Pre Match Thread - Man City (A) / 26th Dec / 15.00

[Jonezy]

Channel our inner Burnley and park the bus for 90 mins with whatever bodies we have. We might get away with Man City not getting double digits. What a game to have at this moment, yeez.

[HybridFox]

Might as well gung ho attack in both the next 2 games. Going to lose anyway, have some fun (not that I think Brendan knows the meaning of the word)

[EnderbyFox]

No disrespect to anyone going to this but you all need sectioning imo.

[SouthStandUpperTier]

3 minutes ago, EnderbyFox said:

No disrespect to anyone going to this but you all need sectioning imo.

[RonnieTodger]

This could get seriously ugly. 
 

We can't defend with a low block (see last night) and we'd be too open trying to do anything going forward. We've got no defence left.

[Mickyblueeyes]

No, please no. 

[RowlattsFox]

I remember going into the game last season with really low expectations but this is another level of negativity. 

[Mr Mister]

No more defensive nonsense. Go all out attack for the whole of the match. We have the players who can score goals. Show the opposition no mercy.

[Foxdiamond]

30 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said:

I remember going into the game last season with really low expectations but this is another level of negativity. 

Ever since childhood have always felt boxing day defeats that bit more. Must be a sort of festive killer. This fixture with our depleted squad does appear even more of a cloud on the horizon. Still better than the dark old days of league one or bottom of the old division 2 as I still think of it as .

[Scanchez]

They're gonna abuse us.

[AKCJ]

Not a chance am I ruining Boxing Day for this.

[Larry_LCFC]

If Vestergard and Bertrand are in the team, expect double figures against us. Going to be a thoroughly miserable fixture for us. When did it get so bad? Lol

[Sunbury Fox]

Any chance of any of Castagne, Barnes, Evans, Justin or Fofana being fit for this, he said grasping at straws? I've assumed Ricardo, Vardy and Cags are out. 

Edited 23 December 2021 by Sunbury Fox

[Sunbury Fox]

4 hours ago, Jonezy said:

Channel our inner Burnley and park the bus for 90 mins with whatever bodies we have. We might get away with Man City not getting double digits. What a game to have at this moment, yeez.

Burnley are routinely beaten 5-0 at Man City!

[tickler28]

Play complete development squad for this match perhaps with KDH, Choudhury, Barnes and Thomas. Go full strength vs Liverpool

[weller54]

11 minutes ago, Sunbury Fox said:

Any chance of any of Castagne, Barnes, Evans, Justin or Fofana being fit for this, he said grasping at straws? I've assumed we'll be missing Ricardo, Vardy and Cags are out. 

The biggest clutching at straws since Aunt Sally gave Wurzel Gummidge a handjob.

[cruzFOX]

Don’t even do a post-match on this game. Gonna be horrendous like everyone fears. Only saving grace is I hope Pep tells his boys to lay off after going 3-0 up.  Have mercy!

[Hoopla10]

4 minutes ago, tickler28 said:

Play complete development squad for this match perhaps with KDH, Choudhury, Barnes and Thomas. Go full strength vs Liverpool

I like the idea of this. Why don't we? It would be against the odds to get anything from this game anyway, we'd be giving our first team players christmas off and resting them.   

[weller54]

There's only one thing that can save us from being obliterated..

Is it a bird?

Is it a plane?

Is it a train?

... No...

It's...........

Superomicron!!!!

Edited 23 December 2021 by weller54

[ren]

Mad to think how much we've regressed since last season when we went and turned them over. Could get ugly this game.

[sammy82]

Have a horrible feeling about this one, we simply cannot defend at the moment and these lot are gonna cut through us like butter! I’d love to be proved wrong but watching us at the back this season it could seriously be double figures

[fuchsntf]

17 hours ago, Kierzz said:

Haha I have no hope for this one. Could be a big score with our defence 

Could be... but we loyal hard fans ,ride the course set out...

No big-Sofa to Hide behind in our house..

[Foxes96]

Crazy to think we’re likely to be without our 3 first choice FB’s and our 4 (four) first choice CB’s. 
 

Evans / Fofana / Söyüncü / Amartey 

Justin / Ricardo / Castagne 

 

 

For reference that’s like Man City minus: 

Dias / Laporte / Stones / Aké 

Cancelo / Walker / Zinchenco 

 

Would leave them without any first team defenders. Any side would be impacted by our current injury list. It’ll be a miracle if we can even put a side out with Vardy and Barnes potentially out as well 

[adejo92]

If we keep it single figures then it will be a job well done.

[Sunbury Fox]

7 minutes ago, adejo92 said:

If we keep it single figures then it will be a job well done.

Don't worry,  Vesty and Bertrand will keep it down to 9.