Curtains

I really want Rooney to do well and i'm sure when he can concentrate on his own style that he wants to play and get his own players in, I think he could do well. 
All the blame cannot be put at his feet, the players have to take some responsibility for this season.
That said, I can't argue with anything you have said here.

I am very worried about this too, Curtains.
The financial blow of relegation, coupled with the impacts of COVID, might be one that is just too heavy for the club to take. We have been walking somewhat of a financial tightrope for quite a while now, apparently. 
I think this is why, on a Tuesday morning, I've found myself waking up just feeling so, so annoyed. Annoyed that the club have sleepwalked into this situation.
When we started this season so badly, and sacked our manager when we were two points from safety, it seemed so obvious to me that this was not the right season to roll the dice on a rookie manager. That too much would be a stake should it go wrong, and that an experienced head was needed, even if that was just until the end of the season.
But sadly, choices were made, and we are where we are.
Let's we can find a slice of luck from somewhere in time for this weekend. 

CKR half  fit is a liability and too slow IMO and smacks   of McClaren type system .
I do have issues with this system being played all the time .
Opposing teams find it easy to defend .
We need more mobility IMO
A fit CKR is a different story.
If he plays Saturday and does well who’s to argue .
Rather play a false 9 with Sibley on Saturday.
A manager has to call it and his head is on the line .
I just think Rooney has to look at this and the system against Wednesday 

You linked the wrong ones but ultimately it kind of proves my point- the essential parts of the squad are very similar- we have replaced bogle with byrne, hamer with marshall (deffo an upgrade), martin with ckr (the one area i do agree is a downgrade) the loans of edmunson and menghi are supposed to have beefed up the defence and are more than an adequate replacement for an injured davies and Roberts is just as good as jof who is now at rotherham. So where are the massive deficiencies that have led us to this position?

Already been pointed out, we dropped to midtable form. Hardly a collapse but we did well to even be in with a chance of top 6. And we did our best run without Bielik...

I don't disagree with this- the distinct problem we've got is that the manager hasn't given us a style and that's by his own admission. It's remarkable that after 31 games in charge he hasn't stamped an identity on this team and ultimately that's why we're losing and not playing to the potential that is in that squad. I think if Rooney had stuck to the shape and style of that first half against Blackburn we'd be out of trouble by now. He didn't and instead the 'mirroring' process has been repeated to absolutely dire results. 

I’m fine with Rooney staying if we get relegated but I doubt he will .
I think we might go into administration if we get relegated.
Lose all our young players and trim back everywhere if we survive as a club becomes make no bones about it MM will not fund us 

Well to begin with he's a marmite personality. Then there's the 32Red Cocu conspiracy. But mostly it's not being able to turn this small, average, inconsistent, injury riddled, young squad into world beaters.

Yeah yeah.....what, between teams who last week were ducking off to the ESL? 
They're not English. They're franchises. 

It’s weird, I struggle to name city’s star players. Everyone knows Kane, and Salah, but City don’t seem to have just one stand out guy, they’re just all really, really good. And smart players as well, able to play that system and know what they’re supposed to be doing. Imagine Guardiola trying to do that with our players. I think that was Cocu’s problem. 

Yes I agree. 
In retrospect the free kick was a bit lucky as the wall parted on replay but it looked great live at the time .
It amazes me how City play without a CF .
De Bruyne is such a good player also and City are such a good side. 

1-2 City 
 
Mahrez sublime free kick 

Oh dear ? 
 
 

City level with contentious penalty for handball. .
Mahrez 

Vydra looks good today,very sharp.

Vydra scores for Burnley 
1 up against Newcastle.
 

Real Madrid 2 up against Liverpool 

3-1 to Real Madrid 

You do realize that he probably plays better with good players 

Real Madrid 2 up against Liverpool 

1-0 City against Dortmund 
De Bruyne

Birmingham win with penalty 

Whisper it quietly but perhaps the football gods have decided to stop being beastly to us.... ?

Ok performance but nothing more .
We are work in progress.
Looked tired 2nd half but should of scored more 1st half .
Pleased we won of course.