andyc35i Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 So let’s just get 4 wins and 1 draw before the new year and then we’re laughing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 (edited) It's mad like, only just into December and we've already played this lot Man City x2 PSG x2 Borussia Dortmund x2 Man United x2 Arsenal Liverpool AC Milan Villa Brighton Chelsea W: 7 D: 2 L: 5 GF: 22 GA: 13 Edited December 4, 2023 by Kid Icarus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Beyond satisfying Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Checko Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 12 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said: It's mad like, only just into December and we've already played this lot Man City x2 PSG x2 Borussia Dortmund x2 Man United x2 Arsenal Liverpool AC Milan Villa Brighton Chelsea W: 7 D: 2 L: 5 GF: 22 GA: 13 2 weeks tomorrow we'll have a Tottenham and a second Chelsea and AC Milan to add to the list! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 17 hours ago, The College Dropout said: We need to go on a run of wins if we are to make CL. Winning 8 out of 10 at some point or 6 wins in a row type stuff Since Brighton we’ve played 10: 7W, 2D, 1L Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 20 hours ago, ponsaelius said: I don't think UEFA website is up to date (or at least for some reason doesn't give an accurate reflection of the state of play). This is best site for tracking coefficients up to date: https://kassiesa.net/uefa/data/method5/ccoef2024.html We're currently 2nd - but any of the big four could get it probably. All depends on who can stay in Europe in any form as getting knocked out altogether can be a drag on the average later in the season. Edit: I have worked out why UEFA website isn't 100% up to date. It hasn't yet factored in the bonus points for getting out of CL group stages (other countries have all had the 5 points each added on where they're through on the other website). Belgium won't get any of these. So the above website is a much more accurate reflection of the current state of play (and likelihood of which countries have a chance of being top two). Finishing ahead of Milan to knock them out entirely would be helpful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Man City without Rodri on Wednesday, pile on Villa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 5 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Man City without Rodri on Wednesday, pile on Villa. Haaland against the high line could be very interesting. I reckon draw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Everything is coming up Villa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyc35i Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Villa play Man City and Arsenal at home this week which will be very interesting. They could be top of the league if they continue their insane home form Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 They've taken down Spurs, Brighton and ourselves in their incredible home run. It'll be interesting to see how they get on against the leagues best, good time to play City though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideopenMag Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 If it wasn't for our injuries we'd have got top four again easily like, to still have a chance says a lot about Howe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 5 minutes ago, WideopenMag said: If it wasn't for our injuries we'd have got top four again easily like, to still have a chance says a lot about Howe. Got to say though, I have been really heartened to see the quality of the football we are playing even with so many players out. We were really slick against Man U for the majority of the game, we just lack a bit of killer instinct with the likes of Almiron and Joelinton when they get forward. Joelinton was brilliant otherwise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideopenMag Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Just now, TRon said: Got to say though, I have been really heartened to see the quality of the football we are playing even with so many players out. We were really slick against Man U for the majority of the game, we just lack a bit of killer instinct with the likes of Almiron and Joelinton when they get forward. Joelinton was brilliant otherwise. Aye fills you with confidence really it's a style and way of playing that Howe is instilling into them. If it works well with back up players and youngsters coming through think how well it's going to work each time we managed to upgrade players. We haven't really improved our starting 11 on last season other than Livromento now coming into left back and that's made a massive difference. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 13 minutes ago, WideopenMag said: Aye fills you with confidence really it's a style and way of playing that Howe is instilling into them. If it works well with back up players and youngsters coming through think how well it's going to work each time we managed to upgrade players. We haven't really improved our starting 11 on last season other than Livromento now coming into left back and that's made a massive difference. Yep. Dan Burn has never let us down, but it's eye-opening seeing the difference a quality footballer can make in that position. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideopenMag Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 (edited) 52 minutes ago, TRon said: Yep. Dan Burn has never let us down, but it's eye-opening seeing the difference a quality footballer can make in that position. He's done a job when called upon so credit where its due but the difference with Livromento is night and day. Burn will have to be a back up centre half and full back going forward. With our luck with injuries he'll likely still get games and do a job again at some point. Edited December 5, 2023 by WideopenMag Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 Feels like the first half of the season has been affected quite dramatically by last minute goals. Liverpool in particular probably could have been about 10 points worse off without them, Arsenal also snatched a few precious points in the dying moments. Still, I guess that's what makes champions or CL contenders at least. Let's see how it plays out in the second half of the season, maybe we'll be grabbing the last minute winners and pissing off the rivals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoSelecta Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 37 minutes ago, TRon said: Feels like the first half of the season has been affected quite dramatically by last minute goals. Liverpool in particular probably could have been about 10 points worse off without them, Arsenal also snatched a few precious points in the dying moments. Still, I guess that's what makes champions or CL contenders at least. Let's see how it plays out in the second half of the season, maybe we'll be grabbing the last minute winners and pissing off the rivals. Brings into focus our injury situation (again) - we're unable to really finish games strongly at the minute. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 (edited) On 04/12/2023 at 11:07, Kid Icarus said: It's mad like, only just into December and we've already played this lot Man City x2 PSG x2 Borussia Dortmund x2 Man United x2 Arsenal Liverpool AC Milan Villa Brighton Chelsea W: 7 D: 2 L: 5 GF: 22 GA: 13 P14 W7 D2 L5 from that lot. That's a very good record if you can win half of your games against the better sides, like. It's the "elite" sides (City and Liverpool in my eyes pretty much) in the league which just appears to be the last hurdle and we're there. Edited December 6, 2023 by Optimistic Nut Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 Just being able to beat Liverpool would go some way.... Feel like we can't beat them cunts. I bet half of Howes losses have come to Liverpool. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 4 minutes ago, STM said: Just being able to beat Liverpool would go some way.... Feel like we can't beat them cunts. I bet half of Howes losses have come to Liverpool. I've just written those fixtures off for now. I'll watch them expecting to find some way to lose, don't think it's worth setting expectations too high when the marginal decisions are likely to go in their favour. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 Thought I would look at a couple of our Top 4 rivals, in terms of the relative difficulty of their games to date (haven’t checked Spurs yet) and where the points, to date, have come from. We have had a harder start than either: 8 games against Tier 1&2 sides (6 at home and 2 away) compared to 6 for MU (3H 3A) and 5 for AV (1H 4A). In terms of points accrued we have 15 from T1&T2 (all home). MU have 3pts (H) and AV have 9pts (3H 6A all T2). So neither of the other two have taken any points from T1 sides (based on league position last year (T1= Ars, MC, MU, NU, Liv). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 (edited) I love how your graphs and avatar have a pre-colour television feel to them Edited December 6, 2023 by Kid Icarus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 8 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said: I love how your graphs and avatar have a pre-colour television feel to them Just wish I could go the whole hog and have an 1860s ‘sepia & torn’ look! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Checko Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Coffee_Johnny said: Just wish I could go the whole hog and have an 1860s ‘sepia & torn’ look! I like to imagine you handwrite all your posts in a freezing writer's shed at the bottom of your garden, wearing a battered old coat and fingerless gloves, accompanied only by a metal coffee flask, an ashtray overflowing with roll-up butts, and stacks of NUFC history books all over the floor. Then you have to give your note scraps to a kindly old neighbour to publish online for you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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