Fixture Changes.

Just please get results v Arsenal and city. Thank you in advance

The United loss did us one favour yesterday. I still maintain that we will probably come out of these tougher games in not so bad shape, as more than likely we'll raise our game. Even if we don't, we still have a couple of outs. Villa can mess up their games, and 5th place might well be enough for CL anyway.

comment by Irishred (U2539)
posted 2 minutes ago
Just please get results v Arsenal and city. Thank you in advance
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Draws are possible. Wins I don't think are. Same against Liverpool.

comment by Spurtle (U1608)
posted 7 seconds ago
The United loss did us one favour yesterday. I still maintain that we will probably come out of these tougher games in not so bad shape, as more than likely we'll raise our game. Even if we don't, we still have a couple of outs. Villa can mess up their games, and 5th place might well be enough for CL anyway.
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We've actually got a really good record against the top six this year. Logic says that if you struggle against lower teams, you're going to really struggle against the higher ones but the tactical difference means we should have more space in behind, which is where we tend to get joy. Saying that, we are definitely weaker than we were in the first half of the season so defensively we could get torn to shreds. That's why I think we can nick a draw here and there but not wins.

comment by fridgeboy (U1053)
posted 16 minutes ago
comment by Striketeam7 - There used to be a football club over there (U18109)
posted 16 minutes ago
I fancy us at home to Arsenal and away at Chelsea - I could see 4 points from those games. If we beat Forest, Burnley, Sheff U, take a point at Newcastle and get 4 points from the others then that leaves us on 71. United would have to win 8 from 9 to catch us - that ain’t happening in my opinion
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I think if United lose on Sunday and we win then that's 12 points ahead with seven to play. We can lose four matches back to back and still be ahead on goal difference, even if they win every game. I won't be worried about United unless they beat Liverpool and we stumble at home to Forest.

I'm thinking more about Villa. How catchable are they? They've got a max of 3 difficult games left, we have 5. I can't quite see us getting there personally. We'd need at least two of those tricky fixtures to be wins to make that happen. That's why I'm relying on the coefficient thing. Although saying that, now that I know that the system is changing and that we can't drop into the Europa League from the CL, part of me would rather be in a competition we can win, rather than making up the numbers in a league of giants.
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Thanks, people post entire season predictions on here yet me discussing what I think we might do over the final 9 games is too much of a stretch - you couldn’t make it up.

I just don’t think we will catch Villa, I felt that after the Fulham loss. They have the bit between their teeth and Emery is canny, he will get them through the run in and they will finish a couple of points in front of us

comment by Striketeam7 - There used to be a football club over there (U18109)
posted 20 seconds ago
comment by fridgeboy (U1053)
posted 16 minutes ago
comment by Striketeam7 - There used to be a football club over there (U18109)
posted 16 minutes ago
I fancy us at home to Arsenal and away at Chelsea - I could see 4 points from those games. If we beat Forest, Burnley, Sheff U, take a point at Newcastle and get 4 points from the others then that leaves us on 71. United would have to win 8 from 9 to catch us - that ain’t happening in my opinion
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I think if United lose on Sunday and we win then that's 12 points ahead with seven to play. We can lose four matches back to back and still be ahead on goal difference, even if they win every game. I won't be worried about United unless they beat Liverpool and we stumble at home to Forest.

I'm thinking more about Villa. How catchable are they? They've got a max of 3 difficult games left, we have 5. I can't quite see us getting there personally. We'd need at least two of those tricky fixtures to be wins to make that happen. That's why I'm relying on the coefficient thing. Although saying that, now that I know that the system is changing and that we can't drop into the Europa League from the CL, part of me would rather be in a competition we can win, rather than making up the numbers in a league of giants.
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Thanks, people post entire season predictions on here yet me discussing what I think we might do over the final 9 games is too much of a stretch - you couldn’t make it up.

