Can we still win the league?

[PeterParker]

If we look back, the results are these: So far, in the league we played 20 games.

The decisions againts us were these:

Fulham - second goal after a foul at Dzeko and overall poor decisions againts us.
Qpr - Second goal they scored was an offisde
Liverpool - Balo sent off after two doubtful decision
Chelsea - pen not given at 1-0 and a 50/50 pen for them
West Brom - good goal not given for us
Sunderland - goal allowed for them after a clear offside.
Wolves - whole game was ruined by a young ref.
Liverpool - Barry sent off very easy.

The decisions in favour of us:

Arsenal was refused a pen againts us.

So in 20 games, 8 were games when the refs made our games difficult with weird decissions.
You can't win the league when this is still happens almost every 2 games.

[ashton287]

Add to that list qpr goal coming from a free kick awarded when a play fell over without any contact whatsoever.

Merieles not being booked for the studs in silvas leg.

[avoidconfusion]

If the red card gets rescinded I can see us win the League. If it doesn't I am worried about our next games without Kompany missing on top of Yaya Toure as well.

Because Nasri simply isn't pulling his weight. De Jong is disappointing as well. Thank fuck we will have Barry back though, him and Milner should be doing ok.

[Dameerto]

Yaya missing is huge. I thought NDJ, 2nd half, began to show his old self. He can do the holding job whilsyt we battle through January. He was as good as anyone at City last season, he can be again. He's class.

Kompany will be back in, that card has to be rescinded. I am confident it will be. If not, I just don't know. Micah did nothing wrong today and could do a job for 4 games. Savic is dodgier. Did nothing wrong though, looked quite composed in the frenzy of that 2nd half.

I would be amazed if the red card is rescinded whatever all City fans think about it.We need to take great heart from todays game and make sure we win away from home at Wigan.It will be our first away win for ages and is a massive massive game.

Disagree Doug. Has to be bent as fucl if that stands and don´t get me going if anyone thinks that´s a frivolous appeal

Not saying the appeal is frivolous but having listened to all the chat about it since (that includes idiots as well as sensible people) my conclusion is that we won't win the appeal.I think we should be fear the worst and it will be a 4 game ban.

If that proves to be the case I give up. I´ll start watching fuclin basketball. Corrupt to the core if that isn´t rescinded - no arguments - none!!

I personally think they'll downgrade it to a yellow on appeal to save some face for Foy.

[john68]

Peter.

Your stats and analysis may be correct but the truth of the matter quite clearly is that despite all those game changing reffing decisions that have done us harm.....WESTILL SITON TOP OF THE LEAGUE.

...and in my opinion, despiteallthe shite decisions that they chuck at us over the next 16 or 17 games, the same will apply...WE WILL STILL BE TOP OF THE LEAGUE. (game 18 will be irrelevant...we will have become Champions by then)

[dazby]

this result gives us a better chance of winning the league- and makes Europa worth chasing now.

[PeterParker]

Peter.

Your stats and analysis may be correct but the truth of the matter quite clearly is that despite all those game changing reffing decisions that have done us harm.....WESTILL SITON TOP OF THE LEAGUE.

...and in my opinion, despiteallthe shite decisions that they chuck at us over the next 16 or 17 games, the same will apply...WE WILL STILL BE TOP OF THE LEAGUE. (game 18 will be irrelevant...we will have become Champions by then)

This, but you and i both know that if this continues, there is no way we can win the league. It's impossible to win when all this shite is happening. For example, look at the game at Chelsea, we were stellar untill Silva went down and Clattenburg looked away. He could had booked him for diving, be saw the pen and he didn't want to take the decision and after that, every other thing went to Chelsea's direction.

We are far, far, faaaar the best team in the league this year, but it will be hard like hell.

For all of you, do you remember in 2008-2009 when Scouse went head to head with Scum for the league, they won 4-1 in swamp and since february, in every away game that they have, Benitez was accusing the refs?
Remember what happend with Wigan, when Liverpool draw and lost the title after the ref was all over the place? I remember like it was yesterday and i felt sorry for what happend to them, how they were stopped for winning the league.

