The Derby at the Swamp Pre match Discussion Thread

[moomba]

Re: Yaya on 9 yellows.

3 of them in Europe I think.

 

[bluesteve1964]

Re: Yaya on 9 yellows.

Not according to FA website. It has a list of players who are one booking away from a suspension. Yaya isn't on it but David Luiz is. Bookings are cleared after 2nd Sunday in April.
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/suspensions" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-gov ... uspensions</a>

 

[lionheart]

Re: Yaya on 9 yellows.

Drop him for the swamp game I say.

April Fools Day was yesterday.

 

[lee-mcfc]

2-1 united.

 

[carlos tevez is a blue]

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.redcafe.net/f7/ask-oppo-questions-city-368510/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.redcafe.net/f7/ask-oppo-ques ... ty-368510/</a>


Questions for United fans, why are you so obsessed with City? why do you not support your local team? is it a muffin or a barm? what would Van Rapist do if he couldn't get rhyphnol?

 

[JULES]

Watched them against Chelsea before and I am baffled how an ordinary team with ordinary players are 15 effing points clear. It really is astonishing.

Nothing whatsoever to fear.

1 -4 City

I have been thinking something similar all season, they are not that good, just cant work it out, and, is it me or have they had fewer helping hands from the refs this seaon compared to last season ???

 

[Shirley]

Did anyone hear them singing "were having a party on Derby Day" at Chelsea,was hard to hear I know but would be good to sing that back to them if we have another Oct 23rd moment.

But they have already played Liverpool twice this season.

 

[bluemanc1994]

Going to be a tough one when it comes to the team. IMO, it has to be the strongest 11 in order to stuff them again and spoil their 'derby day party'. The Chelsea game is far more important but its the derby! You can't play a weaker team against them even if the semi-final is 6 days later.

My only worry is that we play how we did against Liverpool 2 years ago, when the player's minds were clearly on the semi-final. If we turn up, bearing in mind the players are playing for their own Wembley place, we need to go out their with no pressure and enjoy it. Time for another thumping, its been needed for a while so hopefully, its against them and we shut them up!

 

[brian the blue]

If Mancini decides to go full strength for it then i'd like to see:

Hart

Zabaleta
Kompany
Nastasic
Clichy

Milner
Yaya
Barry
Silva

Tevez
Aguero

(Only 3 changes from the 1-6)

If he decides to rotate/rest or whatever for the cup or any other reason then:

Hart

Zabaleta
Kolo
Nastasic
Clichy

Milner
Garcia
Yaya
Nasri

Tevez
Dzeko

Although I see no reason to rest or rotate any more for the remainder of the season so it's the first team I named for me. One things for certain though, if Barry and Garcia are in the same midfield then I can't see anything other than a defeat.

 

[Nevizade]

Mike Dean is the ref. Could be worse.