Scunthorpe v Manchester City - Get your shock here

Xavi6 · 24-01-2010 4:22pm #1

City team for today isn't exactly confidence inspiring -

City team: Taylor, Onuoha, Boyata, Kompany, Silvinho, De Jong, Ireland, Ibrahim, Robinho, Petrov, Benjani

Might throw a sneaky fiver on Scunny just in case.

nicklauski · 24-01-2010 4:24pm

Ahahahaha. Scunthorpre has four letters blocked in the thread title. That is all

redout · 24-01-2010 4:25pm

Xavi6 wrote: »

City team for today isn't exactly confidence inspiring -

City team: Taylor, Onuoha, Boyata, Kompany, Silvinho, De Jong, Ireland, Ibrahim, Robinho, Petrov, Benjani

Thats definitely one eye on wednesday night.

That_Guy · 24-01-2010 4:27pm

I dunno who I want to win here. I do like City but I love cheering for the underdog's in this competition.

Ah fcuk it. Gwan the Scunthorpe.

Raskolnikov · 24-01-2010 4:27pm

Is there some pact amoungst the top Premier League teams to hand Chelsea the FA Cup?

That_Guy · 24-01-2010 4:29pm

Raskolnikov wrote: »

Is there some pact amoungst the top Premier League teams to hand Chelsea the FA Cup?

Certainly seems that way but City aren't a big team.....

***Controversial***

Raskolnikov · 24-01-2010 4:31pm

Xavi6 wrote: »

Ibrahim

This guy doesn't even have a Wikipedia page :P

Eire-Dearg · 24-01-2010 4:31pm

Go on Scunny!

24-01-2010 4:32pm

That_Guy wrote: »

Raskolnikov wrote:

Is there some pact amoungst the top Premier League teams to hand Chelsea the FA Cup?

Certainly seems that way but City aren't a big team.....

***Controversial***

Also nonsensical. He said "top" not big.

Stop $hit$tirring.

mrDerek · 24-01-2010 4:32pm

seems like a half decent line up to me :O

That_Guy · 24-01-2010 4:35pm

Papa Smut wrote: »

Also nonsensical. He said "top" not big.

Stop $hit$tirring.

I'm not at all. I like City and I'm not some sort of wind up merchant.

It was done in jest really. The

should've been the indicator that it was a joke.

That_Guy · 24-01-2010 4:35pm

mrDerek wrote: »

seems like a half decent line up to me :O

I agree. Nice second team to have.

Xavi6 · 24-01-2010 4:35pm

Subs: Nielsen, Richards, SWP, Zabaleta, Barry, Bellamy, Cunningham

If De Jong gets injured I'll go mental

jaykay74 · 24-01-2010 4:37pm

From BBC. According to Robinho he is on the way out after this match.

1532: A bit of news for you. Robinho starts for Manchester City against Scunthorpe at Glanford Park, just hours after telling Brazilian radio that the game against the Iron will be his last one for the club. The £32.5m man is being linked with a loan move back to his homeland. Full teams from that game to follow.

Eire-Dearg · 24-01-2010 4:37pm

Robinho ... Petrov ... Ireland ... Benjani - plenty of stuff there to win this comfortably. Defense, although quite makeshift, seems solid enough too. Onuoha, VK and Boyata are good players.

eagle eye · 24-01-2010 4:38pm

Bit of a shock in the last game, can't see one here though. City to cruise through.
I see they are playing the reserves, might be the second most expensive reserve team ever, I'd imagine Chelsea had a more expensive one considering that a couple of the City team came through from the youths.

Xavi6 · 24-01-2010 4:39pm

jaykay74 wrote: »

From BBC. According to Robinho he is on the way out after this match.

1532: A bit of news for you. Robinho starts for Manchester City against Scunthorpe at Glanford Park, just hours after telling Brazilian radio that the game against the Iron will be his last one for the club. The £32.5m man is being linked with a loan move back to his homeland. Full teams from that game to follow.

Yeah he's away back to Brazil on loan I believe.

Eire-Dearg · 24-01-2010 4:39pm

jaykay74 wrote: »

From BBC. According to Robinho he is on the way out after this match.

1532: A bit of news for you. Robinho starts for Manchester City against Scunthorpe at Glanford Park, just hours after telling Brazilian radio that the game against the Iron will be his last one for the club. The £32.5m man is being linked with a loan move back to his homeland. Full teams from that game to follow.

606 say he has been "advised by the directors" to move on...

Raskolnikov · 24-01-2010 4:41pm

jaykay74 wrote: »

From BBC. According to Robinho he is on the way out after this match.

1532: A bit of news for you. Robinho starts for Manchester City against Scunthorpe at Glanford Park, just hours after telling Brazilian radio that the game against the Iron will be his last one for the club. The £32.5m man is being linked with a loan move back to his homeland. Full teams from that game to follow.

What a disgrace of a footballer

eagle eye · 24-01-2010 4:44pm

Wow he is a disgrace now because he didn't like it in England and the game doesn't suit him?