[Socrates]

Peter.

Your stats and analysis may be correct but the truth of the matter quite clearly is that despite all those game changing reffing decisions that have done us harm.....WESTILL SITON TOP OF THE LEAGUE.

...and in my opinion, despiteallthe shite decisions that they chuck at us over the next 16 or 17 games, the same will apply...WE WILL STILL BE TOP OF THE LEAGUE. (game 18 will be irrelevant...we will have become Champions by then)

This, but you and i both know that if this continues, there is no way we can win the league. It's impossible to win when all this shite is happening. For example, look at the game at Chelsea, we were stellar untill Silva went down and Clattenburg looked away. He could had booked him for diving, be saw the pen and he didn't want to take the decision and after that, every other thing went to Chelsea's direction.

We are far, far, faaaar the best team in the league this year, but it will be hard like hell.

For all of you, do you remember in 2008-2009 when Scouse went head to head with Scum for the league, they won 4-1 in swamp and since february, in every away game that they have, Benitez was accusing the refs?
Remember what happend with Wigan, when Liverpool draw and lost the title after the ref was all over the place? I remember like it was yesterday and i felt sorry for what happend to them, how they were stopped for winning the league.

We are a lot better than the scouse were and our opposition is weaker, we will be fine.

[failsworthblue]

Sorry
I am not in the happy camp.

If the ban stays then we have lost our most influential player.

Hansen is right Vinny is the best CH in the prem and it could be a huge loss loss for us.

[Socrates]

Sorry
I am not in the happy camp.

If the ban stays then we have lost our most influential player.

Hansen is right Vinny is the best CH in the prem and it could be a huge loss loss for us.

Worst case scenario is we lose the appeal and he misses 2 league games. Pretty sure can win at Wigan without him, makes the Spurs game trickier that's all.

[feedthegreek]

Sorry
I am not in the happy camp.

If the ban stays then we have lost our most influential player.

Hansen is right Vinny is the best CH in the prem and it could be a huge loss loss for us.

Worst case scenario is we lose the appeal and he misses 2 league games. Pretty sure can win at Wigan without him, makes the Spurs game trickier that's all.

this.

[bigblue]

Ridiculous question, we're on top by 3 points. We still have the best team. What more do you want to know

[redders]

I think the decision today will pull the team and fans together even more. We are in a battle now so we have to battle. I think we will slaughter Manure when they come to us in the league> They have just pissed us right off!

[Original Dub]

Ridiculous question, we're on top by 3 points. We still have the best team. What more do you want to know

I know well what he means.

If decisions like this - which are now happening in every game we play - continue, then there is every chance we won't win the league.

There is no disputing we have the best team in the land. A record breaking team. We should be about ten points ahead instead of 3. And that is because of bent refereeing.

[the_georgian_genius]

That second half showing has won us the league.

[carl_feedthegoat]

I think we will win the premiership but only if CHEATING CUNT REFEREES LIKE FOY do not continue receiving brown envelopes.

[john68]

Peter,
I am not sure that you fully understand what is happening at City and how we are evolving before you very eyes.

The City team that started last season was not a patch on the team that finished the season and won the Cup and that team that finished last season is not a patch on the City team that started this season.

Mancini is a perfectionist and City are evolving in his image. We have skill, composure, experience, tactical awareness and more importantly, a doggedness that refuses to wilt and die (like the rags did in the previous derby).

Against us we have the other clubs, the refs and the football establishment...but we have left them trailing in our wake and the gap is widening all the time.
Today, we saw another level of our City squad. We were spineless on the pitch...No Hart, No Kompany, No Silva, No Yaya, with a 10 man reserve side we were awesome against the 2nd best team and our nearest rivals in the most competetive League in the World.

If they couldn't see us off in the 1st half of the season....they haven't got a hope in hells chance of sinking us in the 2nd half. Stop worrying...start believing..."WEE-E'RE GONNA WIN THE LEEE-EEAGUE...etc (repeat as necessary)