***city v west ham match thread***

[nottsblue]

Nasri to come on.

Everything that is wrong with Pellegrini right there

[Saul Goodman]

Didnt even look that bad...

I thought it looked very bad for Silva - not sure it was deliberate though - he could have been knocked out.

Looked like it grazed his cheek but i guess not

[Original Dub]

Didnt even look that bad...

I thought it looked very bad for Silva - not sure it was deliberate though - he could have been knocked out.

Looked like it grazed his cheek but i guess not

Grazed?

Wow.

[Nigels Tackle]

looked like his cheek is seriously swollen already

[Dameerto]

That's not a good sight - I hope it's not a fracture.

[PeterParker]

What the fuck happen? The river went down and came back to this. Was it intentional?

[ayrshireblue]

Nasri to come on.

Everything that is wrong with Pellegrini right there

Totally agree. Game is safe. Pozo should be on for a try out if nothing else.

[Tokyo Blue]

What the fuck happen? The river went down and came back to this. Was it intentional?

I don't believe it was.

[Cit.revenge]

Look like fracture bone on Silva

[Dameerto]

What the fuck happen? The river went down and came back to this. Was it intentional?

Debatable - I didn't think it was intentional - he wasn't even having a sly glance at Silva leading up to the contact, just focusing on the ball - it was a heavy elbow to the face.

[ruralblue]

I thought it started at 4pm!!!!! Ha ha not to worry am in Lakes at the zoo anyways. Intermittent signal so only getting updates off you lot in dribs and drabs.

[kinkylola]

What the fuck happen? The river went down and came back to this. Was it intentional?

Debatable - I didn't think it was intentional - he wasn't even having a sly glance at Silva leading up to the contact, just focusing on the ball - it was a heavy elbow to the face.

I think it was a little bit unfortunate with the height difference in the players, though he was keeping his elbow a bit high and swinging it about carelessly. Did he mean to elbow Silva in the face? No I don't think it was malicious, but I do think it was a red.

[DoomMerchant]

What the fuck happen? The river went down and came back to this. Was it intentional?

some random cunt elbowed Silva in the cheekbone....intentionally or not is the question. I thought it looked very accidental to me, but players can be tricky in knowing where someone might be. Oddly if Silva got a yellow for his elbow-ish earlier in the match then this play was Ben Thatcher-esque by comparison. Just for reference.

I believe all the dramatics were just about being safe because his neck took a hit as his face was smashed in.

Hope it's nothing nearly as serious as the 10 mins of hauling him off the field would imply.

Shitty for the dude.

cheers

[blues2win]

Fucking lazy of Yaya to give the ball away and then great block by Mangala. Pace dropped since long delay for Silva.

[nottsblue]

Bit lacklustre this second half. Still, looks like three points and would have taken this after 80 minutes before kick off like a shot. Couple of players back on track as well which is nice to see

[branny]

If theres one player you want that chance to fall to in the box its England international Stuart Downing. Lol

[Dameerto]

Mangler's having a good game.

[Moonchesteri]

Right now we are giving them the chance they need to get back into the game. Let's pick up the tempo again and kill the game!

[blues2win]

Shocking ball by Kola to give the ball away and another great block by Mangala who's played really well. Another great interception by him.

[Slim]

Mangler in the last 10 minutes, as good as any centrehalf performance this season.