***Ipswich v Champions Official Match Thread***

[nottsblue]

Another away day for our fans. And a ground we've not visited in a while. Ordinarily in the last 7-8 years I'd have been confident in the main about this fixture. But our new found inability to hold onto leads and poor game management means this could easily be a potential banana skin.

Delap is playing well and will bully Akanji if selected. And as with all old players will have a point to prove and raise his game. Arbuckle Philips presumably is ineligible to play.

We have a tough looking run of games coming up soon so this really needs to be three points if we want to keep pace for CL places

Heart ruling head, 3-1 (Haaland 2 Savinho)

[zuricity]

Another away day for our fans. And a ground we've not visited in a while. Ordinarily in the last 7-8 years I'd have been confident in the main about this fixture. But our new found inability to hold onto leads and poor game management means this could easily be a potential banana skin.

Delap is playing well and will bully Akanji if selected. And as with all old players will have a point to prove and raise his game. Arbuckle Philips presumably is ineligible to play.

We have a tough looking run of games coming up soon so this really needs to be three points if we want to keep pace for CL places

Heart ruling head, 3-1 (Haaland 2 Savinho)

Tall order ? win by 4 and go back into the top four, which would be good for confidence , seeing as we are playing three consecutive away games again !

[blues2win]

Pep said Bobb was still not ready to play but was improving.

[salford city]

Pep said Bobb was still not ready to play but was improving.

Bobb will be a welcome addition once he's back up to speed

[john@staustell]

Another away day for our fans. And a ground we've not visited in a while. Ordinarily in the last 7-8 years I'd have been confident in the main about this fixture. But our new found inability to hold onto leads and poor game management means this could easily be a potential banana skin.

Delap is playing well and will bully Akanji if selected. And as with all old players will have a point to prove and raise his game. Arbuckle Philips presumably is ineligible to play.

We have a tough looking run of games coming up soon so this really needs to be three points if we want to keep pace for CL places

Heart ruling head, 3-1 (Haaland 2 Savinho)

Tall order ? win by 4 and go back into the top four, which would be good for confidence , seeing as we are playing three consecutive away games again !

I have no doubt we will get 3 or 4 nil up. Then Pep will bring on Gundo and McAtee and we'll be lucky to get 4 all

He's gone from a man who refused to use subs for fear of upsetting the dynamic to one who repeatedly bring them on and destroys it altogether!

[blues2win]

Ruben would be ideal to mark Delap. Great pity.

[Mase]

We can’t beat these then we might as well call the season.

[nottsblue]

Another away day for our fans. And a ground we've not visited in a while. Ordinarily in the last 7-8 years I'd have been confident in the main about this fixture. But our new found inability to hold onto leads and poor game management means this could easily be a potential banana skin.

Delap is playing well and will bully Akanji if selected. And as with all old players will have a point to prove and raise his game. Arbuckle Philips presumably is ineligible to play.

We have a tough looking run of games coming up soon so this really needs to be three points if we want to keep pace for CL places

Heart ruling head, 3-1 (Haaland 2 Savinho)

Tall order ? win by 4 and go back into the top four, which would be good for confidence , seeing as we are playing three consecutive away games again !

Fail to see where "tall order" comes from

Perhaps you're referring to the potential banana skin comment?

IMO most away games in the PL have the potential to be a banana skin where an upset could happen

[Indianablue]

Oh how the mighty have fallen, when most think Ipswich and in particular Dulap will do us this afternoon

[CTID Hants]

Your City team to face Ipswich!

XI | Ederson, Nunes, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Kovacic, Gundogan, De Bruyne (C), Foden, Doku, Haaland

SUBS | Ortega Moreno, Grealish, Bernardo, Savinho, Mubama, Alleyne, O'Reilly, Lewis, McAtee

[s1ty m]

Nunes. Fucking shocking how he ever gets picked. Atrocious player.

[Mase]

Nunes. Fucking shocking how he ever gets picked. Atrocious player.

Especially over Lewis. Is actually disgusting at this point.

Absolutely shite team all over.

[Mase]

Time for Stones to fuck off as well

[john@staustell]

Ederson back off the naughty step. Rico very firmly on it - suspect he disobeyed orders at some point

[Nick]

Very bad team. Gundo, fuck me

[Indianablue]

Your City team to face Ipswich!

XI | Ederson, Nunes, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Kovacic, Gundogan, De Bruyne (C), Foden, Doku, Haaland

SUBS | Ortega Moreno, Grealish, Bernardo, Savinho, Mubama, Alleyne, O'Reilly, Lewis, McAtee

I'd have started with Cavinho, i'd also have O'reilly in instead of Gundo.

[carl_feedthegoat]

Ive had it with this mentally fucked up manager - he's beyond losing the plot.

Fucked up team selection yet again - hes becoming very replaceable every fuckign week now.

[john@staustell]

Your City team to face Ipswich!

XI | Ederson, Nunes, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Kovacic, Gundogan, De Bruyne (C), Foden, Doku, Haaland

SUBS | Ortega Moreno, Grealish, Bernardo, Savinho, Mubama, Alleyne, O'Reilly, Lewis, McAtee

I'd have started with Cavinho,

New player? Terrible when you can't see your phone well anymore isn't it?

[city72]

Gundogan Nunes doku ffs

[carl_feedthegoat]

Gundogan Nunes doku ffs

Picking Nunes or Gundo should be a sack-able offense.