The First Real Silverware of the Season!
Before that, we got the Premier League undercard matches of Everton v. United and Spurs v. Wolves. Not a bad Sunday morning, eh? Join me if you can.
posted by The Blue Devil @ 8:52 AM
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Sunday, March 01, 2020
Before that, we got the Premier League undercard matches of Everton v. United and Spurs v. Wolves. Not a bad Sunday morning, eh? Join me if you can.
Lakenheath Old Boys
We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!
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The Line Ups
Man City
XI | Bravo, Walker, Stones, Fernandinho, Zinchenko, Rodrigo, Gundogan, Foden, D Silva (C), Sterling, Aguero.
SUBS | Ederson, G Jesus, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Mendy, Mahrez, Otamendi.
Villa
XI: Nyland, Guilbert, Engels, Mings, Targett, Douglas Luiz, Nakamba, Elmohamady, Grealish, El Ghazi, Samatta
Subs: Reina, Konsa, Taylor, Hourihane, Lansbury, Trezeguet, Davi
Hiya, Dave - I'm back after some dishes to enjoy the League Cup Final. Still trying to get the coverage going on the Plus.
Some points up for grabs today in the PPP. Here are the people who would get 6 points for a City win:
MUR, Swansong, Simon
And here are the players who would pick up 2 points for a City loss:
Blue Devil and Pink Kits
Wahay! Got the link going. Teams in the tunnel.
Kate's comments about Jack Grealish: "Ewww...who is the guy first in line? He thinks he's too sexy. He's disgusting!"
I am back from a very chilly walk at the teams come out at Wembley
COME ON VILLA
Villa in their traditional kits
City look to be in all black
Got my link on the telly and Apple TV
Thanks for Plus
A couple of moistened hints ready to give us God Save the Queen.
Prince William in the stands...he isn't impartial today!
Apparently there is a Mr. Carabao. Who knew? He's in a private box, of course.
City making the final for a third year in a row
1st time since the early 80s
Forest made three finals in a row
Winning in 78 and 79 and losing to Wolves in 80
Liverpool won in 81, 82, 83 and 84
We are off
And we're away at Wemberley.
Most wins in the League Cup
Liverpool 8
City 6
United 5
Villa 5
Chelsea 5
Spurs 4
Forest 4
Leicester 3
Arsenal 2
Norwich 2
Birmingham 2
Wolves 2
Leeds 1....what year?
Good start by Villa
You're welcome, mate. I'll hang on to the Plus even if Leeds go up. It's been well worth it for the extras.
Bravo punches deep corner away
ooh... great cross and decent header...just over
Oh - early chance for Villa. El Mohamedy chipped one in and El Ghazi nodded over.
Brilliant about Plus
What do you mean IF?
Answer my Leeds question
The League Cup has not left Manchester since 2015!
City won in 2016, United 2017, City in 2018 and 2019
City won in 2014 too
Keep it up Villa
City's first attack...of course they will win this
Villa fans singing to City fans
"Champions of Europe, you'll never be that"
City into their tippy tappy groove already.
Why isn't anyone saying the possession stat so far...they always do for City
it is 63% Villa
Now the commentator mentions it when City are starting to possess
Sterling is a whiner
Leeds question!!
Funny how City can't wear their traditional shirt color but the ref and linesman can!
Sorry, I missed your earlier question. Leeds' sole League Cup win was in 1968 against Arsenal. 1-0 win Terry Cooper scored the goal, a long range effort. I've seen the clip, of course, but we were still living in Germany at the time and I wasn't watching footer at that point. Before my time.
We should have won so many trophies in those days!
Where is Hamburg NY
Did you see the pictures of some of the houses off of Lake Erie?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8062153/Snowstorm-freezes-homes-Lake-Erie.html
Well done mate
Villa are an eighth of the way to a penalty shoot-out.
It's near you!
Hamburg is not exactly on the Lake
Must be closer stuff
Hamburg is a suburb of Buffalo, just to the south of the city. About 40 minutes from us. Remember that time that we had lunch at Red Robin after Tom's match at ECC - that's basically Hamburg.
One nil City
Aguero puts the holders one up
GOAL! Aguero puts City 1-0 up!
I remember that
Nice chip to Foden at the back post, a lovely cushioned header from Foden and Aguero bundled it home.
We did okay with this latest storm - not much to write home about. Which helps, because I was worried that I'd have some digging to do yesterday on top of the big basement painting project that we did. Even without the digging, it took us until 7 pm to finish but it looks smashing now.
Villa are capable of getting back into this one, especially from a set piece where City are weak.
I don't know about Grealish at United... can't stand the way he wears his socks
I agree, mate. I don't really rate him. And you know how Kate feels about him now, too.
Celtic squeak by St Johnstone in the Scottish Cup Quarter Finals 1-0... BBC says SJ 77% possession...can't be right
The Final Four
Celtic, Aberdeen and the two Edinburgh sides Hearts and Hibs
Sad Villa fans with giant foam hands in the stands.
