The Derby at the Swamp Pre match Discussion Thread

[inbetween]

If only it was 8 points like last season and we could heap the pressure on them next week.

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

Still think that we'll beat them. No pressure, just go for the jugular and if we lose, so be it....But if we adopt a high pressing game and quick passing then we'll beat them. IMO.

 

[SaddleworthBlueRhino]

Wembleyyyy, Wembleyyyy[/qluote]
Wemberlee Wemberlee.. Got to pronounce the r!
Or Wembellee even

 

[bobmcfc]

They still have Chelsea us and arsenal to play. We can get closer to them and finish the season well.

 

[jrb]

"We'll race back to Wembley"!

It's got to be sung.

 

[Brendan110_0]

Play the fringe players, Kolo/Lescott/Kolarov/Milnner/Richards? (if fit)/Dzeko up front on his own.
Keep Aguero/Tevez/Yaya/Silva away from those crippling tackles ok'd by purple nose, he won't want us to play in another final so soon! Winning mentality and all that.

 

[Blue2112]

I'll get slaughtered for this but I made a thread the other week suggesting do we put out a weaker team in the Derby and save ourselves for the semi-final. Yes I know we all want to beat them for pride and all that goes with it but winning the FA Cup is far far more important than one derby game when they have already wrapped up the title. I never ever thought I would say this but for the first time ever I don't think beating them is the biggest game of our season. Take off your blue tinted specs and look at is as a neutral. Those fuckers will be out to injure us or goad us into red cards, they're a sly bunch of bastards and i'd show them no respect and put out a weak eleven, show them the FA Cup is more important to us. I also think a weaker City team could take those fuckers anyhow.

 

[squirtyflower]

I'll get slaughtered for this but I made a thread the other week suggesting do we put out a weaker team in the Derby and save ourselves for the semi-final. Yes I know we all want to beat them for pride and all that goes with it but winning the FA Cup is far far more important than one derby game when they have already wrapped up the title. I never ever thought I would say this but for the first time ever I don't think beating them is the biggest game of our season. Take off your blue tinted specs and look at is as a neutral. Those fuckers will be out to injure us or goad us into red cards, they're a sly bunch of bastards and i'd show them no respect and put out a weak eleven, show them the FA Cup is more important to us. I also think a weaker City team could take those fuckers anyhow.

just agreed with you in the other thread about this

 

[Blue2112]

I'll get slaughtered for this but I made a thread the other week suggesting do we put out a weaker team in the Derby and save ourselves for the semi-final. Yes I know we all want to beat them for pride and all that goes with it but winning the FA Cup is far far more important than one derby game when they have already wrapped up the title. I never ever thought I would say this but for the first time ever I don't think beating them is the biggest game of our season. Take off your blue tinted specs and look at is as a neutral. Those fuckers will be out to injure us or goad us into red cards, they're a sly bunch of bastards and i'd show them no respect and put out a weak eleven, show them the FA Cup is more important to us. I also think a weaker City team could take those fuckers anyhow.

just agreed with you in the other thread about this

Haha I just read it yeah. I thought it would be better in this one.

 

[inbetween]

They still have Chelsea us and arsenal to play. We can get closer to them and finish the season well.

Indeed, the problem is that they could technically have it wrapped up by those games, if they lose to us and then win their next 3 against Stoke, West Ham and Villa haven't they won the league? I think it could get close like you say but only by quite a few points.