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Wednesday 10th February 2021 FA CUP Fifth Round Liberty Stadium Kick Off 5.30pm
The game will be shown on BT Sport LIVE from 5pm UK time and is also available in certain countries on BT Sport ultimate. Fans with access to DAZN 1 Movistar and DAZN Gratis along with ESPN+ in the USA WatchESPN in Australia and Kayo Sports can also watch the game LIVE
Match Officials Referee: Peter Bankes Assistant Referee: Adam Nunn Assistant Referee: Neil Davies Fourth Official: Andre Marriner
Peter Bankes spotted out marching to Wednesdays game
This is a repeat of the FA Cup Quarter Final game in 2019 where Manchester City scored the winning goal from an offside position, the referee that day ? Yes, you guessed it Andre Marriner. He made a variety of what can only be described as very questionable decisions in Manchester City’s favour that led to the winning goal and second goal. Incompetence is the best thing he can claim, even Guardiola said after the game ‘ yes, the goal was offside and it wasn’t a penalty but you need luck sometimes’ Very comforting.
Andre Marriner, won the last FA Cup game between the sides in 2019
Married Aston Villa supporting lunatic Andre Marriner has seen his fair share of controversy over the years, the fifty year old referee from Birmingham has never been that far away from either questionable decision making or complete and utter incompetence. Hopefully on Wednesday the nugget will stick to his role and prevent himself for trying the same stunt again. When I say stunt ...
In 2019 Marriner whose integrity is never in question, made numerous questionable decisions when he was pictured with a young Asian girl on his knee in Indonesia at a charity event. On the Thursday night of the week long trip Kevin Friend, Martin Atkinson, David Coote and Marriner posed for photos with six women at Brewski & Co bar in Batam’s Nagoya Entertainment District, infamous for its red light district. Marriner of course remains with his integrity intact. If you like.
Caught offside, Marriner the married man in a lingering hug for charity in the red light district, Indonesia
We will leave the sleazy side of refereeing for now, and hope 150k a year plus 2k a game match fees ( England only, international fees extra ) referee Andre Marriner keeps it in his trousers on Wednesday.
Man City hold the aces when it comes to previous performances between the sides. Leave aside the game we all know should have gone the way of Swansea and still Man City are clear favourites. We have to go back thirteen games for a swans win, that was 1-0 back in 2012, sub Luke Moore scoring the winner.
The teams that day were -
Swans: Vorm, Rangel, Caulker, Williams, Taylor, Routledge (Monk, 87), Britton, Allen, Sinclair, Sigurdsson, Graham (Moore, 79).
Man City: Hart, Richards, K. Toure, Savic, Clichy, De Jong (Johnson, 84), Barry (Aguero, 37), Nasri, Y. Toure, Silva (Dzeko, 87), Balotelli.
Gun toting, human firework and self obsessed idiot Balotelli blasted the ball away in frustration on several occasions during the game, Rodgers then swans manager called it a ‘Wonderful day’ for supporters of the club. The swans have earned several draws since then but no victories. We have to go back to 1984 for another swan win 4-1 at the vetch and then to April 1982 when 2-0 was the score line, a certain Garry Stanley scoring a much celebrated tap in from 41 yards.
Relive that game from 1982 here
Manchester City ‘The facts’ Man City, now have a womens team, they are called Woman City, this keeps them in tune morally and genderly with todays millennial chipmunks. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's (West Gorton) which is a stupid name they changed it to Manchester City after that. When you think the club formed four years after the death of General, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer after being surrounded by Sue and her mates it makes you realise how old the club is. In 1956 they had a fisherman goalkeeper called Bert Trautmann, a Jerry, who has to put up with some tremendous abuse in professional football in the fifties.Whilst the people of Manchester were still putting their windows back in after years of trying to buy windows after the war ended, there was much hostility. However Bert won their hearts in the 1956 final which Man City won. During the game he broke his neck but continued playing. It was later revealed he also played with two broken legs, a broken wrist, multiple bum lacerations from the then spiked stud and a slight graze to his elbow. The latter was treated with beer, Trautmann refused all treatment and the next day ran home to his house in Berlin, which also had no windows. So, a lovely story there from history.
