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The race for fourth

Postby Original Dub » Wed Feb 02, 2011 10:35 pm

Its well and truely on now and obviously we're still in with a shout.

But who's gonna get it... can someone like MRM who isn't in a fit of blind rage right now do the run for each team and let us have a reasonable debate about how we feel its all gonna go??

Cheers in advance!
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Re: The race for fourth

Postby Moonchesteri » Wed Feb 02, 2011 10:39 pm

Who should be included? The magnificent spurs and the boring City or others too?
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Re: The race for fourth

Postby Original Dub » Wed Feb 02, 2011 10:44 pm

Moonchesteri wrote:Who should be included? The magnificent spurs and the boring City or others too?


Ah, sarcasm - the perfect approach to post match disappointment.

Ok mate, here you go:

City
Spurs
Liverpool

I believe the other top teams will finish above us.
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Re: The race for fourth

Postby Michigan Blue » Wed Feb 02, 2011 10:50 pm

If all of the remaining fixtures end up with the same results from '09/'10, we will finish 4th at 68 points, two above Spurs with 66. This despite the fact that we assume Spurs beat us at CoMS, as happened last season. Mind you this includes some eyebrow-raising results, such as us drawing with WBA this weekend, us winning away to Chelsea, and Spurs losing at home to Wolves.

One thing that has not been talked about enough is Arsenal's season. They are way ahead of the pace they set last year and if all remaining fixtures go the way they did a season ago, they will win the league with 83 points, one ahead of the Scum.
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Re: The race for fourth

Postby Buffalo Soldier » Wed Feb 02, 2011 10:51 pm

Original Dub wrote:
Moonchesteri wrote:Who should be included? The magnificent spurs and the boring City or others too?


Ah, sarcasm - the perfect approach to post match disappointment.

Ok mate, here you go:

City
Spurs
Liverpool

I believe the other top teams will finish above us.


Liverpool have got absolutely zero chance. It's between us and Spurs again.
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Re: The race for fourth

Postby Beefymcfc » Wed Feb 02, 2011 10:52 pm

Dirty bastard................I like it ;-)
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Re: The race for fourth

Postby Moonchesteri » Wed Feb 02, 2011 10:57 pm

Buffalo Soldier wrote:
Original Dub wrote:
Moonchesteri wrote:Who should be included? The magnificent spurs and the boring City or others too?


Ah, sarcasm - the perfect approach to post match disappointment.

Ok mate, here you go:

City
Spurs
Liverpool

I believe the other top teams will finish above us.


Liverpool have got absolutely zero chance. It's between us and Spurs again.


I wouldn't rule them out just yet. A great run in 2nd half of the season can do wonders. Especially in a season like this where everyone is dropping points here and there.

But probably it will be between us and spurs.
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Re: The race for fourth

Postby Original Dub » Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:11 pm

Moonchesteri wrote:
Buffalo Soldier wrote:
Original Dub wrote:
Moonchesteri wrote:Who should be included? The magnificent spurs and the boring City or others too?


Ah, sarcasm - the perfect approach to post match disappointment.

Ok mate, here you go:

City
Spurs
Liverpool

I believe the other top teams will finish above us.


Liverpool have got absolutely zero chance. It's between us and Spurs again.


I wouldn't rule them out just yet. A great run in 2nd half of the season can do wonders. Especially in a season like this where everyone is dropping points here and there.

But probably it will be between us and spurs.


Obviously they've a lot to do to overcome the odds, but that's what they are famous for.

The thing is, I think we'll beat West Brom on sat... as you would expect, but I also think we'll try not lose at Old Trafford as opposed to trying to win... and I don't think that at any stage for the rest of the season we should do that.

We're favourites for fourth with William Hill as it stands, but we were at a similar time last season and we fucked it up by being scared.

We NEED this fourth spot so bad.
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Re: The race for fourth

Postby Goaters 103 » Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:18 pm

If we don't finish in the top 4, with the squad we have, then you can kiss Mancini goodbye and rightly so too.

