Stoke vs. City Pre Match Thread

[waspish]

As long and Stoke don't score from there 2 to 3 first chances on goal which usually been happening to us we should at least draw this game but I'm going for a 1-3

 

[Blue Smarties]

Joe Hart is and always will be England's #1 until the day he retires.

 

[Steve68]

The question is - if it looks like their extra man in midfield looks like screwing us early on, will Pellers make the required changes?

 

[SWP's back]

He's dropped Delph not Pirlo ffs

He's dropped him as well unless you can find him on the team sheet.

 

[ballinio]

Ah, tho old "champions league " next week lineup

 

[BlueByBlood]

hart
sag
otta
mdm
fern
fern
kdb
stirl
silva
bony

Match haven't started yet and we already got a red card??;-)

 

[Dogtanian]

Can't believe that Delph hasn't earned a starting spot, we need 3 points today,come on you Blues!

 

[come-on-barney]

He's dropped him as well unless you can find him on the team sheet.

He's dropped Pirlo ffs

 

[fulabeer]

Sterling, Silva and De bruyne will supply Bony with endless chances. He needs to score in this game. De bruyne comes alive when Silva plays, and this allows Sterling to do his thing. This needs to be nothing less than a good performance and a win.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Feel safer when silva is playing. We need to send out a message today, we've been wank since the opening few games. We desperately need a winning run throughout December.

 

[mcfcinprague]

So after Hargreave's piece on KDB did Michael Owen say that KDB wasn't a player he'd want or a player he'd watch, I couldn't quite hear it properly!!

 

[nmc]

Can't quite believe Fernando in ahead of Delph - need the legs and energy Delph provides.

 

[pudge]

Guaranteed to get done by the wind at some point. Butland will probably score..

 

[Chi-town blues]

Haha hart giving team talk....come win the ball ..take chances...

 

[nellyonthewing]

As Joe Hart just said."Take those chances when they come". If we do that we'll be fine -if we don't we won't...

 

[TFC]

I like the ferns base in mid, hate demichelis in at cb tho...but needs must I suppose, hope he has one of his good days.

 

[Yates]

Best team possible for the occassion bar Fernando, of course would rather have Delph but can see why he may have dropped to the bench with him just returning from consecutive Injuries and playing consecutive games

 

[PistonBlue]

I'm more concerned with the weather conditions than the team selection, plays right into their hands. Gonna be a tough day I think, time to step up like Champions.

 

[Pezzer2]

Not feeling it today for some reason. Just can't see us keeping a clean sheet with that defence. I can see a draw being the most likely result, I have got my lucky Morretti beer though so fingers crossed. Surprised Delph's not playing

 

[pudge]

So after Hargreave's piece on KDB did Michael Owen say that KDB wasn't a player he'd want or a player he'd watch, I couldn't quite hear it properly!!

He's a player he hasn't watched a lot