Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
By Flava
April 10 2026
That’s it. Shut it down. Fold the club. Cancel the rest of the fixtures. Manchester City have won some football matches again, and as everyone knows, Arsenal are legally required to fall apart the moment this happens. We had a good go, lads.
Arsenal Are Top of the League (But Let’s Ignore That) Yes, technically, Arsenal are still first. Yes, numerically, we have more points. But have you considered this airtight counter‑argument? “City just feel inevitable.” Checkmate. Debate over.
The Manchester City Cinematic Universe (Phase 6)
Every year, the same movie is released:
- Act One: City jog
- Act Two: City pretend not to care
- Act Three: City win seven games and everyone screams
Critics call it “relentless”, “dominant”.
And yes, City are excellent. They are a machine. They are a system. They are an incredibly expensive assembled squad with fantastic footballers, but here’s the twist nobody wants to address, they are still behind us.
This appears to deeply upset people who prefer narratives over arithmetic.
Arsenal are still winning and still annoying everyone in the Premier League. Arsenal have spent the season doing something outrageous, beating teams without too much drama. No 4:3s, no basketball games just controlled football. Is it boring to watch? Absolutely! Will we care if we win the league? No!
We have been trained by trauma. We don’t believe any of this. Arsenal fans know better. We have seen our team top the league for most of the season and thinking, “Yes but when does the pain arrive?”
This is because Arsenal fandom is not an emotion, it’s a condition developed over decades of experience. But here’s the uncomfortable reality, this team is boringly resilient. It doesn’t wobble. It doesn’t implode after conceding. It bounces back after setbacks.
“But City Will Be Perfect”
Will they though?
Will they really win every single match in a league that famously exists to punch teams in the face when they least expect it?
Because that’s what they’d need. Not “very good”. Not “elite”. Perfect.
Meanwhile, Arsenal’s job is much simpler. Keep winning, ignore the vibes keep off social media. Basically, keep doing what they’ve done all season.
Nobody is saying book the parade. Nobody is saying relax entirely. Everyone is saying please stop acting like the trophy is in Pep’s back pocket.
We are top because we have earned it. We’re in control and we’re calm (Well, some of us are). We’re irritatingly competent. Manchester City may be coming. But Arsenal are currently leading, unbothered, and ruining everyone’s favourite storyline. Try to enjoy it. Or at least panic after we actually drop points.
Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
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Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Many City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Boston Gooner (IP Logged)
Date: 10/04/2026 10:30
👏👏
Have always said City will drop points.
And they will in the remaining fixtures.
"𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴."
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Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Many City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Flava (IP Logged)
Date: 10/04/2026 10:54
I'll rewrite it if we drop points tomorrow 😀
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Many City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Padre Pio (IP Logged)
Date: 10/04/2026 11:07
Great article Flava. Yes it will easily update
"When we had to suffer the team is a lion because they suffer together." 4 July 2020 at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arteta on his team's first away victory at a club above them in the Premiership since September 2015 at Leicester.
"When we had to suffer the team is a lion because they suffer together." 4 July 2020 at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arteta on his team's first away victory at a club above them in the Premiership since September 2015 at Leicester.
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Many City Are Good At Football
Posted by: djarse (IP Logged)
Date: 10/04/2026 12:46
Yippee - some common sense at last
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Many City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Merlion96 (IP Logged)
Date: 10/04/2026 15:46
I am resigned to another bottle job with 3 successive 2-2 draws.
Less painful in May after so much pain in April.
Less painful in May after so much pain in April.
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Many City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Merlion96 (IP Logged)
Date: 10/04/2026 16:09
Put it this way.
I will be a nervous nellie tomorrow and barely able to watch the game.
We are that close to winning the title.
I will be a nervous nellie tomorrow and barely able to watch the game.
We are that close to winning the title.
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Many City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Jonny Bravo (IP Logged)
Date: 10/04/2026 17:05
Good article. It's total trauma and we've seen this story before, not just with City but since pretty much 2008 and the subsequent years we flattered to deceive.
But as you said this team are resilient, they don't have a soft underbelly like those Wenger teams, and getting pipped by City in those two seasons, as traumatic as it was, wasn't us "bottling" it, it was just City being perfect and us making that one fatal slip.
This season City aren't perfect and if we keep grinding the wins it won't make a difference what they do. So f.uck them and come on The Arsenal.
