Moonchesteri wrote:From now on until the end of the season we are fighting for CL places & that's it.
2 CITY P29 PTS 58
3 arse P29 PTS 57
4 rags P28 PTS 53
5 pool P28 PTS 51
6 spuds P28 PTS 50
With the way we are playing its not gonna be easy is it. Big games tomorrow
Mark Garrett wrote:72pts will be enough for top 4 finish.
So we need 14pts from 9 games. Is anyone seriously thinking we cannot get 14pts from 9 games??!
zabbadabbado wrote:I wouldn't bet on us finishing 4th given how poor we are at this moment.
It is portrayed as a disaster not finishing 4th, from a business perspective.
However from my perspective as a City fan, it would be no great disappointment to me personally missing out on UEFA Champions League. It is a corrupt competition that favours an elite few. I thought that would be the part I enjoyed most about our recent success. I have not really enjoyed many off those nights, games constantly ruined by corrupt officiating.
It is obvious that in a few weeks time this team is going to be ripped apart and start again. There will be some big coming and goings. Next season we are going to be a team in transition regardless. Our expectations should reflect this. It matters not if we spend £ 200,000 000.The team will still need time to gel together. Would not being in the Champions League really be that big of a disappointment to us fans. It will be all about learning to walk before we can run again.
AntMcfc wrote:All this talk of finishing 4th to get CL football is off the mark. We need to finish 4th to have a chance, because it is by no means a certainty that we'll get through this playoff. We're losing to all sorts of trash at the moment and I don't see why we couldn't lose to Besiktas, Young Boys, Sevilla etc. We need to finish 3rd, and that means making four points up between us and United by the end of the season. It looks doubtful but the fixture list is much kinder to us.
Ted Hughes wrote:AntMcfc wrote:All this talk of finishing 4th to get CL football is off the mark. We need to finish 4th to have a chance, because it is by no means a certainty that we'll get through this playoff. We're losing to all sorts of trash at the moment and I don't see why we couldn't lose to Besiktas, Young Boys, Sevilla etc. We need to finish 3rd, and that means making four points up between us and United by the end of the season. It looks doubtful but the fixture list is much kinder to us.
If we do our job, we will most likely finish 2nd.
It's down to whether the players can be arsed to do it or not.
sheblue wrote:Ted Hughes wrote:AntMcfc wrote:All this talk of finishing 4th to get CL football is off the mark. We need to finish 4th to have a chance, because it is by no means a certainty that we'll get through this playoff. We're losing to all sorts of trash at the moment and I don't see why we couldn't lose to Besiktas, Young Boys, Sevilla etc. We need to finish 3rd, and that means making four points up between us and United by the end of the season. It looks doubtful but the fixture list is much kinder to us.
If we do our job, we will most likely finish 2nd.
It's down to whether the players can be arsed to do it or not.
Thats one hell of a big IF.
A bit of realism though, we have been mid table standard since jan 1, logic and evidence suggests were going to remain at mid table standard until May 24th. Mid table teams dont finish second, we will be lucky to hold fourth.
Anybody betting on us finishing second is a brave man.
Ted Hughes wrote:sheblue wrote:Ted Hughes wrote:AntMcfc wrote:All this talk of finishing 4th to get CL football is off the mark. We need to finish 4th to have a chance, because it is by no means a certainty that we'll get through this playoff. We're losing to all sorts of trash at the moment and I don't see why we couldn't lose to Besiktas, Young Boys, Sevilla etc. We need to finish 3rd, and that means making four points up between us and United by the end of the season. It looks doubtful but the fixture list is much kinder to us.
If we do our job, we will most likely finish 2nd.
It's down to whether the players can be arsed to do it or not.
Thats one hell of a big IF.
A bit of realism though, we have been mid table standard since jan 1, logic and evidence suggests were going to remain at mid table standard until May 24th. Mid table teams dont finish second, we will be lucky to hold fourth.
Anybody betting on us finishing second is a brave man.
That's perfectly true, but teams with the quality of City, often cash in at the end of a season in these circumstances. We have seen it many times with the likes of Arsenal, who make a disasterous season look ok on paper with a late run, under little pressure.
Of course, a bit of inspiration from the manager wouldn't go amiss. Half a game for just one of the kids for instance.
Bony could be the key if he gets fit. Something different than the same routine.
lets all have a disco wrote:Ted Hughes wrote:sheblue wrote:Ted Hughes wrote:AntMcfc wrote:All this talk of finishing 4th to get CL football is off the mark. We need to finish 4th to have a chance, because it is by no means a certainty that we'll get through this playoff. We're losing to all sorts of trash at the moment and I don't see why we couldn't lose to Besiktas, Young Boys, Sevilla etc. We need to finish 3rd, and that means making four points up between us and United by the end of the season. It looks doubtful but the fixture list is much kinder to us.
If we do our job, we will most likely finish 2nd.
It's down to whether the players can be arsed to do it or not.
Thats one hell of a big IF.
A bit of realism though, we have been mid table standard since jan 1, logic and evidence suggests were going to remain at mid table standard until May 24th. Mid table teams dont finish second, we will be lucky to hold fourth.
Anybody betting on us finishing second is a brave man.
That's perfectly true, but teams with the quality of City, often cash in at the end of a season in these circumstances. We have seen it many times with the likes of Arsenal, who make a disasterous season look ok on paper with a late run, under little pressure.
Of course, a bit of inspiration from the manager wouldn't go amiss. Half a game for just one of the kids for instance.
Bony could be the key if he gets fit. Something different than the same routine.
Bony had an incredible run of appearances before he signed almost never injured,signs for us and boom injured.
One of those seasons and i cant wait for it to be over.
Wooders wrote:Our run in is preferable to utd (they still have chelsea and arsenal away to play) we might be alright if we can pull our heads out of our arse
Peter Doherty (AGAIG) wrote:Wooders wrote:Our run in is preferable to utd (they still have chelsea and arsenal away to play) we might be alright if we can pull our heads out of our arse
Some of the players look like they think they'll be out the door in the summer and really can't be arsed getting the top 4 spot as they won';t be here. They need dropping and then we might have a chance.
Peter Doherty (AGAIG) wrote:Wooders wrote:Our run in is preferable to utd (they still have chelsea and arsenal away to play) we might be alright if we can pull our heads out of our arse
Some of the players look like they think they'll be out the door in the summer and really can't be arsed getting the top 4 spot as they won';t be here. They need dropping and then we might have a chance.
Wonderwall wrote:Peter Doherty (AGAIG) wrote:Wooders wrote:Our run in is preferable to utd (they still have chelsea and arsenal away to play) we might be alright if we can pull our heads out of our arse
Some of the players look like they think they'll be out the door in the summer and really can't be arsed getting the top 4 spot as they won';t be here. They need dropping and then we might have a chance.
I would go around to the ones that are certain to stay, tell them so and play that 11. Get rid of the ones that are not part of our future plans, put them in the EDS and promote the EDS to the first team.
No more negativity!
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