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by Mark (Blue Army) » Sat Feb 20, 2010 2:12 pm
Shaun Wright-Phillips is calling on City's fans to roar the Blues on to success in Sunday's crucial clash with Liverpool.
Both sides are targeting fourth place to secure a spot in next season's Champions League and a win for City would give them breathing space over their rivals with a game still in hand.
The 'sold out' signs have gone up at the City of Manchester Stadium and Shaun wants Blues fans to pump up the volume to make life difficult for the visitors.
"It's an old saying, but the fans really can be like a 12th man for us," he declares. "12 against 11 is not easy when the crowd are against you, and our fans are always fantastic. I really hope they get right behind us on Sunday.
"If we win then it's down to us to lose
fourth place, we have been chasing it
all season with games in hand. But we
are now in fourth place, we still have a
game in hand and we're in the driving
seat."
The Blues are unbeaten at home this season and were briefly ahead of Sunday's visitors when the two teams met at Anfield in November. That game ended 2-2 but our performance that day, coupled with our formidable record on home turf, gives the 28-year-old flyer plenty to be confident about.
"Everybody knows how good a team Liverpool are," he adds, "so we need to go into this game with the same attitude we had when we went to Anfield. We nicked a point at Anfield, it could and maybe should have been all three, and they are coming to our place where a lot of teams have failed. I don't see why we can't keep our good run at home going against them.
"The other top clubs have all lost here this season, we're making this place a bit of a fortress like we did at times last season. You have to have good home form if you want to get into the top four, we're consistent at home and if we can keep that up we are giving ourselves a great chance.
"I think Liverpool could attack us which could play into our hands, so we have to be careful that we don't concede. If we keep a clean sheet we have a real chance of beating them, it's very rare that we don't score."
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by ENIAM NAM » Sat Feb 20, 2010 2:21 pm
BIG, BIG game! Hopefully the support will reflect this!
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by Swales4ever » Sat Feb 20, 2010 2:25 pm
ENIAM NAM wrote:BIG, BIG game! Hopefully the support will reflect this!
1. "unintelligible language"
2. "ACID QUEEN"
3. "never once fails to turn a football thread into a himseelf thread"
4. "thumbs stalker often resulting in repetitive thumb strain"
5. ignore the cunt. he's on permantent wum mission. only TIDs may know City
You'd need to make a very good psychiatrist in order to guess what next in a eight yrs long line of hatred...
In Roger Ailes/Donnie Drumpf's words: "don't know it for a fact, but many people say so..."
there must be some truth, then!
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by Lev Bronstein » Sat Feb 20, 2010 2:41 pm
Blimey, is SWP really 28. God I feel old.
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by john68 » Sat Feb 20, 2010 2:45 pm
Lev Bronstein wrote:Blimey, is SWP really 28. God I feel old.
You are Mate.....like me....it's not just a feeling....:-)
I KNOW THAT YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU UNDERSTOOD WHAT YOU THINK I WROTE, BUT I AM NOT SURE YOU REALISE THAT WHAT YOU READ IS NOT WHAT I MEANT
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by Beefymcfc » Sat Feb 20, 2010 2:58 pm
I'm always the 12th man, let's hope the South Stand don't turn into a bunch of Girl Guides again!
In the words of my Old Man, "Life will never be the same without Man City, so get it in while you can".
The Future's Bright, The Future's Blue!!!
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by AlpsMaster » Sat Feb 20, 2010 3:04 pm
Sweep has gone all Delia on us!
I am sure us fans can make a difference, but ALL the XI on the pitch putting in a proper shift would help too!!!!
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by psut1 » Sat Feb 20, 2010 7:32 pm
Does this mean I should take my boots in case
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by LCBblue » Sat Feb 20, 2010 8:30 pm
Lots of players stressing the point to us fans recently about being the 12th man. Its certainly neccassary. Atmosphere of late has been rather poor bar the United game.
Its up to us guys, not Mancini, not the players, its up to us who create the atmosphere, not just 111/110,109, not just the South Stand. EVERYONE. GET INVOLVED! Its a huge, huge game for us. Get behind the team and show our magnificent support!
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by Wonderwall » Sat Feb 20, 2010 10:58 pm
Lev Bronstein wrote:Blimey, is SWP really 28. God I feel old.
fuck me, WOW, I am off to be depressed.......
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by gillie » Sat Feb 20, 2010 11:10 pm
LCBblue wrote:Lots of players stressing the point to us fans recently about being the 12th man. Its certainly neccassary. Atmosphere of late has been rather poor bar the U***d game.
Its up to us guys, not Mancini, not the players, its up to us who create the atmosphere, not just 111/110,109, not just the South Stand. EVERYONE. GET INVOLVED! Its a huge, huge game for us. Get behind the team and show our magnificent support!
I think it might be up to the manager and the players really as the 12th man may get banned for life if he tried to make the difference on the pitch.
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by Slim » Sun Feb 21, 2010 1:56 am
Be nice if 1 through 11 showed up for once.
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