Hey OP, remember when you negated my comment when I said this season top 3/4/5 will bunch up and it will be tight and you said no
i was sure the effects (tiredness, injuries, fixture pile-ups etc) from a WC in the middle of the season
would cause this.
Never mind, it's been a weird season tbh. Other than City winning it..yet again!
The demise of certain clubs may take long time to recover from too.
The bottom half of the league is actually on form best on exactly the worst clubs overall. Not much of a surprise there too imo.
The surprise is how well Brentford, Villa, and Brighton have done. Newcastle was just a matter of time.
It hasn't bunched up though.
"A Spurs side who look like they are actively trying to
avoid Europe".... I see what you are doing there DJ
Also, morespurs, you said 1-5 would bunch up not 3-5.
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 5 minutes ago
Also, morespurs, you said 1-5 would bunch up not 3-5.
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Unlucky DJ but still a progressive season. Just ran out of steam at the end. Will probably be at least a 15 point difference between the 2 halves of the season for ye
City are relentless (I know) and you can afford minimal slip ups
If Brighton win today they wrap up the Europa spot so I expect they will be on the beach next Sunday at Villa - not that it matters as we seemed to finish months ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 12 minutes ago
Also, morespurs, you said 1-5 would bunch up not 3-5.
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Ah, close though...Tbh, I think at the time I said, I didn't think Arsenal and City would keep up a good pace to their points accumulation.
Arsenal until a few weeks ago, did push City all the way, both fighting for each point and matching each other each did push them apart from the chasing group.
I have to say I don't know how Pep does it, but he seems always to get that more extra from his players, more than any other manager.
In the end, Arsenal don't have the depth required and this was obvious to many pundits who mentioned this.
In your other observation, yes I think inadvertently by being a very easy side to beat, Spurs are avoiding all European routes next season. It's been a season that started with promise, but lack of quality in the middle, where long term injuries to Bentancur and Lloris, told on the side and the side just nose dived from s really dizzy height tbh.
Conte's rant was precurser because he could see that with the new injury to Bentancur, the side had no quality left in the midfield to drive forward the attack. Hobby and Skippy, sound like two Aussie kangaroos are not players who can show metal and legs in the final run of any season.
Never mind like they right? You had a fantastic season this time. Like Del boy used to say "this time next year, Rodney"....
* lack of quality in the middle : Should read lack of quality in side
For pure excitement, although unlikely, would be good if Leicester and Leeds both won today
Well tomorrow in Leicester's case, but you get my drift
Another good article D’J. Nice to know what’s to play for when making bets.
Excellent article. I look at the table but don't bother about the ramifications except for my own team.
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 5 seconds ago
Excellent article. I look at the table but don't bother about the ramifications except for my own team.
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Good grief, how could someone one star it.
My articles come with an automatic one star rating.
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
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Any admirers?
Usually it is teams who can't score who go down, but Leicester and Leeds have blown that out the window by the looks of it. Leicester will probably score 50+ and go down, that is pretty mad.
comment by Shinjury list (U1700)
posted 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
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Nah, just cowards who haven't got the balls to comment. Sad little victims who have been bullied all their lives and grown up to be child molesting freaks.
I am going to go out on a limb here and say we will add to the last day drama by getting beat by Chelsea midweek.
It is the kind of thing we would do to our fans.
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
comment by Shinjury list (U1700)
posted 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
My articles come with an automatic one star rating.
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Any admirers?
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Nah, just cowards who haven't got the balls to comment. Sad little victims who have been bullied all their lives and grown up to be child molesting freaks.
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You can’t be far of the mark, if someone is just 1 starring for fun.
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 53 seconds ago
I am going to go out on a limb here and say we will add to the last day drama by getting beat by Chelsea midweek.
It is the kind of thing we would do to our fans.
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Sky would love that tbf. Being able to show Man Utd and Liverpool is their dream scenario!
comment by Shinjury list (U1700)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
comment by Shinjury list (U1700)
posted 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
My articles come with an automatic one star rating.
