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Post by gb on Sept 1, 2013 10:57:44 GMT
I am surprise Man City dont bother to sign players , just bribe the other teams it would be cheaper ..
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Post by Olgrligm on Sept 1, 2013 11:01:28 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 Stoke record against Manchester City at the Britannia Stadium in the seasons since promotion: 2008/09 - Stoke 1 - 0 Manchester City (Beattie) 2009/10 - Stoke 1 - 1 Manchester City (Perfectly legitimate Stoke goal disallowed in last minute) Stoke 3 - 1 Manchester City (Absolute thrashing) 2010/11 - Stoke 1 - 1 Manchester City (Absolutely annihilated them in the first half without scoring, Richards scored against run of play, Etherington equaliser in last minute) 2011/12 - Stoke 1 - 1 Manchester City (Crouch goal, should have won) 2012/13 - Stoke 1 - 1 Manchester City (Crouch goal, comfortable draw) So that's six games played, two wins (three if you include that Mike Wiley travesty), four draws, no defeats. Not that it matters, of course. Can we beat them? Goodness knows, if it was that easy then they wouldn't be at the top of the table at the end of the season. We've got a good record against them so I don't see why not.
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Post by buddha74 on Sept 1, 2013 11:04:55 GMT
We do have a good record against man city but I still can't see us winning that game realistically, but we can hope
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Post by ttownstokie on Sept 1, 2013 11:50:14 GMT
SSN - Martin Demechelis having medical at Manchester City Decmechelis is absolute quality,i saw him for 2 seasons at Malaga,very intelligent on the ball,he is a power house defender,who scores the odd goal.
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Post by RAF on Sept 1, 2013 11:57:49 GMT
It's a bonus game isn't it? H
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Post by santy on Sept 1, 2013 13:05:35 GMT
The important thing is: win, lose or draw at least we're going to have a go at it. Anyone can beat anyone in our league, all it needs is a bit of luck on the day.
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Post by unknown182 on Sept 1, 2013 14:02:43 GMT
I can't make it to the Man City game. So no doubt we'll win and it'll be the greatest performance and atmosphere since we were promoted.
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Post by lastoftheldk on Sept 1, 2013 15:48:40 GMT
Yes, get stuck straight into them, especially after the international matches
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Post by greenbaize on Sept 1, 2013 19:38:57 GMT
Lets get the bearpit back and we have a chance come on Stoke
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2013 20:00:57 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 Stoke record against Manchester City at the Britannia Stadium in the seasons since promotion: 2008/09 - Stoke 1 - 0 Manchester City (Beattie) 2009/10 - Stoke 1 - 1 Manchester City (Perfectly legitimate Stoke goal disallowed in last minute) Stoke 3 - 1 Manchester City (Absolute thrashing) 2010/11 - Stoke 1 - 1 Manchester City (Absolutely annihilated them in the first half without scoring, Richards scored against run of play, Etherington equaliser in last minute) 2011/12 - Stoke 1 - 1 Manchester City (Crouch goal, should have won) 2012/13 - Stoke 1 - 1 Manchester City (Crouch goal, comfortable draw) So that's six games played, two wins (three if you include that Mike Wiley travesty), four draws, no defeats. Not that it matters, of course. Can we beat them? Goodness knows, if it was that easy then they wouldn't be at the top of the table at the end of the season. We've got a good record against them so I don't see why not. Didn't we lose to them in the cup last year?
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Post by LDE76 on Sept 1, 2013 20:10:05 GMT
Knowing our luck, Kompany will be back, Shawcross, N'Zonzi and Begovic will go down with Dengue fever and Chris Foy will be named as referee.
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bigstokiedan
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Carpet football at its best!!
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Post by bigstokiedan on Sept 1, 2013 20:15:41 GMT
yes!!!!!
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Post by stokielancer on Sept 1, 2013 20:20:57 GMT
I reckon it's as good a time to play them with company out! If we beat them our confidence would go through the roof!!
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mt
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Post by mt on Sept 1, 2013 20:23:49 GMT
Definitely!
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