1 minute ago, yaz said:

Completely understand. Before today I was telling myself "as long as we don't get humiliated I'll be happy".

We didn't get humiliated, but I'm still in pain.

Just found out this is our 5th wembely final loss in a row without scoring a goal.

Edited May 16May 16 by axman2526

Well we didn’t embarrass ourselves. But we offered nothing upfront. We needed a bit of quality and it was nowhere to be found. City paid for quality and that was the difference today.

In the end we did well just to still be in the game after 70 mins. And that’s about the limit of our ambition.

5 minutes ago, Dr. Socrates said:

Well we didn’t embarrass ourselves. But we offered nothing upfront. We needed a bit of quality and it was nowhere to be found. City paid for quality and that was the difference today.

In the end we did well just to still be in the game after 70 mins. And that’s about the limit of our ambition.

Cherki cost them £30m + £6m potential add ons.

No European football might be a good thing. It'd allow the club to sort itself out.

BREAKING NEWS

ALONSO OFFERED 4 YEAR CONTRACT

15 minutes ago, Zola_25Fan said:

I hope Delap never plays for us again.

14 minutes ago, MyWord said:

A donkey.

And we have Jackson coming back soon. A Wonkey Donkey.

1 hour ago, dan_cfc said:

That’s why I’d be hesitant on Alonso there is a reason top European clubs aren’t using a back 5

Tuchel prefers a back 5.

I keep repeating the same thing but for me this is on our sporting directors. We had no quality as much as we looked for it, and with all that money spent.

50 minutes ago, dermott said:

Cherki cost them £30m + £6m potential add ons.

<Bob mode on> But what about the wages he commands?<Bob mode off>

f**k City. They might have won today but we win when it matters - CL Final 2021 and more importantly, Full Members Cup Final 1986.

"When Pates went up, to lift The Members Cup........................."

2 hours ago, RMH said:

That is a penalty, it looked like a pen on the ground but seeing it here is just ridiculous that they didn’t give it.

It helps when the referee has previously worked for UAE…not that I’m saying it influence’s decisions

1 hour ago, just said:

Tuchel prefers a back 5.

Suited our team back then with Reece and Chilly but he hasn’t used it for England as far as I’m aware

2 hours ago, axman2526 said:

Still hurts. I'm surprised it does. I guess even blueco cannot kill off my love for the FA Cup.

Even going in fully expecting to lose this is still hurts.

It's different than previous times for some reason. I think I have just gotten used to this club doing this.

The story of Sporting Directors...

They signed Cherki fot £30m + £6m potential add ons. We signed Garnacho for £40m.
Semenyo was born in Chelsea and signed to City for £64 million.
We signed Gittens for £48.5 million, with £3.5 million in add ons.
We signed Mudryck for £62 million.

It is really important to have knowledgeable Sporting Directors.

Both of these are the same tackle, only one was given as a foul. I don't know how anybody thinks the one on Pedro isn't a foul. It's not shoulder to shoulder, he completely body checks him.

Edited May 16May 16 by Scott Harris

4 hours ago, dermott said:

Cherki cost them £30m + £6m potential add ons.

Sure. We as well as anyone should understand that there is most likely ‘additional payments’ related to the signing.

Due to some every odd circumstances, I didn’t see all the game. But losing I assumed would be more than acceptable to many as any success under BlueCo would be undesirable. Bit of a Catch 22 situation perhaps..

On the penalty none calls on Joao Pedro and Hato.

Both were the type of fouls given everywhere else just not in the box, as we saw with Caicedo getting booked later.

Cole probably would have missed given how useless he has been anyway.

The game went as expected, cagey final game. The scoreline flattered us, City would have gone 2 up earlier if not for the lack of final touches on several occasions, Cherki evidently drove a few of their guys crazy. The gulf between the 2 sides is quite evident, and to be honest unless a couple of our players put out a 10/10 game, we had little chance.

14 hours ago, TheCeleryKing said:

The story of Sporting Directors...

They signed Cherki fot £30m + £6m potential add ons. We signed Garnacho for £40m.
Semenyo was born in Chelsea and signed to City for £64 million.
We signed Gittens for £48.5 million, with £3.5 million in add ons.
We signed Mudryck for £62 million.

It is really important to have knowledgeable Sporting Directors

At the end of last season, our ownership rewarded their SD's with extended contracts in recognition of the great job they are doing. ..

The useless job they are doing is all part of the owners useless "project '.

I'm not happy about what we have become.

A game where we are being congratulated for putting in an effort, working hard, and basically not getting thrashed. Palmer worked his bo**ocks off, but had to sacrifice his talent in the process..

City have destroyed football with their turgid football style, and we acted and played like massive underdogs, hoping for a break. FFS Everton rattled in 3 goals against them recently. .

Shoulda had a penalty though.

3 hours ago, The Rising Sun said:

At the end of last season, our ownership rewarded their SD's with extended contracts in recognition of the great job they are doing. ..

The useless job they are doing is all part of the owners useless "project '.

i read their PR statement . . .

Stewart is in charge of "style of play and football philosophy"

Stewart is in charge of "style of play and football philosophy" --- Despite his title, Stewart’s role is more akin to a technical director. He is responsible for budget planning and style of play and football philosophy. That has included setting a broad style of football that Chelsea want their academy and first teams to play, so there is continuity throughout the club.

Stewart started his football career in analysis, working for City and England at the 2014 World Cup, and that remains an area he works on at Chelsea. Like Winstanley, Stewart’s other responsibilities include medical and the pair share a close working relationship."

I would like the club to employ the Rising sun as the Director of "what the fcucck" are they talking about.

3 hours ago, The Rising Sun said:

I'm not happy about what we have become.

A game where we are being congratulated for putting in an effort, working hard, and basically not getting thrashed. Palmer worked his bo**ocks off, but had to sacrifice his talent in the process..

City have destroyed football with their turgid football style, and we acted and played like massive underdogs, hoping for a break. FFS Everton rattled in 3 goals against them recently. .

Shoulda had a penalty though.

The players showed up - which is more than they have done for most of the season

On 17/05/2026 at 06:21, TheCeleryKing said:

The story of Sporting Directors...

They signed Cherki fot £30m + £6m potential add ons. We signed Garnacho for £40m.
Semenyo was born in Chelsea and signed to City for £64 million.
We signed Gittens for £48.5 million, with £3.5 million in add ons.
We signed Mudryck for £62 million.

It is really important to have knowledgeable Sporting Directors.

We had a chance to sign Cherki in 2023, like Desire Doue and Bradley Barcola the club's Abramovich-era scouts had been tracking French players from their teens. Likely the first-choice plan was to sign Cherki and Olise, rather than Palmer.

On 17/05/2026 at 02:03, RMH said:

<Bob mode on> But what about the wages he commands?<Bob mode off>

Sadly this is true though.