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They were in the relegation spots for basically the entire season - highest position was 16th after wk3. Rock bottom for more than two-thirds of the season, including the last fifteen weeks. It’s really not the same.

I dunno, that run-in is about as good as it could possibly be. I guess the big concern is that you'll be giving any points you drop straight to your competitors. Playing all the five teams below you in the last seven games (and four in the last five) is kinda nuts.

Chat is ace.

This. Arsenal have been terrible. Perfect opportunity to turn their season around tonight though. Not sure about that, they’ve won four out of the last five. Beating Chelsea was arguably a turning point already. Arteta has done well against the top 6 sides generally (Man Utd, Liverpool, Chelsea). It's games against sides like Newcastle and Brighton where they fall short. They have far from turned the corner yet. I mean, I sort of agree, but you could maybe have chosen better illustrations because of course Newcastle and Brighton are two of the teams they just beat .

This. Arsenal have been terrible. Perfect opportunity to turn their season around tonight though. Not sure about that, they’ve won four out of the last five. Beating Chelsea was arguably a turning point already.

I’d be absolutely gobsmacked if neither team did.

He’ll deserve massive debit for all the other teams he’s put out though.

A proper manager (No, they’re pretty full strength really) ta.

I’ve only been half-watching but Chelsea look pretty poor. Is there anybody missing?

Feel like he’s the anti-Lineker - dim and totally lacking in self-awareness.

Merry Bloody Christmas everyone! Stay safe and well over the holidays and - most of all - be excellent to each other.

Arsenal ditching Arsene tbh.

Needs more Paco Diaz. Don’t you remember? He got injured in that pitch invasion after the cricket match IIRC.

The 94/95 team when they had the likes of Linighan, Morrow, Kiwomya, Selley, McGoldrick, Hartson, Hillier & Dickov just before Bergkamp came along was pretty rotten, like. 1982-83 team, finished 10th, think it's one of the teams Nick Hornby hates in Fever Pitch.

Man, forgot he was still a thing.

IIRC Froggy thinks he's the bee's arse knees.

I was gonna say . Tbf, there’s always at least one post like that for every single club when they get a tough draw. The irony is that the poster is claiming his/her club is special in their bad luck, when the post itself makes it clear that the opposite is true.

The bottom four are looking very much like the bottom four.

You mean unlike Kane's other managers? Class player is class, tbh.

Darlow, surely?

Well quite. We've seen this movie a few times before. Wouldn't worry mate, literally nothing in this suggests it won't be at least 3-0. I refer you to my previous quote.

Well quite. We've seen this movie a few times before.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshualaw/2020/09/23/tottenham-hotspur-fans-help-out-leyton-orient-after-efl-cup-match-cancelled/#52a7cbb7415e Orient were my second team. We used to get the 34 bus to watch them if Spurs weren’t playing or were away and we couldn’t get tickets. Nice story.

He rolled out the old "his arm's in a natural position, people don't understand the rules" line. Genuine question, what are the rules now?