The Title Race - 2023/24

[Betterdeedthan red]

Better to be lucky than good

Better to be lucky and fucking brilliant

 

[JPAMCR]

We’ve also played 7 more games than Arsenal this year including a trip to Saudi.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Why is It that the phrase ‘nobody to blame but ourselves’ from an Arsenal supporter is immediately followed by ‘but’ and then a charge sheet that shifts the blame elsewhere?

Because they are entitled cunts .

 

[Manchester1894]

Remarkable we've been to get to the final day with it in our hands. This hasn't by any means been a vintage City side. Respect to the other teams that put up a dogged effort during the season. When you see how quickly the minutes go when you need a result ANYTHING is possible on that last day. Let's just hope it's in our favour again. If not, I can say we'd had lost to a very good coach and side. No-one takes us this far without hard work.

 

[Cobwebcat]

They got 40 points from the first 20 games. Pro rated over a season 78 points. That was also includes beating City. Their first half of the season just wasn't good enough.

The reverse of last season in fact

 

[FrankSwift1]

The reverse of last season in fact

Yes true. They had a poor calender year in 2023 but two great half season.

 

[TinFoilHat]

Its not over until the ref at Arsenal decides 2 hours of injury time to help Arsenal isn't enough.

I just want the 3 points.

It can be as boring as the Chelsea game last season as long as the 3 points are there.

 

[Father Paul]

Lots of Arsenal fans cursing their defeat to Villa but the game against us at the Etihad should be haunting them too. We were below par that day and they could have beaten us if they’d shown a bit more ambition. But they were content to shut up shop and get a point - teams with serious title aspirations should be going for the kill in those circumstances.
Not winning that game left Arsenal with zero margin for error and it came back to bite them against Villa.

Thankfully Villa saved their best performance since the turn of the year for Arsenal. Let's hope we can get the job done with the minimum of fuss on Sunday. We need to make sure we don't make any silly mistakes and create and take our chances. It so so close!!!

 

[blueste41]

They got 40 points from the first 20 games. Pro rated over a season 78 points. That was also includes beating City. Their first half of the season just wasn't good enough.

True and to that extent I was being deliberately diplomatic with the truth. But not withstanding that's a hell of a run of results to not win the league. If indeed they don't, because has others have rightly pointed out it's not decided yet.

 

[St.Pauli support]

Little reminder to those waffling about boring dominance:

Trafford Redsoxx won the PL 13 times in 21 seasons. We surely have the same right before anyone starts to moan, no?

As we - to this minute - have already won 7 PL titles in 12 seasons, we still would have to win 6 more til May 2032 to be on par with the rags. That's 6 out of 9 to come, and Sunday should be the first of those.

Just to give the groaning PL fans an idea what could happen before anything new appears in history.

And the product didn't suffer back then nor now. Aren't we just witnessing a cracking title race?