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We had this discussion a million times at the time. 2nd, 3rd, I don't care.
I have no idea where we finished in 1979 but I know we won the FA Cup.
I know where we finished in 1989 and 1991, as we were Champions. I can't remember where we finished in 1990, and that was the year I started going to games regularly. You're either champions or you're not. A few points above or below City isn't going down in the history books. The FA Cup win is.

The 3 sides who have won the title since we last did have significantly higher resources than we do. That isn't an argument, it's fact. And for a lot of that time we've been hamstrung financially. Now the financial constraints are off we should be competing with them and I expect us to this season. The new level of signings has yielded immediate results. Not the biggest prizes yet but we're heading in the right direction.
Yep - 4th is a trophy

4th, 3rd, 17th, 11th - perfectly understandable not to strive for the best possible placing. It's not as if the manager and players get paid a fortune or the ticket prices are too high. Lack of ambition, lack of competing right to the finish line, can all be explained away because you don't remember where we finished in 79. It's a strong argument.