**Champs v Swindon Town (A) FAC 7th Jan| Match Thread***

[carl_feedthegoat]

[john@staustell]

Considering what we've got we've been crap in this cup. Cheated once or twice but the better you are the less likely that is

[carl_feedthegoat]

[Dameerto]

Looks like we're balls-deep in this cup campaign judging by the lineup.

[blues2win]

It was supposed to be seven isolating wasn’t it? As far as the Chelsea game is concerned Steffen can perfectly well fill in for Emerson if it comes to it. Foden should be back training soon. Ditto Zinchenko who won’t start. Grealish wouldn’t have started anyway. Sterling might have though. Will he back in time? Fernandinho would have been on the bench. All in all Pep will be back and we should have a strong side on Saturday week no further positives permitting.

[sheblue]

Yep we're gonna win the cup this year

[stevefromdonny]

[Sideshow Bob]

[Mase]

[Outcast]

I can't say I'm not disappoined, Bernardo, Dias and Cancelo should be rested. I expected at least three youths to start. We could have started with three and still looked solid. I was looking forward to seeing McAtee start.

[johnny crossan]

[Piccsnumberoneblue]

These are doing well this season.put a decent side out and make sure we go through

[Tokyo Blue]

[CTID Hants]

[Mase]

Browny is doing the comms for City and you can hear our fans in force already.

[johnny crossan]

[john@staustell]

I remember why I hated itv coverage now.

[blues2win]

I also think Pep wasn’t keen on a two week gap between games for many of our likely starters against Chelsea.

[Sideshow Bob]

the irony is that when we put out a strong team in games like this the 1st team players will half-arse it and we often struggle. at least the kids would run hard if we ever gave them a chance!

[Beefymcfc]