Matt1892 Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 (edited) Newcastle 5-1 Aston Villa ✅ Man City 1-0 Newcastle ❌ Same points and +1 goal difference. Next up Liverpool. 22/23 score… Newcastle 0-2 Liverpool Edited August 20, 2023 by Matt1892 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 Was going to do a baseline tracker, but Matt got there first... Aston Villa (h) 5-1 v 4-0 City (a) 1-0 v 2-0 +0 points, +1 goal difference. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 Round 2 of fixtures has given me no reason whatsoever to change my prediction of top 3 this season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzy Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 Some pundits tipped Chelsea for Top 4 this season. They know nothing and have no idea what's happening just like everyone else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 Boehly is doing a wonderful job at Chelsea. Truly god's work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 How many games have they won since the takeover? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 2 minutes ago, Rich said: How many games have they won since the takeover? 11 PL. 14 in all competitions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 1 minute ago, HaydnNUFC said: 11 PL. 14 in all competitions. Chortle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 Can someone do that thing Nut did last season with the expected points tracker thing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLvOR Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 Early call which isn't exactly groundbreaking, but there's no way we're finishing behind that Chelsea side. Just hope we can smash Liverpool to pieces next week and set a marker down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 The media have a lot of respect for Poch. Much more than they do Howe. I really want Howe to show them all up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 1 hour ago, HaydnNUFC said: 11 PL. 14 in all competitions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegans Export Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 I've got a lot of time for Poch and I think he'll ultimately turn Chelsea into a top four (or five) team but by the time they get things clicking this season it may be too late to make a push for the Champions League places. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 Man Utd have looked absolutely piss poor in the first two games. I had them as top 4 again this year but not sure now, although they had a worse start last season too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Man Utd will be around the top towards the end of the season, and everybody will be just as perplexed as last season as to how tf they got there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stottie Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Bruno F, Rashford, Garnacho, and Antony have hit 27 shots, only four on target. None of them have scored. Only two games, but my suspicion is they'll need Hojlund to hit the ground running. Their team lacks goals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 10 hours ago, Decky said: Man Utd have looked absolutely piss poor in the first two games. I had them as top 4 again this year but not sure now, although they had a worse start last season too. Interested in why you thought they’d be top four this season? They were undeserving of their position last season and haven’t added to the team in any meaningful way. Casemiro is one year older/fatter. You’re right about this season so far, they’ve been shite, they have 3 more points than they deserve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geogaddi Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 It’s only 2 games in but Man City aside we have absolutely nothing to be scared of this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, Dr Venkman said: Interested in why you thought they’d be top four this season? They were undeserving of their position last season and haven’t added to the team in any meaningful way. Casemiro is one year older/fatter. You’re right about this season so far, they’ve been shite, they have 3 more points than they deserve. I don’t think Spurs and Chelsea will make it and thought we might drop off a bit with the extra games, but still finish 5th. Had Man Utd fluking their way to 4th. Based on the start of the season though I could see us being top 4 again no bother. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 I think this next game against Liverpool is the true measure of where we are at this season. You kind of expect to lose to City at their place and it’s a bit of a free hit. And we still managed to keep it to one goal despite not really turning up. Next week is big and I hope we absolutely trounce them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Dr Venkman said: Interested in why you thought they’d be top four this season? They were undeserving of their position last season and haven’t added to the team in any meaningful way. Casemiro is one year older/fatter. You’re right about this season so far, they’ve been shite, they have 3 more points than they deserve. You're never undeserving of your league position. It's 38 games. There are no flukes. I would say we finished third last season because we kept the most clean sheets out of anyone which allowed us win 23 games despite not having a #9 who could score goals. Worth noting we played 24 games outside of the Premier League as well last year, and had a lot of injuries towards the end of the season. To say we were undeserving of third is utter nonsense. Which leads me on to your next point of not adding to the team in any meaningful way... We've replaced Wout Weghorst with Rasmus Hojlund. De Gea was receiving a lot of criticism last season for his ability to play out from the back. We've replaced him with a keeper who has elite distribution. We were light in midfield and signed a midfielder in Mount. Mount hasn't started well, but come on, he's played two games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLvOR Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 6 minutes ago, Froggy said: You're never undeserving of your league position. It's 38 games. There are no flukes I'd argue we were pretty fucking lucky under Steve Bruce and finished higher than we should have Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fountain Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 17 minutes ago, Froggy said: You're never undeserving of your league position. It's 38 games. There are no flukes. I would say we finished third last season because we kept the most clean sheets out of anyone which allowed us win 23 games despite not having a #9 who could score goals. Worth noting we played 24 games outside of the Premier League as well last year, and had a lot of injuries towards the end of the season. To say we were undeserving of third is utter nonsense. Which leads me on to your next point of not adding to the team in any meaningful way... We've replaced Wout Weghorst with Rasmus Hojlund. De Gea was receiving a lot of criticism last season for his ability to play out from the back. We've replaced him with a keeper who has elite distribution. We were light in midfield and signed a midfielder in Mount. Mount hasn't started well, but come on, he's played two games. I agree a league position is the best metric there is in determining ability. Your defence is sound and hopefully Hojlund is shite and you still struggle to score goals? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 7 minutes ago, The Fountain said: I agree a league position is the best metric there is in determining ability. Your defence is sound and hopefully Hojlund is shite and you still struggle to score goals? Aye if Hojlund flops we're in major trouble. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lish007 Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Man utd had teething problems at the start of last season and quickly changed form. We went through long periods of poor form only then to hit everyone we played for 4/5 goals in a row. Too early to judge right now, it's a long season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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