Personally I would still maintain the eight points from our next four games would be ok... I certainly don't see us getting more than that

Fulham - tight win
Leicester loss
Wolves draw
Burnley tight win

Gives us 7... Swap the Leicester defeat to a draw and we are about where I think we will be at best

comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 43 minutes ago
Biggish, what brings you to the conclusion that it's a massive opportunity...?

Have they got loads of injuries or something
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As I mentioned the fame is sandwiched between games agst Southampton and Everton. Dropped points guaranteed for some maybe all of those teams.

It's a brilliant opportunity for us to catch up.

comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted about an hour ago
The way we're playing currently I would think that they would think playing us as a massive opportunity
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I am sure they do, but that doesn't negate the fact its a brilliant opportunity for us.

In a normal PL season you'd label Leicester as a must win in the context of getting top 4, this year think we could get away with drawing it tbh (on top of beating Fulham).

65pts should be enough to get 4th, so only a slight improvement on the first half of the season (which I do expect at least) should do it.

Because I've got it locked in my head we're Arsenal of old right now I find it really hard imagining us not getting top 4

comment by SWTN - Judas is number 1 (U7916)
posted 28 minutes ago
comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 43 minutes ago
Biggish, what brings you to the conclusion that it's a massive opportunity...?

Have they got loads of injuries or something
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As I mentioned the fame is sandwiched between games agst Southampton and Everton. Dropped points guaranteed for some maybe all of those teams.

It's a brilliant opportunity for us to catch up.
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Ok I see your thinking now

Personally I still can't see past 8 pts tops... If Leicester Everton and Southampton can draw between them, that would help

comment by Devil (U6522)
posted 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
They definitely could, they're decent vs. top sides & tails won't be up as much as they are now. Question of how ambitious they are I think.

But this is a decent opportunity for someone to kill that run, and it really does need to die now - getting uncomfortably close to ours.
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Our record against the top sides this season has been crap. We are doing much better against the smaller clubs compared to last year.

comment by Devil (U6522)
posted 21 minutes ago
In a normal PL season you'd label Leicester as a must win in the context of getting top 4, this year think we could get away with drawing it tbh (on top of beating Fulham).

65pts should be enough to get 4th, so only a slight improvement on the first half of the season (which I do expect at least) should do it.
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I think it might be more like 68 to 80,but who knows for sure.

comment by Constantinople (U11781)
posted 7 minutes ago

comment by Devil (U6522)
posted 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
They definitely could, they're decent vs. top sides & tails won't be up as much as they are now. Question of how ambitious they are I think.

But this is a decent opportunity for someone to kill that run, and it really does need to die now - getting uncomfortably close to ours.
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Our record against the top sides this season has been crap. We are doing much better against the smaller clubs compared to last year.
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The capability to disrupt top sides is still there. Still got industrious CM's, great long diagonal passers like Pogba & Fernandes & pace in behind.

Anyway, please beat Liverpool! Not draw, not good enough, BEAT THEM

Would be over the moon. Given we’ve not beaten them there in 5 years now and our record has been crap against them, plus to end their long unbeaten home record is way overdue.

Big sam sticking it to wolves

comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 11 minutes ago
Big sam sticking it to wolves
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Didn't last long

comment by T.J (U15973)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 11 minutes ago
Big sam sticking it to wolves
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Didn't last long
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No it did not

we all confident?

Yeah

I foresee a tight messy game that we should win by one goal.. possibly two

comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 3 minutes ago
I foresee a tight messy game that we should win by one goal.. possibly two
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Like most of our wins then this year

comment by Blarmy (U14547)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 3 minutes ago
I foresee a tight messy game that we should win by one goal.. possibly two
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Like most of our wins then this year
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Yeah it's pretty much our M.O.

I mean there's always the possibility that we pitch up with some open expansive football and win 5-0

Had a whole week to prepare, everyone back fit, time on the training ground to sort shiiiiit out.

I hope to see an improvement in performance and 3 points to go with it. If not, there is not much hope for the rest of the season.

comment by T.J (U15973)
posted 2 minutes ago
Had a whole week to prepare, everyone back fit, time on the training ground to sort shiiiiit out.

I hope to see an improvement in performance and 3 points to go with it. If not, there is not much hope for the rest of the season.
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You just had to go and get all optimistic didn't you

Can't believe I lost my FF head-to-head this week... Went to all the effort of putting a free hit in... And went up in every other league I'm in...

comment by Blarmy (U14547)
posted 55 minutes ago
we all confident?
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I am. Its not based on any logic mind, but I feel very comfortable about playing Fulham