My prediction:
Chelsea (a) L
West Ham (h) D
Bolton (a) W
Everton (a) W
Spurs (h) W
Besiktas (h) W
Soton (a) D
Besiktas (a) D
None of them look gimmes. Could shape our season. Hopefully that ill be in a good way. I'm not expecting too much too early but it would be amazing if Sturridge did actually start scoring straight away.
I would take this:
Chelsea D 1-1 (win on pens)
West Ham W
Bolton D (win on pens)
Everton W
Spurs W
Besiktas W
Saints D
Besiktas D
What I think will happen is this:
Chelsea L
West Ham W
Bolton W
Everton D
Spurs W
Besiktas W
Saints L
Besiktas L (scrape through on agg)
I bet you would!
Got to beat Everton for starters. I'd say Spurs as well.
But that's if we're going all out for the league? Are we? Should we?
After this weekend the FA cup is wide open. I feel that the Europa is a more than realistic chance of qualifying for the CL. However I don't think the CL is as important for us as e have seemingly missed out on top players anyway.
I'd love a cup or two. If we can keep the group together we should be able challenge near the top in the next few seasons anyway if players reach their potential.
If's and buts of course.
comment by Robbing_Hoody - I taught Markovic to play wing... (U6374)
posted 3 minutes ago
None of them look gimmes. Could shape our season. Hopefully that ill be in a good way. I'm not expecting too much too early but it would be amazing if Sturridge did actually start scoring straight away.
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I reckon he will, he tends to make an instant impact. Remember last season, he was out for 3 months with ankle ligament damage, came on vs Stoke and scored and assisted. Then went on to score in 8 (?) games in a row or something.
Will also give the rest of the team a massive boost.
Better not get facking injured again
I should say more than realistic into comparison with coming 4th.
comment by righteous1 (U7048)
posted 6 minutes ago
I would take this:
Chelsea D 1-1 (win on pens)
West Ham W
Bolton D (win on pens)
Everton W
Spurs W
Besiktas W
Saints D
Besiktas D
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Your going to lose at least 2 of games. Just because your on a decent run doesn't mean that you will win them all.
You will lose at Chelsea, Besiktas and Southampton away. You will draw at Everton and West Ham and you will win the rest for me.
I'm not sure at this stage how much we should be looking at the Europa league, it's a very difficult competition to win and BR has been poor tactically in Europe, I just don't see it happening.
There's a good chance we will know whether we are realistic top four contenders in the league before we play Besiktas with those key games though. We could be in a situation where the Europa is a last chance saloon, hopefully that doesn't happen though.
Game glorious game (U20286)
Your going to lose at least 2 of games. Just because your on a decent run doesn't mean that you will win them all.
You will lose at Chelsea, Besiktas and Southampton away. You will draw at Everton and West Ham and you will win the rest for me.
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Shhhuuuuuu TFU. There is a big winking emoticon to show that we know we're going to lose some. It's a feel good thread bud. Calm down.
comment by Game glorious game (U20286)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by righteous1 (U7048)
posted 6 minutes ago
I would take this:
Chelsea D 1-1 (win on pens)
West Ham W
Bolton D (win on pens)
Everton W
Spurs W
Besiktas W
Saints D
Besiktas D
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Your going to lose at least 2 of games.Just because your on a decent run doesn't mean that you will win them all.
You will lose at Chelsea, Besiktas and Southampton away. You will draw at Everton and West Ham and you will win the rest for me.
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Just saying it how it is. You need to be the one to calm down if anything. I don't think there is any harm in being realistic.
Why do people think Brendan has been poor in Europe? We were equally as poor in the league at the time and I don't remember him being so bad tactically his first time round.
Seems a bit of a soundbite to me.
comment by Game glorious game (U20286)
posted 2 minutes ago
Just saying it how it is. You need to be the one to calm down if anything. I don't think there is any harm in being realistic.
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Are you autistic. Of course it's unrealistic. That's why there is a big winking emoticon. We'll lose Tuesday I would have thought.
Is there any reason to be so insulting? I understand why the winking face was there and I was being realistic, no matter what the article's purpose is.
Settle down ffs
Oh bore off. You came on here to laugh at people and look a mug. We know we're not going to win them all.
comment by Game glorious game (U20286)
posted 15 minutes ago
comment by righteous1 (U7048)
posted 6 minutes ago
I would take this:
Chelsea D 1-1 (win on pens)
West Ham W
Bolton D (win on pens)
Everton W
Spurs W
Besiktas W
Saints D
Besiktas D
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Your going to lose at least 2 of games.Just because your on a decent run doesn't mean that you will win them all.
You will lose at Chelsea, Besiktas and Southampton away. You will draw at Everton and West Ham and you will win the rest for me.
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No ones even said we'd win them all. Isn't there a motorway you can go and play on nearby?
Christ the Game fella is a right whopper.
He won't last the week.
I agree about Rodgers and Europe, Robbing.
I think because he is a young manager and we didn't get through people are just putting 2 and 2 together. They are not related though for me.
