The ‘Proper’ Treble

[Rory Bluelow]

There’s was first and only Treble of the last Century, ours is first and only - so far - of the 21st Century. I’ll take that. 21st Century boys.

 

[Stoned Rose]

Wow, that’s the first time in my life someone’s called me a rag hahahaha

I know way too much about football mate. I arm myself with this knowledge so I can ruin them all with facts. It stops me from trying to beat the fuck out of someone for lying.

I was only playing mate :)

 

[inbetween]

Also ask them where their domestic treble is? Only one club has that in the bag as well!

No-one will still call us the best team ever.

 

[ali benarbia's studs]

We’d finished as Champions the season before, we beat them to win the FA Cup. Reasons why I insist on rag mates bestowing the name on ‘our’ treble. Their reaction to my request was a delight.

I chucked in ‘more goals, fewer conceded’ I didn’t actually check but sure it would the case.

Any other reasons why ours is the ‘Proper’ treble. Just thought of another…….














First Manchester Club!

Here s one for you, their current position of 3rd with 75 pts, is only 4 behind their treble team they always go on about. That will deflate them!!!

 

[JCB001]

There’s was first and only Treble of the last Century, ours is first and only - so far - of the 21st Century. I’ll take that. 21st Century boys.

They keep going on about being the 1st to do The Treble , they were not even the 2nd or 3rd to do it

 

[hammocity]

Got sent this which I think answers all the questions mate -

So, If they want to compare city and united treble winning seasons, here's the comprehensive rundown - Pretty much every comparable stat, city smash united hands down.

League points
City 89 - United 79

Winning Margin
City 5 points - United 1 point

League Wins
City 28 - United 22

League Draws
City 5 - United 13

League Losses
City 5 - United 3

League Goals Scored
City 93 - United 80

League goals conceded
City 33 - United 37

Longest league winning streak
City 12 - United 5

Longest league run without a win
City 2 - United 4

Biggest league win
City 6-0 - United 8-1 (both against Nottingham Forest)

Biggest league defeat
City 0-1 or 1-2 (all 5 defeats by 1 goal) - United 0-3 Arsenal



Lowest League Position

City 4th (Matchday 1) – United 11th (Matchday 2)

Top League Goal scorer
City 36 Haaland - United 18 Yorke

FA CUP
Goals Scored
City 19 - United 12

Goals Conceded
City 1 - United 3

Teams defeated - City (Chelsea, Arsenal, Bristol C, Burnley, Sheffield United, Man United) - United (Middlesbrough, Liverpool, Fulham, Chelsea (replay), Arsenal (replay) Newcastle)

LEAGUE CUP EXIT
City QF Southampton 0-2 - United QF Spurs 1-3

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFYING ROUND
City N/A (didn’t need to qualify) - United 2nd Qualifying round LKS Lodz 2-0 agg

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP STAGE
City (Dortmund, Sevilla, Copenhagen) - United (Bayern, Barcelona, Brondby)

Groups Stage stats
City W4 D2 L0 finished 1st - United W2 D4 L0 finished 2nd

Group stage goals Scored
City 14 - United 20

Group stage goals conceded
City 2 - United 11

Group stage points
City 14 - United 10

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE KNOCKOUT
R16
City vs Leipzig - 8-1 Agg - United N/A (R16 didn't exist)

QF
City vs Bayern 4-1 agg - United vs Inter Milan 3-1agg

SF
City vs Real Madrid 5-1 agg - United vs Juventus 4-3 agg

Final
City vs Inter 1-0 - United vs Bayern Munich 2-1

Champions League totals

Goals Scored
City 32 - United 29 goals (+2 in qualifying)

Goals Conceded
City 5 - United 16 (+0 in qualifying)

Read into these stats what you will, but its fair to say City's treble is far superior in nearly every way compared to United’s.

I’m going to “revise” these stats and muller the rags who a few of us Blues are playing golf with on Sunday, we’ve already schooled them on WhatsApp but fuck me those stats are compelling, cheers.

 

[JCB001]

I heard emu was a blue and knocked him off the roof with a tv aerial

Proper knocked of his perch

 

[the blue panther]

Just call it the Champions Treble and when they claim to have won one, that’s when the fun starts.

That's great - from now on, ours is to be known as The Perfect Treble, as it has to be done by the existing and previous domestic champions.
Otherwise to be known as The Champions Treble.

 

[FrankSwift1]

You could argue that the competition, back then, was much more of a level playing field, if not heavily weighted towards Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus who had unlimited spending power, and bought all the best players in the world.

United didn't have a monopoly on winning the PL. Infact, weren't even champions of England in the treble season. And Bayern Munich were the favourites going into that game.

Also, it was a feat that was accomplished with 7 academy players. 6 of them from Greater Manchester.

This makes the 99 treble a fairly unique occurrence, that probably will never be matched.

*grabs coat*

On your point about -Utd didn't have a monopoly on winning the PL.

At the start of the PL era in 92/93 there had been 5 double winners.

1888–89 Preston North End
1896-97 Aston Villa
1960–61 Tottenham Hotspur
1970-71 Arsenal
1985–86 Liverpool

In the 9 seasons from 1994 to 2002 a further 5 were won by Utd and Arsenal. The competitive balance of the league was destroyed perhaps forever by PL and Cl money. Utd consistently had the largest wage bill and broke Britidh transfer records.

Utd had a huge financial and therefore competitive advantage over the PL. Leading to them winning 8 out of the first 11 PL titles.

 

[superwatsonwatson]

When nited did the treble in ‘99, their highest lge gate was 55,306 with an average of 54,420.
City’s highest lge gate this season was 53,490 with and average of 53,249.
Well who would have thought it, they had consistently more empty seats than we did.