Coffee_Johnny

For what it is worth, I think that, after close statistic analysis of the relative wage ratio of ourselves Villa, Spurs, West Ham and Manure (… not really) that we will show relatively great form for the remainder of the season and likely pick-up 22 points from the available 33. This, 62 points, should be enough for sixth in an average season. However, we would be depending on others having less good form. That said most don’t need to fall of a cliff form wise. For example if West Ham continue their 1.56 points per game (ppg) until the end of the season, they will finish on 59 points. The issue that makes me think 7th might the best we can do, is that Manure need to do significantly worse than their current 1.69 ppg; 1.42 ppg would return them a total 61 points. I don’t see them deteriorating that much. So, in order to have a realistic chance of sixth we will probably need 2.2 ppg or better, at least another 24 points from 11 games. Not impossible, we’ve had periods like that before (8 wins from 11), but unlikely. It will be important not to lose to them at Old Trafford, and to win our home games against West Ham and Brighton.

I apologise for underestimating this lad. ‘Double figures’ by March ?

What a player he was!

Also think Saka is more likely to grow through a long career. Hope I am wrong but Foden has the whiff of someone, private life wise, who will implode and finish early.

Gameweek 27 Brentford 2-1 Chelsea Everton 2-1 West Ham Fulham 2-2 Brighton Newcastle 3-2 Wolves Forest 1-2 Liverpool Spurs 3-1 Palace Luton 1-2 Villa Burnley 0-1 Bournemouth Man City 4-2 Man United Sheff United 0-5 Arsenal

Ruined by the early success and trappings of his undoubted talent.

An alternative way of looking at it is can you think of any manager who has taken a group of players and improved so many of them? In his first half season he amassed 38 points with a team who had only managed 11 points in the first 19 games. Rather than subjective categories like ‘elite’ or ‘world class’ or whatever, if we want to know whether he is remarkably good at his job, we should bear that in mind.

Me too.

Maybe it is for his pops, who wishes to remain as King of Northumbria.

Ok, but it just sounds like another complicated theory built on dodgy assumptions. Not sure why the simple we are/have been massively stretched injury/availability wise and whilst we have players returning they’re evidently not up to full speed and we are particularly lacking energy and steel in the middle. Lots of words in that sentence but it’s a pretty assumption-free observation.

Well the 'over performing now regressed to the mean/norm' theory needs to take into account a season and half of over performance. From January to May 2022 we amassed 2 points per game. Incredible given we'd only picked up 11 points from the first 19 games. It obviously needs to take into account a full season leading to a 4th place finish and should somehow take in the better performances this season. Which kind of stretches the believability a little. Perhaps we're just having a bad spell and our norm, with current squad, is more top six territory.

14 possibilities (ignoring some uncertainty over which team in four of the games). Personal preference, in order is below. Any of the top 7 and I would fancy our chances of progressing. Coventry at Home Coventry Away Leicester at Home Chelsea or Leeds at Home Leicester Away Forest or Man Utd at Home Wolves or Brighton at Home Liverpool or Southampton at Home Chelsea or Leeds Away Forest or Man Utd Away Wolves or Brighton Away Man City Home Liverpool or Southampton Away Man City Away

Just a dodgy bounce, I think ?‍♂️

Wank-gull surely?

Some might have the opportunity of a rest now actually have usable players in the squad/on the bench.

Very much liked Dolan.

Longy and Murphy didn’t exactly stamp their Premier/Champions League pedigree on proceedings tonight, but fuck me Miggy loves a lower league team. MLS-familiarity flashbacks!

Shitey-nighty-righty… we won whoop-whoop!!!

Corrected.

Needs more goals against the Makems (and a penchant for Golden Delicious). Might have to wait until his 30s (not for the apples like).

We all enjoyed the result (…well most of us, at least)

Howay Dubz!!!

Howay Ant Lad!!

Dubz has been guessing right ?

Howay Ando II !