Paranoia and Conspiracy Theories

[CityGer]

Is it a seasonal thing?

I've read more shite on here over the last few days than I have in the previous five years.

Teams lying down for united, managers doing bacon 'favours', bent refs, bent fixture lists, bent PL, teams raising their agsinst us, the refs under instruction to keep the league interesting etc etc.

Get a fucking grip.

I've never heard anything like it. It's cringeworthy.

[Scatman]

[Mase]

Are we gonna have this 'paranoia' thread every few months? Is it a seasonal thing?

[LookMumImOnMCF.net]

You're obviously working for 'them' 0_o

[Nigels Tackle]

is this kennydalglishfans.net?

[Beefymcfc]

Just 'cos you can't see 'em doesn't mean that they aren't out there!

Seriously, I'm no conspiracy theorist and definately not paranoid but there are some strange things agoing on. From what I see it's very hard not to think such things when you get sendings off as yesterday. At the end of the day the Premier League is an entertainment business funded mainly by Sky who sell the product. They both have an obligation to their customers in order to continue to sell their product and will do what's needed to ensure it stays at the top.

Having City running away the league with the Old Sky 4 not getting a look in would be disastrous for their business. It would be like the Beeb getting rid of Eastenders or ITV binning Corrie, these are the flagship entertainments that would lose them millions.

Anyway, back to work.

[DoomMerchant]

i don't believe in the conspiracy theories either, but it would be interesting to have someone give the statistical possibilities of City playing away after every CL match and the Filth playing at home. Shirley, that would be an interesting number. Just sayin.

If we lose the league, it will be down to us, which is a good feeling to be honest. We don't need other teams to have a terrific swoon, we just need to do our jobs and we can win it. It's that fact which makes people look for external factors to blame/get paranoid about i think. All that footballing responsibility or possibility isn't something we're used to, is it? For Rags, they are used to it...it's what they've known for two decades now.

This is where we make our money...the next month will i think dictate what happens for City this season. We need to shine like diamonds.

cheers

[Rag_hater]

I think all the Paranoia is down to them peskey skunks.

[Original Dub]

IMO three of the last five city games I've watched, an opposition player should have walked and in the chelsea game a clear cut penalty to put us 2 nil up against ten men.

They are HUGE decisions and in two cases in particular the ref was standing right there. These are the facts.

Also, I can't remember the last time a team had to play away after every single champs league game. Its uncanny.... Once again, this is fact.

I don't know why it has been made harder for us to win the league this season - maybe its pure coincidence - but I think every game we played after the champs league was harder to win and I also think the toughest period of the season was kinder to the rags.

Still, I believe we will win it. Although I think we will probably have to be on of the best teams to ever win it because for some reason or another, the obstacles seem to be stacked in front of us more than our friends.

[CityFanFromRome]

[Original Dub]

Well that's what I'm looking forward to more than anything I've ever looked forward to before when it comes to city. None of us actually know for sure if things are purposely made harder to either keep the league more exciting or to help the rags.

I hope not.

[Beeks]

No conspiracy theories about teams lying down for the rags

It happens

When you've dominated the league like they have for so many years then the fear factor plays a big part

We have had it ourselves recently when teams shit themselves and use a gameplan different to what they would usually ending more often than not in catastrophy

Rags get that more than any other team

Even refs get intimidated officiating their games

It's not fucking rocket science

[CityGer]

[DoomMerchant]

[Ted Hughes]

[Arjan Van Schotte]

it is very boring. the fa are out to get us, the refs are out to get us, the papers are out to get us, uefa are out to get us (ok - that might have some truth....) - but if they all gather in darkened rooms to ensure our failure, then someone forgot to invite surly alex's "good friend" tony pulis on wednesday night.

although,speaking of him, i can't believe more wasn't made of when pulis withdrew his players on loan at preston when they sacked the son of satan.

[Ted Hughes]

[Original Dub]

[carl_feedthegoat]

[Dameerto]