BLUE MANCS UP NEXT

mrgnu1958 · Post by **mrgnu1958** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 12:31 pm

great post Bunch"y and even greater pic

TeeCee · Post by **TeeCee** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 12:31 pm

It all depends on who Wenger 'rests' for this one.
I suspect he'll play Arshavin for Walcott which will be a huge mistake. Djourou was limping towards the end of the Birmingham game so don't be surprised if he doesn't play.....and if he doesn't we're in deep shit!

nexum5me · Post by **nexum5me** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 1:57 pm

bunch wrote:I find the whole City thing fascinating. A proud club with a long history, hardcore fans whose loyalty would have been tested by vists to the second and third tiers as well as by the unbridled success of their local rivals. If endurance strengthens the soul, then City fans must have some of the strongest.

But after striving and struggling for so long how does a City fan react when an Arab multi-billionaire buys the club as a play thing and presents the fans with the best team money can buy, one that is surely going to win something big in the near future? Has Sheik Mansour bought all those City souls as well as a football club and collection of world class players? Its the football equivalent of winning the lottery, I was poor but just becasue I bought a ticket I am now rich.

I guess it makes me think about what it means to be a fan. I have always thought that my contribution as a fan, when added to the contributions of all my fellow Arsenal fans, was the strength of the club. Our ticket purchases, buying the odd bit of merchandise, provided the basis for the club to pay for players and then succeed. But the Sheik and the Russian Oligarch have shown that City and Chelsea fans loyalty and support is totally irrelevant.

Maybe City and Chelsea fans should organise themselves and get their sugar daddies to pay them to turn up at the stadium, empty seats and a quiet stadium aren't good for the global TV audience.

but in much the same way that if i bought the correct ticket and became rich, i'd be very fucking pleased and live in a way i couldn't dream of now, if i was a man city fan i would (and presumably they are) be very fucking pleased if after years of turmoil i got the chance to see my team winning some major trophies and shoving a certain banner back up the arses of my nearest, VERY successful, rivals!
i don't think fans should apologise because their club is rich when before it wasn't. after all, it doesn't matter how many players you buy, you can only play 11 at once...

Henry Norris 1913 · Post by **Henry Norris 1913** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 3:44 pm

Louder wrote:
Henry Norris 1913 wrote:
Louder wrote:
Henry Norris 1913 wrote:they're great away, we're average at home

Surprise f*ckin' surprise
so I looking at statistics and using them to find a potential outcome is wrong ? jesus christ Louder get your head out of wenger's anus.

@donaldo: yeah I forget that at times
I'm sorry and sooo embarrassed. I must have overlooked your statistical breakdown

city have the best away record in the league and we've lost 3 at home this season and underachieved V west ham and birmingham at home . even for you that shouldn't be too difficult to understand

Gooner_Sam · Post by **Gooner_Sam** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 3:47 pm

If he plays the team that started against Chelsea and Birmingham, we will win.. If he changes it again, we will lose..

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AA23Northbank · Post by **AA23Northbank** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:09 pm

Gooner_Sam wrote:If he plays the team that started against Chelsea and Birmingham, we will win.. If he changes it again, we will lose..

Expert analysis

Djourou may be injured so he may be forced into a change

OneBardGooner · Post by **OneBardGooner** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:23 pm

Djourou may be injured so he may be forced into a change

Oh Feck that means we'll have the chuckle(less) bros at CB....

M-50 · Post by **M-50** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 4:40 pm

OneBardGooner wrote:Djourou may be injured so he may be forced into a change

Oh Feck that means we'll have the chuckle(less) bros at CB....

Not if we sign a new centre-half before then

OneBardGooner · Post by **OneBardGooner** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 5:04 pm

M-50 wrote:
OneBardGooner wrote:Djourou may be injured so he may be forced into a change

Oh Feck that means we'll have the chuckle(less) bros at CB....

Not if we sign a new centre-half before then

Post by **DB10GOONER** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 8:12 pm

Louder - more and more you just come across as someone that knows very little about football and isn't really in touch with reality on a regular basis tbh.

Citeh are no slouches and ARE good away from home, and BLINDINGLY FUCKING OBVIOUSLY we are quite poor at home this season. Dumb ass.

I'm obviously hoping for a (2-1) win but have a horrible feeling this one might have a sting in the tail...

rigsby · Post by **rigsby** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 11:17 pm

I think our confidence is pretty high up atm. I could see this being high scoring, I don't rate their defence at all. If the team that played Chelsea/Brum play I think we'll win this 3-2

treygoony · Post by **treygoony** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 12:20 am

Same squad that played against chavs and brum.

But if Djourou is not going to be on then we're fucked!

olgitgooner · Post by **olgitgooner** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 2:20 am

I love the way this year's prem is shaping up.

A few weeks ago Chelsea were invincible.

Now we are seriously thinking that ManCity could be the new champions.

I am now going to put my rose-tinted specs back on. And predict that we will win by three clear goals.

Alternatively, they might stuff us.

Naki_Gooner · Post by **Naki_Gooner** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 3:20 am

Should be a good game, but, harder to pick than a broken nose.

Bring Back Pires · Post by **Bring Back Pires** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 11:01 am

olgitgooner wrote:I love the way this year's prem is shaping up.

I don't. Man Utd are 19 games away from going the season unbeaten, and that's disturbing my sleep somewhat.