BlazeT44 Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Stottie said: In ten games so far, we've only played two of the bottom seven. https://www.soccerstats.com/team.asp?league=england&stats=9-newcastle-utd Couple that with the fact we've currently got the best defence in the league. Incredible Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 @Optimistic Nut DO THE MATH. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Three points ahead of Brighton, best of the rest is on... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 I predicted 8th but I'm thinking 7th now. We're so solid. We're going to get some shit draws due to lacking in attack at times, but that's fine for 7th. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 I'm still not expecting it; anything could happen and I'm not 100% confident until we stop having two or three starters out every damn week. BUT.. I don't think it can be understated just how big being best of the rest could be in our first full season under this ownership and Howe. An immediate, extremely noticeable impact that could lure a few names in that otherwise would've waited a year or two. The sky could be the limit a lot faster than I originally hoped. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edgar Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWMag Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 (edited) Almost a third of the way through the season and we are sitting pretty with 1 defeat, 5 clean sheets and the best defence in the league, and we still haven’t been able to field our strongest 11! Howe has done an incredible job, no reason why we can’t get 7th if we can continue with this level of performance. Edited October 19, 2022 by NWMag Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Keep the pace and strengthen in January and we're well on our way imo. The league isn't that great outside of the top 6 really is it? I'm certainly not seeing anyone who I'd value better than us. And in the second half of the season we have the likes of Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs, Man Utd and even our possible rivals Brighton at SJP so on paper the first half of the season definitely looks tougher and we're doing brilliant so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 We beat Spurs at the weekend and we are only 2 points behind them, and Chelsea and Man united play each other too, so we could conceivably leapfrog either of them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 4 minutes ago, 54 said: We beat Spurs at the weekend and we are only 2 points behind them, and Chelsea and Man united play each other too, so we could conceivably leapfrog either of them. both of them a draw written all over it that game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Decky said: Keep the pace and strengthen in January and we're well on our way imo. The league isn't that great outside of the top 6 really is it? I'm certainly not seeing anyone who I'd value better than us. And in the second half of the season we have the likes of Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs, Man Utd and even our possible rivals Brighton at SJP so on paper the first half of the season definitely looks tougher and we're doing brilliant so far. We've given ourselves a brilliant foundation as you say. Coming up there's very winnable fixtures against Villa and Southampton, between two very difficult ones against other teams within the current top 6 (opportunities). There's every chance we go into the break still in those European places. Who's to say we couldn't stay in that fight, especially with at least one quality January addition? Wouldn't rule out this being a special season tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 1 hour ago, NWMag said: we still haven’t been able to field our strongest 11! This is it for me. We're 7th DESPITE our injury problems. Would fucking love to see a full squad have a run of 10 games or so. Think we'd administer a few hidings. 7th is definitely on. Maybe a place or 2 higher. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 60 points target. We need at home 8 more wins & no more draws (24 points to go) We need away from home 6 more wins & 0 more draws (18 points to go) 1 point off the pace. Nottingham Forest (H)- 3 points required - 3 points won (On track for 60 points) Brighton (A) - 0 points required - 1 point won (On track for 61 points) Manchester City (H) - 0 points required - 1 point won (On track for 62 points) Wolves (A) - 0 points required - 1 point won (On track for 62 points) Liverpool (A) - 0 points required - 0 points won (On track for 62 points) Crystal Palace (H) - 3 points required - 1 point won (On track for 60 points) Bournemouth (H) - 3 points required - 1 point won (On track for 58 points) Fulham (A) - 3 points required - 3 points won (On track for 58 points) Brentford (H) - 3 points required - 3 points won (On track for 58 points) Manchester United (A) - 0 points required - 1 point won (On track for 59 points) Everton (H) - 3 points required - 3 points won (On track for 59 points) Spurs (A) - 0 points required Aston Villa (H) - 3 points required Southampton (A) - 3 points required Chelsea (H) - 0 points required Leicester (A) - 0 points required Leeds (H) - 3 points required Arsenal (A) - 0 points required Fulham (H) - 3 points required Crystal Palace (A) - 0 points required (originally 1 point required) West Ham (H) - 3 points required (originally 1 point) Bournemouth (A) - 3 points required Liverpool (H) - 0 points required Brighton (H) - 3 points required Man City (A) - 0 points required Wolves (H) - 3 points required Nottingham Forest (A) - 3 points required Manchester United (H) - 0 points required (originally 1 point required) Brentford (A) - 0 points required (originally 1 point required) Aston Villa (A) - 3 points required Spurs (H) - 0 points required