The Title Race - 2021/22

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ayrshire_blue said:
Stating the absolute obvious but a win on Sunday would be huge for us, as in really huge.

I don't fancy, should we drop points, a week of nerves and wondering if "typical City" will make a return. I know we're strong mentally and have proved so for a number of seasons now, but that seed of doubt has never completely worn off me, not when it gets to these sort of occasions. Thankfully we don't have a management team who will let the team think they can take the foot off the gas on Sunday as we have a bit of breathing space currently, I'm sure he'll make them go hell for leather and so they should. Win Sunday it's done, might as well have the mentality that Sunday is the last game of the season and we have to win to win the league.
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There’s a world of difference between having those doubts yourself, and vocalising them, and questioning the mental fortitude of this incredible group of players who have provided us such joy, because things didn’t go our way a fortnight ago.

It was unwarranted, completely unjustified and a ****’s trick.

And to any posters who think that makes me feel I’m a better blue than them because I didn’t turn on our own when the chip were down: you’ll be absolutely fucking right about that.
 
ayrshire_blue said:
Stating the absolute obvious but a win on Sunday would be huge for us, as in really huge.

I don't fancy, should we drop points, a week of nerves and wondering if "typical City" will make a return. I know we're strong mentally and have proved so for a number of seasons now, but that seed of doubt has never completely worn off me, not when it gets to these sort of occasions. Thankfully we don't have a management team who will let the team think they can take the foot off the gas on Sunday as we have a bit of breathing space currently, I'm sure he'll make them go hell for leather and so they should. Win Sunday it's done, might as well have the mentality that Sunday is the last game of the season and we have to win to win the league.
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I’m sure they will. Look at the goals we have scored recently. Brighton 3, Watford 5, Leeds 4, Newcastle 5, Wolves 5.

I can’t see that completely drying up.

If we win by two clear goals it’s over for me. I can’t see Liverpool clawing back that gap in 2 games. They look like they are running out of steam a bit. We shouldn’t give them any encouragement though so a win is vital. To be honest I can’t see Villa beating us either but I’d rather it be done before then. Liverpool are now 16-1 for the title.
 
gordondaviesmoustache said:
There’s a world of difference between having those doubts yourself, and vocalising them, and questioning the mental fortitude of this incredible group of players who have provided us such joy, because things didn’t go our way a fortnight ago.

It was unwarranted, completely unjustified and a ****’s trick.

And to any posters who think that makes me feel I’m a better blue than them because I didn’t turn on our own when the chip were down: you’ll be absolutely fucking right about that.
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Sorry, I hadn't realised there had been a bit of Eddie on here tonight when I chipped in with my comment haha. Was just meaning in general, I've always got that bit of doubt - mostly unwarranted - but can't find it in me to have the confident 'we'll stuff them' attitude so many others have, even though I probably should.

But aye, if fans have been questioning their mentality I think that's bang out of order. They've had balls of steel for years now, that's not changed.
 
ayrshire_blue said:
Sorry, I hadn't realised there had been a bit of Eddie on here tonight when I chipped in with my comment haha. Was just meaning in general, I've always got that bit of doubt - mostly unwarranted - but can't find it in me to have the confident 'we'll stuff them' attitude so many others have, even though I probably should.

But aye, if fans have been questioning their mentality I think that's bang out of order. They've had balls of steel for years now, that's not changed.
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It’s not unwarranted, if it’s who you are, and/or is rooted in experience, and you’ve always struck me as a balanced, fair poster.

What is unwarranted, however, is to question the mental resolve of others when you’ve been happy to feed off the fruit of their labour in the good times.

That’s a ****’s trick and not what being a supporter is, or should be, about.
 
9320 podcast review of the Wolves game, I listened earlier today.

We won 5-1, have one hand on the trophy and they spent literally the first 15 mins of the show saying how shit Grealish is, and how brilliant Sterling is.

Don’t get me wrong, IMO it’s by far and away the best City podcast out there but this bizarre almost rant was bewildering and completely nonsensical.

I’m interested to see if it’s just me or if others thought this too.
 
Damanino said:
4 more points.

get in the face of WHU, and rip the apart. imo Jesus, Foden, Mahrez has to start imo.

win that and then Chelsea to get to extra time with Pool, hopefully score from Lukaku ripping up van Dijk , and after 120 minutes of misery the can visit Soton on Tuesday with the must win pressure and the GD pressure...
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If we win at West Ham on Sunday after Liverpool lose the FA Cup on Saturday, Klopp won't chase lost causes, he'll play his second eleven in the remaining league games and wrap his first team in cotton wool ahead of the CL Final.
 
The perfect fumble said:
If we win at West Ham on Sunday after Liverpool lose the FA Cup on Saturday, Klopp won't chase lost causes, he'll play his second eleven in the remaining league games and wrap his first team in cotton wool ahead of the CL Final.
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Especially if we win comfortably, effectively making goal difference an extra insurmountable point
 
Damanino said:
4 more points.

get in the face of WHU, and rip the apart. imo Jesus, Foden, Mahrez has to start imo.

win that and then Chelsea to get to extra time with Pool, hopefully score from Lukaku ripping up van Dijk , and after 120 minutes of misery the can visit Soton on Tuesday with the must win pressure and the GD pressure...
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Could you repeat that in English that I could follow after pints of Magic Rock 6% Dark Star Stout?
 
Thaksinssoldier said:
Stones, Dias and Walker should all start and just sub them as required. They'll have plenty of time to rest.
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That's a good idea, play Stones then when he's had enough, bring Dias on. You never know one might see the first half out and the other one might play all the second half
 
117 M34 said:
Lots of cheers from anfield when they wrongly hear we have gone behind only to hear a minute later that the news is wrong
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That was classic. Wolves fans spreading rumors that Brighton had scored at various points. Then singing "Raheem Sterling, he's won more than you"
 
3-1 victory against west spam then 6-0 villa thumping to cap it off gerrard runs on the pitch to confront the ref slips and breaks his leg, Demba Ba who is commentating for radio slippy
Runs on to help him falls over the assistant ref lands on gerrard breaking his other leg’ and we all fuck off to the pub happy as a pig in shit that is my prediction
 
IrishBlueSince92 said:
If we win on Sunday it’s over
This is the big one
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I agree. But in any case I'm utterly sure that the players simply have it in mind to win everything. As they have had for months now (since the Spurs defeat, which they bloody nearly got a draw out of). They look like steely-eyed missile men. That said, the stakes are high for the Hammers, too. They won't be giving us an inch. As why should they?
What happened in Madrid was an inexplicable one-off, a six-minute brain fart that had no relation whatsoever to the 180 minutes of play that preceded it. Which had been superbly managed, from first to last. What happened at Wembley was that a weakened and tired team, and a keeper who delivered easily the worst performance of his time here, allowed the opposition to appear to run away with it, only to come back and really threaten them for the second half of the game. In both cases the question of mental fortitude or a lack of effort is, as they say in French, “nul et non-avenu”. In plain language, it had fuck all to do with those two results. I trust and admire this team, and this manager.
Let's do this, and have a party at the Etihad for the last match.
 
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