But as you said this team are resilient, they don't have a soft underbelly like those Wenger teams, and getting pipped by City in those two seasons, as traumatic as it was, wasn't us "bottling" it, it was just City being perfect and us making that one fatal slip.
This season City aren't perfect and if we keep grinding the wins it won't make a difference what they do. So f.uck them and come on The Arsenal.
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Many City Are Good At Football
Posted by: GS1 (IP Logged)
Date: 10/04/2026 19:38
We've just lost a final by not turning up against City and a quarter final against a Championship side. I'd call that a very soft underbelly!
I don't trust us to win tomorrow either.
We're playing shite and City are on fire.
We're showing all signs of bottling it as usual.
I hope am wrong but you can only watch the same film so many times without pretending you don't know the final outcome.
I don't trust us to win tomorrow either.
We're playing shite and City are on fire.
We're showing all signs of bottling it as usual.
I hope am wrong but you can only watch the same film so many times without pretending you don't know the final outcome.
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Many City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Flava (IP Logged)
Date: 10/04/2026 20:03
Before the last two games City drew with Forest and West Ham and lost twice to Madrid. They've had a couple of very good games. We were well beaten by City and lost to Southampton with a rotated team. No Saka, Timber, Eze or Raya in those games.
We've seen it time and again in sport, points on the board and scoreboard pressure are everything. No one is immune to cracking, not even City.
You maybe right mate, we might fold and they may win all of their games but I don't think that will happen.
We've seen it time and again in sport, points on the board and scoreboard pressure are everything. No one is immune to cracking, not even City.
You maybe right mate, we might fold and they may win all of their games but I don't think that will happen.
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Many City Are Good At Football
Posted by: 80'sGoona (IP Logged)
Date: 10/04/2026 20:42
In hindsight, I'm glad we went out in the FA Cup. Only the priority comps remain.
I can see this squad being up for the run in, starting with tomorrow's early kick off.
City aren't the financially doped machine they were (while we were in transition btw). Neither are they in transition now as some have suggested, because they still have spending power.
Either way, there's no reason why we can't win at their ground.
Let's start with tomorrow.
I can see this squad being up for the run in, starting with tomorrow's early kick off.
City aren't the financially doped machine they were (while we were in transition btw). Neither are they in transition now as some have suggested, because they still have spending power.
Either way, there's no reason why we can't win at their ground.
Let's start with tomorrow.
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Many City Are Good At Football
Posted by: djarse (IP Logged)
Date: 10/04/2026 21:49
Quote:.GS1
We've just lost a final by not turning up against City and a quarter final against a Championship side. I'd call that a very soft underbelly!
I don't trust us to win tomorrow either.
We're playing shite and City are on fire.
We're showing all signs of bottling it as usual.
I hope am wrong but you can only watch the same film so many times without pretending you don't know the final outcome.
There’s a very good song by Taylor Swift with Bon Iver called “Exile” with a chorus that goes “I’ve seen this film before and I didn’t like the ending”. But actually I think we will like it.
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Padre Pio (IP Logged)
Date: 10/04/2026 22:43
I thought we looked quite ok in Lisbon. No bottling. If we had played Kepa we would have lost. But hey we didn’t and Havertz scored a brilliant goal.
"When we had to suffer the team is a lion because they suffer together." 4 July 2020 at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arteta on his team's first away victory at a club above them in the Premiership since September 2015 at Leicester.
"When we had to suffer the team is a lion because they suffer together." 4 July 2020 at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arteta on his team's first away victory at a club above them in the Premiership since September 2015 at Leicester.
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Jonny Bravo (IP Logged)
Date: 11/04/2026 09:27
We've had a couple of setbacks this season, Villa last minute, Wolves last minute and probably others I can't think of now, that would have taken this team two or three.games to shake out of their system in seasons like 2022/24 where we would draw the next couple before getting a win again.
We have shown huge resilance to bounce straight back from those setbacks and put winning runs of 5/6 games together each time.
One off Cup games are no barometer, especially when the League is all that matters and both cup games the team wasn't at full strength.
So the bottlers tag is unwarranted and for lazy journos and simple minded fans who live in a media induced heightened state of paranoia.
We have shown huge resilance to bounce straight back from those setbacks and put winning runs of 5/6 games together each time.
One off Cup games are no barometer, especially when the League is all that matters and both cup games the team wasn't at full strength.
So the bottlers tag is unwarranted and for lazy journos and simple minded fans who live in a media induced heightened state of paranoia.
