RVP

[Original Dub]

The reward the cunts get for selling him to the rags is that they get to give them a lovely guard of honour this weekend.

Pathetic fucking club.

[City64]

Move on ......

and who fucking cares !

[Green & Blue]

The reward the cunts get for selling him to the rags is that they get to give them a lovely guard of honour this weekend.

Pathetic fucking club.

Agreed unforgivable move selling the club captain to the rags.

[Bridge'srightfoot]

The reward the cunts get for selling him to the rags is that they get to give them a lovely guard of honour this weekend.

Pathetic fucking club.

Agreed unforgivable move selling the club captain to the rags.

As much as I agree they're a pathetic club what did you want them to do? He wanted to go, they gave them good money for him. If they sold him to us would you lambast them over it.
In the end RVP wanted to go to them and this season shows that he probably was right to.

[Goataldo]

I can't stand the rapey-pawed, tall-headed, clog-bollocked tramp, but to say we were right not to get him cos he's nearly thirty, would be a point completely devoured and shat out, had we bought him and won the league as a result. Winning the league is like a license to print money. Revenue streams, sponsorships, advertising, not to mention attracting more top players, win more trophies etc. Plus it would probably have increased pressure on our other strikers to up their game and step up to the plate more this season.

In answer to the OP's question, no - I don't believe it was a lost cause - as at one stage Platt said we were 'very close' to signing him, rather than 'look mate it's a lost cause, we're not even gonna sign a striker, eventually sell one, and swap around some other players in return for lesser replacements.'

Anyway, done now eh. FA Cup please, and then on to next season refreshed, strengthened and more focused and determined - I want the team to be angry at not keeping the trophy, and bully the absolute crap out of the rest in order to get it back.

That last derby made me confident we can do it. Spurs less so. Transfer dealings will be mood defining for next season, as they were for this.

[IanWright]

I still think that, on paper (shit term, but I have to use it in this instance), Man City have a superior starting XI than Manchester United.

It is truly baffling how a midfield like they have right now has been capable of winning the league at a canter. The champions HAVEN'T been awe-inspiring. All the triumphalism emanating out of Salford at the beginning of the season (mainly about how the squad is better than 1999) would have suggested that they were going to win everything. They didn't. When all is said and done, they went out of the Champions League with a whimper and were pathetic against Chelsea in the FA Cup, particularly for a team who supposedly preach positive, attractive football.

Arsenal were lambasted for not having won the Champions League and FA Cup in 2004, in spite of going the league unbeaten. Have we heard the same against Manchester United after the pre-season arrogance? I think not.

I try and put my finger on how Manchester United have won the league with 4 games to spare. It's not as easy as saying "they were awesome, and City couldn't defend their title". I believe there are many contributory factors. For one, I honestly think Mancini has a point when he says teams put more effort in against yourselves than the other lot. See Sunderland's typical game-raising at the Stadium of Light when the Champions arrived, yet their chicken-livered approach when Ferguson came calling. We (Arsenal) weren't much better in our respective trips to Manchester.

Was it a question of concentration and motivation? I still scratch my head when I try to believe how City lost points at Southampton and QPR.

Or is it questionable decision-making? RvP's last 4 goals have, unquestionably, come from offside positions. Add to that the tempestuous game Manchester United had with Chelsea in the autumn. If you cast your mind back, Chelsea were top, and given the way things were going, some City fans were actually willing a United win in order to get back into the title race! What a difference a draw (the fair result) or a Chelsea win could have made in that fixture.

Or finally, could it have been good fortune? Again, a crucial game at the Etihad, deep into stoppage time, and Nasri decides to stick his heel out. Could that have been the most pivotal deflection of the entire season?

Anyway, I'd like to end this post on a positive note. As I watch this exhilirating game between Bayern, the German champions, and Barcelona, the Spanish champions-elect, it makes me wonder just who would compete these teams in years to come? Could you honestly say, hand on heart, it's the Champions of England? Or would it be the team in 2nd?

[Mase]

I still think that, on paper (shit term, but I have to use it in this instance), Man City have a superior starting XI than Manchester United.

It is truly baffling how a midfield like they have right now has been capable of winning the league at a canter. The champions HAVEN'T been awe-inspiring. All the triumphalism emanating out of Salford at the beginning of the season (mainly about how the squad is better than 1999) would have suggested that they were going to win everything. They didn't. When all is said and done, they went out of the Champions League with a whimper and were pathetic against Chelsea in the FA Cup, particularly for a team who supposedly preach positive, attractive football.

Arsenal were lambasted for not having won the Champions League and FA Cup in 2004, in spite of going the league unbeaten. Have we heard the same against Manchester United after the pre-season arrogance? I think not.

I try and put my finger on how Manchester United have won the league with 4 games to spare. It's not as easy as saying "they were awesome, and City couldn't defend their title". I believe there are many contributory factors. For one, I honestly think Mancini has a point when he says teams put more effort in against yourselves than the other lot. See Sunderland's typical game-raising at the Stadium of Light when the Champions arrived, yet their chicken-livered approach when Ferguson came calling. We (Arsenal) weren't much better in our respective trips to Manchester.

Was it a question of concentration and motivation? I still scratch my head when I try to believe how City lost points at Southampton and QPR.

Or is it questionable decision-making? RvP's last 4 goals have, unquestionably, come from offside positions. Add to that the tempestuous game Manchester United had with Chelsea in the autumn. If you cast your mind back, Chelsea were top, and given the way things were going, some City fans were actually willing a United win in order to get back into the title race! What a difference a draw (the fair result) or a Chelsea win could have made in that fixture.

Or finally, could it have been good fortune? Again, a crucial game at the Etihad, deep into stoppage time, and Nasri decides to stick his heel out. Could that have been the most pivotal deflection of the entire season?

