Ridiculous optimism

[Alioune DVToure]

Even though I know deep down that the answer is no, might a win tonight give us just a tiny glimmer of the PL pot?

Humour me...

Let's go with the accepted logic that to stand any chance at all of winning the league, we'll have to win our eight remaining games. Let's suppose we win those games by an average of 1.5 goals. We'd end up like this:

P:38 Pts:86 GD:41

This would leave Stretford needing nine points from their last seven matches to pass us on goal difference (it would take a miracle for us to get a swing of ten goals on them at this stage).

Let's be very, very optimistic now and imagine they lose their games against Arsenal (A) and Chelsea (H) (highly unlikely but not impossible). That would leave them needing nine or, at a push, ten points from these five fixtures:

Stoke (A)
West Ham (A)
Villa (H)
Swansea (H)
West Brom (A)

If every other piece of my fanciful puzzle fell into place and then two of Stoke, Villa, West Ham and Swansea force draws, they'd need to go to West Brom and win on the final day to make absolutely sure.

Since Real Madrid dumped them out of the CL, they've beaten a woeful Reading side 1-0 at home, won 1-0 at Sunderland and drawn and lost against Chavski in the cup. IF we win tonight (which itself is a big IF), could their arses start to go again like last year?

I doubt it, bit Bob should tell all this to the lads so they don't let up between now and May.

RIGHT... BACK TO LIFE, BACK TO REALITY. Still...

COME ON CITY!

[Tokyo Blue]

I agree. I still haven't give up the title.

[Douglas Higginbottom]

Reasonable thread heading. I would perhaps have used the word ludicrous :) Goal difference certainly isn't the issue as if we win all our games and they lose enough to let it get to that position we would kill them on goal difference but sadly..................

My optimism goes as far as winning tonight ,winning the FA Cup and then not losing most of our best players as the media is telling us but just adding 2 or 3 quality players for next season.

[Bridge'srightfoot]

Important to keep pushing. Will take a miracle but we still should ensure we finish the season as strongly as possible.

[Pretty Boy Lee]

At this stage I'd settle for anything less than a loss tomorrow and a 10 pt gap.

[Green & Blue]

At this stage I'd settle for anything less than a loss tomorrow and a 10 pt gap.

I'd rather not lose today.

As for me just one browse over the Rags remaining fixtures writes off any possibility for me.

[john@staustell]

Mancini has just said teams dont try enough against United. That's his little way of winding up their oppoeents like he did last year with 'the title is lost, United only have very easy games left' with about 7 games to go.

It worked.

[ruralblue]

Am not prepared to accept anything less that an endnif season final day thriller that goes right down to the wire. Oh, and the fa cup.

Until its mathamatically impossible then there is always a chance!!!!. A win tonight is massive for us!!!

[Beeks]

If Carlsberg did optimism...

[ant london]

Reasonable thread heading. I would perhaps have used the word ludicrous :) Goal difference certainly isn't the issue as if we win all our games and they lose enough to let it get to that position we would kill them on goal difference but sadly..................

My optimism goes as far as winning tonight ,winning the FA Cup and then not losing most of our best players as the media is telling us but just adding 2 or 3 quality players for next season.

What you said Royston Douglano Higginbottomio

I say bring back Mario, Supertrainsmoker....I presume you are right behind me on that

[ant london]

Reasonable thread heading. I would perhaps have used the word ludicrous :) Goal difference certainly isn't the issue as if we win all our games and they lose enough to let it get to that position we would kill them on goal difference but sadly..................

My optimism goes as far as winning tonight ,winning the FA Cup and then not losing most of our best players as the media is telling us but just adding 2 or 3 quality players for next season.

What you said Royston Douglano Higginbottomio

I say bring back Mario, Supertrainsmoker....I presume you are right behind me on that

[Lee_R]

I thought about this. Its a bit like listening to Icke where you get a bit sucked in then your rational thinking says... Naahhh

[Swales4ever]

I agree. I still haven't give up the title.

I have, since Southampton: the most genuine evidence of that we are still a team of Lads in the path for becoming dominant champions.

But, I am ridiculously optimistic either for tonight and the brightest future ahead.

I don't give a s**t at honours every day.... the Good Sheikh will be ruling, with Khaldoon's wisdom, 2 decades after Slur's heart attack following the ultimate milking of our beloved Agents Glazers, so happy days.... all it matters

[Blue Since 76]

I'd be happy now to keep the gap down to single figures; finish second and win the FA Cup.

Edit: And win tonight, obviously

[razor400]

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Says it all.

[patrickblue]

As the song says

Dream the impossible dream.

But it's a wonderful dream.

[Grandad Rosler]

I can't stop thinking it's still possible its driving me mental

All rational thought out of the window and replaced with blind hope

Where else but gods own club do you go through these emotions wouldnt change it for anything

[Douglas Higginbottom]

Reasonable thread heading. I would perhaps have used the word ludicrous :) Goal difference certainly isn't the issue as if we win all our games and they lose enough to let it get to that position we would kill them on goal difference but sadly..................

My optimism goes as far as winning tonight ,winning the FA Cup and then not losing most of our best players as the media is telling us but just adding 2 or 3 quality players for next season.

What you said Royston Douglano Higginbottomio

I say bring back Mario, Supertrainsmoker....I presume you are right behind me on that

100% behind you. Is it right that he has said he would like to come back to City at some point?

PS you have been living in too many countries with Royston Douglano Higginbottomio :) :)

[Dronny]

8 pts last year, 15pts this year and we get a win double of Thatcher and Baconchops doing one in the same year.

Amen

[xavi6]

If Stoke do us a favour on Sunday and we beat Wigan next midweek I'll start believing again.

And they will be shitting it.