nuggsy

nuggsy, 3 days ago

Anyone care if people update the scores in the City vs Hammers match? xD

nuggsy, 3 days ago

Same, wasn’t sure if people cared though

nuggsy, 3 days ago

Ohh! Tomiyasu! Gotta sink that

nuggsy, 3 days ago

Fuck off time wasting already…

nuggsy, 3 days ago

All good, I’m keeping an eye on it, but I’ll refrain from posting. Let people enjoy the game without the distraction :)

nuggsy, 3 days ago

What a goal that would have been…

nuggsy, 3 days ago

Cmon, get up

nuggsy, 3 days ago

Not fucking wrong

nuggsy, 3 days ago

What a phenomenal season

nuggsy, 3 days ago

surely about 5mins ET minimum

nuggsy, 3 days ago

I’m not nervous, you’re nervous

nuggsy, 5 days ago

No problems. Glad you made it safe :)

nuggsy, 6 days ago

Hello from still Australia!

nuggsy, 8 days ago

I’m not all that surprised City beat Spurs. I already kinda accepted that eventuality.

I don’t begrudge anyone holding onto the hope that City would slip up. It is football. But we’re also talking about the best manager managing one of the best (if not the best) football teams in Europe (we also still have the Hammers?).

I just want us to finish strong. Then nobody can say how we “lost” the title. We did everything we needed to in the run in. We were just beaten by the bigger guy on roids.

I think it is still fair to look back and critique the team on results such as Villa and how things could have been different. But if we deal in what-ifs, we’ll still be here next Christmas (it might be a good way to pass the time, actually xD). I mean, look at how many seasons a blistering Liverpool side couldn’t even break through… 1 PL trophy in 8/9 years is crazy. It kinda almost looks bad without context.

We’re still a young team with a lot more to learn and a lot more to give. I’m looking forward to seeing how the club manages the summer transfer window and how we progress from the standard they’ve now set.

COYG!

Apologies for the long write up, kinda been stewing on these thoughts for a little bit. I’ve also lacked the energy at times.

nuggsy, 8 days ago

Not sure how accurate, but I read an article that said we’d earned roughly €93m (£80m).

Not sure how accurate it is, but the money is gained from a combination of these, apparently:

• Participation fee
• Prize money
• UEFA coefficient
• TV pool

It goes into depth and breaks down each part. I just skimmed through, but this is the site if you were more focused than I xD.

…substack.com/…/champions-league-revenue-202324-a…

As for how we spend it, I don’t know… I think we definitely need more depth. I think cover for Saka would be good. I’m not sure about a striker, but I’ve felt we’ve been quite one dimensional up for a long time. I was hoping Eddie could be a difference maker, but I think a combination of Arteta’s tactics and Eddie being relatively young and not as refined hasn’t helped.

nuggsy, 8 days ago

If it’s the one’s I think I’ve seen, I agree with them being clean, but a bit uninspiring. Not sure if there is a standout that calls to me like most of the kits under Addidas so far

nuggsy, 7 days ago

It would be bloody amazing if that all came to pass. I’m just tempering my own expectations for my own sanity. Then I can’t be disappointed 😅

nuggsy, 7 days ago

I’ve seen the word trust used a lot when people speak about who Arteta prefers to play and there has to be some merit to it. I think you’re also right. The way we play feels like it’s moved beyond what roles they may have been expected to play.

One of the prices of success, I guess. You look at how ruthless City are at times when selling/moving on players that go against the grain, like Cancelo. One of the best fullbacks in Europe one season and is sent on loan the next.

nuggsy, 7 days ago

Unless we get a sizeable price for him, I think we should keep him for now. But availability is a big point of contention. Same as Zinny, Partey and possibly Tomiyasu

nuggsy, 7 days ago

I believe so. At least from my understanding.

I was more pointing out that the whole is more than the sum of its parts and tough decisions need to be made regardless of who it may be.

nuggsy, 8 days ago

Glad I didn’t watch the game live xD

nuggsy, 10 days ago

Not pretty, but sometimes scrappy wins are all you need.

nuggsy, 10 days ago

100% - title or no, the effort of the lads has been massive and there are so many positives to take away from this season.

nuggsy, 10 days ago

Lucky it wasn’t raining when Saka slid down Everest

nuggsy, 10 days ago

That challenge looked nasty