The Europeometer™ (2024/25) - NUFC Qualify for Champions League

[Cf]

4 minutes ago, Elma said:

 

 

Champions League and the travel it involves does take it out of you, but they've had a relatively easy set of games so far (Bayern aside) and certainly haven't the injury issues we had. Looking back, Eddie performed wonders last year.

 

The games we were playing last season compared to the fixture lists this time around make it seem like we were in a completely different competition. 

[timeEd32]

I am fixated on the Liverpool game. Under the lights at SJP only three days after they play City at home, which is going to be billed as a title decider. We play on the Saturday, so an extra day of rest. Midweek before that they play Real Madrid. Three days after we play them they have Everton away. 

 

It's an incredible opportunity to beat them and it will be even better if we can take six points off West Ham and Palace.

[80]

38 minutes ago, timeEd32 said:

I am fixated on the Liverpool game. Under the lights at SJP only three days after they play City at home, which is going to be billed as a title decider. We play on the Saturday, so an extra day of rest. Midweek before that they play Real Madrid. Three days after we play them they have Everton away. 

 

It's an incredible opportunity to beat them and it will be even better if we can take six points off West Ham and Palace.

That, most definitely, is the spirit.

[Erikse]

55 minutes ago, timeEd32 said:

I am fixated on the Liverpool game. Under the lights at SJP only three days after they play City at home, which is going to be billed as a title decider. We play on the Saturday, so an extra day of rest. Midweek before that they play Real Madrid. Three days after we play them they have Everton away. 

 

It's an incredible opportunity to beat them and it will be even better if we can take six points off West Ham and Palace.

 

3-0 at half time, and then a certain Uruguayan striker comes on. We all know what happens next.

 

 

Edited November 12, 2024 by Erikse

[Cronky]

I feel optimistic about a top four place. The last three games haven't been dazzling, but the players have shown a certain faith in one another and the system that they've been asked to play which augurs well. I get the sense that we can now pick up points from anywhere.

[Sibierski]

All game by game, but a win MNF and 6th (1 point off UCL spaces), feels a big momentum swing going into the winter run which usually decides how the 2nd half of the season will go.

 

I.e. A drift where we need to close down to make Europe, or in the positions and maintain, focusing just on league (a la 22-23).

[Karjala]

Only 2 teams have conceded less than us (Man city and Liverpool) but 14 have scored more than us.

[Kanj]

3 hours ago, Karjala said:

Only 2 teams have conceded less than us (Man city and Liverpool) but 14 have scored more than us.

we’ve been insanely wasteful in front of goal 

[Geogaddi]

8 hours ago, Karjala said:

Only 2 teams have conceded less than us (Man city and Liverpool) but 14 have scored more than us.

Total reversal from last season where we scored and conceded loads , struggling to make sense of it all.

[Karjala]

6 hours ago, Kanj said:

we’ve been insanely wasteful in front of goal 

Is there a stat for actual result against your xG? Guessing we will be well down the table for that.

[Superior Acuña]

So annoying we can't put a bit of a run together, so open and top spots there for the taking this season. Especially the 5th, likely CL spot. Bright side, we're still in touching distance despite not looking great.

[Gawalls]

To drop 7 points from Everton, Palace and West Ham is not a team destined for Europe this season imo.

 

 

Edited December 1, 2024 by Gawalls

[Jewel]

We are not getting Europe this season, and I’ve made my peace with that. The last 2 games have seen all optimism drained from me. 
 

EDIT: Instead I’m looking forward to seeing how we handle the rebuild, starting this summer.

 

 

Edited December 1, 2024 by Jewel

[ramirez]

Think only chance will be if stars align in cups, not holding out much hope. 

[Joelinton7]

Think my interest in this season mostly evaporated with the West Ham result. We’re not getting CL

[Holloway]

11th with a 0 goal difference 🥴

[TRon]

2 minutes ago, Holloway said:

11th with a 0 goal difference 🥴

 

After the easiest start to the season in years and relatively few injuries. We will need to find our identity soon because the season's not going to get easier from here.

[SUPERTOON]

Just now, TRon said:

 

After the easiest start to the season in years and relatively few injuries. We will need to find our identity soon because the season's not going to get easier from here.

Not sure we have an identity anymore tbh.

[Sibierski]

1 hour ago, Joelinton7 said:

Think my interest in this season mostly evaporated with the West Ham result. We’re not getting CL

December/January will be miserable, top off with being battered by Arsenal or Liverpool in League Cup SF. Then we will hit some run in March onwards, that coincides with a FA Cup QF exit away to one of the big sides, and we end season 9th with a shrug of the shoulders. 

[Holloway]

1 minute ago, TRon said:

 

After the easiest start to the season in years and relatively few injuries. We will need to find our identity soon because the season's not going to get easier from here.

I still have belief we can turn it round and snatch a Europe spot.

Based on blind optimism .

[Gawalls]

8 minutes ago, Holloway said:

I still have belief we can turn it round and snatch a Europe spot.

Based on blind optimism .

“That’s the spirit - if nothing else then a total pigheadedness unwillingness to look the facts in the face will see you through” - General Melchett, Blackadder”.

[Wallsendmag]

2/10. Think we've already dropped too many points against poor opposition and still have to go away to Man City, Man Utd, Spurs, Arsenal, Liverpool and Villa so think we'll fall short again but you never know.

[Joelinton7]

55 minutes ago, Sibierski said:

December/January will be miserable, top off with being battered by Arsenal or Liverpool in League Cup SF. Then we will hit some run in March onwards, that coincides with a FA Cup QF exit away to one of the big sides, and we end season 9th with a shrug of the shoulders. 

Yep and two upcoming transfer windows where we’re sell to buy. 

 

 

Edited December 1, 2024 by Joelinton7

[Geogaddi]

It's been a crazy season so far , if someone had said pre season we would be level on points with Villa and 4 points behind Man City after 13 games we would all have taken it , it's the awful way we are playing pretty much every game that is the worry .

 

 

Edited December 1, 2024 by Geogaddi

[Gawalls]

1 minute ago, Geogaddi said:

It's been a crazy season so far , if someone had said pre season we would be level on points with Villa and four points behind Man City after four games we would all have taken it , it's the awful way we are playing pretty much every game that is the worry .

 

 

 

And if they said we’d be level with Fulham and only one ahead of Bournemouth and West Ham?