McManaman has previous

An interesting extract from Man City Reserves website after a match with Wigan reserves just over 2 years ago:

http://www.themag.co.uk/the-mag-wire/wigans-mcmanaman-has-past-form/


‘Gai Assulin was stretchered off in injury time with his right leg in a brace, following a wild challenge by Callum McManaman, which caused some friction between the two benches.’

‘Just as the clock ticked into the 90th minute, Gai Assulin picked the ball up just inside Wigan’s half and Callum McManaman ran from City’s half and dived in very late and caught Gai on his right leg with the studs showing.”


Makes Martinez and Whelan look even worse for defending him if that's possible.

 

I really do think there is a case for challenges like this to be punished with a night with Titus. Honestly think they'd change their ways.

 

FA PREMIER RESERVE LEAGUE



Tuesday 1st March 2011



Manchester City 1 Wigan Athletic 0

Guidetti 82min

A single strike from John Guidetti , eight minutes from time,was enough to send City's EDS side top of the league, however the headlines from this game will be all about how City lost another player with a serious leg injury,the third of the week.
Gai Assulin was stretchered off in injury time with his right leg in a brace, following a wild challenge by Callum McMananman, which caused some friction between the two benches

The first half of this game was very similar to last week's game against Bolton; but today's was even less eventful with only a clearance off the line in the fortieth minute ,allowing me to pick my pen up and write something down. That clearance came about when City worked the ball up the left before sixteen year old Courtney Meppen-Walter played a good cross field pass to the feet of Donal McDermott out on the right and he twisted and turned to confuse the defender before cutting inside and firing a left foot shot across the face of the goal and being blocked and cleared off the line by Roman Golobart.
The second half did not really get much better as Wigan had very few ideas and City being hampered with a player that has no right to be playing regularly for the reserves like he has wasted the ability to play the right ball as he gave away possession nearly every time he got the ball.
When the couple of substitutions were made and the wasteful player finally went off after seeing his last action of sending a free kick out of the ground, City indeed looked a much better threat.
That threat materialised when the industrious Chris Chantler who has been a lot better this season sent out a ball on the left to Bunn who forced the play forward and had an initial shot blocked but the rebound came loose and he was able to have another strike, but was saved by Lee Nicholls in the Wigan goal however the strike was hit with enough power that Lee could only deflect the ball and there was John Guidetti to run in and force the ball over the line.

Just as the clock ticked into the ninetieth minute Gai Assulin picked the ball up just inside Wigan's half and Callum McManaman ran from City's half and dived in very late and caught Gai on his right leg with his studs showing. Had the game been a first team one then the referee might have shown a straight red but as he knew he had already been booked then he knew the second yellow would result in his sending off.

In the confusion and high spirits between the two benches I think City's coaching staff had forgotten that they had just sent on their third substitution and so City were down to ten men as Gai was stretchered off with his right leg in a modern splint system and they were unable to bring Kieran Kennedy on for his debut after he had been asked to get ready to go on.

There has in the past been many ocassions when I have considered that quite a few players have played for the reserves far more than they should have and by doing so they have haulted the progress of younger players behind them; but those players have come through our academy and so have earned the right possibly for those extra games. However I am really embarrassed as a City supporter by the way this young player has been shoe horned into the reserve side at the expense of the development of younger players that are showing some real promise; perhaps the subordinate coaching staff should voice considered reasonable views about this situation more strongly to their superiors.


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Maybe Laurel and Hardy don't know their own player???

"that's another fine mess you have got me into Roberto"

 

Our club had better grow a pair and come out and destroy Martinez and Whelan for their comments!!!!! the fools are wide open for a world of criticism but gues what our jesus like approach will ensure we get another players leg broken before long.

 

Ashley & Whelan are sworn business enemies. Hoping Mike chins him next time they meet.

 

Sometimes it's better to say nothing and let them hang themselves
as the noose tightens

 

People like that are hurt more when they're hit in the pocket.

 

At least Mike has nailed the little troll

 

Ashley pretty much has, business wise:

In October 2008 the value of JJB shares fell to less than 10% of the value at the time of Dave Whelan's share sale to Chris Ronnie and Exista. Three weeks later 34% (majority share) was purchased by Sports Direct International PLC.

On 13 October 2009, JJB admitted that former executives were being investigated by both HM Revenue & Customs and the Serious Organised Crime Agency.

On 24 September 2012, it was reported that shares in JJB Sports had been suspended and that the firm was calling in the administrators.

It was announced on 1 October 2012, that rival retailer Sports Direct had purchased the 'JJB' brand name, website and 20 stores, saving around 550 jobs.

So, Ashley owns Whelan's company - maybe he should go out and arrange to take Whelan's little joke of a football club off him as well

 

What's the point in buying an empty stadium?

 

Maybe he could fill it with the cr*p sports gear he took from JJB and pile it high and sell it cheap?

 

But Dave Whelan sold JJB, then cherry picked the stores he wanted and bought them back...hence DW. So JJB's failings since Dave Whelan sold it are not relevant for comparison really are they?

 

The lad McManaman makes Wayne Rooney in his youth look like a saint in terms of his hotheaded challenges