comment by Hulk's little brother Yoda (U1250)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by meltonblue (U10617)
posted 30 minutes ago
Not saying that we are any of those things, but surely you’re being premature as well then...?
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He is not claiming anything though. Just pointing out that labeling City best PL team ever is a bit early considering.
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I think you’d be hard pressed to find anyone who doesn’t agree that they can’t be considered the best team as compared to teams who’ve won doubles, or more, over a number of years. But City could yet still do that. Was there 17/18 team, over a season, one of the best teams in PL history? Of course.
comment by scholayScholes (U13961)
posted 1 minute ago
They had a phenomenal season. Best ever you’re having a laugh. Teams have juggled the premier league and champions league and won it same season. 100 point or not, that is the benchmark for me
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Just so I'm clear, the best Prem side is not the best Prem aide unless you do well in another competition?
City's team last year was the best in the premiership ever
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the fact we finished 2nd shows how weak the league was last year, yes it was a great achievement but I would favour any of the utd-arsenal teams fighting it out between 1997-2004 against this city lot, again personal opinions and all that
well surely the arsenal team should be the best then, no one could beat them
comment by The Kaiser's Trainers (U5676)
posted 4 minutes ago
City's team last year was the best in the premiership ever
Then followed by the side jose inherited from Ranieri
Then United 2008-09
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United 99 didn't happen then? We may not have got 100pts but we were juggling the 3 biggest tournaments all the way till May....and won them all. And Arsenal were a phenomenal team too who we were up against let's not forget.
Utd 99 is the greatest team this league has ever seen. Not only did we do do the treble, we then went on to win the next 2 PL titles too.
But City got more points and so would’ve finished above them..(hypothetically) despite losing. See what you mean though, just arbitrary in how you define best team. Most points (City) AND unbeaten in a single season (Arsenal) would be the gold standard.
The premiership was really poor in the 90s through mid 00s
I've watched a few matches from that period recently and the quality is just embarassing
Late 00s the quality was quite high and we had contenders for the top sides in Europe, before that we were miles back
comment by Eric_the_king (SE85) (U21241)
posted 49 seconds ago
comment by The Kaiser's Trainers (U5676)
posted 4 minutes ago
City's team last year was the best in the premiership ever
Then followed by the side jose inherited from Ranieri
Then United 2008-09
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United 99 didn't happen then? We may not have got 100pts but we were juggling the 3 biggest tournaments all the way till May....and won them all. And Arsenal were a phenomenal team too who we were up against let's not forget.
Utd 99 is the greatest team this league has ever seen. Not only did we do do the treble, we then went on to win the next 2 PL titles too.
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You were humiliated in the final of the CL. It was completely lopsided in quality and it's a miracle you weren't behind by triple the goals going into the final minutes. Freak results happen sometimes.
comment by The Kaiser's Trainers (U5676)
posted 44 seconds ago
The premiership was really poor in the 90s through mid 00s
I've watched a few matches from that period recently and the quality is just embarassing
Late 00s the quality was quite high and we had contenders for the top sides in Europe, before that we were miles back
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You’re wrong but let’s just say you’re right, the United side of 07/08 was immense. Won the title, won the CL, won the title three times in a row and made 3 CL finals in 4 seasons
comment by The Kaiser's Trainers (U5676)
posted 56 seconds ago
comment by Eric_the_king (SE85) (U21241)
posted 49 seconds ago
comment by The Kaiser's Trainers (U5676)
posted 4 minutes ago
City's team last year was the best in the premiership ever
Then followed by the side jose inherited from Ranieri
Then United 2008-09
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United 99 didn't happen then? We may not have got 100pts but we were juggling the 3 biggest tournaments all the way till May....and won them all. And Arsenal were a phenomenal team too who we were up against let's not forget.
Utd 99 is the greatest team this league has ever seen. Not only did we do do the treble, we then went on to win the next 2 PL titles too.
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You were humiliated in the final of the CL. It was completely lopsided in quality and it's a miracle you weren't behind by triple the goals going into the final minutes. Freak results happen sometimes.