PHB · 24-01-2010 4:46pm

He is gifted with talent. But seems to not understand the importance of dedication to get the highest levels of football. No top club will look at him against until he can prove his form somewhere respectable. Big chance missed at City to be honest, a chance that for example Tevez is taking.

Nonetheless, he'll tear up the Brazilian league for a while on City's paycheck, ensure he gets into the WC squad, and maybe do something special at the world cup to get a big move, so I'd guess he's happy.

jaykay74 · 24-01-2010 4:47pm

eagle eye wrote: »

Wow he is a disgrace now because he didn't like it in England and the game doesn't suit him?

Is that what he said ? I haven't read too much about the reasons for his lack of effort. Money well spent by City anyway. He raised their profile quickly and was a statement of intent. The fee isn't relevant to the owners obviously, may as well have been 300m.

That_Guy · 24-01-2010 4:48pm

ITV should really change their opening sequence considering Liverpool, Arsenal and United aren't in it anymore.

mrDerek · 24-01-2010 4:49pm

jaykay74 wrote: »

From BBC. According to Robinho he is on the way out after this match.

1532: A bit of news for you. Robinho starts for Manchester City against Scunthorpe at Glanford Park, just hours after telling Brazilian radio that the game against the Iron will be his last one for the club. The £32.5m man is being linked with a loan move back to his homeland. Full teams from that game to follow.

i hope not if he can get his finger out he can play some pretty scintilating stuff.from a man u fan nd all haha

That_Guy · 24-01-2010 4:50pm

Kevin Keegan courtesy of ESPN.

LOL

Xavi6 · 24-01-2010 4:50pm

Great to have Superman back btw. Important 90 minutes for him today so he can be in contention for midweek.

That_Guy · 24-01-2010 4:52pm

Xavi6 wrote: »

Great to have Superman back btw. Important 90 minutes for him today so he can be in contention for midweek.

Seems to be out of favour recently. I think he offers a lot more in midfield for your lot.

Raskolnikov · 24-01-2010 4:52pm

eagle eye wrote: »

Wow he is a disgrace now because he didn't like it in England and the game doesn't suit him?

Have you watched him this season? This isn't about Robinho not adapting to the English game (which is rubbish because he was banging goals in last season); it's the fact that his attitude stinks and that he never put a tap of effort into playing his way into the City team.

I'm delighted Barcelona have told him where to go.

Xavi6 · 24-01-2010 4:53pm

That_Guy wrote: »

Seems to be out of favour recently. I think he offers a lot more in midfield for your lot.

He's been injured for a month

That_Guy · 24-01-2010 4:55pm

Xavi6 wrote: »

He's been injured for a month

My bad. I saw him on the bench for the last two games and thought he was just out of favour.

That_Guy · 24-01-2010 5:01pm

Why couldn't this be at City's stadium? This camera angle is pissing me off already.

everdead.ie · 24-01-2010 5:03pm

Good goal for petrov

Raskolnikov · 24-01-2010 5:03pm

Cricket score coming up!

CHD · 24-01-2010 5:03pm

Goal Goal Goal Goal

Too easy tbh

That_Guy · 24-01-2010 5:03pm

Great goal from Petrov.

Xavi6 · 24-01-2010 5:04pm

BOOM!

Daysha · 24-01-2010 5:04pm

What a ridiculously good finish.

That_Guy · 24-01-2010 5:05pm

Daysha wrote: »

What a ridiculously good finish.

Against a tough enough looking angle.

That_Guy · 24-01-2010 5:09pm

The fourth official looked like he was flossing himself.

CHD · 24-01-2010 5:15pm

tut tut won't get many chances like them. Should be level

everdead.ie · 24-01-2010 5:15pm

Was that in :eek: what a miss the second time:eek:

No wasn't in

That_Guy · 24-01-2010 5:15pm

That Ibrahiim lad has started really well.

How close was that from Scunthorpe??? Fcuking hell.

amacachi · 24-01-2010 5:16pm

Scunthorpe must be trying not to score.

~Rebel~ · 24-01-2010 5:16pm

dear god they are 2 very very bad misses from scunthorpe!

Xavi6 · 24-01-2010 5:17pm

They'll regret wasting chances like that

Diabhal Beag · 24-01-2010 5:17pm

This is getting good now. The header was unlucky but the other miss was terrible.

That_Guy · 24-01-2010 5:18pm

Xavi6 wrote: »

They'll regret wasting chances like that

The positivity has returned to you I see.

City's defence was asleep when that corner came in.

~Rebel~ · 24-01-2010 5:18pm

Xavi6 wrote: »

They'll regret wasting chances like that

that they will. Heads might drop now as well, after wasting such good oppertunities.

everdead.ie · 24-01-2010 5:22pm

Man City look like they're trying there best to pull a "Tottenham" a lot of passing going astray at the moment

That_Guy · 24-01-2010 5:28pm

Robinho is piss poor. Serious lack of commitment.

That_Guy · 24-01-2010 5:29pm

Great goal from Hayes.

EDIT: Offside!!

Scunthorpe v Manchester City - Get your shock here

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