DO NOT BRING VIEIRA BACK TO SOON WE HAVE PLENTY OF COVER,WE DONT WANT THE SAME SCENARIO AS R.S.C.

Starting Line Up for Saturday:

Given

Zab
Boyata
Toure
Bridge

Bellamy
De Jong
Barry
Johnson

Tevez
Ade

Subs: Taylor, Onouha, Petrov, Garrido, Ibrahim, SWP

I am sure that he will get a better reception at Hull than Terry just did!
Hoping Vieira was coming back as our midfield is poor at the moment.
Me thinks our players are picking up injuries squashed into their seats on the plane whilst visiting their doctors, I am sure they will all be fit and raring to go in the summer, 1st class to the Caribbean!
If RSC is nearly jogging, bring him back, its more than Adebayor seems capable of.
Thank god for Tevez.

Agree Karen need Vieira, but he's been out for a while will need to build his strength and fitness back up in training for a week or two, still we've got players coming back now from long term injuries so Mancio will have more options for selection and system, just as the gloom of winter is lifting the cloud of injury is as well.
Onward and upward you blues!

With a few physical battles coming up against Stoke & Bolton followed by make-or-break fixtures at the top end of the table, the squad looks to be returning to health at the right time.

If they can stay off the crocks list, we may be seeing a strengthening of the squad at just the right time.

Karen,Mancinifan
4/02/2010 at 12:37

Now now Karen you mustn't let your personal feelings about Roque get in the way of your usual good judgement.

Lescott (if fit) yes, Bridge (if fit in all aspects of the word) erm, no thanks. If RM is serious about making the 4th spot, he needs to stop us shipping goals, playing WB wont help that cause. Pip..Pip..

Oh no! Average Wayne and Julian - we've let fewer goals in whilst they've been away! still Vincent is out and we will overkill on Dedryk unless we ease off a little. Anyway a nice drive out in the country to Hull, park in some manky side street (next to a United sticker in the downstairs window - I kid you not!) and a swift trek over the park to the "wonderful" KC stadium. What more could you ask for on a miserable Saturday afternoon in February?

Roll on 8.30pm when I can tuck into a lovely curry with a couple of cans of Tetleys!

Ade's first game back and scores a cracker - What more do you want Karen?

Sometimes I wonder why some support God's Own!

Hope Bridge is fit to return, as we are desperate for a left back. Garrido has had a run in the team and has proved he just isn't up to it. Saturday was another example where we were unbalanced and vulnerable because Petrov can't be trusted to provide cover when Garrido goes missing. So Petrov is moved to the right (where he is ineffective) and Barry has drop back to get Garrido out of jail.
Lets hope Bobby Manc brings in a left back in the summer so we can actually compete in Europe and in the domestic competitions.

On a different issue, has anyone read the article of David james on skysports about his contract. Top man, good luck Portsmouth.

Come on guys, has your sense of humour gone! Always thought that was the first requirement of being a city fan - hope you laughed about the flying, perhaps not, think I have sat next to you at one of the matches, moan moan moan........

Both Lescott and in particular Bridge need to start justifying their huge transfer fees and salary.Neither have impressed playing in a less than reliable back four,but decent players don't become donkey's overnight,so we have to cut them a bit more slack.As for RSC "hoping to begin jogging again this week",absolute pure comedy gold,Mark Hughes,the Tafia,and whoever else sanctioned the purchase of this Premier League Sicknote should hang their heads in shame.

It will be interesting to see Lescott and Bridge's performances with the benefits of Bob's coaching. Our better defensive record is not due to these two not being in the team of late, but the manager's skill and techniques at the training ground.

Good news. Bridge and Lescott were at last starting to form a very good partnership before the injuries. Boyata is one for the future and is certainly good to have as back up. Get RSC and Kompany fit again and the squad looks good..

Good luck Wayne if you goin to be in the england squad now is the time to put in the performances that you did while at southampton and your early days at chelsea,we will beat hull by a minimum of two goals and Ade will get both i need him too or my acca is down the river.

I look forward to seeing these two defenders play under the new Manager - Bobby Manc has already made Richards look better - and has clearly worked on the defensive style and positioning> I agree that Garrido is not up to the task -but even he has looked better (particularly offensively) He does give the effort - but doesn't seem to have the tools when defending. He would work as a sub - but not a starter in my opinion. To those dissin Bridge and Lescott - Hold your tongues until they get a few games under Bobby Manc under their belt. CTID!!!

Given

Zab Richards (Boyata) Toure Bridge

SWP De Jong Ireland Barry Petrov

Tevez

some of the criticism of Bridge is slightly unfair when you have no-one else on the left wing helping you out.unlike the right wing where SWP tracks back and helps out, Petrifiedov and Shirkinho rarely came back to help Bridge/Garrido. If Johnson is given the left-wing role I expect better cover down that flank and a happier,more in form Bridge, with opposition teams not trying to exploit that side every attack. Garrido for me against Portsmouth was dreadful,and I for 1 am glad to see Bridge back!

