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by Peter Doherty (AGAIG) » Tue Mar 10, 2015 2:06 pm
Great post, Nottsblue.
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by Ted Hughes » Tue Mar 10, 2015 3:22 pm
Peter Doherty (AGAIG) wrote:Great post, Nottsblue.
Indeed.
Disappointment if we don't win the league is understandable, & imo even if some think the manager isn't upto it, that is understandable too, but when people start on as if the club is facing some potential disaster & get scared because a few players sign for others, so we should rip up the plan; it's ridiculous.
We are in great shape, so long as we stick to it. We are supposed to have competition. Ups & downs are supposed to happen. It's not supposed to be the case that one team wins the title every year. In fact it's arguable that it's better if 4 or 5 teams do it rather than one or two.
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by mcfc1632 » Tue Mar 10, 2015 3:57 pm
Just watching the pantomime over in Trafford is all the silver lining I need - fucking loving it.
We CITY fans have had decades to build character so we should not be getting into depression over the current position - but those scum fuckers have never had to man up in most of their lifetimes and are probably incapable. Fuck me they probably are totally unaware of how dark their future could be (hopefully) - enough joy to be derived just from watching that implosion.
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by dazby » Fri Mar 13, 2015 10:30 am
Back in the day I used to be so worried about the club. Would we survive? Will we stay up? Will we go up? Will Sweep stay?
Now, I don't worry about City. It's the least of my worries. If we don't win it this year, we'll win it next year. Or the year after. We'll win something. We are too good not to.
And as for the bullshit about us going backwards. You think Mangala and the Octopus and Bony are going to be worse players next season?
Attack the argument of the person, not the person of the argument- except Carl.
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by zuricity » Fri Mar 13, 2015 1:45 pm
dazby wrote:Back in the day I used to be so worried about the club. Would we survive? Will we stay up? Will we go up? Will Sweep stay?
Now, I don't worry about City. It's the least of my worries. If we don't win it this year, we'll win it next year. Or the year after. We'll win something. We are too good not to.
And as for the bullshit about us going backwards. You think Mangala and the Octopus and Bony are going to be worse players next season?
Your first paragraph reminds me of Brian's mum telling him he is not jewish but a roman.
"Well I'll go to the foot of our stairs."
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by iwasthere2012 » Fri Mar 13, 2015 1:53 pm
zuricity wrote:dazby wrote:Back in the day I used to be so worried about the club. Would we survive? Will we stay up? Will we go up? Will Sweep stay?
Now, I don't worry about City. It's the least of my worries. If we don't win it this year, we'll win it next year. Or the year after. We'll win something. We are too good not to.
And as for the bullshit about us going backwards. You think Mangala and the Octopus and Bony are going to be worse players next season?
Your first paragraph reminds me of Brian's mum telling him he is not jewish but a roman.
Always look on the bright side of life!
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by Wonderwall » Fri Mar 13, 2015 1:56 pm
zuricity wrote:dazby wrote:Back in the day I used to be so worried about the club. Would we survive? Will we stay up? Will we go up? Will Sweep stay?
Now, I don't worry about City. It's the least of my worries. If we don't win it this year, we'll win it next year. Or the year after. We'll win something. We are too good not to.
And as for the bullshit about us going backwards. You think Mangala and the Octopus and Bony are going to be worse players next season?
Your first paragraph reminds me of Brian's mum telling him he is not jewish but a roman.
We do know that he was a very naughty boy!
Judith on the other hand................!
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by iwasthere2012 » Fri Mar 13, 2015 3:10 pm
zuricity wrote:dazby wrote:Back in the day I used to be so worried about the club. Would we survive? Will we stay up? Will we go up? Will Sweep stay?
Now, I don't worry about City. It's the least of my worries. If we don't win it this year, we'll win it next year. Or the year after. We'll win something. We are too good not to.
And as for the bullshit about us going backwards. You think Mangala and the Octopus and Bony are going to be worse players next season?
Your first paragraph reminds me of Brian's mum telling him he is not jewish but a roman.
Brian: Have I got a big nose, Mum?
Brian's mother: Stop thinking about sex!
Brian: I wasn't!
Brian's mother: You're always on about it. "Will the girls like this? Will the girls like that? Is it too big? Is it too small? "
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by zuricity » Fri Mar 13, 2015 5:08 pm
Crickey! All i said was that paragraph of Dazby's was good enough for Brian's mum.
"Well I'll go to the foot of our stairs."
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by Cocacolajojo1 » Sat Mar 21, 2015 4:28 pm
Things to take from today's game:
Despite there being plenty of opportunities for it, Mangala and Kompany generally kept it cool and did not give away unnecessary free kicks close to our penaly area. I'm not saying they put in an herculian shift, but neither have they really had to do so in other games where they've made a shambles of fairly easy defending. I counted two occassions where either one of them or Fernando needlessly gave away a freekick. That's to expected over a game, IMO.
