Goater’s Motors

First competitive Half. Light work 🏃💨

Manchester is not well known for pick pockets, nor for being particularly smelly. Quite strange advice.

Didn’t tell us anything we didn’t already know. Wasn’t a shock. No need to be upset.

Before the uncs came on toward the end, there was a period yesterday where Ederson and Ake were the only players over 25 on the pitch

How we feeling about that now?

We’ve lost a lot of magic in the team. Gundo, Mahrez, Foden, Alvarez, Kev used to regularly drop big moments. Everything feels laboured and you don’t see a way something miraculous will happen in big games.

I thought Haaland was a lot better back to goal today, did very well for Foden’s goal. Dominated Chalobah all game in those one on ones.

Felt surprisingly comfortable

I’m not disputing that Nunes is crap and a dreadful signing in hindsight, but Rico is playing and playing badly. He’s only played 18 fewer games in English football than Nunes. He is a problem for us.

Possibly decent in La Liga, but at this level he looks like a boy

Though I think Paqueta would have been equally as crap a signing. Never been impressed watching him for West Ham

You’re correct, but you also do the same about Rico Lewis mate. Too many players in that team don’t get anywhere near another top side.

He was right to shoot. Just should have hit the target

I never thought he would come to us. Liverpool seemed a far better fit for him as he would know he is a very similar profile to Rodri, so would be good to fill in for now, but longer term we need a physical, fast 8. Surprised he’s gone to Arsenal over them, but not a loss to us.

Genuinely one of the reasons I’m seriously considering moving abroad. Entertaining two kids in Manchester through autumn and winter is a pain. Want to be outdoors but the weather is
miserable.

New year new me

I don’t think city would be worried about being secretive. They’ve always maintained their innocence. If we know it’s not going anywhere they’ll be clear about it.

Tells me that the Premier League don’t have the smoking gun they always needed in this case. We’ve always been confident in the media, but spending close to £100m on new players seems well beyond public posturing and PR

Isn’t he about to sign a new contract there?

Will this one happen do you think?

Let’s make all cancer patients get the bus to their chemo sessions as well. That’ll save the planet.

Yeah I did think both times my wife went into labour that it would have been more environmentally friendly to stick her on the back of my bike and pedal her to hospital. Good thinking.

Bang on. The lack of intensity is the most surprising. This isn’t a Pep team.

That’s exactly what a fake account pretending to be a real account would say

We were linked with him before he went to Milan

Yep the damage is done now. We are firmly tarred with the cheating brush.

Yeah he’s not going to move the dial for us now.

I can’t lie. I’m nervous about the outcome of these charges. A guilty verdict would seemingly invalidate a lot of our success in everyone else’s eyes (does that matter). It would mean the club had lied to us as well.

Other side of the coin, I’d imagine I’d be able to get season tickets for my sons.

Was reading a couple of posts from River fans yesterday who didn’t seem particularly sad to see him go. Consensus seemed to be that he could have done with another year or two to get to the physical level.

Who’d even take Grealish? His performances, wages, fee would surely put most off