Stoke City (a) pre-match thread

[Peggy's a blue]

Just hoping there are some decent games on, this weekend. To get me through to Monday night.
Fucking hate MNF and no, not the program.

Apparently there is a game at the swamp between two teams that use to win league titles. The media still bill it the prem game of the season, me, not fussed at all ;-)

 

[Ancient Citizen]

Apparently there is a game at the swamp between two teams that use to win league titles. The media still bill it the prem game of the season, me, not fussed at all ;-)

Is that a Rugby final between Wigan and Saints?

 

[SWP's back]

I'm only going off this
http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/discipline/player-essentials

open player essentials pdf and the table on page 4

Seems pretty clear the cut off is 32 games inclusive.

 

[come-on-barney]

Apparently there is a game at the swamp between two teams that use to win league titles. The media still bill it the prem game of the season, me, not fussed at all ;-)

Thy live in the past, they live in the past, just like each other they live in the past.

 

[Saddleworth2]

Pep was a grumpy sausage at his presser yesterday. Wonder who or what has rattled his cage - maybe still unhappy about Wednesday. Hope he takes it out on Stoke.

 

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

Apparently there is a game at the swamp between two teams that use to win league titles. The media still bill it the prem game of the season, me, not fussed at all ;-)

The El Pastico

Two teams living on there istory

 

[Ric]

Hate playing on Monday nights, the weekend just isn’t the same without a City game. Hopefully we’ll see a virtually full strength team for this:

Ederson
Walker
Kompany
Otamendi
Delph
Fernandinho
Silva
De Bruyne
Sterling
Sane
Aguero

 

[Marvin]

Hate playing on Monday nights, the weekend just isn’t the same without a City game. Hopefully we’ll see a virtually full strength team for this:

Ederson
Walker
Kompany
Otamendi
Delph
Fernandinho
Silva
De Bruyne
Sterling
Sane
Aguero

I would play Jesus. We need him up to speed for the Champions League games. he's barely played any football, and midweek showed he was rusty

 

[Ric]

I would play Jesus. We need him up to speed for the Champions League games. he's barely played any football, and midweek showed he was rusty

Hopefully bring him on for the last half hour if we’re winning, but we need to play our strongest XI and, at the moment, that doesn’t include Jesus imo.

 

[Marvin]

Hopefully bring him on for the last half hour if we’re winning, but we need to play our strongest XI and, at the moment, that doesn’t include Jesus imo.

If we don't play him against Stoke, or give him 30 mins at least, it's difficult to see how he will be up and running at 100% for the Champions League which is 3 weeks away.

As good as Aguero is, it's important we get Jesus back to 100% asap.

You posted a topic about City's vision, growth etc. Champions League success, or a place in the final short cuts that. With city 16 points clear, we have to think about the Champions League now which means getting Jesus ready to play in it if required. At the moment he's quite a bit short.