Manchester City v Middlesbrough (Kick off: 12.45pm)

Xavi6

Wow it's weird watching the Premiership at this time of the day!

Anyway, Boro are crap and we play lovely football at home so there really should only be one winner. However this is City so stick a tenner on Boro to take the three points.

City -

Man City

* 37 Given
* 02 Richards
* 04 Onuoha
* 33 Kompany
* 25 Bridge
* 05 Zabaleta
* 34 De Jong
* 07 Ireland
* 08 Wright-Phillips
* 39 Bellamy
* 10 Robinho

Substitutes

* 01 Hart,
* 11 Elano,
* 12 Vassell,
* 15 Garrido,
* 19 Fernandes,
* 20 Caicedo,
* 24 Evans

Mgoraf

City to win by 2 or 3 I reckon.

RasTa

Money down on City -1.

Podge2k7

Easy win for City imo.!

eagle eye

Well we shoulda hammered Patheticboro last weekend and I'd expect to tear them apart. They are really hopeless at the minute. Nice to get the day off with a few goals. City need to improve in midfield imo but we'll see, you'd expect better individual performances to the last time they started at 12.45

Pigman III

I hate both clubs, but I hate 'borough less so I'm going for them. But I can only see one winner, and that's City. "£100,000 Team" they're putting out according to BBC. Let's hope Boro pull a rabbit out of the hat though.

eagle eye

Pigman III wrote: »

I hate both clubs, but I hate 'borough less so I'm going for them. But I can only see one winner, and that's City. "£100,000,000 Team" they're putting out according to BBC. Let's hope Boro pull a rabbit out of the hat though.

FYP;)

Xavi6

Pigman III wrote: »

I hate both clubs, but I hate 'borough less so I'm going for them. But I can only see one winner, and that's City. "£100,000 Team" they're putting out according to BBC. Let's hope Boro pull a rabbit out of the hat though.

Selling us a little short there tbh

Nalz

Good stuff Richards starts, feared he wouldnt due to the goings on this week

GLaDOS

Is it just me or did it look like the City team were tiny compared to Middlesbrough?

Xavi6

We're tiny in comparison to every team. That's why we were beaten by Stoke.

Xavi6

Shoulda been 1-0. Great ball from Superman

Mgoraf

Keeper did well... City have started very well.

SantryRed

Boro are seriously sh1t.

GLaDOS

Mgoraf wrote: »

Keeper did well... City have started very well.

Agreed, if City get an early goal I could see this being 3 or 4 nil

Pigman III

eagle eye wrote: »

FYP;)

Xavi6 wrote: »

Selling us a little short there tbh

My bad gents, you know what I meant!

Edit: Is this on TV?

Mgoraf

Ireland needs to shave his head

GLaDOS

Pigman III wrote: »

Edit: Is this on TV?

It's on sky I think

Pigman III

His heads on upside down!

beertons

Any links guys?

Xavi6

Ireland is everywhere as always. Complete midfield player.

GLaDOS

beertons wrote: »

Any links guys?

http://www.iraqgoals.com/en/ch4.html

Pigman III

Beautiful kick of the air there by Robiniho.

Xavi6

Pigman III wrote: »

Beautiful kick of the air there by Robiniho.

After a good tackle by Pogatetz

Pigman III

Mmm. Looks like Boro are trying to quiet City a tad. Not going to do that by giving the ball away. They're not going to get close to the box by the way they're playing now.

Xavi6

My God what a save

Insect Overlord

Feck Andy Gray and his "He hit it straight at him" BS, that was an amazing save by Given.

GLaDOS

Absolutely top class from Given

Insect Overlord

'Boro goalkeeper on top form as well.

Mgoraf

Good save by Jones there too.

Raskolnikov

Some great 'keeping today.

Feel a goal is only a matter of time here.

Necronomicon

Goalkeepers must hate Andy Gray. 'It was straight at him' seems to get wheeled out every game.

bennyx_o

Another great save by Given

EDIT: Ireland off the bar!

EDIT again: How did Bellamy miss that!?

Raskolnikov

Off the bar, ooo.

Xavi6

Off the fookin bar. Great header from Superman

Xavi6

Ah ffs get a touch on it!!!

Mgoraf

Another great chance for Ireland. On fire today.

GLaDOS

How did that not go in??

Raskolnikov

rofl @ Bellamy, useless.

Xavi6

I love Shay Given

Insect Overlord

The Irish pair are playing excellently.

RasTa

Serves me right for betting on city. Useless.

Insect Overlord

PMSL at "Seven [hat-tricks] in one match" comment

anladmór

Stephen Ireland is incredible. If he keeps improving he will be a top European player.

Shay is just amazing whatever happens. David Platt on Given: ''The best keeper in the Premiership'' Sooooooo true.

eagle eye

City have been unlucky not score so far, its hard to beat a deep defense like that.

And wow Shay Given, haven't read the thread since the game started, but Xavi you must be happy to have him now, Joe Hart does not hold a candle to that man.

Xavi6

Indeed I am delighted to have a keeper like Given between the posts. No disrepect to young Joe but Shay will win us games for the rest of the season.

eagle eye

And Stephen Ireland, firstly playing well as is the norm these days, but jeebus you'd expect to see someone with a haircut and beard like that living in a caravan.

Mgoraf

1-0 Bellamy. Nice goal.

Xavi6

Raskolnikov wrote: »

rofl @ Bellamy, useless.

:rolleyes:

anladmór

Yay. Bellamy. Man City are my English league team now.

GLaDOS

Bellemy, 1-0. Nice goal, should liven things up