*******OFFICIAL!!!!!! City v The Irish League Pub Team******

[cityPinoy_fc]

Nasty shit-stirring questions by the Sky touchline reporter to Adam Johnson and SWP; Johnson showed great diplomacy and tact not to clock him
You can be sure he wouldn't put those kind of questions to their beloved ManUre's players

what was the question?

Something along the lines of "would you not have expected to be picked in tomorrow's game, Adam?", and "will you be having to go out on loan to get some game time this season?"
Nothing about "outstanding, well-taken goal", or "you're starting to get up to speed and will have put in a claim for a place in the Charity Shield game"
All negative stuff

thanks mate. btw is it me or did razak grew an inch or two?

[BobbyJ1956]

Watching Inter Milan v. Celtic. Commentator just said of Samaras "world-beater on his day, but doesn't have many of them." Well, he was half right.

[Mase]

Watching Inter Milan v. Celtic. Commentator just said of Samaras "world-beater on his day, but doesn't have many of them." Well, he was half right.

Who's commentating on it, David Rathband?

[david yearsley]

Very, very, very impressed with Razak. Showed a potential Gareth Barry style ability to read the game & looks like a proper footballer; getting the job done rather than showing off. He obviously has more in his locker but is happy to play for the team.

Two Spanish lads look very confident & talented as does Rekik. Good to see AJ start playing as I thought he was gash 1st half. Savic & Boyata do not look ready for the PremierLeague imo. Too many unforced errors.

SWP looks fitter to me; as if he's put some extra work in. Not giving the ball away half as much either. Has a good chance of getting a spot in the squad imo.

One injury to Aguero would leave us with Dzeko, Balo & Guidetti, if Tevez goes. Imagine Guidetti at the Nou Camp? No? Neither can I.
We MUST replace Tevez if he leaves.

100% agree with that, Mancini is spot on that we must replace Tevez with someone of equal quality if he was to leave.

Agree with most. Thought Savic looked very comfortable and made some timely interventions. Boyatta was the dodgy one of the two

[BobbyJ1956]

Watching Inter Milan v. Celtic. Commentator just said of Samaras "world-beater on his day, but doesn't have many of them." Well, he was half right.

Who's commentating on it, David Rathband?

Think it was Peter Beagrie!

[The Original Special One]

Watching Inter Milan v. Celtic. Commentator just said of Samaras "world-beater on his day, but doesn't have many of them." Well, he was half right.

I caught the last half-hour of the Celtic game, although I taped the first half; Celtic looked as if they couldn't score in a month of Sundays, no matter how many subs they brought on.
Which was part due to a decent performance by Inter's 'keeper, and partly due to their 'Pub-League' quality invention

[wexfordblue]

Know I'm straying off topic but does anyone know if City will wear home or away strip tommorrow against Inter..my nephew wants to have same jersey as team

[Blue in the face]

I think in a few years Razak, Suarez, and Roman could form a very good home grown midfield. Razak is almost De Jong like in how he uses his body to keep possesion. Suarez looks like a mini Silva - all very good

Is he a midget?

[phips]

Pretty boring game, good win though and a couple of points to take from it.

Suarez and Roman look like big talents, even that Scapuzzi looks worth a punt. Good day for all the kids though.

SWP and Johnson did well as expected, Savic also did very well.

..and finally Guidetti is just not up to it... I'm sorry but he was shocking on a stage where he should have shone. Don't know why we fought so hard to keep him, looks like Ched Evans v2.

It was pretty boring...guess that's to be expected given the opposition and our XI.

Suarez looked impressive.
SWP was great and Johnson was better in the 2nd half; his finish was super.

I do disagree that Savic did well. I still view him as very shaky in the middle. Sure, he hasnt had much time to acclimate to our team but I do see him as a potential worry in the prem.

Guidetti was largely anonymous.



I still think over the entire presean SWP and Weiss have been the most impressive by far.

[horlock2000]

Agree with what somebody said about playing very fluidly like the spanish u21s at there championship in the summer, we just seemed to move the ball so much quicker than we ever have done, i actually really enjoyed the game.

Thought Razak was OUTSTANDING!!! Looks like a real talent and no wonder why i hear that Mancini is a massive fan of his.
SWP was very good today and AJ was good in parts. Savic was on a stroll today and wasnt worried once, looks good.
Suarez and Roman will be great players and that long hairs defender that came on looked composed.

All in all, it was a great chance to see the young guys mixed with a few 1st teamers get a game.
The future looks bright, i just hope some of these excellent prospects get a chance to shine in the future.

[Mark (Blue Army)]

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[Dubciteh]

Decent second half terrible 1st half, watched suarez closely in the second half as i had been raving about him to my mates. he did ok but got caught in possesion too easily, has massive potential but it will be a couple of years before hes ready in my opinion. All the lads that came on did well and was good to see.

I also watched guidetti closely, hes very rough, some excellent off the ball running but his 1st touch wasnt sharp and his finishing abysmal. He needs a loan somewhere hes not ready for our 1st team, a loan where he gets some games and some gals(bolton be ideal) and we may have something. if we have to rely on him for anything though we could be in trouble.

man of the match SWP, Good to see him back, def should have a role in the team so much running and effort, love the guy!

[twosips]

Guidetti wouldn't play at Bolton. He's not good enough.

He'd do alright for a lower championship team probs.