Manchester City will finish ahead of neighbours United this season
Posted by Cathal Breathnach on January 12, 2010 | 24 Comments
It’s a strong opinion, however I firmly believe Manchester City will finish ahead of Manchester United this season. I feel so strongly about it I even put a tenner on it with a good mate of mine today.
After last night’s 4-1 win against Blackburn, bookmakers have slashed the odds on Roberto Mancini’s men to win the Premier League title to just 12/1. United are currently a 5/2 shot to claim their fourth title on the bounce but in my opinion they are woeful odds for a side who look a one man team at the moment (Wayne Rooney).
City have already gone through their sticky patch this season, drawing an incredible eight games in a row whilst Mark Hughes was still in the hot seat at Eastlands. I have watched United several times this season and every time I watch them I just think they’re lack something or someone (Cristiano Ronaldo anyone? Or even Carlos Tevez for that matter?).
I overheard my mate Darragh babbling on about United today and I decided to rudely interupt. I began chatting about how good Carlos Tevez was last night and how much United miss the little Argentine. Anyway, the conversation ended with me saying : “I bet ya City will finish ahead of United this season.”
To which Darragh replied : “Are you serious? I will bet you anything they don’t.” He suggested fifty quid but I decided, we’re in a recession so let’s make it a tenner. He agreed, we shook hands and the bet is on.
So, who do you think will be the one coughing up the tenner come the end of the season? Comments below please.
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January 12th, 2010 @ 10:44 PM
cotsy a lil swatty
January 12th, 2010 @ 10:45 PM
Well, I feel the momentum is definitely in our hands, City’s hands that is. As of today, we’re only six points off the rags, with a match in hand. Considering we win that, we’re only a game back, on form, whereas they are struggling to even salvage a point against lower teams.
I think it’s easy to say that the next matches against Liverpool and Chelsea will be a big determinant on where we end up come May.
If I were you, I would bet another two tenners on City whomping United in the next derby.
Cheers.
January 12th, 2010 @ 10:49 PM
I think you will win a tenner
UTD just do not look anything like a title winning team this year and the Champs League games will stretch them down in the coming months. City’s squad is filled with so much quality that on any given day, they can field a team which any PL manager would be grateful to have as his starting 11.
January 12th, 2010 @ 10:49 PM
Yeah CJ, momentum is defintley in our hands.
The Everton game at the weekend is crucial but if we win that I strongly believe top 4 is guarenteed.
If I’m being honest I don’t think we can win the league, Chelsea will come good on that front, but finishing ahead of United is a strong possibilty.
January 12th, 2010 @ 10:51 PM
Stranger things have happened…United are not playing well at all (every United fan will tell you that)…should anything happen to Rooney and they will be royally screwed…(being an England fan I hope that isn’t the case as he is playing class)..
City were more than convincing last night (against a poor Blackburn side) but as you rightly point out – City are currently fourth and haven’t been playing well until before the Christmas break…just look at the squad in depth as well…not incl the team that started last night the reserves look like….
Hart
Onohua
Toure
Lescott
Bridge
Wright-Phillips
Viera
Ireland
Robinho
Santa-Cruz
Adebayor
That is some serious strength in depth and doesn’t include potential signings this January… I wouldn’t say your a dead cert but neither is your mate
January 12th, 2010 @ 10:56 PM
ps – I had a bet with my red mate that Tevez will score more than Owen…thats looking like a home banker
January 12th, 2010 @ 10:58 PM
Sheldon, you’re absoloutley right about the fact United will struggle even more when the Champions League resumes in Febraury!
Blue Boy, when you list all those players it really does make us look incredibly strong , not just on the pitch, but on the bench aswell!
Also, tell your mate to give you that money right now, there is no way Owen will catch up with Carlos now!
January 12th, 2010 @ 11:08 PM
I’m not going to count my chickens just yet but I think Steve Irelands Foundation will be £10 richer come the end of the season
http://www.stephenireland.com/charity/
January 12th, 2010 @ 11:13 PM
Cathel man, il give you any fair odds you want on it, il take 50quid bet and give you 4-1.. Thats the WORST shout iv ever heard and its a typical footy corner post. Swaattttyyy
January 12th, 2010 @ 11:32 PM
Man Utd are not a concern to City anymore… seriously. City are only concerned about Chelsea much as Liverpool & Utd a few years back. Utd & Lpool are both seriously in debt and neither are or will be any find of threat for many years to come. City only have their eye on Chelsea because they (given a 7 point start from now) are the only club who will stop City’s dream happening this season. City & Chelsea are what’s happening now, utd & lpool are history – life moves on (and boy aren’t I looking forward to pay-back time) !
January 12th, 2010 @ 11:40 PM
Lads, the people commenting here are talking absolute rubbish! United are a better team, more experience, a far better more proven manager and an equally good squad with Hargreaves and berbatov still to come back to full fitness.. along with rio vidic johnny o’shea, van der sar and even macheda as back up your all saying things that any newspaper reading fan would say.. we’re not missing ronaldo as much as its said evidently cause we’re only 3 points short to what we were this time last season. Birmingham away was not a bad result and its purely stupid to say it is! The “wonderfull” Chelsea dropped points there too remember? and they aren’t exactly in great form.. just don’t forget its only christmas and that tenner is an absolute cert for me
January 12th, 2010 @ 11:43 PM
Mr bluesky you are hands down one of the biggest trend following clowns i’ve ever seen writing on a page.. wow!
