TheDrowningMan

Game and season over.

Absolutely. They've got the title won now - people underestimate the psychological side of the game, and we've handed them a huge boost today. At the very least, we need to match them pound for pound in terms of spending and wages over the summer, or we'll fall short next year too.

This season is gone, but I think we need to see how next year goes before being too down about our title chances going forward. If, for instance, we don't really challenge for the title but still get into the top 4, that should afford another year to see if we can recover. We don't want to end up like Arsenal where perpetual CL football in lieu of silverware is the be all and end all, but we also don't want to be too hasty, especially as we're ahead of where we could have reasonably expected to be this time. On the other hand, if we fall away completely, bigger questions will need to be asked.

No we're not, the title ship has sailed. A huge weight has been lifted from City's shoulders, and there's no way that doesn't see them over the line. Even if, by some miracle, they drop a point, the pressure on our players has become that much greater. Away at Palace is hardly the game you want to try to recover from a humiliating defeat against an XI who'd never set foot on a pitch together. As of today, we're no more likely to win the title this season than we were last year. The possibility just lasted longer this time.

Congratulations to Pellegrini, Manchester City are the best side in the country and have proven it with this title win.

Asspas.

Schwarzer easily MotM.

No fucking way.

Yep, 4! Hahahaha! Game over, yeah.

Hahahahaha, 4 minutes stoppage time at best.

City will be on a massive high. I guarantee they'll twat Palace.

Fucking hell. More pointless shit from Gerrard.

Just no creative edge.

Here comes Torres to revel in his side denying us the title.

Awful from Johnson. At the very least go down.

Too much urgency, too little thought.

We lose today, City win the league - they might as well be given the trophy today. There's no way they drop a single point against the teams they have left to play, especially not with the huge boost our defeat here will hand them. Just watch them go and hammer Palace this afternoon.

Fucking hell. Gerrard has been appalling.

You don't. Which is exactly why we should have been playing for penalties and cards from the get go, let alone at this point in the match.

Cahill coming on to see the game out.

Exactly. Run at them and go to ground when appropriate. There's no reason why not to.

We've been Mourinhoed. Expertly.

That just about sums it up...

This. Schwarzer is too commanding to make high crosses anything but a remote threat. Low and hard offers more potential.

To be fair, he's not the only one. Gerrard, Suarez, Sterling...none of them have impressed today. Allen has been our most threatening player.