can’t wait until we beat them at the Etihad and shut him up.

There’s literally no other way to take his words than implying bias. Literally no other explanation. It’s like a murderer saying “yeah, I plunged my knife into their neck 33 times, but I didn’t mean to kill them…”

If anyone believes him I’ve got a bridge to sell you.

It’s not even that. He makes triple that a week, if not more. It’s pennies to him.

But still more than they’ve received for 115…

It’s a joke, bur given 115…I’m not surprised. Rodri blatantly lied about not intending to imply bias though. Anyone who buys that while complaining about our manager needs their head examined.

Did not intend to imply bias my fucking arse. There’s no other way to interpret his words. Lying cunt.

Nope. Fined £80,000. Absolute fucking joke. They’ve been getting a slate of favourable decisions ever since that rant. Fuck it, Mikel should send one of ours out to say something like that and just eat a fine that’s not even a week’s wages.

People saying Rodri should get a fine because players usually receive a fine for this sort of thing miss the point.

What Rodri said was extreme; he didn’t moan about decisions, he tried to claim refs were corrupt.

Secondly, if all you do is fine, managers will send players to do their dirty work.

Yeah, I think the way he describes how Mourinho could’ve handled it is one of my favourite parts. The fact his default response was immediately to blame Vini before he’d even investigated says a lot about him and his attitude towards racism.

Yeah, I agree it’s dumb that accumulation works this way (said so for MLS being suspended yesterday). Either make it so all suspensions are competition specific or accumulation has a single buffer for all comps.

You know this already (but for those who don’t) this is the rule for touchline bans:

lol. All good mate. I wasn’t trying to be a dick about it.

Here’s the relevant information:

Did you miss the part where it talks about “players”?

Different rules for players and managers. Accumulation rules are 5 for league games for players but 3 for managers. I remember because Mikel complained it was unfair and imbalanced.

It’s also, ironically, completely wrong. Military personnel serve knowing they may come home in a casket and do it anyway. It’s why we call it the ultimate sacrifice bc it’s one they take willingly.

City only put 2 past Salford who are a 4th division side.

And they were at the Etihad.

Me too mate, me too. I might be splurging at the end of the month or start of next but for now, no.

Hated him as a player (because he was so bloody good and always tended to score against us), but he’s always been one of the best speakers about the game whenever I’ve heard him talk. Smart, insightful and makes total sense.

This piece is excellent and well worth your time reading.

That’s actually not correct. It’s because it’s the final. Cup finals (the FA Cup is the same) are exempt from touchline bans for accumulation of yellow cards.

I’m just sick of leaning being factored in. Of course the forward leans forward it’s how he gets momentum for the run and signals the run to his teammate. But if his feet are onside that’s all that should matter. Even if he uses a different part of his body to score, his feet are what move him.

Some people only consider the money and not things like control, decision-making and coercion.

I too get that (just realised). So it’s not the TLD.

Wonder if it’s because your TLD is .es and it assumes you’re Spanish based on that?

The only change I’d like to see is the lines being drawn based on the feet.

One drawn at the heel of the last defender, one drawn at the toe of the forward.

I did think they might play Stones and Khusanov, but I figured it’d be for Nunes (who covers a fair bit of ground) and one of Dias or Guehi would play.

To pick neither and no Rodri is almost like throwing.

You seen the lineup too? A lot more rotation than I expected given the opposition.

I agree, some limits on how far things can vary should be in place.

I think there are restrictions on pitch quality, and like I said, minimum and maximum sizes, but of course not all stadiums are the same size. It’s only natural some pitch size variance will occur.

I’m sure he’s got some irons in the fire, and as soon as outgoings happen he’s ready to move quick on incomings, but some of the outgoings, if they involve players at the WC, may take longer to get done. Just bc of medicals, contract negotiations etc.

I agree he probably is a little less dependent on pure pace in behind and a trickier player. I think my point was more that it wasn’t a judgement on their quality as players, which I think isn’t too dissimilar, but other factors. Profile, contract situation, homegrown status even.

I think it was playable, but difficult to play on. Tbf the Emirates pitch hasn’t been its usual carpet self lately (but is obviously better than today’s pitch).