Beefymcfc wrote:I'm not lecturing anybody Ted as this is a debate. One thing you have seemed to devise from my posts is that I believe Arsenal have already won it when that clearly isn't my stance. It's the way it is being banded around as if it's a matter of fact, just as it was last year and the year before with us.
Last season we fell short as a team whereas the year before we pulled it back. That's the thing, anything can happen. Arsenal may go on a mazy run or they may fall flat on their arse, same as us.
As for deriding, I've no need to deride anybody for their opinion, although I will try to keep a bright outlook on things. I have that same outlook this year and believe that we'll pull it back, just not the way some others are envisaging.
Lecturing, deriding, anybody would think you're being a little soft there mate.
All I'm saying is that last season, you were telling me you expected the rags to fall apart, which I would have agreed if there had been anyone pressing them hard enough. We were the only team who could, & we blew it. I figured the fixtures list had written that out by Christmas.
This season there are a bunch of teams who can press Arsenal. I expect one or two, or all of them will do sooner or later.
If Arsenal come through that, they will deservedly win the league & they will achieve a different level to their usual performance.
I haven't seen anything yet to suggest they can. They always have spells of playing good football, lose to Utd, another spell, take points off us, fuck up elsewhere, another spell of great football, lose 4 on the trot, Wenger out, come blistering back, lose to Utd, etc etc.
Not seen any evidence yet that will change. Likewise, I haven't seen anything in City's performances that says we can't get our shit together & beat everybody, every week, even in 2nd gear. We have about 50% more in us imo, wheras Arse are at full capacity.
If I see a change in either, I'll adjust my opinion accordingly.
