Underdogs for the title going by the media.

[Vienna_70]

I'm very happy with that.

Let all these so-called experts write us off. They've been doing it for the last seven years.

First, it was, money doesn't buy success. Then, these big-money buys won't necessarily gel, followed by not good enough for Champions' League.

Then they told us we wouldn't win the title.

But we keep proving them wrong and hopefully, we'll do so again this year.

 

[bluemoonmatt]

Liking the fact no one fancies us. Its a big shame we play moaninhos mob of scumbags so early cos should we win , which currently i cant see happening theyll all start talking bout us and the pressure will be back. But im giving a third of fuck all of a shit if danny fucking mills, gabby logan guy mowbray and several assorted cunts ive never heard of dont reckon much to our chances.

 

[kaz7]

Spiteful nonsense because we took Raheem off the dippers

They can all go swivel

 

[BlueMoonraker]

Got the little book free (Prem Guide) with The Sun and out of 20 reporters there are 6 that say we win the league cup,1 says the FA Cup,but not one pick us to win the Prem,laughable really,it's mainly Chelsea they pick but amazingly 2 of them go for the rags hahaha not a prayer

I've stashed it away and will be brandishing it around like a lottery ticket at the end of April 2016 (hopefully).
Edited because I haven't got a time machine anymore!

 

[Vienna_70]

I think they are al talking bollox tbf
Sterling will make a huge difference to us and the press will hate it
Mind you I think for him to get awarded a pen someone is going to hav to take his leg off witjh a chainsaw and een then it will be touch and go
the first thing sterling has to learn is there is absolutley no point going down in a City shirt

I'm sure he's already been told in no uncertain terms that diving will not be tolerated by the club, in comparison to his previous employer.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Spiteful nonsense because we took Raheem off the dippers

They can all go swivel

That is the top and bottom of it.

Taking their place in the top 4 was bad enough but taking the brightest young talent in England off the mighty dippers was the final straw.

Cue the "he isnt worth it" (yet how do you value someone aged 20 with potentially 10 years at the top of his game left?)

funny how they didn't say this when the rags paid £28m for rughead when he had hardly had a season with everton.

I also don't remember Real Madrid getting too much stick for paying £80m for Bale.

Last season whilst Brenda got a bit of stick, he was still let off fairly lightly despite the dippers finishing 20 points lower than the season before-poor Brenda had lots of injuries....

Van Gael got off even more lightly despite being maybe 10% better than Moyes having spent a ridiculous amount of cash.

It's the way it is though. The dippers and rags have won the "we have more global plastics than you" trophy for the last few seasons and that is ultimately what matters to sky and the media!

 

[GeekinGav]

not surprised ... the usual armpits ... i mean pundits will say we havent strengthened in the summer, or Chelsea are just too strong (boring is the hidden term) for everyone, Arsenal are looking good until they lose a few games and its Arsene Out!! Liverpool buy and buy in the hope of getting rid of their Suarez hangover but havent balanced their yet again, The Scum are just shite because they are just them.

Chelsea will be favourites ... true. They won it last year because they were consistent, boring and dull, but consistent as everyone including us were poor. Will be tighter this season, but can see it being a 3 horse race with Us, Chelsea and The Scum with Arsenal 4th. Can see Spuds and Southampton finishing above Liverpool.

So being optimistic i'll predict:

City

Chelsea
Scum
Arsenal

Spuds
Southampton
Liverpool
Stoke
Everton
Swansea
West Ham
Newcastle
Crystal Palace
Aston Villa
Leicester City
West Brom
Norwich City

Sunderland
Watford
Bournemouth

 

[Gray]

We are underdogs for a reason.

Defence is shaky, no reliable left back, defensive midfielders not up to scratch and over reliant on Aguero up front.

I certainly hope we prove the critics wrong, but after our shambolic pre-season I think they may be proved correct.

 

[Stoned Rose]

This is how they all really feel.

Enjoy it Blues.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

We won it first time around, and it was down to the Rags throwing away an 8 point lead with 6 games to go.
We then came second to the Rags, and that was proof that we shouldn't have won it the previous year.
We won it again, but only because Liverpool blew it, and Morinho deliberately underachieved so he'd get his own way in the transfer market.
We came second to Chelsea, proving that we were definitely lucky the previous year, and vindication that Morinho could have won it if he wanted.

Why the fuck is anyone surprised that these cunts now under rate us?

BINGO!!

All season last year, it was never "Chelsea doing well at keeping the gap between themselves and the rest of the pack" in the second half of the season, it was always "City not defending their title!" What a biased joke!

The Prem title has been "defended" twice in 20 yrs! 1 in 10! But, because it is city and EVERYONE KNOWS CITY BOUGHT IT, then the entire sentiment is different. However, EVEREY TEAM HAS ALWAYS BOUGHT IT, because the best teams could always afford the best players! More recently, large investments from ownership....Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, United and even Tottenham....yet since 2008, it is as if City invented the whole "buy good players, win silverware" model??? It would be curious if it were not so obviously biased, and possibly even racist!

FWIW, the British analysts (and the Yanks) at NBCSN, who televise EVERY Premier League game, reckon this could be Arsenal's year, with Cech saving them points and stabilizing a defence that has looked shaky in the past. Question is who is their 20+ goal striker, or can their overwhelming midfield score enough to get them there? So, the consensus was Arsenal, Chelsea, City, United on NBCSN....mainly because City haven't added too much, Sterling is a hat and cold striker, and a United are a team in transition with no defence...yet!

Clearly, if Arsenal snag a 20+ forward, Chelsea add any quality, City pick up DeBruyne and/or Pogba, and united grab a recognized centre half who can organize the defence, all bets are off on ANYONE picking the Top Four order and it will be down to results against each other and how many hiccups any of them have against lower half opposition....which has been City's Achilles Heel for the last four years!

Tbh, I don't think I can pick a Top Four with any conviction, but....

City
Arsenal
Chelsea
United

Liverpool
Spurs
Soton
Swansea...may all have strong spells and put themselves in contention at some point, but I don't think they have the staying power over a 38 game season.

Surprise team: Stoke-celona