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Any admirers?
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Nah, just cowards who haven't got the balls to comment. Sad little victims who have been bullied all their lives and grown up to be child molesting freaks.
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You can’t be far of the mark, if someone is just 1 starring for fun.
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Off*
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 6 minutes ago
I am going to go out on a limb here and say we will add to the last day drama by getting beat by Chelsea midweek.
It is the kind of thing we would do to our fans.
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The reverse-psychologist/doom-monger in me agrees.
We’ve had hardly anything versus Chelsea; feels like that anyway after many years battling with them.
Barring that Terry slip. The only slip that could ever better Stevie G’s.
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 53 seconds ago
I am going to go out on a limb here and say we will add to the last day drama by getting beat by Chelsea midweek.
It is the kind of thing we would do to our fans.
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Sky would love that tbf. Being able to show Man Utd and Liverpool is their dream scenario!
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To be fair, the Prem do love Penited and LiVARpool.
And I love Billy for coming up with those. Even as a United fan, you can see why.
Football, bloody hell!!
Can see why fans get irate about this stuff.
I haven’t stat checked billy on any of it.
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 42 minutes ago
I am going to go out on a limb here and say we will add to the last day drama by getting beat by Chelsea midweek.
It is the kind of thing we would do to our fans.
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I worry about the Fulham game more. Which will be a tough game for United. Mitrovic and Co will be back to avenge the game they should have easily won in the FA Cup at OT where he lost his mind and chucked it all away. So if we don't get anything out of the Chelsea game we could be back for an interesting afternoon on Saturday.
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posted on 21/5/23
Hey OP, remember when you negated my comment when I said this season top 3/4/5 will bunch up and it will be tight and you said no
i was sure the effects (tiredness, injuries, fixture pile-ups etc) from a WC in the middle of the season
would cause this.
Never mind, it's been a weird season tbh. Other than City winning it..yet again!
The demise of certain clubs may take long time to recover from too.
The bottom half of the league is actually on form best on exactly the worst clubs overall. Not much of a surprise there too imo.
The surprise is how well Brentford, Villa, and Brighton have done. Newcastle was just a matter of time.
posted on 21/5/23
It hasn't bunched up though.
posted on 21/5/23
"A Spurs side who look like they are actively trying to
avoid Europe".... I see what you are doing there DJ
posted on 21/5/23
Also, morespurs, you said 1-5 would bunch up not 3-5.
posted on 21/5/23
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 5 minutes ago
Also, morespurs, you said 1-5 would bunch up not 3-5.
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Unlucky DJ but still a progressive season. Just ran out of steam at the end. Will probably be at least a 15 point difference between the 2 halves of the season for ye
City are relentless (I know) and you can afford minimal slip ups
posted on 21/5/23
If Brighton win today they wrap up the Europa spot so I expect they will be on the beach next Sunday at Villa - not that it matters as we seemed to finish months ago
posted on 21/5/23
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 12 minutes ago
Also, morespurs, you said 1-5 would bunch up not 3-5.
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Ah, close though...Tbh, I think at the time I said, I didn't think Arsenal and City would keep up a good pace to their points accumulation.
Arsenal until a few weeks ago, did push City all the way, both fighting for each point and matching each other each did push them apart from the chasing group.
I have to say I don't know how Pep does it, but he seems always to get that more extra from his players, more than any other manager.
In the end, Arsenal don't have the depth required and this was obvious to many pundits who mentioned this.
In your other observation, yes I think inadvertently by being a very easy side to beat, Spurs are avoiding all European routes next season. It's been a season that started with promise, but lack of quality in the middle, where long term injuries to Bentancur and Lloris, told on the side and the side just nose dived from s really dizzy height tbh.
Conte's rant was precurser because he could see that with the new injury to Bentancur, the side had no quality left in the midfield to drive forward the attack. Hobby and Skippy, sound like two Aussie kangaroos are not players who can show metal and legs in the final run of any season.
