Manchester City vs Liverpool pre-match thread

[BigJoe#1]

I see even Michael Owen in the Telegraph in picking the best 11 between our squads picks 7 City players and 4 Pool players. So essentially its down to the Managers to get the players at 100% & get the tactics right

It's reverse psychology I tell you.

There is an agenda!

 

[Damocles]

Re: Liverpool Thread 2013/14 (continued)

That telt him, but to be fair he might have been "cold turkey" when he posted this, not had time to go out and scouse someone's car or scouse a tv from someones house to then go and get his fix of skag with the proceeds.

That "Telt?" Him. Where are you from mate?

Telford

That was genius.

 

[Frank the Yank]

Really hate to mention that a draw is not a bad result. Now, I certainly hope and do not think that we will go there with that type of mentality. I am certain we will go looking for three points. A draw helps us (and Chelsea) much more than it helps the Dippers. I hate to hear "Its in our own hands" phrase. Thats total bullshit until there are only 3,4 games to go. I can guarantee that not one of the three teams will "run the table" even after this weeks games.........

Even if we win at Klanfield, I think we will end up dropping points. Having said that, if we do win we will one hand on the trophy!!!

 

[moomba]

Draw here, a draw at Everton and wins in the rest and at worst it'll end up being decided on goal difference.

But a win would be much nicer.

 

[Stoned Rose]

The hype around this game has been ridiculous and this game definitely isn't the 'title decider', because the outcome of Chelsea's game is also a vital part of that equation.

What the media and Liverpool fans haven't factored in is that if we win and Chelsea win, Liverpool are all but out of it.

Chelsea would be 1 point above them and they'd still have to face them. We'd be a point behind with 2 games in hand and a better GD.


However, if we lose and Chelsea lose, I reckon it'd be game over for Chelsea and difficult, although not impossible, for us.


In a nutshell, we need to avoid defeat and hope Chelsea avoid defeat also (to keep them in it for the Liverpool game).

In all honesty, I'm now seriously just wanting this game out the way.

 

[carlos tevez is a blue]

Sat here in Fuerteventura trying not to wish my holiday away waiting for the game. Being over here and hearing little on the pre match build up is killing me, all the papers im reading is the typical Liverpool wankathon. Please City dont let us down, ill be in a right mood for the rest of the holiday. 2-2 will do me. Silence is deafening from the City camp which I can gather, this is surely a good sign

Lucky ****. Get drunk fs.

 

[Chippy_boy]

All this Suarez vs Aguero stuff is a bit silly in my view. The fact is they are both incredible talents that would walk into any team. Trying to suggest one is better than the other is a bit pointless I think. Unless you can rewind history and compare each player in the same team with the same injuries, or lack of, then who knows.

I would say Aguero has the better temperament, but he's not immune from the odd lashing out or stamp as we have seen occasionally. And Dracula seems to be behaving himself a bit more these days. I would add a cheap shot about Dracula's incessant diving, but after the recent performance of one Yaya Toure (not to mention the last 5 years of Micah "Tom Daly" Richards), it would be a tad hypocritical.

Both Suarez and Aguero are incredible players, end of.

with the caveat of suarez being a ****

Well yes, there is that.

 

[Danielmanc]

Re: Liverpool Thread 2013/14 (continued)

I've had enough of this Hillsborough stuff, is getting tired now, yes I have sympathy but fuck me move on, I'm so nervous for Sunday, just hope it's not decided by some shite Twatenburg decision.

25 years have passed without justice. How can people move on? They lost heir loved ones who were falsely accused.

Who are you to say they should "move on"? If it had been your Dad, Mum, brother, sister, friend, girlfriend/boyfriend, cousin, or any other relative could you ever move on?

It could have been us if we'd had a better side (we were trying to get promoted from Division 2 at the time). Think about it.

On 15th April 1989, we were watching City getting tonked at Blackburn and it was half time when when I switched on my tranny and heard the news that there had been deaths. We can never forget that tragedy.

