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As much as we might want to blame City, we only have ourselves to blame. We threw away leads against now relegated sides, and the less said about Jackson's performance in the semis, the better. Hoping for a similar second half showing to the one against Coventry. City certainly have the players.

City still celebrating their league title. Our luck

The state of that club. It's really something that there is a top club in Europe who are in worse shape than us.

Don't worry, they have a list of Cobham graduates to make up for it.

Lookman ends the unbeaten run. That's what an attacking winger looks like. The first hattrick in a one legged UEFA Cup/EL final.

Ah, okay. It's just a hunch I have. Him being HG is another big plus for potential suitors over here.

I was going to say exactly that. He overthought the decision, which could cost them the perfect season. I'm not sure if you're talking about my feeling of an EPL return or his fine form since joining Atalanta. If it's the latter, the move to Atalanta has seen him flourish (perfect environment) and go from strength to strength. It's also translated on the INT stage; arguably Nigeria's best attacker at this year's AFCON.

Lookman delivering yet again. As I mentioned a few weeks ago, he will be coming back to the EPL this summer. Leaving Schick and Boniface on the bench was a massive plus for Atalanta. They've comeback in the past, but I feel like this might be game over.

Bayern have been linked to him as well. It just seems like the same managers are being mentioned regardless of where the vacancy is.

He was also away at the AFCON for over a month.

Sadly, it seems like everything is pointing to that. My hope is that they'll be more interested in De Zerbi before the clowns running this club get any ideas.

I just have this feeling Nagelsmann is the man they're after, but we'd have to wait a while due to the Euros. If I were fortunate enough to have a say, I'd be giving Motta a hard look. The job he's done at Bologna is nothing short of remarkable (highest league finish in 60+ years, IIRC), and he has the pedigree. I just don't see him as the type of person to shut his mouth when things around him aren't in his control.

I hate our board. Poch's sacking in itself isn't a massive thing, as we underperformed for large parts of the season, but it is the supposed reasoning behind his sacking. The board wants a yes-man, which is the last thing we need as a club. We might as well say goodbye to a few more Cobham graduates in the process.

Me neither. It seems like Martinez getting injured saw them start to leak goals for fun. Conference league semi is evident of that.

Villa's recent performances have been dire. If it continues onto next season, we lose a CL place at this rate.

If City do the job as most expect, I'd much prefer us finishing 6th rather than finishing fifth & having that feeling of what might have been with an addition CL taken from us due to other sides underperforming in Europe when it truly mattered.

That might have been the case, but Jackson had more than enough chances to make that a moot point. Never expect anything from the officials here.

An impressive turnaround in recent weeks (FA Cup semi aside). The average age of the league's youngest squad is about to be even lower.

We are always so vulnerable set pieces at both ends. Why overcommit?

It's a real shame more clubs in the country don't take advantage of the talent that's playing below the EPL.

It just felt like he was holding back the team instead of letting them flourish. There were signs of that when Viera intentionally took charge. The fact that he took on the job for the second time was very surprising, especially considering his age.

It's crazy how the same crop of players have seemingly been transformed after Hodgson's departure. I really hope they manage to keep their main players for at least another season. Edit - Make that 19.

Mateta can't stop scoring.

Not with this side. It's nice to have a cushion, though. Edit - You were saying?

Another frustrating attacking performance so far. I'd bring Nkunku on to help in that regard before Bournemouth sneak a goal. QPR made things interesting. City like to make things difficult for themselves in such scenarios.