It's Mid July...

[King Kev]

And the fixtures for the 2011/12 season have just been released. City fans everywhere are excitedly looking through the list, making plans to go to matches, predicting results etc,...

If, back then, we would have been offered the chance to be in second place, only 1 place behind the scum, with a superior goal-difference and with the home Derby to come with just 10 games to go, I doubt very very much that there is a City fan alive who would not have taken that offer without a second thought!

Maybe then, we should all be thankful that we are still well in the title race with our fate in our hands, stay positive, stop moaning and get behind our team when they need us the most.

[Blue Since 76]

And the fixtures for the 2011/12 season have just been released. City fans everywhere are excitedly looking through the list, making plans to go to matches, predicting results etc,...

If, back then, we would have been offered the chance to be in second place, only 1 place behind the scum, with a superior goal-difference and with the home Derby to come with just 10 games to go, I doubt very very much that there is a City fan alive who would not have taken that offer without a second thought!

Maybe then, we should all be thankful that we are still well in the title race with our fate in our hands, stay positive, stop moaning and get behind our team when they need us the most.

And if at that point someone had told you how poor we would be away from home, would you have thought we would win the title or come second, looking at the remaining games?

[King Kev]

And if at that point someone had told you how poor we would be away from home, would you have thought we would win the title or come second, looking at the remaining games?

Poor away from home? You're joking right??

We have the second best away record in the league!

[ashton287]

And the fixtures for the 2011/12 season have just been released. City fans everywhere are excitedly looking through the list, making plans to go to matches, predicting results etc,...

If, back then, we would have been offered the chance to be in second place, only 1 place behind the scum, with a superior goal-difference and with the home Derby to come with just 10 games to go, I doubt very very much that there is a City fan alive who would not have taken that offer without a second thought!

Maybe then, we should all be thankful that we are still well in the title race with our fate in our hands, stay positive, stop moaning and get behind our team when they need us the most.

If at the start of the season this all powerful being (I'm going to assume it is the refs association) told you that to make this happen they would disallow penalties, give offside goals against us and call a few of our goals offside while giving them what I can only assume is a record or close to it amount of penalties, would you accept it? Or would you be fucking outraged?

I wouldn't care about being a point behind if I didn't know for a fact we will have a pen given against us or have someone sent off in probably 2 of the games against arse, chels and the scum while if they fuck up I know a ref will fix it for them. It won't be decided by the players, ours or theirs. It will and has been decided by the refs this season.

[Chopper]

And the fixtures for the 2011/12 season have just been released. City fans everywhere are excitedly looking through the list, making plans to go to matches, predicting results etc,...

If, back then, we would have been offered the chance to be in second place, only 1 place behind the scum, with a superior goal-difference and with the home Derby to come with just 10 games to go, I doubt very very much that there is a City fan alive who would not have taken that offer without a second thought!

Maybe then, we should all be thankful that we are still well in the title race with our fate in our hands, stay positive, stop moaning and get behind our team when they need us the most.

Fucking well said that man.

Im disappointed by yesterdays result but Im not convinced that the rags have won the league.

[Goaters 103]

Its Mid July.

Someone would have told you City would have 5 bites of the cherry this year - Prem, FA Cup, Carling, Champs Lge and Europe Lge - and yet potentially end up completely trophyless. Would you have been happy?

[geepeetee]

Its Mid July.

Someone would have told you City would have 5 bites of the cherry this year - Prem, FA Cup, Carling, Champs Lge and Europe Lge - and yet potentially end up completely trophyless. Would you have been happy?

Stay positive fella ... No.need to dig out phil Collins greatest hits yet ...

[Blue Since 76]

Poor away from home? You're joking right??

We have the second best away record in the league!

What, you mean it's better than Wigan's?

So, with our amazing away form, are you predicting wins at Arsenal, Norwich, Wolves and Newcastle? Our away form a the start of the season was good, but has steadily got worse. It will be the reason we lose the league this year.

[lets all have a disco]

This doesnt mean jack shit lad imagine someone flashing a lottery win and a 9 bedroom penthouse in a hot country in your face for 8 months then have it snatched away when the papers really should have been signed but you forgot a pen being stupid.