I am so proud of our club and 99.99% of our fans. After a request from some City fans, MCFC has commissioned a banner which will be taken to Anfield and held aloft by City fans, paying our respects to the victims of Hillsborough. City have also taken out a full page ad in the match programme with “YNWA” and both club badges. Mike Summerbee and Joe Corrigan will hand over 96 blue and red roses to Kenny Dalglish and Ian Rush.

It is a source of national disgrace that justice has not been done for the Hillsborough Disaster. That 25 years have passed and justice still has not been done deepens that disgrace.

The victims were falsely blamed for the tragedy by South Yorkshire Police and Margaret Thatcher's government.
Their reputations were besmirched by the Police and Thatcher's govt who repeatedly told lies about them and what went on.

South Yorkshire Police amended Police officers' accounts of the Disaster, and bullied other officers into changing their accounts.

Vital evidence which could have made the truth public was covered up or destroyed by the Police and Thatcher's government.

Alcohol blood tests were taken of children who died at Hillsborough. Yes children were blood tested for alcohol to try to perpetuate the lie that drunken fans caused the disaster.

It was gross negligence and incompetence that caused the disaster.

Liverpool fans were falsely accused of breaking down the doors to the stadium when those gates were opened on the instruction of the South Yorkshire Police Match Commander.

Despite requests from Liverpool, The FA and S Yorks Police put Liverpool fans in the fateful smaller Leppings Lane end of Hillsborough. There had been crushing in the Leppings Lane End in 1981.

Hillsborough Stadium did not have an up to date safety certificate yet Sheffield City Council failed to close it.

The FA chose an unfit, unsafe stadium for one of the biggest matches of the season.

S Yorks Police (investigated rather conveniently in the aftermath by the equally corrupt West Midlands Police) told a tissue of lies.

The Emergency services were slow to respond to tend to the dying and injured.

The original Hillsborough coroner wrongly recorded a verdict of "accidental death", and deemed an erroneous cut off point when victims had no chance of survival - it has since been discovered that some of those people could have been saved.

Some people in Britain self righteously talk about the "British sense of fair play". What fair play? It's always been a myth (eg slavery, invading and looting other people's countries). Where is the fair play for the victims of Hillsborough and their families?

We stand together with them in dearly hoping these families find justice and that those who are responsible are prosecuted. Those have waited for far too long - 25 years - for justice.

JUSTICE FOR THE 96.

Yeah it's all Margaret Thatcher's fault???!! Give it a rest with political horseshit FFS.

Some people like to hitchhike on the grief of others ! If you are one of 'the families' then grieve. If you're not, then remember with respect. But please don't try to claim some sort of moral high ground with the over emotional nonsense

 

[zandvoort blue]

Re: Liverpool Thread 2013/14 (continued)

................Following City first hand I experienced the brutality of S Yorks Police, so no, the meda isn't doing the reportng for me............

Sheffield United away at the time of the Miner`s strike was horrendous. That day the South Yorkshire police acted as if they were above the law.

I remember it well - 1984 - 0-0 draw. Yes I got smacked by a S Yorks Copper as we walked out of the ground at the end (and most probably wasn't the only one) . That was after they pushed us off balance - could have got trampled. Some of them were trying to kick it off. What did you see?

The police tried to keep City fans in after the game, but as I remember there were steps down to large wooden gates that were locked. The police opened the gates before they were forced down by the sheer numbers. They then laid into the first fans through the exit to try and stop us leaving the stand. It wasn`t so much as a stand off, more of the Old Bill taking out their frustrations of the Miner`s altercations on innocent football fans as they waded in.

 

[paulchapo]

Sat here in Fuerteventura trying not to wish my holiday away waiting for the game. Being over here and hearing little on the pre match build up is killing me, all the papers im reading is the typical Liverpool wankathon. Please City dont let us down, ill be in a right mood for the rest of the holiday. 2-2 will do me. Silence is deafening from the City camp which I can gather, this is surely a good sign

Lucky ****. Get drunk fs.

I was in Corralejo a few years ago,some great live music bars in the back streets there.

I think it is fantastic we are quiet,let them do all the hype and hysteria,we just remain calm and focused and get the job done hopefully.