A game that had threatened to be tempestuous didn’t disappoint, with City fortunate to come away with a point after going behind to 10 men for the second season running at the Britannia Stadium. Last season this fixture saw a desperate City performance and this wasn’t any easier for those blues who witnessed it.
Continue Reading →Here we go again, only this time on a smaller pitch tailored to Rory Delap’s long throws and with a vociferous home crowd against us. Can City do any better than the much cricised performance on Saturday?
Continue Reading →Stoke came from behind to force a replay after comical defending had enabled Shaun Wright-Phillips to give City a first half lead in an FA Cup tie that left many City supporters frustrated.
Continue Reading →Given – Mancini may have exonerated him for staying on his line for the Stoke goal, but it was still a poor clearance that gave Delap the opportunity to hurl the ball in. 6
Zabaleta – Some wayward distribution let the Argentinian down, despite some strong tackles that had Fuller complaining. 6
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