Let him have a few years at least before the City claim another soul.Quote:
Originally Posted by WJ99mobile
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Let him have a few years at least before the City claim another soul.Quote:
Originally Posted by WJ99mobile
I am officially a saddo - I watched all the friendlies - they came "free" with the international pass (for once). I'll caveat what I'm about to say by acknowledging they were meaningless.
We are the proverbial curate's egg as a team from what I viewed. After watching the first and last 30 minutes against QPR I was convinced we'd win the entire thing at a canter scoring numerous pretty goals for fun. After watching large parts of the second half against Notts County, I was convinced we'd struggle near the bottom shipping ludicrous goals with cardboard cutouts for defenders.
I think confidence is a big thing in football so I'm hoping we are primed for a blistering start on Saturday. I'm worried we'll do the City thing and ship a breakaway goal after 20 minutes and lose ignominiously to a team of L1 also-rans.
I'm coming a long way for the first game so the minimum I expect is 100% effort. That was distinctly lacking for large parts of last year.
Have a good season everyone.
Well summed up. Your point about confidence is key, a good start at home and we can fly; a depressing 0-1 loss and everyone will be up in arms.Quote:
Originally Posted by az city
I think we will destroy them and be left with no energy for the remaining 45 games.
I know little about Posh so any prediction is a complete guess.
All I will say is that Posh are a bogey side and we may still have a hangover from the last few seasons where our home form has been awful.
1-1
Easy start this year compared to last year, so there are no excuses we need to get off to a flyer and see whare we are when we play Luton.
Hoping on a sunny day we put on a good performance and get off to a much needed win.
Just have a feeling we will concede early and then improve to draw. Surely we can't draw as many this season though!
Only one side (Crawley, who were relegated) conceded more goals than Peterborough last season.
The Racing Post's verdict for this season:
"Posh have been raided over the summer with several influential players leaving. A strong recruitment drive has meant relegation is unlikely, but they may also struggle to improve much on last season's 18th-place finish."
It's the start of the season and anything can happen, but failing to beat this lot would be very disappointing even considering the obvious weaknesses in City's current squad.
They've lost Kyprianou, Poku and Ricky-Jade Jones. Quite a hit for them.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
Their first choice goalkeeper is injured as is his back-up
At the moment their third choice transfer listed goalkeeper is playing though they are trying to bring in a keeper to play on the weekend
Apparently they play out from the back
Fella on our bus got absolutely rat arsed on the way there and slept through all of City's goals in the first half, then woke up for the second half and saw all Peterborough's.Quote:
Originally Posted by Splott-light...
Peterborough, a bogey team for us if my memory serves me right…..Quote:
Originally Posted by Underhill1980
7-7-16, all since 1976Quote:
Originally Posted by goats
beat us twice in our 12/13 season, only team I think that did the double on us as well that season, they were relegated as well
Salech and BBM doing the press conference today https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...-live-32171771
weird press conference - about 50% of the questions seemed to be whether Salech is leaving, and they didn't even ask about any injuries in the squadQuote:
Originally Posted by Undercoverinwurzelland
I appreciate the press have a job to do but would love to hear a manager asking them what has that got to do with the game and quit the mischief making,lazy journalism.
I'm surprised they didn't ask him about Pep.
When we ran away with the Champinship under Malky, they finished bottom, but still managed to do the double on us.Quote:
Originally Posted by goats
Exactly…..don’t ever recall us winning at their place either? Think we were 4-1 up once and still lost?Quote:
Originally Posted by bobh
4-0Quote:
Originally Posted by goats
They’ve signed a young goalkeeper from Norwich for Saturday who was on loan at Cambridge United last season
He conceded 6 whilst playing against Peterborough last season apparently
We were 4-0, 4-1, 4-2 & 4-3 up, had another 5 minutes been added after their equaliser it would have very likely been 4-5 or 4-6!! We were awful in that second half, absolutely shocking!!Quote:
Originally Posted by A Quiet Monkfish
Right, that’s why I have shocking memories of playing them…..Quote:
Originally Posted by splott parker
I'm sure the club put out that the last time we played them we beat them 4 nil
I haven't checked.Is that correct?
Yeah it was when Morison was manager, I think Hugill & Ikpeazu scoredQuote:
Originally Posted by insider
All this pessimistic bollocks 4-1 City
Peterborough likely to wear their new away kit. All green
https://www.theposhonlinestore.com/s...s/3787-161.jpg
we haven't won in our last 10 games.
There's no need to remind us.Quote:
Originally Posted by ToTaL ITK
Need some balance to the ppl that think we are going to walk this league.Quote:
Originally Posted by RichardM
yes we haveQuote:
Originally Posted by ToTaL ITK
We have New BalanceQuote:
Originally Posted by ToTaL ITK
I think that we will beat Peterborough quite convincingly, a comfortable 2-0 victory.
Due to the scores of the past.
I put £10 for a 5-3 at 80/1
3-1 City
Can't believe we're starting up again tomorrow afternoon. I've had a lot happening on a personal level in recent months, so the close-season has flown by, but nothing much seems to have changed at the club in the meantime. I'm genuinely amazed we haven't made a single signing this summer. Didn't see that coming at all.
Of course, we do have Brian Barry-Bonkers in the dugout now and I'm hopeful he'll be a step up on the last couple of bums. He couldn't be any worse, surely? As for the team, let's hope they find some spirit and fight from somewhere, because they showed precious little of it last season. With a bit of luck, League One will be Golden Boy's level, because the Championship certainly wasn't. And although we haven't made any new signings, let's look on the bright side - at least we'll get to see Ryan Wintle in a City shirt again. If that doesn't get the crowds flooding back, nothing will.
:hehe: :thumbup:
I havent spoken to anyone who thinks we will walk this league. Or even say it on any forum.Quote:
Originally Posted by ToTaL ITK
We've had three seasons of managers/coaches playing possession based football with little or no genuine pace in the squad. Football has begun to wean itself off the Guardiola philosophy, and counter attacking football with fewer passes is becoming the norm. We were unable to do that and I don't see us being able to cause too much damage at this level either. Does BBM hope to bring his Man City experiences to fruition here ? As much as I like to watch good football, when it's going nowhere it's pointless. I hope I'm being over pessimistic, but I just can't picture this squad hurting anyone, even in League 1.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman