The whole world smiles

This is far worse than the last time as we have such a high wage bill and so many players who have supposedly played at a good level. This was the side that got relegated in 08.

Jesus Christ I am all for Rudkin bashing but do me a favour. Smithies was at the club for 2 years played not one single game and left with over 3 million quid. What's he want a cuddle? These modern footballers don't live in the real world. I don't know about you lot but I would rather be asked how much Rather than are you ok, Any day of the week except I don't work in an industry that pays me out if I get injured and can't work. Football is a cut throat, mercenary business but you are handsomely rewarded even if your shit like Alex smithies was.

Quite a funny period of play The wides down leg side were win win if they turned the batter had to deal with them, if they didn't turn then he gets to bowl it again (the extra run was neither hear nor there to us). Until Pope realised you could just kick them away!

Didn't look like it with their spinners

Superb boys, who would have thought after all those dark days we would be at the oval giving it to Surrey what a contrast to the city.

Sensational from our top order. Just when I needed a antidote from the shit show at the football.

The commentators said the speedometer was underestimated deliveries by about 5k

What's the story? Used to hear people singing it but didn't know there was a story.

Part of the first team coaching staff it was in the article put out by the club announcing Rowett. I know people say we did king dirty but this is the 4th manager he has got to work and learn under he is getting a valuable education in the game here.

Where did I say I support what I am seeing?

Who are these large groups of fans that support Top and Rudkin? There is a big difference between thinking that protesting and booing own players is self defeating and adding to the toxicity And thinking the club is being ran well!

Why don't YOU do your research or look at the facts before posting! Moshiri and Kenwright were joint owners working together for 7 years. Kenwright was chairman when he died in 2023. But whatever... I am not here to argue the intricacies of Everton's ownership model my point was that it's total bull that somehow west Ham or everton fans are less passive and would have stormed the king power andpublicly flogged the ownership just doesn't add up.

Even if you accept that everton and west Ham fans have higher standards than us and are more hostile to there owners than us which having been to goodison, Upton park and the Olympic Stadium a lot over the years I would say is complete bollocks but for arguments sake let's say it's true. the fact that both these fanbases have been stuck with owners they hate for a combinded 32 years with everton only seeing there's off in death surely proves my point over yours that all this so called fan action even when done to a standard you like is completely futile?

What when Kenwright died? How the hell can you attribute someone dying of liver cancer to a more hostile fanbase?

That's very subjective and if it's true and if it's a factor how come we have had way more success than those clubs in the last 10 years?

Very dramatic statement Care to elaborate? Also it's very hypothetical that everton and west Ham would have forced him out, how do you know? Im not so sure especially if said owner had also won the premier League and fa Cup. Don't think it's quite as black and white as you think. In fact Gold was at West Ham for 13 years and Kenwright at everton for 19 years and both went through periods of serious unpopularity with the fan base so the evidence suggests you are wrong.

Great post, my dad is in his 70s now and I am fuched if I am gonna waste my last few years of a brilliant lifetime of following City together by adding to the toxicity. Live and let live You lads crack on with booing your own players before they come on and plane fly overs and tennis balls. Good luck effecting anything other than your own mental health and making the king power an even easier place to come for away teams.

Where do they live?

People ruling out dyche are not factoring in that his stock has fallen too has done a pretty rubbish at his last two clubs now. yeah Managing city isn't as appealing as it was but also his reputation isn't as high as it was could be our downwards arcs intersect at the right time.

Would Claudio fancy one last dance? O'neil style at Celtic.

Your right you can not police what every single fan sings nor would you want to. However a fan group that needs buy in from the fans around it when they do a Tifo or want to move a load of fans out of their seats to expand their section again should think carefully about pursuing actions which are clearly divisive amongst the fans. If you spoke to 100 Wednesday fans about Chansiri or 100 Blackpool fans about the oystons they they would all say the same thing ask 100 city fans about king power and you would get 100 different view points on them. Our situation is complicated. Even The most rabbid anti ownership fan would still have to admit they have been by far the greatest owners in the clubs history. And the least negative fans towards the ownership would have to concede that it has turned into a complete shit show in recent times. I am not here to argue individual points or stick up for the owners I am just pointing out that this is a polarizing issue amongst fans and angry old boys having a go at Union FS is a product of that.

So there was still chants at ipswich earlier in the month? We will have to agree to disagree on that one!

So they haven't been singing it? Your meant to be leading the section! Your right at the front and have a drum ffs!

Mate I sit in sk1 trust me it stops when we start winning. You didn't hear a peep in the enzo season either.