Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City match thread

Scuba Ste

Live on SS2 12.45

Let the race for Fourth begin. Great to have the league starting back again.

No idea what kind of team we're going to put out, no Balotelli anyway. Hopefully we get revenge for last season.

C'MON CITEH!!

Columbia

3-0 or 3-1 to Spurs.

eagle eye

Impossible to predict.
Tottenham have to have one eye on the away leg of the Champion's league playoff on Tuesday and Redknapp has to be tempted to rest anybody who is even slightly questionable for tomorrow.

With all the money City have spent they will certainly want to get off to a good start but this is a tough opening fixture.

everdead.ie

Gomes
Kaboul Dawson king BAE
Lennon hudd Modric Bale

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gio

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Keane

Hopefully, big game to start the season with Hopefully City haven't had enough time to gel and we can get an early season win over them and only United have scored more than 1 against us since Harry Joined hopefully that continues.

kakee

Robbie Keane to score two

SeanKev

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Hart

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Richards--Boateng--Kompany--Kolarov

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De Jong

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Toure----Barry

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AJ

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Tevez

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Silva

2-1 City.

Cypher_sounds

Would like to see Ireland start though i know he probably wont even be on the bench, whats the story with Robinho will he be considered for this match?

COME ON SPURS

therokerroar

1-1.

FreeOSCAR

Hope Spurs win....Have a bet on Mancini being the first manager to be sacked and if Citeh lose the pressure will be on from the get go.

Is Keane starting?

KittyeeTrix

Great opening game for City:D

The usual emotions i.e, fear and excitement kicking in!!!
Just glad we don't have to wait till Monday evening to get started, how annoying that would be.....

RasTa

Easy Spurs win.

That_Guy

fluffyorganic1 wrote: »

Great opening game for City:D

The usual emotions i.e, fear and excitement kicking in!!!
Just glad we don't have to wait till Monday evening to get started, how annoying that would be.....

Silence you. Tis nerve wracking.

Xavi6

Hart
Richards, Kolo, Kompany, Kolarov
De Jong, Barry, Yaya SWP
Silva
Tevez

Subs
Given
Zabaleta
Lescott
Vieira
Johnson
Jo,
Adebayor

Tevez is captain apparently

everdead.ie

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Gomes;
Corluka, King, Dawson, Assou-Ekotto;
Lennon, Huddlestone, Modric, Bale;

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Crouch, Defoe.
SUBS - Cudicini, Bassong, Kaboul, Giovani, Palacios, Keane, Pavlyuchenko.

Gio on the bench

everdead.ie

Xavi6 wrote: »

Hart
Richards, Kolo, Kompany, Kolarov
De Jong, Barry, Yaya SWP
Silva
Tevez

Subs
Given
Zabaleta
Lescott
Vieira
Johnson
Jo,
Adebayor

Tevez is captain apparently

No Boateng?

IvySlayer

Hart starts according to Stelling.

_Bella_

Three defensive midfielders? City must be playing for a draw.

Lukker-

_Bella_ wrote: »

Three defensive midfielders? City must be playing for a draw.

It's Mancini after all.

Xavi6

everdead.ie wrote: »

No Boateng?

Injured

JohnnyRyan99

_Bella_ wrote: »

Three defensive midfielders? City must be playing for a draw.

4-3-3.... Playing for the draw? Toure and Barry both like to get forward... While SWP and Silva will play high up the wings.... Wouldnt say we're playing for the draw myself

jesus_thats_gre

Xavi6 wrote: »

Hart
Richards, Kolo, Kompany, Kolarov
De Jong, Barry, Yaya SWP
Silva
Tevez

Subs
Given
Zabaleta
Lescott
Vieira
Johnson
Jo,
Adebayor

Tevez is captain apparently

Surely that lines up as:

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DeJong

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Toure

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Barry

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SWP

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Silva

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Tevez

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IvySlayer

Richards - Touré - Kompany - Kolarov

- - - - - De Jong - Yaya Touré - - -

- - - - - - - - - Barry - - - - - - - - -

Silva - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -SWP

- - - - - - - - - Tevez - - - - - - - -

I imagine they'll line up like that.

Xavi6

everdead.ie wrote: »

No Boateng?

Injured

IvySlayer

Xavi6 wrote: »

Injured

Xavi6 wrote: »

Injured

We know already

Frisbee

Kolarov is an awesome attacking full back. If him and Silva are on the same side I can see them causing some serious problems for Spurs.

everdead.ie

Boateng looks quality in the few matches of seen him play,
On a side note I'm not liking people tiping us to win it all stinks of a conspiracy to Jinx us *shifty eyes*

Nailz

Hoping for a good game and a good start to the Premier League season, all I can say is thank **** it's back!

2-0 or 3-1 home win.

JohnnyRyan99

Cum on Sky give us one of them sweet sweet montage's!

JohnnyRyan99

Ben Fúcking Shepard!! Jesus Sven is just doin anything to be involved with English football these days!

PHB

Who the hell is this new presenter?

JohnnyRyan99

PHB wrote: »

Who the hell is this new presenter?

Looks like an awful gimp!

IvySlayer

PHB wrote: »

Who the hell is this new presenter?

Ben Shepard.

You may have previously have seen him on The Krypton Factor and An Audience with Rod Stewart.

That_Guy

Anyone else think that Mancini looks like Nicholas Lyndhurst (Rodney from Only Fools and Horses)?

IvySlayer

Mancini looks so different with that haircut :eek:

IvySlayer

That_Guy wrote: »

Anyone else think that Mancini looks like Nicholas Lyndhurst (Rodney from Only Fools and Horses)?

No.

He no Del Boy either :pac:

PHB

Harry really needs to improve his left back options.

IvySlayer

Do Spurs have 3 strikers on the bench? Only one midfielder?

everdead.ie

IvySlayer wrote: »

Do Spurs have 3 strikers on the bench? Only one midfielder?

Gio can play on the wings too

That_Guy

Love Spurs' entrance music.

JerryHandbag

Given benched....will he be on his way?

Edit: Didnt see there was a whole thread about it!

everdead.ie

That_Guy wrote: »

Love Spurs' entrance music.

Was it star wars?

Xavi6

IvySlayer wrote: »

We know already

Boateng's injured



:pac:

PHB

**** me this is exciting

JohnnyRyan99

First foul of the season De Jong! Vintage

IvySlayer

Great tempo to the game so far.

That_Guy

Blistering start. Keep it up.

IvySlayer

Oh Crouchy.

And already a horrific decision from the ref!

That_Guy

First bad decison of the season.

Insect Overlord

Another harsh free against Crouch. Same thing, different season!

Nailz

Climbing my arse, the last person who needs to climb in the penalty area is Peter Crouch.