Fascinating read this thread, hasn't changed my mind since Sunday but I can see both points of view.
I think it's a bit out of order for some posters on this thread to be holier-than-thou and tell others they aren't "true fans" if they are hoping for a City win. Very RAWK-ish that. We're not a hive mind, everyone has their reasons for feeling the way they do.
There's no way Martinez or the team will go out with anything but a determination to win and I will be cheering them on if they do. But if they lose I won't be surprised and I would be just as happy. Fact is, City
should win - the prize they're chasing is far greater, we have a horrendous injury list, the players are looking jaded and the atmosphere will be strange. A lot depends on earlier results. Wouldn't put it past Sunderland to draw at OT and a scrappy 2-1 to the Hammers would be absolutely perfect.
Even though I don't live anywhere near the city, the thought of them lot winning the title gives me the absolute horrors - the total w@nkfest the whole country has had to endure since January would carry on till next bleeding Christmas at least. I have to work with half a dozen plastic gobshites giving it all that, I want nothing more to cut loose and give back some of the [Poor language removed] they dish out.
And why is anyone stressing about appearing bitter? You know they'll always call us that whatever. If we won, their gratitude would last all of 3 minutes before they start again with the usual classless taunts and snide remarks. AND they'd go on to win at Palace (Clattenberg 12th man) AND we'd never hear the end of "the people's champions". If we lost we'd just get accused of throwing the game to spite them (which we won't), so who gives a [Poor language removed] what they say about us? Either way they'll still be disrespectful, patronising, entitled, deluded [Poor language removed].
So a City win for me, all things considered. And a win at Hull to finish on a high.