Manchester City fans comments after drawing at Newcastle United – Makes you laugh

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Manchester City fans comments after drawing at Newcastle United – Makes you laugh

Manchester City fans have been reacting to Saturday afternoon at St James’ Park.

The comments from them very much as ‘good’ as you hoped for.

Vídeos OneFootball

The odd voice of reason (which I have tried to pick out) but so many Manchester City fans finding failure to win just too much to take.

So many of them unwilling to accept that TV replays showed Ederson definitely made contact with Anthony Gordon, which means that for sure it is a penalty every single time in this era. If the Man City keeper had got his hand/arm to the ball then it wouldn’t have been a penalty BUT he didn’t.

Even more laughable is the absolute over the top outrage about that penalty decision from the majority of Manchester City fans commenting (waste of time me reproducing more of the pathetic comments repeating the same), as though it was an outrageous decision, the like that they would never get or play for. When you think of so many decisions that have gone against us when playing these, such as that Tiote raker disallowed for ridiculous non-justifiable reasons, whilst what about when Ederson cleared Fraser out in Eddie Howe’s first game against Man City and somehow no penalty given! In the 3-3 game, it should have been a penalty just before half-time, on Schar I am pretty sure.

As for the game overall, most Manchester City fans not wanting to give Newcastle United any credit, it is all about their own teams failings.

As the excellent analysis from former Man City player Micah Richards summed up on MOTD, it was the tireless work of players like Anthony Gordon (33 sprints in the match, including the one for the very obvious penalty!) and Eddie Howe’s brave high press, that caused Man City so many problems and saw them lose possession far more than normal.

Also, interesting to not that I didn’t see a single one of the Manchester City fans even acknowledge in any way, just how lucky they were to not give away a second penalty, when Walker clearly fouled Joelinton just as the Brazilian was going to shoot some ten yards out, with just Ederson to beat.

Manchester City fans commenting via their Blue Moon message board after losing at St James’ Park:

‘Just didn’t have enough today. Not the worst result though, tough place to go, they don’t lose often at home.

I’m not sure Gordon was touched for their penalty.’

‘Dive.’

‘It was one of those where the forward makes sure there’s contact and they don’t seem to get overturned now.’

‘Not a dive but bad from City

Need to do more.’

‘Fair result I think. They weren’t great. We weren’t great.’

‘Not a bad result considering the walking wounded we have.’

‘I can’t believe how that penalty DIVE has just been glossed over.’

‘Fair result in the end though I thought we might nick it at the last minute.’

‘Dropping points solely because of a dive is frustrating.’

‘Worst performance since Arsenal at home in March.

Wasn’t impressed with the middle of the park for us today at all. Points are won and lost in midfield, ours just did nothing with the ball today.

Deserved a draw there.’

‘Get used to the diving, late tackles and tactical cramping all season. Going to make a very boring season.’

‘It is what it is, tough place to go and a draw isn’t the end of the world.’

‘Thought it was a fair result in the end against a decent side.’

‘I don’t think a draw away at Newcastle is a killer. Not ideal but I’ll take it.’

‘I’d have taken a point before the game considering the circumstances. Tricky fixture out the way. Onwards.’

‘Can’t imagine we’ll see Lewis, Kovacic, Gundogan, and Bernardo all starting the same game much this season. Newcastle knew all they needed to do was pack the middle.’

‘Second rate cloggers. If Newcastle want to improve then Howe is not the answer.

Gordon buying a penalty with a blatant dive

Take the point and move on.’

‘I don’t think we cant really have many complaints with a point. First half we played pretty well and deserved the lead I think. Second half we had a good first 5/10 mins and then just went to pieces for 20/25 minutes.

Could have nicked it at the end and some decent chances, but I think a point was about right.’

‘Newcastle can get f…ed. Hope they still arnt allowed to spend.’

‘Just glad to get through that without anymore injuries.

First half thugs second half divers.’

‘The state of the match day thread is shocking. Embarrassing, really is.’

‘It’s always the same. Overreactions a plenty. It’ll never change.’

