Ikon Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 15 minutes ago, JigsawGoesToPieces said: Crazy to think if we had won the home games v Brighton, West Ham & Fulham we would be 2nd by 2 points. But we didn't... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzy Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 29 minutes ago, JigsawGoesToPieces said: Crazy to think if we had won the home games v Brighton, West Ham & Fulham we would be 2nd by 2 points. That West Ham games still irritates me whenever it comes up. They were awful at that point of the season and we rolled over. Losing to Brighton and Fulham is by the by, could happen to any team in the league, they are both very good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago (edited) More annoyed by the Brighton game. We were pretty good for chunks of that. West Ham we were awful throughout. I've started to assume that Forest will need a result against Chelsea to confirm CL. But I look at their fixtures and they could have it wrapped up. If they get 6 points between West Ham & Palace (A) + Brentford (H) they will have it wrapped up. Leicester is a formality. I've long targeted finishing above Chelsea & Leicester being enough. But with Liverpool winning the title and the match being at Stamford Bridge - I can see Chelsea winning when they wouldn't have pre-title win. Edited 2 hours ago by The College Dropout Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 2 minutes ago, The College Dropout said: More annoyed by the Brighton game. We were pretty good for chunks of that. West Ham we were awful throughout. I've started to assume that Forest will need a result against Chelsea to confirm CL. But I look at their fixtures and they could have it wrapped up. If they get 6 points between West Ham & Palace (A) + Brentford (H) they will have it wrapped up. Leicester is a formality. I thought we were decent first half v Brighton, Isak missed some sitters. I thought we were pretty crap second half and never really looked like scoring. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 55 minutes ago, Paully said: We’re definitely getting CL - we’re too good not to and I think we’ll finish 3rd! The dream scenario is we beat Brighton and then Chelsea drop points to Liverpool. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago (edited) 48 minutes ago, Shearergol said: Yep. I guess a lot of titles are decided on the last day, which removes the opportunity, but I think you're right about titles that are won early. Also interesting to see how many who do win the title early, still have Champions League or an FA Cup Final to play for which could lead them to taking their foot off a bit. Liverpool playing freely will beat Chelsea I reckon, whereas if they were about to play Inter or Barcelona for example over two legs, they'd not. Edited 2 hours ago by Optimistic Nut Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 18 minutes ago, The College Dropout said: More annoyed by the Brighton game. We were pretty good for chunks of that. West Ham we were awful throughout. I've started to assume that Forest will need a result against Chelsea to confirm CL. But I look at their fixtures and they could have it wrapped up. If they get 6 points between West Ham & Palace (A) + Brentford (H) they will have it wrapped up. Leicester is a formality. I've long targeted finishing above Chelsea & Leicester being enough. But with Liverpool winning the title and the match being at Stamford Bridge - I can see Chelsea winning when they wouldn't have pre-title win. It's way too easy to read too much into what our opponents might do, when the reality is that it's in our hands. As far as I'm concerned, nothing has really changed. You could just as easily frame our tie at Arsenal becoming easier with the title done and dusted, when in reality it's been over for weeks and it's still our toughest remaining fixture. We just need to take one game at a time and enjoy the ride. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny36 Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago (edited) 2 hours ago, JigsawGoesToPieces said: Crazy to think if we had won the home games v Brighton, West Ham & Fulham we would be 2nd by 2 points. Its the Everton game where Gordon missed the penalty, should have really won that. those 2 points would have give us a nice gap now. Edited 48 minutes ago by johnny36 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edgar Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago I expect all the teams around us have similar thoughts about games they didn't win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edgar Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago It is bloody amazing to see us up in third place btw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamPS Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago If Liverpool spend the week on the piss the way Man City did last season before losing the FA Cup, Chelsea will win. If they decide to enjoy the rest of their games instead they could take Chelsea to pieces - going to depend on their mentality. