Man City V Tottenham :: 20:00

MrKingsley

Catenaccio! wrote: »

You can't honestly want to see this guy in the Champions League?

I would love to see harry walkin out onto the pitch flanked by the suave jose or one of the portuguese/spanish coaches.

It would be like when you get that slightly embarrassed feeling when you see brian cowen alongside sarkozy or an older senile relative trying to converse with a well educated, smartly dressed foreign person. Itd be a mixture of pride, embarassment and confusion

_blank_

Come on Spurs!

IvySlayer

A lot is riding on this for Mancini. No CL, no job next year.

Le King

IvySlayer wrote: »

A lot is riding on this for Mancini. No CL, no job next year.

I dunno about that. I think there's more than a good chance he'll get another crack at it if City fail to win tonight.

syngindub

IvySlayer wrote: »

A lot is riding on this for Mancini. No CL, no job next year.

id go along with that.

Holsten

City to wear red and Spurs to crumble!

Hope Spurs win though.

jesus_thats_gre

Headshot wrote: »

who are the big 4 ?

For a man with such wisdom when it comes to football, I would have thought that the answer to that question would have been immediately apparent.

That_Guy

Can't wait for this. I'd like City to win myself but either way the league wins. It'll be nice to see a different team in 4th.

everdead.ie

I'm actually kinda glad work was manic today on the train home heading to sheridans in Galway for the match and I already got the shakes about this match :eek:

RichTea

This is the most I've looked forward to a Premier League match in a long time. Hoping Spurs can finally shake their embarrassing tendency to fall-apart at the most inopportune moments.

Barr

Cant wait for this game , hope spurs dont choke.

Mr.Nice Guy

Have a feeling Spurs might sneak it.

KevIRL

From BBC

1908: Right, here's definitive team news: Gareth Barry in for Patrick Vieira. Ledley King and Heurelho Gomes start for Spurs, as do Aaron Lennon and Peter Crouch.

syngindub

Any teams been announced yet? I can understand city being favourites with the bookies as they are at home but this new keeper of theirs may be a factor also.

IvySlayer

Seriously why target the keeper? Fulop has played over 40 games for Sunderland. At one time he was the preferred keeper over Gordon.

T-b0n3

Team:
Gomes
Kaboul
Dawson
King
Benny
Lennon
Hudd
Modric
Bale
Defoe
Crouch.

COYS

Zonda999

From bbc:

Man City

38 Fulop
03 Bridge
05 Zabaleta
28 Toure
33 Kompany
11 A Johnson
18 Barry
34 De Jong
25 Adebayor
32 Tevez
39 Bellamy

Tottenham

01 Gomes
03 Bale
04 Kaboul
20 Dawson
26 King
32 Assou-Ekotto
06 Huddlestone
07 Lennon
14 Modric
15 Crouch
18 Defoe

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8659403.stm

mike65

Not often I say come on Spurs.

syngindub

IvySlayer wrote: »

Seriously why target the keeper? Fulop has played over 40 games for Sunderland. At one time he was the preferred keeper over Gordon.

Not targeting the keeper at all. In fact i don't know that much about the keeper but as you mentioned he has proved his worth.
It's the fact that he has only played 1 or 2 games up to this with City and it's worth taking this into consideration thinking about the outcome.

jaykay74

want spurs to win but fancy city.

peabutler

Fulop ain't bad at all, good at coming to get tha ball. The only thing he didn't have vs Villa was communication with those in front which led to a goal.

syngindub

hoping now i can get a decent stream.

That_Guy

Nice editing from Sky there.

JPA

It's an interesting argument of who to support if either of them are not your team. As a Villa fan City can already blow us away with regard to the transfer market, if Spurs get Champions League they should be able to do the same, at least in terms of attractiveness rather than just money. Any teams around villa's level are probably thinking the same.
However if you are at a club who hope to go for league championships then you'll probably hope Spurs get it as you won't see them as challenging for that. It's an interesting split.

MR NINE

I think it might be better from a Liverpool point of view if City win. Regardless of City's final league position, they're gonna be spending a ****load of money this summer. If they fail to get into the Champions League, Mancini could well get sacked, and they have the money to lure a far better manager to the club. Whereas if Spurs get CL they'll have a good chunk of money to spend and will be able to attract some big players, ones that they wouldn't otherwise. They could establish themselves as a big force in the PL by getting fourth whereas City are going to become a big force eventually regardless of tonights result. I'd rather be competing with City and possibly Arsenal for CL next season than be competing with Spurs as well.

This is all of course assuming that Liverpool are going to be a good team again next season, which unfortunately we have no real reason to expect. If Liverpool are going to be equally **** again next season then I couldn't give a **** who's competing for the CL places

MIN2511

Guys; if anyone has streams for this please post them up

That_Guy

MIN2511 wrote: »

Guys; if anyone has streams for this please post them up

Should be plenty in the streams thread.

therecklessone

This is my only comment during the game:

Whoever wins this will be playing CL next season, hope it's a cracker. Would wish City best of luck, but y'know...:D

greendom

Quite surprised Viera has been dropped for this one. thought he looked superb against Villa on Saturday

That_Guy

Kaboul is the image of The Rock.

Nuri Sahin

greendom wrote: »

Quite surprised Viera has been dropped for this one. thought he looked superb against Villa on Saturday

I guess 2 games in quick succession is asking a bit much out of him in this stage of his career.

He was excellent vs Villa I agree.

greendom

Adnan Alves wrote: »

I guess 2 games in quick succession is asking a bit much out of him in this stage of his career.

He was excellent vs Villa I agree.

Fair point and I suppose Barry's not a bad replacement

JerryHandbag

Tevez the little terrier

That_Guy

Tevez is something else.

JPA

Should have played it left, cross, Adebayor, bang. Or something.

That_Guy

Lovely feet from Tevez. Assou-Ekotto's gonna have his hands full.

stovelid

Hope Spurs get the spot, even if I didn't hate City.

Headshot

very classy by toure asking for a yellow there

That_Guy

Free??? Wha?

SeanKev

City all over them.

That_Guy

Bloody hell. The noise from that.

Nuri Sahin

Unlucky from Crouchie, off the post.

IvySlayer

SeanKev wrote: »

City all over them.

Where I'm watching Spurs have just had loads of chances

Headshot

**** ya crouch

off the post

Bennet needs to go to spec savers

SeanKev

My heart.

That_Guy

Oh dear.......

IvySlayer

Disallowed goal?

For WHAT?

efb

Andy Grey so pro Spurs its unfunny...

Yeah! NO Goal!

SeanKev

IvySlayer wrote: »

Where I'm watching Spurs have just had loads of chances

My streams behind.

That_Guy

IvySlayer wrote: »

Disallowed goal?

For WHAT?

Taking a ride on his shoulder.