*** Official Match Thread - Stoke v Manchester City ***

[ozzyisgod]

Ooooooooo bloody hell! That was well close

[mr_nool]

FUUUUUUUUCK!

[Sideshow Bob]

FUCKING FUCK!!!!!!!!

[PALUS]

why o why Bob just 3 minutes ...

[ayrshireblue]

Burst my coupon for £75 as well. Should know better than touch City.

[shawzy]

bloodhell lol ;-$

[Moonchesteri]

Unlucky. But we didn't deserve that tbh

[lets all have a disco]

Lucky lucky lucky Stoke.

They got battered and got a draw.

[halnone]

fucking hate stoke. cheating scum.

[carl_feedthegoat]

mancini takes the fucking piss with Dzeko...hes a real cunt with him...wrong team out today and bob bettre sort it out.

[steveo_88]

Unlucky. But we didn't deserve that tbh

How much did they test Hart? At least we worked Begevic so he goes home knowing he's actually played a game of football!

[JonnySG]

why o why Bob just 3 minutes ...

i think edin couldve come on earlier too. esp after coming out from the internationals in good form

[Pretty Boy Lee]

mancini takes the fucking piss with Dzeko...hes a real cunt with him...wrong team out today and bob bettre sort it out.

Agree with that. Got 3 mins of stoppage time and looked more dangerous than Balo did in 90. Been scoring for fun lately too.

[PALUS]

mancini takes the fucking piss with Dzeko...hes a real cunt with him...wrong team out today and bob bettre sort it out.

no this was really humilieting to go in in 91 minute player of hes calibre , dont get why hes doing that to him , leave Bllo then to end.

[ayrshireblue]

Stoke don't play football. I don't know what it is but it ain't football. Shoving all the time, kicking and elbowing off the ball, kick and hope, towels for throw-in's, growing the grass long so you can't pass on the park. They should be banned from Association Football.

[gilford]

Joke, Mario was pants, Edin should have been on after 65 mins, we'd be 3-1 winners now!

[sheblue]

we were crap, worried about madrid.

[Jon London]

Clattenburg again f***ing hopeless. He must support the Rags.

Should have won the game. Stoke came for a point at home. Garcia what a player. Could have had a brace. Maicon looked dangerous. Performance 8/10... result though a little disappointing given the possession and the chances and how did Shawcross show any skill to clear that one off the line from Dzeko.

[ashton287]

Fucked over by really dodgy reffing yet again. Why is there no conspiracy thread yet?.

We have definitely took a few steps backwards since last season and still no signs of improvement. Balotelli seems to be great but mental or calm and really shit, no middle ground with him. Garcia turning out to be a good footballer is the only good thing to come out of today.

I think the arse are going to hand us our arses next weekend. Not sure what will happen on Tuesday, real haven't exactly been on fire and our European form always seems to be beyond predicting.

[Esky]

Dzeko better be involved against Madrid, no reason he's only a sub at the moment.

Frustrating game against a truly horrible team. Must be enjoyable being a Stoke defender, though - takes no technique whatsoever; just as soon as the ball comes near you, boot the shit out of it.