Jon Ashley

Mancunian American, Pastor’s spouse, Dad, @ManCity obsessive, and @thecityramble contributor (He/Him)

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@Phil_Sports Speed up* to 10mph

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@TAM88991 @cursedbyaclown1 @OnlyInBOS The United Kingdom is Boston's second-largest inbound tourist market. Long-term reputational damage in that market is very possible with both England and Scotland playing at Boston Stadium. Their fans' experiences at the World Cup will be national news in the UK.

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@FootballCliches Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday. You must be in dreamland.

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@indi_leg772 @WUTangKids I’ve done both and Wembley is infinitely easier.

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@AmosMurphy_ @LMTPod Yes it’s from 7 years before Pep joined City but I’m still angry about it.

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@AmosMurphy_ @LMTPod Craig Bellamy’s sending off at Bolton in 2009. Scandalous bias from Clattenburg.

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@RedDevilStat5 @LoEl81 All but two of those teams currently occupy a higher league position that Grimsby...

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@SamLee Just can’t get my head around that VAR allows the goal if Haaland fouls Szoboszlai sooner than he does.

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Re: City’s disallowed goal: If Haaland and Szoboszlai commit their fouls simultaneously, the officials would say it’s “six of one, half a dozen of the other” as they do at most set pieces.

The goal is effectively disallowed because EH doesn’t foul DS soon enough…

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@Smooth_Booth @Jamesy_boy @DaleJohnsonBBC The situation is that the ball is already going into an unguarded goal without EH or DS touching it. The goal is given if they commit their respective fouls simultaneously, so why shouldn’t it be given if the defender gains an unfair advantage by fouling first?

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@DaleJohnsonBBC You talk as though refs don’t allow goals every week on corners kick situations when both teams are fouling each other.

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@ericfisher (Whatever the system ends up being)

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@ericfisher Do we know when the system will move into the Boston area? Have family flying out of Logan on Sunday evening…

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@AmosMurphy_ @StevenMcinerney To be clear, I meant Dias taking off his own shirt, not yours.

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@nffckez @DjallenDs I think Dias is lucky to get away with it, as was Jesus with his dissent and then high tackle on Foden, and Elliot Anderson with his braindead decision to give the ref a little shove after his booking.

The deciding factor for yellows seems to be how the ref feels in the moment.

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@nffckez @DjallenDs It’s pretty relevant when dissent is what Dias got his first yellow card for.

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@nffckez @elliemolloson Should’ve sent 2 more off for 2 yellows today as well. The officiating was terrible in both directions.

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@TheCityRamble Magnifique.

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@robbiemustoe Any reason you didn’t mention that both Igor Jesus and Elliot Anderson committed two bookable offences as well as Rúben Dias?