Col
still here...
Can we just start the Lincoln away thread and just ignore our impending relegation?
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Official Matchday Thread - Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest, Wednesday March 4th 2026, K.O. 19:30
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JohnnyCarey
Geoff Thomas
Very much agree with this. If we play with the same shape and the same lack of intensity we showed in the first half against Brighton we get absolutely hammered and lose our goal difference advantage over West Ham. Pereira might as well use this game to give the 3 at the back a full trial -- we did look better when we went that way in the second half. But it has to be more defensive of course, with either Yates or Dominguez sitting in front of the defence.
Attitude will be at least as important as tactics though. Fight for every ball and win the individual battles and there's always a chance of frustrating City and taking a point. I wouldn't put any money on it though.
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legit I am considering watching the West Ham game instead as its our best chance of staying out the bottom 3 if they fail to win. Maybe will have our game on the mobile but City away is the one game I always dread. We will be lucky to get out of our own half.
Beardo7
Grenville Morris
I'll do what I always do in this game.
Watch it in some kind of blind hope that a Miracle will happen - then turn it off when we go 2-0 down and go and do something else.
Grim.
Watch it in some kind of blind hope that a Miracle will happen - then turn it off when we go 2-0 down and go and do something else.
Grim.
Alf-engelos Mindminackers
The Artiste formally known as "w**ksy"
3rd Jan 2009
Billy Davies working his magic simply by watching from the stands.
I'm pretty certain if the forum hails Billy as our spiritual King and overlord again we'll have a repeat of that win.
Red Dog in a Dinghy
Geoff Thomas
Pretty much my morning.
Bacon Sarnie and Brian the cat doing the exact same thing
Col
still here...
"Hail Our Queen" - Is Billy Davies now Billie Davies?!
Berkshire Red
Jack Burkitt
We didn’t lack intensity, we lacked cohesion. We pressed but not as a unit.
So much BS around about the players not trying. They’re trying, but they’re not trying as a team, more a collection of individuals.
Alf-engelos Mindminackers
The Artiste formally known as "w**ksy"
Of course! Where do you think the LGBD movement started?
Malwood
Jack Armstrong
Me too.
DapperDan
Steve Chettle
I don't think I can bring myself to watch it. I will probably watch Bridgerton instead and check my phone at 10pm before going to bed angry anyway.
andyjm1983
First Team Squad
be great if we can come away without a hammering, 2-0 max.
andyjm1983
First Team Squad
no point getting angry now mate, just expect the worse
Bobby The Brain
Weasel
What’s the forfeit if we don’t play? 3-0 loss and a fine?
justnotjase
Geoff Thomas
There is a high chance that we go into the relegation places tomorrow evening, and we need to all collectively hold our nerve on that. There are still lots of points to play for, but I do believe that we have to fundamentally change something to get out of trouble. If we keep playing the same and just blindly hoping for an upturn in results, it wont happen.
Steve B
Jack Burkitt
He’s already downgraded the BC Stand with a replica main stand, getting ready for a big drop off in crowds.
Cloughie1975
Stuart Pearce
I wouldn’t say there is a high chance given that West Ham visit Fulham who have a pretty good home record.
I think Forest will lose in Manchester but Steve Hodge highlighted the 4 league games after that-Fulham (h),Spurs (a),Villa (h) and Burnley (h) as matches that we need to get some significant points from.
If we don’t I reckon it’s Lincoln and Blackburn next season.
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JonnoSnr
Jack Armstrong
Yeah the effort is there. But the players look like they're absolutely frightened to death of making a mistake. The passing is always very safe, rarely do you see a high-risk/high-reward pass in the final third.
Everyone takes the extra touch, wingers are cutting back constantly just so they can get any sort of ball into the box rather than take a man on the outside, Jesus needs so much time to get a shot off etc.
It's all very slow and predictable and it looks like we have absolutely no idea how to create a goal from open play.
JonnoSnr
Jack Armstrong
Just to add to that, I was looking through our results and realised that Taiwo at Brentford was the last time we scored a goal in the league that wasn't a set piece or a cross. And we can hardly say we cut through Brentford there.
Ironically the last well worked team goal in the league was probably against City.
Ironically the last well worked team goal in the league was probably against City.
Sib
First Team Squad
I totally agree with this lineup.
It should be solid defensively and Awoniyi is usually at his best when we have to park the bus.
Bing Crosby's Head
Geoff Thomas
Apart from Sunday, of course.
Bing Crosby's Head
Geoff Thomas
It was 36 years ago today that my namesake scored 'that' goal against Man City. Wouldn't mind a cheeky repeat tomorrow night!
JonnoSnr
Jack Armstrong
of course. Short term memory loss.Again though it's a great strike but hardly slicing through our opponents like i seem to see basically every other Premier League team do, even Wolves have been able to do it more recently.
andover red
Grenville Morris
Williams looked most in need of a rest so I'd swap him for Aina. I don't thinknit would do any harm to give Jesus a rest either so I'd start Taiwo up front. I'd also consider resting Anderson, maybe for Dom and bring him on for the final 30 mins if we're still in with a shout.