Bert holding his head on after the 1956 FA Cup final
As Manchester’s second team for most of their history stories like Bert’s are often repeated. There was nothing else to talk about for years. Up until 2008 Manchester City were rubbish, then a bloke from an urbanised hot place came along and bought several titles, cups and managers. That’s how football works. The fans of ‘Citeh’ have a song called Blue Moon, which isn’t their song. Brit band Blur are keen followers of ‘Citeh’ and their lead singer says ‘ Citeh’ very well. It has to be said many good things have come out of Manchester and stayed out of Manchester to their credit. Nothing else is known about Man City other than their manager Peppermint Pig can get very minty at times, that was pork I know.
Steve Cooper pre match, complete with stupid questions
I know we have hardly any of the ball but I’ve been happy with us.
Morris looks dangerous, fast strong and he can hold ball up. Latibeaudiere will be a very, very good player for us too.
Dhanda for me needs to do more, I know it’s Man City, I can put up with him losing ball etc but he’s not looking for it enough for me. Give him ten more and then bring ariolla on for him if he can’t get into it.
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FA Cup 5th round Swansea City v Manchester City : Official Thread TEAMS on 18:25 - Feb 10 with 1085 views
Bit unlucky to go in at HT a goal down really. Think Guehi and Woodman have to share the blame for the goal. Guehi is slow to react, and should get across to cover. Woodman has to read it better. If he goes down to his right and gets done to his left by the city player getting a touch, its Guehi's fault.
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FA Cup 5th round Swansea City v Manchester City : Official Thread TEAMS on 18:30 - Feb 10 with 1016 views
FA Cup 5th round Swansea City v Manchester City : Official Thread TEAMS on 18:20 - Feb 10 by theloneranger
We've had 3 half tidy chances, Fulton, Guehi and Lowe.
When we showed a bit more ambition we created chances. I don't like that we surrender so much territory so easily. Whne we push onto them sooner we look better, The soft goal came from being so deep and giving them so much space with it.
Morris looks dangerous but he needs to be more central, I'd put Lowe wide and let Morris use his pace for the through balls on goal, City look vulnerable to through balls.
Latibeadiere has played well and might have had a goal but Guehi got there just ahead of him. If Guehi had missed it I reckon Lati scores!
We knew city would dominate possession but they've created very little really and got the softest goal we'll give up this season...I hope. We can still get something here but we need to be brave. Maybe Dhanda needs to come off and Hourihane on? Ayew for Lowe possibly at some point?
FA Cup 5th round Swansea City v Manchester City : Official Thread TEAMS on 17:51 - Feb 10 by Treforys_Jack
Why stop the fecking game.
Incredible in it, these clowns on BT Sport bleating on and on about Citeh and camera going on guardiola every chance they get, is cringeworthy, doing my chuff in, the soppy tits.
Decent first half performance for me - Guehi, Lati, Grimes, Fulton & Morris all strong - but tough second half ahead (as I type Roberts has a rush of blood & gives Sterling way too much space!).
Very tough second half now - worth giving Arriola some time in the last 20.
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FA Cup 5th round Swansea City v Manchester City : Official Thread TEAMS on 18:36 - Feb 10 with 952 views
FA Cup 5th round Swansea City v Manchester City : Official Thread TEAMS on 18:22 - Feb 10 by 34dfgdf54
I know we have hardly any of the ball but I’ve been happy with us.
Morris looks dangerous, fast strong and he can hold ball up. Latibeaudiere will be a very, very good player for us too.
Dhanda for me needs to do more, I know it’s Man City, I can put up with him losing ball etc but he’s not looking for it enough for me. Give him ten more and then bring ariolla on for him if he can’t get into it.
After this match is over I hope Cooper sits the whole squad down to watch the video. Man City don’t do anything fancy - they just pass and move. A player who doesn’t have the ball offers himself for the pass by moving into appropriate space. Our players can learn so much from them. I don’t want to particularly pick on Dhanda, but there was a Swans move developing down the left that was getting cut off and needed Dhanda to make himself available in the middle by moving towards the passer. He just stayed where he was and the move broke down. That’s where we have to improve if we are to retain the ball better than we do. Let’s have a go at them second half. We’ve shown we can get behind them and Morris has got good speed and movement.
...oh, bugger, our defence is having the night off ......2-0 down
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