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Can't shake the feeling City have another wobble in them, this season can't end on a whimper.... drama will ensue on Sunday.

This season has been too mental to just roll over and die.... City have another wobble in them. One more twist.

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3:20Pm in Dubai, roasting hot day, back home, first tinny opened, ready for this..... no nerves, JFW!!

I remember the noise and what we achieved in 2005 against Chelsea, spines already tingling knowing the 45000 today are going to crank it up in the same way. Will be watching this in Dubai today.... Just wanted to be a part of this thread... JFW that is all....

I turned to the Mrs on Wednesday and said 'we may just have won this thing,' when O'Shea somehow missed the open goal at the end of the Sunderland game, had the same feeling when Dudek made the double save in Istanbul, an 'arl fella behind me in the Attaturk said. 'I think we've just won the European Cup lad.'

Then it would be interesting to see what evidence he uses to base this on. It's simply not true, there are all shapes and sizes and fitness levels of Asians as there are any other group. They are human beings with two arms and two legs they are not from a different planet who can't breathe the same air. How many big strong athletes are playing football for China, Japan, Korea, Mexico etc how big and strong are Sterling, Countinho even Yan Dhanda himself who is a slip of a lad. Messi was on some kind of growth hormone treatment to build him up? There are lads out there in the uk who are strong, fit and have talent. I don't know all the reasons why they don't get scouted but if top sports science bods are lecturing clubs with this stuff it's an indication of some of the reasons I guess. It will change, it already has started to.

Don't worry pal, not offended and don't think it's your personal view. I'm sure whoever told you that doesn't get much work in his field as he is talking gibberish

You have perfectly healthy athletes dropping down dead on a football pitch. none of the well reported ones as far as I know are from that region. Field hockey is a big sport in that region with a pro league, certainly takes as much effort as football. statements like that can be so detrimental and damaging. To label a whole region (not saying you are claiming that) with a genetic defect is a little disingenuous. And again, even if it where true, it doesn't explain the lack of Asian footballers in our pro leagues over here, I've played and seen many talented footballers who are Asian and have not seen any less fitness, ability or talent than any other group.

I'm sorry but that's nonsense (what you were told) and I guess it shows what these lads are up against to an extent.

Which may be true but doesn't explain why no British Asians are breaking through here where there is a large community playing and supporting the game but is being largely ignored albeit with very small pockets of succes.

Yeah Michaels dad is Indian and Zesh plays for Pakistan I think at a national level. That in itself is the issue, 2 in 30 years at the top level of English football. Think the lad at Leeds was Jaspal Singh, I'm sure he made a few appearances for the first team.

I agree there is a very slow change, and the midlands clubs like Walsall, Wolves, WBA (where we got Yan from) Villa are pricking their ears up to it. Let's hope this lad is 'the one' My 20th post in just under 10 years, full of pride. Roll on 2024 for my 40th post hopefully eulogising a Yan Dhanda hat trick against the mancs or blue noses.

It would add about 2 million to the season ticket waiting list! and worldwide club membership would go up ten fold. There is a real thirst for the sport within the community and I include the Asian communities here, north America and on the Asian continent itself. The star will have to come from these shores though, there is no investment in football in India/Pakistan etc, it's dominated by cricket hence the national teams barely get a mention.

I agree, not saying that because I'm an Asian. For example, we had a lad playing with us for a local team called Smethwick Rangers, he was a tall gangly chap and couldn't get into the team, was always a sub, his name was Carlton Palmer, he went on to become an England International and none of the really talented lads in the rest of our squad, and there really was some lads who should've at least made the old second division if given a chance (I don't put myself in that category) even got a call from a scout. It was just accepted that it wasn't going to happen. Things are changing though so hopefully with the likes of Yan and others the tide will continue to turn, because there is a lot of talent out there.