Top of the table Derby clash.............

[crossan]

Not since the 70s has there been such a evenly balanced clash next week.

[wyted]

The rags pose the biggest threat on the counter but I feel we're up to the task of defending it and from set pieces but again we've got some big fuckers now who are good in the air. I've got a really good feeling we can take the goods on Sunday.

[Slim]

The rags pose the biggest threat on the counter but I feel we're up to the task of defending it and from set pieces but again we've got some big fuckers now who are good in the air. I've got a really good feeling we can take the goods on Sunday.

The rags really seem to lack pace on the counter and unless Rooney is dropping deep I am not sure we have too much to worry about. That being said I think this is a deceptive side that they have and a lot of people are underestimating them. Spurs switched off very early today and got beaten by 10 men and Arsenal managed to outplay them for 99% of the game and still come out of it with nothing.

We have the quality to take this lot, but we really have to stop thinking they are a poor side just failing to realise it.

[Dunne's Half-Time Pint]

The rags pose the biggest threat on the counter but I feel we're up to the task of defending it and from set pieces but again we've got some big fuckers now who are good in the air. I've got a really good feeling we can take the goods on Sunday.

The rags really seem to lack pace on the counter and unless Rooney is dropping deep I am not sure we have too much to worry about. That being said I think this is a deceptive side that they have and a lot of people are underestimating them. Spurs switched off very early today and got beaten by 10 men and Arsenal managed to outplay them for 99% of the game and still come out of it with nothing.

We have the quality to take this lot, but we really have to stop thinking they are a poor side just failing to realise it.

They hammered Spurs today.

Spurs fans were making similar claims incidentally (huddlestone>scholes; palacios>fletcher; king>rio...).

[Curlie]

Bring it on!

[wyted]

The rags pose the biggest threat on the counter but I feel we're up to the task of defending it and from set pieces but again we've got some big fuckers now who are good in the air. I've got a really good feeling we can take the goods on Sunday.

The rags really seem to lack pace on the counter and unless Rooney is dropping deep I am not sure we have too much to worry about. That being said I think this is a deceptive side that they have and a lot of people are underestimating them. Spurs switched off very early today and got beaten by 10 men and Arsenal managed to outplay them for 99% of the game and still come out of it with nothing.

We have the quality to take this lot, but we really have to stop thinking they are a poor side just failing to realise it.

I wasn't insinuating they are a poor side. It is a fact that they have lost one of the best players in the world in Ronaldo, he is irreplaceable to them and had a massive hand in them winning the league for the last couple of seasons. Add to that the loss of Tevez - the odds for a City win are probably higher than they have ever been in my lifetime.

We have a good team spirit at the moment and the best quality team I have seen City have, in my lifetime. Am I wrong for thinking we have a chance? Jesus Christ you really do put a downward slant on everything, cheer the fuck up!

[Slim]

The rags pose the biggest threat on the counter but I feel we're up to the task of defending it and from set pieces but again we've got some big fuckers now who are good in the air. I've got a really good feeling we can take the goods on Sunday.

The rags really seem to lack pace on the counter and unless Rooney is dropping deep I am not sure we have too much to worry about. That being said I think this is a deceptive side that they have and a lot of people are underestimating them. Spurs switched off very early today and got beaten by 10 men and Arsenal managed to outplay them for 99% of the game and still come out of it with nothing.

We have the quality to take this lot, but we really have to stop thinking they are a poor side just failing to realise it.

I wasn't insinuating they are a poor side. It is a fact that they have lost one of the best players in the world in Ronaldo, he is irreplaceable to them and had a massive hand in them winning the league for the last couple of seasons. Add to that the loss of Tevez - the odds for a City win are probably higher than they have ever been in my lifetime.

We have a good team spirit at the moment and the best quality team I have seen City have, in my lifetime. Am I wrong for thinking we have a chance? Jesus Christ you really do put a downward slant on everything, cheer the fuck up!

You see the bit RIGHT before what you put in bold? I was agreeing with you. However preaching caution is not a 'downward slant' nor did I say YOU said they were a poor side(BTW, infer, not insinuate).

