I have been waiting for this day to say.

[Marmite]

Not going to lie I was glad when I heard Pearson had been sacked. I like the guy but just felt we needed a new approach. If you had said to me a few months ago that we would stay up I would of laughed at you. Good job he was given his job back otherwise we wouldn't be in the premier league today

[ozleicester]

For me it was Villa in the cup.

 

What i saw on TV that day was depressing and i thought we just dont have what it takes to survive this, we didnt seem to have a plan or the players to do it.

 

So glad to be proven worng

[Leicester_Numan]

Agreed.

There's a lot people in here patting themselves on the back.

Why?

If you thought we'd stay up on the 3rd April you had to be deluded or insane. That's nothing to brag about.

It's been a great turnaround and one that has not been seen before. It doesn't make you any sort of Sage when getting lucky as a fanciful wishing on a star long shot actually comes in!

Before West Ham you thought we'd scrape up?

I suppose we were a lot like the religious, believing in spite of all the evidence pointing towards the contrary because you never know, we could be right and it's possible till it's proven beyond all doubt that it isn't.

That's what faith is all about, some kept it, some lost it along the way and some never had it in the first place.

It doesn't matter now who had faith and who didn't but can everyone try to find some for next season so we can continue where we're leaving off?

[NotTheMarketLeader]

I suppose we were a lot like the religious, believing in spite of all the evidence pointing towards the contrary because you never know, we could be right and it's possible till it's proven beyond all doubt that it isn't.

That's what faith is all about, some kept it, some lost it along the way and some never had it in the first place.

It doesn't matter now who had faith and who didn't but can everyone try to find some for next season so we can continue where we're leaving off?

Exactly.

[thybluefox]

I thought we'd ****ed it. I said as much on the Football Forum too. I've never been so happy to be proven wrong though, that's for sure. 

 

As a side note, I did always stick by Pearson. He'd still have been the right manager for this club even if we had have gone down. 

[veezeeblue]

never quit and never would until the math made it impossoible but have to say never saw this revival coming the way it did !

though we might scrape through on GD or by a pt but to romp out of danger this way has been a dream !

[Eddy Kellys Heroes]

Ive been pulling it off for years!

[Monsell1976]

That will depend on our fixture list. Our run in certainly favoured us not just because of playing teams in and around us, but having a couple of games against teams with little or nothing to play for (West Ham, Swansea) was favourable too.

The run we've had is phenomenal and in my wildest dreams I cant see it being repeated.

But I do think with the right signings and a similar approach, we certainly can avoid the need for such form to give us a chance.

I kind of get what you are saying about the fixtures, but after failing to beat those around us, well we drew with hull and beat them, and we beat villa at home, but drawing with burnley, Sunderland, losing to west brom at home, and qpr away, the run in was still very concerning.

It took the title winning form to stay up, but it's irrelevant wether we lost faith, we made it, still don't know how we got them results, but yes with the right players brought in, and the main players retain, we may be able to establish our selfs now.

[cc_star]

I backed us all the way through!

 

There were some bad halves of football, but in general we weren't getting the results our performances warranted & a win could change everything.

 

My faith did wane after the game when NP didn't make use of substitutes, my negative predictions were the result of my superstition, which worked. So you can all thank me.

[cc_star]

That will depend on our fixture list. Our run in certainly favoured us not just because of playing teams in and around us, but having a couple of games against teams with little or nothing to play for (West Ham, Swansea) was favourable too.

The run we've had is phenomenal and in my wildest dreams I cant see it being repeated.

But I do think with the right signings and a similar approach, we certainly can avoid the need for such form to give us a chance.

 

I'm not sure I buy that the run-in favoured us. To have a good run-in, it means you must go through the tougher times before our rivals do

We were adrift because we had generally played the harder teams, when those around us were generally playing nobodies.

 

Those at the club always said that if we were competitive in games & in touch before the run-in we would have a chance.

 

Because the situation of us playing the better teams while those around us weren't would be reversed and it's only then that the table is a true reflection

[Corky]

No other fans complained about the start we had in terms of fixtures, or the six away games in a row at Liverpool, Man United, Arsenal, Everton, Man City and Tottenham.

 

They are seriously pissed off that we were adrift and written off and proved them all wrong. Everyone plays everyone twice, get on with it.

