Preview: Manchester City Vs Rovers

[Grabbi Graeme]

Team is

Friedel

Zurab

Nelsen

Samba

Berner

Emerton

Reid

Dunn

Pedersen

Bentley

Santa Cruz

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Team for those who can't make the game-

Freidel

Zurab

Samba

Nelsen

Berner

Emerton

Reid

Dunn

Pedersen

Bentley

Santa Cruz

One or two drinking in the last chance saloon to night.

[thenodrog]

I think Man City are enjoying a falsely high position in the Prem and are there to be knocked off their pedestal tonight.

[Mr. E]

Why can't Derbyshire even make the bench anymore? If Roberts and Benni really don't want to play for us anymore, we shouldn't waste places with them. If they do, then they should easily be starting.

At times like these we should be giving the young players a chance.

[den]

Why can't Derbyshire even make the bench anymore? If Roberts and Benni really don't want to play for us anymore, we shouldn't waste places with them. If they do, then they should easily be starting.

At times like these we should be giving the young players a chance.

At times like these, Mr E, we should be playing the best players.

[tony gale's mic]

interesting chat from savage, he clearly disagrees with benni's dropping from the team.

[philipl]

I was feeling optimistic until I saw that team. Zura RB and Bert RM are a recipe for disaster. The naughty ways of watching it seem to be scrambled so I'm off to a bar (the paid for channel is not carrying it before anyone gets excited).

PS Perhaps padihampedro is right re Sav- not very sensible to say that on air and perhaps WHAM are buying Derbs.

Then perhaps we are buying Lampard, Gerard and Torres. Unlikely- Lampard is injured.

[den]

That's one dodgy looking back four.

[Tim Southampton Rover]

Same back four against Portsmouth in the Carling Cup.

Berner got ripped to shreds from Utaka + anyone with pace. He's now up against Vassell.

[Tim Southampton Rover]

Samba must have had his foot 20 ft up in the air then

[trueblue]

So far, from what I am watching, we are giving the ball away far too easily

[rock steady]

really awful game thus far.

[Tim Southampton Rover]

Thank god he missed that!

Should be 1-0 down at the mo.

Maybe lucks on our side...

[G Somerset Rover]

Gamst could learn a thing or two from Petrov. What a miss from Bianchi!

[trueblue]

For me, Pedersen is doing bugger all! take him off and put Benni on with Bentley on the left !!

[Tim Southampton Rover]

Where the hell was Samba in that City attack....he was miles up the pitch.

Poor defending for that goal in my opinion.

Berner was left marking two people back post.

[G Somerset Rover]

Well what a shocker were behind again.

Edit Roque!!

[rovers1993]

1 - 0 down... FFS!!!!

[Nelsta]

get in santa cruz

[Tim Southampton Rover]

YESSSSSS

Great bouncebackability!

A late Christmas present for City from Santa

[rovers1993]

SANTA CRUZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!! 1-1!!! come on lads!

[Nelsta]

bugger

[trueblue]

Santa Cruz is comin' to town !!!!!!!!!!!!

[rovers1993]

2-1 down... nelsen own goal!! come on !!!! FFS!!!!!!!!!

[Tim Southampton Rover]

FFS

Nelsen own goal.