Why, every season, around February/March, do the press have the gall to talk about City quadruples?

[Fortitude]

They're doing it again - City for the quadruple? A team who have never even been in a Champions League final let alone won the thing! And it being added to the league that's far from decided and an FA cup only in the quarter to semi-final stages!

Is this all being pushed because of what Kompany said all those seasons ago?

 

[AndyJ1985]

Because it's a talking point. They'd talk about it if any other team was in the same position

 

[Minimalist]

To be fair, the Treble was being talked about around this time in 1999 wasn't it? Wasn't like we were reaching European cup finals for years prior to that.

 

[El Zoido]

It’s a very real possibility. CL will be hard but they’re as good as any team in it.

 

[Schneckerl]

They won the Carabao Cup and are (one of the) favorites for the other trophies.

 

[Ronaldo's ego]

It’s because they’re desperate for Manchester United to not be the biggest and most popular club in the UK. Unfortunately for them, Manchester United are one of the biggest and most popular clubs on the planet. City could win trophy after trophy for seasons on end and they have a way to go to be as big as mid to upper tier clubs, United and Liverpool are in a different stratosphere

 

[Razvan]

Typical media sensationalism + the fact that they have actually been comfortably the best PL team in the past 2 years.

 

[Minimalist]

It’s because they’re desperate for Manchester United to not be the biggest and most popular club in the UK. Unfortunately for them, Manchester United are one of the biggest and most popular clubs on the planet. City could win trophy after trophy for seasons on end and they have a way to go to be as big as mid to upper tier clubs, United and Liverpool are in a different stratosphere

That's some serious RAWK-like statement.

 

[Ronaldo's ego]

That's some serious RAWK-like statement.

Is it? Are united not the biggest and most popular club in the UK?

 

[Minimalist]

Is it? Are united not the biggest and most popular club in the UK?

No that the media are 'out to get us'.

City are a team that are capable of winning trophies - no shit they're talking it up.

 

[LARulz]

Because it's a possibility? They are looking incredibly strong/have the strongest squad probably in Europe and are winning games even if not playing (luck or not)

 

[Fortitude]

These things get spoken about when teams enter the semi-final stages, not before they've even gotten through to them, hence the point of stating Feb/March, not April, where, yeah, the possibility becomes tangible.

 

[padr81]

Because there is a 0.00000001% chance or less of it happening but they know it will wind up people and get people typing.

 

[charlenefan]

They're doing it again - City for the quadruple? A team who have never even been in a Champions League final let alone won the thing! And it being added to the league that's far from decided and an FA cup only in the quarter to semi-final stages!

Is this all being pushed because of what Kompany said all those seasons ago?

They're top of the league
They're now the out and out favourites for the FA Cup
They've won one cup already
They're one of if not the best teams in Europe

Come on it isn't rocket science is it

UCL will be tough but given we 'want' them to win the league over those other cnuts I'd be amazed now if they didn't win at least 3 trophies this season now

 

[Welbeckham]

Why wouldn’t they? Probably not far from happening this year.

 

[Normandy]

It’s because they’re desperate for Manchester United to not be the biggest and most popular club in the UK. Unfortunately for them, Manchester United are one of the biggest and most popular clubs on the planet. City could win trophy after trophy for seasons on end and they have a way to go to be as big as mid to upper tier clubs, United and Liverpool are in a different stratosphere

Conspiracy theory much?

It's because they are competing in every trophy deep into the season. If any of the other top 6 clubs were good enough to do that they'd get talked about in this scenario.

 

[Badenfutbolfan]

it is just another stick to beat us with when eventually we don't win all 4 competitions. We are already stumbling a bit. today Swansea were unlucky with ref decisions and the stupid decision of not using the VAR system when it was even available to them to use.

 

[robinamicrowave]

Because there is a 0.00000001% chance or less of it happening but they know it will wind up people and get people typing.

In one. Media being the media.

 

[el3mel]

Because they are close to it.

 

[Dancfc]

Probably because they happen to constantly still be in with a chance of such most February's and no other side in recent times have.

The same talk happened with us in the 00's when we had a mathematical chance and in 08/09 the media were wanking themselves silly about United potentially doing the quintuple.

 

[Chipper]

Because there is a 0.00000001% chance or less of it happening but they know it will wind up people and get people typing.

As much as I don't want it to happen I'll have £1 at those odds if you're offering. Knock a few zeroes off and I still would, your chances are a lot better than that.

 

[RedTillI'mDead]

1. When you have one of the most expensively assembled squads in the world, ever, then you should win everything.

2. When you have won one, are clear favourites in another, leading as probable favourites in one more and in with a shout of the last one then frankly its not an outrageous question.

3. Its unprecedented and thus makes for headlines. It's what papers do, no matter the subject or category.

4. Some journalists will want to keep the pressure on. Pressure often leads to success or failure and that makes for more headlines.

 

[Fortitude]

Because they are close to it.

Being in the quarter finals of the CL is nowhere near anything.

It's preposterous for the ball to be rolling as such in the middle of March.

 

[adexkola]

The talk is stupid. No serious team looks beyond the next game.

 

[Judas]

It's likely to happen this year, so I don't blame them talking about a massive achievement.


We'd get the same talk if we were in the same situation, anyone would.

