Oh I don't think it's impossible. Not at all. Strange things have happened. When we won the league in 1968 there had to be a curious combination of circumstances, and sure enough that combination came together. (I don't actually think that gaining the eight points on United in 2012 was all that weird — that rag team, overseen by its whipmaster in hell, was performing above its genuine level for much of the season. That's the way I view it, anyway, both retrospectively and at the time. We were the more balanced team, simply trying to respect the great City tradition of shooting ourselves in the foot).
But two things have to happen from here on in, and neither look likely to me. We have to be faultless. That means winning every single match, and no messing. And in one or two matches sticking in a good few goals without reply, so as to redress the balance in the goal difference stakes. That might be important.
But also, Arsenal would have to collapse. There are certainly signs that they're running out of steam. Their players are clearly tired. It's good that they're still in the CL. Good for us. I do not for one minute think they'll win it. But they'll exhaust themselves just that bit more, trying. Only one thing could have gone better last night: it going to extra time, then penalties, then Arsenal going out. But I don't really think Arsenal will collapse. I think they'll have just enough in the tank. I hope I'm wrong.
City keep doing this to me: reviving my hopes, just when I'd made my peace with not being title winners this season.