The Top Five Race 2024-25 (poll added)

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Would be hilarious if we, who have been largely shite for a large part of the season, got 2nd while the Dippers are trying to argue that it isn't a shite league this year with no proper title challenge.

For me there was no title race and it panned out exactly as I called it in November once it was clear that we wouldn't be winning it
 
Worst prem in many a year - no stand out team setting standards and records, no competitive fight for the title. Not Liverpool's fault, but when the fight for 5th is the big talking point - you know it's been a boring, shit season.
 
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GaudinoMotors said:
Worst prem in many a year - no stand out team setting standards and records, no competitive fight for the title. Not Liverpool's fault, but when the fight for 5th is the big talking point - you know it's been a boring, shit season.
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As much as there's no better way of winning it than it going down to the wire, the way it has for us in so many seasons....I wouldn't mind us cantering to the title on a few more occasions!
 
GaudinoMotors said:
Worst prem in many a year - no stand out team setting standards and records, no competitive fight for the title. Not Liverpool's fault, but when the fight for 5th is the big talking point - you know it's been a boring, shit season.
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Don’t agree at all. If there is a stand out team setting records then all that means is that 1 team is very good. It does not necessarily mean the league as a whole is good.
The bottom 3 being so poor has not helped and LiVARpool have easily been the best and most consistent team.
The teams in the top 7 are all pretty good teams, e.g look at how Villa have done so well in CL. But the middling teams have improved a lot making them harder to beat, e.g Bournemouth, Forest, Brighton, Fulham etc
 
Stiff Little Wingers said:
Don’t agree at all. If there is a stand out team setting records then all that means is that 1 team is very good. It does not necessarily mean the league as a whole is good.
The bottom 3 being so poor has not helped and LiVARpool have easily been the best and most consistent team.
The teams in the top 7 are all pretty good teams, e.g look at how Villa have done so well in CL. But the middling teams have improved a lot making them harder to beat, e.g Bournemouth, Forest, Brighton, Fulham etc
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I completely disagree with you on that. The City side from a few seasons back would have wiped the floor with the majority of the teams in this league. Villa played Club Bruges and then PSG who knocked them out. The dippers were outplayed by PSG across the two legs, but PSG aren't a standout side in Europe. Look at the way Arsenal dismantled Real.

The standard in Europe is pretty woeful in my opinion. It's a shame we're not good enough to profit as the side we had that won the last 4 league titles would blow away anyone left in the competition in my opinion.
 
IrishBlueSince92 said:
Would be hilarious if we, who have been largely shite for a large part of the season, got 2nd while the Dippers are trying to argue that it isn't a shite league this year with no proper title challenge.

For me there was no title race and it panned out exactly as I called it in November once it was clear that we wouldn't be winning it
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I said to anyone who'd listen (not many do, to be honest) back in december that the TMM mob would stroll to the title. And that's pretty much what they done, even with their iffy form over the last few games. They haven't set the world on fire recently, but they're getting the wins that'll get them over the line. What more do you need to do, when there's no credible challenger this season. The Tarqs? Nah, they haven't got the mentality to take that last step. City? Not this season, unfortunately. Those 3 months before Christmas killed us. Since new year's day, we've lost 3 PL games (Tarqs, TMM and Forest) out of 15. Brilliant? No, of course not. But compared to those months before Christmas, a marked improvement in results, if not performances.
 
supercity88 said:
I completely disagree with you on that. The City side from a few seasons back would have wiped the floor with the majority of the teams in this league. Villa played Club Bruges and then PSG who knocked them out. The dippers were outplayed by PSG across the two legs, but PSG aren't a standout side in Europe. Look at the way Arsenal dismantled Real.

The standard in Europe is pretty woeful in my opinion. It's a shame we're not good enough to profit as the side we had that won the last 4 league titles would blow away anyone left in the competition in my opinion.
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Well yes the great City teams would have done so I agree. But surely it’s the league as a whole that determines how good it is rather than just the best team.
And if you look at PSG they wiped the floor with us and look a smashing team from what I’ve seen
 
Stiff Little Wingers said:
Well yes the great City teams would have done so I agree. But surely it’s the league as a whole that determines how good it is rather than just the best team.
And if you look at PSG they wiped the floor with us and look a smashing team from what I’ve seen
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Yeah and I think the league as a whole is pretty dross. I don't think there's been a rise in the likes of Brighton, Bournemouth etc I think there's been a decline in Arsenal, City, Villa and then the likes of Spurs and the rags who should be much higher considering their expenditure.

If the league was indeed much more competitive I think there would be a long list of players weight snap up from teams in the division. But I don't think that's true at all. Arsenal don't have a striker and are second. We have an OAP side and are third. Forest have a side who barely wants the football and is 4th. There's not a single player at Forest I would want at City. MGW is linked but I don't think he is anywhere near our level.
 
Churchlawtonblue said:
If Newcastle and Forest both win there games in hand we will be back down to 5th.
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City will ideally have to win every game.

I am not buying this hope towards Chelsea's fixture list.

They will playing a Liverpool team who will have been on the piss for a week at home next week, a United team that doesn't care about the league anymore and a Forest team who in my opinion will have it sewn up by the final day.

Only Newcastle away is the standout banana skin for me for Chelsea.

71 points will be needed meaning City can only afford 1 draw.
 
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