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40 points as ever.

Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:League as always but I'm sure I'm in monority here.

It's not a minority. Quite the opposite.

I'd rather win the league over the Champs league without any hesitation.

Win a few more league titles over the next 5 years I might have a reversal but as it stands Europe can suck my balls.

Cheers

DoomMerchant wrote:

Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:League as always but I'm sure I'm in monority here.

It's not a minority. Quite the opposite.

I'd rather win the league over the Champs league without any hesitation.

Win a few more league titles over the next 5 years I might have a reversal but as it stands Europe can suck my balls.

Cheers

Reading the thread I reckon most folks see the domestic league title as the more important one. Always has been and always will be to we overhaul the rags

nottsblue wrote:

DoomMerchant wrote:

Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:League as always but I'm sure I'm in monority here.

It's not a minority. Quite the opposite.

I'd rather win the league over the Champs league without any hesitation.

Win a few more league titles over the next 5 years I might have a reversal but as it stands Europe can suck my balls.

Cheers

Reading the thread I reckon most folks see the domestic league title as the more important one. Always has been and always will be to we overhaul the rags

PL will ALWAYS BW priority for most of us Blues as we're still not up our own arses. However, the thought of winning the CL whilst still fighting for the PL will always get our juices flowing.

nottsblue wrote:

DoomMerchant wrote:

Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:League as always but I'm sure I'm in monority here.

It's not a minority. Quite the opposite.

I'd rather win the league over the Champs league without any hesitation.

Win a few more league titles over the next 5 years I might have a reversal but as it stands Europe can suck my balls.

Cheers

Reading the thread I reckon most folks see the domestic league title as the more important one. Always has been and always will be to we overhaul the rags

Nothing to go with the rags. Playing every team, home and away, is the ultimate test, not done rigged, seeded draw, knock out game. If the CL was a proper league, or a true luck-of-the draw, knock out, like it used to be, it would carry more weight for me.

...and herein could be the problem. Whilst we fans may see the Prem as the main priority, that may not be the case for our owners.

The Prem is a major league that is televised worldwide and therefore being champions carries a lot of global exposure and kudos.

Winning the CL, although secondary in our thoughts, carries with it the title of Champions of Europe and is a big step up in global marketability. As John St Austell has ably demonstrated, we are a commercial business and European Champions ensures more global deals and increased revenue.

City are also our owner's vehicle to increase the global profile of Abu Dhabi and for them, winning the CL would be a huge tool to help them do this.

Looking at the politics of European football, we may have passed the FFP and got through the door before it slams shut, but should those top European clubs go ahead in 2018 and form a new European competition, The more successful we are, the harder it will be to shut us out.

The CL has to be on our owners agenda.

john68 wrote:...and herein could be the problem. Whilst we fans may see the Prem as the main priority, that may not be the case for our owners.

The Prem is a major league that is televised worldwide and therefore being champions carries a lot of global exposure and kudos.

Winning the CL, although secondary in our thoughts, carries with it the title of Champions of Europe and is a big step up in global marketability. As John St Austell has ably demonstrated, we are a commercial business and European Champions ensures more global deals and increased revenue.

City are also our owner's vehicle to increase the global profile of Abu Dhabi and for them, winning the CL would be a huge tool to help them do this.

Looking at the politics of European football, we may have passed the FFP and got through the door before it slams shut, but should those top European clubs go ahead in 2018 and form a new European competition, The more successful we are, the harder it will be to shut us out.

The CL has to be on our owners agenda.

It has to be for sure. But not at the expense of the program. Within the next 4 years win it and they'll be chuffed to bits.

Doomie,

If the political situation within Europe evolves as I believe it will, 4 years could be too late.

I am certain our owners are more than aware of the current situation and this is defining the speed of investment into and the the growth of MCFC/CFG.

The Etihad Campus, Womens' Football at the top level, NYCFC, Melbourne City, That Japanese Club, the links with Nissan and the dozens or so of small local deals around the World. We are growing at a huge rate of knots.

Hutch's Shoulder wrote:

nottsblue wrote:

DoomMerchant wrote:

Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:League as always but I'm sure I'm in monority here.

It's not a minority. Quite the opposite.

I'd rather win the league over the Champs league without any hesitation.

Win a few more league titles over the next 5 years I might have a reversal but as it stands Europe can suck my balls.

Cheers

Reading the thread I reckon most folks see the domestic league title as the more important one. Always has been and always will be to we overhaul the rags

Nothing to go with the rags. Playing every team, home and away, is the ultimate test, not done rigged, seeded draw, knock out game. If the CL was a proper league, or a true luck-of-the draw, knock out, like it used to be, it would carry more weight for me.

Correct.
You can go back to my posts through the years when we were shit and I ALWAYS said that Champion's League should be competition for clubs that have actually WON their league. Cherry on top of the cake with best of the best competing with each other. As things stand there are clubs who will put their domestic league on back pedal to try and win Champion's League and that is simply wrong. It's also wrong to see club that has won fuck all previous year lifting the title.

Creating proper league would be another proposition.

It was the Champions League until I saw the press over the last 3 weeks. Are we actually playing in the league this season? Do we exist? I am not looking for worship like status but a bit of recognition would be nice. So for me its the Premier League again.....

nottsblue wrote:Think priority for the club is Champions league. Whether that means actually winning it or maybe getting to semi-finals I don't know. Just hope it is not at expense of Premier league

Personally, I would always choose domestic league over a knockout cup. Thats the week in week out standard. Progress in cups is always welcome, but not to the detriment of the league.

Scoring 100 goals again would be nice and getting 10 in a single match would be great but back to back titles is priority for me

10 goals in a match was something I was hoping for last season, for lots of reasons, not least because I thought we could do it. I'd also like to see us get 90 points this season.

Today the priority is the Charity Shield.*

* I know it isn't called that any moree.