RSC is hoping to begin jogging hey.....I`d be just happy to see him walk.....and you can probably guess where. Lescott and Bridge will be handy additions but Vieira is the one we really need up and going.

What a scenario we will have at Stamford Bridge on the 27th Feb. Will R-Wayne seek retribution on the field of play, or will he be a bit more subtle and set his Staffordshire Bull Terrier (De Jong) loose on England's captain ? Nigel was sporting a Team Bridge tee shirt last week so one might expect that he'd be raring to be let off the leash.

There is some talk about Ancelotti letting Terry have some leave of absence - what's the betting that it coincides with our game ? 'Twil be interesting, that's for sure.

i think we`ve missed bridges forward runs. glad hes gettin close

Right, in case any of you guys might be interested. Now that the CAN2010 has finished and things have calmed down in Angola, I have been able to get some info on what happened/may have happened up in Cabinda.

It is worth noting that there have not been good relations between Government of Togo and the Government of Angola (GoA) for some time. This is basically down to the fact that UNITA (the former rebel movement lead by Jonas Savimbi that kept the Civil War going here years after it should have ended) officials were given Togo passports so they could travel the Globe. This never sat well with the MPLA masters here.

So, here we have the Togo Football Team in Angola, and where do they end up based, but in oil rich province of Cabinda. Cabinda is an enclave of Angola on the bordered by the Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zäire). If you want me to explain how Cabinda came to be I can explain.

Anyway. Togo has also been a major supporter of FLEC (Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda), the rebel group in Cabinda. So, I hear you ask, why did FLEC attack the Togo FC bus. Did they? We only have the GoAs version about what happened.

It would not be the first time that FAA (Angolan Armed Forces) soldiers had attacked convoys, in disguise. It is not the first time that the rebel groups have also been allowed to take credit in the hope of a higher profile of their cause. However, I never actually heard anybody from FLEC claim responsibility for this attack. Also, only the GoA controlled papers reported that FLEC would mount more attacks. Never happened.

Funny that the "FLEC" attacked the Togo buses, protected by Angolan Police. No casualties with the Police, no casualties with the attackers. Conspiracy, maybe, but I have seen this kind of things with my own eyes, only that time it was a train. Why were the Togo players going by bus, when the organising committee said they should have gone by plane when crossing from the Republic of Congo? If the GoA or OC didn't know they were crossing by bus, why did they have a Police escort? How come "FEC" knew they were crossing at that time? Too many questions unanswered.

So, once the Togo Govt got their players home they would not let them go back to Angola, why? Yes, of course, because they feared that their would be further attacks by "FLEC", because of the antipathy between Angola and Togo. Angolan then gets back, through the ineffectual CAF, and has Togo banned for two tournaments. Togo made to look bad, well that was their plan anyway - that part has backfired a bit.

The upshot of all of this is that the GoA immediately requested the delivery of the 3 FLEC leaders residing in France and claiming they were responsible for the attack. Whereas the French are a bit reluctant, Angola has told them if they do not hand these 3 leaders over, they will close the French Embassy in Luanda and cancel all oil deals with ELF/TOTAL/FINA.

Also, since 1 Feb, one day after the CAN, Cabinda was inundated with more troops. Poor people.

So much for the beautiful game bringing peace and joining nations together.

Right, well, believe what you will.

Also just heard that un-noticed by the Angolan public, President Dos Santos has canceled the planned presidential election and made himself president for life. He did not need to do it because he would have won the elections easily anyhow, but this way he is preparing his son to be his successor. Therefore we can say that democracy has come to an end and Angola is run by dictatorship now. Remember, Hitler was elected, too.

A Luta Continua.

I am sure that he will get a better reception at Hull than Terry just did! Hoping Vieira was coming back as our midfield is poor at the moment. Me thinks our players are picking up injuries squashed into their seats on the plane whilst visiting their doctors, I am sure they will all be fit and raring to go in the summer, 1st class to the Caribbean! If RSC is nearly jogging, bring him back, its more than Adebayor seems capable of. Thank god for Tevez.
Karen,Mancinifan
4/02/2010 at 12:37 Offensive or Inappropriate?

Oh dear, what a load of rubbish from start to finish, it is to be expected of you though. Maybe if you paid attention to the game and didnt talk all the way through you wouldnt come out with such inaccurate judgements.

Midfield are poor at the moment? oh right against who have they played poorly? if we had played our games in hand and won them we would be 2 points behind 3rd and still you moan. Go and watch Coronation Street.

WB has not exactly set COMS on fire since we signed him, it's time for him to forget his so called mate JT's indiscretions with his woman, and start producing some decent displays on the pitch, and earning his exorbitant wages, which we the fans pay.


CTID

Tommy Oz, with an attitude like that you are going to be off Karen's Christmas card list! :o)