Saint_Tony

Richards seems to have had all sorts of injury problems. I remember 5 years ago thinking England had found a replacement for Gary Neville. City really isn't the best place for him and I'd take a gamble on him if he is available.

It's not a case of being happy with 8th. I'm content with it rather than happy, would much rather be higher up.It's just that many of us are realistic enough to accept that this might be as good as it gets. With all the rumours of players and the manager leaving, we might well have hit our glass ceiling. Or will we keep hold of our players and invest heavily in the summer? Doubtful

Have I? He's done well to get them where they are, even getting a good goal return out of a **** poor player in David McGoldrick

He's not quite deserving of the title yet due to his poor record. Maybe the Argentinian Paul Jewell? Also a career win percentage of 34%, so a near enough identical record to MP (or MoPo)

Mick McCarthy has a win percentage of 40% compared to MPs 34%. Under MP we average 1.40 points per game. This is the minimum McCarthy has achieved at any club he's managed. He also has managed at International level, and shows more passion on the touchline. Should we look to bring him in as a replacement in the summer if he fails to take Ipswich up?

No doubt we will dominate possession but get beat 2-0. Shaw will have his work cut out against the best attacking right back in the league in Coleman. Rickie really needs to start putting some chances away, he's still getting by hoping Carroll doesn't score any

Slight difference is that when Suarez plays he actually makes a pretty vital contribution on the pitch, just check the various stats tables. The Man City goal aside, Osvaldo contributed very little when he played for us.

You'd have to let him go for that, we need to get shot of him asap. I'm sure an Italian or Spanish side would take him, despite his awful attitude. A massive gamble gone horribly wrong, let's hope it doesn't happen again this summer

We had a strong 11 out today and last week

An anxious wait now until the summer to see which direction we are going in.

What's interesting is that we have all these players who are wanted by teams above us. Why aren't we higher in the league? Is the manager not getting the best out of the players?

So we've got a point, but it looks like half the team are on holiday already, same as happened last season. If the game today was a couple of months ago I have no doubt we would have won. There was no urgency or intensity, and the remaining games are all against better opposition than Villa, who were very poor.

Yep, it is, we are clear favourites and probably shouldn't be. They lack any serious firepower, and the loss of J Rod has severely weakened us. However, with Boruc back I think we might just sneak it 1 0 (Fonte or Lovren from a set piece)

I'm happy enough with 8th and realistic enough to realise that it might be as good as it gets. But sometimes I think how much better things could be with a bit of investment. Whats so bad about dreaming of success?

Where does it say I believe it?

Well we shall see. Only just seen VMANS post. Looks like the dream is dead and the next level won't be reached, following in the footsteps of Villa. Very disappointing

I think Shaw is almost certain to go. Not so convinced about Schbeiderlin, I think he still goes under the radar, and isn't often linked with a move to other clubs. If he leaves, who do people think he will go to?

Sorry for posting something that's clearly put me in trolling territory. Apologies for my negative concerns regarding our next few results

Guly, Hooiveld, Gazzaniga, Osvaldo and Shaw to leave, possibly Schneiderlin, Ramirez and Lallana. But in all honesty, it's difficult to know. This is the biggest summer of uncertainty since we were in administration. What worries me is that the World Cup will slow down getting things sorted in good time

I'm just asking what I believe is a valid question. I'm not so sure we will get any points and would like to know what others think.Don't slate the thread if you're simply going to make a response like that

Oh yeah, he needs his bonus! Will he not start giving a run out to some of the other squad players though, Guly, Jos, Reed, Gallagher etc?

Genuine question, looking at the fixtures we have left and the way we played yesterday, it's entirely possible. It's still been a great season but we all know how poor an end we had last season once it looked like we were safe.

The thing is, most games we're having a high number of attempts, just failing to convert. I still think one of the main issues is a lack of goals from midfield (Davis, Cork, Morgan, Schneiderlin, JWP). We have been too reliant on J Rod, Lallana and Lambert this season

Difficult to get too ****ed off with the result. The season is over for us, now a nervous wait to see what happens in the summer

Gazzaniga playing puts us on a 2 goal handicap, so we will need to score 3 to win. 2-2 draw I think