SKY BLUE THINKING

The update will tell you about the latest three quiz question

which turned out to be about Man City’s historic treble triumph.

But here we make a fuss of the Awesome Eight quizzers

who completed their own treble.

It was tough. None were yes/no.

All in January had several plausible answers.

Even on the last day, the Premiership winning margin could have been between 5 and 11.

so well done to Wayne Daley, Kelly Donald, Paul Evans, Nigel Hughes, Gavin Langley, David Whiteman

and David AND Vicky Gabb(now we know what the pillow talk is in Snowdrop Close)

11 points on offer, many quizzers got zero

so the table sees a lot of snakes and ladders.

Climbing a ladder to the pinnacle is David Davies;

last month’s leader Ed Hood found a snake and drops out the top ten.

Visit www.snedsquiz.net and you may be sitting atop your own peak in a mini league.

like Paul Howells, the pride of Wales or Scott Bayliss, the alpha male of the Impala herd.

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SKY BLUE THINKING

Three more questions settled, all as it turned out about Man City’s historic treble.

Q15)as they win the Premiership by FIVE POINTS.

Q16)As they score two of the THREE goals scored to win the FA Cup.

Q17)Winning the European Cup for ENGLAND.

Are Man City the best team in England?

Certainly true this year and for several years past though Arsenal were ahead for much of the season. Back in winter, City often seemed distracted, out of shape as if Pep had not quite decided how to fit goal machine Haaland into his style. Brentford who beat City twice might query any aura of invincibility But when the chips were down in Spring, City hauled in the exhausted Arsenal in like a marathon runner overtaking his journeyman pacemaker Cup was first v third.2-1 seems close but United always felt long odds underdogs.

Are City the best team in Europe?

I don’t often gain control of the Quiz Hq remote but I did for the first half of the Real Madrid semi. Utterly awesome domination of the pitch and the ball against the defending champions.The Final was much less convincing. Nigel Anderton writes” The Italians of Internazionale Milano did indeed have some tricks up their blue and black sleeves. Most obviously the organisational trick of swarming all over the City midfield and particularly the wide players, Bernardo Silva and Grealish. Was Kyle Walker injured or was it just Pep once again tinkering in a final? Not having Walker bursting around on the right may have helped Inter shut down Bernardo. It was a very flat, tired performance all round from City.”

Perhaps this momentous few weeks had finally seen the City tanks emptying.

Why this domination?

Easy to point out the shedloads of Abu Dhabi cash and the rules broken in spending it. The reality is that other clubs, notably Chelsea and Man United have spent equal fortunes on players who never seemed a fit for the team. City have assembled a squad of maybe twenty who seem to fit interchangeably into Pep’s plans. Any one of the twenty on the team sheet and City’s chances are not harmed. Poor old Aresenal whose effective squad is 13/14 and wqere totally knackered by April. Any Fantasy Manager will know that Pep can rotate 6-7 midfielders,5-6 defenders without weakening the team. Screams of Fantasy frustration here when Grealish disappeared from the Premiership to keep him fresh for Europe.

Is Pep the best manager ever?

Last treble winner Ferfie certainly has claims with Aberdeen and United; Very fond of Klopp’s work at Liverpool. Bizarre that Sam Allardyce thought he might be in the running.There are managers of struggling clubs who have £50 to spend fighting relegation to the Conference who thin k their job is harder than spending Pep’s billions. Pep gets my vote. City are no fluke; awesome as Pep’s Barcelona circa 2010,his Bayern team circa 2016.The Master Builder.

Now can we talk about the Ashes and for get football till the nights draw in.

No, the monster keeps coming, Euro qualifiers, Women’s World Cup.

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