No Robinho

[keaton]

From the Indy

Sheikh Mansour told fans on Sunday that "we understand it takes time to build a team" and there will be more evidence tomorrow that City, in some respects at least, can afford to take things in their stride. While the club's run to the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup last season – and the prospect it offered of silverware after 22 years – took on nerve-shredding significance, Hughes is going to enjoy the luxury of rotation at Brighton. Will Robinho and his box of tricks be on show at the Withdean Stadium, the City manager was asked. "No," he replied.


i just hope Petrov and Elano play

 

[Silent Bob]

 

[Simster]

For sale: one ticket for a shit side against Man City reserves in a shit stadium.

Will accept £2.50p.

 

[Mendoza]

As Micky Adams said

Robinho and his mates only have two arms and a head like the rest of us.

 

[Dave the OAP]

As Micky Adams said

Robinho and his mates only have two arms and a head like the rest of us.

if he only has two arms and a head how does he walk?


I do hope man City put out a reasonable side....if its just their yoof side its a fecking lot of money to watch them

 

[countrygull]

As Micky Adams said

Robinho and his mates only have two arms and a head like the rest of us.

Unfortunately most of our team also have two left feet

 

[Simster]

As Micky Adams said

Robinho and his eight mates only have two arms and a head like the rest of us.

Fixed your post.

 

[BlueWhite]

Very hard to find anything on Man City's website about the game tomorrow... they seem to be playing a young side in their reserves tonight, so not looking like any/many big names at the Theatre of Trees tomorrow.

Manchester City FC - Homepage

 

[Gazwag]

anybody who bought their tickets expecting to see a full strength City side play against us is seriously deluded

 

[seagull_special]

When Robinho signed for Man City, he had it written in his contract that he did not have to play at the Withdean

 

[See-Goals]

anybody who bought their tickets expecting to see a full strength City side play against us is seriously deluded

Couldn't agree more. The fact that there is a man city youth game tonight tells us that their squad tomorrow will be fringe players (Ball, Hamann, Vassell, Tal-Haim) who play Wednesday night.

Still, should be the best football we have seen at Withdean for a while

 

[Dave the OAP]

I seriously do hope they send out someone we know....

 

[Rowdey]

Very hard to find anything on Man City's website about the game tomorrow... they seem to be playing a young side in their reserves tonight, so not looking like any/many big names at the Theatre of Trees tomorrow.

Manchester City FC - Homepage

We're not even listed as their next game..

 

[Peter Grummit]

The bad news is City are not taking the game seriously.

The good news is City are not taking the game seriously.

PG

 

[keaton]

Couldn't agree more. The fact that there is a man city youth game tonight tells us that their squad tomorrow will be fringe players (Ball, Hamann, Vassell, Tal-Haim) who play Wednesday night.

Still, should be the best football we have seen at Withdean for a while

Fringe players who have 120 odd caps between them

 

[scooter1]

I seriously do hope they send out someone we know....

Maybe Mark Hughes will play

 

[Finchley Seagull]

I seriously do hope they send out someone we know....

Their reserve team now is quite similar to their first team last season with all the signings they made this summer. It would not surprise me if one or two big name players like Elano, Petrov and Wright-Phillips were on the bench just in case we went a goal up. While this might not be their most important cup, I am sure they do not want to put a dampener on all their recent good news by losing to us. I believe it is also their best chance of silverware this year.

Even with their reserve team it is hard to see us winning but it is a cup and you never know.

 

[saltash seagull]

surely no one was expecting to see anything other than a reserve team turn up?

 

[Box of Frogs]

Personally I would be more than happy if we beat a team full of reserves and youth team players to get through to the next round.

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

I cant believe that anyone is Stunned by this earth breaking news!!!!!