Manchester City News 24/7Writer: Tudor 
Date:Wednesday May 5 2010
Time: 11:27PM
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Message To Tottenham FC & Their Fans
Manchester City 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur (05/05/10). Congratulations go to Tottenham Hotspur FC and their fans for qualifying for next seasons Champions League.
Gracious in defeat
As a Manchester City supporter I have never said this before about another team but in the end and on the night Tottenham deserved the points and fourth position. As for doing well in the Champions League, well that's another and entirely different topic. In the end we (MCFC) missed out but we still qualify for the Europa League.
I have said this before and I'll happily say it again. The English Premier League is changing. The days of the usual suspects finishing, year after year in the top 4 are over. There are new kids on the block and THFC and MCFC are exactly that.
At the end of last season I predicted Arsenal would be the team who would struggle, but I was wrong, it was Liverpool who ended up the club in crisis. I wonder, out of Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal who will be the ones who falter next season? I know who my money's on.
Congratulations Tottenham - you did it.
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Unlucky lads, your time will come im sure of it. MASSIVE respect for all things City
HuddersfieldYiddo
Thanks mate. Good luck to you for the next season.
Elldiablo Nabil
Yep well done Spurs - your defence was outstanding. We will have to live for another day.
Wswilly3
And the premiership has been great this year, the gap has closed between the top4 and the rest. You could argue Chelsea and Utd are still miles ahead, they probably are but both have aging squads and certainly Utd cant afford to splash the cash anymore. Theres nothing between City, Spurs, Liverpool and not much between Everton and Villa either. Whos to say both MCFC and THFC cannot go abit further next season and challenge for the title? We wont win it but it really isnt that far away anymore. All the best.
HuddersfieldYiddo
Wow! Perhaps City have the 2nd best fans in the world! Many thanks for the kind words at a tough time. Good luck next season. We Spurs can now erase that 3-4 Cup defeat from our memory! COYS
TShill7
I don't feel I can support the image but if I am being honest they deserved to get 4th this season. They have been stable and worked as a team. City have sacked their manager and complained about world class Brazillians and played 17 defensive midfielders. This season was for us to gel, so Europa football is great, and an achievement in itself. Next season will be a different matter Bobby Manc. We need to be more postive, ambitious and ruthless. If you cannot deliver these qualities then depart. If you can, then you have the whole city behind you. Gutted, but glad its not the same old top 4 and Redknapp has worked wonders. He is just the type of manager that city could do with. Lets hope Mancini can do the same for us next year. COME ON WIGAN!
darryl28
Yes willy cheers mate. I think thats probably the difference between the sides, in central defence. I rate Kompany as a holding player more than a CB and Toure seems abit lost. A couple of quality additions there and youre a great side.
HuddersfieldYiddo
Good luck to you, in the end it was sooooo close it was unbelievable The only dig at you I will have over tonight was that I really did think I was watching Bolton - Hoof it up to the big man - Hoof it up to the big man - hoof it upt to the big man etc. etc. Those tactics won't get you too far in Europe (and I know you can play better), but your defence certainly looks the business.
fifthcolumnblue
tudor what a lovely chap you are this must have been hard to write and i genuinely hope you crash the party next season its about time that the so called top 4 monopoly is broken and all the glory hunting fans can go back to eating their prawn sarnies and let us real fans get on with it
norwichspur
Thanks for your kind words! What an exciting game to watch! COYS
GlennAmy
thanks for the kind words, now lets make sure our clubs change the usual suspects in the top 4 on a regular basis, all the best for next season to the city fans
carlowspur
Thats what happens when a team plays Crouch. Luckily he played great!
HuddersfieldYiddo
Best of luck to you genuine Citeh supporters, Respect!
Born&BredSpur
Absolutely gutted and have lost my voice but on reflection the best team over the season have grabbed fourth,good luck spuds we'll see you in the top 4 next season!!
blueboy76
Well done for the kind words in defeat. I agree that it is not good for the Premier League that the same 4 teams go into the CL every season. Maybe now Spurs have made it yourselves and Villa or Everton with step up. As Harry said with the right Manager and players you could win the league, with your money, in the next 2 seasons.
Ox Yid
Thanks guys all the very best to you lot in Europa and next season lets make the "Sky4" a 2 or 1 by getting you lot and maybe even villa or everton in on the act :)) Kudos to you Citeh :) fans... You fellas will know about heartache and disappointment so by god Im gonna enjoy our time while it lasts!! Thanks for the congrats and good luck to you
Spursfor3rdanyone?
Nice to see an article like this, especially in the heat of the moment. Here's to Spurs AND City in the top 4 next season both sticking it to our local rivals after all these years!
The Voice Of Reason
respect to you for this article.good man tudor.
haverhill spurs
Credit where it's due. It is truely refreshing to see someone changing the old establishment and I wish Spurs the best of luck next season in the CL. Hopefully City can displace Arsenal next season, then we will both have something to cheer about - especially Spurs!
eighthsin
There is light at the end of the tunnel its just a pity I can't quite see it at the moment.
Tudor
i have to admit if the shoe was on the other foot my knee jerk reaction would be to slate City and say they bought 4th, even if I didn't mean it. To come out with this article hours after the match shows how good you lot are, and how much class you show. Thank you lads, fantastic, and when the Reds go under, and they will eventually, you can stand on their grave and laugh for years to come.
bernio3000
I don't know whether to hope for next season now and really believe we can or be worried at the ramifications of no CL this year
Once a Blue
Fair play! Great attitude and like bernio said if we'd have lost i would have struggled to be so gracious! Genuinely hope Spurs and City can change the old guard and we'll have many more top of the table clashes to come! Much respect! Cheers!
