Bournemouth (H) - Tue 20th May, 20:00 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[jimharri]

We simply can't worry about 'ifs' with only two games left, and our immediate rivals for these Champions League places winning games, for the main part .... we HAVE to WIN this game tonight and see how the land lies then.

Correct. 3 points tonight. Pretty please, with sugar on top.

 

[yankblue]

City cannot afford starting KDB in this game. And Nunes must replace Akanji.

There is no world in which KDB doesn't start today

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

City cannot afford starting KDB in this game. And Nunes must replace Akanji.

Kev will start and he'll drag us over the line one last time. He'll be at it tonight don't worry about it, it's the rest of the fuckers I'm worried about!

 

[maxwellblue]

Struggling to really care about tonight’s game tbh. Just hope kev gets a good send off

What a mard arse post

 

[lionheart]

Newcastle v Everton
Forest v Chelsea
Rags v Villa

Forest and Chelsea to draw, whilst the Rags do Villa.

We would only need a point to finish 5th.

The Rags will definitely roll over and let Villa tickle their tummy.

 

[WesthoughtonJohn]

Ederson
Nunes
Dias
Gvardiol
Ake
Nico Gonzalez
Kovacic
Gundogan
Marmoush
Doku
Haaland

Decent line-up that - as such no way Pep plays it ;).
Ake is a bit of a risk returning from injury mind

 

[jimharri]

There is no world in which KDB doesn't start today

He shouldn't be anywhere near the starting XI tonight.

 

[MCFC1993]

Rodri has been cleared to feature tonight.

Don't expect him to start but any minutes would be a positive.

 

[Yue Wollongong]

Kev will start and he'll drag us over the line one last time. He'll be at it tonight don't worry about it, it's the rest of the fuckers I'm worried about!

If losing an arm could drag the team over the line I believe he would do it. But in reality I’m afraid nobody can jump out of the trend line and pull out a swan song.

 

[pride in battle]

We simply can't worry about 'ifs' with only two games left, and our immediate rivals for these Champions League places winning games, for the main part .... we HAVE to WIN this game tonight and see how the land lies then, but the likelihood is that we're gonna have to win at Fulham too because all teams kick off at the same time on Sunday.

Win tonight then a draw should be enough ?

 

[jimharri]

Win tonight then a draw should be enough ?

We might not need a draw.....





Win tonight, and we're on 68 pts. If any one of Newcastle, Villa or Chelsea don't win on sunday, they can only get to 67 points. Forest could get to 68 pts if they beat Chelsea, but their GD is at least 12 worse than ours. You are correct, though, bottom line; win tonight, and draw at Fulham and the job's a good 'un.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

• City have scored 13 goals from outside the box in the Premier League this season, more than any other side.

-/-/-/-/-

Saw the above on the BBC website regarding tonight’s match. Hard to believe, because we seem so impotent from the edge of the box?!

Go figure!

 

[pride in battle]

We might not need a draw.....


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Win tonight, and we're on 68 pts. If any one of Newcastle, Villa or Chelsea don't win on sunday, they can only get to 67 points. Forest could get to 68 pts if they beat Chelsea, but their GD is at least 12 worse than ours. You are correct, though, bottom line; win tonight, and draw at Fulham and the job's a good 'un.

We draw tonight and its squeaky bum time Sunday, 4 teams on 66 points !!

 

[jimharri]

We draw tonight and its squeaky bum time Sunday, 4 teams on 66 points !!

Absolutely. 3 points tonight is damned near a must. It makes sunday so much less stressful.

 

[Blueknows]

We draw tonight and its squeaky bum time Sunday, 4 teams on 66 points !!

Just what pigmol and the fa wanted....an exciting finish to the end of the season

 

[youngbob]

Just what pigmol and the fa wanted....an exciting finish to the end of the season

Then why weren't Ipswich given more beneficial decisions to keep them closer to Wolves at the bottom?

 

[tommybooth]

Kev in goal.

 

[Eaststander1]

Win tonight then a draw should be enough ?

Possibly ...... at the end of the day four more points could well see us qualify ...... but the doubt will be, can we get a draw at Fulham ?

We got one at Southampton yes, but who really wanted that ? (apart from their lot!)

Personally i think our mindset HAS to be to WIN these last two games, and see where that takes us ..... we just can't be sure how many of our rivals for these Champions League places will win the games that they have remaining.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Just what pigmol and the fa wanted....

one where we end up missing CL qualification and no trophies ?

They would be ecstatic !

 

[langy]

Struggling to really care about tonight’s game tbh. Just hope kev gets a good send off

its our biggest game of the season ffs