Bournemouth (A) - Sat 2nd Nov, 15:00 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[ufo]

Stones disappeared now, lol

Where is eccle blue?

 

[simon23]

I do wonder if it's time to give Nico O a chance.....that midfield combo of kova and gundo ain't great in transitions.

 

[Impeccable One]

Is Pep just giving certain players a break when he feels they're jaded?

YES

 

[urban genie]

Seems Pep words on some players strugling to get themselve back to fitness has kicked them up the arse

 

[ninjamonkey]

Most of that bench most likely won't feature but having someone like kdb on the bench gives something for bournemouth to be concerned about rather than an empty space.

The fuck has happened to dias and stones?

Really need a good start to this game as I suspect they'll be a few walking wounded struggling to do a hard 90 minutes. A few early goals and a comfortable win would go down a treat.

I hope and expect a lot of international withdrawals next week. They need to rest and get fully fit.

 

[Eccles Blue]

The Boys in Blue never give in, they fight to the end. Come on City, Come on City. Show ‘em lads, show ‘em all. Especially this lot of Bournemouth Cherries, Southern Softies as they are. They think they have us in the bag because they’ve heard we’ve got a few injuries. They forget that even with injuries we have John Stones …… and he isn’t injured.

Especially the know nowt pretend media types. They couldn’t play football in a paper bag the saddle goose fools, the fribbles. They can’t report on a real football match because they don’t recognise good football.

Especially the Specsavers needing, whistle blowing afternoon farmers known as the officials. Official fribbles, official poltroons more like. Have you really not decided who we are yet you Shiitake Mushrooms? We are MANCHESTER CITY, the best team in the land and all the World.

Come on John Boy, I forecast a hat trick for you, don’t let me down. *lol*. But please, please don’t get injured because I am loving being able to annoy people by saying John Stones is NOT INJURED.


I’M NOT PLAYING, I’m not having it, John Stones is not even on the bench!! How can he score a hat trick from Manchester!! That’s it, I’m not even going to put on my scarf today now. As you can probably tell I typed this before the team announcement and I sure as heck ain't changing it. John Stones should be there. In Pep I trust but ........ ;-)

 

[Jonas.shaffer]

Doku is already back?! I know not to take anything Pep says about injuries at face value, buthe'd return I didn't think this quickly.

 

[fuskarn]

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

That's not a great team to be honest. That midfield is so slow, relying on Nunes again to create something out wide.

Our biggest attacking threat will probably come from the full backs.

Doubt KDB plays a minute.

 

[eversince 76]

Decent line-up that should get us the 3 points. No use dwelling on things with so many absentees. Just get the 3 points aboard City!!