Official Match Thread: City v Stoke

[ruralblue]

BOOM BOOM BOOM, Get in Rigsby!!!!

[Mike J]

get in petrov!

[MARKMAKAVELI]

I'm happy Petrov is starting. No injuries, just crosses and goals please Martin.

Good lad Petrov, he musta read my post.

lol @ Brian Kidd's gay little hug with Mancini!

[edge275]

Stoke are such a dirty side!

[Mike J]

Stoke are such a dirty side!

its all they've got mate. they dont have it in the locker to play good football.

[Mike J]

bad challenge from diao

[Crossie]

Something like a 2-0 would be brilliant today, Stoke are no pussies, a clean sheet and a couple of hard worked goals will be a fantastic start for bobby manc.

[Sydney Blue]

Stoke are such a dirty side!

its all they've got mate. they dont have it in the locker to play good football.

I cant see them being as competitive in the second half when they have all collected their yellow cards.

[Mike J]

robinho and tevez arent working up front.

[Sydney Blue]

robinho and tevez arent working up front.

I dont think Robinho is working or up front much

[Crossie]

Its a new shape, new partnerships all over the pitch due to injury and new ideas.

Patched up team, who are actually doing very well against a wanky tough team of battlers.

We are holding our own and doing very well. Theyve had 1 good chance, we have 3/4. 2nd half and we will come out looking for another and settle down.

[Crossie]

Hope we see 20 mins from Weiss, be interesting to see if Mancini rates him higher than Hughes

[Crossie]

2-0 tevez

[Good Times]

Good lad Carlos.

[Mike J]

lovely

[ruralblue]

Good lad Carlos!!!!

[blues-clues]

robinho and tevez arent working up front.

they aren't doing too badly. Give them a little time! It'll come

[Blue Blood]

anyone watching soccer saturday...

jeff and thommo are royally slagging us off any chance they get. bang out of order imo.

[The Original Special One]

Not bad, considering how many woeful corners weve taken, and how rusty Robinho is looking.
And Kompany has settled into defence very well, admittedly with a Stoke side lacking a potent offensive threat.

Speaking of the defence, it already looks more composed than it did under Hughes

[shawzy]

OOOhhhh im lovin this..Got that precious 2nd goal just before the whistle.Well in Tevez.
Barry and Petrov have had good 1st halves.
I think Mancini and Kidd better get a hotel room after the match..Plenty of lurvvv on the bench with them 2 haha