In a season that has been full of first real tests, the game against Mancini’s title-chasing outfit provides with another as we go toe to toe with the superstars of the Etihad Stadium.
There is an edge to this game today. Whilst a lot of Newcastle fans aren’t expecting much apart from a decent performance, there are some other interesting sideshows that could develop today. The first one being Hatem Ben Arfa who will revisit the scene of his horror injury for the first time since Nigel de Jong put him out of the game for a year. The other one being an unbeaten record that both teams possess, with only one being the overwhelming favourite to hold that accolade come around 5pm this afternoon.
This is a match that needs little build up. The task is huge and the odds are against us, but we’ve dealt with that already this season and at the end of the day it’s only 11 v 11 on a little grass field. Simple, yet true.
If you fancy having a look at some impressive stats, potential team news, injury updates and a bit more background to the fixture then why take a look at Shamrock’s fantastic match preview article here. Honestly, it’s a cracking read.
In terms of streaming, the match is on numerous overseas channels so picking one up should be easy enough. Once again the emphasis is on the word ‘should’ as trying to grab a stream can sometimes be hard work. However, should you stumble across a good one then make sure you leave a link for it so others can share it.
That just about wraps it up for me and now we must leave it to our boys to write the rest with their actions at the Etihad this afternoon.
Howay the lads!
Manchester City: Joe Hart, Micah Richards, Joleon Lescott, Vincent Kompany, Gael Clichy, Nigel De Jong, James Milner, Yaya Toure, Samir Nasri, Sergio Aguero, Mario Balotelli
Subs: Costel Pantilimon, Kolo Toure, Aleksander Kolarov, Garteh Barry, Adam Johnson, David Silva, Edin Dzeko
Newcastle: Tim Krul, Danny Simpson, Steven Taylor, Fabricio Coloccini, Ryan Taylor’ Jonas Gutierrez, Danny Guthrie, Yohan Cabaye, Sammy Ameobi, Hatem Ben Arfa, Demba Ba.
Subs: Rob Elliot, James Perch, Davide Santon, Alan Smith, Dan Gosling, Peter Lovenkrands, Shola Ameobi
Boro 1-0 Blackpool
toonsy(Quote)
Try tightening your studs Saylor 😕
toonsy(Quote)
im surprised by Benny trying to get stuck in 😕
Big Dave(Quote)
It’s gonna be a gruelling test of endurance today. A lot of time spent without or chasing the ball. Howay lads, hold your discipline.
Man the commentators on Setanta are ALL for Man City…
Munich Mag(Quote)
Man City are good 😕
HebburnMag(Quote)
Book Richards for kicking the ball away surely?
We need to do something other than clear the ball to Ba.
West Brom 1-1 Bolton
toonsy(Quote)
**** sake cabaye, doing kick ups in our own half!
SpencerTheToon(Quote)
Eek!
Shamrock(Quote)
Toonsy @ 77 aye on the back of Aguero’s calf 😆
Big Dave(Quote)
Stoke 1-1 Joey FC
toonsy(Quote)
Boro 1-1 Blackpool
toonsy(Quote)
Hope Ba is ok Strolla will be too slow for this sort of game
HebburnMag(Quote)
Is that sammy down? got a really choppy stream 😕
Newkie(Quote)
Man City look good on the ball, but you’d expect it with the money they have spent ffs…and they’re at home..
Howay lads…stick in there…
Munich Mag(Quote)
Oh its Ba 😕
Newkie(Quote)
Dave 😆
toonsy(Quote)
thank fook for that
CC(Quote)
oh oh Shola warming up…
Munich Mag(Quote)
Stu @ 48 😆 stick to your day job
Big Dave(Quote)
How is young sammy getting on?
Johno Toon(Quote)
Ba will be fine. He’ll run that off 😕
toonsy(Quote)
Ba will be off
Stuart79(Quote)
Yaya Toure is a machine 😯
toonsy(Quote)
Nice to see the young lad confident enough to have a go at goal…
Shamrock(Quote)
I love Sammys confidence but should of crossed that
HebburnMag(Quote)
Nice kicking from Hart 😀
Big Dave(Quote)
That Mancini looks like a right dandy, doesn’t he?
