Can I just say not qualifying for the champions league isn’t the end of the world. I know that’s inconceivable to some of our younger fans. Nearly every top team goes a year or two out of 10 without qualifying and guess what? They survive. I’d much rather add another cup tomorrow than qualify for a tournament we most likely won’t be in a position to win. I’d rather rebuild slowly and get it right. I’m just going to enjoy another cup final and day out in the sunshine with my son, creating lifelong memories, rather than obsessing and worrying over something that in the long run, really isn’t that serious. Besides which, we probably will qualify quite comfortably. The over reaction to a point at Southampton is astonishing
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marco
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just been checking the table out, am i correct in saying we could do with forest getting something at west ham, they lose and there not making CL so will have no interest in the chelsea home fixture, a win or draw keeps them in it so likely they may turn up versus chelsea
Thats my thought too.just been checking the table out, am i correct in saying we could do with forest getting something at west ham, they lose and there not making CL so will have no interest in the chelsea home fixture, a win or draw keeps them in it so likely they may turn up versus chelsea
They need to go into the final match against Chelsea knowing they have something to ay gor.
An arsenal win against Newcastle is also helpful.
Brings Newcastle within touching distance.
BigJoe#1
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Gonna make for an interesting last couple of games all round, so many individual permutations and dependencies ..... all whilst Liverpool just fade into the background and get forgotten about (well almost). I do like it,
WhoGonna make for an interesting last couple of games all round, so many individual permutations and dependencies ..... all whilst Liverpool just fade into the background and get forgotten about (well almost). I do like it,
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I say again how many points did Soton have? When was the last time they didn’t concede. Some air brushing that performance Saturday.It won’t prove anything. What about the other 35 games?
Literal definition of recency bias.
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Hundreds name them?Pep's time with City has of course contained hundreds of instances of him changing a team that won the previous game. And of course more often than not we won the next game with the changed team because we're the most successful side ever in English football history thanks to our genius manager
You weren't bitching and crying about him changing the team in those instances were you
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No it’s not.Can I just say not qualifying for the champions league isn’t the end of the world. I know that’s inconceivable to some of our younger fans. Nearly every top team goes a year or two out of 10 without qualifying and guess what? They survive. I’d much rather add another cup tomorrow than qualify for a tournament we most likely won’t be in a position to win. I’d rather rebuild slowly and get it right. I’m just going to enjoy another cup final and day out in the sunshine with my son, creating lifelong memories, rather than obsessing and worrying over something that in the long run, really isn’t that serious. Besides which, we probably will qualify quite comfortably. The over reaction to a point at Southampton is astonishing
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The point was whether we could get a point at Fulham not that we played well at Saints. Can no **** read on this thread?Did we look like scoring? Against the second worst side in premier league history and worst in nearly 20 years?
Wake up mate, that result was inexcusable.
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Yes entirely correct.just been checking the table out, am i correct in saying we could do with forest getting something at west ham, they lose and there not making CL so will have no interest in the chelsea home fixture, a win or draw keeps them in it so likely they may turn up versus chelsea
Can I just say not qualifying for the champions league isn’t the end of the world. I know that’s inconceivable to some of our younger fans. Nearly every top team goes a year or two out of 10 without qualifying and guess what? They survive. I’d much rather add another cup tomorrow than qualify for a tournament we most likely won’t be in a position to win. I’d rather rebuild slowly and get it right. I’m just going to enjoy another cup final and day out in the sunshine with my son, creating lifelong memories, rather than obsessing and worrying over something that in the long run, really isn’t that serious. Besides which, we probably will qualify quite comfortably. The over reaction to a point at Southampton is astonishing
Disagree mate.
Look at United, Chelsea, Spurs.
When you are out of the CL there is no guarantee you ever get back in.
It can set a club back years because of the loss of revenue. Current players have their salary dropped, sponsors don't offer as much and current sponsors may even have clauses in their contract where they don't have to pay you as much.
Your top targets decide to go to another top team because as we know in football a career is short. Some players don't want to wait around playing Europa.
Also you end up in some cases having to pay more in wages to attract the better talent to convince them to come.
We still have Pep….Disagree mate.
Look at United, Chelsea, Spurs.
When you are out of the CL there is no guarantee you ever get back in.
It can set a club back years because of the loss of revenue. Current players have their salary dropped, sponsors don't offer as much and current sponsors may even have clauses in their contract where they don't have to pay you as much.
Your top targets decide to go to another top team because as we know in football a career is short. Some players don't want to wait around playing Europa.
Also you end up in some cases having to pay more in wages to attract the better talent to convince them to come.
We still have Pep….
For 2 years.
The club are built from a revenue and expenditure perspective as a CL club, the Europa changes everything.
Sack Mac, Swales out…For 2 years.
The club are built from a revenue and expenditure perspective as a CL club, the Europa changes everything.
We went to Rotherham
We won 1-0 and we went
Back into division one.
We’ve won the league
We’ve won Cup
We’ve been to Europe too
And….
Que sera sera
and all that
I take it you’re a fairly new Blue…don’t panic
That’s if pep doesn’t fuck around with the team .People need to chill. Home game vs a Bournemouth team who our record vs them is superb. Win that and your basically there
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And if the players actually turn up and play.That’s if pep doesn’t fuck around with the team .
The lack of desire and urgency has been glaringly obvious this season.
It’s about attracting players to rebuild though isn’t it and we will not get the players we need if we can’t get champions league . You are right that we will probably not win it though .Can I just say not qualifying for the champions league isn’t the end of the world. I know that’s inconceivable to some of our younger fans. Nearly every top team goes a year or two out of 10 without qualifying and guess what? They survive. I’d much rather add another cup tomorrow than qualify for a tournament we most likely won’t be in a position to win. I’d rather rebuild slowly and get it right. I’m just going to enjoy another cup final and day out in the sunshine with my son, creating lifelong memories, rather than obsessing and worrying over something that in the long run, really isn’t that serious. Besides which, we probably will qualify quite comfortably. The over reaction to a point at Southampton is astonishing
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At the end of last season if someone had said " next season will be the shittest PL for years & oh, by the way, City will struggle to even get top 5", you'd have thought them mad ha.
Let’s face it though last minute goals and the post will be reason why we could champions league and tbh we haven’t been good enough and there should be a lot of conversations this summer as to why a team who only 2 years ago won the treble have been allowed to fall so far with absolute shit recruitment . We have sat in our laurels and are now seeing the extent I mean going from a team two years ago who destroyed Bayern and Madrid to panicking about beating fucking Fulham Bournemouth .