The Title Race - 2023/24

[super_city_si]

Arsenal and Liverpool both play twice before our next prem game. We'll likely be playing catch up which is nothing new

 

[Newman123]

Arsenal and Liverpool both play twice before our next prem game. We'll likely be playing catch up which is nothing new

The only semblance of hope I have. As you want to always be infront of City and never behind. Though theres more questions on if we drop points likewise with Liverpool.

 

[meeesh]

I'd love to see Carragher and Merson together in a locked room, with a 12ft fucking alligator

 

[mike1923]

far too long to go to start celebrating yet

One draw and we are back to third

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Atleast the Utd fans cant go on about their treble team or Ferguson anymore.

yeah, but you people will still go on about being the Invincibles…

;-)

Arsenal fan I was fairly friendly with said the last ten games or so were nothing but torture. To be fair, it was a hell of an achievement, even with all the draws. I really don't see who will do it again.
Incidentally, you can thank us for keeping that record intact in 2018-19. Believe it, they would have gone on and on and on about it…

 

[goater1985]

Arsenal and Liverpool both play twice before our next prem game. We'll likely be playing catch up which is nothing new

I actually think (at this point) that will be a positive. Absolutely no concern about us playing catch up with games in hand as the pressure rarely, if ever, gets to us. Not saying we are guaranteed to win any games in hand but being behind wont be an issue for the players.

And the potential plus side is one or both could quite possibly drop points. I'd actually be surprised if both pick up 6 points from their 2 respective fixtures before we KO at Brighton.

 

[Mcfc1.9.8.0]

far too long to go to start celebrating yet

One draw and we are back to third

Only if Liverpool win 4-0

 

[mike1923]

Only if Liverpool win 4-0

Thought their goal difference was better than ours, but I’m glad to have been corrected!

 

[vmsuhail]

For some reason we never really talk about how much that United team did bottle it in the very real sense of the word that year.

Losing a game against Villa isn't really bottling it. Losing to Wigan, being 4-2 up against Everton but drawing the game, and then going to a rival and not having a shot on target? One of the all time great bottle jobs. Us nearly fucking it on the last day and Aguero's heroics overshadows an absolutely embarrassing penultimate season from old bacon face.

I've seen a video of Rio advising the kids who lost 9-0 to City, about how they were embarrassed 1-6 and bounced back and won the title afterwards. Them walking the title the year afterwards dampened the narrative on the bottlejob they did in 2011-12.

 

[Blue Elvis]

The best performance by a visiting goal keeper I've ever seen at Maine Road.

A wet,skiddy, muddy pitch and Banks saved everything.

Ironic and costly as City had tried to sign Banks from Leicester but delayed at the last minute as Joe tried to chip 5 grand off the fee.

Twixt Stoke found out out and nipped in to sign him.

Malcolm went mad with Joe and some believe it was the start of the breakdown in their relationship.

Banks could've been in goal for us that day and history would've been very different.

Was at that game and said exactly the same thing to my Dad about how brilliant Banks was ! Some saves were even better than the famous Pele one in the 1970 World Cup !!!

Wasn't it a Mike Doyle own goal which settled the result ?


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