Are we going to finish above the rags this season?

As it stands it's a possibility, but Utd haven't done their transfer business yet

According to Inter they enquired about Sneijder so they're in the market
 
Yes. I have a feeling we are going to surprise everyone and win the league.

I know it goes against logic, what with the team needing to gel and winning mentality to develop etc, and in fact it goes against everything I've previously said - but lately I've just had a really strong feeling!

the league, us, this year, you heard it here first. trust.
 
United will sign a top midfielder before the window closes, which will strengthen them and give them a long-term replacement for Scholes. Up front, they will rely heavily on Rooney again. Hernandez does have some promise but it is a big question mark on whether he'll hack the Premier League. They will be up there as usual but if our team gels we should be close to them.
 
when the rest of the signings are completed we will have a better idea,but at the moment i realy think that player for player we now have the better squad, what matters is that wining mentality to push oponents to the limit even if we are in the 93rd minute once we have this will will win everthing under the sun
 
Marvin said:
As it stands it's a possibility, but Utd haven't done their transfer business yet

According to Inter they enquired about Sneijder so they're in the market
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Don't reckon they'll buy anyone particularly impressive myself.

The Sneijder thing reeks of an appeasement PR stunt for their fans too, blatant as fuck!
 
Yes without a doubt.
If Utd had City's squad and we had theirs the press would have them as odds on favourites to win the title and us scrambling for a Europa league spot.
 
TravisBickle said:
Yes without a doubt.
If Utd had City's squad and we had theirs the press would have them as odds on favourites to win the title and us scrambling for a Europa league spot.
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True but it aint just about squads.

Their manager as much as we rightly dislike the twat is ruthlessly effective for that club and his players are well organised and run through brick walls for him. Their team is much more gelled than ours and far more experienced of playing together too, and the winning mentality they've developed is matched only by Chelsea in this country.

I still think this might be our year though (flippin 'eck starting to sound like a scouse!) - I just think it's written in the stars. Meant to be. The year City win the league.
 
ColinBellsjockstrap said:
Quick straw poll,.....Yes or no?
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Not a chance in hell - i dont think our central defenders are good enough - we deffo need another left back and a top top striker. Added to that we need Silva and Yaya pretty much straight at it from the begining.
 
While taggart is in charge I'll say No the main reason is he gets all the establishment and refs eating out of his hands and bending over backwards for the scum even the opposing team will score for them if they are struggling and they are the flukiest jammiest luckiest team in the history off football
 
waspish said:
While taggart is in charge I'll say No the main reason is he gets all the establishment and refs eating out of his hands and bending over backwards for the scum even the away will score for them if they are struggling and they are the flukiest jammiest luckiest team in the history off football
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if it happens a lot it isn't luck. They had good crossers of the ball last season and put the balls in dangerous areas of the box that they couldnt defend well.
 
Chrispy11 said:
waspish said:
While taggart is in charge I'll say No the main reason is he gets all the establishment and refs eating out of his hands and bending over backwards for the scum even the away will score for them if they are struggling and they are the flukiest jammiest luckiest team in the history off football
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if it happens a lot it isn't luck. They had good crossers of the ball last season and put the balls in dangerous areas of the box that they couldnt defend well.
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Well that's where the luck comes in the opposing team panics because it's the scum any other team they would clear the ball easy.
 
no i dont think we will because th rags are so german.
like the germans it seems that whoever plays for them they are always serious challengers and they are an incredibly organised and efficient side.
after we win a trophy this year and recruit more players who are experienced in title winning sides we will do it.
i've been saying since thakshin took over we would win the league in 2012
 
As has already been stated, this is the first time, in the majority of our lifetimes, that we've got a stronger squad than them on paper. To finish above them depends on a number of issues, for our part - ignoring what they do, I believe they are:

* Mancini winning the confidence of the whole squad - the Bellamy stories may be pure media fantasy, I'm however unconvinced that Bobby has the full backing from all quarters of the camp.

* The media - yes I said the dirty word again, but I believe if they keep up their tirade of anti-city drivel it'll only spure us on - siege mentality and all that.

* Our fans - I dread to think what might happen should we lose to both Spurs and Liverpool in our opening games (unlikely but a very realistic possibility) it's important we all remember it's only 1/19th of the season what ever happens and there's no rash backlash against the manager, Cook or the players

* Our home form - if we really want to finish above United we have to win 80 if not 90% of all of our home games, no more silly slip ups, the ground should not empty should we go 1-0 down with ten minutes to play and the pies should not contain sultanas.

That's all - if we can beat ourselfs, in a manner of speaking, we'll beat United over the course of the season.
 
Rooney aside the rags' (as you fondly call them ;) ) side is spectacularly average. I could point out how every player in your XI is better than in theirs (Rooney aside) but I can't be bothered to draw out the teams.

HOWEVER..

Whiskey Nose, like him or not is an incredible manager, and the press eat out of his hand. His superiority over Mancini will be the only reason Utd might finish over you.

Someone quoted an ad earlier about games going down to the last 3 minutes injury time, but they have blatantly forgotten that when chasing Manure, they can have another 4 if they feel like it.
 
No doubt about it. We were a solid team last year, ade lost form mid-season cause his homies got shot up, which hurt. Mancini came in half way through, implemented a winning system but still had to learn it. Plus we gave up points we should of never gave away. So a year later Our team has grown together, found comfort in the new system. ade will be on fire as well as tevez of course, but wont be solely on his shoulders. AJ11 has now had plenty of time to imerse himself, and has something to prove. We were a good team last year and with our moves getting some extra pieces we will be fighting for top of the league. I know the rags arent in that fight they are old and spent.
so yes we will finish above the scum. If they happen to get Luis Suarez, it wont matter, but if they add sneijder, then still no. We are to hungry, them to fat
bak
 
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