Manchester City. Supposedly an English team.

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goldstone

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Jul 5, 2003

7,122

• Apr 12, 2016

• #1

Last ENGLISH team left in the Champions League. Not a whole lot that's English about them.
Owners: Arab
Shirt and Stadium sponsor: Arab
Manager: Italian
Starting XI: ONE English player, Hart.
Bench: One English player.

It's a bloody joke. I'm supporting PSG.

I know it's the same with many other premier league team, but none worse than City.

 

RexCathedra

Aurea Mediocritas

Jan 14, 2005

3,499

Vacationland

• Apr 12, 2016

• #2

goldstone said:

Last ENGLISH team left in the Champions League. Not a whole lot that's English about them.
Owners: Arab
Shirt and Stadium sponsor: Arab
Manager: Italian
Starting XI: ONE English player, Hart.
Bench: One English player.

It's a bloody joke. I'm supporting PSG.

I know it's the same with many other premier league team, but none worse than City.

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They're paid in GBP. Nothing more English than that now is there?

 

beorhthelm

A. Virgo, Football Genius

Jul 21, 2003

35,310

• Apr 12, 2016

• #3

goldstone said:

It's a bloody joke. I'm supporting PSG.

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the French? this makes no sense

 

DarrenFreemansPerm

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Sep 28, 2010

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Shoreham

• Apr 12, 2016

• #4

goldstone said:

Last ENGLISH team left in the Champions League. Not a whole lot that's English about them.
Owners: Arab
Shirt and Stadium sponsor: Arab
Manager: Italian
Starting XI: ONE English player, Hart.
Bench: One English player.

It's a bloody joke. I'm supporting PSG.

I know it's the same with many other premier league team, but none worse than City.

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Pellegrini is from Chile.

 

Ernest

Stupid IDIOT

Nov 8, 2003

42,739

LOONEY BIN

• Apr 12, 2016

• #5

European CL semi finals

Leeds 3
PSG 1
Man City 1

 

Gregory2Smith1

J'les aurai!

Sep 21, 2011

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Auch

• Apr 12, 2016

• #6

who gives a ****,man city have just scored

 

DarrenFreemansPerm

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Sep 28, 2010

17,335

Shoreham

• Apr 12, 2016

• #7

And just brought on another English player

 

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Hampster Gull

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• Apr 12, 2016

• #8

Scum

 

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TheJasperCo

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Exeter

• Apr 12, 2016

• #9

Why would you support PSG when they're even less English?!

 

edna krabappel

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Jul 7, 2003

47,221

• Apr 12, 2016

• #10

Trust you felt similarly strongly about the two Israelis, one Frenchman, one Spaniard, one Irishman, one Czech, one Cameroonian, one Congolese, and a Finn in last night's squad at Forest then.

 

Jbanged

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• Apr 12, 2016

• #11

goldstone said:

Last ENGLISH team left in the Champions League. Not a whole lot that's English about them.
Owners: Arab
Shirt and Stadium sponsor: Arab
Manager: Italian
Starting XI: ONE English player, Hart.
Bench: One English player.

It's a bloody joke. I'm supporting PSG.

I know it's the same with many other premier league team, but none worse than City.

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PSG aren't very english either. At least Manchester is in England!

 

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goldstone

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Jul 5, 2003

7,122

• Apr 12, 2016

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• #12

edna krabappel said:

Trust you felt similarly strongly about the two Israelis, one Frenchman, one Spaniard, one Irishman, one Czech, one Cameroonian, one Congolese, and a Finn in last night's squad at Forest then.

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English owner, English manager, and five Englishmen in the starting line-up. I think we're just a bit more "English" than Man City. Plus we have two English strikers and an English winger all injured who would have been in the squad if fit.

 

Thunder Bolt

Silly old bat

Aug 18, 2009

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Beside the seaside, beside the sea

• Apr 12, 2016

• #13

edna krabappel said:

Trust you felt similarly strongly about the two Israelis, one Frenchman, one Spaniard, one Irishman, one Czech, one Cameroonian, one Congolese, and a Finn in last night's squad at Forest then.

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Not forgetting our American shirt and stadium sponsors.
As far as international football goes, our manager is Irish and assistant manager Scottish.

 

Coldeanseagull

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Mar 13, 2013

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Coldean

• Apr 12, 2016

• #14

edna krabappel said:

Trust you felt similarly strongly about the two Israelis, one Frenchman, one Spaniard, one Irishman, one Czech, one Cameroonian, one Congolese, and a Finn in last night's squad at Forest then.

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Don't forget the sweaty socks

 

Simster

"the man's an arse"

Jul 7, 2003

54,198

Surrey

• Apr 12, 2016

• #15

Classic thick post from goldstone, surely one of the thickest on the board.

 

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redoubtable seagull

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Oct 27, 2004

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• Apr 12, 2016

• #16

goldstone said:

It's a bloody joke. I'm supporting PSG.

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PSG supposedly a French team. Who are owned by Arabs,have an Arab company as shirt sponsor, 8 French players in their 23 man squad but do have a French manager.

 

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KVLT

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Rutland

• Apr 12, 2016

• #17

goldstone said:

English owner, English manager, and five Englishmen in the starting line-up. I think we're just a bit more "English" than Man City. Plus we have two English strikers and an English winger all injured who would have been in the squad if fit.

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I bet we'll end up with a lot less English first teamers if we get promoted though. Maybe you should pray for relegation.

 

Stat Brother

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West west west Sussex

• Apr 12, 2016

• #18

goldstone said:

Last ENGLISH team left in the Champions League. Not a whole lot that's English about them.
Owners: Arab
Shirt and Stadium sponsor: Arab
Manager: Italian
Starting XI: ONE English player, Hart.
Bench: One English player.

It's a bloody joke. I'm supporting PSG.

I know it's the same with many other premier league team, but none worse than City.

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Well at least you've come out of your coma safely.

A few things have changed since the early 90's, football being one of them.


So as not to startle you further, your team has predominately stopped having Irish players, for now.
In favour of Israelis, a couple of Spaniards, a Frenchie, a Cameroonian, and a couple of fellas from countries that didn't exist before your accident.

 

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BBassic

I changed this.

Jul 28, 2011

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• Apr 12, 2016

• #19

goldstone said:

English owner, English manager, and five Englishmen in the starting line-up. I think we're just a bit more "English" than Man City. Plus we have two English strikers and an English winger all injured who would have been in the squad if fit.

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Manchester City exist within the geographical boundary which constitutes England and thus are as English as Sunday roasts and loving a good queue.

 

edna krabappel

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• Apr 12, 2016

• #20

goldstone said:

English owner, English manager, and five Englishmen in the starting line-up. I think we're just a bit more "English" than Man City. Plus we have two English strikers and an English winger all injured who would have been in the squad if fit.

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Chris Hughton, capped 58 times by the Republic of Ireland, do you mean?