MAN CITY THREAD

[augie]

I dont necessarily feel that todays game is a must win game but it absolutely is a must not lose game. If we lost today it will eradicate the good performances in the first few games and will mirror last season in a few different ways (too many early defeats and great wins against shit teams and losing when we played any decent team )

I know that I have said this many times before but it really saddens me that I cannot think of one vengeful/nasty player in this current squad that would absolutely "mark" that greedy *word censored* cards today I know that again will probably make me out to be uneducated/neanderthal/moronic or whatever ( ) but I can already picture that grinning *word censored* hugging and high 5ing our players today like lost lost friends and then watching the *word censored* galloping around the pitch like a fcuking horse let out in a field for the 1st time I know that tv5 might possibly clatter him a few times but call me a sentimentalist but I would much rather one of his former team-mates done the business against him today

[ToPocHi]

I'll say it clearly; Adebayor will not score against us and we will win by a two goal margin.

Gut feeling tells me that Cesc will be playing despite Arshavin's unavailability to fill up the gap of creating opportunities out of nothing. If Cesc doesn't play however, then we'll need to hope for a one goal lead for the Gunners first, or we might be caught with a major disadvantage throughout the remainder of the game.

[Henry Norris 1913]

so gutted

a) arshavin is out. no more arshavin shits on adebayor songs...
b) game isn't on tv. i hate the sky sports news coverage

COME ON YOU GOONERS!

[Chippy]

Remember there are a whole load of web feeds on the other sticky. Also if someone gets a good one that isn't there please post it.

[augie]

Cannot believe that sultana Ireland are showing the victims v burnley rather than our game I mean we have two teams that at best are fighting for the title and at worst two teams vying for a place in the top 4 and yet they decide to show the scousers v a team that by the seasons end will be fighting relegation - doesnt make sense to me

[GunnerDude]

Just got a feeling Nick is going to get one today. Stuff Ade's face in it

[mrgnu1958]

pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeee and hook the bleeder.

[Chippy]

Ade has a massive pop at Nik in today's Torygraph.

Adebayor has moved on physically but clearly not mentally, judging by the time he spent explaining his spectacular falling-out with Arsenal, starting with the shoes. "I have never been a bad influence in the dressing room,’’ Adebayor began. "I had a little difficult moment with Nicklas Bendtner.

"There was a rule at Arsenal where no one is allowed to come into the dressing room with trainers or house shoes on. I cannot understand why Nicklas came every day with his shoes on.’’

So he cornered the cocky young Dane. "Nicklas, you are a footballer, I am a footballer,’’ Adebayor told him. "Maybe I am better than you, maybe you are better than me but you have to respect everyone. There are rules saying you cannot come into the dressing-room with your house shoes. Take them off.’’

According to Adebayor, Bendtner "never took them off and things started from there. I cannot accept that. Even if that happened tomorrow at City, I would fight with somebody.’’

Arsenal’s manager, Arsene Wenger, told Adebayor to calm down. "The Boss jumped on me. 'Why me?’ I said. 'Nicklas is 20, he has to do the things that [William] Gallas, Robin Van Persie and Cesc Fabregas are doing.’

"Nicklas had a very easy route [into football]. He had the chance to be in the Arsenal Academy, the chance to be an international for Denmark. Football doesn’t stop there. You are young, you have to learn. No matter what quality you have, you have to listen to people, let people help you to be good.

"I was not born with a golden spoon in my mouth. I left Africa at 15, came to Europe [with Metz] and it was very difficult but I knew if I listened I would be better. That’s what pushed me to where I am today.

"People in my country love me. I represent my country very well. My family are very proud of me. But I can do more. That’s why I am always fighting to improve and be one of the best strikers in the world. I am fighting in games to see how many goals I can score, how many passes I can make, how many tackles, how many times I am coming back to help my team-mates.

"If [Cristiano] Ronaldo had gone to Manchester United and thought 'I’m good’ he would not have become the best player in the world. He worked with the United players, who helped make him big. Nicklas just thinks he can make himself big.’’

On Jan 22, 2008, the pair’s feud turned physical during a League Cup tie against Spurs, Bendtner ending with a cut forehead.

"Nicklas showed me the finger,’’ explained Adebayor. "I am very sorry. You cannot show a partner the finger.’’ Inevitably, question marks were raised about Adebayor’s future. He could have left that summer. "I had a chance to go to Barcelona and Milan and the money [salary] was two times bigger than Arsenal. I decided to stay.’’

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/footba ... dtner.html

[projoe]

Man City: Given, Richards, Toure, Lescott, Bridge, Wright-Phillips, Ireland, Barry, De Jong, Adebayor, Bellamy.
Subs: Taylor, Onuoha, Zabaleta, Sylvinho, Petrov, Vidal, Weiss.

Arsenal: Almunia, Sagna, Vermaelen, Gallas, Clichy, Bendtner, Song Billong, Fabregas, Denilson, Diaby, van Persie.
Subs: Mannone, Rosicky, Eduardo, Ramsey, Silvestre, Eboue, Gibbs.

[Pott]

Anybody got a working streaming link please...? Curse 1) not having a TV and 2) not living in the UK

[projoe]

Anybody got a working streaming link please...? Curse 1) not having a TV and 2) not living in the UK

http://www.iraqgoals.net/ch3.html

or download sopcast and use shanghai sports

[Dan_85]

Here's hoping Nik sticks a couple in this afternoon, Ade's face will be a picture

[GunnerDude]

Cold handshake from Nick to Ade and spat on the ground while at it

[Perryashburtongroves]

Nik just gave Adebayor the coldest greeting ever.

C'mon you Gunners!!!

[brazilianGOONER]

bendtner hacked adebayor!!! beautiful!!!!