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It's hard, but definitely possible with this City team. I have never for one moment thought that Arsenal are suddenly going to fold like a pack of cards, “bottle it”, lose three or four in a row or whatever. This Arsenal team is much more sound, more disciplined that teams of recent years. Just...

To be clear, my question is this: Would you risk overplaying Rodri or accept sacrificing the title? For me, I would sacrifice the title this season in a heartbeat if it meant protecting Rodri's gradual return to his full capabilities, without any risk of a relapse and an injury that could set...

Alistair Mann on the OS commentary said it: players dead on their feet, especially in the last sixteen minutes, and the entire stadium could see it. Bernardo's face at the final whistle — haggard with exhaustion. Somehow, we have to regroup and recover for the Brighton game. (We won't, but we...

When you think about the hullaballoo around our second goal at the City Ground, manufactured by Dyche and heartily seconded by the media, by and large, I sincerely hope Fulham put in a formal complaint.

Jack is in a weak team, but he's not actually playing at all badly. (Don't think he'll come back, though. The team has moved on in a major way).

I take back everything I said earlier about the mackems. It took them half the match to wake up, though. Now go on and win it!

Even if we know we're going to see it, it is kind of irritating to see Sunderland play out of their skins — like savages — against us at their gaff, and then see them play like a limp dishrag only a few days later against a team who are really, but really, not all that. Very irritating, in fact.

I generally look out for yours, too.

I know it's not the thread but since several of the last few posts have draw attention to him: the thing I notice with Rod is he always seems to have time. I'd say nine times out of ten he knows who he's going to pass the ball to before he gets it himself. He quietly made one or two exquisite...

Everything I've read indicates that his problem was with the ownership, rather than the players.

A bit like this you mean? (Sorry, I know it's got nothing to do with the thread, but any excuse is good, for me).

I have a hazy memory of it, I'm afraid. But I can confirm I was on the Kippax in my cradle.

With Semenyo arriving — a player who has been in blistering form, even in a team that's not playing particularly well — and Doku finally coming into his own, I don't really see where he gets minutes, other than maybe cup games. Bernardo's time is coming to an end, for sure, but he can still play...

I'm sorry to say it is. Look carefully, and you see that he actually scuffs the shot, whereas he's clean through. He doesn't even hit it cleanly. And I'll tell you something else — if Doku is on that, there's a good chance he puts it in, or puts it to someone in space. Not two season ago, for...

They really do give substance to the old cliché about “the twelth man”.

Forest and Sunderland played out of their skins. They fought like animals. They would regard it as a triumph not to lose, at home, to Manchester City. And Sunderland did. We should take that as an index of where we are, and as a compliment. Four points? Not particularly good, but easily...

Now that is über cringe.

I actually don't think he's exaggerating at all. And I don't often disagree with your point of view. It wouldn't be at all difficult for me (or you) to go back to match threads littered with posts about him that were both violent and contemptuous (although it would be a depressing exercise to...

Exactly half way through the season. Even if we were to lose at the Stadium of Light (I don't think we will, the team is now looking menacing), we'd be five points behind. You know what? I'll take that, at this stage. If we win, we'll be a mere two points behind. I'd more that take that. We've...

What a fine, sensible post about Rico, for once! Hats off.