Anyway, I'd like to end this post on a positive note. As I watch this exhilirating game between Bayern, the German champions, and Barcelona, the Spanish champions-elect, it makes me wonder just who would compete these teams in years to come? Could you honestly say, hand on heart, it's the Champions of England? Or would it be the team in 2nd?

Decent post mate

[Beefymcfc]

I still think that, on paper (shit term, but I have to use it in this instance), Man City have a superior starting XI than Manchester United.

It is truly baffling how a midfield like they have right now has been capable of winning the league at a canter. The champions HAVEN'T been awe-inspiring. All the triumphalism emanating out of Salford at the beginning of the season (mainly about how the squad is better than 1999) would have suggested that they were going to win everything. They didn't. When all is said and done, they went out of the Champions League with a whimper and were pathetic against Chelsea in the FA Cup, particularly for a team who supposedly preach positive, attractive football.

Arsenal were lambasted for not having won the Champions League and FA Cup in 2004, in spite of going the league unbeaten. Have we heard the same against Manchester United after the pre-season arrogance? I think not.

I try and put my finger on how Manchester United have won the league with 4 games to spare. It's not as easy as saying "they were awesome, and City couldn't defend their title". I believe there are many contributory factors. For one, I honestly think Mancini has a point when he says teams put more effort in against yourselves than the other lot. See Sunderland's typical game-raising at the Stadium of Light when the Champions arrived, yet their chicken-livered approach when Ferguson came calling. We (Arsenal) weren't much better in our respective trips to Manchester.

Was it a question of concentration and motivation? I still scratch my head when I try to believe how City lost points at Southampton and QPR.

Or is it questionable decision-making? RvP's last 4 goals have, unquestionably, come from offside positions. Add to that the tempestuous game Manchester United had with Chelsea in the autumn. If you cast your mind back, Chelsea were top, and given the way things were going, some City fans were actually willing a United win in order to get back into the title race! What a difference a draw (the fair result) or a Chelsea win could have made in that fixture.

Or finally, could it have been good fortune? Again, a crucial game at the Etihad, deep into stoppage time, and Nasri decides to stick his heel out. Could that have been the most pivotal deflection of the entire season?

Anyway, I'd like to end this post on a positive note. As I watch this exhilirating game between Bayern, the German champions, and Barcelona, the Spanish champions-elect, it makes me wonder just who would compete these teams in years to come? Could you honestly say, hand on heart, it's the Champions of England? Or would it be the team in 2nd?

And that's why I like you mate, you have an eye for reality. Many Blues feel the same, lots of considerations but you just can't put your finger on it. Next season we start afresh and I can envisage a totally different situation; we won't rely on luck, we'll rely on ourselves.

Do you think you can hang on to a CL spot?

PS. Van Pussy is a cunt.

[Original Dub]

As much as I agree they're a pathetic club what did you want them to do? He wanted to go, they gave them good money for him. If they sold him to us would you lambast them over it.
In the end RVP wanted to go to them and this season shows that he probably was right to.

Would it have happened the other way around?

Has shit face ever sold a decent player to one fucking rival?

Please.

[Clowncrete]

As much as I agree they're a pathetic club what did you want them to do? He wanted to go, they gave them good money for him. If they sold him to us would you lambast them over it.
In the end RVP wanted to go to them and this season shows that he probably was right to.

Would it have happened the other way around?

Has shit face ever sold a decent player to one fucking rival?

Please.

Tevez?

[Bridge'srightfoot]

As much as I agree they're a pathetic club what did you want them to do? He wanted to go, they gave them good money for him. If they sold him to us would you lambast them over it.
In the end RVP wanted to go to them and this season shows that he probably was right to.

Would it have happened the other way around?

Has shit face ever sold a decent player to one fucking rival?

Please.

Well no, But I'd hardly call Arsenal a rival of United anymore even before they sold RVP.
He wanted to go, they got a lot of money for him, he chose them over us.

[IanWright]

And that's why I like you mate, you have an eye for reality. Many Blues feel the same, lots of considerations but you just can't put your finger on it. Next season we start afresh and I can envisage a totally different situation; we won't rely on luck, we'll rely on ourselves.

Do you think you can hang on to a CL spot?

PS. Van Pussy is a cunt.

Champions League will be tough. However, it's been difficult to explain to a lot of Gooners that the game in hand both Tottenham and Chelsea have is against each other. They can't BOTH get 3 points.

As for van Persie, I wholeheartedly agree :thumbsup:

[Dunnylad]

Tevez?

Wasn't his to sell otherwise he wouldn't have done it

[Original Dub]

Wasn't his to sell otherwise he wouldn't have done it

Exactly

[Cyprusblue]

He turns 30 this summer.I can only see him being a short term solution for them. They were desperate during the summer and took a gamble paying that money and so far that gamble has paid off.I hate to say it but without him they wouldn't have won the league he has been the difference for them in so many games.

I think he won them the league this season, so that's 20 + million return straight away without commercial and sponsorship bonuses. Doesn't seem like a bad investment at all when you look at it that way.

I'd happily pay that for a brittle rapist if we beat the rags to the title....

[Mase]

I'd rather miss out on the league for one season and get someone in that's younger and better than have that rapist cunt wearing a City shirt.

On a side note, I went to get my lower arm finished at a tattoo place in wilmslow two weeks ago. The rapist and Butthead were in there the day before. Oh how I wish it was the same day as me :(

[Im_Spartacus]

Or is it questionable decision-making? RvP's last 4 goals have, unquestionably, come from offside positions.

Is this actually true? I ask as I havent seen any of them and that sounds like a wild statement, can anyone post links.

[Hazy2]

Will miss the Arsenal game as he is on the Piss.