Ch ch ch ch changes. City in the cup.

How many do we for see?

I know Defoe got a hat trick in the last round but he's missed two sitters now two games in a row so with Johnson back and needing a game I'd play Borini up top through the middle with Johnson on the right and Watmore left. I'd also bring Cattermole back. Whatever is going on with him the only way to get past it is to play football.

I'd also bring Yedlin and Mannone in who need game time.

Sub's:
Pantilimon
Brown
Rodwell
Larsson
Lens
Defoe
Fletcher

----------Mannone---------
Yedlin--Coates--Oshea--Pva
------------Catts------------
--------M'Vila-Gomez-------
Johnson---Borini----Watmore

 

I agree with all that apart from Gomez.

 

Rather start with Wes Brown than Coates.

Johnson in for certain.

 

Is Watmore available?

 

Kaboul, Gomez, AJ, Ola, M'vila and Borini all still needs games as they chase fitness. Do we play them and risk running out of steam? Rather in the cup than in the league.

 

Isn't Kaboul suspended ?

 

Think so, FA haven't confirmed the date yet.

 

Think we will line up

Caballero
Maffeo Otamendi Demichellis Kolorov
Fernando Fernandinho
Navas De Bruyne Roberts
Bony

I believe we've sold out our 4400 allocation,what sort out of crowd are you expecting? Any good places to eat near the ground,were aiming to be there for 5pm

 

Mathews still injured?

 

About 4500 including away fans

 

Tickets are only a tenner,against a team Sunderland usually beat?

 

What do you think of Navas? I think he's atrocious. He's a quick player with the ability of a league 2 journeyman. He's the one player you've got who I genuinely wouldnt have even in our team

 

Usually is the operative word!! It'll be sparse except in your allocation - around 25k max I reckon

 

Navas is very fast
That's your lot though
Makes Obertan look like Robben

 

I'm going because I can actually afford it. But we don't get good attendances in the early round regardless of who we play. They'll be 15-20 thousand there.

 

That sounds very optimistic to me, Marcus

I'll be there with my boy, and I expect to have quite a wide range of seats to choose from

Having said that . . . . if there were 25,000c there I'd still have a good choice, wouldn't I

 

If the weather is anything like it is today in Darlington it will be Penguin tactics for me.

 

I wouldn't wear black & white for anybody, Bri

 

I'm going with my lad, my brother, my dad and my brothers 2 boys too! So there'll be 4409 there with you, my family and me and @Funky Dick

We'll still outsing them (kidding pplf as I like City fans - genuine fans like us)

As for saying Navas makes Obertan look like Robben - ha'way man - no way can he be that bad!! - Surely??

 

Wearing clothes is a tactic now? Not for me mate, that's just normal. Penguin tactics as in I'll be plonking myself in the middle of the south stand crowd letting those on the edge take the brunt..