Southampton v City pre-match thread

[Proy]

He is out of contract this summer
I think you are right about bravo,he might be making a big mistake there

Thanks.

I think that could potentially impact his decision making, I don't think Willy has any chance of a contract renewal, where as I think Pep wants to be vindicated in signing Bravo rather than release him. I think the club and Pep believe there is still the potential of a future for Claudio at the football club.

Personally I hope they both go, we sign a younger keeper who can shot stop as well as distribute and promote Angus to 2nd choice.

No way is Hart coming back.

 

[kaz7]

Thanks.

I think that could potentially impact his decision making, I don't think Willy has any chance of a contract renewal, where as I think Pep wants to be vindicated in signing Bravo rather than release him. I think the club and Pep believe there is still the potential of a future for Claudio at the football club.

Personally I hope they both go, we sign a younger keeper who can shot stop as well as distribute and promote Angus to 2nd choice.

No way is Hart coming back.

So long as we have a goalie that can makes saves as well as fancy footwork then i'll be happy
Yep joe is toast

 

[ancoats]

You don't half post a lot of shite on here, ancoats!
How do you KNOW Aguero will be leaving? You believe everything you read in the press ffs?
Of course we will try and balance the books, FFP tells us we have to, it's not fucking rocket science.

Back onto topic, we really have to be on our toes Saturday, Southampton are a decent team, and if we are anything less than very good, it's likely we will get beat.

its just my opinion matey and a open forum and right or wrong its just that a opinion

very big game yes and southampton are a very good side and seen them in the league cup final and was the better team and should have won
and city will have to be right on it on saturday tea time i take a point right now leaving us 4 home and 2 away in the run in and i think the fight for 4th place will not be our fight city will finish 3rd and with points in hand

 

[Marvin]

pep got a very big choice to make in the summer and its what is the best price we are going to get for aguero or player swap at barca

we all know now that aguero is going and if the media are getting hold of info about Sanchez and at this time of the season then something is up. i did say in the transfer window that manchester city could be about to spend big in the summer and £300 million worth of players going and coming. city will settle the books with a net spend but the in comings will out shine the out goings but the aguero move will be £80million plus

now for Sanchez i think i seen somewhere that they had a buy out clause of £50million and for me would not pay that for him but knowing the deal for aguero could net us £80million then we would could put the rest into the squad so i see Alexis Sanchez deal in a better light

Media have shut up about it now, because he's playing, but it will all start up again after the FA Cup semi-final when Jesus will hopefully be back

 

[journolud]

Neil Swarbrick has been appointed as referee for Southampton vs. Manchester City on Saturday.

Can't remember him being involved in any big wrong decisions involving us. Probably the most anonymous referee on the panel

 

[aka blue jambo]

looking forward to this
last time i was there was old ground v Hearts a couple of days after they won the cup

 

[WesthoughtonJohn]

Take a point if you were to offer it now.
But 3 would be tremendous bearing in mind the Swamp jockeys 2 games in the next 4 days!!!

 

[ancoats]

Media have shut up about it now, because he's playing, but it will all start up again after the FA Cup semi-final when Jesus will hopefully be back

with aguero it pains me to say it really does but maybe the time is right and with pep and the style does it really suit him and how much aguero really buys into the plan. we should never sell anybody that wants to stay and fight for the team and manager. but looking at him in the games he come back it takes him to long to get into the game. doe's pep style get the ball forward fast enough to him i don't know but over the last 4 seasons aguero wanted the ball and even went hunting for it in games but not see that enough this season and only when the centrback has got under his skin does he look up for a fight

we all have to let go at some point and that golden team that mancini built is getting to old and slow and picking up injury after injury and can not play every week.the great times are all there for us forever and aguero is a legend and maybe we can see him cutting it and we may still see the best of aguero but this season you only have to look at him and his face and body to says it all

 

[Cityfan]

Kompany may not be risked in this match and may be kept bubble wrapped till the FA cup semi-final. It took a long while to play even though he's been fit. Doubt they'd just let him play every other game suddenly. .

These two games are eight days apart and players need match practice. If Kompany is to be played in the semi final , it makes sense to play him in this match as well.
I'd be more sceptical about him playing Semi Final then Utd which are just four days apart.

 

[CrownPointBlue]

I think he also said something about how teams press. He's finding a route for Bravo back into this team. No question of it in my eyes.

When is willy's contract up?

Willy must be bloody sick.

One slightly deflected dodgy goal v renters after restoring confidence to the position & the defence & he's gone.

Pep's third mistake with keeps in 9 months !!!