Back in late August, when it looked as though we'd be adding Coentrao to all our other signings, and maybe another striker too, I genuinely thought that we would be able to mount a title challenge this season. Especially given the upheaval elsewhere.
But obviously we didn't sign a left back. Or another striker. And while I expected that it would take quite a few months before the team properly gelled, I had hoped that we would have played a bit better and picked up more points at home.
So a title challenge looks unlikely to me now, even if we are only 6 points adrift. I can't help but think that City, especially, have hit their stride. Even top four will be a lot harder this year because both Liverpool and Everton have been unexpectedly consistent. And you have to expect that Man Utd will make a big splash in the transfer market and will come on strong in the second half of the season.
I'm not going to predict where we might finish but this certainly looks like being one of the tightest and most exciting seasons since the advent of the Premier League.
But obviously we didn't sign a left back. Or another striker. And while I expected that it would take quite a few months before the team properly gelled, I had hoped that we would have played a bit better and picked up more points at home.
So a title challenge looks unlikely to me now, even if we are only 6 points adrift. I can't help but think that City, especially, have hit their stride. Even top four will be a lot harder this year because both Liverpool and Everton have been unexpectedly consistent. And you have to expect that Man Utd will make a big splash in the transfer market and will come on strong in the second half of the season.
I'm not going to predict where we might finish but this certainly looks like being one of the tightest and most exciting seasons since the advent of the Premier League.