Quote from: Mister E on March 12, 2021, 09:17:33 AM

Based on form to date, an additional 18.
Based on an optimistic view of the games ahead, an additional 26. This was my immediate estimate.
A more pessimistic analysis of what's in front of us means more like 13. This may occur if JG takes longer to return than early April and if Smith decides to blood some 2 or 3 youngsters, for experience.

Who said something about hedging you bets?!

We've got 14 points from the last 12 games, and we've got mostly got harder games to come than we had in the last 12, with Spurs x 2, Everton x 2, Liverpool, Man City, Man U and Chelsea. That's 8 games where we're playing teams in the top 8, compared to 4 teams who were in the top 8 when we played them in the last 12 games we've had. I can see the season going out with a bit of a whimper to be honest, which would be a shame.

True but you assume that our early-season form does not bounce back - which it may as the newer players become more EPL-savvy.

12

It will be tough if we have no Jack for rest of season or if he isnt available for selection till may.
Then that would be 10- 15 pts max.

Though I'm thinking 20+pts as we pick up form and that's possible with the quality of squad and having improved from last season can give anyone a game and win.
There isn't any time outside of Man City to fear and are capable of winning matches when we click.

Up the Villa

No chance will we get anywhere near 20 pts with the form were in and fixtures left.

We should be good for 6 points from the stripey twats and Palace, but other than that it's hard to see where any wins are going to come from.

On current form I see only between 6 to 8 points from our remaining matches.
Hope the team prove me wrong but, since Xmas we have really struggled to score. Even in the last couple of matches, when Jack played, we weren’t exactly setting the world alight. Also wish that Dean could tweak the formation occasionally instead of just like for like subs.