Everton (A) - 3 points required Southampton (H) - 3 points required Arsenal (H) - 0 points required Leeds (A) - 3 points required Leicester (H) - 3 points required (was 1 point) Chelsea (A) - 0 points required West Ham (A) - 0 points required Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjmc Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 If we fade away or injuries finally bite us result wise I don't in anyway see that as a bad season or failure. We were a laughing stock of the league at the start of last season what a turn around of fortunes. If we finish top 10 we have progress top 8 sets a clear progression/target for the next season. Top 6 feels like a dream that was only possible on football manager or fifa up until very very recently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 a few more injuries and we are in trouble i stick to my prediction of 8th but starting to feel we should be disappointed with 9th Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWMag Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 40 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said: 60 points target. We need at home 8 more wins & no more draws (24 points to go) We need away from home 6 more wins & 0 more draws (18 points to go) 1 point off the pace. Nottingham Forest (H)- 3 points required - 3 points won (On track for 60 points) Brighton (A) - 0 points required - 1 point won (On track for 61 points) Manchester City (H) - 0 points required - 1 point won (On track for 62 points) Wolves (A) - 0 points required - 1 point won (On track for 62 points) Liverpool (A) - 0 points required - 0 points won (On track for 62 points) Crystal Palace (H) - 3 points required - 1 point won (On track for 60 points) Bournemouth (H) - 3 points required - 1 point won (On track for 58 points) Fulham (A) - 3 points required - 3 points won (On track for 58 points) Brentford (H) - 3 points required - 3 points won (On track for 58 points) Manchester United (A) - 0 points required - 1 point won (On track for 59 points) Everton (H) - 3 points required - 3 points won (On track for 59 points) Spurs (A) - 0 points required Aston Villa (H) - 3 points required Southampton (A) - 3 points required Chelsea (H) - 0 points required Leicester (A) - 0 points required Leeds (H) - 3 points required Arsenal (A) - 0 points required Fulham (H) - 3 points required Crystal Palace (A) - 0 points required (originally 1 point required) West Ham (H) - 3 points required (originally 1 point) Bournemouth (A) - 3 points required Liverpool (H) - 0 points required Brighton (H) - 3 points required Man City (A) - 0 points required Wolves (H) - 3 points required Nottingham Forest (A) - 3 points required Manchester United (H) - 0 points required (originally 1 point required) Brentford (A) - 0 points required (originally 1 point required) Aston Villa (A) - 3 points required Spurs (H) - 0 points required Everton (A) - 3 points required Southampton (H) - 3 points required Arsenal (H) - 0 points required Leeds (A) - 3 points required Leicester (H) - 3 points required (was 1 point) Chelsea (A) - 0 points required West Ham (A) - 0 points required Not sure if I’m missing something but shouldn’t we have been on track for 63 points after Wolves? Says on track for 62 before Wolves then 0 required but 1 point gained, but stays at on track for 62? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzy Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Beating Spurs would be something. I'm not expecting anything from there, we've got a small squad and we've had 2 tough games in a short space of time. Anything would be a bonus for us I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpersForGoalposts Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Still got Isak and ASM to come back and the Jan window to look forward to. I'm an 11 on the 7th ometer, and we really should be pushing for 4th as an outside target. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaqen Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 With the congested season i can see the points total be lower this year for 7th. Wouldn't say I'm fully confident yet but I don't see a serious challenger amongst the pack around us. West Ham aren't great and have European football to deal with and I don't think Brighton as good as they are will score enough goals. It's there for the taking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 4 points from these 6 to gain so far, would be so class if we could get 5 from these 9. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Odds on as it stands Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stottie Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Does anyone reckon the World Cup break is to our advantage? A chance to get lads back from injury, others to overcome fatigue, and for Eddie to work with them. With an overperforming team (which is how many view us), normally you don't want a break because it risks breaking the momentum. Personally, I do not think we are overperforming because we are near the top in lots of stats categories. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Yeah, definitely an advantage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Massive advantage to be fair. We don’t have a lot of players going like the other top clubs do, so it’ll be a big break for a lot of our lads that other clubs don’t have the advantage of. And that’s not even to mention that we’re not in Europe so the clubs in Europe have to make up even more matches and play a lot more minutes. I think we need to invest in January and if we do, then we realistically could, comfortably, be in the top 7 if not higher. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Insane that we have the best defensive record in the league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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