**Official Match Day Thread - MK Dons v City**

Merry Boxing Day everyone!

A couple of very winnable fixtures coming up. We slipped up at MK Dons in the League Cup earlier, so it will be interesting to see how this game is approached. Manga & Connolly at the back is probably the best combination from a mobility / footballing point of view, but yet another City misfit, Nicky Maynard, will no doubt feel he has a point to prove.

I live in hope of Kenwyne the Destroyer turning up today, in which case, I think City will shade it 1 - 2.

3-1 city,

One change - Manga for Morrison. Inventive as ever.

How much longer do we have to put up with this crap? I suspect all season.

Frustrating and kudos for TDA predicting a Maynard goal.

I echo Cyncoeds sentiments from another thread - the most shocking thing from today was that a little bit of me was pleased we didn't win. We wouldn't stand a chance in the playoffs anyway, and every win just extends Spades tenure even further.

I'll get the noose myself - but I'd probably pick midtable mediocrity and Slade losing his job over a playoff place and him renewing his contract...

I cannot believe how many games we have surrendered to teams that we should be easily beating.

In getting City playing football and scoring from open play, we seem now to be completely vulnerable to the counter-attack.