We got knocked out because we played really badly in basically every group game, not because he was tactically naive. Even playing really badly we still almost got through.
We have played absolutely miles better in the last month, no reason why we can't take that form into the Europa and if we do we will do some damage.
It's a tough competition but the prize is massive. Winning the Europa would be better for the club and players than getting knocked out early and finishing 4 IMO.
One would forgiven for thinking with the way we've played over the last month or so that Sturridge is the missing piece of the jigsaw. I feel we could go on a very good run.
It's gonna be very difficult against Chelsea and not having a goalscorer in the first like will likely cost us, however the like to defend against the big teams but will have to come at us at home and we are set up well on the counter at the moment. Would be great if we could reach the final and go through in the FA Cup with a few of the big guns eliminated already.
I have high hopes in the Europa too. Maybe focusing on the cups is the way to go this season. The next few weeks will shape that but I'm confident we have hit some form and more importantly have began to perform as a team at just the right time.
I personally don't go with this Europa and Cups only business. We should go all out for a top 4 place and get top 4 on a regular basis and from there launch title challenges.
I'm not saying we become another Arsenal, cups are great for the City and Fans, if we can still win them on the way to getting 4th - all the better.
Chelsea L
West Ham D
Bolton L
Everton D
Spurs W
Besiktas W
Saints D
Besiktas D
comment by SM67 (U19913)
posted 1 hour, 56 minutes ago
Chelsea L
West Ham D
Bolton L
Everton D
Spurs W
Besiktas W
Saints D
Besiktas D
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Chelsea W
West Ham W
Bolton W
Everton W
Spurs W
Besiktas D
Saints L
Besiktas D
A caveat to this though. I think the Bolton game showed that our strength in depth is not great.
I like Manquillo but I don't think he is a very good footballer. Enrique looks a stone over weight to me and Allen coming in again added nothing. BR obviously does not think Rossiter is ready otherwise he would have given him minutes in a home tie against lower league oppo I would have thought.
Due to playing 3 CB's we could be a little light there but they should be able to play most games.
Overall though taking Moreno and Markovic/ Henderson on the right really effects our attacking patterns.
We're well stocked at No10 though!
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posted on 25/1/15
My prediction:
Chelsea (a) L
West Ham (h) D
Bolton (a) W
Everton (a) W
Spurs (h) W
Besiktas (h) W
Soton (a) D
Besiktas (a) D
posted on 25/1/15
None of them look gimmes. Could shape our season. Hopefully that ill be in a good way. I'm not expecting too much too early but it would be amazing if Sturridge did actually start scoring straight away.
posted on 25/1/15
I would take this:
Chelsea D 1-1 (win on pens)
West Ham W
Bolton D (win on pens)
Everton W
Spurs W
Besiktas W
Saints D
Besiktas D
posted on 25/1/15
What I think will happen is this:
Chelsea L
West Ham W
Bolton W
Everton D
Spurs W
Besiktas W
Saints L
Besiktas L (scrape through on agg)
posted on 25/1/15
I bet you would!
Got to beat Everton for starters. I'd say Spurs as well.
But that's if we're going all out for the league? Are we? Should we?
After this weekend the FA cup is wide open. I feel that the Europa is a more than realistic chance of qualifying for the CL. However I don't think the CL is as important for us as e have seemingly missed out on top players anyway.
I'd love a cup or two. If we can keep the group together we should be able challenge near the top in the next few seasons anyway if players reach their potential.
If's and buts of course.
posted on 25/1/15
comment by Robbing_Hoody - I taught Markovic to play wing... (U6374)
posted 3 minutes ago
None of them look gimmes. Could shape our season. Hopefully that ill be in a good way. I'm not expecting too much too early but it would be amazing if Sturridge did actually start scoring straight away.
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I reckon he will, he tends to make an instant impact. Remember last season, he was out for 3 months with ankle ligament damage, came on vs Stoke and scored and assisted. Then went on to score in 8 (?) games in a row or something.
Will also give the rest of the team a massive boost.
Better not get facking injured again
posted on 25/1/15
I should say more than realistic into comparison with coming 4th.
posted on 25/1/15
comment by righteous1 (U7048)
posted 6 minutes ago
I would take this:
Chelsea D 1-1 (win on pens)
West Ham W
Bolton D (win on pens)
Everton W
Spurs W
Besiktas W
Saints D
Besiktas D
-------------------------------------
Your going to lose at least 2 of games. Just because your on a decent run doesn't mean that you will win them all.
You will lose at Chelsea, Besiktas and Southampton away. You will draw at Everton and West Ham and you will win the rest for me.
posted on 25/1/15
I'm not sure at this stage how much we should be looking at the Europa league, it's a very difficult competition to win and BR has been poor tactically in Europe, I just don't see it happening.
There's a good chance we will know whether we are realistic top four contenders in the league before we play Besiktas with those key games though. We could be in a situation where the Europa is a last chance saloon, hopefully that doesn't happen though.
posted on 25/1/15
Game glorious game (U20286)
Your going to lose at least 2 of games. Just because your on a decent run doesn't mean that you will win them all.
