Crystal Palace (h) pre-match thread

[Pam]

They will come parking buses.

 

[worsleyweb]

They will come parking buses.

Will need a real double decker in front of the goal. Lets just smash them to bits.

 

[Colwl]

The last biggest one sided game was City V QPR in May 2012. And look what nearly happened, albeit in a much higher pressure game than this one. So I say, famous last words much? Because people will set fire to your hair if it turns out that you jinxed this.

What a strange comment. Were you drunk?
The negativity is incredible. We are playing the best football the premiership has ever seen - probably.

 

[BlueS]

now people are starting to state 3 nil 4 nil 5 nil win.

let's think about this.

1 nil down half time, 2 or 3-1 second half turn around win.

the odds, the genius, Pep In

 

[kaz7]

1-0 and no injuries will do just fine,anything else is a bonus

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Palace on their way now...

 

[blue ranger]

Forget resting anyone. Pick strongest team, get the game won and then make changes. Pick team based on form:

Ederson

Walker
Kompany/Otamendi
Stones
Mendy

Fernandinho
DeBrune
Silva

Jesus
Aguero
Sane

 

[frankMX]

Palace on their way now...

Haha,I have to save this pic :p

 

[Blue Coop]

Think this will be Mendy's game to shine - not defensively though. I suspect his crosses will be the key today. 5-1 City.

He's my FF captain, I'm betting on a clean sheet and an assist

 

[Deleted member 77198]

When teams park the bus why don't we sing the" wheels on the bus ". Think it would be funny and could make up our own verses. Like, the opposition players go " hoof hoof hoof ". :-)

The buses wheel’s won’t be going round and round though, they will be firmly stationary

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

Their defence will be improved with the return of Sakho, he's a decent enough defender. We should still have more than enough to win 3-0.

He is, but the others are not so great. Also i think our style of football will not be playing to his strengths.

 

[mscenterh750]

Just a repeat of the 5-1 drubbing like v the rags all those years ago please, and no monumental fucking typical fucking city days, like losing 4 at home to the wombles, drawing 2-2 with Stockport, losing 3-2 to Burnley, drawing 1-1 with Crewe or gifting a 1-0 loss to Boro through their only attempt on target, by our own player!

 

[Three_Hat-tricks]

Palace on their way now...

Edited for accuracy :)

 

[Gabriel]

Be a good test to see what Mendy and Walker bring to the team as full backs in an attacking sense, this time when faced with a team that is perhaps only intent on minimising damage. All other teams have shown a degree of attacking ambition, be that home or away (well maybe not Brighton), so this should be a good test. Will be especially interested to see if Walker can push on against (presumably) van Aanholt and penetrate their defence from the right.

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

And no red cards would make it even better but then I'd probably wake up and spoil it all !!
CTID

Sane , Aguero , Jesus and Sterling will all be booked for diving and retrospective 3 game bans so they miss the Chav fixture next week , typical City :)

 

[Manchester_lalala]

This is the kind of game mendy will thrive in. One of his crosses will come off today I think.

 

[Kompany is King]

Is Gundogan in the squad?

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Edited for accuracy :)

breaking news , Rags invest in new bus hire business , only available in red though

 

[the plasterer]

Is Gundogan in the squad?

He trained yesterday, hopefully he is

 

[Jimmy Ives]

Is Gundogan in the squad?

Provisional squad: Ederson, Bravo, Walker, Danilo, Kompany, Stones, Otamendi, Mangala, Mendy, Toure, Delph, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Sterling, Sane, D Silva, B Silva, Aguero, Jesus.

Unfortunately not^ but good signs regardless