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Post by CalgaryPotter on Sept 1, 2013 5:00:26 GMT
I watched the Cardiff game last week & am watching a re-run of the Hull game now. They don't half look bog standard at the back.
If we can get KJ firing on all cylinders or a new face in I reckon we might just give em a surprise.
9 points from 12 will be a shed load better than even the most optimistic could have been thinking of at the start of the season but its not out of the question.
Thoughts?
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Post by CalgaryPotter on Sept 1, 2013 5:03:03 GMT
This re-run has Robbie Earle doing analysis.
What a shame that bloke didn't play for Stoke. Great player, talks a lot of sense & still has his Stoke accent!
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Post by Boothen on Sept 1, 2013 5:35:43 GMT
Of course we can. It's just a case of applying ourselves and not getting wary of the money they've got/spent.
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Post by chrispk76 on Sept 1, 2013 5:50:20 GMT
we'd have to get up and at em, right in their faces.
their defence is definitely the weak spot , I'd be very surprised if they didn't sign a top quality centre half before the window ends though.
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Post by pickins on Sept 1, 2013 6:00:58 GMT
I'm suprised at how weak Man City look at the moment, obviously they have bags of talent but they looked really tame over the last couple of games. A good time for us to play them. Hit them whilst their confidence is low.
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Post by cobhamstokey on Sept 1, 2013 6:10:32 GMT
If We can get some firepower we can take them.
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Post by CalgaryPotter on Sept 1, 2013 6:41:17 GMT
I'm suprised at how weak Man City look at the moment, obviously they have bags of talent but they looked really tame over the last couple of games. A good time for us to play them. Hit them whilst their confidence is low. Totally agree with you fella. It'll be nice to enter a game against a top 4 team where we show them zero respect. I'm convinced we can take them, every game is an improvement on the last  |
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Post by danzim on Sept 1, 2013 6:49:16 GMT
Man City will come back firing, but i just want us to give 100%, if that means losing so be it, but dont always sit back and try to get a 0-0.
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Post by metalhead on Sept 1, 2013 6:58:50 GMT
Will Kompany still be out. He's always been their rock at the back, without him they're pretty ordinary.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2013 7:06:34 GMT
If you'd have asked this 3 weeks ago then most would have said No.
But with our good start and their fairly mediocre start then most certainly yes.
Esp the Hughes factor is now gathering pace, seems to have really endeared himself to the faithful...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2013 7:51:48 GMT
Lets not get ahead of ourselves here.
We have beaten Palace and West Ham so far and Man City will be a totally different proposition.
Yes they are beatable but the way some of you are overreacting to yesterday's win is a bit premature if you ask me.
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Post by Stafford-Stokie on Sept 1, 2013 7:56:32 GMT
Lets not get ahead of ourselves here. We have beaten Palace and West Ham so far and Man City will be a totally different proposition. Yes they are beatable but the way some of you are overreacting to yesterday's win is a bit premature if you ask me. Exactly. We lost to a good Liverpool side when maybe we should have had a point. We have then beaten a poor Palace side, a league 1 team and a poor (on the day) west ham side. I am very pleased with how we have started and hope it continues but lets not put the expectation to high to soon. |
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Post by stoke111 on Sept 1, 2013 8:05:43 GMT
When is Kompany back?
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Post by Stokie Mcpot on Sept 1, 2013 8:15:51 GMT
At home I would expect Les to go in with both barrels. It's there to win if we can force them into a deadlock under Tone'
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Post by jarhead on Sept 1, 2013 8:33:43 GMT
With the right mindset from the management down to the players then yes because it's 11 men v 11 men and not the mindset of 'man city are a top top side and it's a bonus game blah blah blah' from the past regime of surrender!
Come on stoke
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Post by malteser68 on Sept 1, 2013 8:45:42 GMT
We sure can. Zero respect and take the game to them. We'll be playing at the Brit so the 3 points should be up for grabs. That's the mentality. Just hope Kompany will still be out and that perhaps we would have added some fire power ourselves
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Post by chrispk76 on Sept 1, 2013 8:55:55 GMT
Lets not get ahead of ourselves here. We have beaten Palace and West Ham so far and Man City will be a totally different proposition. Yes they are beatable but the way some of you are overreacting to yesterday's win is a bit premature if you ask me. Exactly. We lost to a good Liverpool side when maybe we should have had a point. We have then beaten a poor Palace side, a league 1 team and a poor (on the day) west ham side. I am very pleased with how we have started and hope it continues but lets not put the expectation to high to soon. A lot of the expectation is due to man city's performances against 2 teams who are amongst the favourites for the drop. however if they perform like they did v Newcastle then without a doubt we will get beaten |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2013 8:59:55 GMT
Football is a funny old game, anything can happen.
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Post by dutchstokie on Sept 1, 2013 9:04:36 GMT
If we can maintain the attempts on goal ( 15 yesterday) and keep peppering Joe Hart we could well walk away with the points. His confidence is a bit shot at present. If I was Hughes my mantra would be 'shoot on sight'
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Post by maninasuitcase on Sept 1, 2013 9:09:02 GMT
Hell yes. Three weeks ago we were wondering how many points we would get from our first 3 games and how performances would be. Now three weeks on we have 6 points from 9, should have got something from the Liverpool match and performances have been promising. With that outlook I fancy us taking those manc fuckers for all 3 points.  |
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Post by clarkeda on Sept 1, 2013 9:15:20 GMT
This could go one of two ways IMO, we could nick it 1-0 of we could be in for a pasting 0-4 depends which teams turn up the if its the Man City team that played Cardiff and the Stoke team that just beat West Ham we have more then a fair shot. I must admit I quite like the idea of Jones bullying Nastasic.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2013 10:25:14 GMT
Without Kompany yes we have a chance, they'll maintain their current morale I think and with Hart suffering a lot of criticism at the moment they could really suffer, I'd at least hope for a point. If Kompany is back their morale will improve drastically, their captain back and one of their best players, the Lescott and Nastasic partnership is woeful I hope we play them when they're fielding that to be honest.
Another thing to bare in mind is Negredo hasn't started for them yet and from all of his sub appearances the bloke sure looks like a goal getter, if they start him against us he will come on with something to prove trying to cement his place in the starting lineup, could really cause us some trouble.
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Post by oggyoggy on Sept 1, 2013 10:30:31 GMT
If our midfield and defence are on top form - along with a few wonder saves from bego - we have a good chance. But if their attack turns up they will almost certainly win with the talent they have. Could be interesting though. Why does there have to be this stupid international break, I want the momentum from yesterday!
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Post by Staying up for Grandadstokey on Sept 1, 2013 10:30:49 GMT
They seem to play without much width ,which should play into our hands and get G.Cam and Pieters overlapping as they did yesterday with hopefully a better final ball.
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Post by adi on Sept 1, 2013 10:31:27 GMT
No
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Post by Maccca100 on Sept 1, 2013 10:32:20 GMT
I don't know if we will, but I know safe in e knowledge we will give it a bloody good go.
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Post by partickpotter on Sept 1, 2013 10:37:03 GMT
I don't know if we will, but I know safe in e knowledge we will give it a bloody good go. And this is all we ask for; get stuck in and see what happens. Don't sit back and pray. Give 'em hell. |
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Sept 1, 2013 10:50:55 GMT
You just know Hart will have a fecking blinder in this one.  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2013 10:52:11 GMT
SSN - Martin Demechelis having medical at Manchester City
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Post by fortressbritannia on Sept 1, 2013 10:55:17 GMT
Possibly though I don't think we could afford to play Adam.
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