If in the summer you were told that.....

[Craig_H]

I answered the players back from injury point in post 43.

As for lucky streaks - i think we had one at the start of the season, where we won games we probably didnt deserve to.

[Joe King]

I would have taken it for sure but looking at these past couple of games and was told in October that we would drop points against West Ham, Fulham, Everton, Hull. Would I have taken it? Absolutely not.

[Clapper]

This goes back to Birdman's original post. I would obviously take being joint top but the ONLY reason we are is because Chelsea and manure have allowed us to be. We've done no more than be joint top with seriuosly injury-ridden and underperforming teams.

That takes the glow away somewhat. This is not pessimism, its realism.

Can't we then turn it and say, that we have allowed Man U being joint top also?

[rudedog]

I answered the players back from injury point in post 43.

As for lucky streaks - i think we had one at the start of the season, where we won games we probably didnt deserve to.

so that automatically rules us out from having another lucky streak then?

The 3 points I raised were in response to Barnes10 asking what could make us click in to gear this season - what are you actualy disagreeing with here? Or are you just trying to get the last word in as usual?

[Craig_H]

so that automatically rules us out from having another lucky streak then?

The 3 points I raised were in response to Barnes10 asking what could make us click in to gear this season - what are you actualy disagreeing with here? Or are you just trying to get the last word in as usual?

You ask me questions and then when i reply, i'm trying to get the last word in? Bit silly isnt it?

Nothing 'automatically' rules anything out but if we're simply relying on luck, then i'm hardly reassured. Maybe we've used up our share this season.

[rudedog]

You ask me questions and then when i reply, i'm trying to get the last word in? Bit silly isnt it?

Nothing 'automatically' rules anything out but if we're simply relying on luck, then i'm hardly reassured. Maybe we've used up our share this season.

I didn't ask you any questions in my post before the last one so no - its not silly at all.

And no, I'm not suggesting we should rely on luck - where on earth did I say that? I just gave 3 possible ways that our season could be kick started - players coming back from injury, a lucky streak and no longer having the pressure of being top.

[Slinky Skills]

If you were told in the summer that we should have been 12 points clear of Utd by the end of January except we're not because it's our own fault.....would you be happy??


I'm ****ing not.

[rudedog]

If you were told in the summer that we should have been 12 points clear of Utd by the end of January except we're not because it's our own fault.....would you be happy??


I'm ****ing not.

How should we have been 12 points clear? That would mean we would have had to have won 19 out of 22 games so far - losing once and drawing twice.

If thats the case then I think you have pretty unrealistic expectations to be honest.

[Marky]

If you were told in the summer that we should have been 12 points clear of Utd by the end of January except we're not because it's our own fault.....would you be happy??


I'm ****ing not.

Feel exactly the same, cant believe how badly we've ****ed it up.

[Elvoz]

If in the summer you'd told me we had a great chance to be mid jan and 8 points clear of man u at the top but that we blew it then i'd be pretty disappointed.

happy we got there, but very disappointed that we didnt capitalise when we're fighting it out with the best teams in the world.

look i know all is not lost as we're joint top but we have literally handed the initiaive on a plate to man fooking u. so its pretty patronising to be told to look on the bright side of that. i'll look on the bright side when our team and manager start playing like they want to win this ******* league and not just piss it away and give it to our nearest rivals.

bang on

[kemlynmoaner]

You ask me questions and then when i reply, i'm trying to get the last word in? Bit silly isnt it?

Nothing 'automatically' rules anything out but if we're simply relying on luck, then i'm hardly reassured. Maybe we've used up our share this season.

How can your 2007/2008 record be correct when Man City won there last February?