If the rot continues what happens ?

[kaz7]

Is it possible that the players are aware of the potentially negative outcome of the financial fair play charges?

No

 

[kaz7]

He said on Friday that he’d have sleepless nights if he left us in these circumstances.

People are underestimating him, i find it very sad that so many want him gone

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

sack the board...

still win the league in May

 

[citizen_maine]

How many times do we have to talk about palmer , he would not be our saviour ffs

every time we drop points...or he has a good game...or scores...or....

 

[kaz7]

every time we drop points...or he has a good game...or scores...or....

breathes

 

[hilts]

Why what?

Why do you think we will surely meet the challenge of top 4?

 

[sir baconface]

Why do you think we will surely meet the challenge of top 4?

Ah right. A few reasons:

1. Some key players should be back from injury. Stones, Akanji, Ake, Bobb. Can the current terrible injury record continue for ever?

2. Pep has the time and motivation to make some effective adjustments. He’s hurting badly atm.

3. Pride. In the doldrums now but our guys have a track record of pulling out the stops. And they certainly won’t want to miss out on CL football next year.

4. Possible boost of a good incoming transfer or two, although that’s not a given.

5. Over the whole season we should surely be able to better Forest, Brentford, Bournemouth, Spurs, etc. They are our rivals for the rest of this year, not the dippers, Arsenal or Chelsea.

Nothing guaranteed of course but I’m confident of top 4 (but nothing more).

 

[chiswick blue]

Someone should have told Pep and Txixi

You’re not wrong

 

[kippax123]

We stick with Pep 100%.

 

[hilts]

Ah right. A few reasons:

1. Some key players should be back from injury. Stones, Akanji, Ake, Bobb. Can the current terrible injury record continue for ever?

2. Pep has the time and motivation to make some effective adjustments. He’s hurting badly atm.

3. Pride. In the doldrums now but our guys have a track record of pulling out the stops. And they certainly won’t want to miss out on CL football next year.

4. Possible boost of a good incoming transfer or two, although that’s not a given.

5. Over the whole season we should surely be able to better Forest, Brentford, Bournemouth, Spurs, etc. They are our rivals for the rest of this year, not the dippers, Arsenal or Chelsea.

Nothing guaranteed of course but I’m confident of top 4 (but nothing more).

I'm not overly optimistic but I hope you are right but let's take it one point at a time

1 players back from injury, apart from Bobb the rest are injury prone so they may come back but are likely to be injured again.

2 pep has had a while to make adjustments so far he has failed quite badly

3 pride, unlike some I don't think we have thrown in the towel it's a combination of injuries, age, poor signings and other teams copying the great man with better current resources.

4 Jan transfer we agree it's a bit of a lottery

5 we have been beaten or drew to some very average sides. Apart from Villa the fixtures coming up should be decent until mid Jan then the ones after are very difficult. If we are not top 4 by mid Jan with a couple of good signings we are in trouble.

I wouldn't put a penny on us finishing top 4, doesn't mean we won't though