Mcmanaman and ‘’Fletch’’

[Oranges038]

Hearing him being referred to as 'Fletch' makes my skin crawl as much as 'Trent' when Jenas is commentating on Liverpool.



On a side note, played at the same corporate event with these years ago. In the green room bit before they went on the son was really upset and the dad was saying something along the lines of 'it will be the last time I promise'. It was not the last time

 

[Jeffthered]

McManaman I can handle, he, when given a decent platform, is an interesting guy who knows his football...but Darren Fletcher is just a self-indulged tw*t who simply cannot shut the f*** up.

 

[moses]

"The greatest story in club history has an ending"

Utter nonsense spewed last night by 'Fletch'. Just bring back Clive and Andy.

I think he may have meant to say "the club's history", but he didn't. He's a knob anyway.

 

[nikineil]

Most of their actual legends are dead. They can only roll out Mike Summerbee.

Shawn Goater is dead?!

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Shawn Goater is dead?!

I meant going back when City were a good side and successful. Not just someone who played for them. It says something their heroes are people when they fell down the leagues.

 

[nikineil]

I meant going back when City were a good side and successful. Not just someone who played for them. It says something their heroes are people when they fell down the leagues.

Oh agreed. The fact that Goater and Kompany and Aguero are wheeled around as club legends is just pathetic.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Oh agreed. The fact that Goater and Kompany and Aguero are wheeled around as club legends is just pathetic.

To be honest, your heroes are a generational things. To younger fans Kompany and Aguero will be the heroes. They won't remember the likes of Neil Young, Francis Lee or Colin Bell.

 

[Alex99]

Oh agreed. The fact that Goater and Kompany and Aguero are wheeled around as club legends is just pathetic.

Kompany and Aguero are club legends though.

How high is the bar for legend status if being key players over an extended period of success doesn't cut it?

 

[Pughnichi]

‘Fletch’ is only young as well so he’ll likely be about forna few years yet.

here’s hoping he goes full Ron Atkinson soon

 

[Sandikan]

Are we talking about our Darren Fletcher here, the Man Utd technical director?

What do you think?

 

[Sandikan]

McManaman I can handle, he, when given a decent platform, is an interesting guy who knows his football...but Darren Fletcher is just a self-indulged tw*t who simply cannot shut the f*** up.

McManaman is one of these bizarre guys who is staunchly pro English club in his commentary, even when it's City, who he played for to very little effect, versus Madrid, who he let down his own home club to go to for free and was excellent and very successful at.

I don't get that.

 

[We need an rvn]

What do you think?

Genuine question

 

[Sandikan]

Genuine question

Read post number 1 on the thread.

 

[stu_1992]

Genuine question

No, there's a commentator on BT Sport in the UK who has the same name. No relation.

 

[Gavinb33]

I'd I had a choice between whipped in public or listening to Mcmanaman commentate, I'd ask the fella to whip me in the ears 1st incase someone had BT Sport on nearby

 

[Melbourne Red]

To be honest, your heroes are a generational things. To younger fans Kompany and Aguero will be the heroes. They won't remember the likes of Neil Young, Francis Lee or Colin Bell.

Neil Young was pretty good playing alongside Lee, Bell and Summerbee but he was even better with Crosby, Stills and Nash IMO

 

[RedRocket9908]

I hate listening to Steve McManaman commentating on City matches, he is so pro City its unreal.

I watched the City v Real matches and you would never have guessed his biggest achievements came while playing for Real Madrid given the way he favoured City all the way through.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Neil Young was good when he played alongside Lee and Bell but he was even better with Crosby, Stills and Nash IMO

 

[Red in STL]

Oh agreed. The fact that Goater and Kompany and Aguero are wheeled around as club legends is just pathetic.

Goater is a cult legend not really the same thing, to argue the other 2 aren't City legends is quite frankly pathetic

 

[Red in STL]

Neil Young was pretty good playing alongside Lee, Bell and Summerbee but he was even better with Crosby, Stills and Nash IMO

Most City fans are saying who?

 

[Red in STL]

To be honest, your heroes are a generational things. To younger fans Kompany and Aguero will be the heroes. They won't remember the likes of Neil Young, Francis Lee or Colin Bell.

True, it apples across all teams though

 

[whitbyviking]

They were also waxing lyrical about Ederson’s late save as if it was some kind of miracle.

The ball was struck almost straight at him and he flailed and thrashed it away, wasn’t a good stop at all.

Didn’t he miss the attempted save with his hand and it came off his leg, luckily for him?

 

[DomesticTadpole]

True, it apples across all teams though

It is the same for all teams definitely. People also have different ideas of what a club legend is. It is a title that gets thrown about at times when not sure it is deserved.

 

[Red in STL]

Didn’t he miss the attempted save with his hand and it came off his leg, luckily for him?

Luckily his leg was in the right place then

 

[elmo]

McManaman is one of these bizarre guys who is staunchly pro English club in his commentary, even when it's City, who he played for to very little effect, versus Madrid, who he let down his own home club to go to for free and was excellent and very successful at.

I don't get that.

He’s English, commenting for the English audience on an English network. It’s much easier going Pro English than actually giving proper analysis.

 

[Bob Contact]

Neil Young was pretty good playing alongside Lee, Bell and Summerbee but he was even better with Crosby, Stills and Nash IMO

Man of principle is Neil. Would have left after the gold rush...

 

[croadyman]

"The greatest story in club history has an ending"

Utter nonsense spewed last night by 'Fletch'. Just bring back Clive and Andy.

Yeah absolute horsecrap

 

[croadyman]

They were also waxing lyrical about Ederson’s late save as if it was some kind of miracle.

The ball was struck almost straight at him and he flailed and thrashed it away, wasn’t a good stop at all.

Yeah that was utterly ridiculous

 

[Rooney in Paris]

it’s weird because Onuaha is right there and he’s actually quite articulate,

I made a thread about him, I don't understand why he doesn't get more airtime in general. He's super articulate, his analysis is great, and while he has a slight bias towards City (of course), it's totally bearable. I guess he's not divisive enough, but he's exactly the kind of person I want to listen talking about football.

 

[Sassy Colin]

Goater is a cult legend not really the same thing, to argue the other 2 aren't City legends is quite frankly pathetic

The "other 2" would never have considered playing for City without the lottery win. Which is the whole point of this thread, don't people understand?

Without the lottery win, there'd be no story, they'd have settled in the Championship and maybe yoyo in the PL from time to time.