***Champs v Rags Pre Match Thread***

[zuricity]

Let's just hope it isn't a "Rooney shin pad" moment for the Tranny.

[carolina-blue]

Let's just hope it isn't a "Rooney shin pad" moment for the Tranny.

Fuckin nonce doesn’t show up against us
He won’t on Sunday
Come on u Blues

[zuricity]

Let's just hope it isn't a "Rooney shin pad" moment for the Tranny.

Fuckin nonce doesn’t show up against us
He won’t on Sunday
Come on u Blues

I beg to differ , iirc , sitting in the sunshine on a warm January afternoon , i think i managed to see the Tranny sent off at the Etihad .

I think he's got a couple of Red cards against us , but i am not sure.

[carolina-blue]

Let's just hope it isn't a "Rooney shin pad" moment for the Tranny.

Fuckin nonce doesn’t show up against us
He won’t on Sunday
Come on u Blues

I beg to differ , iirc , sitting in the sunshine on a warm January afternoon , i think i managed to see the Tranny sent off at the Etihad .

I think he's got a couple of Red cards against us , but i am not sure.

Wasn’t the kind of showing up I meant
Hopefully he’ll not be on the pitch long enough
To score a shinner ,

[Harry Dowd scored]

Hoping for the best but fearing the worst come on City ffs beat these rags

[brite blu sky]

we will do them this time, got a good feeling about this one

Not bothered about Dias out, he looked like he needed a rest the last two times he played.

Also not bothered if Kev doesn't play.

Gundo as quiet assassin, late run in the box

[Hazy2]

I am not confident at all - we seem to be a real Jekyll and Hyde over the last few weeks and I wouldn't be surprised if the scum beat us AGAIN at our place.
If PeP decides to fuck around by putting players like Bernardo out of their comfort zones then I think it will be deja vu again.

Jesus wept. Do you ever derive any joy from the blues. Main stand mentality thriving.

Do you ever take off your blue tinted specs ?

We have been a jekyll and Hyde team of late and if you don’t agree then you obviously have not been watching any of the last few matches .

Anyone , almost anyone , with a brain can see have been playing shit lately and the scum have done us many times at our place so obviously it doesn’t bode well for Sunday .

The above points are factual so tell me there is nothing to be concerned about ?

Factual. In your your head mate. It’s Derby weekend I intend to enjoy it, come what May. Try it.

[zuricity]

In Recent months we have been brilliant opening up a gap . Scouse2 so far clawing it back , but they have some testing games coming up in the next months.

Inter hitting form 5-0 last night , for example .

[Nick]

No sterling or grealish starting and id be happy. At least one will, maybe both.

[carl_feedthegoat]

I am not confident at all - we seem to be a real Jekyll and Hyde over the last few weeks and I wouldn't be surprised if the scum beat us AGAIN at our place.
If PeP decides to fuck around by putting players like Bernardo out of their comfort zones then I think it will be deja vu again.

Jesus wept. Do you ever derive any joy from the blues. Main stand mentality thriving.

Do you ever take off your blue tinted specs ?

We have been a jekyll and Hyde team of late and if you don’t agree then you obviously have not been watching any of the last few matches .

Anyone , almost anyone , with a brain can see have been playing shit lately and the scum have done us many times at our place so obviously it doesn’t bode well for Sunday .

The above points are factual so tell me there is nothing to be concerned about ?

Factual. In your your head mate. It’s Derby weekend I intend to enjoy it, come what May. Try it.

In my head ?

You are spot on , we have been electric of late and the scum never beat us at our gaff.

My apologies .

[brite blu sky]

thats the spirit Carl keep it up.
You're right though we have been poor. struggling to get fluidity. But the effort has definately been there.
I thought maybe pep asked for some tactical shift, cos it looked like everyone almost was not quite on it, but that
usually happens when we slack on the effort slightly.

Its Walker. We have missed the role that Walker plays. Stones got better but its not the same
It subtly forces the whole team to play slightly differently. that what i see.

[Hazy2]

I am not confident at all - we seem to be a real Jekyll and Hyde over the last few weeks and I wouldn't be surprised if the scum beat us AGAIN at our place.
If PeP decides to fuck around by putting players like Bernardo out of their comfort zones then I think it will be deja vu again.

Jesus wept. Do you ever derive any joy from the blues. Main stand mentality thriving.

Do you ever take off your blue tinted specs ?

We have been a jekyll and Hyde team of late and if you don’t agree then you obviously have not been watching any of the last few matches .

Anyone , almost anyone , with a brain can see have been playing shit lately and the scum have done us many times at our place so obviously it doesn’t bode well for Sunday .

The above points are factual so tell me there is nothing to be concerned about ?

Factual. In your your head mate. It’s Derby weekend I intend to enjoy it, come what May. Try it.

In my head ?

You are spot on , we have been electric of late and the scum never beat us at our gaff.

My apologies .

Accepted. Get a grip your wasting away with the one time at band camp mentality. The greatest decade any clubs fans could have dreamed of. I say enjoy it.

[Mase]

I’ve just read Zinch’s interview with Lineker.

“I’m just crying. Even when I drive the car from the training ground, I can just cry from nothing.

“It’s everything in my head. Imagine the place where you were born, where you were growing up and there is just empty ground..."

I feel for him. He should be nowhere near the squad tomorrow though.

[Dimples]

I’ve just read Zinch’s interview with Lineker.

“I’m just crying. Even when I drive the car from the training ground, I can just cry from nothing.

“It’s everything in my head. Imagine the place where you were born, where you were growing up and there quad is just empty ground..."

I feel for him. He should be nowhere near the squad tomorrow though.

I agree and he could be unavailable for the season as the situation deteriorates. Dreadful stuff.
That is three gone for the season from a small squad (despite the media BS) - Zinch, Torres and Mendy. Chance for the youngsters to step up but still not ideal at the business end of the season.

[Hazy2]

Morning blues. Great weather cmon CITY.

[Beefymcfc]

Today’s the day.

[Beefymcfc]

Let's just hope it isn't a "Rooney shin pad" moment for the Tranny.

Fuckin nonce doesn’t show up against us
He won’t on Sunday
Come on u Blues

I beg to differ , iirc , sitting in the sunshine on a warm January afternoon , i think i managed to see the Tranny sent off at the Etihad .

I think he's got a couple of Red cards against us , but i am not sure.

I think we’ll see an angry Tranny today, it’ll be all about him on the world stage and how he loves the Rags so much. Remember his dirty tackles earlier in the season where he got away with sanctions, are we going to see that today?

[Beefymcfc]

Does anybody believe Pep when he says we will be more cautious today? If so then we may as well forget the game, there’s no way the Rags will even come out of their half.

[trueblue64]

No Tranny in the travelling squad.

[Beefymcfc]

No Tranny in the travelling squad.

Surely he’ll make his own way across town, with his cavalcade of hangers-on?