****Official Dippers versus Man City CC match thread****

[london blue 2]

Lescott is fine. Its the incompetent fuxkers that play alongside him.

Even got to the point where we've outgrown zabba, like it or not.

[halnone]

When is Kompany back? I don't want to see Savic play for us again for a while.

he's back now

[roblues]

Lescott is fine. Its the incompetent fuxkers that play alongside him.

Even got to the point where we've outgrown zabba, like it or not.

I'm not sure this is exactly right (RE: Zab, still like Lescott), but he certainly isn't a wing back...doesn't offer enough going forward and isn't quick enough to get back. Still have more faith in him as covering right back than I do in Kolarov as cover on the left.

[Chinners]

Mancini has signed some utter shit, and the full extent of that shit was seen tonight.

Sort it out, Mancini, you;re dragging the club back under you clueless twat.

Ha ha, I'm supposed to be the loony on here ... risible

[carl_feedthegoat]

Lescotts fault.....useless cunt cannot even KICK A BASTARD BALL UNDER NO PRESSURE PROPERLY..FUCKIGN CUNT.

How many times have we seen he lost us games now? Unbeliveble...
Get a propper CB in asap! Lescott, Savic and Kolarov defending = nightmare

Mancini was livid with that pathetic kick of his,.,,, absolutely no need for it and I'm sure he will fucking remind Lescott of it.

I was livid as well but giving away a throw in doesnt give a goal away and that aside he had a good game.We had plenty of players who didnt have good game but that's the way it is.

Agree that overall we were slack but errors like that one that led to the goal is unforgivable...it was the semi final FFS......Agree also that Lescott defended better than the other 3....but fuck me.. wasn't hard considering the performance of the rest of them.

[getdressedmctavish]

Another dismal cup selection by the manager and ludicrous failure to put it right. I hope we beat Everton next week cos that's all he was interested in. Players cannot play when the team is ripped apart by the manager for no good reason who has ignored the obvious in playing Savic. Even then we've got our noses in front and still he wouldn't confront the obvious. At one point Savic could barely make voluntary contact with the ball.Dzeko, kolarov, Savik and de Jong stunk the feckin place out. You would think that de Jong would learn that when you go forward things happen. You might even score mate. Every pass he made put us in a worse position than when he got it. And our superfit midfielder sat on the bench for the duration whilst we watched donkeys. Probably been out on the lash after his man of the match display, Sunday, eh?An absolute disgrace.Liverpool were rank and a well organised motivated team of our best available players would have murdered them. I was feckin ashamed watchin that.It stank of rank stupidity and a couldn't care less attitude.And yes, the pen was a joke from a ref who doesn't appear to know the rules.With a sensible team and some proper preparation and motivation we would have murdered that lot. Still, thank God we didn't have to watch Bellamy in a light blue shirt, eh.

[lets all have a disco]

Plus side Vinny isnt susupended now it's felt like six month ban not 4 games.

[roblues]

Another dismal cup selection by the manager and ludicrous failure to put it right. I hope we beat Everton next week cos that's all he was interested in. Players cannot play when the team is ripped apart by the manager for no good reason who has ignored the obvious in playing Savic. Even then we've got our noses in front and still he wouldn't confront the obvious. At one point Savic could barely make voluntary contact with the ball.Dzeko, kolarov, Savik and de Jong stunk the feckin place out. [b]You would think that de Jong would learn that when you go forward things happen. You might even score mate.[/b] Every pass he made put us in a worse position than when he got it. And our superfit midfielder sat on the bench for the duration whilst we watched donkeys. Probably been out on the lash after his man of the match display, Sunday, eh?An absolute disgrace.Liverpool were rank and a well organised motivated team of our best available players would have murdered them. I was feckin ashamed watchin that.It stank of rank stupidity and a couldn't care less attitude.And yes, the pen was a joke from a ref who doesn't appear to know the rules.With a sensible team and some proper preparation and motivation we would have murdered that lot. Still, thank God we didn't have to watch Bellamy in a light blue shirt, eh.

Erm...maybe I've been outsarcasmed here, not sure I get it if so.

[DoomMerchant]

I thought Lescott was pretty much our only defender.

Shambolic dreadful tactical disasters (twice) & a disgraceful ref handed Liverpool a cup final. The 1st half selection at home, with no creativity until half time & then setting a team up to try to cover a defender who is shit when you are a goal down. It's absolutely dreadful stuff from Bob & he should be ashamed of himself.

All of you who said Bellamy wasn't good enough for City LAST SEASON are fucking morons.

that was the painful part for me....

tonight was about Bobby's sins -- Bellamy, Ade, Boateng.....

he's fucked off some quality that would have basically walked into tonight's side, for the likes of Dzeko, Savic and...a winger he put on in the 75th minute, and put us into a cup final.

Progress dictates Roberto does it his way, but he ought to have a look in the mirror tonight and see tactical and man-management issues which came home to roost for him.

