Is the media obsessed with City winning the quadruple?

[horsechoker]

Or is this just a feeling?

Every year there seems to be stories about how City could potentially win the lot, I never remember them talking up anybody else's chances, not for us, Chelsea, Liverpool or Arsenal.

It seems like there's a real desire to see it happen.

 

[Real Madras]

I can’t see City winning all three like we did in 1999.(let alone four). I don’t think that is going to be done in England for a very long time.

 

[Green_Red]

Media are trolling City

 

[Robbie Boy]

No.

 

[Neil_Buchanan]

Yes it’s spoken about far too often but it puts extra pressure on them so it’s not all bad. That united treble side beats this lot 9 times out of 10. Likely the same abu media that we’re labelling Liverpool the greatest ever premier league team last year.

 

[Berbasbullet]

Weird considering we were what, 3 wins away from it in 08/09? (Fa cup semi, final, and UCL final).

 

[Lord SInister]

Possibly had to do with the Kompany's quadruple comment. It stuck on.

 

[Guy Incognito]

It's easy column filler. Something to talk about in Feb, never in May. City have a top manager, squad, financial resources, so natural to think they could scoop the lot. In Europe, it's only really Bayern that's standing in their way.

They'll win the league but I'm not so sure about in Europe, never got that sense of inevitability I did with Chelsea (their players dug in and won it).

 

[Vidyoyo]

They were with Chelsea too. They even made up the pun Portuguese Man of Four.

Weirdly I've never heard them mention it with us.

 

[horsechoker]

It's easy column filler. Something to talk about in Feb, never in May. City have a top manager, squad, financial resources, so natural to think they could scoop the lot. In Europe, it's only really Bayern that's standing in their way.

They'll win the league but I'm not so sure about in Europe, never got that sense of inevitability I did with Chelsea (their players dug in and won it).

It was a mediocre side with a few good players who dug in and lucked out after changing their manager mid-season.

History repeating itself?

 

[Loon]

They did talk about us winning it after 1999. Sky even had a pre-season commercial with footballers and managers saying “It’s about...” and IIRC Fergie pops up and says “...winning the quadruple.”

 

[Redlyn]

Even us every season under fergie we could potentially win the lot if we were in all comps in Feb, but as the season wore on, it became the treble or domestic treble or poor man's treble, then the double but mostly we won the one and it was enough especially if it was the league.

Right now they are a force to be reckoned with and seem to have capability to do it (even though they likely won't) unlike the rest of us so naturally there's talk. It's the way it works.

 

[Sylar]

Weird considering we were what, 3 wins away from it in 08/09? (Fa cup semi, final, and UCL final).

And we could have even done a second treble, that stupid portsmouth game where we somehow conspired not to win at old trafford in the fa cup quarter final (And portsmouth had west brom and cardiff (and the other team was barnsley)
Crazy as we really could have played second strings in those games you would think.

 

[Guy Incognito]

It was a mediocre side with a few good players who dug in and lucked out after changing their manager mid-season.

History repeating itself?

Yeah but that Chelsea side still had Terry, Cech, Lampard, Drogba, Cole, etc, players who had shared experiences and could motivate themselves to perform on the big stage. They kept getting into semi finals and winning it their weakest squad since 03 was testament to their endeavour.

When City perform badly it's usually on the manager because of his tactics. That wasn't the case with Chelsea, whose players could manage themselves.

 

[Sweet Square]

Or is this just a feeling?

Every year there seems to be stories about how City could potentially win the lot, I never remember them talking up anybody else's chances, not for us, Chelsea, Liverpool or Arsenal.

It seems like there's a real desire to see it happen.

Tbh I think for the most part it's a very boring season with the title almost wrapped up. From a media viewpoint there's not a lot to talk about.

 

[horsechoker]

Tbh I think for the most part it's a very boring season with the title almost wrapped up. From a media viewpoint there's not a lot to talk about.

That's a rational opinion and I need your Irrational opinions.

Is Pep the head of the illuminati?

 

[Judas]

Barely any mention of it from what I'm seeing, they're sleep walking their way to the quad. There should be way more talk about it if anything because it really should happen this season.

 

[rcoobc]

Weird considering we were what, 3 wins away from it in 08/09? (Fa cup semi, final, and UCL final).

There was plenty of talk of it then

 

[LawCharltonBest]

It’s because city are always in the running for all four cups come January.

If any other team was they’d do the same, but it’s always city because they buy all the best players

 

[ShinjiNinja26]

Yep. Whenever I hear talk of a “Quadruple” it’s only ever City the media refer to. I seem to remember though years ago Kompany spouting some bollocks about how it’s only a matter of time before City win the quadruple, so they could be getting it from there.

 

[rcoobc]

It's easy column filler. Something to talk about in Feb, never in May. City have a top manager, squad, financial resources, so natural to think they could scoop the lot. In Europe, it's only really Bayern that's standing in their way.

They'll win the league but I'm not so sure about in Europe, never got that sense of inevitability I did with Chelsea (their players dug in and won it).

*That* season when Chelsea won it, it did feel inevitable (well apart from when it was inevitably going to be Bayern).

Aside from that season though I've never felt it was inevitable that Chelsea were going to win the thing. The often had one of the best teams in Europe but could lose to anyone (Liverpool, Barca, etc).

City though. Every other season they seem like they'll win the lot. Sickening

 

[Redlyn]

Yep. Whenever I hear talk of a “Quadruple” it’s only ever City the media refer to. I seem to remember though years ago Kompany spouting some bollocks about how it’s only a matter of time before City win the quadruple, so they could be getting it from there.