[Fox Ulike]

I'm not sure I buy that the run-in favoured us. To have a good run-in, it means you must go through the tougher times before our rivals do

We were adrift because we had generally played the harder teams, when those around us were generally playing nobodies.

 

Those at the club always said that if we were competitive in games & in touch before the run-in we would have a chance.

 

Because the situation of us playing the better teams while those around us weren't would be reversed and it's only then that the table is a true reflection

 

I think you're right.

 

It's telling that Hull had to play four of the same teams that we played in the run-in: Chelsea, Swansea, Southampton and Burnley. They picked up 0 points whilst we picked up 9. That's why we're safe and they're fooked!

[BoyJones]

Having watched City for over 50 years, I was always pretty hopeful we would stay up. Plenty of teams over the years had escaped from difficult situations.

After the second half performance at Arsenal, it was clear the team was good enough, just a matter of getting those elusive back to back wins to get back in the mix. Once we had beaten West Ham and West Brom with virtually last ditch goals, survival was very much on the cards.

Believing in the team is not just blind loyalty, it was based on the fact the team is actually quite good and there were plenty of games left. With no adverse refereeing decisions, less individual errors being seen over the last two months, the team have played with more freedom and got their just rewards.

This coupled with the fact that the support has been immense. Make no mistake the fans have also played a major part.

[Xen]

I always thought we were good enough for the PL - and I didn't once think that we'd finish bottom, despite the bad run from October to March.

However I did think that we'd left ourselves with too much to do, and I think it was the hull game where I'd finally admitted to myself that it was over.

Oh, how wrong i was.

Funnily enough, I thought that 34 points was going to be the threshold for survival this year, and thought that that was beyond us when we were sat on 19 points. And then all of a sudden we were on 37 points with 2 games to go and still not guaranteed safety. Its been a bizarre end to the season.

[hackneyfox]

I'm not sure I buy that the run-in favoured us. To have a good run-in, it means you must go through the tougher times before our rivals do

We were adrift because we had generally played the harder teams, when those around us were generally playing nobodies.

Those at the club always said that if we were competitive in games & in touch before the run-in we would have a chance.

Because the situation of us playing the better teams while those around us weren't would be reversed and it's only then that the table is a true reflection

We didn't get many points from the reverse fixtures of the final 8. I don't believe we'd have got the same number of points had they been spread through the rest of the season.

We deserve to stay up but I still think we were a bit lucky that we had an easy run in just as we rediscovered the best team formation and tactics.

[Arriba Los Zorros]

I always thought we were good enough for the PL - and I didn't once think that we'd finish bottom, despite the bad run from October to March.

However I did think that we'd left ourselves with too much to do, and I think it was the hull game where I'd finally admitted to myself that it was over.

Oh, how wrong i was.

Funnily enough, I thought that 34 points was going to be the threshold for survival this year, and thought that that was beyond us when we were sat on 19 points. And then all of a sudden we were on 37 points with 2 games to go and still not guaranteed safety. Its been a bizarre end to the season.

Exactly this. This sums it up for me. There were two weekend when I thought we wouldn't do it, and it was after Hull. I was fully expecting to finish 18th in front of Burnley and QPR for the time until we beat West Ham, and then I thought we'd do it again - however if I'd known how many points we'd actually need end up needing, wouldn't have been so confident.....

[Nod.E]

Such a difficult one for me to vote on. Before the Hull game I was quoted on here as saying its doable and I believed we could.

Then we turned in an abject performance against Hull and got unlucky at Spurs. After the Spurs game I was left thinking time was running out on us. My faith flickered around those two games but other than that I've always believed it was possible.

[foxoffderby]

At the beginning of the season I thought we would finish 15th. When I looked at the fixture list I sort of thought that the last month of the season will prove crucial as our run in was "easier" than most. 

 

My only regret is at xmas not putting a £20 on us to stay up. Kept meaning to go just never got round to it.

[Staffs Fox]

As many have already put, when we failed to beat Hull at Home (and didn't even look likely) I thought that was it,

I couldn't see where the next win was coming from.... little did I know!

[cc_star]

As many have already put, when we failed to beat Hull at Home (and didn't even look likely) I thought that was it,

I couldn't see where the next win was coming from.... little did I know!

 

That point every bit as good as the Sunderland point, especially as we'd already took 3pts off them