Jabberyid
Thanks very much for your your good wishes. Quite why we always seem to beat you is a mystery to me but I wish you well and can think of many teams who would not have accepted the result with such good grace. Your time will surely come and if you can take Arsenals place then so much the better. At least now I don't have to be a West Ham supporter on Sunday. It was bad enough cheering for Arsenal the other week.
Spencer K
its rare to see, in the modern game of high expectations, such humble fans and i for one have gained a lot of new found respect for you and your club. as mentioned before, If the result went the other way i would have struggled to be so gracious as many of you city fans so fair play. all thats left to say is unlucky. next year your team will bounce back better and with any luck displace the likes of ar*enal from the top four (along side the likes of us).
yiddo_4_life
You're an absolute class act Tudor, as are most City fans I know (I play in the same team as a few). Thanks, and unlucky. Your lot will do it sooner rather than later but tonight was our night. I'm sure you'll be looking forward to the revenge fixture, we'll be waiting!
apgbud
what a bunch of girls stop sucking each other off
... good use of money though citeh!
COME ON CHELSEA!
BluesBrother
To MCFC fans, thank you.The tide is turning....the top 4 is at last starting to shed its red, it's time for BLUE...COYS. BluesBrother, your color doesn't count your RED underneath PR..K
miamispur
I really wish ManC could be replaced by AstonVilla yesterday, cause their supporters (atleast on VitalVilla) are so arrogant and sore losers. I've said it all year, if Spurs can't finish fourth, I wish City will! And yes, I hope your evil plan about pipping Arsenal next year will be true :) good luck to City!
NorwaySpurs
All the best wishes to Spurs in the CL
Wish it was us but...Oh well.
Next year Spurs and City in the top 4 with L'arse out in the cold
Oziman
Congratulations, thank you. respect to true supporters, week in, week out, we suffer the emotions of being a football supporter, watching and going through hell, last night was a wonderful game of football, in camera shot, my heart goes out to the young city lad in tears with his arms over his friend or brother at the end, showing just how much it means, he will see many good times ahead, come the weekend, two more games mean so much, chelsea and man u, i don't know what corner your all in, but for me, i really hope the title goes to CHELSEA, anyone remember what fergie said in the papers about the chelsea squad before the season started, "to old" in brief.........City go and beat west ham, you will have my support in that one...Good Luck in the future, but not to much A ..:-)LOL
spu 4 life
I wanna see a comment on this article by a guy that goes by the name of *****edagain. He was on Vital Spurs most of the afternoon showering us with his cocky taunts and 3-0 predictions. Come on mate where are you???
IloveSpursforever
Oh and thanks for being gracious in defeat! I am sure you will be there at the end of next season.
IloveSpursforever
ILSF, Quick records check shows that *****edagain is registered with Vital Spurs. Currently a Top 40 VS poster out of 445 people this month to date.
Johnny Baguette
bring it on boys, but i m amazed, we dont want to be like the 58s we just want to win, we ve gone years in the wildernes and now we can compete with the big boys, the 58s for years have bought big, veron £28m..rio £30m...rooney £30m just to name 3, so why the anger cos little old city is having a go
*****edagain
This is just one example of the stuff he was saying.
IloveSpursforever
I think articles like this and many comments from City fans show what a great support they have. Your time will come very soon and I only hope we are there with you and not the team to make way next season.
oxfordspur
very gracious, thank u city fans. good luck next season. our respective clubs are the new kids on the block and we will hopefully both make it next season
black-messi
There are many clubs ahead of City I'd rather have us do this to. Being a City supporter must be a bit like supporting Spurs - moments of unbounded joy punctuating long periods of disappointment and unfulfilled desire. But this meant everything to us. So thank you, and I'm pretty sure you'll be getting into the CL sooner rather than later - possibly as Champions (we'll be trying to stop that too!). Go well guys!
Shannon
Tudor,you are a true gent as are a lot of the City fans on here,thanks very much for the magnanimous gesture,it was a very even game last night but I think Mancini was just a little too negative,and that was the difference.
CoxintheBox
Im up for City taking 2nd next year i really am!
WellsyhotspurNK
My opinion of you Citeh boys is nothing but good, i hope you join us next season and replace the red of either the arse or manure. All we've done last night is stall you lot for a year and the blue tide is def' on its way in...cheers for the congrats and all the best in the europa and next season...."City" "City" ...my seond team now \m/
Himwhatwhats
The guy you mention is not a member of this Mancity site .... he used to be but thankfully left !!
Wswilly3
You guys have shown everyone what sportmanship is all about! From one set of long suffering fans to another, HUGE respect and thanks to you all for being so very gracious! Everyone in sport knows your time is coming soon! Can't wait until we can all do it again next year, should be the most exciting Prem season in years, maybe we'll both get in the top four next year at the expensive of more of the "established big 4",,
The Horses Mouth
You show your class with this article - Good on you! and nake sure the city of Manchester is represented in light blue rather than red next year (I would love that)
michael.thfc
Best team won on the day :(
Lando78
Well done. An extremely gracious article under the circumstances. Thank god it ended all fair and square. We've had to wait a long time for our moment,but you've got the money to get back in the race quickly; we had to wait three years to get another shot at it after lasagne gate. Here's hoping you overtake the Arsenal and establish yourselves alongside us at the top. It's time we got rid of our respective 'red' infections.
Tony Rocky Horror
Chelsea won't falter.. I don't expect Arsenal will, too. I think spurs will have to give up their 4th place to Citeh next season..
JT_daniel
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