[Redna]

tHEIR NOT mANCS, NOR ME.
tHE'RE WANKERS AS i'M ¨
cAN WE PLAY YOU EVERY WEEK, Can we play you....


CTID!!
Excuse my bad english and beuynd

[Dameerto]

Rooney's their biggest threat, if we can mark him out of the game we have every chance.

[9secondlegend]

tHEIR NOT mANCS, NOR ME.
tHE'RE WANKERS AS i'M ¨
cAN WE PLAY YOU EVERY WEEK, Can we play you....


CTID!!
Excuse my bad english and beuynd

true

[Vhero]

Spurs played pretty terrible as far as I could tell and Crouch actually weakened their team rather than strengthened.

[john68]

The Rags: I have believed for a while that there are cracks appearing in the rags. Whilst I concede that on their day they can pose a formidable threat, too often in the last couple of seasons the trannie scored crucial goals that saved their bacon and got wins from draws and draws from losses that hid the fact that they had played poorly. They are an established squad and what you see is what you get...meaning there is little room for improvement. A win for the rags would merely seem to confirm in their minds that they are still ahead of us. A loss to us would worry them very much and show the World that they are not the team that they think they are. They seem to be very reliant on Shrek. Stopping him and the supply to him is crucial.

City: We are a club/squad/team on the up. As the season rolls on, better understanding between players should see us improve. On paper and depending on availability, we should be able to put out a team that is at least their equal if not superior to theirs. Our bench should be stronger and offer Hughes a huge bigger number of options than Taggart. A loss to the rags on their swamp would not be critical but merely show that though we are improving and should at some point overtake them, we are not quite there yet...A measure of the present but not of our possible potential in the near future. A win for City, especially on the back of our display against the Gonners, would be a massive boost for City and would establish and confirm our credentials and our arrival in the elite.

bring it on.

[Alex Sapphire]

Spurs played pretty terrible as far as I could tell and Crouch actually weakened their team rather than strengthened.

"pretty terrible" is not what I saw (on TV I admit). They had a few chances and Crouch was involved in a lot of their best stuff, if only the lanky effer could head the ball.

[Slim]

I wished this was top of the table, but we have forgotten Chelski are sitting pretty looking down on us at the moment. I believe they will roll all the way to the title with very little fanfare.

Hey John, my $50 is still alive mate...one more win.

[david yearsley]

I saw the game and Spuds midfield melted away after Palacios got booked. They showed they are lacking in the savvy dept. by allowing the game to open up and thinking they could score for fun after the early goal - they lost any shape they had,and Bassong and King Crock were constantly pulled out of position. Lennon was anonymous and my main point would be that if your midfield loses out to a pair of "has beens" like Giggs and Ginger , you have a problem

[simon12]

I saw the game and Spuds midfield melted away after Palacios got booked. They showed they are lacking in the savvy dept. by allowing the game to open up and thinking they could score for fun after the early goal - they lost any shape they had,and Bassong and King Crock were constantly pulled out of position. Lennon was anonymous and my main point would be that if your midfield loses out to a pair of "has beens" like Giggs and Ginger , you have a problem

That little ginger twat was horrible yesterday and he`ll be out for the derby unless they appeal

[sandman]

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Even with potentially 3 key players missing we stil have a good squad.

[david yearsley]

Scum have Chumps game in midweek - fully expect an injury or 2 plus we´ll be fresher - every little thing helps!

[ronk]

I saw the game and Spuds midfield melted away after Palacios got booked. They showed they are lacking in the savvy dept. by allowing the game to open up and thinking they could score for fun after the early goal - they lost any shape they had,and Bassong and King Crock were constantly pulled out of position. Lennon was anonymous and my main point would be that if your midfield loses out to a pair of "has beens" like Giggs and Ginger , you have a problem

That little ginger twat was horrible yesterday and he`ll be out for the derby unless they appeal

Can't appeal.

[Dameerto]

I doubt they will appeal once Baconface sees the replay. If it was me I'd fine him (once for being ginger, once for his foul)