The regular season is done and it has been a wonderful season at that with plenty of ups and downs. I think it is time that we look to the off season for potential players during the transfer period. There are a lot of faces that could change this season considering that City will be looking to defend their crown and venture into the European madness.

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My take on the game is here and here are your ratings from the day City won the title...

Hart - little chance with either goal and a largely quiet afternoon. 6.5

Zabaleta - got the vital opening goal and always an option out wide. 7

Kompany - a very quiet afternoon but good composure on the ball. 7

Lescott - huge sigh of relief after his error looked to have been so costly. 5

Clichy - a threat in the attacking game but lost Mackie for QPR's second - 5

Barry - restricted role with the injury of Yaya Toure. Sacrificed for attack late on - 6.5

Yaya Toure - afternoon cut short through injury but had a hand in the opening goal - 6.5

Silva - a little wasteful in possession but delivered the important corner for the equaliser - 7

Nasri - worked hard for little reward but an important part of the midfield - 7

Tevez - plenty of effort but struggled to impact in front of goal - 6.5

Aguero - energetic display and capped a fine debut season with that goal - 8

Subs:

de Jong - brought on with Yaya Toure's injury and slotted in well - 7

Dzeko - important header to spark hope for City - 7

Balotelli - played a huge part in Aguero's winner with some persistent play - 7

Perhaps if there was ever a game to encapsulate the forty-four years since the previous League triumph then that was it. All of the emotions, hopes and frustrations, joys and tears captured within ninety (ok, ninety-five) minutes that saw City's fortunes alter as wildly as their fans heart rates.

A game that was gone, clawed back and then won, as dramatically as any, with the crack of Sergio Aguero's right boot reverberating around the Premier League and beyond.

A finale to stand up there with the best of them. An ending that confounded all who saw it. A spectacle that drained every last drop of emotion from the souls of fans who must have believed they had seen it all in following City down the years.

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Manchester City are Premier League champions for the first time in their history and champions of England for only the third time in history after a dramatic 3-2 victory over Queens Park Rangers at the Etihad today.

Roberto Mancini successfully guided the blue half of Manchester to their first English top flight crown since 1968 and here are some of the key moments during the 2011/12 that lead them on their way:

Key Wins:

Manchester City 3-2 Queens Park Rangers – 13 May 2012

The final whistle had been blown at the Stadium of Light with Manchester City trailing Queens Park Rangers 2-1. Many United fans were celebrating what they thought would be a 13th Premier League crown. With the game in stoppage time at the Etihad, the league was set for its most dramatic ending.

Edin Dzeko headed home Manchester City's equaliser in the second minute of stoppage time. An additional 5 minutes were added on; some of that contributed by Joey Barton was his sending off and delay leaving the pitch. And in the fourth minute of that, a grounded Mario Balotelli managed to poke the ball through to Sergio Aguero to create history. The Argentine smashed home the goal that will go down in Manchester City folklore and that caused an eruption at the Etihad.

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In over 40 years of watching sports, I have never seen anything quite like that. I've got the game on DVR and it ain't ever getting erased. Thanks to Danny for lending me the keys and thanks to all of you for the comments.

UPDATE: Great comments below; I've enjoyed reading them. I especially think the experience of fulafalonga is one we can all empathize with in one way or another. Check it out in comments. Speaking for myself, it's been nearly 24 hours since the kickoff and I still can't think of anything else.

Danny has graciously allowed me to put up the game thread. You all know what's at stake and what we need to do. A win today and the numbers 44 and 1968 become just that--numbers. A draw or a loss mean things we'd all rather not think about right now. Comment away.

City team: Hart, Zabaleta, Clichy, Kompany (c), Lescott, Barry, Yaya, Silva, Nasri, Aguero, Tevez

QPR team: Kenny, Hill, Ferdinand, Onuoha, Taino, Derry, Barton, Mackie, Wright-Phillips, Zamora, Cisse.