Re: The 'We Will Win the Title' Thread
I used to know a guy who had a few nightclubs. Very good at operating them he was too. He always used to get himself into financial trouble though. He'd take on a new project and it would put everything else he'd built at risk - but he'd always somehow come out the other side.
Whenever he took a new challenge on, and he'd get into all sorts of financial shit, people would roll their eyes and scratch their heads and gently mock him for getting himself into another fine mess, but I knew the truth; I'd been closer to him than these bystanders and I'd looked him closely in the eyes: he'd become addicted to the intoxicating feeing of coming back from the brink. He reveled in adversity, because to him, it was a part of the journey, not the actual destination.
I wonder if this group of players has got the same bug. That they can only properly perform when the odds are stacked against them. Winning two titles in that manner has forged their collective psyche to almost crave making things difficult for themselves.
To some blues this state of affairs will be seen as a flaw; but to me it's a hugely endearing strength. It makes following this club even more compelling; no mean feat, it should be said.
It's replete with innate risk, of course, but that's what makes the ride so fucking enjoyable. What an amazing, high-octane few years we've had as City fans.
Let's chase these fuckers down.....
