lowest points total at this stage since 2007/8...

[Francis Rizzo]

its up to the manager to find a system that suits the players as hopefully you`ll find out when pep arrives, if the manager has little impact why have we gone to this trouble of hunting and waiting for pep.

I want shut of the manager more than most pal, I'm just saying the players need to do a lot more.

 

[richards30]

It is an appalling record this season and khaldhoons interview is going to make for interesting viewing at the end of the season!

 

[Wanchope n me Dickov]

And that's with 15 points from first 5 games!

 

[bellsouth]

And that's with 15 points from first 5 games!

We never recovered from the Juventus home defeat, thought we were invincible at that stage and then showed zero mental strength since

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

That is a very good point. . . My only worry is that Pep will change his mind if nothing is signed, though.

Your "only worry"? Would that it were.

 

[Wanchope n me Dickov]

Strange league form compared to decent showings in the cups. It's almost as though we are deliberately tossing of the league.

 

[blueinsa]

Strange league form compared to decent showings in the cups. It's almost as though we are deliberately tossing of the league.

Its a good point is that.

As fans its difficult to stomach but as a club, im sure they will make decisions to prioritise certain competitions dependant on circumstances which is helped by the ridiculous top 4 gets you a spot in the CL rule.

Its the major get out these days.

To make it clear, i neither agree with it or like it one bit and as a fan, my first priority every season is the league, end of.

 

[Motty25]

If it's of interest to anybody, the table excluding the first five games:


1 Tottenham Hotspur 24 14 7 3 7 4 47 20 +27 49
2 Leicester City 24 14 7 3 10 3 41 24 +17 49
3 Arsenal 24 12 6 6 9 5 41 27 +14 42
4 West Ham United 24 10 10 4 7 5 34 27 +7 40
5 Stoke City 25 12 5 8 10 8 29 29 0 41
6 Liverpool 23 10 7 6 6 6 40 31 +9 37
7 Manchester United 24 10 7 7 10 8 31 24 +7 37 (higher PPG than Southampton)
8 Southampton 25 11 5 9 9 6 33 25 +8 38
9 Manchester City 24 10 6 8 8 7 41 31 +10 36
10 Chelsea 24 9 9 6 8 5 36 27 +9 36
11 West Bromwich Albion 24 9 7 8 7 6 27 30 -3 34
12 Bournemouth 25 9 7 9 7 7 32 38 -6 34
13 Everton 23 7 9 7 6 4 43 34 +9 30
14 Watford 24 9 4 11 7 9 26 26 0 31
15 Crystal Palace 24 6 6 12 6 9 24 33 -9 24
16 Swansea City 25 6 7 12 6 9 23 35 -12 25
17 Sunderland 24 6 5 13 3 8 29 43 -14 23
18 Newcastle United 23 6 4 13 4 8 26 46 -20 22
19 Norwich City 25 4 6 15 4 10 23 45 -22 18
20 Aston Villa 24 2 6 16 4 11 16 47 -31 12

Also, our points total after 29 games in previous seasons:

2007/08 - 45
2008/09 - 35
2009/10 - 53
2010/11 - 53
2011/12 - 69
2012/13 - 59
2013/14 - 66
2014/15 - 58

 

[HelloCity]

It is an appalling record this season and khaldhoons interview is going to make for interesting viewing at the end of the season!

Here it is:

Quarter finals of the CL for the first time ever.

A League Cup.

Dissapointed with the league campaign after a great start.

Thank you Manuel.

Welcome Pep.

 

[richards30]

Here it is:

Quarter finals of the CL for the first time ever.

A League Cup.

Dissapointed with the league campaign after a great start.

Thank you Manuel.

Welcome Pep.

