Tevez ruled out of playing for City anymore

How does this relate to RVP and your point? If anything, it just shows how unpredictable everything is, making your prediction less and less credible

if we dont add any players in January and we are not in the top 4, Van Persie will be a Goner.

Assuming the logic of Man City dropping down the ladder affects Arsenal at all, how on earth does Tevez's status affect Man City's Premier League aspirations?

I will can somewhat understand the argument that depth at striker will help the team succeed, but Tevez has been an unused sub for the majority of the season. Balotelli has been preferred to Tevez several times in the league and has scored (something Tevez has not done, and does not look likely to do in the near future as it is hard to score from the bench). Tevez has appeared twice and has done next to nothing. Removing him from the clubhouse may actually help City this season.

That said, removing Tevez last year would have removed City from contention for anything. They would have been a top 7 or 8 team with a killer midfield 5 and a misfiring pair of strikers in Balotelli and Dzeko. This season is the complete opposite. They have Aguero and Dzeko both playing well (barring their Champions League performance in mid-week). add to this Yaya Torre's penchant for scoring, a more aggressive Silva and the distribution that Nasri can provide and City have effectively removed the need for Tevez's bullish style of play as well as the need to put up with his eccentricities.

Add all of this up, and it's "Happy trails." to Carolos "The bench is closing to my children" Tevez.