You will lose at Chelsea, Besiktas and Southampton away. You will draw at Everton and West Ham and you will win the rest for me.
----------------------
Shhhuuuuuu TFU. There is a big winking emoticon to show that we know we're going to lose some. It's a feel good thread bud. Calm down.
posted on 25/1/15
comment by Game glorious game (U20286)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by righteous1 (U7048)
posted 6 minutes ago
I would take this:
Chelsea D 1-1 (win on pens)
West Ham W
Bolton D (win on pens)
Everton W
Spurs W
Besiktas W
Saints D
Besiktas D
-------------------------------------
Your going to lose at least 2 of games.Just because your on a decent run doesn't mean that you will win them all.
You will lose at Chelsea, Besiktas and Southampton away. You will draw at Everton and West Ham and you will win the rest for me.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
It didn't take long for us to suss you out as a poorly disguised Wum, at least your not trying to hide it now. Come on then, what are your other accounts, Maestro, whitewall, RC?
Expose this fraud admin
posted on 25/1/15
Just saying it how it is. You need to be the one to calm down if anything. I don't think there is any harm in being realistic.
posted on 25/1/15
Why do people think Brendan has been poor in Europe? We were equally as poor in the league at the time and I don't remember him being so bad tactically his first time round.
Seems a bit of a soundbite to me.
posted on 25/1/15
comment by Game glorious game (U20286)
posted 2 minutes ago
Just saying it how it is. You need to be the one to calm down if anything. I don't think there is any harm in being realistic.
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Are you autistic. Of course it's unrealistic. That's why there is a big winking emoticon. We'll lose Tuesday I would have thought.
posted on 25/1/15
Is there any reason to be so insulting? I understand why the winking face was there and I was being realistic, no matter what the article's purpose is.
Settle down ffs
posted on 25/1/15
Oh bore off. You came on here to laugh at people and look a mug. We know we're not going to win them all.
posted on 25/1/15
comment by Game glorious game (U20286)
posted 15 minutes ago
comment by righteous1 (U7048)
posted 6 minutes ago
I would take this:
Chelsea D 1-1 (win on pens)
West Ham W
Bolton D (win on pens)
Everton W
Spurs W
Besiktas W
Saints D
Besiktas D
-------------------------------------
Your going to lose at least 2 of games.Just because your on a decent run doesn't mean that you will win them all.
You will lose at Chelsea, Besiktas and Southampton away. You will draw at Everton and West Ham and you will win the rest for me.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
No ones even said we'd win them all. Isn't there a motorway you can go and play on nearby?
posted on 25/1/15
Christ the Game fella is a right whopper.
He won't last the week.
posted on 25/1/15
I agree about Rodgers and Europe, Robbing.
I think because he is a young manager and we didn't get through people are just putting 2 and 2 together. They are not related though for me.
We got knocked out because we played really badly in basically every group game, not because he was tactically naive. Even playing really badly we still almost got through.
We have played absolutely miles better in the last month, no reason why we can't take that form into the Europa and if we do we will do some damage.
It's a tough competition but the prize is massive. Winning the Europa would be better for the club and players than getting knocked out early and finishing 4 IMO.
posted on 25/1/15
One would forgiven for thinking with the way we've played over the last month or so that Sturridge is the missing piece of the jigsaw. I feel we could go on a very good run.
It's gonna be very difficult against Chelsea and not having a goalscorer in the first like will likely cost us, however the like to defend against the big teams but will have to come at us at home and we are set up well on the counter at the moment. Would be great if we could reach the final and go through in the FA Cup with a few of the big guns eliminated already.
I have high hopes in the Europa too. Maybe focusing on the cups is the way to go this season. The next few weeks will shape that but I'm confident we have hit some form and more importantly have began to perform as a team at just the right time.
posted on 26/1/15
I personally don't go with this Europa and Cups only business. We should go all out for a top 4 place and get top 4 on a regular basis and from there launch title challenges.
I'm not saying we become another Arsenal, cups are great for the City and Fans, if we can still win them on the way to getting 4th - all the better.
posted on 26/1/15
Chelsea L
West Ham D
Bolton L
Everton D
Spurs W
Besiktas W
Saints D
Besiktas D
posted on 26/1/15
comment by SM67 (U19913)
posted 1 hour, 56 minutes ago
Chelsea L
West Ham D
Bolton L
Everton D
Spurs W
Besiktas W
Saints D
Besiktas D
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posted on 26/1/15
Chelsea W
West Ham W
Bolton W
Everton W
Spurs W
Besiktas D
Saints L
Besiktas D
A caveat to this though. I think the Bolton game showed that our strength in depth is not great.
I like Manquillo but I don't think he is a very good footballer. Enrique looks a stone over weight to me and Allen coming in again added nothing. BR obviously does not think Rossiter is ready otherwise he would have given him minutes in a home tie against lower league oppo I would have thought.
Due to playing 3 CB's we could be a little light there but they should be able to play most games.
Overall though taking Moreno and Markovic/ Henderson on the right really effects our attacking patterns.
We're well stocked at No10 though!
posted on 26/1/15
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