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Well yes I do actually. In that they are decent players. Vassel has scored 52 goals in 250+ appearances. For a forward that is a simply awful return.

Well yes I do actually. In that they are decent players. Vassel has scored 52 goals in 250+ appearances. For a forward that is a simply awful return.

You want to take a look at the goals stats for Lampard and Crouch ?

Complete agreement with alera.

I wouldn't be sad to see the back of either Vass or Bianchi.

I don't like all this "he gives 100%" business. We need players with some real quality to go with the effort and commitment. I've stuck up for Vass on a few occasions at the ground when rowing with people sat around me, but he's not the sort of player we should have in our team if we've any ambitions of improving our league position.

If we could somehow merge Vass and Bianchi to get a hybrid player with the finishing of Bianchi and the commitment of Vassell we'd have a hell of a player. Labmonkey?

He does more than that. He creates. he holds the ball up. He makes a nuisance of himself. I'll talk you through it some day.

oooh, I can hardly wait.

tbh I don't see him having that much positive input into our team performance. All the chasing round and closing down is fair enough, but when he's on the ball I personally see more bad than good from him. His decision making is frequently woeful, as is his final delivery. And his finishing, especially one on one. I definitely don't see much creativity, and holding the ball up is only of any use if you can then find one of your teammates joining the attack.

I'm happy to have him as a squad player, but I think it reflects badly on the quality of our squad that he's in the starting XI so often.

If we could somehow merge Vass and Bianchi to get a hybrid player with the finishing of Bianchi and the commitment of Vassell we'd have a hell of a player.

Then we'd have a striker that runs around like a headless chicken missing tap ins from 3 feet.

[SIZE="4"]Man City v EB Streymur (Thur)[/SIZE]

Aggregate: 2-0


Venue: Oakwell, Barnsley
Date: Thursday, 31 July
Kick-off: 2000 BST
Coverage: Full match commentary on BBC Radio Manchester (95.1FM and DAB digital radio) and ITV4, live text commentary on the BBC website

Vedran Corluka and Elano are both expected to return to the Manchester City team for the second leg of their tie with EB Streymur.

City lead 2-0 after the first leg of their Uefa Cup first qualifying round tie in the Faroe Islands.

Jo, who made his debut in the first leg, is away on Olympic duty Brazil and Benjani Mwaruwari is injured.

In their absence either Ched Evans or Daniel Sturridge will partner Darius Vassell in attack.

The game is being played at Barnsley's Oakwell ground while the pitch at the City of Manchester Stadium recovers from this summer's events.

Man City (from): Hart, Schmeichel, Corluka, Onuoha, Dunne, Richards, Ball, Ireland, Hamann, Elano, Fernandes, Mee, Johnson, Petrov, Castillo, Sturridge, Vassell, Evans, Caicedo.

[SIZE="4"]No Jo for City but Corluka and Elano set to return at Oakwell[/SIZE]

Vedran Corluka and Elano are expected to be in the Manchester City line-up for Thursday's UEFA Cup qualifier with EB/Streymur at Oakwell.

New manager Mark Hughes has been running the rule over his charges since his arrival and Corluka and Elano get their chance after a late return to training following international duty this summer.

Both players were on the bench for the first leg in the Faroe Islands that City won comfortably with goals from Martin Petrov and Didi Hamann.

With Jo on Olympic duty with Brazil and Benjani Mwaruwari on the injured list, either Ched Evans or Daniel Sturridge will partner Darius Vassell in attack.

Team (from): Hart, Schmeichel, Corluka, Onuoha, Dunne, Richards, Ball, Ireland, Hamann, Elano, Fernandes, Mee, Johnson, Petrov, Castillo, Sturridge, Vassell, Evans, Caicedo.

Why no weiss?

I think Weiss is some way off the first team yet. He's very young and very small-in a bit maybe but I don't think he should be there yet. He's only been playing against other kids thus far.

I speak to vald so I'll ask him what the situation is. Might even try and get him on here!

With the lack of right wingers we have a kid may be the best we've got

right, Good Luck to u guys tomoro not that u need like us where we have to win.But miracles do happen so 3-1 to Cork City and see you guys in the 2nd round.

Slan

dub_hater.