Tom 13921 Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Manchester City will play European champions Barcelona in a friendly at the Nou Camp on Wednesday, 19 August. City were originally due to play Everton in the Premier League, but the fixture has been rearranged because of the Toffees' Europa League qualifier. The sides have met five times before, all friendlies, with the last meeting when the Catalan giants helped to open the City of Manchester Stadium in 2003. City won that game 2-1 with goals from Nicolas Anelka and Trevor Sinclair. The English Premier League season begins on Saturday, 15 August, while the Spanish La Liga competition starts on 31 August. Barcelona beat Manchester United 2-0 in May to win the Champions League final. They play Blackburn before and Wolves after in the Premier League. It seems a bit daft to me and it seems that City are concentrating more on becoming a global brand through money rather than actual footballing prowess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyff 0 Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 (edited) "City won that game 2-1 with goals from Nicolas Anelka and Trevor Sinclair. " He was in my place of work t'other day. What a guy. But yeah this friendly does seem a bit daft. Edited July 23, 2009 by Nyff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 "City won that game 2-1 with goals from Nicolas Anelka and Trevor Sinclair. " He was in my place of work t'other day. What a guy. But yeah this friendly does seem a bit daft. Will the Spanish League have started by then as well? Do you ever get the feeling people don't read your posts properly Tom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyff 0 Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 (edited) Saw it now Stop changing my posts Edited July 23, 2009 by Nyff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Stop changing my posts Note to self? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6381 Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Mid-season friendlies used to be part and parcel of league football. I remember us playing Monaco one season back in the 80s - the club used it as a opportunity to trial out players they'd brought in on loan. This match however is all about cash and probably for status. It'd be fucking hilarious if a couple of the big money signings got crocked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asprilla 96 Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Manchester City will play European champions Barcelona in a friendly at the Nou Camp on Wednesday, 19 August. City were originally due to play Everton in the Premier League, but the fixture has been rearranged because of the Toffees' Europa League qualifier. The sides have met five times before, all friendlies, with the last meeting when the Catalan giants helped to open the City of Manchester Stadium in 2003. City won that game 2-1 with goals from Nicolas Anelka and Trevor Sinclair. The English Premier League season begins on Saturday, 15 August, while the Spanish La Liga competition starts on 31 August. Barcelona beat Manchester United 2-0 in May to win the Champions League final. They play Blackburn before and Wolves after in the Premier League. It seems a bit daft to me and it seems that City are concentrating more on becoming a global brand through money rather than actual footballing prowess. If Ashley had come in and splashed the cash he'd not be in the shit he is now tbf. The only way to jump the queue is to spend money and tart yourself around in the name of building your club profile. It does suck dogs nob though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stevie Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 "City won that game 2-1 with goals from Nicolas Anelka and Trevor Sinclair. " He was in my place of work t'other day. What a guy. But yeah this friendly does seem a bit daft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cid_MCDP 0 Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Oooooh! Peek-a-boo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Bob Almighty! 0 Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Cant wait to see Barcelona crush Hughes and his special 1-1-8 formation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13025 Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 They'll have probably signed the entire Barcelona strikeforce by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acid 0 Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Meanwhile on the pre-season business anybody know the Leeds ticket prices for a junior ticket? The document fails to open on the website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13921 Posted July 24, 2009 Author Share Posted July 24, 2009 £5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acid 0 Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Cheers Tom, fucked up Firefox. You attending? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13921 Posted July 25, 2009 Author Share Posted July 25, 2009 I'm not sure. I might pop along like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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