***Official City vs FK Viktoria Plzeň***

[Green & Blue]

We seriously need a good result tonight.I think an early goal would be a god-send to settle the nerves.

I have to say im really nervous about this game, obviously don't know a lot about Plzen but they seem to be in great form coming into the game and have been getting really good results in europe over the last two season.Certainly not a team to take lightly.

[AG7]

A little over 5 hrs to go and I'm already nervous as he'll for this one ...

[Slim]

I have a full pot of coffee and a new puzzle game, I am ready for the haul to 3am, COME ON CITY!

[Moonchesteri]

I'm feeling confident going into this game. Blind faith? anyway I reckon I'll buy a couple of Czech beers for the occasion, Come on City let's take on Europe!

[Dameerto]

Not confident at all after the way we've been playing - 2-0 to City.

[kinkylola]

in bahrain at the moment for business ... looking forward to the quite reasonable time of 9:45pm, instead of the usual 245/3 am kickoff.

by the way, anyone know if they show chumps league on any of the channels I might get in a hotel over here?

[Colin the King]

Definitely the most important game of the season so far, a win would both give us momentum going into the weekend and will make qualifying out of the group a lot more straightforward.

I'd like to see Negredo carry on, he bided his time on the bench for the first three games so let's give him a decent run. Tight game, tough workout, but 2-1 to City.

[Beefymcfc]

Good man, I'm feeling confident now. Nothing better than a correctly titled match thread ;-)

This is where we kick on, I can feel it.

correct if this was america. we are the fucking away team. stupidity like this can lose us games

Good spot mate but it is our forum where City always come first.

Anybody got the butterflies yet?

[Herb]

Not so much butterflies, more a case of high hope and low expectation mixed with nervous anticipation . . it's pretty much the way I feel to varying degrees for the most part of the football season and I quite like it - makes me feel alive as they say.

[JamieMCFC]

in bahrain at the moment for business ... looking forward to the quite reasonable time of 9:45pm, instead of the usual 245/3 am kickoff.

by the way, anyone know if they show chumps league on any of the channels I might get in a hotel over here?

Just sent a text to my brother asking him. He was stationed over there for 4 years until earlier this year. I do rememeber him telling me there are 4 or 5 channels that show football.

[JamieMCFC]

in bahrain at the moment for business ... looking forward to the quite reasonable time of 9:45pm, instead of the usual 245/3 am kickoff.

by the way, anyone know if they show chumps league on any of the channels I might get in a hotel over here?

Al Jazeera Sports +3

[kinkylola]

in bahrain at the moment for business ... looking forward to the quite reasonable time of 9:45pm, instead of the usual 245/3 am kickoff.

by the way, anyone know if they show chumps league on any of the channels I might get in a hotel over here?

Al Jazeera Sports +3

thanks man, much appreciated.

[dazlebluefrog]

don't know what to think of this Plzen side ,saw somewhere they have won 10 of the last 11 european home matches finished their europa group last year ahead of Athletico Madrid and stuffed Naploi 5- 0 (over 2 legs)while we ,didn't do fcuk all, how the fcuk we are so firmly favs for the match i don't know ,this is a banana skin of a match where if we lose it will be "typical city"in the papers just what we need before the derby

[Clowncrete]

don't know what to think of this Plzen side ,saw somewhere they have won 10 of the last 11 european home matches finished their europa group last year ahead of Athletico Madrid and stuffed Naploi 5- 0 (over 2 legs)while we ,didn't do fcuk all, how the fcuk we are so firmly favs for the match i don't know ,this is a banana skin of a match where if we lose it will be "typical city"in the papers just what we need before the derby

But I remember reading that most Italian teams donot give a damn about Europa and field their weakest squad in it.

[Sideshow Bob]

Vinny starts. That's good (I hope). Also Dzeko and aguero...

[Green & Blue]

Thats a strong looking line up we have.

New 3rd kit making its debut tonight.

[Tony P]

But not the shorts.

[Bleed_Blue]

CITY XI: Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany (c), Nastasic, Kolarov, Fernandinho, Yaya Toure, Jesus Navas, Nasri, Aguero, Dzeko

CITY SUBSTITUTES: Pantilimon, Lescott, Milner, Garcia, Rodwell, Negredo, Jovetic



AND HERE'S TO YOU VINCENT KOMPANY, CITY LOVES YOU MORE THAN YOU WILL KNOW, OH-OH-OHH-OH

[Green & Blue]

Is Garcia being rested?

[Crossie]

Good line up.