Mental Torture

[wiw]

Thank god it's not just me.

Mad isn't it? I'm the same..last night hurt

[DannyMan2006]

It always happens. I promise myself not to watch the manc game, then 30 minutes before kick off I find myself checking the line ups and start to get anxious.

Then I struggle against the temptation until I give up and watch kick off thinking "Hmm... I'll just tune in until the cunts score and turn off the TV". But those cunts always give me hope by playing absolute ****, and I find myself turning into a Villa/Sunderland/Pompey fan, cheering them on, and just when I think "This is it! This is it!", their opposition roll over, they go and score some **** goal with a lucky deflection and make me miserable. I hate those *******s.

Know exactly how you feel. But since the Fulham game for us, I've been checking their Redcafe site to gauge reaction, and they are every bit as tense as us - which is amazing. Even with all their experience majority of their own fans still don't see the title as won. And while their fans on the terraces are thinking like that there'll always be a chance. Playing in a tense, nervy stadium is never easy.

[magicalbarnes]

That was true for a while, but since we stuffed those Manc *******s and got ourselves back in it, it’s consuming me. My life actually feels as if it’s on hold until the season’s over. I couldn’t get to sleep last night, just thinking about different permutations and possible results. It’s ridiculous. It must be because we’ve not been in this position in my adult life (I was 13 when we won it last). I’ll be glad when it’s over to be honest.

I know how you feel, im 30 now and it's been way too long.

Just cant stop thinking about it. Im sure when we have one it once we will all be a lot more relaxed for future title run-ins.

[magicalbarnes]

Aside from wishful thinking, can anyone give a valid reason why City will just randomly 'do them' ?

United's home record is P15 W13 D1 L1
& City's away record is P 16 W1 D5 L10

What's this notion of City doing them actually based on?

It's a derby match, and a couple of miles across the city is hardly travelling 'away'.

ManU dont like facing teams that carry an attacking threat, and City have that in abundance. On top of that they may be poor all season but the Manchester derby is one game the players & fans will raise their game.

p.s. they were the only team to do the double over ManU last season

[Craig_H]

Mad isn't it? I'm the same..last night hurt

It actually is mad. Footie's meant to be about enjoyment and yes, i love football, i enjoy it thoroughly. But when it's so close to home and means so much, it's not about football, the enjoyment comes from winning, nothing else. And when it doesnt happen, it does indeed hurt. A hundred-fold when you've actually got genuine hope, too. It's not healthy. But it's addiction and passion.

[Craig_H]

Imo City will be so up for beating united and helping de-rail their title push, plus their recent record there aint that bad.....

I'm just hoping City can have some genuine hope of getting back into europe next season. They want to win every game, but it hasnt happened for them away from home very often. I suppose to put a positive slant on it, they've managed to avoid defeat in 6 out of their 16 away games, so it's more than a third of the games that they've managed to get something from.

And they DO actually have decent enough players to make you hope.

Wishing for Robinho to find some away form at last.