Hart kept a clean sheet
Bony scored his first goal and looked really lively for about 55 minutes
Silva scored his 11th PL goal this season, on the back of 24 starts. That's ca one goal every second game.
Agüero looked more lively today than he has for a couple of weeks.
Navas put in som triffic crosses today
None of this may contine in the long term but in keeping with the aim of this thread, there was a few things to be happy about today, some of which I'm probably forgetting to type.
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by iwasthere2012 » Sat Mar 21, 2015 4:30 pm
Harumph!
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by nottsblue » Sat Mar 21, 2015 8:11 pm
A city win and the weekend is a much happier time. Simple really. My weekend has a silver lining at the moment and if Hull beat Chelsea it'll be a good dollop of icing on top
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by sheblue » Sat Mar 21, 2015 10:38 pm
nottsblue wrote:A city win and the weekend is a much happier time. Simple really. My weekend has a silver lining at the moment and if Hull beat Chelsea it'll be a good dollop of icing on top
Hull won't beat them, but a draw is a possibility I suppose.
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by iwasthere2012 » Mon Mar 23, 2015 2:38 pm
sheblue wrote:nottsblue wrote:A city win and the weekend is a much happier time. Simple really. My weekend has a silver lining at the moment and if Hull beat Chelsea it'll be a good dollop of icing on top
Hull won't beat them, but a draw is a possibility I suppose.
Close but no cigar.
Maybe next time.
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by Goaters 103 » Mon Mar 23, 2015 3:51 pm
Silver linings?
As gruesome as any Utd win is, they have created for us a nice 7 point gap to 5th spot which means we would have to go through an almighty balls up not to finish in the top 4, which our baseline requirements.
Tbh I don't give a toss if we finish 2nd or 3rd, so long as we get an automatic spot and don't face a qualifying game in August. Finishing above United would be welcome of course.
Other silver linings are that Rio Ferdinand looks like being relegated, as do our bogey side Sunderland.
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by iwasthere2012 » Mon Mar 23, 2015 3:56 pm
Goaters 103 wrote:Silver linings?
As gruesome as any Utd win is, they have created for us a nice 7 point gap to 5th spot which means we would have to go through an almighty balls up not to finish in the top 4, which our baseline requirements.
Tbh I don't give a toss if we finish 2nd or 3rd, so long as we get an automatic spot and don't face a qualifying game in August. Finishing above United would be welcome of course.
Other silver linings are that Rio Ferdinand looks like being relegated, as do our bogey side Sunderland.
That crossed my mind too, although I'd hate to be caught by Utd. Beating them would go along way to securing third.
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by Aggressive Walkling » Sun Mar 29, 2015 4:24 pm
Goaters 103 wrote:Silver linings?
As gruesome as any Utd win is, they have created for us a nice 7 point gap to 5th spot which means we would have to go through an almighty balls up not to finish in the top 4, which our baseline requirements.
Tbh I don't give a toss if we finish 2nd or 3rd, so long as we get an automatic spot and don't face a qualifying game in August. Finishing above United would be welcome of course.
Other silver linings are that Rio Ferdinand looks like being relegated, as do our bogey side Sunderland.
But cancelling out the benefits to City of the Mackems getting dropped is the potential promotion of the Boro.
Past that, I'm personally one of those people that still counts our points up to 40 every year. Only half-kidding about that, too. Old habits being hard to break.
I'd hate to finish below FC Trafford. Would be unsettled a bit to not at least get the Wenger Cup, as this could impact recruitment and FFP issues. But the Wenger Cup now seems safe. We have what I think is the best-run and financed setup in England if not the world. And a phenomenal infrastructure that promises great things for the future.
All the silver linings I need right there!
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by Beefymcfc » Mon Mar 30, 2015 9:49 pm
mcfc1632 wrote:Just watching the pantomime over in Trafford is all the silver lining I need - fucking loving it.
We CITY fans have had decades to build character so we should not be getting into depression over the current position - but those scum fuckers have never had to man up in most of their lifetimes and are probably incapable. Fuck me they probably are totally unaware of how dark their future could be (hopefully) - enough joy to be derived just from watching that implosion.
And these are the days when all's they can think about is catching us! Imagine that, a few years ago?
In the words of my Old Man, "Life will never be the same without Man City, so get it in while you can".
The Future's Bright, The Future's Blue!!!
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by lets all have a disco » Tue Mar 31, 2015 9:47 am
Kolarov is likely going back to Italy.
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by Socrates » Thu Apr 02, 2015 7:22 am
Eight games left that are games we have won in recent championship winning seasons and are all winnable now, 85 points may well be enough. I find it very perplexing that people are giving up when we have come from similar positions to be champions twice in three years. No need for silver linings when the clouds aren't even here yet!
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