Alright, alright. So, Ok...apart from the Battle Of Britain,The Battle of Hastings, the under 17 FIFA World Cup, Agincourt in 1415 and Trafalger...no-one...and I mean no-one, has ever won anything in October.The Battle of Britain officially ended in October 1940. We won.
The rags won "world's fastest fire drill" in October 2011.Alright, alright. So, Ok...apart from the Battle Of Britain,The Battle of Hastings, the under 17 FIFA World Cup, Agincourt in 1415 and Trafalger...no-one...and I mean no-one, has ever won anything in October.
But our rivals also have to run through the same ground - except maybe Arsenal. Are they still rivals. Just about maybe. They can be killed off this weekend, but they are also strong enough to damage us.Notes of caution.
We've been running Silva, Fern and KDB into the ground. Fernandinho in particular seems utterly essential so an injury there could be very bad news.
Jesus is so young he could have a major, season long dip in form. This has to be considered alongside Aguero's injury record.
There is a slight problem with defence.
Most teams have a peak around December, so we might find tougher opposition. Pitch conditions change in winter too.
And the Business end (last 10 games, +CL semis etc) is the be all and end all.
Still, I don't see anyone else reaching our level. Utd possibly will make their plan work if Pogba comes back. ATM the general play looks miles off but they are picking up points. They have a team of 6ft + monsters, as physically impressive as any PL team I''ve seen..... and IMO they are sorely missing his passing. Spurs are a fine team but....
I think we already have a 75% chance of winning the league. I really do. The only problem is 75% of the time I'm wrong.
They're playing for fourth, I don't think anyone at that club sees them as title challengers.But our rivals also have to run through the same ground - except maybe Arsenal. Are they still rivals. Just about maybe. They can be killed off this weekend, but they are also strong enough to damage us.
Remember we were 8 points behind with 6 games to play in 2012.Interesting stats about slow starting champions. Apparently no team has ever been 7 points or more behind after 10 games and gone on to win the title. The most ever is 6 points behind at this point. Spurs, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool are currently 8, 9, 9 & 12 points behind!
The quicker we can knock the thought of a title campaign out of our rivals heads the better. No one saw Leicester as challengers, but they started to believe and once they did became difficult to stop. Self-belief is often the crucial element that separates teams.They're playing for fourth, I don't think anyone at that club sees them as title challengers.
Remember we were 8 points behind with 6 games to play in 2012.
The quicker we can knock the thought of a title campaign out of our rivals heads the better. No one saw Leicester as challengers, but they started to believe and once they did became difficult to stop. Self-belief is often the crucial element that separates teams.
It was very obvious from early on in the 2012/13 season that we weren't going to retain the title. The hunger and belief had evaporated. Right now, I looks like City v Utd but still early. Teams can go on runs and develop.
The rags won "world's fastest fire drill" in October 2011.
And they all left quickly and quietly.To be fair to our cross-city chums, it was very impressively done.