No excuses from players or manager will excuse it. Top 4 is the minimum requirement, top 4 and a Cup win should also be attained. Finishing 5th just isn't acceptable, end of. Am sick and tired of waiting for "next year" and I'd wager those is genuine power at City are too.
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Re: The race for fourth

Postby Chopper » Thu Feb 03, 2011 5:42 am

I dont think the race for fourth will be an issue.

We will finish 3rd.
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Re: The race for fourth

Postby Blue Since 76 » Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:41 am

a few weeks ago, I felt we'd definitely be top 2, maybe better. Now, i'm looking nervously at spurs. That isn't off the back of one result, but several, including all the cup games.

Something is wrong, particularly at the back and we need to sort it very quickly, or 5th will become a tough ask
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Re: The race for fourth

Postby Fish111 » Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:04 am

Chopper wrote:I dont think the race for fourth will be an issue.

We will finish 3rd.


I wish i had your optimism, i'm a pessimistic old fart and i can see our top four place slipping away slowly but surely.
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Re: The race for fourth

Postby CityFanFromRome » Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:13 am

Chopper wrote:I dont think the race for fourth will be an issue.

We will finish 3rd.

I tend to agree with you here. Although I'm not sure third will be our final position, if you get my meaning.
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Re: The race for fourth

Postby Piccsnumberoneblue » Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:29 am

Original Dub >>>We're favourites for fourth with William Hill as it stands, but we were at a similar time last season and we fucked it up by being scared.

This is my concern. When the heat is on Bobby always seems to shit out.
We'll soon be back at the super defensive team with a raft of strikers NOT on the pitch.
City and sniffing knickers.
Come on Blues.
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Re: The race for fourth

Postby avoidconfusion » Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:56 am

Blue Since 76 wrote:a few weeks ago, I felt we'd definitely be top 2, maybe better. Now, i'm looking nervously at spurs. That isn't off the back of one result, but several, including all the cup games.

Something is wrong, particularly at the back and we need to sort it very quickly, or 5th will become a tough ask


This. The direction we are going I can see us finish outside the Top 4 again and then the shit will hit the fan.
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Re: The race for fourth

Postby Goaters 103 » Thu Feb 03, 2011 9:27 am

The worrying this is that we haven't played well since the arse end of December, we can't keep a clean sheet to save our lives at the moment, set-piece defending is a joke and we appear to have absolutely no pace in the team at all.

A good solid home win, with a clean sheet, this saturday will make things seem a lot brighter though.
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Re: The race for fourth

Postby avoidconfusion » Thu Feb 03, 2011 9:29 am

Goaters 103 wrote:The worrying this is that we haven't played well since the arse end of January, we can't keep a clean sheet to save our lives at the moment, set-piece defending is a joke and we appear to have absolutely no pace in the team at all.

A good solid home win, with a clean sheet, this saturday will make things seem a lot brighter though.


Watch us lose against West Brom now. :)
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Re: The race for fourth

Postby Beefymcfc » Thu Feb 03, 2011 9:30 am

At Christmas it was the race for 1st, now we're talking the race for 4th?
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Re: The race for fourth

Postby Goaters 103 » Thu Feb 03, 2011 9:35 am

avoidconfusion wrote:
Goaters 103 wrote:The worrying this is that we haven't played well since the arse end of January, we can't keep a clean sheet to save our lives at the moment, set-piece defending is a joke and we appear to have absolutely no pace in the team at all.

A good solid home win, with a clean sheet, this saturday will make things seem a lot brighter though.


Watch us lose against West Brom now. :)


It could happen. Our record against WBA over the years is a bit mixed - meant to say December above as the last time I thought we produced a comprehensive performance was Villa at home. Since then, we've not put together a genuinely solid 90 minutes of play.
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Re: The race for fourth

Postby avoidconfusion » Thu Feb 03, 2011 9:36 am

I don't even want to think about what happens if we miss out on 4th again. Anyone reckon the owners might have had enough then? Not just with Mancini but with City?
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