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago There's games we were fortunate to pick up points aswell. Wolves and Bournemouth away spring to mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago If we beat Brighton, then it sets it up for ourselves. If Villa drop points in either of their next 2 games (Fulham & Bournemouth), Liverpool beat or draw with Chelsea, then we would be in a position where beating Chelsea would guarantee us a top 5 place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 16 minutes ago, WilliamPS said: If Liverpool spend the week on the piss the way Man City did last season before losing the FA Cup, Chelsea will win. If they decide to enjoy the rest of their games instead they could take Chelsea to pieces - going to depend on their mentality. Yep, you could frame it either way. There's no point in worrying about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 17 minutes ago, WilliamPS said: If Liverpool spend the week on the piss the way Man City did last season before losing the FA Cup, Chelsea will win. If they decide to enjoy the rest of their games instead they could take Chelsea to pieces - going to depend on their mentality. At least we know Salah won't be on the peeve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewel Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 41 minutes ago, ExiledGeordie said: The dream scenario is we beat Brighton and then Chelsea drop points to Liverpool. The dream scenario is we win all our remaining games. And Chelsea, Forest, Villa and City lose all theirs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izakaya Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 45 minutes ago, Jewel said: The dream scenario is we win all our remaining games. And Chelsea, Forest, Villa and City lose all theirs. Arsenal too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 1 hour ago, Stifler said: If we beat Brighton, then it sets it up for ourselves. If Villa drop points in either of their next 2 games (Fulham & Bournemouth), Liverpool beat or draw with Chelsea, then we would be in a position where beating Chelsea would guarantee us a top 5 place. If we beat Brighton I think we all but mathematically secure it v Chelsea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
t00nt00n313 Posted 55 minutes ago Share Posted 55 minutes ago (edited) Brighton is such a weird game. We have a mixed record against them at home and a horrendous record against them away. They aren't in great form ATM but then we also might be missing Jolinton. That said if we do manage to beat them and assuming Chelsea don't beat Liverpool (i.e. a draw or lose), I'll go from thinking we are slightly more likely not to get CL than we are ATM, to thinking we are slightly more likely to get cl. Under this scenario, we'd just need a draw to Chelsea and a win to everton (assuming we lose to arsenal) to secure cl. These next two games are are massive. Edited 54 minutes ago by t00nt00n313 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny36 Posted 47 minutes ago Share Posted 47 minutes ago 1 hour ago, Stifler said: If we beat Brighton, then it sets it up for ourselves. If Villa drop points in either of their next 2 games (Fulham & Bournemouth), Liverpool beat or draw with Chelsea, then we would be in a position where beating Chelsea would guarantee us a top 5 place. We could have done without Evanilsons red card yesterday Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibierski Posted 28 minutes ago Share Posted 28 minutes ago 1 hour ago, WilliamPS said: If Liverpool spend the week on the piss the way Man City did last season before losing the FA Cup, Chelsea will win. If they decide to enjoy the rest of their games instead they could take Chelsea to pieces - going to depend on their mentality. I see them still being proper on it up to end of Arsenal game. The trophy presentation will be the start of the big piss up and Brighton / Palace games high scoring. Salah will also be wanting to finish on as many goals as possible and beating his previous high of 32 in Prem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted 25 minutes ago Share Posted 25 minutes ago Slot will want 90 points. Nowt worse than winning the league purely because the competition was shite - not sure how I would know that like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leemond Posted 22 minutes ago Share Posted 22 minutes ago Really hope the crowd are up for it VS Chelsea. Sunday at noon is usually dire atmosphere, but considering how it's a huge game, people need to make our home advantage count. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Displayname Posted 16 minutes ago Share Posted 16 minutes ago Salah is breaking records as we are speaking, he wont let the team go on vacation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted 14 minutes ago Share Posted 14 minutes ago 7 minutes ago, Leemond said: Really hope the crowd are up for it VS Chelsea. Sunday at noon is usually dire atmosphere, but considering how it's a huge game, people need to make our home advantage count. wasn't Spurs 6-1 at that time? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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