The Title Race 2022/23

[MadchesterCity]

As long as it doesn't go last day again.

Not sure my old ticker could take another day like that.

I think and hope it does as will mean we’re still in the battle

 

[whipper]

As long as it doesn't go last day again.

Not sure my old ticker could take another day like that.

It's going to the last day and goal difference in my opinion, think I'll need some betablockers :)

 

[jimharri]

It's going to the last day and goal difference in my opinion, think I'll need some betablockers :)

Last day is nothing new to us. Of the 6 titles we've won since we were founded in 2008, only two of them haven't gone to the last day. I think!

 

[LesBleuMiserable]

Up the Hammers!

They look so dire, but how likely is it that they could get a result, also being at home.

Got a sneaking feeling we’ll be even closer this time next week. City 4 Lester 0
Hammers 2 Arse 1

Fixed… but if only I’d love it, love I tell thee

 

[Alfie Budd]

Last day is nothing new to us. Of the 6 titles we've won since we were founded in 2008, only two of them haven't gone to the last day. I think!

That’s correct. The 2018 (Centurions) and 2021 titles were sewn up before the final day. 2012, 2014, 2019 and 2022 all went down to the wire.
If you want to go back to the ‘old days’, 1937 was clinched with a game still to play but 1968 famously went to the last day of the season.

 

[ctwrd]

Think we have left it too late ,too many mistakes earlier on in the season

Snore.
Negativity of usual suspects is tiresome.

 

[kaz7]

Snore.
Negativity of usual suspects is tiresome.

As is your pointless over reaction , jog on

 

[ctwrd]

Nothing wrong with emotion channelled the right way, i.e. Zinny was apparently the one behind the scenes driving our comeback against Villa, and contributed on the pitch also, then you remember the West Ham performance and you see the good & bad in those types of players. Interestingly Tierney was primed to come on before Zinny was nutmegged, with the coach turning to Arteta and asking does he still want to make the sub, he’ll be regretting that this morning

Remember the champions league semi final where with the game won he nearly got himself banned?

 

[Mancini’s Pastilles]

Think we have left it too late ,too many mistakes earlier on in the season

The Brentford one was worst. All eyes were on the world cup

 

[Xhavenjoe]

The Brentford one was worst. All eyes were on the world cup

Forest for me.
Dropped 2 points as we were winning comfortably and Forest didn't look like scoring.
Against Brentford we were looking like getting a point only before that breakaway goal near the end.

 

[Axel Freed]

I don’t mind Arsenal, they seem like a reasonably nice bunch of lads. What I hate is the hype around them from clueless media twats and thick as mince ex footballers.

Northcroft in the times wrote a gushing article favourably comparing Arsenal’s front 3 Jesus Saka Martinelli to the dippers’ massively overhyped but (we must grudgingly accept) reasonably successful front 3 of Salah Mane Firmino. The Arsenal trio have won nothing and done nothing other than top the table for a while. Erling has scored only two goals fewer than those three combined.

Meanwhile on Sky the comms yesterday were hailing Arsenal as though they were one of the great teams because they were briefly two goals up away at a mid table team in disarray.

It’s all a bit silly.

 

[Mancini’s Pastilles]

Forest for me.
Dropped 2 points as we were winning comfortably and Forest didn't look like scoring.
Against Brentford we were looking like getting a point only before that breakaway goal near the end.

Maybe so, also Villa and Everton both shockingly bad teams at the time.

 

[Gorbachev]

The Brentford one was worst. All eyes were on the world cup

We should have settled for a draw but they have been a good team this season, Brentford.

They went to the Emirates and got themselves a draw.

For me, the Everton home draw was the worst result of the season. They were at their worst they had been all season and I felt we cruised into that game just thinking we needed to turn up to get a win.

Villa away was a poor one as well, but being away from home you can sort of accept it a little better and you can see now from their current position, they have quality in that team.

Following that the draw at Forest away when we should have capitalised after beating Arsenal the week prior. We had 30 shots or something ridiculous in that game. Never should have dropped points.

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

As long as it doesn't go last day again.

Not sure my old ticker could take another day like that.

I’d take last day, in our own hands right now, it might even still go to the last day if the Arse squeak a draw at the Etihad, but that would more likely mean we are in the dippers usual position. In fact we’d have to drop points in at least three games (realistically) for it to not go to the wire, as I don’t think Arsenal will stay perfect

 

[KingGeorge]

I don’t mind Arsenal, they seem like a reasonably nice bunch of lads. What I hate is the hype around them from clueless media twats and thick as mince ex footballers.

Northcroft in the times wrote a gushing article favourably comparing Arsenal’s front 3 Jesus Saka Martinelli to the dippers’ massively overhyped but (we must grudgingly accept) reasonably successful front 3 of Salah Mane Firmino. The Arsenal trio have won nothing and done nothing other than top the table for a while. Erling has scored only two goals fewer than those three combined.

Meanwhile on Sky the comms yesterday were hailing Arsenal as though they were one of the great teams because they were briefly two goals up away at a mid table team in disarray.

It’s all a bit silly.

If Arsenal finishes this season with no trophies it will be hilarious. They should have been more focused on getting the Europa League.

 

[Silva61]

Think we have left it too late ,too many mistakes earlier on in the season

You've got one of those half empty cups.

 

[kaz7]

You've got one of those half empty cups.

Realistic , you can all pile on if we do it !

 

[Silva61]

Realistic , you can all pile on if we do it !

Pessimistic.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

I don’t mind Arsenal, they seem like a reasonably nice bunch of lads. What I hate is the hype around them from clueless media twats and thick as mince ex footballers.

Northcroft in the times wrote a gushing article favourably comparing Arsenal’s front 3 Jesus Saka Martinelli to the dippers’ massively overhyped but (we must grudgingly accept) reasonably successful front 3 of Salah Mane Firmino. The Arsenal trio have won nothing and done nothing other than top the table for a while. Erling has scored only two goals fewer than those three combined.

Meanwhile on Sky the comms yesterday were hailing Arsenal as though they were one of the great teams because they were briefly two goals up away at a mid table team in disarray.

It’s all a bit silly.

Yes, I physically cringed at the line "we are watching one of the great front threes" yesterday. Like...seriously? I'm not sure I'd have them above Henry, Pires and Bergkamp let alone Sterling, Ageuro and Sane or Ronaldo, Rooney and Tevez.

 

[KingGeorge]

Think we have left it too late ,too many mistakes earlier on in the season

The counter argument I would make is Arsenal had us on the floor and didn’t finish us off. They needed to win at Anfield and blew it.