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Like 2005 in Istanbul
comment by Robb Ferguson (U21234)
posted 5 seconds ago
comment by The Kaiser's Trainers (U5676)
posted 44 seconds ago
The premiership was really poor in the 90s through mid 00s
I've watched a few matches from that period recently and the quality is just embarassing
Late 00s the quality was quite high and we had contenders for the top sides in Europe, before that we were miles back
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You’re wrong but let’s just say you’re right, the United side of 07/08 was immense. Won the title, won the CL, won the title three times in a row and made 3 CL finals in 4 seasons
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I was split between the 07/08 side and 08/09
It's tight
That was an excellent patch with a lot of top class players
comment by Robb Ferguson (U21234)
posted 47 seconds ago
comment by The Kaiser's Trainers (U5676)
posted 56 seconds ago
comment by Eric_the_king (SE85) (U21241)
posted 49 seconds ago
comment by The Kaiser's Trainers (U5676)
posted 4 minutes ago
City's team last year was the best in the premiership ever
Then followed by the side jose inherited from Ranieri
Then United 2008-09
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United 99 didn't happen then? We may not have got 100pts but we were juggling the 3 biggest tournaments all the way till May....and won them all. And Arsenal were a phenomenal team too who we were up against let's not forget.
Utd 99 is the greatest team this league has ever seen. Not only did we do do the treble, we then went on to win the next 2 PL titles too.
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You were humiliated in the final of the CL. It was completely lopsided in quality and it's a miracle you weren't behind by triple the goals going into the final minutes. Freak results happen sometimes.
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Like 2005 in Istanbul
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exactly
comment by meltonblue (U10617)
posted 27 minutes ago
Not saying that we are any of those things, but surely you’re being premature as well then...?
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Article closed for me.
The fact the team got mentioned amongst the pantheon; and this reaction - it says a lot.
In other news, Solskjaer’s United to be the best Prem team ever after scoring 8 goals in their first two? Ever happened before?
The premiership was really poor in the 90s through mid 00s
I've watched a few matches from that period recently and the quality is just embarassing
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unless your watching the top 4-5 teams now and in most leagues the quality is not going to be as good, that's not a news flash
The United and Arsenal sides of the 90’s and early 00’s didn’t have anywhere near the consistency that City had last season.
comment by Ed The King Woodward (U10026)
posted 11 seconds ago
The United and Arsenal sides of the 90’s and early 00’s didn’t have anywhere near the consistency that City had last season.
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But they didn’t have the squad depth and level of competition that the 90s side’s had so it’s all relative
City didn’t have a side pushing them all the way in the way Arsenal and United had with each other
City now do and the pressure is getting to them
The United and Arsenal sides of the 90’s and early 00’s didn’t have anywhere near the consistency that City had last season.
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maybe because they were usually fighting for winning multiple trophies every year, there's a reason why treble(only once) and doubles(very few of them)are so rare
I was a begrudging respect fan of Stam but the United sides with Rio were just a cut above
comment by The Kaiser's Trainers (U5676)
posted 1 minute ago
I was a begrudging respect fan of Stam but the United sides with Rio were just a cut above
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I was thinking the other day your signing of VVD was Cantona-Esque as he seems to be the missing piece of the puzzle
Every bit as important to you as Stam or Rio is to us
City didn’t have the squad depth? There was more competition because it wasn’t that often there was a side with ridiculous consistency. Arsenal’s unbeaten team and our 2000 team were the only ones that really did.
And we dropped most of out points in the treble season at the beginning of the year. Playing in multiple competitions didn’t actually affect us in the league that much. We were slow starters.
speaking of vans, VdS was at least as good as Schmeichel for me
both excellent keepers
comment by Ed The King Woodward (U10026)
posted 1 minute ago
City didn’t have the squad depth? There was more competition because it wasn’t that often there was a side with ridiculous consistency. Arsenal’s unbeaten team and our 2000 team were the only ones that really did.
And we dropped most of out points in the treble season at the beginning of the year. Playing in multiple competitions didn’t actually affect us in the league that much. We were slow starters.
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We didn’t have the squad depth that City had last season
In the treble season we used a very small pool of players
Ok I got you. That doesn’t really help your argument when judging a team across a league season, though. Football is a squad game. Which is why City managed to attain the points they did. And why United in the 90’s weren’t able to get near that. It was more a first 11 game back then. The standards of fitness were nowhere near as high.
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posted on 26/12/18
comment by Hulk's little brother Yoda (U1250)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by meltonblue (U10617)
posted 30 minutes ago
Not saying that we are any of those things, but surely you’re being premature as well then...?
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He is not claiming anything though. Just pointing out that labeling City best PL team ever is a bit early considering.
