Citeh build up (1st leg semi)

[little dave hedgehog]

a blow for fc hedgehog as well.

[Liverpel]

woosh.

[little dave hedgehog]

i shouldn't have, i realize it's not his first language, but that was not the response i was looking for.

[baitman]

is yaya and the other african players available? when do they report for duty for the african cup of nations. i think they will be gone by the time city play utd.

[BigChief]

Or the fact that they totally controlled where we played and we created nothing. There was fortune to two of their goals but I'm buggered if I can see how anyone can claim that the Toure one was anything but a well executed corner.

I'm with Craig they will put out a very good team no matter what the situation. Two of our most productive players (Gerrard and Bellamy) need to be carefully managed and no one else can really claim creative or goalscoring for in our squad. It'll be a tough game that an objective observer would have us second favourite for in my opinion.

Maybe I put that wrong, its not that City didn't deserve to win but they didn't deserve the flattering scoreline. Nor did they even do a decent job despite us missing Suarez and having current-day Kuyt on the pitch. They won, end of, but that doesn't tell the whole story with their 'full team'.

Bellamy is dynamite! Everyone's talking of Silva's influence, or Modric, or Aguero so far this season. But this little package has gone unnoticed. Whether its playing one twos with Suarez and Maxi, or taking set pieces, or scoring difficult but necessary goals.

And Gerrard is STILL better than Silva or Aguero. These two alone can win us the match. And they'll occupy at least three City players, leaving spaces for Enrique and GJ. Tough game for City tonight.

[little dave hedgehog]

is yaya and the other african players available? when do they report for duty for the african cup of nations. i think they will be gone by the time city play utd.

perhaps you should read page one?

[baitman]

perhaps you should read page one?

ta

[Mostar]

Rumours on Twitter that Silva has broken his foot - which is good for us re these semi final ties but a massive blow for them re the title race.

If that is the case I wonder who they will buy next..

[cream]

Rumours on Twitter that Silva has broken his foot - which is good for us re these semi final ties but a massive blow for them re the title race.

We'll just have to beat the scum next month then.

[Craig_H]

Slightly chilly & annoyingly drizzling at the Etihad now. The 'Blue Moon Cafe' has sheltered/covered benches though. Every cloud.....




(seems to have set up camp in east Manchester)

[little dave hedgehog]

you on your phone then craig? i'm watching this with my nephew later.

[Chazza]

Bluemoon Forum reckons they will line up something like this

bluemoon_mcfc: Team prediction for tonight: Hart, Richards, Savic, Lescott, Clichy, de Jong, Barry, Milner, Nasri, Balotelli, Aguero
Wed, 11 Jan 2012, 09:19

[BigChief]

Listen out for any racially motivated chanting from City fans.

Or our own.

[Craig_H]

you on your phone then craig? i'm watching this with my nephew later.

iPhone mate, couldn't do without it.

[little dave hedgehog]

i got a **** hot 4g android. same, it makes life about a million times more amazing. i can actually stream matches on it at work.