Im not saying its all over lets sack Bobby but yesterday was one nail like it or not unless the rags lose Shrek for a few weeks and we can stay in touch then i can only see the pot going one way.

[Goaters 103]

And if at that point someone had told you how poor we would be away from home, would you have thought we would win the title or come second, looking at the remaining games?

Poor away from home? You're joking right??

We have the second best away record in the league!

Poor away form? Yes - look at the facts.

Last 6 aways - Swansea 0-1, Villa 1-0, Everton 0-1, Wigan 1-0, Sunderland 0-1, WBA 0-0.

In our last 6 Aways, none of which came against sides in the top 8, we have won 2, Drawn 1 and lost 3. We have scored only 2 goals in those games and got 7 pts out of a possible 18. Thats 2 goals in 9 hours of football - only Torres would find that strike rate decent.

Those games, and that away form, is what we will likely look back at in June when the "what ifs" start. We havent scored 2 or more in a Prem away game since QPR in early November. Concerns were raised about teams sussing us out away before Christmas but we have continued to play the same way - no width, no pace up top, no Plan B - and its getting worse.

[lets all have a disco]

And if at that point someone had told you how poor we would be away from home, would you have thought we would win the title or come second, looking at the remaining games?

Poor away from home? You're joking right??

We have the second best away record in the league!

Poor away form? Yes - look at the facts.

Last 6 aways - Swansea 0-1, Villa 1-0, Everton 0-1, Wigan 1-0, Sunderland 0-1, WBA 0-0.

In our last 6 Aways, none of which came against sides in the top 8, we have won 2, Drawn 1 and lost 3. We have scored only 2 goals in those games and got 7 pts out of a possible 18. Thats 2 goals in 9 hours of football - only Torres would finds that strike rate decent.

Those games, and that away form, is what we will likely look back at in June when the "what ifs" start. We havent scored 2 or more in a Prem away game since QPR in early November. Concerns were raised about teams sussing us out away before Christmas but we have continued to play the same way - no width, no pace up top, no Plan B - and its getting worse.

I feel like there is some people knocking around with blinkers on.
Our away form is what will do us in the end its not been good enough convert those losses into draws and hey presto were top of the league again.
Some people need to wake the fook up.

[thegoatfeeder]

And the fixtures for the 2011/12 season have just been released. City fans everywhere are excitedly looking through the list, making plans to go to matches, predicting results etc,...

If, back then, we would have been offered the chance to be in second place, only 1 place behind the scum, with a superior goal-difference and with the home Derby to come with just 10 games to go, I doubt very very much that there is a City fan alive who would not have taken that offer without a second thought!

Maybe then, we should all be thankful that we are still well in the title race with our fate in our hands, stay positive, stop moaning and get behind our team when they need us the most.

Entirely this. Get on with it, we are hardly facing relegation to division 2 here, you'd think we were with some peoples reactions.

[Goaters 103]

And if at that point someone had told you how poor we would be away from home, would you have thought we would win the title or come second, looking at the remaining games?

Poor away from home? You're joking right??

We have the second best away record in the league!

Poor away form? Yes - look at the facts.

Last 6 aways - Swansea 0-1, Villa 1-0, Everton 0-1, Wigan 1-0, Sunderland 0-1, WBA 0-0.

In our last 6 Aways, none of which came against sides in the top 8, we have won 2, Drawn 1 and lost 3. We have scored only 2 goals in those games and got 7 pts out of a possible 18. Thats 2 goals in 9 hours of football - only Torres would finds that strike rate decent.

Those games, and that away form, is what we will likely look back at in June when the "what ifs" start. We havent scored 2 or more in a Prem away game since QPR in early November. Concerns were raised about teams sussing us out away before Christmas but we have continued to play the same way - no width, no pace up top, no Plan B - and its getting worse.

I feel like there is some people knocking around with blinkers on.
Our away form is what will do us in the end its not been good enough convert those losses into draws and hey presto were top of the league again.
Some people need to wake the fook up.

Its hardly like its suddenly cropped up either. We've been poor away from home for months; the Napoli game first highlighted how teams will defend against us and we struggle to break them down, despite having the ball for 75 mins in a game. The truth about our away form and how its dropped off a cliff is there in black and white.

