Nice summary

Though point 3 is the difference between marketing and reality. For at least 15 years the most striking thing for me is the 'game management' that teams at the top (and who aspire to stay at the top) employ.

If the championship and lower leagues are rougher and more agricultural, the top divisions are wildly cynical in their fouling /play acting and manipulation of the officials.

It's one of the biggest learning curves our young uns will need to master this year.

Professional sport has suffered from this for years and the money pressures mean that is unlikely to change. It'd be lovely if it became a sport again, but really it more closely resembles pre-arranged entertainment, such are the overt and implicit biases (monetarily and culturally) embedded in the system.

Posted By: Cardiff Canary on October 28th 2019 at 10:32:52

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My thoughts on yesterday FWIW (NCFC) - Chopper, Oct 28, 09:21:15
- Yeah, with the exception of “Most people just had Sunday dinner not two hours in the pub” (NCFC) - APB, Oct 28, 12:07:58
- The only thing I disagree with is the ‘Man U plastics’ comment. I thought their fans were (NCFC) - Adster, Oct 28, 11:03:46
  - Yes - their away support is good I think (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Oct 28, 11:25:24
  - they weren't that loud not loud enough to get on my tits which is the international (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 28, 11:15:41
- I suspect that Farke is desperate to try 3 at the back which worked well v Arsenal in the (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Oct 28, 10:39:01
  - Injuries last year (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Oct 28, 10:50:19
  - Worked great v Chelsea (twice) too (NCFC) - mr carra, Oct 28, 10:42:24
- I thought the support was excellent given the farcical scenes on the pitch. (NCFC) - lurd, Oct 28, 10:36:59
  - People moaning about the crowd are usually those watching on TV (NCFC) - mr carra, Oct 28, 10:43:16
    - I was watching on TV and I was proud of our fans (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 28, 15:35:09
- Nice summary (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Oct 28, 10:32:52
  - Agree totally CC (n/m) (NCFC) - Chopper, Oct 28, 10:52:59
- Good post. I agree with all your points (n/m) (NCFC) - Basingstoke_Canary, Oct 28, 10:09:28
- Leitner was played out of position yesterday (NCFC) - mr carra, Oct 28, 09:58:06
  - I think I wold have been tempted to play Trybull with Tettey (NCFC) - Jim, Oct 28, 10:43:04
    - I'm assuming Trybull wasn't fit to start, or I would have done too (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Oct 28, 10:44:09
  - This is true, but he was shockingly bad in that position v Villa (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 28, 10:00:22
    - Agree - though he didn't have a proper DM alongside him then (NCFC) - mr carra, Oct 28, 10:05:26
- 3 is a bit silly (NCFC) - Charles21, Oct 28, 09:52:16
  - I think you'll find Hernandez did it as a direct retaliation. (n/m) (NCFC) - Chopper, Oct 28, 10:00:29
  - Pleased Onel scored but a tad over the top as we were 3 nil down. (n/m) (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Oct 28, 09:58:36
    - Absolute nailed on goal of the month (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 28, 10:01:47
- good post, tick x 6 (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 28, 09:49:05
- If you could pick a style that suits Man Utd to play against, its ours (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Oct 28, 09:38:17
  - It can change very quickly. Not as if we're cut adrift and (NCFC) - Chopper, Oct 28, 09:42:56
- Pretty much agree with that. (NCFC) - Men without hats, Oct 28, 09:34:30

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