Possible 1/4 final of the champions league mate and if we don't get top 4 in the league then the league cup blagged on penalties will still amount to a poor season! It's about performance and attention to detail which has been shockingly bad this season to be honest

 

[Wreckedpluto]

If it's of interest to anybody, the table excluding the first five games:


1 Tottenham Hotspur 24 14 7 3 7 4 47 20 +27 49
2 Leicester City 24 14 7 3 10 3 41 24 +17 49
3 Arsenal 24 12 6 6 9 5 41 27 +14 42
4 West Ham United 24 10 10 4 7 5 34 27 +7 40
5 Stoke City 25 12 5 8 10 8 29 29 0 41
6 Liverpool 23 10 7 6 6 6 40 31 +9 37
7 Manchester United 24 10 7 7 10 8 31 24 +7 37 (higher PPG than Southampton)
8 Southampton 25 11 5 9 9 6 33 25 +8 38
9 Manchester City 24 10 6 8 8 7 41 31 +10 36
10 Chelsea 24 9 9 6 8 5 36 27 +9 36
11 West Bromwich Albion 24 9 7 8 7 6 27 30 -3 34
12 Bournemouth 25 9 7 9 7 7 32 38 -6 34
13 Everton 23 7 9 7 6 4 43 34 +9 30
14 Watford 24 9 4 11 7 9 26 26 0 31
15 Crystal Palace 24 6 6 12 6 9 24 33 -9 24
16 Swansea City 25 6 7 12 6 9 23 35 -12 25
17 Sunderland 24 6 5 13 3 8 29 43 -14 23
18 Newcastle United 23 6 4 13 4 8 26 46 -20 22
19 Norwich City 25 4 6 15 4 10 23 45 -22 18
20 Aston Villa 24 2 6 16 4 11 16 47 -31 12

Also, our points total after 29 games in previous seasons:

2007/08 - 45
2008/09 - 35
2009/10 - 53
2010/11 - 53
2011/12 - 69
2012/13 - 59
2013/14 - 66
2014/15 - 58

How depressing, less points than 09/10 half of which was under Hughes watch is pretty bad. Didn't make champions league that year either which is worrying

 

[Wanchope n me Dickov]

Bring back Psycho and Beanie the Horse to save our season..

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Yikes! When did we drop out of the Top 4? Did I miss something? I know it's been a tipsy turvy season for everyone, while Leicester have kept on keepin on, but did we drop out of the Top 4, did someone take the League Cup away?

Have we turned into the kind of fans who throw a wobbler at the slightest downturn in form? Are we so conceited by recent success that we simply don't understand that we have had multiple key players injured for long stretches of the season, often at the exact same time, and often in the exact same team positions? Does anyone not see that we have been playing basically the same 13-14 players, and that any deviation from that would mean playing players out of position, or blooding youngsters in let games?

Fuck me....I can't imagine how these same City fans would be reacting if they were Utd or Chelsea fans...or even Arsenal fans, who haven't won the league in a generation and have just been knocked out of the FA Cup at home by Watford a few days before they head to the Nou Camp to be spanked AGAIN by Barca.

The future is blue and the current is a bit of a purple patch. Show a bit of backbone already and act like you were a supporter before the money and the titles came flowing back to the Blues!

 

[bobmcfc]

When it is too late to save the season/Top 4?

He's too busy "PHSL" at people worried about the team
I honestly don't get why you laugh when people express concern @blueinsa. When you buy your season ticket and watch us play week in week out and spend your cash traveling to cup games and champions league games you must feel the vibe of concern that Is expressed from the home/away support ? I don't get how you can find it funny. For me it's not just a hobby, I spend about 2k a season watching city so I get pissed off. Does it not get to you at all ?

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

He's too busy "PHSL" at people worried about the team

I love it when you talk dirty.

 

[bobmcfc]

I love it when you talk dirty.

I know you do ;)

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

I know you do ;)

You've just made me blush.

 

[bobmcfc]

You've just made me blush.

You blush ?? Oh I doubt anyone could make YOU blush ;)

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

You blush ?? Oh I doubt anyone could make YOU blush ;)

And now you've made me giggle.

 

[abu13]

In my opinion this season is all about the champions league, Pelle will most likely never have another chance at a club who could actually get to the final and i think he has basically said fuck it to the league.