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2nd February 2012, 12:13
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City's next four, by comparison, are Fulham, Blackburn and Bolton at home and Villa away, a run of fixtures you'd expect them to pick up ten or twelve points from. If City do their job properly, we'd do well to be within three or four points of them by early March. Having said that, our fixtures after that, apart from City away, are not too daunting, so that particular game could well be the decider in the end. |
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2nd February 2012, 12:53
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^^ yeh that's why the Everton game was such a big result.
We absolutely WILL drop points in our next 5 games. Probably in more than 1 game too. If at the end of this sticky period we're within 4 points off City I'll be optimistic. |
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2nd February 2012, 12:56
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Yup, that loss to Blackburn is a killer - our points dropped against Newcastle would be their Everton. But the shocker against Blackburn, in what should have been a gimme is
 That 3 point buffer could have been very useful with the run of games we have coming up. |
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2nd February 2012, 13:06
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He's an absolute genius to keep us right up there when we've practically currently got an Injured XI out - a team that would probably make the Top 4 themselves. |
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2nd February 2012, 13:22
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2nd February 2012, 13:32
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Updated the OP with the remaining fixtures, best I can see these are the key dates in the title race;
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5th February: Chelsea v Man Utd
11th February: Man Utd v Liverpool
4th March: Tottenham v Man Utd
10th March: Swansea v Man City
18/19th March: Wolves v Man Utd
Man City v Chelsea
24th March: Stoke v Man City
7th April: Arsenal v Man City
28th April: Man City v Man Utd
5th May: Newcastle v Man City
13th May: Sunderland v Man Utd
Other key weekends could be; Code:
25th/26th February: Man City v Blackburn
Norwich v Man Utd
14th April: Norwich v Man City
Man Utd v Aston Villa
21st April: Wolves v Man City
Man Utd v Everton
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2nd February 2012, 13:36
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Don't forget to factor in our usual slip up during the run in when no one expects it. I'm betting Wolves away or Villa at home. City will do the same. That's where the title will be decided imo, not in the big games.
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2nd February 2012, 13:39
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I was wondering when "squeeky bum time" TM officially started. SAF said the other day it is March. I thought I heard some squeeking last weekend but maybe its just mice.
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5th February 2012, 18:13
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Gameweek 24 done. Not so sure if City will be 'delighted' in the manner of today's result. Points dropped and gaining breathing space yes but the performance of United was very good. Had more purpose after the penalty, goals change games after all.
Cliché but whoever drops the most points from now until the end of the season will win the league. So imperative that United can cut out the niggly mistakes against Liverpool and put in a performance for the whole match. |
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5th February 2012, 18:15
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City will be annoyed with that the result. They will also worry a lot about our spirit in fighting back from 3 down.We go top next sat morning if we can win putting all the pressure on them away to Villa on Sunday
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5th February 2012, 21:10
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If we manage to leap frog City, I think they will crack and we'll cruise past the finish line. If City manage to keep ahead of us, even marginally, until the final games then I think they'll keep their confidence high and edge us to the finish line.
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5th February 2012, 21:49
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5th February 2012, 22:00
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5th February 2012, 22:57
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I reckon we'll fall further off the pace before we close the gap again though, getting 3 points at Spurs is going to be very very difficult |
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5th February 2012, 23:03
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6th February 2012, 00:59
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4 points from the Emirates and Stamford Bridge is great. If we get another 4 from Liverpool and Spurs I think City are going to start feeling the heat big time.
It may well come down to the Eastlands match now. |
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12th February 2012, 07:43
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Norwich and Spurs away will be very very difficult. I'd be happy if we get 4 points from these two fixtures. Hopefully Villa gets something today.
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12th February 2012, 12:39
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Villa are good enough for a draw unless they concede early. If they do they will do the standard "McLeish against superior opposition" tactic of damage control with Bent isolated up top alone for the remainder of the game.
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12th February 2012, 13:12
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12th February 2012, 18:02
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So, after our run of tough matches, we're just two points behind them.
Not bad. Next five games: Quote:
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12th February 2012, 18:19
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I seriously can't believe there's only 13 league games left, we're getting very close to squeaky bum time. Usually around March time it starts once you start counting the league games down and furiously trying to work out how many points you need to potentially finish top.
Our remaining fixtures: Norwich (A), Spurs (A), West Brom (H), Wolves (A), Fulham (H), Blackburn (A), QPR (H), Wigan (A), Aston Villa (H), Everton (H), City (A), Swansea (H) and Sunderland (A). City's are: Blackburn (H), Bolton (H), Swansea (A), Chelsea (H), Stoke (A), Sunderland (H), Arsenal (A), West Brom (H), Norwich (A), Wolves (A), United (H), Newcastle (A) and QPR (H). The next two matches are crucial. They have two home games which are bankers IMO, while we have two tough away games. Good thing our away form has been very good this season. And, even though City won today away at Villa, it has to be said that City's away form hasn't been very good for most of the season. I understand they'll be favourites because they're top, but it's far too close to tell just now. |
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12th February 2012, 18:26
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The way i currently see it, we'll lose at Spurs and draw at Blackburn and City
City will draw Chelsea and us and lose at Arsenal. I don't know how that will work out in the end, but hopefully just one of Swansea or Newcastle or Stoke can at least take a point in City's away fixtures |
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12th February 2012, 18:30
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13 matches left, let's hope we can win at least 10 of them, then perhaps draws at Spurs, City and probably Blackburn (when was the last time we won there?).
Like I say, City haven't been great away most of the season, and they still have a few aways which could be real banana skins for them. |
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12th February 2012, 18:34
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12th February 2012, 18:39
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Right now, I'd take draws for the two toughest matches left (on paper anyway) - Spurs away and City away. |
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