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A pathetic performance from City, we made Stoke look like a decent team and Ricardo Fuller look like a world beater.

We lacked class, cohesion and even a modicum of composure, Barry looks half fit, Zab, God love him, is performing at a level that would have a Whitley blushing, De Jong works hard but so would I so that's no reason for inclusion, Toure is so inept that he looks perpetually on the point of tears, Adebayor was wretched, Ireland clearly has a Samson complex because he can't play bald, Given cannot command HIS area but has perfected a look of incredulity that he whips out when neither he nor his defence fancy defending and the ball inevitably ends up in the back of the net.

Who was our captain tonight? Seriously, if you had to pick a leader on the pitch this evening who would you say was in charge? We don't have a single player that can take his team by the scruff of the neck and bollock them, in fact we don't seem to have a single player capable of communicating even the simplest instruction. We play like strangers.

In a home cup tie against Stoke City the attacking alternatives on our bench were...Roque Santa Cruz and errr....that's pretty much it!

If Mancini could play 7 defenders, 3 defensive midfielders and a goalie I swear to God he'd do it.

We're going to die wondering with this guy, we wimped out of the semi final against the reds and we're in danger of doing the same in this tie. What a complete shower. Alright we were missing Tevez and Bellamy but we've just had a transfer window where we managed to buy one young player, albeit a very good one. We thought we'd bought another couple but administrative cock ups prevented their arrival.

Appalling management by all concerned.

We were lucky against Portsmouth, rotten against Hull, lucky against Bolton and lucky tonight. All the money in the world and we're stuck with this lot, the one's that try are inept and the one's with talent don't try. Brilliant, City, fecking brilliant.

(Posted by IAN GUILDFORD)
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A tactical genius, or so we're led to believe.

We are all going backwards, thanks to this clown.

Sets the team up today nicely with the resources available, two wingers, two holding midfielders and Ireland playing in his right position.

We start off brightly with Ireland passing the ball well and SWP skinning his fullback.

At halftime we are deservedly in front and -hey presto- the genius strikes and he switches his wingers (I can see why, so that SWP remains on Wilkinson)- it does not work it has not worked for the last 5 games, Petrov cannot play on the right and SWP struggles on the left, he also pulls Ireland deeper.

This allows Stoke to get back into the game and they equalize from one of their trademark goals and through our bad defending, so there's another myth smashed, that the defence is sorted under Mancini.

Because its getting tough out on the pitch, now Petrov develops a mystery injury and is replaced by Crocky.

By now SWP is playing in the middle, so the supply to Rocky and Addie dries up, and then comes a master stroke; when we should be trying to win the match an ageing, slow, past your best Patrick Vieira is introduced and Ireland is withdrawn!

Then guess what? Even with THREE holding midfielders on the pitch, we are being overrun by Stoke, so that does not work, does it?

Roberto, stop being so negative, stop showing to much respect to teams like Hull and Stoke. Where has our pace, passion and flair gone?

Ditch Toure and replace him with Nedum or Micah.

Ditch Patrick, he is a joke, we are not here to get him fit for the Frogs

Don't rest Tevez and get Bellers fit, because we need them.

Your honeymoon is over. The next 2 weeks are critical, you could be seen as the man who wrecked a promising season in 3 months. Be positive, please, or you will be gone

(posted by WIGLEY)