2023 FA Community Shield Man City v Arsenal [Sunday 6th August @ 4pm]

[fez]

Why do you think that is Rob?

Trying to wind up City fans is like trying to email the Amish.

 

[adam cool dude]

Both Treble winners lost the Charity shield.

There is suddenly a lot of new posters for some strange reason in the football section.

How did Rice get on? Flop or decent?

 

[omnomnom]

Trying to wind up City fans is like trying to email the Amish.

Well exactly and no one cares about City.

 

[fez]

Rice and Havertz aren’t looking like shrewd signings yet but we will see. Rice will be solid enough but like basically every Uber expensive player they will never look like value for money. Havertz just can’t lead a line so I’m not sure how much you can take from today.

Timber looked decent.

 

[sharp72]

Havertz,rice and timber welcome to winning against the best last season

 

[sigma]

Rice and Havertz aren’t looking like shrewd signings yet but we will see. Rice will be solid enough but like basically every Uber expensive player they will never look like value for money. Havertz just can’t lead a line so I’m not sure how much you can take from today.

Timber looked decent.

Mount hasn't impressed either from what Ive seen. Bet Chelsea are laughing all the way to the bank. For now...

 

[CliffyG]

I honestly can't believe Arsenal bought Havertz to be our striker. It's just with Jesus injured, Eddie pretty useless and Balogun not even considered his height must have given him the nod over Trossard.

 

[fez]

Mount hasn't impressed either from what Ive seen. Bet Chelsea are laughing all the way to the bank. For now...

He seems to have been fine. Nothing special so far. Missed a sitter the other day. As I said, too early to make too many predictions.

 

[sharp72]

What is wrong with celebrating winning a Trophy?

 

[Reuben klang]

What is wrong with celebrating winning a Trophy?

Nothing.

However it’s not a trophy, it‘s a shield.

It’s pretty irrelevant for the most part though, City have lost the last 3 of them but cleaned up where and when it matters.

 

[bazzabear]

What is wrong with celebrating winning a Trophy?

Nothing. One of the biggest indictments of how pathetic football fans are is the whining about another group of fans daring to celebrate that their team won something.
It's right up there with being enraged at the actions of a rival player which they completely ignore in their own.

 

[fez]

What is wrong with celebrating winning a Trophy?

Celebrate what you like but fundamentally its a one off game in pre-season between two predetermined teams.

If we're being complete strict it should have been City vs City.

 

[HangTime]

I think the importance is being a bit overstated, it's not like Arsenal beat MC in regular play so it doesn't really prove they have the better of them in a league context. If it gives the team confidence for the season ahead then great, but I'd say it is falsely placed confidence although that said, perhaps I should be more enthusiastic based on the fact it wasn't a heavy defeat which might have knocked the stuffing out of them a bit.