So Where Do We Go From Here ?

[Sparklehorse]

I would go with the formation 9-1.... give 1 the ball the other 9 form a circle around him an run like fuck until we've over their goal line. Simple really

[City64]

Bottom of the league Leicester City up next , then the weekend off because we got outplayed by a championship side and got dumped out of the FA Cup ,


Just sayin .

[iwasthere2012]

I would go with the formation 9-1.... give 1 the ball the other 9 form a circle around him an run like fuck until we've over their goal line. Simple really

As long as he works his socks off when we haven't got the ball.

[Mikhail Chigorin]

I would go with the formation 9-1.... give 1 the ball the other 9 form a circle around him an run like fuck until we've over their goal line. Simple really

Steady on old chum.

You'll be in danger of giving BFS and Pulis some exciting new tactical innovations.

[City64]

Anyone else sense it was going through the motions football last night ?

[Douglas Higginbottom]

So we are in 2nd with little (IMO) chance of catching Chelsea as I just don't see them dropping the points and us going on a 10 match winning streak. I think that's realistic although of course never say never and all that.

What points count is realistic for us over the next 10 games. Maybe 20 more points which is 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Sounds about right to me and we do have 5 very winnable games left at home (WBA, WHU, Villa,QPR and Soton.) Winnable but far from easy as 4 of them are fighting for their lives and will park the bus.

But assuming we do get 20 points it will take:

Arsenal to get 24 points to catch us which is 8 wins out of 10
Scum 25 points 8 wins and a draw
Scouse 27 points which is 9 wins.

Never more obvious that it's what we do that matters and no need to worry about the chasers.If we do our job and get the 20 points , which isn't a special run of results,we will be comfortable in the CL spots.Results like last night which wasn't very convincing are what it's all about now.

[Goaters 103]

Spot on analysis Doug.

In short, win the home games, win at least 1 of the 5 aways, get draws in 2 others and ffs do not lose at the shit pit.

Where do we go next? Burnley I'd wager.

[Wonderwall]

So we are in 2nd with little (IMO) chance of catching Chelsea as I just don't see them dropping the points and us going on a 10 match winning streak. I think that's realistic although of course never say never and all that.

What points count is realistic for us over the next 10 games. Maybe 20 more points which is 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Sounds about right to me and we do have 5 very winnable games left at home (WBA, WHU, Villa,QPR and Soton.) Winnable but far from easy as 4 of them are fighting for their lives and will park the bus.

But assuming we do get 20 points it will take:

Arsenal to get 24 points to catch us which is 8 wins out of 10
Scum 25 points 8 wins and a draw
Scouse 27 points which is 9 wins.

Quite right DH, especially considering that
Arsenal hve to play - Scouse, Rags and Chelsea as well as relegation threatened teams
Scouse have to play - Arse, Rags, Chelsea...Crystal palace :-) as well as relegation threatened teams
Rags have to play - Spurs, Arse, Rags, Everton, Chelsea and US as well as relegation threatened teams OMG they will drop like a stone surely!

[Ted Hughes]

They get paid to play football, & for all the absolutely fucking obvious attempts by the media to destroy the confidence of the club, the truth is that a City team performing at between 60 & 75% is good enough to, & should be favourites to, beat every team we play between now & the end of the season, exept Barca.

A City team playing at 50% or below, which is what we have seen in the first half v Barca, & the last two games, isn't good enough to do that.

Imo, the Champions League is one of our biggest problems; we are shit in it, & it destroys our confidence. If we can get a win either side of that game, without getting the willies again, we are still in the title race imo. But only if the players give 100% & believe we are still in it.

Otherwise it's Mancini all over again. Burnely would have beaten us last night imo & we need to snap out of it.

[City64]

They get paid to play football, & for all the absolutely fucking obvious attempts by the media to destroy the confidence of the club, the truth is that a City team performing at between 60 & 75% is good enough to, & should be favourites to, beat every team we play between now & the end of the season, exept Barca.

A City team playing at 50% or below, which is what we have seen in the first half v Barca, & the last two games, isn't good enough to do that.

Imo, the Champions League is one of our biggest problems; we are shit in it, & it destroys our confidence. If we can get a win either side of that game, without getting the willies again, we are still in the title race imo. But only if the players give 100% & believe we are still in it.

Otherwise it's Mancini all over again. Burnely would have beaten us last night imo & we need to snap out of it.

Well Ted Burnley just beat us , it could be meltdown if we get battered in the Nou Camp in a couple of days time .

[Hazy2]

We get Rid of some big players, who have been amazing phase 2 is over. That is the only option, if we want to become the club the owner wants, sentiment is not part of the culture, we see that at Madrid, we see that at the biggest clubs, we have to get used to it. Failure by all involved this season is a pay off and thanks.

[City64]

We get Rid of some big players, who have been amazing phase 2 is over. That is the only option, if we want to become the club the owner wants, sentiment is not part of the culture, we see that at Madrid, we see that at the biggest clubs, we have to get used to it. Failure by all involved this season is a pay off and thanks.

Exactly this Hazy ^^^^^^

The owners now need to be ruthless with both the manager and several players just like the likes of Madrid and Barca etc do in order to progress as an elite football club .

[stevefromdonny]

I would go with the formation 9-1.... give 1 the ball the other 9 form a circle around him an run like fuck until we've over their goal line. Simple really

that I like

[stevefromdonny]

wasn't that a song title in the 80s