MDS(Quote)
Good grief Yaya Toure is good. 😯
Shamrock(Quote)
Saylor a love you
HebburnMag(Quote)
Toonsy @ 98 all machines break down at some stage, maybe today his timing belt will go 😆
Big Dave(Quote)
Bloodzeed link on here is more than good enough for fullscreen if ya have Sopcast http://www.footballstreaming.info/streams/todays-links/
richietoon(Quote)
krul to the rescue again
HebburnMag(Quote)
great save
CC(Quote)
What a save man!
SpencerTheToon(Quote)
Well done Krul
toonsy(Quote)
According to bbc City have had 74% of the possesion 😯 🙁
Johno Toon(Quote)
well done Krul
Big Dave(Quote)
I swear it says S. Ameobi on Sammy’s shirt.. just in case we thought it was the other S .Ameobi… or is he now Washola?
Jesmon Dean(Quote)
ben arfa made 1 flick on city reply with 4
ron(Quote)
Good lad, Krul. Why was Saylor on his way to earth? Must’ve been shoved.
Whumpie(Quote)
I can’t believe some people were thinking we’d get anything from this match.
Even a draw is going to be a miracle pulled off by the sort of tactics we ranted about Big Sam using.
funkyjesus(Quote)
Funky Jesus , its 32 mins gone , loads of time left , have some faith
Johno Toon(Quote)
heart rate gan though the roof
SpencerTheToon(Quote)
oh close there 😀
Big Dave(Quote)
Fucking brilliant play that
toonsy(Quote)
****
CC(Quote)
Oh lordie lordie lordie, though Benny was gona smash that home Great play.
Shamrock(Quote)
BENNY!!!! Why didn’t you shoot a was already waiting for FunkyJesus to eat his words
HebburnMag(Quote)
And that my friends is what Ben Arfa can do with a little space
MDS(Quote)
FJ – **** off man. Shouldn’t you ******* be chanting about bombing and terrorism or some such?
toonsy(Quote)
Not sure if my old jam tart can handle this 🙄
Oh man…Demba should have scored there…best chance of the game, and brilliant play by HBA…
Munich Mag(Quote)
Would have fancied Ba to bury that 90% of the time. Best chance of the game.
JJ(Quote)
I swear I just saw a tent in Raylor’s pants when the ref blew for that free kick 😆
toonsy(Quote)
Doing well so far.
Shamrock(Quote)
Any links that play on iPad? Most need flash….
Venison(Quote)
Great spell of football for us.
JJ(Quote)
In terms of chances so far, it’s about 50-50 😯
Shamrock(Quote)
That was a chance for Ba.Should have done better. Free header
toonsy(Quote)
another chance were starting to get into this
CC(Quote)
Benny has been putting a good shift in so far
Big Dave(Quote)
We’ve had the two best chances so far…..Demba Ba could have had 2….howay lads…..
Have a feeling that young Sammy might come good today, cutting in from the right wing…
Munich Mag(Quote)
Yes, because all Celtic fans and Catholics do that.
Nice bit of prejudice there, will do this blog’s image a lot of good if it gets about.
funkyjesus(Quote)
Come on Lads keep going we can do it
Big Dave(Quote)
FJ – Tell someone who gives a **** pal. If you spout *****, such as writing us off after 32 minutes when we’re at 0-0, you must expect it back. Don’t be a fanny.
Beisdes.Last time I checked Celtic had been charged on two counts of it? UEFA must also be prejudice…
Penalty. I guess FJ is happy now
toonsy(Quote)
**** **** ****!!!!
HebburnMag(Quote)
ryan taylor you fucking muppet
Newkie(Quote)
Hmm blatant **** up there by Raylor 👿
Shamrock(Quote)
Happy now FJ?
toonsy(Quote)
Bastads
Big Dave(Quote)
Balotelli is a ****
HebburnMag(Quote)
Just when we were staring to get into it 🙁
toonsy(Quote)
Decent performance but we need to take those chances. It’s going to cost us.
Pathetic hand ball from Raylor. Instead of extending himself to block it he should have closed Balotelli down. Had loads of time.
Terrible time to concede.
Can see that opening the floodgate unfortunately 😐
JJ(Quote)
**** off having a go at raylor, hes won us at least 6 points this season you tossers
SpencerTheToon(Quote)
wow balotelli is a ****
ron(Quote)
Man is Balotelli a grade one pric**
Munich Mag(Quote)