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
All out attack 2nd half! Nothin to lose!
Alex the King(Quote)
Mark
Raylor isn’t a midfielder. He says he’s a right back. At Wigan he played left back a lot. He was bought as a fullback.
JJ(Quote)
@bigDave I believe he IS a left back now. Simpson is a right back but looks just as comfortable as Raylor imo
mark(Quote)
Come on Lads
Big Dave(Quote)
was never a decent fullback in my eyes. I’m sure he played in midfield a few times for wigan.(cud be wrong tho) Hes a decent leftback now tho
mark(Quote)
Mark as I said we lose Jonas to have Raylor. Simpson doesn’t always have the winger infront of him doing 50% of his work
Big Dave(Quote)
Ben Arfa does look very good on the ball.
Stuart79(Quote)
that was a sloppy ball from Krul 😥
Big Dave(Quote)
Richards is a powerful unit 😯
Big Dave(Quote)
Good tackle Colo very confident
HebburnMag(Quote)
some fckin people should realy give there heads a shake ,******
batty(Quote)
Should that not have been a free kick on Cabaye like?
toonsy(Quote)
Batty?
toonsy(Quote)
Cabaye is everywhere, he’s gonna be knackered around the 60 minute mark.
JJ(Quote)
It doesn’t look like we are going to score. Ba has been quiet second half so far.
King Arfa(Quote)
Really impressed with Benny
Big Dave(Quote)
well done Saylor 😉
Big Dave(Quote)
They really are an excellent side these days. I have to say, apart from the double horror show by Raylor – our boys have done pretty well today. I have nothing to suggest we cant compete with the likes of Liverpool and Arsenal for 6th spot if we get a couple of decent signings in this January and dont lose anybody significant…
Shamrock(Quote)
Wouldnt say so , think Cabaye is running like 15km a game most games.
Johno Toon(Quote)
If we can nick one from a set piece it would be interesting
CC(Quote)
Whatever happens I think I’ve seen enough to suggest we’ll do ok and 7th is a good target,
Stuart79(Quote)
we get a goal and citeh will **** themselfs
Big Dave(Quote)
AHHH
CC(Quote)
**** SAKE ….. Has our luck run out already
HebburnMag(Quote)
Oh, FFS!! How close?? Great save though.
Whumpie(Quote)
Just not our day…
JJ(Quote)
***… Benny!
King Arfa(Quote)
toonsy people slagging players after what they have done this season ,arseoles
batty(Quote)
It’s just not our day
~ El Toro ~(Quote)
Shame for Benny there….
Venison(Quote)
Deary me!
Stuart79(Quote)
**** IT!!!!
MDS(Quote)
Well at least we’re trying to get back into it. Fair play. Dangerous game though.
Once again showing spirit. Well done lads!
toonsy(Quote)
Stu your spot on, and its no shame to be trailing to citeh
Oh Benny close Lad
Big Dave(Quote)
We’ve actually created by far the better chances in this game. Should be at least 2-2.
JJ(Quote)
We did this in the first half, played well for a spell then they hit us for two!
Stuart79(Quote)
great work simmo
Newkie(Quote)
come on!!! plenty in this. cant keep missing those kind of chances.
Benny has pedros boots on 2day 🙂
mark(Quote)
Have faith lads….. even if we lose the boys have still tried what more can we ask
HebburnMag(Quote)
well done Krul again
Big Dave(Quote)
@batty hear hear
mark(Quote)
if this game ended 2-0 due to two individual errors,i will be disappointed. 😥
AngelOfDeath(Quote)
aye stu no shame seeing they did man u 6 1 in there own back yard
batty(Quote)
Sorry but Taylor is having a mare.
Stuart79(Quote)
Simpson is a terrific look footballer but just lacks the football brain to be really international class.
Batty,
Is it not fair to say if a player is havig a poor game. Unfortunately for Raylor he should come off this game.
JJ(Quote)
😯
mark(Quote)
Fecking inches away from that rebound
toonsy(Quote)
**** it again!!!
We haven’t been this unlucky since last year.
We’re really holding our own now
MDS(Quote)
Jesus Christ! How have we not scored in this game?
Stuart79(Quote)
are we at St James this half 😛
mark(Quote)
oh fuk we have had a few good chances so far 😕
Big Dave(Quote)
Batty – But is it not fair to say that a certain player has had a shocker? Otherwise we may aswell just have 14 players and that’s it. This is why we have a squad 🙂
toonsy(Quote)
If you look at legitimate chances, and considering we are the away team against the odds on title favourites. We have done ourselves very proud.
Individual errors apart.
Would like on goal as a morale booster though.
JJ(Quote)
Here comes on the *****.
King Arfa(Quote)
Silva, great 🙄
~ El Toro ~(Quote)
Uh Oh
Shamrock(Quote)
😯 is that silva 😕
Big Dave(Quote)
If we score they will be shitting
CC(Quote)
if it wasnt for those two errors we cud be winning this 🙁
Silva 🙁
mark(Quote)
lets bring our silva..ALAN SMITH
ron(Quote)
fk off
hitman(Quote)
For fcuks sake
CC(Quote)
Bastads 👿
Big Dave(Quote)
Soft as any I have ever seen.
Shamrock(Quote)
My word, Benny shouldn’t be in our penalty box. Very clumsy 🙁
JJ(Quote)
BEN ARFA OFF! GIVING AWAY A GOAL!!! HOW DARE HE!
SpencerTheToon(Quote)
Another stone wall penatly – we’ve not helped ourselves here.
Stuart79(Quote)
It doesn’t deserve to be 3-0
toonsy(Quote)
No shame in this, surely there would be something wrong if a team who had this amount of dosh spent on it didn’t win more or less every game and thrashed Man U in the process. We need to get changes made to avoid conceding further and give ourselves chances to pull a consolation back….oh ****….game over now
Venison(Quote)
ben arfa is no right back 🙁
mark(Quote)
Thats it….. sorry to be so dark but lets hope it stays 3-0 and we divint get embarassed like manure
HebburnMag(Quote)
Why so many idiotic mistakes today? Ridiculous. We have been poor at both ends today. It’s a shame because everything we have done up to now will be discredited now, when it truth we have been value for at least a couple of goals.
~ El Toro ~(Quote)
Richards went down like a big fuking girl there
Big Dave(Quote)
Spencer – The bigger question should be, where was Raylor? Jonas got skinned at left-back, Ben Arfa covered, so where was your hero?
toonsy(Quote)
Fkin manc basterds… money grabbing punks. Wait til that arab sheik fks off and then we’ll see how they get on.
King Arfa(Quote)