January 12th, 2010 @ 11:47 PM
City are 5 points adrift of utd with a game in hand, we were robbed at their place and will make them pay the price at our place (already one point ahead of them). Our second half of the season will be so much stronger… Better manager and a team that will operate better together. We also have played a lot of recent games under-strength and have half our first team due back over next few games. I can see City finishing at least 8 points clear of utd if not more – we just need to keep in close contention with our only rivals Chelsea, because they are the only team we need to beat – they are now our arch rivals (utd are just another local derby like Bolton or Wigan).
January 12th, 2010 @ 11:57 PM
city will not finish above united, arsenal or chelsea this season. what you guys at city have done is weakend united. destroyed chelsea ability to buy the best players and taken two lame boys away from arsenal at a very expensive price. next season though you will be a serious threat because you have now got a real manager and not that clown in charge. my prediction: 1 arsenal 2 chelsea 3 united 4 city.
January 13th, 2010 @ 12:02 AM
Utd £850M in debt… Which will increase to £1.3B if they carry on borrowing money to pay off interest. Who the he’ll in their right mind would put money into bonds in what can only be described as a sinking ship. Portsmouths debts in comparison are nothing ‘relatively’ compared with the sh1t utd are in. Fergie & half their pensioners first team won’t be there in 18 months – utd are finished, die-hards will find it hard to accept… But it’s a fact. I told a Utd friend of mine tonight that City could buy them out a thousand times over if they wanted to, he asked why don’t they ? because I for one want to stamp their smug faces deep into the dirt and twist on it with my size 10 boots (pay-back time) bring it on
January 13th, 2010 @ 12:38 AM
Darragh – let’s take a look at the rubbish you just spouted…
Hargreaves has a bigger medical history than Owen
Macheda scored two goals last season (one which was a deflection)
Vidic wants out of the feeder club to Madrid
Evans is currently practising lacing Vidic and Rio’s boots
as for O’Shea…do me a favour LOL
Go back and read my earlier post of the City team that didn’t feature yesterday and tell me honestly who’d you rather have
Actually I take it all back I forgot you guys have
Park
Obertan
Nani
Valencia
If you want some more “rubbish” to read then take a good read of:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2010/jan/13/manchester-united-finances-glazer-family?
I read it earlier today and still laughing now….
January 13th, 2010 @ 12:54 AM
think we need to calm down lads we are half way through the season alot of games to play asmuch as i would love to see us crush the scum we need to calm down on our aims and expectations the more pressure we put on the team the harder it will be for the team im still sayin next season title contenders, This season champs league here we come lets see what happends at our place against the munich c()nts and take it from there my prodiction 3-1 to the blue revolution
January 13th, 2010 @ 12:58 AM
dont want to wish my life away but cannot wait to see where utd end up 10 years time…. ( just a distant memory to all prem sides)
crippling debts which are out of control, that much so ,that no wealthy buisiness people would want to take on ( big risk )..and glazers favourite football team TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS are rock bottom having played 16 won 3 lost 13 and losing serious dollar.. maybe glazers might have to pawn off their whole trophy cabinet to subsidise the US outfit.
As a city fan our sence of humour allows us to laugh at our revamped “glass cabinet” now to be turned into a solid gold trophy cabinet the size of a football pitch to house 4 trophies every season…..[city till i die]
January 13th, 2010 @ 1:05 AM
For those that can’t /won’t follow the
link it’s a disection of bond proposal incl the glaziers payback “strategy” and risks sections….
January 13th, 2010 @ 3:19 AM
MU 5th, Spurs 4th, Ars 3rd, MC 2nd ,Chelsea 1st, 1st ……hohoho
City are strong in every dept (provided defensive reinforcement is included) and have a pool of talent to select,with a Master tactician in the name of Mancini, why not!
Cheers for MCFC……
January 13th, 2010 @ 3:41 AM
fuck off bluesky man utd rules
January 13th, 2010 @ 5:14 AM
Hahahahahaha ….. now that was a good laugh !!!
January 13th, 2010 @ 1:04 PM
Afraid I have to disagree with you here Cathal.
Manchester City will not finish higher than United this season.
To be honest, I’d expect Alex Ferguson to be very near the Premier League trophy again this year with City perhaps will a very proud 6th or 7th.
I’m the belief that Villa are a better side than City still.
A 4-1 win at home to an awful Blackburn side means nothing really.
City will be a serious side in the future and will take the league eventually.
It won’t happen this year though and to answer the posed question, I don’t think City will finish higher than United this season.
January 28th, 2010 @ 1:02 AM
@ Mr Bluesky
I dont think chelsea would see u as their arch rivals, lol you would have to win a lot of trophies (u cant even win 1) and finish ahead of utd to overtake them. The semi final is just another big match for Utd, but for city it means everthing.