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Merlion96 (IP Logged)
Date: 11/04/2026 12:51
I am having a meltdown now.
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Flava (IP Logged)
Date: 11/04/2026 12:51
Quote:Merlion96
I am having a meltdown now.
Me too 😂😂😂😂😂
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Boston Gooner (IP Logged)
Date: 11/04/2026 12:56
Quote:FlavaQuote:Merlion96
I am having a meltdown now.
Me too 😂😂😂😂😂
Rewrite if we don't buck up 😃😃
"𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴."
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: GS1 (IP Logged)
Date: 11/04/2026 14:02
Quote:Jonny Bravo
We've had a couple of setbacks this season, Villa last minute, Wolves last minute and probably others I can't think of now, that would have taken this team two or three.games to shake out of their system in seasons like 2022/24 where we would draw the next couple before getting a win again.
We have shown huge resilance to bounce straight back from those setbacks and put winning runs of 5/6 games together each time.
One off Cup games are no barometer, especially when the League is all that matters and both cup games the team wasn't at full strength.
So the bottlers tag is unwarranted and for lazy journos and simple minded fans who live in a media induced heightened state of paranoia.
Simple minded hay. Get off your high horse and smell the coffee!
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Merlion96 (IP Logged)
Date: 11/04/2026 14:06
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: GS1 (IP Logged)
Date: 11/04/2026 14:18
Well timed thread Flava....
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Padre Pio (IP Logged)
Date: 11/04/2026 14:25
More shat the bed
"When we had to suffer the team is a lion because they suffer together." 4 July 2020 at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arteta on his team's first away victory at a club above them in the Premiership since September 2015 at Leicester.
"When we had to suffer the team is a lion because they suffer together." 4 July 2020 at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arteta on his team's first away victory at a club above them in the Premiership since September 2015 at Leicester.
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: blueamada (IP Logged)
Date: 11/04/2026 14:46
Maybe not having a meltdown, but pretty well pi##ed off and concerned right now...
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Flava (IP Logged)
Date: 11/04/2026 16:14
Quote:GS1
Well timed thread Flava....
Well if no one writes an article the site gets shut down. I didn't say anything egregious, I didn't realise they were going to play like Spurs
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Boston Gooner (IP Logged)
Date: 11/04/2026 16:22
Quote:FlavaQuote:GS1
Well timed thread Flava....
Well if no one writes an article the site gets shut down. I didn't say anything egregious, I didn't realise they were going to play like Spurs
That was worse than Spurs.
"𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴."
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: GS1 (IP Logged)
Date: 11/04/2026 16:39
Quote:FlavaQuote:GS1
Well timed thread Flava....
Well if no one writes an article the site gets shut down. I didn't say anything egregious, I didn't realise they were going to play like Spurs
You didn't realise we were going to play shite. What exactly give you the confidence we'd play well?
We've been shite for a long time and got worse. It will get even more painful.
The team and manger are on full bottle mode.
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Padre Pio (IP Logged)
Date: 11/04/2026 16:44
It was tactics wasn’t it. Raya had second most passes for Arsenal. Bournemouth thrived on Arsenal playing out from the back and nobody could change that tactic. The midfield didn’t have the brain or power to switch it so the Cherries had a field day.
It also made me realise that an off form Saka is still better than the midfield players on show ( yes I know he’s an attacker) but he helps link the midfield with the attack.
Maybe we could do worse than employ the Bournemouth manager.
"When we had to suffer the team is a lion because they suffer together." 4 July 2020 at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arteta on his team's first away victory at a club above them in the Premiership since September 2015 at Leicester.
It also made me realise that an off form Saka is still better than the midfield players on show ( yes I know he’s an attacker) but he helps link the midfield with the attack.
Maybe we could do worse than employ the Bournemouth manager.
"When we had to suffer the team is a lion because they suffer together." 4 July 2020 at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arteta on his team's first away victory at a club above them in the Premiership since September 2015 at Leicester.
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: celine dion (IP Logged)
Date: 11/04/2026 18:07
Spot on about Saka PP. He was a big miss today. Lets face it he doesn't score much nowadays (everybody stops him cutting onto his left foot on the edge of the box), he doesn't set that many goals up, and he looks knackered, but what he does still do, very well, is get the ball, keep it, vary his pace and shepherd the ball until the team is in the right shape, then more often than not makes the right choice in terms of who he gives it to. He also takes a nice corner.
