Wiggles31 Posted 30 March, 2014 Share Posted 30 March, 2014 Wish I was going to this now! Same team and lets go for them. Its a nothing to lose game and they have a lot of pressure riding on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View From The Top Posted 30 March, 2014 Share Posted 30 March, 2014 I'd settle for a point now but I expect nowt from the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintSteve Posted 30 March, 2014 Share Posted 30 March, 2014 This is a real test for Man City as we are playing with complete freedom and have weapons to open them up. Hoping for a score draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Rees Posted 30 March, 2014 Share Posted 30 March, 2014 Morgan should be back for this which is a massive boost, Lambert in better form now too. Hopefully we can come away with something, don't believe city are all they're made out to be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 30 March, 2014 Share Posted 30 March, 2014 I think they will be to strong for us (no disgrace in that I reckon city have man for man the best team in the division). I went on a city forum to see what they were thinking about the game and was surprised how worried they seem to be about playing us http://forums.bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=299407 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeSixty Posted 30 March, 2014 Share Posted 30 March, 2014 Morgan back in for me. Looked great when he came on (Who didn't though i guess) Shame either JWP or Davis would miss out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goatboy Posted 30 March, 2014 Share Posted 30 March, 2014 I think this will be a big test for Saints. On the face of it, City have much more to play for than us but this may help us. We can have a good go at them with little pressure on us to get a result. Let's be honest though, they have a cracking squad with some outstanding talent. Toure, Kompany, Negredo Dzeko, Aguero, Silva. And that's just scratching the surface. I hope we can play with the same style and intensity as on Saturday but against this City team that will be a tall order. I'll go for 8-1 to Saints;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 30 March, 2014 Share Posted 30 March, 2014 City need a win, so if we can keep them at bay for half hour then they might start getting anxious which will work in our favour, However I fully expect them to beat us, probably comfortably 3-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 30 March, 2014 Share Posted 30 March, 2014 Should be a good weekend! Staying with a few old uni mates so will be good excuse to pay the ridiculous prices! Morgan back in alongside Cork, just hope we go up there and have a go, we're more than capable of getting a result, and no shame if we don't! COYS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
September Saint Posted 30 March, 2014 Share Posted 30 March, 2014 On paper the hardest game of the season. Let's go for it and see what happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Alert Posted 30 March, 2014 Share Posted 30 March, 2014 Its an odd game really, so much riding on it for city they really cant afford to slip up against us yet we are playing for nothing at all. For that reason I can see city doing us in, though it should be a cracking game with our lads playing with nothing to lose. I am not going to lose any sleep over the result, just hoping to see our usual game and should cause them problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeySFC Posted 30 March, 2014 Share Posted 30 March, 2014 We'll win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 30 March, 2014 Share Posted 30 March, 2014 We'll win. You feeling ok?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick1976.4.38 Posted 30 March, 2014 Share Posted 30 March, 2014 we can win,our front three will scare the ****e out of mechellis. world cup places to play for with our lads so lets get behind them for 90 minutes and dent their title hopes coys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicestersaint Posted 30 March, 2014 Share Posted 30 March, 2014 I actually expect us to win at City - but I also thought we would win at Spurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggles31 Posted 31 March, 2014 Author Share Posted 31 March, 2014 I think they will be to strong for us (no disgrace in that I reckon city have man for man the best team in the division). I went on a city forum to see what they were thinking about the game and was surprised how worried they seem to be about playing us http://forums.bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=299407 Thanks for sharing. They do seem somewhat worried about us which is a great compliment. Reckon this game with have goals in it but lets be honest they're a great side so we'll probably lose. Its nice watching a game with little pressure and our team playing such lovely football. The form of Lambert will key in this game and I'm pleased that he seems to be getting back to his best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeySFC Posted 31 March, 2014 Share Posted 31 March, 2014 You feeling ok?!? Now we've not really got anything to play for, can't get relegated and can't really get into the top 5 I'm free to be a bit more liberal with my predictions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncanRG Posted 31 March, 2014 Share Posted 31 March, 2014 Can't wait to go back to the Etihad. One of the best games of my life up there last season. Confident we can give them a real game again. Expecting some lovely football from both sides, and I think we'll do well on the ball. We'll start strongly as always but in some ways I hope we don't score early on. City are the best in the league for getting their arses in gear from behind and we're the worst for giving up leads. Keep the ball, stay mentally strong and exploit space quickly and we might get something. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70's Mike Posted 31 March, 2014 Share Posted 31 March, 2014 Stupidly tough game, must-win for them, no pressure on us, no shame in a big defeat there, so hope we really go for it, give them a scare. We can score there, no doubt about that. Want to see JRod and Lallana running at Demichellas every few minutes, panic him. Wanyama in if fit, otherwise Cork and Morgan with Davis, a good solid 3 that know their roles. Probably lose but might as well go there and enjoy it! agreed Wanyama, Morgan and Cork will match Toure and Fernindino. Victor is one of the few capable of sitting Toure on his behind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 31 March, 2014 Share Posted 31 March, 2014 agreed Wanyama' date=' Morgan and Cork will match Toure and Fernindino. Victor is one of the few capable of sitting Toure on his behind[/quote'] Shame he's still injured then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 31 March, 2014 Share Posted 31 March, 2014 Any point is a bonus here but expect a loss. If we buck up at the back we have a chance, Citeh are weak at the back I feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 31 March, 2014 Share Posted 31 March, 2014 Man City 1 Saints 2 First game on MotD COYR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
under the west stand Posted 31 March, 2014 Share Posted 31 March, 2014 Man City 1 Saints 2 First game on MotD COYR! Which one of those is more likely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pangy Posted 31 March, 2014 Share Posted 31 March, 2014 Was nice to see the oppo forum praising us,most of the bigger teams forums are very quick to dismiss us however they seem like we have the potential to upset them. Would love to see us beat them but they are are a class act and I feel they will have too much for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted 31 March, 2014 Share Posted 31 March, 2014 Similar game to last season I reckon. We give it a go, give them a scare, and nearly, but not quite, get a result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Posted 31 March, 2014 Share Posted 31 March, 2014 Amusing to see Man City 'fans' picking their preferred eleven and hardly noticing the irony of not a single Manchester player amongst them. Joe Hart, from Shrewsbury is likely to be the only English player in a team turning out in the shirts of what used to be an English football club and hardly even bothering to pretend that it still is. Message to Man City fans - you are supporting a foreign club with a foreign team, so why do its the results matter.....?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the saint in winchester Posted 31 March, 2014 Share Posted 31 March, 2014 Lunchtime game, IIRC? We don't do well at those. Prefer the Saturday 3pm slot. Anyhow, Lambo to sit out the first half, while we press them to death. Then bring him on for final 30-45 to try to nick a win. Admittedly this plan is shot to pieces if we go in 3-0 down at HT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Posted 31 March, 2014 Share Posted 31 March, 2014 Sad to see so many pessimistic posts over the Man C game. It is natural to worry that your team won't win - you can see similar worries on the Man City message board but being realistic, we have a very capable, very fit and very motivated set of players who have been coached to play at a high standard. It's hard to imagine City being any faster or more technically adept than were Spurs in last week's game but against that play, Saints went 2-0 up and lost mainly due to a fortunate goal for Spurs that changed the game. A push on Lovren and a missed kick by Clyne were the cause then, and of course similar things can happen on Saturday, but equally they can happen to the opposition. With two very good teams, which both Man C and Saints are, the result can go either way, but this is a winnable game if only because they will be under the greater pressure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 31 March, 2014 Share Posted 31 March, 2014 Heart says to go for same starting 11 as vs Newcastle. Head says to swap JWP for Morgan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenagegsaint Posted 31 March, 2014 Share Posted 31 March, 2014 Morgan in for JWP is a must Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceandfriendly Posted 31 March, 2014 Share Posted 31 March, 2014 We can definitely win this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon Saint Posted 31 March, 2014 Share Posted 31 March, 2014 Cork played Toure off the pitch last time around, we'll need him to be on it again if we are going to have any hope of a result. Morgan in for JWP, but otherwise same line-up as against the Toon. They have problems with our style of football (as evidenced in last three games) so I'm quietly confident of an upset. COYR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncanRG Posted 31 March, 2014 Share Posted 31 March, 2014 God, they're going to be desperate for a win. If we concede it'll take stronger resolve than we've shown all season to deal with it and come out something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 31 March, 2014 Share Posted 31 March, 2014 (edited) Almost think it won't be ideal to go ahead early. But we just have to take our chances, we're capable. We played them off the park at home and that was with Gazza on goal, and Hooiveld and Fox I believe? EDIT: team at home 25 Gazzaniga 22 Chambers 23 Shaw 6 Fonte 5 Lovren 16 Ward-Prowse 20 Lallana (Ramírez 85') 18 Cork 17 Osvaldo (Lambert 77') 8 Davis (Reed 90') 9 Rodriguez Edited 31 March, 2014 by Saint Garrett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericofarabia Posted 1 April, 2014 Share Posted 1 April, 2014 Picking a possible squad is well and good, but lets get to the important issue at hand .... decent pubs!! Not been to The Etihad, but guessing not much around the ground (or all home fans only), so Central Manc with decent tram connection maybe? Should I wave my Emirates Air Miles Card at them and sing pro Dubai / Emirates Airlines songs at them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saints67 Posted 1 April, 2014 Share Posted 