24 Jan 2026 13:24:46
What's the feeling for today's game? What line up should we be going with? It's the same starting team as Newcastle for me.
Obviously I want a win, or draw at best, being real how will we keep city out? So also being a realist would a 1-0 or 2-1 be acceptable given the circumstances.


I'll keep the faith though, and hang on to my dreams, a unexpected away win by an odd goal. (maybe literally).
COYW

1.) 24 Jan 2026
24 Jan 2026 14:11:56
Abbeywolf must have a chance Haalands on the bench but so are Arokodare and Larsen playing Whang and Mane up front. Me I would drop Whang and play Arokodare or Larsen more of a goal threat.

2.) 24 Jan 2026
24 Jan 2026 14:25:48
Already can see it is ultra defensive. Atleast have a go. We won’t be able to sit behind the ball for 90 mins and keep a clean sheet.

3.) 24 Jan 2026
24 Jan 2026 14:25:53
Just seen the team, no JSL or Tolu if BBC have it correct. Over in US for work so trying to keep eye on it ??

4.) 24 Jan 2026
24 Jan 2026 14:45:05
We are expected to lose but I think Man City have been a little disrespectful by keeping Haaland on the bench.

5.) 24 Jan 2026
24 Jan 2026 14:46:26
Can't believe the team he has picked today, only strikers we have sitting in the bench. But playing Hwang of course, he must have some dirt on the management to get near the team. Last game he was poorest on the pitch, and still Rob picks him. Waste of time trying to park the bus against City.

6.) 24 Jan 2026
24 Jan 2026 16:04:29
I know we are away at Man City but the team selection is baffling to play without Tolu upfront means the ball keeps coming back. To get out of the mess we are in we need to win football matches so to set up so defensively is disappointing.

Let’s hope he brings Tolu and Larsen on and push Mane up second half and let’s give it go what have we got to lose?

7.) 24 Jan 2026
24 Jan 2026 17:05:26
Better second half but game was already gone. Be interesting to hear why Edwards started with Arias and Hwang who have proved continuously they offer no threat. Who would you rather mark at a set piece Tolu or Arias baffling decision. Well done to the ref though took some guts to go to the screen at the Etihad and not give a pen!

8.) 24 Jan 2026
24 Jan 2026 17:07:52
Only listened on radio major Frank but the second half with both tulo and larsen on seemed to suddenly give us a threat, but Rigardo instead of jackson may have had a lot to do with it?
Mane sounded as if he was freer in the second too.
2-0 didn't flatter City and by the sound of it they could have Upped gear at any time.


VAR was never needed to look at the pen claim but the Ref finally used common sense in denying their penalty claim.
I've no real feeling after match, expected to lose and only 2 against a class team can't be too bad.
Downwards and then upwards.

9.) 24 Jan 2026
24 Jan 2026 17:44:09
Baffling decision not to play tolu against gui
Or jsl tbh.
What u playing at rob
It doesn't give any positivity to the team even getting a draw or to us fans
Still don't think he's right for us
Hes certainly got a thing about hwang.
Must be related

10.) 24 Jan 2026
24 Jan 2026 18:52:32
I think he was thinking we'd be able to thread balls between city's lines grelyleg, and that hwang (poor choice) Arias (unlikely) and mane (too deep) would run onto them. That wasn't going to happen with city closing in on gomez and Andre and Hugo/tchouchou not getting upfield.


Interestingly our biggest threat going forward seemed to be mosquiro in the first, and he proved a bigger goal threat in the second.
Tolu/ Larsen should have been the obvious starter before hwang/arias methinks.