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

[gdm]

Just noticed Everton have lost only 3 of their last 17 games

 

 

[et tu brute]

If we can't beat Everton, then we don't deserve champions league football. We're playing a team with nothing to play for and highly likely with most of their first choice defence missing. If we play anything like we have recently at home, then we will win. 
 

One thing is important though is that if we go ahead, then we must not sit back. We need to then take the game by the scruff of the neck and look to finish the game off. We don't want a situation of sitting back and the nerves amongst the players and the crowd rising.

 

Fans have to do their job also and support the team throughout, it was noticeable that within the second half against Chelsea, the nerves of the crowd was starting to effect the players also. Obviously there are going to be nerves, with such an importance on the win, but need to keep the support constant throughout the match.

 

This game is massive for being able to have increased revenue to strengthen the team with higher quality and a higher number of players being able to be signed.

 

I'm quite sure Villa, Forest and Chelsea fans would far prefer our fixture. 

[Lordshola]

28 minutes ago, gdm said:

Just noticed Everton have lost only 3 of their last 17 games

 

 

I don’t know why everyone here is so confident of a win tbh.

[The Prophet]

1 minute ago, Lordshola said:

I don’t know why everyone here is so confident of a win tbh.

 

3rd in the league, needing a win v 13th in the league who have absolutely nothing to play for and will be missing their best player through injury. We couldn't ask for a much kinder game really.

[gdm]

1 minute ago, The Prophet said:

 

3rd in the league, needing a win v 13th in the league who have absolutely nothing to play for and will be missing their best player through injury. We couldn't ask for a much kinder game really.

Tbf we could very likely be missing our best player through injury too 

[Bimpy474]

2 minutes ago, Lordshola said:

I don’t know why everyone here is so confident of a win tbh.

 

Because we've won 20 of the last 28 or something like that, and are 3rd, and narrowly lost to the team 2nd, when we probably deserved a point ?

 

And because we're a very good team ?

[et tu brute]

34 minutes ago, gdm said:

Just noticed Everton have lost only 3 of their last 17 games

 

 

Those three defeats were all against teams in the top 6. They are also in all likelihood going to be missing basically their first choice defence. 

[The Prophet]

Just now, gdm said:

Tbf we could very likely be missing our best player through injury too 

 

I'd be amazed if he doesn't play.

[gdm]

My only concern is it plays out as a frustrating draw

[huss9]

Just now, gdm said:

My only concern is it plays out as a frustrating draw

then hopefully chewsee forest does too as weel

[GideonShandy]

37 minutes ago, gdm said:

Just noticed Everton have lost only 3 of their last 17 games

 

 

It's also true that they've lost 3 out of their last 8 games.

[et tu brute]

1 minute ago, gdm said:

My only concern is it plays out as a frustrating draw

That's up to us to make sure we don't. We tore apart one of the most in form teams in Palace, in a match when Isak should have scored another three goals. 

[Maggies]

We are a very good team. At home where the crowd will be well up for it.

 

My only concern is that we don’t take our chances.

[BennyBlanco]

Well. . . . fuck. 
 

Were gunna drop a bollock here aren’t we?

[Mazzy]

Seeing all these mentions about how many Everton have lost and conceded etc. but all form kind of goes out the window on the last day of the season with teams who have absolutely ZERO to play. If this were at Goodison I would be extremely worried but it's not.

 

The only thing that can scupper us is our own players letting the pressure get to them. They've proven this season that in the big game they have the balls to get the job done. We'll win, we'll get UCL and all will be well.

 

 

Edited 39 minutes ago by Mazzy

[Bimpy474]

1 hour ago, gdm said:

Just noticed Everton have lost only 3 of their last 17 games

 

 

 

That's one way to look at it.

 

Or, you say they've only won 5 out of the last 15, and only 3 out of the last 10.

 

Negative or positive, i suppose that depends on how one wants to look at.

[patrone]

The best season in mosts living memory, and still people are getting all uptight about what european competition we will be playing next season 

 

 

[DoricGinola]

1 minute ago, patrone said:

The best season in mosts living memory, and still people are getting all uptight about what european competition we will be playing next season 

 

 

Standards, we need to think like a big club.

 

There's no comparison between CL and Europa League IMO.

[McDog]

54 minutes ago, BennyBlanco said:

Well. . . . fuck. 
 

Were gunna drop a bollock here aren’t we?

 

 

No, asskicking of the highest order at home engineered by Eddie Howe, who has proven himself over and over again.

[Amir_9]

Everyone relax, its fucking Everton at home on the final day of the season with them having fuck all to play for. We win, our players will show up.

[SteV]

Obviously would have loved to have finished second, have CL boxed off, and gone into next weekend with a degree of freedom - but - these high pressure, high reward games, laced with jeopardy is it what it’s all about. The place will be jumping if we get it done.

[Memphis]

You can see how the decades of toil and frustration have scarred so many of us. We have a scenario that we would have all jumped at months ago, a scenario that didn't seem possible a few years ago, and there are so many who are scared shitless of a loss. 

 

We control our destiny. Simple. We need to beat a team we should be beating at home. We do that, we are in the Champions League with a third-placed finish after winning a domestic cup. Incredible stuff. We just need to grab it. 

[GideonShandy]

35 minutes ago, Memphis said:

You can see how the decades of toil and frustration have scarred so many of us. We have a scenario that we would have all jumped at months ago, a scenario that didn't seem possible a few years ago, and there are so many who are scared shitless of a loss. 

 

We control our destiny. Simple. We need to beat a team we should be beating at home. We do that, we are in the Champions League with a third-placed finish after winning a domestic cup. Incredible stuff. We just need to grab it. 

It really is decades. Can't help dreading that next Sunday turns into another debacle like Partizan Belgrade, or even Anderlecht.  No reason to think it will, but the scars remain . . .

[Skeletor]

Do you think our rivals would swap positions with us? Due to our goal difference its still in our hands. Chelsea and Forest have to play each other. Man Utd may not be good but its still at Old Trafford and they may be on a high of winning the Europa League going into the final day. People are also massively overrating Everton and forgetting we're playing at St James' where we normally win.

[alexf]

For me I think it's just that we had the fixtures to have this wrapped up before the final day, but now there is jeopardy.

 

Because like a cup final, in a one off game anything can happen, a sending off, injuries, a bad ref decision, or simply just having a off day. 

 

So it would be gutting that for weeks it felt like we had this under control and then let it slip at the last hurdle. 

 

Doesn't undermine the cup win or anything like that but would just be a really sour note to end on, on what could and should be the greatest season that I have seen in my lifetime.

 

A cup win and CL qualification would have to surpass anything I have witnessed so far. 

 

But have to remember that we were having a pretty average season up until that long winning run we went on. So if you had told me back in February or whatever that we would have won a cup and be one home game against Everton away from securing champions league football again, I'd have snapped your hands off.