Roll in the weekend and another match, because we need to keep the league form in tip-top shape or we'll be touting the positives of our new manager Jose Mourinho in June. I promise.

cheers

[Ted Hughes]

We should have put out something as near as possible to the balance of our normal side, playing in the way we normally play, over both legs. Then even if they were more up for it, we probably would have beaten them.

I'd rather have played the kids & got knocked out earlier than be experimenting v Liverpool.

[PoC]

Ok mayb i overreacted buh mancinis tinkering has got to stop hes dne it in the champs league FA cup and carling cup

His tinkering is fine, CL kolo was not ready but how many were fucking loving him before he went to the acon, FA cup we were robbed and the dippers were unfortunate

[bobby brows]

didn't play at all and were dissapointed with a draw at Anfield. TBF if it was any other side that had beaten us (other than spurs or munes) I'd say fair play and wish them well in the final. I fucking hope Cardiff murder them.

Anyway one more game and were done for January! got 6 days to get everyone rested, fit, wrap them in cotton wool and go out all guns blazing for Everton!

I think tonight has come to show just how much the Kompany suspension and Yaya being in Africa have really hurt us

[Moonchesteri]

My heart sank, literally sank when I seen him give advantage to Liverpool for a so-called Kolarov foul. And then, he had the cheek to come back and book him! I've seen it all in football but when you see something as blatant as that (please tell me I've got it wrong) then you realise, really realise that there is something deep-seated in the corridors of power.

I was already gobsmacked to see the foul was given against Kolarov. and when he was booked I just couldn't believe it!
I must've missed something in the replay they showed...

[Redna]

it's not long ago that Yaya was " a waste of space"
We need to calm down.
Liverpool is a hole for me. And it's not a pleasant one.

[PoC]

I thought Lescott was pretty much our only defender.

Shambolic dreadful tactical disasters (twice) & a disgraceful ref handed Liverpool a cup final. The 1st half selection at home, with no creativity until half time & then setting a team up to try to cover a defender who is shit when you are a goal down. It's absolutely dreadful stuff from Bob & he should be ashamed of himself.

All of you who said Bellamy wasn't good enough for City LAST SEASON are fucking morons.

that was the painful part for me....

tonight was about Bobby's sins -- Bellamy, Ade, Boateng.....

he's fucked off some quality that would have basically walked into tonight's side, for the likes of Dzeko, Savic and...a winger he put on in the 75th minute, and put us into a cup final.

Progress dictates Roberto does it his way, but he ought to have a look in the mirror tonight and see tactical and man-management issues which came home to roost for him.

Roll in the weekend and another match, because we need to keep the league form in tip-top shape or we'll be touting the positives of our new manager Jose Mourinho in June. I promise.

cheers

Tbf apart from bellers i wouldnt welcome any of the dross he's kicked out back but ive said that all along besides no player is bigger than the manager and he and bellers didnt get on anyway, we had a winger on and his name is johnson, perfect sub at that time, we were unfortunate due to bellers

[Ted Hughes]

Ok mayb i overreacted buh mancinis tinkering has got to stop hes dne it in the champs league FA cup and carling cup

His tinkering is fine, CL kolo was not ready but how many were fucking loving him before he went to the acon, FA cup we were robbed and the dippers were unfortunate

It's the number of weaknesses he's putting together at the same time rather than just one or two, which bothers me. When you add together several dodgy changes at once in the same area, it makes the chances of getting away with it much less.

I don't give a fuck about the League Cup or the FA Cup, just the league, but I give a fuck about us giving the likes of Utd & Liverpool confidence boosters & bragging rights. If he was going to play Savic tonight, it should have been with Micah & Clichy at fullback in a solid line. The lad is shit but I felt sorry for him tonight. Bob hung him out to dry.

[dario2739]

I liked Bellamy - he won me over when he signed for us... you realised a lot of the shit written about him wasn't true.
Also, would have loved for him to stay - but let's have it right, yeah he was good tonight but I think he played a blinder because it was us he was playing against and to prove a point to Mancini... just like Tevez in the CC semi couple of years back!

[london blue 2]

Ok mayb i overreacted buh mancinis tinkering has got to stop hes dne it in the champs league FA cup and carling cup

His tinkering is fine, CL kolo was not ready but how many were fucking loving him before he went to the acon, FA cup we were robbed and the dippers were unfortunate

It's the number of weaknesses he's putting together at the same time rather than just one or two, which bothers me. When you add together several dodgy changes at once in the same area, it makes the chances of getting away with it much less.

I don't give a fuck about the League Cup or the FA Cup, just the league, but I give a fuck about us giving the likes of Utd & Liverpool confidence boosters & bragging rights. If he was going to play Savic tonight, it should have been with Micah & Clichy at fullback in a solid line. The lad is shit but I felt sorry for him tonight. Bob hung him out to dry.

Said the same thing earlier. And the reaction he got will not help any possible progression. Turns out he didn't lose us the match anyway.

[phips]

KD:

"He was unbelievable. If Man City have anyone else like Craig that they don't want to keep, they know where we are," Dalglish said.

[johnny crossan]

robbed in dipperland - there's a surprise