.. with the likelihood now that City will go into the Premier League minus Grujic and Bryson, our weakish midfield will actually be even weaker.

All the excuses about getting players to come here, wages demanded, not being the 'right type of player', don't wash with me. We are Premier League club in a capital city, able to pay decent wages.

It was always going to be a struggle but to be still with a chance to stay up with a handful of games to go was a modest ambition. At this rate we'll struggle in every single game.

It's also not fair on the players that got us up..