Who else could they talk about winning the quadruple? They are in all comps in Feb and running away with the league.

 

[horsechoker]

Barely any mention of it from what I'm seeing, they're sleep walking their way to the quad. There should be way more talk about it if anything because it really should happen this season.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/56225576

From yesterday

 

[Schmeichel's Cartwheel]

I’ve not really heard anything about it, so, no?

Its possible. They are a ridiculously good team & they are machine like this season.

 

[Josh 76]

Think it's the best Chance they will ever have.
League wrapped up (which is usually the toughest to win). So this means they can rest players for the cups.

League Cup against a poor spurs team.

With Liverpool, Real, Barca and Juventers looking poor, this could be their year in Europe.

Weirdly enough, the FA cup looks the hardest to win.

 

[Judas]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/56225576

From yesterday

Alright so they exist, but its a fair question for them to ask isn't it? This City side has half the quad done, and should win the last two trophies with the ridiculous talent they have. I don't get the rage over it. It's a fantastic chance for them to do it, it won't be like this next season you'd think, especially in the CL and PL.

 

[Fox outside the box]

I suppose my question is why would you be bothered? I imagine there is a degree of desire to see it happen because it writes the content for itself. Lots of people would be reading about it etc and they could milk all sorts of articles, documentaries etc for it, it makes sense that the media would be pretty happy if something huge like that happened.

They also have to try and draw people in all year round and it's an easy one to get people talking about and reading about at times where there might be a bit of a lull in newsworthy pieces, especially between the January window closing and the summer one opening. They have to write about something.

Whatever they write about, there will be some people questioning it or complaining. Wasn't long ago there were discussions about Utd being in a title race and I saw enough rival fans that seemed irked by this to know that it wasn't everyone's cup of tea.

I've seen pme ty of articles down the years about this sort of thing, if a fan can think to write about it on a forum, what makes you think a journalist wouldn't?

 

[RedDevilRoshi]

I’ve not really heard anything about it, so, no?

Its possible. They are a ridiculously good team & they are machine like this season.

If they get Aguero fit & firing then it looks a very good bet that they could

 

[Judas]

If they get Aguero fit & firing then it looks a very good bet that they could

Got this far without him, they could do it without him.

 

[tomaldinho1]

It’s all from that Kompany quote a while back. Arguably should do it this year - weakest competition both domestically and in Europe I think anyone can remember. Pep usually ruins their CL runs with weird tactical decisions but even Bayern look a bit suspect this season. I can see them doing it.

 

[Shane88]

They are going to win it.

 

[ShinjiNinja26]

Who else could they talk about winning the quadruple? They are in all comps in Feb and running away with the league.

It’s not just this season, they’ve been saying it for years now. It’s like the media are desperate for it to happen, they always create this narrative and it’s only City they talk about doing it. I suppose though when you’re backed with a bottomless pit of money it seems inevitable at some point.

 

[Redlyn]

It’s not just this season, they’ve been saying it for years now. It’s like the media are desperate for it to happen, they always create this narrative and it’s only City they talk about doing it. I suppose though when you’re backed with a bottomless pit of money it seems inevitable at some point.

Still my point remains. Who else would they talk up? Its not about some media bias, it's the pecking order. If Liverpool would have kept up this season and been in city's position in all comps then maybe they could have been talked up. But seriously no one else has been worthy. Since fergie retired if there is a quadruple to be had it'll be city, before that, we had the quadruple talk treatment.

 

[RedDevilRoshi]

Got this far without him, they could do it without him.

They certainly can but if they had a fully fit and on form Aguero playing too the it’s going to strengthen them even further and hard to look past them doing it.

Then again, I wonder what happens if Ruben Dias picks up a bad injury and is ruled out long term. Will they still be as solid at the back without him? The guy has been a revelation for them at the back and has got the best out of John Stones beside him. Basically there best CB signing since Vincent Kompany.

 

[Sweet Square]

That's a rational opinion and I need your Irrational opinions.

Is Pep the head of the illuminati?

All I'm saying is that I've never seen them in the same room together. That doesn't mean they are a single alien life form that has the ability to shape shift between the former amazon CEO and the current Manchester City manager(In part due to decades long alliance to the sickos in the democratic party)but well I've never seen them in the same room together.

 

[DoneDaDa]

I mean it’s always a curse to them when they talk about it and City always flop somewhere, so long may it continue.

 

[Zen]

To be fair, it is quite a big deal no?

There we're definitely discussions of it for United in 08/09. Maybe not to the same level, but since then, doing clean sweeps have become seemingly far more possible given how many 'trebles' there have been(Barca x2, Inter, Bayern....endless domestic ones from PSG), so media gonna be obsessed with throwing in the League Cup to one up Europe.

 

[Dancfc]

No more than they were with any team that had a genuine chance of doing it when the business end of the season creeped up.

For all the talk though I don't think any team has got that close to actually pulling it off though, I think us in 2007 (still in all four in May until we lost the CL semi) have technically got the closest but anyone else had their chances shattered at a relitevely early stage.

 

[Bubz27]

Think because they win the league cup so easily and usually progress well through the FA Cup that it's easy to start talking about it around February/March time.

 

[BlueMoonOutcast]

I cringe every time a commentator brings it up. Only they are talking about it, yet we fans catch the flak. Tired.