*** Official City V Birmingham Match Thread ***

[Wonderwall]

Woohoo never started one of these before!

COME ON......

[Mark (Blue Army)]

I've got a feeling this is gonna be a short thread lol. Match centre on the OS for me tonight.

[Wonderwall]

no team news yet! Come on City

[Mase]

Istan....Oh no wait sorry, wrong match.

COME ON CITY!!! Manchester that is.

[Mark (Blue Army)]

team for tonight: PANTILIMON, ONUOHA, KOLO, SAVIC, KOLAROV, RAZAK, HARGREAVES, BRIDGE, ZABALETA, TEVEZ, BALOTELLI

[Mase]

Onuoha?! WTF! I didn't want to see him pull on a City shirt ever again!!

[Douglas Higginbottom]

team for tonight: PANTILIMON, ONUOHA, KOLO, SAVIC, KOLAROV, RAZAK, HARGREAVES, BRIDGE, ZABALETA, TEVEZ, BALOTELLI

I swear Mancini is playing games with me lol.That's the team he worked with on Tuesday and I just wouldnt believe he would send that 11 onto start the game. (not that I would name the 11 anyway)

Hope it works

[ayrshireblue]

Bridge & Zabba in midfield? Badtimes !!

Pretty sure Bridge will be left back and Kolarov pushed into midfield.

[Douglas Higginbottom]

Bridge & Zabba in midfield? Badtimes !!

Pretty sure Bridge will be left back and Kolarov pushed into midfield.

When Mancini had them working it was with Bridge as wide left midfield.

[BmoreBlue]

Bench: Taylor, Clichy, Rekik, Milner, Scapuzzi, Aguero, Suarez

[anthonytomo]

Bench: Taylor, Clichy, Rekik, Milner, Scapuzzi, Aguero, Suarez

Just in case

[Slim]

Bench: Taylor, Clichy, Rekik, Milner, Scapuzzi, Aguero, Suarez

Just in case

I was quite surprised that "just in case" didn't include a senior centrehalf in reserve.

[Chinners]

Bridge and Ned ... I'm truely shocked to be honest

[Crossie]

We're fucked

Pantytampon is going to have a busy night!

I really don't think Bobby has picked much of a "team" there, he's just banged a load of match short individuals together. Taking all 4 competitions seriously? Fuck off! Out of match practice players are next to useless. The only possibility is that we are at home, so players are a little less likely to go hiding.

[Kladze]

team for tonight: PANTILIMON, ONUOHA, KOLO, SAVIC, KOLAROV, RAZAK, HARGREAVES, BRIDGE, ZABALETA, TEVEZ, BALOTELLI

Wow!

Wonder if Bridge will manage to earn a tenth of one of his many huge wage packets tonight?

I'm gonna watch Brighton v Liverpool anyway - fuck it ;-)

[shawzy]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/bb ... manchester

[Tony P]

Wayne Bridge? Well fuck me sideways.

[Dubciteh]

Team shape up something like this id imagine

Panty

Ned-Kolo-Savic-Bridge

Zabs-hargreaves-Razak

Balotelli-Kolorov

Tevez

just a guess.....should have enough to beat them...

[Mase]

As if Bridge and Ned are even going to be bothered. They'll probably put in about 10% effort max! And why would they? They're not part of the first team plans and never will be.

[Douglas Higginbottom]

Team shape up something like this id imagine

Panty

Ned-Kolo-Savic-Bridge

Zabs-hargreaves-Razak

Balotelli-Kolorov

Tevez

just a guess.....should have enough to beat them...

I would be very surprised if Kolarov was played that far forward. Based on Tuesday's work I think we can expect to see the full backs (2 on each side) interchange a bit but the whole key to tonight will be how up for it the 2 strikers are.

Bridge hit the bar with 2 excellent efforts on Tuesday so let's hope he gets it a fraction lower tonight.