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I think you’d be hard pressed to find anyone who doesn’t agree that they can’t be considered the best team as compared to teams who’ve won doubles, or more, over a number of years. But City could yet still do that. Was there 17/18 team, over a season, one of the best teams in PL history? Of course.
posted on 26/12/18
comment by scholayScholes (U13961)
posted 1 minute ago
They had a phenomenal season. Best ever you’re having a laugh. Teams have juggled the premier league and champions league and won it same season. 100 point or not, that is the benchmark for me
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Just so I'm clear, the best Prem side is not the best Prem aide unless you do well in another competition?
posted on 26/12/18
City's team last year was the best in the premiership ever
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the fact we finished 2nd shows how weak the league was last year, yes it was a great achievement but I would favour any of the utd-arsenal teams fighting it out between 1997-2004 against this city lot, again personal opinions and all that
posted on 26/12/18
well surely the arsenal team should be the best then, no one could beat them
posted on 26/12/18
It's a good debate, yes.
posted on 26/12/18
comment by The Kaiser's Trainers (U5676)
posted 4 minutes ago
City's team last year was the best in the premiership ever
Then followed by the side jose inherited from Ranieri
Then United 2008-09
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United 99 didn't happen then? We may not have got 100pts but we were juggling the 3 biggest tournaments all the way till May....and won them all. And Arsenal were a phenomenal team too who we were up against let's not forget.
Utd 99 is the greatest team this league has ever seen. Not only did we do do the treble, we then went on to win the next 2 PL titles too.
posted on 26/12/18
Nah
posted on 26/12/18
But City got more points and so would’ve finished above them..(hypothetically) despite losing. See what you mean though, just arbitrary in how you define best team. Most points (City) AND unbeaten in a single season (Arsenal) would be the gold standard.
posted on 26/12/18
The premiership was really poor in the 90s through mid 00s
I've watched a few matches from that period recently and the quality is just embarassing
Late 00s the quality was quite high and we had contenders for the top sides in Europe, before that we were miles back
posted on 26/12/18
comment by Eric_the_king (SE85) (U21241)
posted 49 seconds ago
comment by The Kaiser's Trainers (U5676)
posted 4 minutes ago
City's team last year was the best in the premiership ever
Then followed by the side jose inherited from Ranieri
Then United 2008-09
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United 99 didn't happen then? We may not have got 100pts but we were juggling the 3 biggest tournaments all the way till May....and won them all. And Arsenal were a phenomenal team too who we were up against let's not forget.
Utd 99 is the greatest team this league has ever seen. Not only did we do do the treble, we then went on to win the next 2 PL titles too.
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You were humiliated in the final of the CL. It was completely lopsided in quality and it's a miracle you weren't behind by triple the goals going into the final minutes. Freak results happen sometimes.
posted on 26/12/18
comment by The Kaiser's Trainers (U5676)
posted 44 seconds ago
The premiership was really poor in the 90s through mid 00s
I've watched a few matches from that period recently and the quality is just embarassing
Late 00s the quality was quite high and we had contenders for the top sides in Europe, before that we were miles back
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You’re wrong but let’s just say you’re right, the United side of 07/08 was immense. Won the title, won the CL, won the title three times in a row and made 3 CL finals in 4 seasons
posted on 26/12/18
comment by The Kaiser's Trainers (U5676)
posted 56 seconds ago
comment by Eric_the_king (SE85) (U21241)
posted 49 seconds ago
comment by The Kaiser's Trainers (U5676)
posted 4 minutes ago
City's team last year was the best in the premiership ever
Then followed by the side jose inherited from Ranieri
Then United 2008-09
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United 99 didn't happen then? We may not have got 100pts but we were juggling the 3 biggest tournaments all the way till May....and won them all. And Arsenal were a phenomenal team too who we were up against let's not forget.
Utd 99 is the greatest team this league has ever seen. Not only did we do do the treble, we then went on to win the next 2 PL titles too.
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You were humiliated in the final of the CL. It was completely lopsided in quality and it's a miracle you weren't behind by triple the goals going into the final minutes. Freak results happen sometimes.
