The Europeometer™ (2024/25) - NUFC Qualify for Conference League (at least)

[The Prophet]

Forest v Brentford could be an absolute eye sore. Brentford are a really awkward team to play against and won't provide too much space for the Forest counter attack.

[gbandit]

Crystal Palace away for Forest is a tough fixture. Chelsea at home may be tricky for them too.

 

Man City’s run in should be straightforward but let’s be honest, they’re an absolute shadow of their former selves. They could lose points to Bournemouth or Fulham

 

Brighton away, Chelsea at home and Arsenal away are all difficult matches for us. I think we’ll get at least a draw at Brighton but I’d wager a win for us there. I think we’ll lose at Arsenal and draw or win against Chelsea. We win our other two games.

 

Chelsea will lose to Liverpool at home and potentially away to Forest. I reckon the Chelsea Forest game is a draw. 

Villa drop points away to Bournemouth, either a draw or a loss

[wyn davies]

Just hope we are sorted prior to Everton game, if not, can see Everton cocking it all up.

[TK-421]

Still have a hope Arsenal will progress to the CL Final, and have an eye on that when we play them.

[Ikon]

Wouldn't take it for granted that Chelsea lose at home to Liverpool.

[Tisd09]

Be great to go into the final game of the season already qualified, not sure if I could cope with Everton being the team that breaks our hearts!

[Optimistic Nut]

Forest v Chelsea is such a handy last game for us as well as a fallback. As long as we keep within a point of both by the last day, it's in our hands.

[Vaj]

3 minutes ago, Ikon said:

Wouldn't take it for granted that Chelsea lose at home to Liverpool.

Yeah I am concerned about this one. They will win the league this weekend and haven't been great for a while so could see them slipping up, hopefully not though.

[PauloGeordio]

7 minutes ago, Ikon said:

Wouldn't take it for granted that Chelsea lose at home to Liverpool.

We may as well be flipping coins, nothing is certain. Just got to look after our games. Hammer Ipswich please. Up the GD and lift us for Brighton.

[TK-421]

23 minutes ago, Tisd09 said:

Be great to go into the final game of the season already qualified, not sure if I could cope with Everton being the team that breaks our hearts!

Urgh, the Mackems would love it. Much like how they went on when Allardyce managed them (Everton) and the end of that season. They'd be claming Moyes as a massive lads fan, marra.

 

 

Edited 11 hours ago by TK-421

[54]

Am I right in thinking, that going into the last game of the season, so long as we're 2 points ahead of Chelsea and Forest, and 4 Points ahead of Villa, we'll have qualified before that final game of the season?

[r0cafella]

1 minute ago, 54 said:

Am I right in thinking, that going into the last game of the season, so long as we're 2 points ahead of Chelsea and Forest, and 4 Points ahead of Villa, we'll have qualified before that final game of the season?

Not quite. Assuming city qualify that leaves 2 places for 3 teams. So should Chelsea and forest draw and we lose it would depend on GD. 

[r0cafella]

PS I fucking despise ffp. I wouldn't give a shit about CL this season if it wasn't because of the money if brings. 

 

Meanwhile Manchester United who have been given an ffp free pass for this season are already lashing out big funds despite not funding and new stadium and being 600m in debt. Ridiculous system. 

[Optimistic Nut]

Just now, r0cafella said:

Not quite. Assuming city qualify that leaves 2 places for 3 teams. So should Chelsea and forest draw and we lose it would depend on GD. 

 

If we're two ahead of Chelsea and Forest, only 1 could overtake us so we'd be guaranteed at least 5th in that scenario . 

[r0cafella]

Just now, Optimistic Nut said:

 

If we're two ahead of Chelsea and Forest, only 1 could overtake us so we'd be guaranteed at least 5th in that scenario . 

Correct I misread!

[Geordie Ahmed]

Anyone know if there is an updated version of that chart which shows the fixtures and the maximum points each team can reach?

[r0cafella]

 

Shamelessly stolen from Reddit. 

 

 

Edited 11 hours ago by r0cafella

[ExiledGeordie]

47 minutes ago, Ikon said:

Wouldn't take it for granted that Chelsea lose at home to Liverpool.

Agreed, Liverpool do hate Chelsea though so they’ll still turn up. Only downside is league may/likely will be won by then.

[BennyBlanco]

Brighton and Chelsea have been banana skins for us in recent years. I don’t fancy going to Arsenal and doing them again. Be very lucky to emerge from those games with 2 points imho. Hope to fuck I’m proven wrong.

[ponsaelius]

1 minute ago, BennyBlanco said:

Brighton and Chelsea have been banana skins for us in recent years. I don’t fancy going to Arsenal and doing them again. Be very lucky to emerge from those games with 2 points imho. Hope to fuck I’m proven wrong.

 

Away at Chelsea maybe - but we've won all three at home since Eddie took over.

 

Even going back to the bad old days, we've actually got a pretty good record at home to them.

 

Brighton away you're right - our record there is pretty awful. Hopefully we're due a result.

[JP]

Beat Ipswich at home and don't worry about anything after that. Get points on the board and see how the others do under the pressure of being 4-5 points adrift of us.

 

Everton have a result in them under Moyes, lets hope they frustrate Chelsea to a 0-0 Saturday lunchtime ahead of our game.

 

[Ikon]

Just now, JP said:

Beat Ipswich at home and don't worry about anything after that. Get points on the board and see how the others do under the pressure of being 4-5 points adrift of us.

 

Everton have a result in them under Moyes, lets hope they frustrate Chelsea to a 0-0 Saturday lunchtime ahead of our game.

 

Wont happen if Keane plays. Better to play with 10 men. 

[alexf]

Could go either way with Liverpool, they have tightened up and look like they have been playing with abit of pressure since we beat them maybe just trying to get over the line and perhaps they relax and playwith freedom again once confirmed as champs. 

 

Or all the senior players put their flip flops on and they lose all their remaining games after that. 

 

 

 

Edited 9 hours ago by alexf

[Hovagod]

48 minutes ago, BennyBlanco said:

Brighton and Chelsea have been banana skins for us in recent years. I don’t fancy going to Arsenal and doing them again. Be very lucky to emerge from those games with 2 points imho. Hope to fuck I’m proven wrong.

Beat Chelsea three times in the last three at SJP. 

[Chicken Dancer]

We will beat Chelsea at home but I wish it was a later kick off. 12pm will mean it's flat as a fart. 

 

We will beat Ipswich, Chelsea & Everton and it'll be enough, though I'm hoping Everton expend a lot of energy at Goodison the week prior as they've recently been a bit of a dodgy team for us and they'll love to play party poopers. Still think if we need to beat someone on the final day, you'd take a team 'on the beach' at home all day long.

 

Forest will have enough in their games as will City. It's a shame Chelsea play Liverpool after they'd have won the league, but if we beat them at home it should put them to bed. 

 

I think we will lose to Brighton and Arsenal, not being a negative twat here I just never fancy us down Brighton and think they're a bad match up for us. But win the home games and we will be OK.