SER19
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Nicely rigged for Manchester Merseyside derbies in the semi finals
We're at home, we've had a scare against Rochdale, we won't make that mistake again.Good draw that. Let's not underestimate them like Spurs did.
Took a bit longer than expected to heat the Manchester and Liverpool balls.So the draw is late and they don’t even seem to be mentioning it. Something gone wrong again?
I’ll take any home tie.
How many hard draws have you had in cup competitions over the last couple of seasons?You're complaining about other teams getting easy draws when you've just been drawn against the lowest ranked team in the competition! At home!
I love how you're looking at Chelsea away as good fortune! Can't complain with Rochdale and Colchester at home though.Rochdale, Chelsea, Colchester. Finally some good fortune after years of rotten and fixed draws.
Well it is midweekCity
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Villa (as they will be playing a week Liverpool team).
Everton v Leicester too tight to call.
City continue to get gifts in the domestic cup competitions. We just got through in an away game on our worst ground in England against the team that finished 3rd last season. Big difference.You're complaining about other teams getting easy draws when you've just been drawn against the lowest ranked team in the competition! At home!
What do you expect City to do? Reject the draws and keep re-doing them until we get one that everybody deems to be fair? We had a run of shit draws in the Champions League when we first entered it, we were drawn away to Premier League sides in 7 consecutive FA Cup draws between 2015 and 2017, we were drawn away in every domestic cup tie we played in the 16/17 season. That was a run of bad luck, now we're having a run of good luck. If you want us to have harder draws then demand more of sides like Tottenham who were knocked out by Colchester earlier in the competition.City continue to get gifts in the domestic cup competitions. We just got through in an away game on our worst ground in England against the team that finished 3rd last season. Big difference.
It's the still moaning about City when we've just drawn the lowest ranked team at home that makes me chuckle.I actually never get the over complaining every time about Chelsea, City and Pool getting easy draws. I feel like some here believe we are the only unlucky team among them.
It's not fixed you know.
They must be utter imbeciles if they can't see we've just had Chelsea away.Scousers on twitter trying to say we always get easy draws.
Erm, last season Chelsea away, Arsenal away, Juve, PSG, Barca. Already Chelsea away this season.
City's draws have been obscenely easy for a while now, in Europe too.
What do you expect City to do? Reject the draws and keep re-doing them until we get one that everybody deems to be fair? We had a run of shit draws in the Champions League when we first entered it, we were drawn away to Premier League sides in 7 consecutive FA Cup draws between 2015 and 2017, we were drawn away in every domestic cup tie we played in the 16/17 season. That was a run of bad luck, now we're having a run of good luck. If you want us to have harder draws then demand more of sides like Tottenham who were knocked out by Colchester earlier in the competition.
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More of a bewilderment that they keep avoiding remotely hard opposition. But you're right, we should feel pretty good about having some draw luck for once.It's the still moaning about City when we've just drawn the lowest ranked team at home that makes me chuckle.
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You'd pay good money for draws like that.
People liking conspiracy theories is my only guess. They are fun though, tbf to them.It's the still moaning about City when we've just drawn the lowest ranked team at home that makes me chuckle.
When we have plenty of ousted UEFA and fifa officials telling us that yes of course the draws were fixed in their day and how easy and barely cheating its was, it's really not a stretch.People liking conspiracy theories is my only guess. They are fun though, tbf to them.
Roman's rolling back his investment isn't he.Chelsea used to get piss easy draw for a few years.
City are owned by a deeply corrupt and brutal middle eastern dictatorship. City have been proven time and time again to break the rules whenever they can. Why would it be so far fetched for them to be paying for easy draws in order to win more trophies and further the brand?Oh Jesus. "Is there a pro-City agenda, and if so, how can we stop it?"
If you want us to have harder draws in the later rounds of cup competitions then demand more of the idiots who were knocked out by lower league opposition because they didn't take their games seriously enough. Bournemouth were knocked out by Burton Albion of League One, West Ham were knocked out by Oxford United of League One, Spurs were knocked out by Colchester of League Two. While we're on that, United were nearly knocked out by Rochdale of League One in the last round. City on the other hand have breezed through against a good Championship side in Preston and a Premier League side in Southampton. If you're upset about City getting "easy draws" then you need to look at how lower league sides end up this far - it's usually because they've encountered and overcome a "top side" along the way.
Or you can accept that you've had piss easy draws and be grateful that you have instead of getting embroiled in spurious arguments as to why those teams are there.Oh Jesus. "Is there a pro-City agenda, and if so, how can we stop it?"
If you want us to have harder draws in the later rounds of cup competitions then demand more of the idiots who were knocked out by lower league opposition because they didn't take their games seriously enough. Bournemouth were knocked out by Burton Albion of League One, West Ham were knocked out by Oxford United of League One, Spurs were knocked out by Colchester of League Two. While we're on that, United were nearly knocked out by Rochdale of League One in the last round. City on the other hand have breezed through against a good Championship side in Preston and a Premier League side in Southampton. If you're upset about City getting "easy draws" then you need to look at how lower league sides end up this far - it's usually because they've encountered and overcome a "top side" along the way.
Not gonna dispute that we're owned by horrendous crooks who know how to exploit financial loopholes to get ahead, but I don't think they'd be so petty as to warm the balls up. Their criminal activity is reserved for the big stuff, the over-arching financial and international pedigree stuff. By accusing us of fixing draws you're sounding like the people on Bluemoon who accuse UEFA of working against City and rigging it so that United/Liverpool, etc. get favourable treatment.City are owned by a deeply corrupt and brutal middle eastern dictatorship. City have been proven time and time again to break the rules whenever they can. Why would it be so far fetched for them to be paying for easy draws in order to win more trophies and further the brand?
It's too early in t'mornin' to be playing cruel jokes like thisYes! Just heard about the draw. Lucky I checked because the Liverpool fan in the office told me we had City
Very happy. Some luck on our side for a change.