Decky Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 39 minutes ago, The College Dropout said: They can win 9 in a row. It’s just unlikely. 8 wins and 1 draw they can do. Perhaps 7 wins and 2 draws. With the fixtures we have, the form and the personnel available our floor should be their ceiling. This isn't the Liverpool of last season though. This season they've won 14 out of the 31 games they've played so I'd be stunned if they pulled off a run like that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 15 minutes ago, jack j said: Man utd and Liverpool for them this week they'll be out the running by Sunday night A Man Utd win Thursday, followed by a draw between Liverpool and Spurs this weekend would be perfect. If we beat Everton and Southampton at the same time then its over. Honestly, its a very likely scenario. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 No reason why West Ham can't get something tomorrow. Liverpool have been a shambles away from home at times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 1 minute ago, Decky said: This isn't the Liverpool of last season though. This season they've won 14 out of the 31 games they've played so I'd be stunned if they pulled off a run like that. Aye. But it’s possible. They have the talent and fixtures to do it. They won 8 out of 10 in their last terrible season. It’s entirely possible they do something similar again and end up 65-69 points. But I’m confident we hit 70-74 in any case. We could just as likely go unbeaten or only lose 1 for the remainder of the season. Our floor is their ceiling. Assuming the key lads stay fit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 I think I would prefer a draw between Spurs and ManU. Especially when considering the injuries ManU have. Always nice to have another team than us “risk” losing out instead of there being only one spot to fight for. Plus it would be sweet to end in 3rd which ain’t impossible. ManU play Spurs, Villa and Brighton next I think. As long as Spurs don’t win. Even with that said I don’t see Spurs finding good enough out of nowhere anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 To go back to that season Liverpool chased down Leicester late on, after 31 games Leicester were already buckling and the gap had been narrowed to four points. Liverpool went onto to drop four points in their final seven games, which they can't afford to do this time around, unless of course the wheels completely come off at our end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 As daft as it may sound I am loathe to seriously use anyone's results from 2020-21 as a comparison or benchmark. It was barely even a sport in my eyes with the lack of fans and it really does have an effect, iirc the record for the amount of away wins in a season was smashed and Liverpool lost 6 games at Anfield on the bounce. No chance that happens with fans allowed in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 1 hour ago, The College Dropout said: They can win 9 in a row. It’s just unlikely. 8 wins and 1 draw they can do. Perhaps 7 wins and 2 draws. With the fixtures we have, the form and the personnel available our floor should be their ceiling. Not from 7 games they can't Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 1 minute ago, Sean said: Not from 7 games they can't He's counting the two in a row they've already won. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 3 minutes ago, HaydnNUFC said: As daft as it may sound I am loathe to seriously use anyone's results from 2020-21 as a comparison or benchmark. It was barely even a sport in my eyes with the lack of fans and it really does have an effect, iirc the record for the amount of away wins in a season was smashed and Liverpool lost 6 games at Anfield on the bounce. No chance that happens with fans allowed in. It's more the point that Liverpool had far less work to do to finish top four than they do this time around. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Once Brighton and Liverpool next drop points I think we'll be even more confident about 4th like. Even if we have a pretty average end we should get there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 You'll all feel much better about this come 4pm Sunday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Come on West Ham! If they at least draw while we win against Everton I really think it’s more or less done. Unless Brighton miraculously slap all the big teams and win which seems extremely unlikely (we would have to implode too) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 On 24/04/2023 at 12:00, Ikon said: Doesn't work quite as easy as that Some decisions against us will have helped us gain points in other matches in a way. Coming back after unfair results and all that. Plus i'm sure we have got some decisions lucky too. Arsenal have been shafted a few times by var too. It’s not just us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Whatever you think about what other teams can do, the fact is we are in a better position than them, and we’re a good team. There’s no logical need to worry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 There's a bit of pull for the push in all of this as well. As favourable as Man United's fixtures are, their squad seems to be crumbling in front of us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 (edited) Spurs and Liverpool can currently get a maximum of 71 points, Brighton 76. We're currently on 59, so realistically need 3 wins out of the last 7 games to secure top 4, and even then that's assuming they all go on a mental run of wins (something they've not done all season). It's happening man. Edited April 25, 2023 by Dr.Spaceman Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Definitely think it's Liverpool who we need to keep an eye one now, hadn't realised how favourable their fixtures were. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 When Joao Pedro scored that late goal against us at St James last season I remember thinking at the time that I was looking forward to the 25th of April of 2023 where we would be discussing CL being so so close. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza ladra Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Did a predictor. Reasonably happy with the results. Us third. Villa, Brighton, and Liverpool tied on points; Liverpool 5th on goal difference. Everton down. Probably over-optimistic about our results. And for some reason I kept picking West Ham for a win; like they will go on that run every expects from Liverpool. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Dr.Spaceman said: Definitely think it's Liverpool who we need to keep an eye one now, hadn't realised how favourable their fixtures were. I think I've been saying we only need 4 more wins since two victories ago but I think we might need it still just to be sure. On the plus side I think Arsenal has become very winnable now. Surely 3 will do it and Liverpool won't win 6 or 7 out of 7 though? Edited April 25, 2023 by Optimistic Nut Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fountain Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 2 hours ago, andyc35i said: Do we want a Spurs win or Man Utd win on Thursday? A draw probably suits us most, but if Man Utd win then that’s Spurs 100% done with top 4 you’d think 2 draws for spurs in their next 2 games would be brilliant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWN Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Next match is a must win Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Just now, GWN said: Next match is a must win Posted before every game? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 1 hour ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: Whatever you think about what other teams can do, the fact is we are in a better position than them, and we’re a good team. There’s no logical need to worry. This thread would have half as many pages if we were all able to remain logical. We're third in the table with a 6-10 point lead on our rivals. We have a GD that is becoming more insurmountable by the week for all but Liverpool We have the 6th best home record and the 3rd best away record. We are the 3rd most in form side behind only City and Villa (7th in home form, 4th in away form). We've lost 4 games all season (two of them without our best player). 4 of our final 7 games are at home, including the hardest two (Arsenal and Brighton) 4 of our final 7 games are against teams battling relegation, which you could twist as a negative but the fact is those teams aren't very good Going back to Feb. 1 of last year we have been the 4th best team in the league (one point worse off than Liverpool) If you were a fan of a club chasing us the loss at Villa may have provided a glimmer of hope and then you watched Newcastle respond with arguably the best performance by anyone this season. At this point you're likely thinking a rash of injuries and suspensions are the only chance, or maybe you've turned your full attention to Manchester United who are already dealing with injuries, a worse GD, a difficult stretch coming up, and also a huge cup final to think about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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