When is it time for a change?

[Coatigan]

Today with a resounding win.

Get this man a pint!

 

[Sheikh rattle and roll]

Joe Mercer was better pal

Maybe I can’t comment that was before my time - I was born 1970

 

[krisblue]

Those are all examples of big drop offs yes, but the teams mentioned started the following seasons relatively slow and continued to drop points throughout. However I don't think any of them ever took only 5 points from 9 league games in a row.

City took 23 points from their opening 9 league games and have since taken 5 from the next 9. Clearly a much more sudden and severe drop off which is complete contrast to anything we've seen from city in years and is why I think it's more unprecedented.

Of course it’s in complete contrast.

We won nearly everything for seven years and didn’t lose a game at home for two years.

Any kind of drop off at all was going to be a complete contrast.

 

[Blue2202]

Of course it’s in complete contrast.

We won nearly everything for seven years and didn’t lose a game at home for two years.

Any kind of drop off at all was going to be a complete contrast.

When I say years I mean 15 if not 20 years mate, we've been lucky to not see a run of form like we've just had in that long. We've had it good under pep for most of his time with us I just hope we can now brush off this form and secure a top 4 spot ready to challenge again next season.

 

[Blue2202]

That's splitting hairs mate. They are clearly significant drop-offs and very comparable. If we win our next 3 games, ours still won't be worse than either Chelsea's for example. Or if you look at our last 16, it is better than theirs. Leicester's is even more extreme, and Liverpool's is just as meaningful, particularly as it took them from top of the table favourites, to outwith the CL spots.

The point is, big drop-offs do happen. Ours is big, because of how long we managed to hold it off, and because of the extent of injuries.

I get what you're saying, but I think the sudden nature of ours was something I don't think has been seen in the league before. I know there are several reasons as to why it happened like it did but still, I'd have expected a larger return than what we achieved.

Anyway, I hope we can kick on from here into the new year and put some kind of unbeaten run together, get players back from injury, make a couple of signings in Jan and forget the last two months ever happened.