****City v Dippers - Official Match Thread****

[hyper]

Mancini should send 10 players back out...

[bigblue]

Dippers had 2 extra days of rest, as per, and it shows.

Exactly, and we still have 3 halves to play. Only down 1-0, not that bad. Lucky not to have conceded more with that performance since our midfield was completely absent and nothing could stick up top. But you can bet your house we'll play better in the 2nd half

[Londonblue1]

Sums up recent form to be honest.apparently every team has a rough patch and this is ours .
Just hoping we can play through it and keep it close .

[london blue 2]

So called pundits dont realise we have 3 of our best players out. Wankers i do believe everyone fuckin hates this club

Oh come on, we were fucking shit. Deserve to be slated, Liverpool are playing shit and are still head and shoulders above us.

This. I don't care if we have 3 of our best players out, that was absolutely shite.

Let's take it on the chin.

By the way well done bobby, mario was in one of those moods...

[DoomMerchant]

They've all been gash. Apart from Joe and Micah. Savic is a fuckin joke though, no way is he better than Ned

correctomundo Fonzie. This is painful. What i hate is...is...how much i hate this side right now. Fucking painful. Without Vinnie, Yaya, and Silva we are strugglers.

It's amazing how much we put down the rags for their threadbare midfield, etc, but jesus fuck the cupboard looks empty in defense, midfield and striking options, doesn't it? sounds like a total fucking joke, but isn't.

What are we going to do about it? These next 3 weeks are "man up" time for everyone in that dressing room. It will dictate the success of our season and we've started it off with a huge goddam whimper.

[Pretty Boy Lee]

Johnson can only put a shift in in either defence or attack not both.

Liverpool have run us ragged and gone through our soft centre despite our hard man playing in the middle.

Balo was anonymous.

Besides all that we've done well to just concede one, you know we're looking soft when Nasri comes on and runs rings around the rest of them. The man everyone calls soft looks the livliest so far. Lets hope he keeps it up when he's as tired as the rest are.

[dick dastardley]

This. I don't care if we have 3 of our best players out, that was absolutely shite.

I agree but this is the scousers best team tho. The team need a rocket up the arse in the dressing room. But im sure if ee had our first 11 out we,d roll them

[Bridge'srightfoot]

So called pundits dont realise we have 3 of our best players out. Wankers i do believe everyone fuckin hates this club

Oh come on, we were fucking shit. Deserve to be slated, Liverpool are playing shit and are still head and shoulders above us.

This. I don't care if we have 3 of our best players out, that was absolutely shite.

correct - absolute wank.

The lack of passion and urgency is astonishing. Should of done the team talk on the pitch, they don't deserve to go inside for half time.

[london blue 2]

Sums up recent form to be honest.apparently every team has a rough patch and this is ours .
Just hoping we can play through it and keep it close .

Pessimistic me is more worried about the league. Carry on like this and spurs will be licking their lips at the prospect of beating us.

[Redna]

Shit half, no doubt but thr pen was harsch, very harsch.
I'm dispairing.
The swedish pundit are over the moon. He's like Lawro's love child.
J*vla idiot!!
CTID!!

[paddyblue]

a midfielder should have been lined up for 1st jan

[Original Dub]

Everyone is saying they hope this is our blip. A pretty bad fucking time to have a blip. We could be knocked out of two competitions in 10 days.

Silverware. With our squad and resources.

Another blessing I suppose?

Fuck off.

[london blue 2]

Shit half, no doubt but thr pen was harsch, very harsch.
I'm dispairing.
The swedish pundit are over the moon. He's like Lawro's love child.
J*vla idiot!!
CTID!!

Stone wall mate.

[Bridge'srightfoot]

This. I don't care if we have 3 of our best players out, that was absolutely shite.

I agree but this is the scousers best team tho. The team need a rocket up the arse in the dressing room. But im sure if ee had our first 11 out we,d roll them

Excuses, excuses.
If we want to be champions we have to be able to win games with one or two key players missing.

[Original Dub]

Excuses, excuses.

We beat them three nil last week with our best three players.

I agree though, we shouldnt be this bad.

[dazby]

Easily the worst 45 this season, and that includes the first half of last weekend. I'd suggest Stefan has 45 minutes to resurrect his City career.

Biiiig turnaround required.

[Tony P]

Well, it was a penalty in my book. At least we've improved a bit over the first twenty minutes. However Johnson and NDJ have been very poor.

Goal in second half and I'll be happy with a draw.

[trueblue64]

Shit first half, lets step it up in the second....

[bigblue]

Easily the worst 45 this season, and that includes the first half of last weekend. I'd suggest Stefan has 45 minutes to resurrect his City career.

Biiiig turnaround required.

never knew only 2 mistakes in one half could ruin a career. He was quite good on the weekend, now one bad half and everyone thinks he's shit.

yeah, yeah, yeah it's the match day thread but at least have some memory

[Londonblue1]

Sums up recent form to be honest.apparently every team has a rough patch and this is ours .
Just hoping we can play through it and keep it close .

Pessimistic me is more worried about the league. Carry on like this and spurs will be licking their lips at the prospect of beating us.

No point worrying about spuds yet,lets this game won first.optimistic enough for you?