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Like 2005 in Istanbul
posted on 26/12/18
comment by Robb Ferguson (U21234)
posted 5 seconds ago
comment by The Kaiser's Trainers (U5676)
posted 44 seconds ago
The premiership was really poor in the 90s through mid 00s
I've watched a few matches from that period recently and the quality is just embarassing
Late 00s the quality was quite high and we had contenders for the top sides in Europe, before that we were miles back
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You’re wrong but let’s just say you’re right, the United side of 07/08 was immense. Won the title, won the CL, won the title three times in a row and made 3 CL finals in 4 seasons
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I was split between the 07/08 side and 08/09
It's tight
That was an excellent patch with a lot of top class players
posted on 26/12/18
comment by Robb Ferguson (U21234)
posted 47 seconds ago
comment by The Kaiser's Trainers (U5676)
posted 56 seconds ago
comment by Eric_the_king (SE85) (U21241)
posted 49 seconds ago
comment by The Kaiser's Trainers (U5676)
posted 4 minutes ago
City's team last year was the best in the premiership ever
Then followed by the side jose inherited from Ranieri
Then United 2008-09
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United 99 didn't happen then? We may not have got 100pts but we were juggling the 3 biggest tournaments all the way till May....and won them all. And Arsenal were a phenomenal team too who we were up against let's not forget.
Utd 99 is the greatest team this league has ever seen. Not only did we do do the treble, we then went on to win the next 2 PL titles too.
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You were humiliated in the final of the CL. It was completely lopsided in quality and it's a miracle you weren't behind by triple the goals going into the final minutes. Freak results happen sometimes.
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Like 2005 in Istanbul
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exactly
posted on 26/12/18
comment by meltonblue (U10617)
posted 27 minutes ago
Not saying that we are any of those things, but surely you’re being premature as well then...?
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Article closed for me.
The fact the team got mentioned amongst the pantheon; and this reaction - it says a lot.
In other news, Solskjaer’s United to be the best Prem team ever after scoring 8 goals in their first two? Ever happened before?
posted on 26/12/18
The premiership was really poor in the 90s through mid 00s
I've watched a few matches from that period recently and the quality is just embarassing
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unless your watching the top 4-5 teams now and in most leagues the quality is not going to be as good, that's not a news flash
posted on 26/12/18
The United and Arsenal sides of the 90’s and early 00’s didn’t have anywhere near the consistency that City had last season.
posted on 26/12/18
comment by Ed The King Woodward (U10026)
posted 11 seconds ago
The United and Arsenal sides of the 90’s and early 00’s didn’t have anywhere near the consistency that City had last season.
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But they didn’t have the squad depth and level of competition that the 90s side’s had so it’s all relative
City didn’t have a side pushing them all the way in the way Arsenal and United had with each other
City now do and the pressure is getting to them
posted on 26/12/18
The United and Arsenal sides of the 90’s and early 00’s didn’t have anywhere near the consistency that City had last season.
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maybe because they were usually fighting for winning multiple trophies every year, there's a reason why treble(only once) and doubles(very few of them)are so rare
posted on 26/12/18
I was a begrudging respect fan of Stam but the United sides with Rio were just a cut above
posted on 26/12/18
comment by The Kaiser's Trainers (U5676)
posted 1 minute ago
I was a begrudging respect fan of Stam but the United sides with Rio were just a cut above
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I was thinking the other day your signing of VVD was Cantona-Esque as he seems to be the missing piece of the puzzle
Every bit as important to you as Stam or Rio is to us
posted on 26/12/18
City didn’t have the squad depth? There was more competition because it wasn’t that often there was a side with ridiculous consistency. Arsenal’s unbeaten team and our 2000 team were the only ones that really did.
And we dropped most of out points in the treble season at the beginning of the year. Playing in multiple competitions didn’t actually affect us in the league that much. We were slow starters.
posted on 26/12/18
speaking of vans, VdS was at least as good as Schmeichel for me
both excellent keepers
posted on 26/12/18
comment by Ed The King Woodward (U10026)
posted 1 minute ago
City didn’t have the squad depth? There was more competition because it wasn’t that often there was a side with ridiculous consistency. Arsenal’s unbeaten team and our 2000 team were the only ones that really did.
And we dropped most of out points in the treble season at the beginning of the year. Playing in multiple competitions didn’t actually affect us in the league that much. We were slow starters.
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We didn’t have the squad depth that City had last season
In the treble season we used a very small pool of players
posted on 26/12/18
Ok I got you. That doesn’t really help your argument when judging a team across a league season, though. Football is a squad game. Which is why City managed to attain the points they did. And why United in the 90’s weren’t able to get near that. It was more a first 11 game back then. The standards of fitness were nowhere near as high.
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