Our season

There are a few similar topics. All I wanted to say, was well done City. I think we finished the season as the best team in the league but the fixture schedule prevented us from catching up after a slow start. Arsenal won the league but they did it through brute force and a bit of luck at the right time with refereeing decisions.

When the new season starts, we will be favourites.
 
xmusampa said:
Can’t believe people not happy with winning two cups. To me any season you win something is a good season . Not sure how todays fans would have coed pre last decade.
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There are 2 choices: they are Man Utd or just stupid.
 
Superb season, one from the ashes of the phoenix to the golden eagle. Never expected so much and to think we could go on from the Cup Final and win it all was only a pipe dream and added bonus.

We were never winning the league this season, and certain decisions throughout the season confirmed that.

Now to enjoy our last game and the thought that we are only getting better.

Loved the fight, just a little too far for a rejuvenated squad.
 
blubanjo said:
Who'd have thought that after winning the domestic cup double I'd be sat here deflated after that defeat.
In hindsight I'd rather have lost it tonight than on Sunday as it would have spoilt what should be a massive celebration for Pep, Bernardo and Stones. Bring it on, should be a top day in the sun where the result won't matter.
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Although it felt like a defeat, we drew
 
LangleyBlue1970 said:
Well it seems my belief we would win the league went one game too far. Never mind.

A domestic cup double is more than ok with me.

What a ride, and we took them to the 37th game when, at one point, we were out of it.

Sunday should be a carnival atmosphere if it’s announced Pep is leaving. I’ll be there Monday to celebrate the entire clubs achievements this season.

Finally, if it’s true, thank you, Pep. What a fucking amazing time it’s been.

Up the fucking Blues!
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Well said pal.
 
Drink it up . We looked finished half way through the season with a defensive collapse , then out of the CL , but turned it around to give a much more cynical and thuggish team a run for their money . Two wins at Wembley and second place . I'll take that . Beating tarquins in the final was a highlight , also Liverpool at Anfield, Newcastle four times after that travesty at SJP , but if a game summed up the season for me it was away at Fulham when we shipped three goals in the second half after being 5:1 up at half time . Great away trip but that Typical City gene was visible to all . Oh , and loosing early doors at home to Tottenham ....yes , Tottenham .

As for Pep he's had a few brain farts , most notable being home to Bayer Leverkusen, but I like the way he has given space for mavericks : Doku , Cherki and Khus are not classic Pep players but they've been fun to watch along with NOR / Nunez owning the FB positions .

I'm going to miss Bernardo , Stones and Pep but we've a decent squad and a good manager will get a decent tune out of them .
 
We have done brilliantly to achieve what we have this season.
I would go as far to say,if he had won the league with this squad, it would have been one of his finest achievements.
A few tweaks in midfield with some added pace will see us be very close again next season, with or without the maestro
 
Well, it wasn't to be. I still thought we would win the league with 2 mins left in todays match. Champions league spot and a domestic double. One more game and I can put football on the back burner. Roll on next season.
 
I am disappointed that we couldn't catch the anti-football mob but to finish runners-up is a massive achievement for a transitional team.

Very pleasantly surprised with the two domestic cup wins and delighted for those players winning their first medals with City.

Extremely happy to have celebrated St Beneathus Day yet again.

To the rags and scousers - another season without adding anything to the trophy cabinet. Even Palace fans have that enjoyment (Community Shield) and possibly another cup in a few days time.

With a couple of good signings in this window, we will be a force to be reckoned with next season.

Hopefully the Villa game will be really entertaining giving us something to savour over the winter (NZ) months.

Finally, looking forward to seeing the videos of Monday's parade.
 
Been a great turnaround winning two cup competitions and second in the PL after the start we had it’s been a successful season.
 
Delighted to have won a cup double but the Premier League run was shocking.

Draws with Bournemouth, Spurs, Chelsea, Forest, West Ham, Everton, Brighton & Sunderland.

Losing to Villa, United, Brighton, Spurs & Newcastle.

Spurs have been an absolute laughing stock & they got 4 points from us. We basically kept them up.
 
OrigamiNinja said:
Trophies wise it’s a very good season.

I don’t like the way we play.

If Pep is going, I think the worse thing we can do is replace him with someone who wants to play the same way. These players aren’t good enough to play the Pep way. We either need a a manager who will change our style to suit this much less technical bunch, or we need to spend a shitload.
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Yeah, most of the players we have bought in the past couple of seasons are technically not good enough to play Pep's way.

That may be a good thing in the long run.

The club are smart enough to know that no manager can replace Pep in terms of playing that style. The smarter move is to bring In players for the future that will probably be more suited to a manager who may keep it more simple and arguably utilise some of them better.
 
Good season.
2 cups and took the title race down to the final week.
Promising breakthrough seasons for o reilly and khusanov.
 
18 other Premier League teams wish they’d had as good of a season as us in the League, while every club in the country wishes they’d had a better season than us in the Carabao Cup and FA Cup.

All of that from a season that looked to be going in the shitter at one point and then looked like it would result in a Domestic Treble a minute later.

Sure, we gave away far too many first goals, and gave up too many points from winning positions, but Pep and the boys pulled this season out of the fire with some excellent performances and it was thisclose to being a ridiculously good season. Instead, we had to settle for a really good season of transition, and we are set up for an even better one next season if the correct recruitment takes place.

I’m proud of the fight the players showed to get themselves over the line in two Cup competitions and to stay in contention until the end of a strange old Premier League season.

Giving the narratives in play, our season will be swept under the carpet of history because of Arsenal’s win after so long, but it should never be forgotten for what we achieved and how.

Pep or no Pep next season, we are going to find out if the club really is organized in such a way that success is virtually assured due to quality recruitment and a stable club structure.

Lastly, we have to understand what “success” means to a Premier League club, and possibly even rationalize the proper yardstick for using that word.

To me, Champions League football, going deep in all competitions (possibly winning one) and competing for the Premier League title is a successful season. We have been used to being spoiled by the best coach in the world and teams that were built by him for the jobs he needed doing. That team is, once again, going to change dramatically this off season, and my (our?) expectations should be focused on a realistic gauge of success, not necessarily the “20 in 10 yrs” that we have lived through.

One thing I know…the Community Shield Season Opener could be a tasty affair next season, and that’s just the amuse bouche for the season ahead.

I wish Pep nothing but the best with the Italy National Team if he does leave, but selfishly, I hope he stays, brings Maresca back as an Assistant, and creates a seamless transition that would be the envy of most clubs.

The Future is BLUE!
 
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Brilliant season. Given where we were at Christmas you would have been over the moon with 'only' two trophies. Most clubs would have thought they had died and gone to heaven to win one and we got two of the buggers. CTID
 
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