Burnley (H) - FA Cup - Sat 18th March, 17:45 | Pre-Match Thread

Match Result Prediction

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Would be nice if the stadium could sing “City loves you more than you will know” to him before k.o.
Then kid gloves off, serious stuff begins, no quarter asked or given. We're there to win it, and win the competition.

By the way, I'm old school, and I love the F.A. Cup. Been to several finals over the decades, won and lost (not exclusively involving City, either), and it's a special event. It is the world's oldest knock-out competition. Spent part of this afternoon watching highlights from finals in the sixties — it was striking that the commentators kept saying “this is the country's premier competition, the one those players most want to win”. I know it's a long time since it has been that, and the loss of the European Cup Winners Cup contributed to that, but for me it'll always be second only to winning the league. (And yes — for me, from my perspective — that means ahead of the CL, which I want the team to win more for themselves, Pep and the owners than for anything else).
 
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jimmygrimblesboots said:
Quite sure Vinnie will go with his strongest available starting eleven he will want to make a good impression with his team on his homecoming
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Of course he will. They've already won their league. All this is icing on the cake. It would be a huge feather in his and players' cap to beat the champions at the Etihad. Not to mention something rather nice on his c.v. with a view to a potential future management role at some point at said Etihad.
I expect them to come at us with everything they've got in the tank. We must respond in kind.
 
Lovebitesandeveryfing said:
Of course he will. They've already won their league. All this is icing on the cake. It would be a huge feather in his and players' cap to beat the champions at the Etihad. Not to mention something rather nice on his c.v. with a view to a potential future management role at some point at said Etihad.
I expect them to come at us with everything they've got in the tank. We must respond in kind.
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Exactly. Vinny will have them raring to go.. No easy game this, we've got to be bang on it
 
Free hit for a team that is high on confidence and walking their league.

So no strange selections please Pep. Taking injuries into account pick the strongest team possible. If you do we will win. If you don’t we possibly face another Wigan.

Want us to win the FA Cup so no complacency or sentimentality.
 
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