Match Thread: Stoke v Man City (FA Cup replay)

[bluej]

FUCK OFF LINESMAN! The officials have been utterly shite

[lets all have a disco]

I'm gonna love to hear the Mancini Bummers back this fucker up.

Love it.

[ENIAM NAM]

to be fair Stoke havne't lost in 2010. i'm just sayin.

cheers

They have played us in 30% of those games.

CHEERS

[irblinx]

The point of bringing Santa Cruz for Ireland was what exactly?? I Mean we were a striker down sure but move Bellamy up there Santa Cruz is a waste of money and space on the field.

RSC actually came on for Bridge which was an even stranger decision, bring on a striker yes, move a RB who has played all game in midfield over to LB and take a natural and attacking LB off. Bizarre

[HeyMark]

lmao what an excellent substitution

[Blue Since 76]

Going to? I thought we already had. Still, 6th will get us into a cup no one cares about

I care about the Europa League. Some of the Matches last season were really special to me. Anyone who went to the Home leg vs Hamburg will have felt the atmosphere.

Without Googling it, who won it last year? We got so close and I couldn't even be bothered to watch the final. Apart from Liverpool, I couldn't even tell you which English sides are still in it and that's how little it matters to most

[ruralblue]

Bring on a left back?

[citytilidie]

we need two goals in 10 mins ! hey lets get slyvinho on!

[david yearsley]

Looks like our season is about to disappear into the abyss - you seriously have to consider whether the owners panicked

Having said that had Tevez not been called away the tie would have been over at HT at COMS

God knows where we go from here

[Mike J]

I'm gonna love to hear the Mancini Bummers back this fucker up.

Love it.

was about too post the exact same thing... where are they anyway????

[Mark (Blue Army)]

We as fans are just not ment to see are team win anything, im sure of it.

[Mr Miyagi]

All that has been proven is Mancini's own mantra: the most important thing for a manager is luck.
1) top scorer on family leave
2) Ade sent off with a bad decision that changed the game

[Dunne's Half-Time Pint]

we need two goals in 10 mins ! hey lets get slyvinho on!

It's so far beyond words.

[DoomMerchant]

to be fair Stoke havne't lost in 2010. i'm just sayin.

cheers

They have played us in 30% of those games.

CHEERS

that was partially my point...i'm glad yr savvy enough to realize that.

Cheers.

[btajim]

Defensively softer under Hughes i think we were. Attacking wise under Mancini we are wank and the defensively still isn't amazing, better but not amazing.

Didn't really like Hughe's style. Don't really like Mancini's style.

Its pretty shit really...

Who do you want in charge? Name anyone.

I loved Hughes' attacking Football in the second half of last season. Going 3-0 up against Blackburn or something. It was fun to watch.

[Craig B]

FRANKLY. NOT GOOD ENOUGH!

ADE GETTING SENT OFF DIDN'T HELP BUT 3 GAMES AGAINST STOKE AND NOT LOOKED LIKE WINNING ANY OF THEM.

WE WILL DO WELL TO GET ANY EUROPEAN SPOT, NEVER MIND CL.

I DO NOT WANT THIS MAN AT OUR CLUB. LIKE IT OR NOT, SACKING HUGHES IS PROBABLY THE ONLY REAL MISTAKE OUR OWNERS HAVE MADE. AND THE DEPRESSING THING IS THAT IT WAS DOWN TO TWATS, LIKE A FEW PEOPLE ON THIS SITE, WHO EVIDENTLY KNOW FUCK ALL ABOUT FOOTBALL.

YOURS,

PISSED OFF,
MANCHESTER

Sorry but no matter how bad Mancini's doing, it was not a mistake to get rid of a useless Rag like Hughes.

[Mike J]

we are going to get absolutely fucking leathered on saturday.

[Waz]

There's lots of things that are unacceptable, but tonight's performance really is taking the biscuit. Absolute crock of bobbins.

Problem is now that the board have shot themselves well and truly in the foot with the way that they appointed Mancini in the first place, who else is going to want to come if you know you can be dismissed in such a fashion like Hughes was by the board? Similarly, there's no point in doing the whole thing again and appointing anyone else now because how long will they get before they are replaced?

There's one main difference between Stoke and us tonight. Stoke wanted it more. Simple as. And that does hurt. Where are the City players who could show the same level of determination, passion and pride in the shirt?

[DoomMerchant]

we need two goals in 10 mins ! hey lets get slyvinho on!

It's so far beyond words.

that was almost like a fuck you in throwing him on. i don't get it. What's he hoping for? one of his once-every-four-year wonder goals? he's had his this season already.

cheers

[Green in blue]

I'm gonna love to hear the Mancini Bummers back this fucker up.

Love it.

this x10