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Who said he was excellent? All of the defence (perhaps minus Simpson) were decent yesterday, no better.

He kicked out and got nothing on the ball. If that doesn't tempt the ref to blow, i don't know what does. Not saying it was a penalty, but he's clumsy when players run at him, and it will cost us at some point.

It's less than 2 years ago that Kinnear announced that he was prepared to sell him.

They were having a right go at each other on the pitch yesterday.

Could easily have given away a penalty early-on. Williamson is OK, i think folk (me included) just want to see what Sol can offer.

It's his weakness, like. Hope he sorts it out soon, and i'm sure he will. Hell of a keeper.

You're an embarrassment. City conceded goals for fun at the start of last season. He can't organize a defence and is incapable of dominating his box. His agility and reactions were once great, but they're firmly on the wain.

Earnt his reputation? And Sol Campbell is better than Gary Cahill.

Age, and that is the only reason. Hart is far, far better at dominating his box, a better distributor and a better shot-stopper.

If Lovenkrands was anything approaching mediocre, he'd be nailed-on to start.

Almost dropped? According to whom?

0-2 Blackpool, 1-2 Stoke.

As have our two best. He's played in all but one. There's no evidence to suggest we missed him against Wigan.

Given is on the bench where he belongs. Hart is better in every single respect.

Our two worst performances this season have occured with Nolan in the team.

He's a striker.

By that stupid logic, how many 'good' seasons has Given had at a 'good' club?

No he wasn't.

Given's done.

Hart is twice the keeper Given is.

Considering away fans are usually situated behind a goal, you usually get better positional perspective from the TV.

Indeed.

Mancini must have woken up mental. Boyata is absolutely shite.

What's silly, you knee-jerking nonce, is the suggestion that Nolan being in the team has any semblance of correlation with Tiote's performances. Nolan was absymal/anonymous against Man City, Tiote had his best game for us that day.

Tiote didn't have a mare. He looked a bit clumsy, but that was nowt to do with Nolan not being there.