[lets all have a disco]

And if at that point someone had told you how poor we would be away from home, would you have thought we would win the title or come second, looking at the remaining games?

Poor away from home? You're joking right??

We have the second best away record in the league!

Poor away form? Yes - look at the facts.

Last 6 aways - Swansea 0-1, Villa 1-0, Everton 0-1, Wigan 1-0, Sunderland 0-1, WBA 0-0.

In our last 6 Aways, none of which came against sides in the top 8, we have won 2, Drawn 1 and lost 3. We have scored only 2 goals in those games and got 7 pts out of a possible 18. Thats 2 goals in 9 hours of football - only Torres would finds that strike rate decent.

Those games, and that away form, is what we will likely look back at in June when the "what ifs" start. We havent scored 2 or more in a Prem away game since QPR in early November. Concerns were raised about teams sussing us out away before Christmas but we have continued to play the same way - no width, no pace up top, no Plan B - and its getting worse.

I feel like there is some people knocking around with blinkers on.
Our away form is what will do us in the end its not been good enough convert those losses into draws and hey presto were top of the league again.
Some people need to wake the fook up.

Its hardly like its suddenly cropped up either. We've been poor away from home for months; the Napoli game first highlighted how teams will defend against us and we struggle to break them down, despite having the ball for 75 mins in a game. The truth about our away form and how its dropped off a cliff is there in black and white.

I honestly can only see us nabbing three points more on the road and it isnt good enough.

[Pretty Boy Lee]

Simple question, it's the start of the season yours told you'll lead for 2/3 of the season then throw it all away and hand it to United.

Would you be happy with that?

I fucking wouldn't, we've got the players, owners and manager to win this. So let's fucking win it!!!

[Douglas Higginbottom]

I would consider myself to be a realist.Kev is right that 9 months ago I would have been delighted to be sat on 66 points with 10 games to go.Absolutely brilliant....but tempered a little by the idea that the scum would be still above us.

But we are now where we are and with that position there is also the realisation that we are not playing well away from home with some difficult games ahead of us.Being realistic I cannot see where the scum will drop points apart from against us but I am fairly sure they will. Maybe another defeat and a draw but really I am only concerned with what we do and how many more wins we will have out of the last 10.

Winning every league game at home is a possible but history says it's unlikely. Maybe we will do it or maybe there will be a draw in there but either way it's our away form that's the key from now.Lately it's been shocking and I am talking more about the performances than the results which have been poor anyway.Is that because we have changed our approach to away games or is it simply because teams have just parked the bus against us even in their home games.

4 goals in the last 7 away games with losses at Napoli and Lisbon along the way (Porto being the exception) says poor form very loudly.I would say to win the league we have to win 4 of the last 5 away games at Norwich,Stoke,Arsenal,Newcastle and whoever.Anyone putting money on that happening?

[Ted Hughes]

Woohoo, beach....doh! No it isn't.

[feedthegreek]

And the fixtures for the 2011/12 season have just been released. City fans everywhere are excitedly looking through the list, making plans to go to matches, predicting results etc,...

If, back then, we would have been offered the chance to be in second place, only 1 place behind the scum, with a superior goal-difference and with the home Derby to come with just 10 games to go, I doubt very very much that there is a City fan alive who would not have taken that offer without a second thought!

Maybe then, we should all be thankful that we are still well in the title race with our fate in our hands, stay positive, stop moaning and get behind our team when they need us the most.

If at the start of the season this all powerful being (I'm going to assume it is the refs association) told you that to make this happen they would disallow penalties, give offside goals against us and call a few of our goals offside while giving them what I can only assume is a record or close to it amount of penalties, would you accept it? Or would you be fucking outraged?

I wouldn't care about being a point behind if I didn't know for a fact we will have a pen given against us or have someone sent off in probably 2 of the games against arse, chels and the scum while if they fuck up I know a ref will fix it for them. It won't be decided by the players, ours or theirs. It will and has been decided by the refs this season.

this, bent refs but you cant prove it so we can do jackshit.

[Chinners]

The weather is shite today .... considering it's mid July

[Blue Since 76]

The weather is shite today .... considering it's mid July

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