1 April, 2014 Man City. Be afraid..........be very afraid. The Saints are coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Rees Posted 1 April, 2014 Share Posted 1 April, 2014 Barring injuries same team as started vs Newcastle but MS in for JWP. Just target Demichelis, JR could have a field day running at him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncanRG Posted 1 April, 2014 Share Posted 1 April, 2014 Picking a possible squad is well and good, but lets get to the important issue at hand .... decent pubs!! Not been to The Etihad, but guessing not much around the ground (or all home fans only), so Central Manc with decent tram connection maybe? Should I wave my Emirates Air Miles Card at them and sing pro Dubai / Emirates Airlines songs at them? There's bugger all around the ground but the travel links are pretty good all around town. Not used them to get to or from the Etihad specifically mind. There are official bar areas outside the stadium but obviously it's a plastic cup, £5 pint type effort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericofarabia Posted 1 April, 2014 Share Posted 1 April, 2014 There's bugger all around the ground but the travel links are pretty good all around town. Not used them to get to or from the Etihad specifically mind. There are official bar areas outside the stadium but obviously it's a plastic cup, £5 pint type effort Thanks for the heads up, I'll give that a miss though!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 1 April, 2014 Share Posted 1 April, 2014 Drink in the city and taxi to the ground. My team FWIW; Boruc Chambers Fonte Lovren Shaw Morgan Cork Lallana Davis J Rod Lambert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasper57saint Posted 1 April, 2014 Share Posted 1 April, 2014 Man City 1 Saints 2 First game on MotD COYR! I've put a fiver on this Trousers. Saints to win 2 - 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lallana's Left Peg Posted 1 April, 2014 Share Posted 1 April, 2014 A free shot at a big boy, looking forward to this. There will be lots of goals I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 1 April, 2014 Share Posted 1 April, 2014 Hope we travel well and make a lot of noise. Last few aways have been very average for atmosphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 1 April, 2014 Share Posted 1 April, 2014 I would start with Rickie on the bench. He was excellent against Newcastle but they gave him loads of space. I think he has more chance of making a big impact if we bring him on later in this one. Back five picks itself. Morgan and Cork are no brainers. In front of them I'd have Davis, Lallana and JWP with Jay Rod upfront. Lambert, Ramirez, Gallagher, Guly, Hooiveld, Reed and Gazza on the bench Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayling Saint Posted 1 April, 2014 Share Posted 1 April, 2014 we will be there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 1 April, 2014 Share Posted 1 April, 2014 I would start with Rickie on the bench. He was excellent against Newcastle but they gave him loads of space. I think he has more chance of making a big impact if we bring him on later in this one. Back five picks itself. Morgan and Cork are no brainers. In front of them I'd have Davis, Lallana and JWP with Jay Rod upfront. Lambert, Ramirez, Gallagher, Guly, Hooiveld, Reed and Gazza on the bench Would be tempting but think Rickie deserves his chance personally. He's been playing much better last few games too. Think I'd start him but would understand if Poch decided to start without him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggles31 Posted 1 April, 2014 Author Share Posted 1 April, 2014 I would start with Rickie on the bench. He was excellent against Newcastle but they gave him loads of space. I think he has more chance of making a big impact if we bring him on later in this one. Back five picks itself. Morgan and Cork are no brainers. In front of them I'd have Davis, Lallana and JWP with Jay Rod upfront. Lambert, Ramirez, Gallagher, Guly, Hooiveld, Reed and Gazza on the bench I would start with SRL for this one personally. He is getting back to his best and is so crucial to our attacking play. JRod hasn't impressed me playing up front on his own yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 2 April, 2014 Share Posted 2 April, 2014 I would start with Rickie on the bench. He was excellent against Newcastle but they gave him loads of space. I think he has more chance of making a big impact if we bring him on later in this one. Back five picks itself. Morgan and Cork are no brainers. In front of them I'd have Davis, Lallana and JWP with Jay Rod upfront. Lambert, Ramirez, Gallagher, Guly, Hooiveld, Reed and Gazza on the bench I think Rickie will be up for this one this is his chance to help Liverpool win the PL. Having said that I kind of agree perhaps Gallagher up front he is pretty mobile and fast for his size so let him press and harry their defence to death and then unleash a fired up Lambert on them for the last 30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eelpie Posted 2 April, 2014 Share Posted 2 April, 2014 We're not playing for nothing We are playing to maintain 8th place and then challenge for 7th. But City have much more at stake, of course, so if we get ahead early they could get rattled and make mistakes. COYR! Rickie and all, we can do it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasoneuelllfanclub Posted 2 April, 2014 Share Posted 2 April, 2014 Drink in the city and taxi to the ground. My team FWIW; Boruc Chambers Fonte Lovren Shaw Morgan Cork Lallana Davis J Rod Lambert Yep I would go with this as well. JWP will count himself unlucky to be dropped after last weeks impressive team performance but we need our best players for this game and Morgan/Davis/Corky are our best fit midfielders (assuming Morgan will be fit). Such a shame we wont get to see Wanyama v Toure this season would of been very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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