I just don’t think we will catch Villa, I felt that after the Fulham loss. They have the bit between their teeth and Emery is canny, he will get them through the run in and they will finish a couple of points in front of us
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Don't rise to it. They're not contradicting you because you're wrong, they just want a reaction. Just ignore them.

comment by fridgeboy (U1053)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Spurtle (U1608)
posted 7 seconds ago
The United loss did us one favour yesterday. I still maintain that we will probably come out of these tougher games in not so bad shape, as more than likely we'll raise our game. Even if we don't, we still have a couple of outs. Villa can mess up their games, and 5th place might well be enough for CL anyway.
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We've actually got a really good record against the top six this year. Logic says that if you struggle against lower teams, you're going to really struggle against the higher ones but the tactical difference means we should have more space in behind, which is where we tend to get joy. Saying that, we are definitely weaker than we were in the first half of the season so defensively we could get torn to shreds. That's why I think we can nick a draw here and there but not wins.
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Agreed, also I feel the rescheduling helps us. Chelsea will be knackered and are 10th - we can get at them, Newcastle are injury ravaged and concede too many like us. Arsenal are due their falter now, we’re in a much better place than last season I think we will get a draw.

City should be a write off, but we’ve won it 4 years running and we seem to have a lot of luck against them in general.

Liverpool - if we’re 1-0 with 10 mins to go then we will have 4 pens against and 2 sendings off, no way Liverpool won’t be allowed to win that game given what happened earlier in the season - I won’t even watch that one, it’s a waste of time.

comment by fridgeboy (U1053)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by Spurtle (U1608)
posted 7 seconds ago
The United loss did us one favour yesterday. I still maintain that we will probably come out of these tougher games in not so bad shape, as more than likely we'll raise our game. Even if we don't, we still have a couple of outs. Villa can mess up their games, and 5th place might well be enough for CL anyway.
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We've actually got a really good record against the top six this year. Logic says that if you struggle against lower teams, you're going to really struggle against the higher ones but the tactical difference means we should have more space in behind, which is where we tend to get joy. Saying that, we are definitely weaker than we were in the first half of the season so defensively we could get torn to shreds. That's why I think we can nick a draw here and there but not wins.
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Yes indeed. It points to why we did so well against Villa. For one it maybe gives us more freedom and attacking opportunities against teams that really need to give it a go themselves, and for another there is less chance that we'd underestimate our opposition because we know they are top teams performing well.

So far what we've been doing in this league campaign backs it up - draws to Arsenal and City, wins against Villa and Liverpool, while against mid-table teams Brighton, Fulham and Chelsea we got hammered.

comment by Irishred (U2539)
posted 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
Just please get results v Arsenal and city. Thank you in advance
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Or even just one of them. Every little helps.

comment by fridgeboy (U1053)
posted 3 hours, 2 minutes ago
comment by Striketeam7 - There used to be a football club over there (U18109)
posted 20 seconds ago
comment by fridgeboy (U1053)
posted 16 minutes ago
comment by Striketeam7 - There used to be a football club over there (U18109)
posted 16 minutes ago
I fancy us at home to Arsenal and away at Chelsea - I could see 4 points from those games. If we beat Forest, Burnley, Sheff U, take a point at Newcastle and get 4 points from the others then that leaves us on 71. United would have to win 8 from 9 to catch us - that ain’t happening in my opinion
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I think if United lose on Sunday and we win then that's 12 points ahead with seven to play. We can lose four matches back to back and still be ahead on goal difference, even if they win every game. I won't be worried about United unless they beat Liverpool and we stumble at home to Forest.

I'm thinking more about Villa. How catchable are they? They've got a max of 3 difficult games left, we have 5. I can't quite see us getting there personally. We'd need at least two of those tricky fixtures to be wins to make that happen. That's why I'm relying on the coefficient thing. Although saying that, now that I know that the system is changing and that we can't drop into the Europa League from the CL, part of me would rather be in a competition we can win, rather than making up the numbers in a league of giants.
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Thanks, people post entire season predictions on here yet me discussing what I think we might do over the final 9 games is too much of a stretch - you couldn’t make it up.

I just don’t think we will catch Villa, I felt that after the Fulham loss. They have the bit between their teeth and Emery is canny, he will get them through the run in and they will finish a couple of points in front of us
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Don't rise to it. They're not contradicting you because you're wrong, they just want a reaction. Just ignore them.
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Ffs you 2 still got a love affair going on over your lust for arsenal and west hame to win in europe so that we can get champions league coming in 5th ffs. So desperate