‘Pretty fair result in the end although their goal came against the run of play.

Always a tough place to go. Anyone being over-critical needs to get some perspective.’

‘Breaking news, the BT commentary team have just awarded Newcastle an extra two points for their wonderful ground, fans, and atmosphere etc, etc, etc…’

‘Dirty team allowed to kick us early on by an excuse of a referee.’

‘A decent point up there, Geordies always seem to raise their game against us, so I’ll take that.’

‘We were fighting. Tough ground away from home, strong opponent.’

‘A draw was probably fair and that will be our toughest physical game until November.’

‘Tough game against a team set-up to make life difficult for City.

Newcastle, fast, physical aggressive, plenty of fouls (not all penalised).’

‘Poor goal to concede, Akanji and Walker both asleep, thought Eddy got a hand to it on first watch but that scouse rat managed to buy the penalty with his touch to take it wide, no complaints with the decision.’

‘Sometimes you’ve got to take a hard win point away at a difficult ground. We can mumble and grumble all we want but that’s what it is.’

‘Well-earned point away from home at Newcastle that it will be hard for anybody if they play like today.’

‘Do the sheep know why they boo Jack?’

‘You know when you play Newcastle they will play to their strengths being big strong and dirty, so it is particularly disappointing, that for a second time in a week, the ref pulls over the captains for a talking to.

Our record is 36 fouls 11 bookings, our record for penalties for and against, plus who gave them, our bookings for simulation, already show PGMOL bias.

This was a game where the ref allowed Newcastle to play their way, we will play many teams who do this, with PGMOL`s blessing.’

‘Not many teams take points from Newcastle at their ground.’

‘Newcastle were pretty thuggish at times, weren’t they?’

‘Sheikh Mansour rolled into town 16 years ago and since then we have been on a football journey way beyond our wildest dreams.

When we don’t win I often post on here that it is impossible to win all 38 games.

We’ve had a tough start with Chelsea and Newcastle away plus Arsenal home. Lost Rodri,KDB, Oscar and Nathan to injury as well as Phil being ill.

To be near the top considering all the above is great in my eyes.

Very good point at Newcastle.

Love this club.’

‘This is a hugely tough season for us as we are fighting on 6 fronts including the 2 off the field cases. Really important (obvs!!) for us to get rid of the 115 charges so can live with dropped points.’

‘The 115 is the most important front for me. I would happily win nothing this season to see us get off that.’

‘Newcastle’s best performance of the season to date, home advantage, contentious equalising penalty & whilst they had Isak out we had Bobb, Ake, KDB & Rodri missing.’

‘It wasn’t a bad point in the circumstances. Newcastle away is never an easy game, and without Rodri and De Bruyne (plus Ake and Bobb) it was always going to be a challenging fixture. I think a draw was just about a fair result. It’s going to take time for Pep to find the right balance in the team to compensate for the loss of Rodri, but he will find a solution, as he always does.’

‘I disagree. It was an awful point. The game was there for the taking even prior to kick off.’

‘In modern football that is a penalty. We’ve seen enough of them given in the last 10 years or so. Forward sees keeper coming, gets final touch and then ensures contact with keeper. I call it the Vardy penalty. The authorities are clearly comfortable with this being given as a pen so we either moan about it or accept it and do what we can to take advantage of the nonsense.’

‘It’s now a stonewall pen against us because City beat the Premier League in court.

The VAR review was given straight away ? NO different angles or slow motion, in fact did they even look at it.’

‘It was a penalty, as much as it sucks to be at the end of such decision, it is what it is, on the bright side we’re still unbeaten and on course to make it 5 in a row.’

Newcastle 1 Manchester City 1 – Saturday 28 September 12.30pm

(Stats via BBC Sport)

Goals:

Newcastle United:

Gordon 58 pen

Man City:

Gvardiol 35

Possession was Newcastle 38% Man City 62%

Total shots were Newcastle 11 Man City 16

Shots on target were Newcastle 4 Man City 6

Corners were Newcastle 5 Man City 6

Touches in the box Newcastle 25 Man City 39