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No, they won't be experienced enough to deal with it fully. No players are in the Premier League are nor are any teams. That's why you're practically unbeatable at home whilst being beaten 5 times away, and why 99% of teams have a better home record than away record.

Of course. Your squad is quite a bit better really. I don't think anyone is disputing it. I'm certainly not. I'm not being cocky about anything, just saying that we have the home advantage and I would hope that it makes it a bit more of a level playing field. The team which gives the most...

Who cares? This isn't some 'My dad is better than your dad' childish rubbish. I'm just saying that we won, and we'll have confidence off the back of it. That's about it. Feel free to show me where I've been cocky. What I've been saying about us having the home advantage is just, well, fact...

Because we're at home. You guys have lost zero at home but lost 5 on the road. It ain't a fluke. It's because teams play with so much more confidence, intensity and tempo when they have 50,000 home fans roaring them on, whilst the opposition will naturally feel intimidated by that. It happens in...

Desire is different in my view. You can have all the desire in the world but going to the stadium of an opposing team which is literally electric with atmosphere and support for the home side is extremely difficult. It's very difficult to get confident in that sort of situation, which is why 90%...

Your home record: 17 wins 1 draw 0 losses Your away record: 9 wins 4 draw 5 losses That says it all. Players can have all the experience in the world, but if you're in an incased area (i.e. a stadium) with a team and 50,000+ grown people against you, it makes a big difference, as records...

This is what I've been saying. We're a well organised side, and Pardew is no fool. He simply won't go all-out and leave us exposed UNLESS it's the best tactical decision - which it won't be. Everyone knows how good your attack force is. Attacking at 100mph is just asking for trouble, but so is...

Don't be daft. Of course we do. They're arguably the best side in the league

We're a reasonably friendly bunch up here. Everything is also slap-bang in the middle of the city centre, so you have everyone of all ages wandering around throughout the city. It's not like some desolate area filled with only football fans. Just don't be a cocky knob and you'll be absolutely...

Tell that to James 'Perchinio' Perch

I genuinely have no idea. I just hope Pards has a master plan! We're a well organised side, and everyone knows their role in the team, so I doubt players will be rampaging forward unless that's the plan Pardew has given them. What the big home support does do is help the side play with a lot of...

It isn't the goals which cause us to fall apart. We start the games with our foot off the pedal and just cause our own demise. Still don't know why it happens sometimes. But in the games against Wigan and Spurs some players were having shockers from kick off. Just didn't turn up on the day...

Again, why are there comments about our defence being 'weak' or 'suspect'? We've only conceded 5 more at home than you guys have at the Etihad. And has mentioned, Coloccini is in the team of the year alongside Kompany, so calling him 'Colocfail' is just, daft, really.

Coming from a mag, believe me, that result against Wigan is totally irrelevant. Wigan are now playing very well with their 3-4-3, and they're actually 3rd or 4th in the form table at the moment, up there with ourselves and you guys. Now the problem we've had for years is that we vastly...

Yeah I agree. I honestly don't know what to expect personally so I won't guess it. 90% of us mags genuinely thought we'd get beat by Chelsea though and look at what happened. Even bringing on a fresh Mata, Drogba and Lampard after half time wasn't enough. I was amazed. I'm just glad we have the...

Believe me, I've scouted a lot of Man City forums lately and spoke to a lot of your fans, and I've even praised you to some fellow mags saying that you guys seem to have a lot of respect for us. Despite challenging for the title many of you guys have kept your feet on the ground. It makes a nice...

(You've conceded 17 on the road, we've conceded 15 at home) Plus quite a few more on this thread but I only bothered to check 5 pages back. I'm not referring to the concept of you guys thrashing us, as I haven't seen that from any Man City fans personally. I'm just referring to the number of...

Tricky when he's getting some of the best supply in the league from the likes of Cabaye, Ben Arfa and Ba though! Ben Arfa in particular is capable of some true, true magic. People can dress it up any way they like really, but I think with the way the two teams are playing, and the home...

Just a few points from a Newcastle fan. We're at home at SJP with 50,000+ of us. If anyone should understand the advantage of being at home, then it should be you guys with your unbeaten home record but 4 draws and 5 losses on the road. We've only lost twice at home all season, and only...

Our chief scout is Graham Carr, who happens to be Alan Carr's dad. Some of you can call Cisse's goals flukes, but the fact is that most of his goals have been like that, and so were a lot of his goals when he played in the Bundesliga. He just has that instinctive ability. He isn't 'slicing' the...