A decade of unbelievable consistency

[BringBackSwales]

When we were taken over in 2008 it had been pretty much the same top 4 for a couple of decades. In 2008 the gap from 4th to 5th was 11 points and there was a further 10 points to us. Since winning the league in 2012 our league positions have been

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2
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1

Scoring this 1 for first, 2 for second etc that’s 19 over 11 seasons. Over the same period the rags score 44, Chelsea 43, dippers 47, spurs 49, arsenal 53 - the nearest is more than double ours. Given how much all teams change over a decade, our consistency is phenomenal and an absolute testament to how well our club is run, how good the recruitment is, and how we manage to evolve unbelievably well. All those teams have spent a lot of money over the decade, but none of them come close to us. It is weird how little credit we get for this.

 

[Corky]

When we were taken over in 2008 it had been pretty much the same top 4 for a couple of decades. In 2008 the gap from 4th to 5th was 11 points and there was a further 10 points to us. Since winning the league in 2012 our league positions have been

1
2
1
2
4
3
1
1
2
1
1

Scoring this 1 for first, 2 for second etc that’s 19 over 11 seasons. Over the same period the rags score 44, Chelsea 43, dippers 47, spurs 49, arsenal 53 - the nearest is more than double ours. Given how much all teams change over a decade, our consistency is phenomenal and an absolute testament to how well our club is run, how good the recruitment is, and how we manage to evolve unbelievably well. All those teams have spent a lot of money over the decade, but none of them come close to us. It is weird how little credit we get for this.

15 in the top 4 in the previous 2 decades, it had been the same top 4 for 3 years.

 

[Dr Quincy]

Spot on OP and we never get the credit we merit for a decade of total dominance. It’s now a dynasty, in a hundred years it’ll be known as the Manchester City era

It riles me that the media perpetuate the myth of a big 2 when we are so far ahead of the dippers. Nothing reveals the true absurdity of that notion better than the fact that the rags have won the same number of trophies as the dippers in the last ten years - so is it really a big 3 ?

And the great thing is that we look set fair to carry on dominating for at least another five years

 

[DiscoSteve]

The "Big 2" statement is purely about global reach, nothing else. Did you know that the rags now claim over a billion fans world wide?

 

[TravisBickle]

When we were taken over in 2008 it had been pretty much the same top 4 for a couple of decades. In 2008 the gap from 4th to 5th was 11 points and there was a further 10 points to us. Since winning the league in 2012 our league positions have been

1
2
1
2
4
3
1
1
2
1
1

Scoring this 1 for first, 2 for second etc that’s 19 over 11 seasons. Over the same period the rags score 44, Chelsea 43, dippers 47, spurs 49, arsenal 53 - the nearest is more than double ours. Given how much all teams change over a decade, our consistency is phenomenal and an absolute testament to how well our club is run, how good the recruitment is, and how we manage to evolve unbelievably well. All those teams have spent a lot of money over the decade, but none of them come close to us. It is weird how little credit we get for this.

We’re the only team not to have dropped out of the top 4 in that time.
Meanwhile the rags are struggling to stay in the top half!
All in our lifetimes!

 

[whipper]

The "Big 2" statement is purely about global reach, nothing else. Did you know that the rags now claim over a billion fans world wide?

Yet their debt increases :)

 

[Blue and true]

Spot on OP and we never get the credit we merit for a decade of total dominance. It’s now a dynasty, in a hundred years it’ll be known as the Manchester City era

It riles me that the media perpetuate the myth of a big 2 when we are so far ahead of the dippers. Nothing reveals the true absurdity of that notion better than the fact that the rags have won the same number of trophies as the dippers in the last ten years - so is it really a big 3 ?

And the great thing is that we look set fair to carry on dominating for at least another five years

We have been exceptional and have reached untold consistency, this much is true and I think all mature, sensible commentators and rival fans that aren't blinded by hatred see this.

However, I disagree entirely about us being so far ahead of Liverpool. This is just not true, they've come within one point of the title against us twice, pipped us to it once, and have won the one major honour that still eludes us within that timeframe, with a high possibility they lift that honour again tomorrow night. There is assuredly a "Big Two" within English football at this time. Personally I enjoy it, it's healthy competition and as Pep has stated on numerous occasions, cultures a near-perfect standard within our team.

 

[cheekybids]

Spot on OP and we never get the credit we merit for a decade of total dominance. It’s now a dynasty, in a hundred years it’ll be known as the Manchester City era

It riles me that the media perpetuate the myth of a big 2 when we are so far ahead of the dippers. Nothing reveals the true absurdity of that notion better than the fact that the rags have won the same number of trophies as the dippers in the last ten years - so is it really a big 3 ?

And the great thing is that we look set fair to carry on dominating for at least another five years

no chance……it will be the Jurgen & Pep era.

 

[r.soleofsalford]

The "Big 2" statement is purely about global reach, nothing else. Did you know that the rags now claim over a billion fans world wide?

Yep, what a load of self-promotional bollocks. With a world population of 7.9 billion they claim about 1/7th of the world are United fans. I live in a part of Salford reputedly to be a hot spot of United support. By road I am 7.5 miles away from the theatre of screams and can assure you that nobody in the 11 houses of our street has a season ticket or even goes to a United game. Out of those 11 households. There is 1 that are Bolton fans, 3 that are City fans and 2 that are rags. The rest are not football fans. My local golf club where I`ve played since 1999 has more City fans than United fans.

We all know their estimated fan base is bollocks but that doesn`t stop the cunts from regurgitating it at every opportunity.

 

[TonyM]

All in our lifetimes!

:-)