The battle for 4th place

[SWP's back]

They have. As it stands now: LCFC, THFC, AFC and MCFC qualify for CL. Let's assume the Rags win the FA cup and finish 5th. Rags go into EL group stage, as FA Cup winners. WHFC would now go into the play off round of the EL. LFC would go into the EL 3rd qualifying round taking City's place as COC winners. If LFC win the EL, the Southampton would take that place as LFC would be in the CL.
Now that's clear, I'll retire to my bed!

Nope. Liverpool getting to the CoC final gets them nothing. Whatever we do or wherever we finish.

 

[SWP's back]

Shite at Newcastle, one of the reasons pelly is going, I know the players have to do it, but our results when we play the bottom teams is a disgrace, MOTIVATION, bet Mr Klopp would have got us a result , and we might have scored a goal at villa. Vital we win Saturday.

Yes we were Shite.

But the bit I highlighted is bollocks. We have the best record in the league against teams in the bottom half. We are flat track bullies.

 

[bluetonium]

A United fan at work reckons Stoke is a bigger game now for us than Madrid, and have to say I think I agree. We get two cracks at Madrid and they're a different class, a result is not expected, whereas on the other hand Stoke and Arsenal at home, Swansea and Bournemouth away, you'd like to think we are capable of three wins there minimum if we plan for those as our key games, not the other way around. Three of those have little to play for, and beat Arsenal and we could have top 4 confirmed before the last game.

Six games lads, seven if we're good enough, win them all and this season becomes epic. Unless Leicester turn over the scum then I think West Ham will be out of the race by the time they meet, and could do with them still in with a chance to catch united at least by then to be really fired up. Even given Arsenal's inconsistency it would be scandalous if they missed out now, looking at who they have left to play, though their is the fact that they have 2 of the 3 teams remaining in the relegation dog fight to play next, so if they don't fancy the scrap then they could slip and actually come to us needing a win.

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Nope. Liverpool getting to the CoC final gets them nothing. Whatever we do or wherever we finish.

If it finishes as is, they would take our COC place by dint of current league position not as COC runners up.

 

[The blue phantom]

Nope. Liverpool getting to the CoC final gets them nothing. Whatever we do or wherever we finish.

Shite at Villa
Shite at Norwich
Shite at Newcastle
Shite at Sunderland, although somehow we won.

Bottom 4 clubs and we were fuckin woeful agaisnt them all away

That was to your we are good v the bottom sides post.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Said it would be tight. We might have blown it if we don't get maximum on Saturday.

Talking about where we dropped points, you can look at United against Palace recently.

We fucked up at home against United, it lost us breathing space.

Think we will still be going to Swansea needing a win.

 

[Eaglechief]

Very nervous now. I think tomorrows game will make or break our top 4 chances. We win tomorrow and I think we will get over the line. I really don't see us winning against Arsenal, they give us a game every time we play them.

It's not so much that we're not as good as them, it's the fact that we have one of the most tactically inept manager's in this league (he makes Alan Ball look like a genius).

At least under Mancini we could always turn up at the Etihad very confident of winning any game, now we're back to "Typical City", not knowing which team will turn up for the game and half the time not even knowing which players Manuel will pick for the game (I'm sure he uses a raffle ticket bin to select his players) :0

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Said it would be tight. We might have blown it if we don't get maximum on Saturday.

Talking about where we dropped points, you can look at United against Palace recently.

We fucked up at home against United, it lost us breathing space.

Think we will still be going to Swansea needing a win.

I think we'll be needing a win and other results to go our way!

 

[pavelsrnicek]

Said it would be tight. We might have blown it if we don't get maximum on Saturday.

Talking about where we dropped points, you can look at United against Palace recently.

We fucked up at home against United, it lost us breathing space.

Think we will still be going to Swansea needing a win.

Tomorrow is huge, a win gives us a positive lift ahead of Madrid, gives us an artificial cushion over United and means Arsenal have to win at Sunderland. It is an absolute must win and let's hope we finally win a 12.45 kick off.

A win tomorrow and Tuesday and the whole squad will be buzzing ahead of the Southampton trip.

I think Swansea will still be important but hopefully to decide whether we finish 3rd or 4th.

 

[Brett Sinclair]

It's not so much that we're not as good as them, it's the fact that we have one of the most tactically inept manager's in this league (he makes Alan Ball look like a genius)..

At least under Mancini we could always turn up at the Etihad very confident of winning any game, now we're back to "Typical City", not knowing which team will turn up for the game and half the time not even knowing which players Manuel will pick for the game (I'm sure he uses a raffle ticket bin to select his players) :0

Yep that's pretty much how I feel. There used to be a confidence walking up Joe Mercer Way in me that just said "they'll have to good to beat us" - I've completely lost that feeling now, it's been replaced by a nervous feeling of dread. I really hope that changes next season under Josep Guardiola's management