 

[el3mel]

Being in the quarter finals of the CL is nowhere near anything.

It's preposterous for the ball to be rolling as such in the middle of March.

They have a favorable QF tie and are clear favorite to win FA Cup, also leading the league and already won a cup.

It's a big possibility so they are talking about it. Don't see why they are wrong.

Even if it ends up being a Domestic treble, it is still magnificent and this one is pretty close now.

 

[TsuWave]

because they're contenders for it?

 

[Gentleman Jim]

it is just another stick to beat us with when eventually we don't win all 4 competitions. We are already stumbling a bit. today Swansea were unlucky with ref decisions and the stupid decision of not using the VAR system when it was even available to them to use.

The same question raises 2 such diverse answers.
On the one hand one poster sees it as an attempt to put United down and belittle them whereas a pro-City poster construes it as raising the bar so high that even a treble is seen as a relative failure.

 

[Sylar]

They have won a cup
They should be favourites for fa cup and only have to win 2 more games
They are favourites to get to the CL final based on squad (and 2 180 minute wins away)
And have the lead in the league

It's a real possibility based on what's in front of them

 

[2 man midfield]

It's what the press do. Build them up to knock them down etc.

They'll hype the quadruple thing for a couple of months, then lay into them twice as hard when Juve knock them out in the semis. Then pretend they weren't the ones who started the whole thing in the first place.

 

[Fortitude]

They have a favorable QF tie and are clear favorite to win FA Cup, also leading the league and already won a cup.

It's a big possibility so they are talking about it. Don't see why they are wrong.

Even if it ends up being a Domestic treble, it is still magnificent and this one is pretty close now.

City have yet to do anything of note in the CL so to place them as a team that will win it in a sweep of everything going is already a stretch, to then do it so early in the competition is farcical unless we're now saying this City is a team for the ages and heirs apparent as we've seen perhaps only from Barcelona and Bayern Munich this entire decade?

A domestic sweep is an obviously acceptable call, even now, because they've been there and done that in each competition as its own entity. The CL, however, City haven't even faced a contender for the trophy in, which is removed from, say, our treble run where our mettle was tested at every k.o. stage.

The prematurity of the call from the media smacks of creating a self-generated buzz, rather than tangibility at this stage of proceedings.

 

[Canagel]

talk of quadruple is stupid. let's wait until they actually face someone decent. if it even gets to that.

 

[padr81]

As Pep said talk about that at the end of April if its still on.

 

[el3mel]

City have yet to do anything of note in the CL so to place them as a team that will win it in a sweep of everything going is already a stretch, to then do it so early in the competition is farcical unless we're now saying this City is a team for the ages and heirs apparent as we've seen perhaps only from Barcelona and Bayern Munich this entire decade?

A domestic sweep is an obviously acceptable call, even now, because they've been there and done that in each competition as its own entity. The CL, however, City haven't even faced a contender for the trophy in, which is removed from, say, our treble run where our mettle was tested at every k.o. stage.

The prematurity of the call from the media smacks of creating a self-generated buzz, rather than tangibility at this stage of proceedings.

They aren't saying they are going to win. They are talking about a possibility. They have a favorable QF tie and will probably reach semis, which will put them 3 games away from winning it. They don't have much history in it and if they meet Juve in semis they will probably go out, but it's still a possibility. I don't see anything wrong in them talking about such possibility especially this season as they are in advanced stage of all competitions. It may or may not happen. They aren't claiming otherwise.

 

[Fortitude]

They aren't saying they are going to win. They are talking about a possibility. They have a favorable QF tie and will probably reach semis, which will put them 3 games away from winning it. They don't have much history in it and if they meet Juve in semis they will probably go out, but it's still a possibility. I don't see anything wrong in them talking about such possibility especially this season as they are in advanced stage of all competitions. It may or may not happen. They aren't claiming otherwise.

Even the suggestion has next to no merit at this point in time - what do you believe they have done to warrant literally the highest regard a European club can have in a season... in the middle of March?

Like I said before, unless you're a team for the ages or are being forged in the fires of epic battles even in the round of 16, talk like this, before the qf's are played, is farcical.

 

[Rob]

It makes sense to me. They already won the Carabao Cup, are favorites for both the league and the FA Cup and have drawn Spurs in the QF of the CL. Of course they may not do it, but I can see why the media entertain the idea.

 

[VeevaVee]

I can't lie, it pisses me off. A quad that's only possible by buying two full teams and literally cheating their way into that being allowed. No one mentions that though.

 

[OnlyTwoDaSilvas]

Because they're still in every competition and are playing very well, usually.

 

[el3mel]

Even the suggestion has next to no merit at this point in time - what do you believe they have done to warrant literally the highest regard a European club can have in a season... in the middle of March?

Like I said before, unless you're a team for the ages or are being forged in the fires of epic battles even in the round of 16, talk like this, before the qf's are played, is farcical.

That they have a high chance to reach semi final which will put them 3 matches away from winning it. They may not win it, but they are definitely a contender. May be if they had got a tougher opponent in QF it would have made more sense to not put them as a contender for CL yet, but they are pretty favorable to get past Spurs.

 

[soaphroniscuss]

Mancnarok is looking like a real possibility now.