Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Penalty anguish for Blues.

A member of the Wright-Phillips clan was again in the news for City, and just like brother Shaun's transfer announcement from the weekend, it was not good news again.
Young Bradley (can he now be officially named BWP?) missed the fifth penalty of the shoot-out against Bolton in the semi-final of the FA Premier tournament out in Thailand. The match had ended in a 1-1 draw against Bolton after Joey Barton had put the Blues ahead late in the first half only for Kevin Davies to equalise. It was a Blues side which featured returns for long-term absentees de Vliiger and Sinclair and boss Stuart Pearce was pleased with the work-out the team got in the humid conditions, in particular praising the younger members of the side.
The defeat leaves the Blues playing Everton on Saturday for the third placed play-off and miss out on a chance of playing the Thailand national side in the final, although this may be a blessing as by all account the Thai's can be very attractive to watch but are fairly strong in the tackle...
Equally worrying could be the three days off the Blues have until the next game. Again, from what I have heard fregarding the 'entertainment' on offer in Bangkok, the City management need to keep a close eye on the players relaxtion time - in particular Joey Barton given his history and penchant for 'cigar tricks'...

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