Madueke is a bit of a headless chicken isnt he, and doesnt fulfil even remotely the same role as Saka. And Dowman is just too young.
Madueke is a bit of a headless chicken isnt he, and doesnt fulfil even remotely the same role as Saka. And Dowman is just too young.
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Ares (IP Logged)
Date: 11/04/2026 19:02
So anyway I was never going to watch this 12:30 kickoff game. I'm pretty sure I was instructing a 13yr old on toasting pumpkin seeds prior to going to town for the afternoon.
It was a good afternoon. Will likely post a review (Have only done this once in my life so it's a big thing for me to even seriously think about leaving a review).
Anyway The League is Done. I suppose this means we'll be getting the thing not as soon as we could have. Anyway good to see Havertz Jesus White all confirmed currently fit.
Arsenal Times | [www.gov.uk]
It was a good afternoon. Will likely post a review (Have only done this once in my life so it's a big thing for me to even seriously think about leaving a review).
Anyway The League is Done. I suppose this means we'll be getting the thing not as soon as we could have. Anyway good to see Havertz Jesus White all confirmed currently fit.
Arsenal Times | [www.gov.uk]
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: celine dion (IP Logged)
Date: 11/04/2026 19:07
It shouldn't take 2 hours to coach someone on how to toast pumpkin seeds surely, Mr Ares.
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: GS1 (IP Logged)
Date: 11/04/2026 19:48
We certainly won't be doing much toasting for Arsenal!
If City win tomorrow which i think 99% of us think they will it's done.
City will absolutely slaughter us at their place and beat everyone else who crosses their path.
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If City win tomorrow which i think 99% of us think they will it's done.
City will absolutely slaughter us at their place and beat everyone else who crosses their path.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2026:04:11:19:49:53 by GS1.
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Ares (IP Logged)
Date: 11/04/2026 21:36
Quote:celine dion
It shouldn't take 2 hours to coach someone on how to toast pumpkin seeds surely, Mr Ares.
Ha ha. Good Call Celine. It was more of a Q&A. (Pumpkin Seeds acquired in town at a well known health store). By the way had a nice beef half moon shaped pie from a Local Savory pie bakery. (Had an M&S ubiquitousmeltonmoebray pork pie with a generous platefull of vegetables (half a ton of cauliflower, bell peppers, etc) Who ate all the pies? I did. Verdict I only had 1 meal today + 1 snack but really that pork pie is for 2. It's £4.25 and has about 208grams or so of pork in it and pork bone broth. This was just out of curiosity as I heard Waitrose & M&S do the best pork pie that is on the shelves nationwide. Obviously the best are found in local shops
Some restaurants are incredibly cheeky charging an eye-watering figure for something that looks not much bigger than a golf ball on their online menus.
By the way I've heard Kidderminster F.C. have the best pies.
They used to serve a decent greasy burger with fresh chopped onion on a bready bun
nottheubiquitousbrioche at Highbury.
Arsenal Times | [www.gov.uk]
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Merlion96 (IP Logged)
Date: 12/04/2026 00:29
Quote:FlavaQuote:GS1
Well timed thread Flava....
Well if no one writes an article the site gets shut down. I didn't say anything egregious, I didn't realise they were going to play like Spurs
Good for you.
I will write another article soon after all these bottled-up frustrations in me are vented.
You wouldn't like it, and yes, on Arteta again.
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Merlion96 (IP Logged)
Date: 12/04/2026 00:35
Quote:AresQuote:celine dion
It shouldn't take 2 hours to coach someone on how to toast pumpkin seeds surely, Mr Ares.
Ha ha. Good Call Celine. It was more of a Q&A. (Pumpkin Seeds acquired in town at a well known health store). By the way had a nice beef half moon shaped pie from a Local Savory pie bakery. (Had an M&S ubiquitousmeltonmoebray pork pie with a generous platefull of vegetables (half a ton of cauliflower, bell peppers, etc) Who ate all the pies? I did. Verdict I only had 1 meal today + 1 snack but really that pork pie is for 2. It's £4.25 and has about 208grams or so of pork in it and pork bone broth. This was just out of curiosity as I heard Waitrose & M&S do the best pork pie that is on the shelves nationwide. Obviously the best are found in local shops
Some restaurants are incredibly cheeky charging an eye-watering figure for something that looks not much bigger than a golf ball on their online menus.
By the way I've heard Kidderminster F.C. have the best pies.
