Boxing Day Match Thread.

[Drazen Muzinic 1,444]

Couple of good chances saved/missed.

Get that second!

[Guest]

Murphy scores!

[Drazen Muzinic 1,444]

That''ll do!

[Herman 9,717]

Breathing space. Well done Irish[:D]

[Jools 584]

RELIEF!!

[......and Smith must score. 1,336]

Drazen Muzinc talked that one up.GET IN !!

[Drazen Muzinic 1,444]

Super pass and well taken.

Brum''s defence looked as hapless as ours on Friday!

[Guest]

Oliveira off. Watkins on.

[......and Smith must score. 1,336]

Oliveira subbed. Doesn''t seem happy.No change there then.

[Guest]

Maddison off. Reed on.

[Nuff Said 5,092]

Farke protecting his star striker now we''re two up. ;-)

[Rogue Baboon 0]

More importantly bottom 3 all losing. Shouldn’t be looking over our shoulders though

[Nuff Said 5,092]

Birmingham might have had the same number of shots as we have, but from what I''ve seen, every one has been from outside the box.

[Guest]

Pritchard off. Yanik on.

[Guest]

Finishes 2-0. A much needed three points. Phew.

[ricardo 7,348]

Well done, badly needed 3 points

[Herman 9,717]

Yes!! Relief all round. Well done City[Y] [Y]

[Rogue Baboon 0]

Phew indeed.

Have to build on it v Burton now

[hogesar 9,618]

Yes! Deserved win

[Woodman 92]

Pritchard limping off with an ice pack on his right ankle... hope that''s not a flare up of his injury.

[lake district canary 4,531]

Luvly jubbly, good all round performance, everyone contributing.  Could have been more.

[......and Smith must score. 1,336]

Well done City. Must say I thought we could have quite easily lost this one especially as we don''t have a great record there.Burton Albion have just suffered suffered their eighth consecutive home defeat so we need to make sure it isn''t the same old " then Norwich arrive " result next weekend.

[Bill 1,788]

Brum huffed and puffed, but the lack of quality among their players was all to obvious.For us we seemed a team let of the leash, players roamed around the pitch as the game determinedWe coped well with a against a fairly physical team. Lewis  slotted in well, we are not faffing about so much with short goal kicks and tapping it around before clearing the ball. A much more direct approach is being taken.We do need to mark up tighter. Too many times Brum players had time to fun with ball before we challengedBut three points, no goals against and it''s on to the next game.

[Helsinki canary 240]

We looked a different team thanks to Alex Tettey, he protects the backs and creates the link to the attacking midfield, it was like playing with an extra man! Brilliant, we must keep him at all cost and somehow start to find an equal replacement. Special mentions to pritchard (my MoM) , Madison and young Jamal! Overall great team performance

[he 0]

A deserved win against a very very poor side. But wouldn’t have won it with for example Vrancic in the side. Alex Tettey and Trybull reelection to the side is the key to the victory as they cover the defensive midfield position and break up the oppositions play. It was good to get a win again, but we will meet much better sides as Birmingham seems to be heading for the drop based on this performance which was shocking. Norwich of course need to build on this with with a cleen sheet, but not get over the moon by it. It was very good to get Tettey and Trybull back, they have been missed. The team need especially Tettey injury free as he has been the glue in the team this season.

[Capt. Pants 4,202]

Well done City, we can only beat what''s in front of us so I am over the moon. First clean sheet for 14 games? Enjoy the rest of Boxing Day!

[Nuff Said 5,092]

Birmingham demonstrating Chinese owners aren''t a magic carpet to the PL.

[paul moy 235]

[quote user="Helsinki canary"]We looked a different team thanks to Alex Tettey, he protects the backs and creates the link to the attacking midfield, it was like playing with an extra man! Brilliant, we must keep him at all cost and somehow start to find an equal replacement. Special mentions to pritchard (my MoM) , Madison and young Jamal! Overall great team performance[/quote]Exactly, but surely Tettey has been fit for a while ????? Why wait so long to play him ?

[lincoln canary (& Golden Coppel) 0]

Pritchard brilliant today. Far too good for a struggling championship side. Can’t see how we’ll be able to keep him beyond January.

Ridiculous really. If Neil had used him properly from the start last season we’d have probably rivalled the top two.

[TIL 1010 4,722]

A much needed three points and provided we come away with a point or three at Burton Monday at home to Millwall should see the crowd more relaxed and forgiving.