Great block from Aguero shot
Two nil City
BUGGER
GOAL! City go 2-0 up through a header from Rodri!
Hard to see Villa coming back from this scoreline.
Never should have been a corner
Why doesn't VAR check that!
This is over
Dean Smith having an Ancelotti moment right now.
I thought you hated VAR?
Celtic have won 33 domestic cup matches in a row
Is it a third treble in a row they are going for?
They are going to win a record tying 9th title in a row
Both Rangers and Celtic have won 9 in a row and both stopped each other winning a tenth
Can Stevie G do it again next season!
I REALLY hate VAR
Rangers have won 54 titles and Celtic 50
Rangers have won more titles than Celtic since they were tied on 17 in 1927!
Done with my Scottish League Trivia Segment
City totally piling on now. This could end up a cricket score.
This is going to end like the league match at Villa Park
Make that 34 consecutive domestic cup wins
GOAL! Villa are back in it. Lovely goal there.
YES!!
VILLA ARE BACK INTO IT!!
COME ON!
Cue shot Prince William celebrating coming up
Terrific goal there. The slip from Stones allowed El Ghazi to run on and deliver a great cross over. Samatta finished it with a super header.
2-1 Game on!
What an idea...put in a decent cross to someone running inside the box
Still stuck in Scotland...after all, I am going there in October!
Draw coming up...will there be a Capital City Derby or will it wait until the Final
Dons, Hibs and Hearts all praying to keep away from Celtic
I know - football is a simple game, right?
and there's Prince Will
HT under the Arch
Game still on?
Well, then. This one is more delicately poised than I had imagined after that Samatta goal.
ESPN have a panel....no sound and they're off
NO SOUND AT ALL FROM ESPN
Celtic first out of the hat.... vs Aberdeen
So it's an Edinburgh Derby in the Semis
Celtic vs Aberdeen
Hearts vs Hibs
All Green Final for me
So many people leave their seats at half time these days
I never do!!
Of course, when there was standing most people didn't leave
The Plus coverage is odd during half time. It looked like we were going to get the panel with Stevie Nichol and then nothing.
ESPN back.... at least they knew there was Audio problems
The panel is back - and with audio!
They're throwing Stevie under the bus!
Second half underway
City playing around at the back....I just hate it!
look at all the empty seats by the tunnel
All free ticket people...terrible for TV cameras
What a useless cross by City left back... ridiculous
Come on Villa
Come on Bravo...do a De Gea
Sterling acting a punk
Sterling in the book
I don't think it was anything
KDB coming on
I'm back from a bite of lunch to enjoy the last half hour or so.
Sterling is such a pillock.
City go close
Commentator going gaga for boring City passing
Lovely ball in from Foden to Zinchenko's whose cross is cut out by Mings.
El Mohamedy earns a cheap free kick.
Wasted by Grealish.
Atrocious free kick by Grealish....get it into the box
City at it again... I JUST HATE IT
Everyone else seems to love it
Villa giving it a go here
Of course, I want Villa to win this one.
Meaty challenge there by Nakamba. Picks up a yellow. I didn't think it was a red.
Yellow for Villa man... got nothing but the ball
Such wimpness these days
City players are acting like two year olds
B replacing D.... a swap of Silvas
David Silva comes off. Bernie Sanders on for him.
Craziness at Wembley
Pathe' commentator disgusted with the whole thing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maoQkoADBVo
Oh - I thought that was going in. Side netting for Aguero.
Inside the last ten of the 90
B Silva does all the hard work...then thinks a ball can travel through solid objects
Another great ball in from Foden. Nodded out for a corner.
Aguero coming off now - Gabby Jesus on for him.
Aguero taking his sweet time getting off
A few of us about to pick up 2 points.
I meant 6 points.
Grealish couldn't get the cross off
He hasn't been very good today
Looks hurt too
Corner chance now for Villa.
Oh - it's saved by Bravo onto the post!
off the woodwork!!
It was saved onto the post...why didn't that go in!
B Silva has a shot saved
City corner flagging it
Hate that crap too
Villa still playing it around....KICK IT FORWARD
GIVE IT TO THE KEEPER AND LET HIM PUNT IT
Last minute corner
Keeper coming up
Doesn't beat first man!!!
SO STUPID!!
AT LEAST HIT THE PENALTY SPOT!
Last chance saloon here for Villa. City just parking the bus.
All the time in the world to cross... doesn't beat the first man!!
RUBBISH
VILLA GOING BACKWARDS
City break....Comes to nothing
Villa blow possession
City Win the League Cup for a third time on the trot
City win the first silverware of this season.
And six points for MUR, Swansong, and Simon.
Have a good rest of the day Bob
Busy week of football this week
Games EVERY day this week
DAMN WORK!!
Take care
TTFN
I'm off to do my usual Sunday errands. Nice chatting with you as always, mate. Cheerio!
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