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This goes out to all the Moody Blues amongst us, fans found in far off corners of the earth, from Boston to Asia, from Europe to Black Oak, Arkansas and back again. Simply put, we're not in Kansas anymore, we find ourselves supporting a team with genuine Top Four (or the Four Tops if you prefer) aspirations. Yes, it's true that results last weekend (a Black Sabbath to be sure) went down like a Led Zeppelin, but the mind Buggles at some of the negativity emanating from the City forums and blogs recently. Should we Accept the Status Quo and be content with the "typical City" moniker that our club has earned in the past three decades? "No, no, no" to that, I believe that City can soar like an Iron Butterfly, navigate the Muddy Waters of the Styx and complete our journey to success.

I'm not calling for Blind Faith - there is doubtless a Mountain to climb after City's AC/DC season and The Jam we find ourselves in is a tough one of course, so let's be Masters of Reality for a moment. Our destiny is still in our hands, with The Clash against Arsenal our first and foremost priority, a tough proposition for sure. However, the Cult of Wenger has been showing signs of weakness recently, with key players unavailable, and this is as good a time to face them as any - cut off the Air Supply to Van Persie, go back to the ABC's and motivate the City players who can provide the Sparks and I feel we can Triumph at the Emirates. Victory here would be the Genesis to City's Champion's League aspirations, and sound the death-knell to the Damned Spurs, who's challenge exploded into life at the weekend. There are Kinks to workout, of course - Tevez and Bellamy did not seem to prosper, so they need to show up in bold Living Color and take the game to the Gunners.

As for Mancini, I hope that City fans don't Rush to judgement, because I feel that the guy has a lot to offer this club if given the opportunity, and I suspect that he can get us over the White Stripes to fourth place. A good deal of Poison is being bandied about right now, we need to be supportive at this critical time. I don't know whether the rumours are just some Cheap Trick to scupper City's season, but one has to wonder about Who these so-called City fans are, releasing such "information" at a moment like this. I sometimes believe that such individuals would rather undergo a Spinal Tap than see City complete their quest to the Oasis of the top four. To those folks I say "Take your head from the Slipknot, remove the 38 Special from your brow - we are not in Dire Straits!"

In summary, I'm actually quite happy that City are still in with a shout of completing The Mission set by ADUG. We've beaten Chelsea twice, given the rags an almighty scare and signaled to the Cream of football that we're here to stay. In an "A-Ha!" moment, some of the media is finally realizing the truth, that this strange UFO called Manchester City will not end up on Skid Row, but instead will create a New Order in the world's most popular game. So whether you are a Van Halen from Portishead, Chicago, Danzig or Nazareth, get behind the team and join me and many others in the Sweet Madness that is Manchester City!

~Bloovic~