Derby Pre Match thread

[xgorton]

Point will be fine,come Sunday night I think we will be still top on goal difference from Arsenal with the rags still 2pts behind.

 

[aguero93:20]

Point will be fine,come Sunday night I think we will be still top on goal difference from Arsenal with the rags still 2pts behind.

Don't know, Arsenal have a tricky game against Everton.

 

[xgorton]

Don't know, Arsenal have a tricky game against Everton.

Arsenal will beat Everton.

 

[malg]

Fucking hate the Derby. Hate the build, hate the game.........shitting it!

 

[aguero93:20]

Arsenal will beat Everton.

We'll see, I can see Everton doing what Chelsea and West Ham did to them.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

I hate the build up to the derby and am glad when it is over. We have a game midweek which I think is more of a must win, but all I can think about is the derby. Think it will be touch and go for Silva to make the game. But still think we will win 2-1

I have a psychologist friend who suggested the other day to watch the game with the sound off?

Apparently, even taking away the ingredient of the commentary and crowd, removes a large set of triggers, and the stress elevated by them.

Makes sense if you think about it? A lot of the tension comes from the media build-up and hype, you are already on edge, prior, because we hate them so much.

If you simply watch the game, you don't need anything or anyone telling you what is happening before your eyes.

Try listening to the tennis on the radio, could be best game in history but it's all a bit meh, really.

 

[Gundogan's Moustache]

Hopefully they only start with one of Herrera/Schniderlin I'd fancy De Bruyne to run rings in behind Carrick and Shrieswstiger. Martial won't have come up against someone with the presence of Kompany/Otamendi/Mangala. And I'd fancy both Sterling and Navas to have Rojo on toast all game.

Hart
Zabaleta
Kompany
Otamendi
Sagna
Fernandinho
Yaya
Navas
De Bruyne
Sterling
Bony

 

[abu13]

I remember watching the derby a few years ago when Rooney shinned the winner, about 5 minutes before he scored i remember saying to a rag stood next to me that both sides would take a draw now. He basically told me to get fucked stating that this was the reason we will never win fuck all, said we just were not ruthless enough and that it is a mental problem with the whole club, Bang on queue rug head scored and the **** was giving it out. As it turned out we have proved that we can and indeed have won things since but it sticks in my mind the way he was not settling for anything less than a win. I am sure he had a point about our mentality at the time but slowly it is changing.

To be fair the last 3 years derbies must have broken the gormless twunt

 

[jimharri]

Hopefully they only start with one of Herrera/Schniderlin I'd fancy De Bruyne to run rings in behind Carrick and Shrieswstiger. Martial won't have come up against someone with the presence of Kompany/Otamendi/Mangala. And I'd fancy both Sterling and Navas to have Rojo on toast all game.

Hart
Zabaleta
Kompany
Otamendi Mangala
Sagna
Fernandinho
Yaya
Navas
De Bruyne
Sterling
Bony

Fixed that for you. There could also be an argument for swapping Navas for Fern MkII; beef up the midfield with the Fern twins and play Wilf as a lone striker with instructions to Yaya, Kev and Raheem to get up in support when it's sensible to do so.

 

[TheThirdDeano]

I just want us to absolutely decimate them.
Is that too much to ask?

 

[andyhinch]

I have a psychologist friend who suggested the other day to watch the game with the sound off?

Apparently, even taking away the ingredient of the commentary and crowd, removes a large set of triggers, and the stress elevated by them.

Makes sense if you think about it? A lot of the tension comes from the media build-up and hype, you are already on edge, prior, because we hate them so much.

If you simply watch the game, you don't need anything or anyone telling you what is happening before your eyes.

Try listening to the tennis on the radio, could be best game in history but it's all a bit meh, really.

Or take an AK47 into the Stratford end and such the fuckers up, joking by the way yanks :-)

 

[cookster]

Due to injuries and our key stone cops centre half partnerships I'd take a draw now. Although if Komps can quickly get back up to speed who knows.

 

[mat]

I just want us to absolutely decimate them.
Is that too much to ask?

Not at all.

With rags gloating about Sergio and Dave on twatter not playing making it piss easy for them a repeat of the sick swan wouldnt go amiss.

 

[LevyBee76]

A repeat of the sick swan with Bony, Raheem and KdB getting some goals would do me nicely, I want them to be sat in fear of ever playing us again and dreading derby day every single week of the year

 

[StrangewaysHereWeCome]

Derbies give me the most wretched stress.

Same here. I'll go as far to say I don't actually enjoy the derby. :Edit: I see I am not alone in feeling like this. Aguero confirmed out for another month, bummer. I suppose if we can win a game 5-1 you stick with the two lads who scored all five Yaya, De Bruyne, Fernandinho and Nasri/Navas are mre than able to hold their own against United's midfield you'd think.

Hope the defence is on top of their game. Know what them twats are like.

 

[Brightwell’s left peg]

Fixed that for you. There could also be an argument for swapping Navas for Fern MkII; beef up the midfield with the Fern twins and play Wilf as a lone striker with instructions to Yaya, Kev and Raheem to get up in support when it's sensible to do so.

I think you might be onto something here Jim. Yaya in an advanced role combining with Bony would probably give them more nightmares than Navas.

 

[jimharri]

I think you might be onto something here Jim. Yaya in an advanced role combining with Bony would probably give them more nightmares than Navas.

Navas gives me nightmares...

JOKING, ALL YOU JESUS FREAKS!!!

;-)

 

[kaz7]

I don't enjoy the derby either,i find it stressful and just want it done
If yaya is not on it or fit enough then we'll be in trouble

 

[Hoghead]

I have a psychologist friend who suggested the other day to watch the game with the sound off?

Apparently, even taking away the ingredient of the commentary and crowd, removes a large set of triggers, and the stress elevated by them.

Makes sense if you think about it? A lot of the tension comes from the media build-up and hype, you are already on edge, prior, because we hate them so much.

If you simply watch the game, you don't need anything or anyone telling you what is happening before your eyes.

Try listening to the tennis on the radio, could be best game in history but it's all a bit meh, really.

Its the main reason why I cannot listen to City on the radio. I always imagine we are playing shit and the other team is about to score.

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

my head says a draw would be an OK result , my hearts says smash the raggy plastic f*ckers to pieces , i always go with my heart :)