They used to serve a decent greasy burger with fresh chopped onion on a bready bun
nottheubiquitousbrioche at Highbury.
I was at Sandwich, after taking a Thames River cruise, and my family was having pub food for the 1st time.
Worth waiting for 45 minutes for that incredible fresh fish & chips which made me forgot how the bitter tasted like.
You guys knew who did the best and freshest pub grub and Beef Wellington in London?
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Merlion96 (IP Logged)
Date: 12/04/2026 00:40
Quote:Ares
So anyway I was never going to watch this 12:30 kickoff game. I'm pretty sure I was instructing a 13yr old on toasting pumpkin seeds prior to going to town for the afternoon.
It was a good afternoon. Will likely post a review (Have only done this once in my life so it's a big thing for me to even seriously think about leaving a review).
Anyway The League is Done. I suppose this means we'll be getting the thing not as soon as we could have. Anyway good to see Havertz Jesus White all confirmed currently fit.
Nope, not100% done yet, still 9 points lead.
It was like Napoleon winning battles before Waterloo and was undone when one part of his army got lost and that Prussian army finally arrived at Waterloo to join with the Duke in the nick of time.
Will our key players in Saka, Timber and Calafiori recover in the nick of time at "Waterloo" to defeat Napoleon Pep?
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Ares (IP Logged)
Date: 12/04/2026 07:15
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Merlion96 (IP Logged)
Date: 12/04/2026 11:04
Nope.
I didn't know then where "Sandwich" at Sandwich as we were short of time and got to catch the ferry back to London.
I didn't know then where "Sandwich" at Sandwich as we were short of time and got to catch the ferry back to London.
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: 80'sGoona (IP Logged)
Date: 12/04/2026 16:20
Well if there was ever a match I'm glad I missed, it's yesterday's. Poor stuff.
Let's see if Arteta and the team have anything about them. Still in our hands with 6 to go.
Let's see if Arteta and the team have anything about them. Still in our hands with 6 to go.
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Many City Are Good At Football
Posted by: GS1 (IP Logged)
Date: 12/04/2026 17:41
Quote:GS1
We've just lost a final by not turning up against City and a quarter final against a Championship side. I'd call that a very soft underbelly!
I don't trust us to win tomorrow either.
We're playing shite and City are on fire.
We're showing all signs of bottling it as usual.
I hope am wrong but you can only watch the same film so many times without pretending you don't know the final outcome.
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Many City Are Good At Football
Posted by: blueamada (IP Logged)
Date: 12/04/2026 19:04
Quote:GS1Quote:GS1
We've just lost a final by not turning up against City and a quarter final against a Championship side. I'd call that a very soft underbelly!
I don't trust us to win tomorrow either.
We're playing shite and City are on fire.
We're showing all signs of bottling it as usual.
I hope am wrong but you can only watch the same film so many times without pretending you don't know the final outcome.
I hope I'm wrong too...
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Ares (IP Logged)
Date: 13/04/2026 11:22
You're wrong. You're projecting, You probably need to go out and have a good time and You really need to stop thinking about football every single day of the week every single week of the year.
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Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Ares (IP Logged)
Date: 13/04/2026 11:57
Our Best Player is David Raya. If you see us in a Domestic Knockout Cup Game or in a Domestic Cup Final and Raya is fully fit but is not the 1st name on the Team Sheet it means that competition isn't a priority.
Re: Bournemouth. It happens. Teams with no european football and plenty of rest and a terrific attitude will do that.
How many people realise We are the only team who has beaten Bournemouth in the Premier League in 2026.
They are on a 12 game unbeaten run (after going down 2:3 to us on January 3)
They are the most awkward team to play against in the Premier League right now.
(12 game unbeaten runs in The Premier League don't happen by accident)
Congratulations to them.
I see that Money City have to go to them in May LOL They are going to drop points big time in May. That postponed game of theirs vs Palace. Have a look at their schedule.
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Re: Bournemouth. It happens. Teams with no european football and plenty of rest and a terrific attitude will do that.
How many people realise We are the only team who has beaten Bournemouth in the Premier League in 2026.
They are on a 12 game unbeaten run (after going down 2:3 to us on January 3)
They are the most awkward team to play against in the Premier League right now.
(12 game unbeaten runs in The Premier League don't happen by accident)
Congratulations to them.
I see that Money City have to go to them in May LOL They are going to drop points big time in May. That postponed game of theirs vs Palace. Have a look at their schedule.
