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We share identical GD you are ahead in goals scored

Morning. In the day my Dad( no doubt like most) when he was filling out his Littewoods coupon would look at the form guide printed in the newspapers and week after week he failed to win even his stake money back. Football is and always will beincredibly difficult to predict. A sending off , a fluke goal, an injury, loss of form the factors that cant be predicted to a degree make it a game we all love. I had absolutely no confidence before kick off yesterday indeed it was only after we ( Chelsea) scored the 3rd was I convinced we would win. Having said all that I would suggest that the team that I believe this weekend have been dragged back into the mix is Arsenal.Iam not really expecting ( hoping yes without doubt) them to miss out on CL but their 2nd place is far from a given and they certainly aren’t a team that looks close to the top of their game. As mad as it sounds I can see them getting just one more point this season and that will be away at Southampton. The midweek game in Paris means Arteta has to go 100% that game a few days on in Liverpool won’t be easy Slott will go 100% in front of an Anfield crowd grows the challenges. As for us and indeed you yes it’s in our own hands . A NUFC at its best or even close to its best will present us a massive challenge but at the same time if we are out our best it won’t be easy for you. The table and indeed GD suggests that there isn’t a lot of difference between us and no doubt like the majority I can point to games where we should have got a point or two extra so it’s back to my initial point “ football is difficult to predict “ !

The PL clubs had the opportunity to change the rules around sell of assets but they didn’t vote for a change. Not sure that cheated is the right word it’s more akin to manipulation of the crazy regulations We as yet haven’t seen the full breakdown but one thing for sure is that SLBN who is the supposed expert on club finance ( he really isn’t) has his tail between his legs because he simply isn’t close to being in the know and his projecting Chelsea making a £200 million loss are clearly way off it seems that if you ignore sums generated from inter company sale then the 23/24 numbers show circa a £70 million loss as opposed to a 22/23 loss of £180 million so clearly there are far more elements to factor in rather than just the headlines. For instance has amortisation alongside the wage bill reduced ?

Leicester 1-1 Brentford Everton 2-1 Man United Arsenal 2-0 West Ham Bournemouth 2-0 Wolves Fulham 1-1 Palace Ipswich 1-2 Spurs chosen game Southampton 1-1 Brighton Villa 2-2Chelsea Newcastle 2-0 Forest Man City 1-3 Liverpool

Gameweek 25 - Brighton v Chelsea 1-3 Leicester v Arsenal1-0 Villa v Ipswich 1-1 Fulham v Forest 2-1 Man City v Newcastle1-1 Southampton v Bournemouth 1-3 chosen game West Ham v Brentford 1-0 Palace v Everton 1-1 Liverpool v Wolves 2-0 Spurs v Man United 2-1 Villa v Liverpool 1-0

Forest 2-1 Brighton Bournemouth 2-1 Liverpool Everton 3-1 Leicester Ipswich 2-1 Southampton Newcastle 1-1 Fulham chosen game Wolves 1-1 Villa Brentford 3-2 Spurs Man United 2-2 Palace Arsenal 2-2Man City Chelsea 2-1 West Ham Everton 1-3 Liverpool

Bournemouth 2-0 Forest Brighton 2-0Everton Liverpool 3-0 Ipswich Southampton 1-3Newcastle Wolves 1-2 Arsenal Man City 2-2Chelsea Palace 1-1 Brentford Spurs 3-0 Leicester Chosen game Villa 1-0 West Ham Fulham 1-0 Man United

Spurs 2-1Newcastle Villa 2-0 Leicester Bournemouth 2-0 Everton Palace 0-2 Chelsea Man City 2-0 West Ham Southampton 1-1 Brentford Brighton 0-1 Arsenal Fulham 2-1 Ipswich Liverpool 3-0 Man Utd Wolves 1-1 Forest Chosen game

Man City 2-1 Everton Bournemouth 2-1Palace Chelsea 3-2Fulham Newcastle 2-1 Villa Forest 2-1 Spurs Southampton 1-1 West Ham Wolves 2-1 Man United Liverpool 3-1Leicester. Chosen game Brighton 2-1 Brentford Arsenal 3-0 Ipswich

Villa 1-2 Man City Brentford 3-2 Forest Ipswich 1-1 Newcastle West Ham 1-1 Brighton Palace 1-2 Arsenal Everton 0-2Chelsea Fulham 3-2Southampton chosen game Leicester 2-2 Wolves Man United 3-1 Bournemouth Spurs 1-3 Liverpool

Everton 0-2 Liverpool Villa 3-1Southampton Brentford 2-1Newcastle Palace 0-2 Man City Chosen Game Man United 3-1 Forest Fulham 1-3 Arsenal Ipswich 1-2 Bournemouth Leicester 1-2 Brighton Spurs 2-2Chelsea West Ham 1-1 Wolves

Ipswich 2-2Palace Leicester 2-1 West Ham Everton 1-2 Wolves Man City 1-0Forest Newcastle 1-0Liverpool Southampton 1-4Chelsea Arsenal 3-1 Man United Villa 1-1 Brentford Chosen Game Fulham 1-2 Brighton Bournemouth 2-2 Spurs

Brighton 3-1 Southampton Brentford 3-1 Leicester Palace 0-2 Newcastle Forest 2-1 Ipswich Wolves 2-1 Bournemouth. Chosen game West Ham 0-3 Arsenal Chelsea 2-1 Villa Man United 2-0 Everton Spurs 3-1 Fulham Liverpool 2-1 Man City

If the “ rumours” are correct he has signed for another year with an option of another year. Looking realistically at the 115+ charges we certainly have a final resolution before the start of 25/26 season or more relevant until after the 25/26 PL annual general meeting. We won’t know till probably Feb/March at the earliest the outcome of the initial IC ruling so add in the appeal process and then in a blink of an eye you are almost certainly post the last game of the 24/25 season then I believe that that arbitration is a possibility. It’s too easy to pre judge the outcome but for me even if City are proven guilty of every charge the sanction will be points deduction and fines in 26/27 which of course we believe is the final guaranteed year of his soon to be announced squeaky new contract. You can almost hear it now “ Winning x number of PL titles was wonderful but my greatest achievement was avoiding regulation despite a 40 ( delete and replace with whichever number you feel appropriate) point deduction

Leicester v Chelsea 1-2 Arsenal v Forest 1-1 Villa v Palace2-0 Bournemouth v Brighton2-1 Everton v Brentford 1-3 Fulham v Wolves 2-1 Man City v Spurs 4-1 Southampton v Liverpool 1-0 Ipswich v Man United 1-2 Newcastle v West Ham 3-1