timeEd32 Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Can you follow Arsenal anyway even though they are part of the top 4? Think they will be closer to 5th/6th than 3rd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Swift Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Danny, make this a Battle for 4th thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Swift Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Check your PM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Brilliant SEMTEX, just brilliant. I was going to ask if you needed help on this but I think you've got it covered mate. Bring on tomorrow and HTL! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 What have I done. I'll look at my spreadsheet tomorrow with a view to re-evaluating my Arsenal status. However, I'm apprehensive, given this is probably the 5th time we've all decreed that Arsenal are going to be shit, and then they finish 3rd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Swift Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 No point in living without hope. We can get 4th. We're a better team than last year. Spurs are weaker, Arsenal are about the same. We were only a few points away last year, we can bridge the gap this year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrigan Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 The pip has spoken Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoSelecta Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Great effort. I look forward to the updates. Hope it doesnt become a laboursome task for you! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Realist Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Good stuff. Any chance of hosting it on google docs? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 I'm gonna try and convert it to a google doc once I'm happy it's all kosher, just gotta finish any tweaks first. Much easier to do it all speedy fast using excel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Fuck it...we're clearly not going to do as well in this as last season but.... Rolling League table. (Reading = Bolton, Southampton = Blackburn, West Ham = Wolves) Manchester City.........................+64.........89 Manchester United.....................+56.........89 Arsenal.......................................+24.........68 Tottenham Hotspur....................+24..........68 Newcastle United.......................+6...........67 Chelsea......................................+19.........64 Everton.......................................+10.........56 Fulham........................................+1............52 Swansea.....................................+1............50 West Bromwich Albion.................-2.............50 Liverpool.....................................+2...........49 Norwich City................................-18..........47 Sunderland...................................0............46 Stoke...........................................-12..........46 Wigan..........................................-20..........43 Aston Villa....................................-18..........35 Queens Park Rangers..................-31..........34 Reading.......................................-36...........34 Southampton...............................-30..........31 West Ham....................................-40..........28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Right, decided to make this a little more ambitious, but only by excluding Arsenal from the super-team list. They're shit. This makes it a battle for 5th. The OP has been updated accordingly. I will update results on Monday night after Man Utd pummel Everton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Fuck it...we're clearly not going to do as well in this as last season but.... Rolling League table. (Reading = Bolton, Southampton = Blackburn, West Ham = Wolves) Manchester City.........................+64.........89 Manchester United.....................+56.........89 Arsenal.......................................+24.........68 Tottenham Hotspur....................+24..........68 Newcastle United.......................+6...........67 Chelsea......................................+19.........64 Everton.......................................+10.........56 Fulham........................................+1............52 Swansea.....................................+1............50 West Bromwich Albion.................-2.............50 Liverpool.....................................+2...........49 Norwich City................................-18..........47 Sunderland...................................0............46 Stoke...........................................-12..........46 Wigan..........................................-20..........43 Aston Villa....................................-18..........35 Queens Park Rangers..................-31..........34 Reading.......................................-36...........34 Southampton...............................-30..........31 West Ham....................................-40..........28 Feels a bit harsh on West Ham et al. mind you. Doomed before they begun. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 f*** it...we're clearly not going to do as well in this as last season but.... Rolling League table. (Reading = Bolton, Southampton = Blackburn, West Ham = Wolves) Manchester City.........................+64.........89 Manchester United.....................+56.........89 Arsenal.......................................+24.........68 Tottenham Hotspur....................+24..........68 Newcastle United.......................+6...........67 Chelsea......................................+19.........64 Everton.......................................+10.........56 Fulham........................................+1............52 Swansea.....................................+1............50 West Bromwich Albion.................-2.............50 Liverpool.....................................+2...........49 Norwich City................................-18..........47 Sunderland...................................0............46 Stoke...........................................-12..........46 Wigan..........................................-20..........43 Aston Villa....................................-18..........35 Queens Park Rangers..................-31..........34 Reading.......................................-36...........34 Southampton...............................-30..........31 West Ham....................................-40..........28 Feels a bit harsh on West Ham et al. mind you. Doomed before they begun. If anything it helps them because if they do decent, they'll improve quickly as they have less points to defend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Swift Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Nice. Looks great Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyeyzzon Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 "The Battle for 5th" now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 In terms of teams likely to be chasing 4th I make us the only ones to have won in week 1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Thread is tempting fate that little bit too much IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stottie Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 f*** it...we're clearly not going to do as well in this as last season but.... Rolling League table. (Reading = Bolton, Southampton = Blackburn, West Ham = Wolves) Manchester City.........................+64.........89 Manchester United.....................+56.........89 Arsenal.......................................+24.........68 Tottenham Hotspur....................+24..........68 Newcastle United.......................+6...........67 Chelsea......................................+19.........64 Everton.......................................+10.........56 Fulham........................................+1............52 Swansea.....................................+1............50 West Bromwich Albion.................-2.............50 Liverpool.....................................+2...........49 Norwich City................................-18..........47 Sunderland...................................0............46 Stoke...........................................-12..........46 Wigan..........................................-20..........43 Aston Villa....................................-18..........35 Queens Park Rangers..................-31..........34 Reading.......................................-36...........34 Southampton...............................-30..........31 West Ham....................................-40..........28 Liverpool into the bottom half after one game. Quality!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATB Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Why battle for 5th and not 4th Think it´s implied that Arsenal is the 4th team. But I don´t think they are that good that we can´t compete. After all. This thread should be about reaching a goal, and reading interviews from pardew, Tioté etc our goal is to get in to the 4th position. Other than that. Great thread Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 can't win man. WE SHOULD BE GAN FOR 4TH vs 7TH FOR ME LIKE It's not changing. It stays. It's battle for 5th, because 67 points will not get you 4th, and the formula dictates that 67 points is what we're aiming for. It'd get too fussy if I tried to work out a way to gain another 9 points or so. I don't really want to force it so that the newly promoted sides need to be beaten, because I don't believe that their recent promotion makes them weaker than others. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 What a fucking mess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Your face is a mess Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyeyzzon Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I think it just would not surprise many if we finish above Liverpool, Tottenham and Arsenal these days, hence the "Battle for 4th" move is understandable. But realistically, the aim should be at least a repeat of last season, which I would welcome with open arms if we are to have extra games in Europe with a rather small squad. Also worth mentioning that we had a "Battle for 7th" thread running for the whole length of last season, but soon we eventually saw our chance at 4th, before ultimately settling for 5th. The thread title is irrelevant, it's the final league position that matters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATB Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Ok I get it now. But still. why is it the battle of 5th when you calculate that only 3 teams is going to be too good for us. Just because 67 points historically will get you a 5th place that doesn´t make this a battle of 5th Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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