Never mind like they right? You had a fantastic season this time. Like Del boy used to say "this time next year, Rodney"....
posted on 21/5/23
* lack of quality in the middle : Should read lack of quality in side
posted on 21/5/23
For pure excitement, although unlikely, would be good if Leicester and Leeds both won today
posted on 21/5/23
Well tomorrow in Leicester's case, but you get my drift
posted on 21/5/23
Another good article D’J. Nice to know what’s to play for when making bets.
posted on 21/5/23
Excellent article. I look at the table but don't bother about the ramifications except for my own team.
posted on 21/5/23
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 5 seconds ago
Excellent article. I look at the table but don't bother about the ramifications except for my own team.
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Good grief, how could someone one star it.
posted on 21/5/23
My articles come with an automatic one star rating.
posted on 21/5/23
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
My articles come with an automatic one star rating.
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Any admirers?
posted on 21/5/23
Usually it is teams who can't score who go down, but Leicester and Leeds have blown that out the window by the looks of it. Leicester will probably score 50+ and go down, that is pretty mad.
posted on 21/5/23
comment by Shinjury list (U1700)
posted 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
My articles come with an automatic one star rating.
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Any admirers?
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Nah, just cowards who haven't got the balls to comment. Sad little victims who have been bullied all their lives and grown up to be child molesting freaks.
posted on 21/5/23
I am going to go out on a limb here and say we will add to the last day drama by getting beat by Chelsea midweek.
It is the kind of thing we would do to our fans.
posted on 21/5/23
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
comment by Shinjury list (U1700)
posted 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
My articles come with an automatic one star rating.
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Any admirers?
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Nah, just cowards who haven't got the balls to comment. Sad little victims who have been bullied all their lives and grown up to be child molesting freaks.
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You can’t be far of the mark, if someone is just 1 starring for fun.
posted on 21/5/23
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 53 seconds ago
I am going to go out on a limb here and say we will add to the last day drama by getting beat by Chelsea midweek.
It is the kind of thing we would do to our fans.
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Sky would love that tbf. Being able to show Man Utd and Liverpool is their dream scenario!
posted on 21/5/23
comment by Shinjury list (U1700)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
comment by Shinjury list (U1700)
posted 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
My articles come with an automatic one star rating.
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Any admirers?
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Nah, just cowards who haven't got the balls to comment. Sad little victims who have been bullied all their lives and grown up to be child molesting freaks.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
You can’t be far of the mark, if someone is just 1 starring for fun.
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Off*
posted on 21/5/23
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 6 minutes ago
I am going to go out on a limb here and say we will add to the last day drama by getting beat by Chelsea midweek.
It is the kind of thing we would do to our fans.
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The reverse-psychologist/doom-monger in me agrees.
We’ve had hardly anything versus Chelsea; feels like that anyway after many years battling with them.
Barring that Terry slip. The only slip that could ever better Stevie G’s.
posted on 21/5/23
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 53 seconds ago
I am going to go out on a limb here and say we will add to the last day drama by getting beat by Chelsea midweek.
It is the kind of thing we would do to our fans.
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Sky would love that tbf. Being able to show Man Utd and Liverpool is their dream scenario!
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To be fair, the Prem do love Penited and LiVARpool.
And I love Billy for coming up with those. Even as a United fan, you can see why.
Football, bloody hell!!
posted on 21/5/23
Can see why fans get irate about this stuff.
I haven’t stat checked billy on any of it.
posted on 21/5/23
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 42 minutes ago
I am going to go out on a limb here and say we will add to the last day drama by getting beat by Chelsea midweek.
It is the kind of thing we would do to our fans.
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I worry about the Fulham game more. Which will be a tough game for United. Mitrovic and Co will be back to avenge the game they should have easily won in the FA Cup at OT where he lost his mind and chucked it all away. So if we don't get anything out of the Chelsea game we could be back for an interesting afternoon on Saturday.
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