Who will be captain now?

Barry? Given? Ireland? Lescott? Toure?

I think Barry will be given it meself or Shay Given.

You can still get [url=http://www.betfair.com/?rfr=63&mi=100721975&ex=11/29[/url on him leaving City with Betfair.

You'd have to keep your hard earned in the bank for four years for that sort of return!

I agree. I think his problem has been that, since Distin left, he never really had confidence in his fellow defenders and saw himself almost as a one man defense. Hence his increasingly manic play.

Just at a mate's house now, and he's a bluenose, and he tells me the club's official forum's have been closed.

Any of the bluenoses know why?

Was hoping he would stay on. Hes been our best player by far the last 5 years hope h gets a good send off like has been said he single handedly kept us up in 2006 still a very good player and will be a good pick up for villa

Smart money will be on Toure.

Just so happens that a couple of City players have come out in the press in the last couple of days saying how influential Toure is, stating that he is a winner and that he inspires his team mates. Coincidence?

woudnt it be funny if ronaldo was to play man utd in the group stages

Better if they play in the knock out stages.

I'm not actually watching the Everton game, but my mate is behind me and he tells me the bluenoses are getting done in by the Sigma fans. Anyone watching?

Hibbert sent off after 6 mins

, dire player

good draw so far

Lol @ ManUre's draw

Plenty of airmiles to be had there

some very good ties there

Group G is terrible.

Group C is a tough one imo.

Group C is the hardest of them all

Can't blame him for it though, truly shocking backpass from Yobo.

Well taken by Pienaar though, nice, nerve-settling away goal, and, bar a collapse of Warringtonian proportions, a ball in tomorrows draw

Agreed.

Lyon and Fiorentina. Two quality games right there, Lyon have strengthened considerably this year.

La Viola haven't.
Can't see any of the four English clubs not getting through to the next stage.
Congratulations to Fulham and Everton.

I agree, losing Melo was big for them. But they have some young'ish players who could become big. Jovetic is good, Montolivo is quality on his day but we're still waiting for him to produce it consistently.

Two decent strikers, an OK'ish defence and a world class 'keeper. They're a quality side but we should be able to win both ties.

Villa, Hearts and St Patricks all winning at home.
Shame that only Villa won't be out if it stays the way it is.

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He gets worse

He's incredibly naive not to realise that his proposals will be easily circumvented.