It's a fluke because they've been a disgrace for months and months. City and Rovers both caught teams cold early on, but whereas City have now not won for a long time, we managed to grind out wins later on as well to make sure.
Like I just said in another reply, I just can't feel any bond to City (maybe it's the East/West thing to, I don't know), but also resent the ridiculous amount of coverage they get from the HDM.
Fair play to them if they survive, but Rovers staying up felt 1,000,000 times more to me personally and I'm sure countless other Rovers fans.

will newcastle report man u to the premier league if they dont play there superstars against city and lose like everyone says one rule for man u one rule for the rest i say i dont care as long as city win but then if city do stay up do we trust brown with all that money to spend?

So your original post was wrong then, it's not a fluke if City manage to 'grind out' a result next Sunday?.

One thing City haven't been is a disgrace, mabye if they had been cut adrift at the bottom of the table and relegated with virtually no effort like Derby last sesason, but going ino their final game with a slim chance of survival would have been seen as a success whn they were the hot favorites for relegation last August.

AS for the Media Coverage, live with it, they are currently playing in the most watched sporting league in the world, you really expwct the local paper not to cash in on it while it lasts?. You're starting to sound like one of the more bitter supporters from he Dark Side who resents City just because they take away some of the limelight from their beloved club.

I meant that whilst they were undoubtedly superb before Xmas, since then it can't be denied that they have played and had results of a Championship side, not Premiership.
Not bitter about it, because I hardly read the rag now anyway since their cash-in/glamorisation of the Cockayne story.
Like I said, credit to City if they survive, but just saying I'm more bothered about Newcastle surviving. In all fairness I bet any Middlesborough fan or any other Newcastle supporter in the city feels the same.

Just out of interest how many Newcastle games have you been too?

6/4 on City going down is quite appealing, had £40 on at that price with Quins and Hudders today with handicaps in a nice little treble!!

What a steal

Manchester Utd havent got a 'weak side' though, that's what people are forgetting. Even if Ferguson decides to throw the youngsters into the team against City (as you would imagine) I fail to see how that would benefit City's cause tbh. All the Man Utd youngsters will want to prove a point and will be desperate to impress, and lets not forget, a side consisting of the likes of; Foster, Rafael, Gibson, Macheda etc is probably still head and shoulders above City's team ability wise. Ofcourse everyone will be relieved should the likes of Ronaldo, Rooney etc be rested, but that doesn't neccessarily mean they wont' play some part. I'd expect Sir Alex to put out a fairly youthfull side to start, with a few of the more experienced players on the bench.

That is what people are forgetting, Man Utd will have 17 players out there wanting to break into the Champions League side should a training injury occur or even playing for contracts.

Nobody rolls over in English sport, it aint done at Professional level.

City will go down, and I will have made enough money to have a short break in London with the Missus. Sweet.

I wish they would play Manucho against us.

Yep, the loan move states that he cannot play against United, so why can't he play for United against City!!

I can't see Utd playing Ferdinand the whole game or Tevez, surely?