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Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: blueamada (IP Logged)
Date: 14/04/2026 00:36
Quote:Ares
You're wrong. You're projecting, You probably need to go out and have a good time and You really need to stop thinking about football every single day of the week every single week of the year.
If projecting is using ones eyes and expressing ones fears and/or feelings (in my case) then you are right in your terminology.. anything else you are mistaken.
Do agree though, need to get out more and stop thinking about football as it keeps coming back to how we are performing.. it's a case of anti depressants or alcohol right now 🙂
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Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: celine dion (IP Logged)
Date: 14/04/2026 18:28
Agree on the latest points. I enjoy football, I still watch it a fair bit, but I just cant let it rule my life. There isn't much point caring incredibly deeply about football, because football certainly doesn't care about YOU.
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Padre Pio (IP Logged)
Date: 14/04/2026 21:11
Nothing does does it?
"When we had to suffer the team is a lion because they suffer together." 4 July 2020 at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arteta on his team's first away victory at a club above them in the Premiership since September 2015 at Leicester.
"When we had to suffer the team is a lion because they suffer together." 4 July 2020 at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arteta on his team's first away victory at a club above them in the Premiership since September 2015 at Leicester.
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Flava (IP Logged)
Date: 20/05/2026 18:36
I knew it was too early to meltdown 
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Padre Pio (IP Logged)
Date: 20/05/2026 23:05
Sheer genius Flava.
Tell you what the fat lady doesn’t sing from another venue. Which is why Opera goes on and on
"When we had to suffer the team is a lion because they suffer together." 4 July 2020 at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arteta on his team's first away victory at a club above them in the Premiership since September 2015 at Leicester.
Tell you what the fat lady doesn’t sing from another venue. Which is why Opera goes on and on
"When we had to suffer the team is a lion because they suffer together." 4 July 2020 at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arteta on his team's first away victory at a club above them in the Premiership since September 2015 at Leicester.
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Merlion96 (IP Logged)
Date: 21/05/2026 00:13
Finished my melting down against Arsenal vs Bournemouth game.
So depressed I quit football for a few weeks.
Literally saw Fat Lady limousine slowing down in front of Opera House.
Thereafter numbed with that "ghastly fact" Man City will again win another title with consecutive wins after wins.
And my wish came through with Everton holding them.
Thanks goodness Fat Lady was only slowing down to take a good look at Opera House.
And suffered another meltdown in happiness against Bournemouth vs Man City game.
So depressed I quit football for a few weeks.
Literally saw Fat Lady limousine slowing down in front of Opera House.
Thereafter numbed with that "ghastly fact" Man City will again win another title with consecutive wins after wins.
And my wish came through with Everton holding them.
Thanks goodness Fat Lady was only slowing down to take a good look at Opera House.
And suffered another meltdown in happiness against Bournemouth vs Man City game.
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Flava (IP Logged)
Date: 21/05/2026 06:59
That was the most ill timed piece ever written on AT. Shocking effort by me 😂😂😂
The boys got there in the end
COYG
The boys got there in the end
COYG
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Many City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Boston Gooner (IP Logged)
Date: 21/05/2026 09:08
Quote.
Boston Gooner
10/04/2026 10:30
👏👏
Have always said City will drop points.
And they will in the remaining fixtures.
"𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴."
Quote.
"𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴."
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Boston Gooner
10/04/2026 10:30
👏👏
Have always said City will drop points.
And they will in the remaining fixtures.
"𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴."
Quote.
"𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴."
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Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Ares (IP Logged)
Date: 21/05/2026 12:28
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Padre Pio (IP Logged)
Date: 08/06/2026 14:49
Arteta was right it was a new league, we cruised in the end and Haaland had to sing outside the Bournemouth Opera House
"When we had to suffer the team is a lion because they suffer together." 4 July 2020 at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arteta on his team's first away victory at a club above them in the Premiership since September 2015 at Leicester.
"When we had to suffer the team is a lion because they suffer together." 4 July 2020 at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arteta on his team's first away victory at a club above them in the Premiership since September 2015 at Leicester.
Re: Let’s Have A Meltdown, Man City Are Good At Football
Posted by: Flava (IP Logged)
Date: 08/06/2026 18:18
Quote:Padre Pio
Arteta was right it was a new league, we cruised in the end and Haaland had to sing outside the Bournemouth Opera House
😀
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