Colocho Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Yes. What's the difference between 7th and 17th? Still stay up. I said this a few months ago, the difference in prize money is like £7 million. Not a lot these days. That's a lot of money to us. Agreed. Especially if it is reinvested into the squad. Like you said about selling Carroll earlier on in the week, money coming into the club is almost irrelevant to us (as fans) if the squad isn't improved. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 I'd have been a lot more confident were it not for those two last minute equalisers. I think the threshold for safety this year might be quite high based on how tight the league is at the moment and we still have some very hard games to come. Certainly a kick in the balls after the event but a draw to the unwashed away and Spurs given the squad we had available were very good results, inspired confidence from myself anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Yes. What's the difference between 7th and 17th? Still stay up. I said this a few months ago, the difference in prize money is like £7 million. Not a lot these days. 7m buys a pretty decent to good striker Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GallowgateKev Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 No Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Just had a look at the last games (remember, not allowed to post on the forum ) and predicted the points we would get from each. Come out to 19 which is the 49 I predicted previously. Fairly certain now we will finish on 49 points Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Just had a look at the last games (remember, not allowed to post on the forum ) and predicted the points we would get from each. Come out to 19 which is the 49 I predicted previously. Fairly certain now we will finish on 49 points I predicted 48, as I expected to be beat yesterday. So from our remaining games it is now 49. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 I think it's pretty nailed on we'll get 49 points, like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Yes. What's the difference between 7th and 17th? Still stay up. I said this a few months ago, the difference in prize money is like £7 million. Not a lot these days. 7m buys a pretty decent to good striker is a nice chunk of ashley's money paid back to him fyp Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggs Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Wouldnt be happy with 17th place tbh as i think we can finish alot higher than that ,top 8 is achievable if we up our game and kick on . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Yes. What's the difference between 7th and 17th? Still stay up. I said this a few months ago, the difference in prize money is like £7 million. Not a lot these days. 7m buys a pretty decent to good striker it doesn't - half the PL has £ 7mm strikers and are desperate to get someone else Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 17th would still represent progress on the whole as it would achieve your main target of staying up. However, it would now be massively disappointing to finish there so as long as your players remain professional, top 10 is a realistic 'aim'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 17th would still represent progress on the whole as it would achieve your main target of staying up. However, it would now be massively disappointing to finish there so as long as your players remain professional, top 10 is a realistic 'aim'. Agree with that. Where do you think Everton will end up? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 17th would still represent progress on the whole as it would achieve your main target of staying up. However, it would now be massively disappointing to finish there so as long as your players remain professional, top 10 is a realistic 'aim'. Agree with that. Where do you think Everton will end up? Top 7/8 still remains entirely realistic. We've been total wank and are 13th (I think) yet we're only 3 points behind you lot in 7th. Strange old season, but I can't deny it's gone badly. I certainly can't remember a season where, in early February (next round of PL games), a win can take a few teams up 5/6 places. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 17th would still represent progress on the whole as it would achieve your main target of staying up. However, it would now be massively disappointing to finish there so as long as your players remain professional, top 10 is a realistic 'aim'. Agree with that. Where do you think Everton will end up? Top 7/8 still remains entirely realistic. We've been total wank and are 13th (I think) yet we're only 3 points behind you lot in 7th. Strange old season, but I can't deny it's gone badly. I certainly can't remember a season where, in early February (next round of PL games), a win can take a few teams up 5/6 places. True. You'll end up above us, I'm pretty sure of that. I don't think that 6th place is out of the question yet either. You need a goalscoring striker though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raconteur Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 I don't think we're too far off having a quality squad... Hmmm... Not too sure about that - we're not far from a quality first team, but as for quality squad... For instance, look at the difference between Spurs' bench and ours Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Nope. We have to push on...push on to Moscow. A top 10 place is definteley achievable and i reckon we could hit between 50-53 points come the end of the season which will probably place us between 7-9th. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Teams around us starting to take points.. Liverpool won again, Kenny got them going again. We MUST stop dropping stupid points the table is so tight behind us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maze Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 As I've said before, I'd still take 17th place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 As I've said before, I'd still take 17th place. Wouldn't bode well for next season though, would it? It would mean we'd had a pretty awful run of form, we'd be one of the favourites for the drop next year and we wouldn't be a particularly attractive prospect for players. I'd rather take our chances, thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 17th would be a terrible end to the season. I'm firmly in that camp now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 If you're willing to take 17th place in a season where we're 9th after 23 games, you might as well "take 17th place" for next season as well. And the one after that. And the one after that. In fact, go on and "take 17th place" for the rest of your life. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 If you're willing to take 17th place in a season where we're 9th after 23 games, you might as well "take 17th place" for next season as well. And the one after that. And the one after that. In fact, go on and "take 17th place" for the rest of your life. Its not like that at all man. Its hardly a major shock if we lost our next two, the gap to 16th is only 5 points now so hardly anything in it either up or down. I am at the stage where i wouldnt take 17th now at all anyway but i am not shortsighted enough to say crap like that just because i glanced at our position in the table. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 If you're willing to take 17th place in a season where we're 9th after 23 games, you might as well "take 17th place" for next season as well. And the one after that. And the one after that. In fact, go on and "take 17th place" for the rest of your life. Not really, we've just got promoted and it's essential we establish ourselves. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 To finish 17th would require 8 of Stoke, Bolton, Blackpool, Villa, Everton, Fulham, West Brom, Birmingham, Wigan, Wolves and West Ham to get more points than us in the last bit of the season. I just can't see it happening, nor would I accept it. The team have set the standard, they need to keep to it now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 I don't think there's such a thing as being established anymore tbh Ian. Any side outside the main 6-7 could have a bad season and drop whether they've been in the division for 1 season or 10 seasons. Most of our first-team aren't Championship players, didn't cost Championship fees, and certainly aren't on Championship wages. Sure, we've got the likes of Simpson & Williamson, but people like Carroll, Coloccini, Enrique, Jonas, Nolan, Barton, Tiote, Ben Arfa...they're top-half players imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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