Thorpiemcfc
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Stoned Rose said:Bob did seem 'flustered' in his interview last night, but rightly so.
A few things have gone against us recently, but that happens to every club at some stage in the season. Key men are out/away and Bob is under enormous pressure, so yeah he cant keep his glacial cool at all times. However, the club/we have to man up, get behind each other, be confident and once the spurs game is over we'll know what we need to do.
The permutations are as follows (this is using the forecast that the top 3 will all win their (very win-able) games before the big weekend of the 22nd and the table on the 22nd (before the games) will be as follows (with all 3 having played 21 games):
1. City 51 points
2. Utd 48 points
3. Spurs 48 points
Right:
a) Should we beat spurs and united lose to arsenal:
1. City 54 points
2. Utd 48 points
3. Spurs 48 points
Leaving us with a 6 point lead with all 3 having played 22 games. This is obviously our 'best case' scenario.
b) Should we draw with spurs and utd beat arsenal:
1. City 52 points
2. Utd 51 points
3. Spurs 49 points
Leaving us top by one point with all 3 having played 22 games. This is a positive outcome.
c) Should we draw with spurs and utd draw with arsenal:
1. City 52 points
2. Utd 49 points
3. Spurs 49 points
Leaving us 3 clear or 'as you were'. Again, positive.
d) we lose to spurs and utd beat arsenal
1. City 51 points (top by goal difference barring a severe thrashing)
2. Utd 51 points
3. Spurs 51 points
Again, still top but extremely tight/tense.
Given that we identified Dec/Jan as our 'deeeficult moment', even if we end up with option (d) we'll still be top with our difficult period out the way. Not bad at all really is it blues? Of course, this whole analysis rests on us beating Wigan, but that should be achievable.
Of course if Utd or Spurs drop points before the 22nd then that's even more positive.
So basically what we're looking at is if we beat wigan, we'll be top after the 22nd no matter what happens. Some of our main guys will be back (will Yaya/Kolo?) and we might have even acquired one or two new faces to bolster things.
Lets be positive. We haven't got the right to win trophies and be entertained. We're City we were shit for years, lets not forget that. Get our chins up and get behind our wonderful club :) Greatness is within reach. Lets be the 12th man and get our boys over that line with our positivity.
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