Wolves (H) - Sat 4th May, 17:30 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

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tony adcock said:
Christ - its monday afternoon and i cant beleive im reading about formations and line ups for a saturday evening game !!!! This is going to feel like a very long week..........
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Actually happy to have a full week without city playing. Every game this time of the season is a spare underpants time.
 
Just be happy to get the points , score a few if possible , glad the boys are getting a weeks rest , prefer the title than still being in the cl now we have broken our duck there
 
Ederson/Ortega
Akanji
Stones
Ake
Gvardiol
Rodri
Bernardo
KDB
Foden
Jack
Haaland

My last game this season. Make it count, City :).
 
Hope foden is back.. haaland looked sharp when he came on...think he needed the rest ( physically and mentally)

Same back 4 for me plus Rodri
Kdb clearly has ti start as well
 
I see that Arsenal have got the early kick off, and we've got the late one. I must say I'm developing a taste for that order of play.
Just out of curiosity. Which tv audiences are being aimed at, there? Would Arsenal's be the east Asia audience, but for evening viewing, about 8 pm or so? And ours the Americas one, approximately 1 pm to 9 am viewing, depending where you are on that continent?
Or have I got that completely skew-whiff…
 
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Lovebitesandeveryfing said:
I see that Arsenal have got the early kick off, and we've got the late one. I must say I'm developing a taste for that order of play.
Just out of curiosity. Which tv audiences are being aimed at, there? Would Arsenal's be the east Asia audience, but for evening viewing, about 8 pm or so? And ours the Americas one, approximately 1 pm to 9 am viewing, depending where you are on that continent?
Or have I got that completely skew-whiff…
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I’m on the East Coast and Arsenal is at 730 AM and City at 12:30 PM. So Arsenal requires a very early morning for West Coasters.

I wonder if the early games get more casual watchers - eg, “I’ll turn on the TV to see what’s on, oh look it’s soccer.”

City will play right before the Kentucky Derby.

Don’t know if any of this matters!
 
Middedon said:
I’m on the East Coast and Arsenal is at 730 AM and City at 12:30 PM. So Arsenal requires a very early morning for West Coasters.

I wonder if the early games get more casual watchers - eg, “I’ll turn on the TV to see what’s on, oh look it’s soccer.”

City will play right before the Kentucky Derby.

Don’t know if any of this matters!
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Is that the one where they put ribbons in the manes of the horses while they're parading them around, and weird shit like that?!

Yeah, your times confirm what I surmise. The Arsenal game must get a lot of viewing with the China/Korea/Japan/Thai audience.
it took me a long, long time to fully twig that Latin America is not simply south of North America. Far from it. I just simplified it in my head. Anybody in Buenos Aires or Rio wanting to watch the City match is significantly better off in terms of getting-up time than someone in N.Y. That's one hell of a swing-across that Mexico and the central American countries do.
 
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9:30am start time is money for us Californians. Beer flows at that hour of the morning. Then you get a bit of a break and then watch the ponies. Get a break again and watch the Canelo Alvarez fight.

As for the game: Bernardo, Gvardiol, Ake, Akanji, KDB, Rodri and Haaland are must starts. Ortega will get the start too so its just 3 players competing to start on the pitch. Who do we pick between Kovacic, Foden, Walker, Grealish and Doku?
 
Lovebitesandeveryfing said:
Is that the one where they put ribbons in the manes of the horses while they're parading them around, and weird shit like that?!

Yeah, your times confirm what I surmise. The Arsenal game must get a lot of viewing with the China/Korea/Japan/Thai audience.
it took me a long, long time to fully twig that Latin America is not simply south of North America. Far from it. I just simplified it in my head. Anybody in Buenos Aires or Rio wanting to watch the City match is significantly better off in terms of getting-up time than someone in N.Y. That's one hell of a swing-across that Mexico and the central American countries do.
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Yes, if I have to work during a city game, I try to go to São Paulo, as we get in in the morning and the game is on 3 hrs before Manchester time versus 6 hrs before in Chicago! Timing usually works out great and they have wall to wall Premier League on ESPN there!

Last time I was there in a game day, I saw a few City shirts walking around on Paulista, too!!
 
Buckshaw Blue said:
A win is all that matters.
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And I actually don't think it will be easy. This lot have history of rolling over for the Dips - usually last day of season - how delightful not to have to stress about the 'this means more' shower this season. However I have Wolves, similar to same ilk as Palace/ Brent/ Saints at the Etihad. They park buses, defend with 11 men plus ref, foul unpunished at every opportunity and play like its their cup final to thwart and frustrate us. They have little to play for, but guarantee this Saturday eill play way above their 'rolling over' footballing capabilities.

If Pep doesn't put the right mix out - and no way will I attempt to predict the starting line up, this could be a very frustrating Saturday teatime....

I hope I am wrong though!!
 
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