Well at least for City

[ex_pat_magpie]

that must have been one of the closest games they've had all season.

What if Gayle had had a go instead of diving. What if his last header had found the net.

[toptoon]

Didn't see the header as lost my stream.

Loved the "Ole's" from the crowd when we managed to string 5 passes together (once!) in the second half.

[HughieG]

Credit to Rafa, the fans and the players today. We were outclassed in some parts of the game, but we made City nervous near the end and showed we are able to put together a string of attacks to threaten the opponents. I wish we'd try and do that a bit more, but I'm happy with today.

[ex_pat_magpie]

Credit to Rafa, the fans and the players today. We were outclassed in some parts of the game, but we made City nervous near the end and showed we are able to put together a string of attacks to threaten the opponents. I wish we'd try and do that a bit more, but I'm happy with today.

The one big thing it should do is to build confidence up a bit after the previous bad run.

[pboromag]

so if we can attack at the end and nearly grab a point despite the fact by then they could have been home and dry why did the genius that is rafa not come up with a positive plan and attack them from the off.??

it is ok saying gayle could have knicked a point
they had many could off moments

the truth is any manager could stick his team behind the ball and defend and then hope to knick a goal

you see many lower league managers take this opportunity in the cup games when drawn against the big boys

but we are at home with a supposed wold class manager needing points and sat their like stuffed dummies hoping they had a bad day with their scoring boots

sorry but people pay money to be entertained

and that wasnt entertainment

but then again under rafa i dont think we have been entertained on more than 3-4 ocasions