This is the season...

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A point clawed back on Norwich, Swansea and Sunderland with Bournemouth and Newcastle getting two further.

It was a good point at Southampton.  We've lost two of the past three there and conceded an average of 4 a game, with last seasons whacking fresh in the mind. You're far more likely to pick up a positive result off the back of one, so we'll see how we get on against Arsenal.

[ChicagoLion]

The depressing thing is we were close to getting that illusive win, if Guzan comes and catches that corner, (he should have it landed in the six yard box) we might have hung on.
That is part of the problem , you just know that an unforced error or 2 will happe every game.
It looks like we have at least 6 more Guzn mstches and that is 6 too many.

[Clampy]

The depressing thing is we were close to getting that illusive win, if Guzan comes and catches that corner, (he should have it landed in the six yard box) we might have hung on.
That is part of the problem , you just know that an unforced error or 2 will happe every game.
It looks like we have at least 6 more Guzn mstches and that is 6 too many.

He was good on Saturday. He caught nearly everything that came over. He had no chance of catching the one which lead to the goal. If anything, it should have been cleared.

[Chico Hamilton III]

The depressing thing is we were close to getting that illusive win, if Guzan comes and catches that corner, (he should have it landed in the six yard box) we might have hung on.
That is part of the problem , you just know that an unforced error or 2 will happe every game.
It looks like we have at least 6 more Guzn mstches and that is 6 too many.

He was good on Saturday. He caught nearly everything that came over. He had no chance of catching the one which lead to the goal. If anything, it should have been cleared.

He also nearly handed them an early gift in the first few minutes with his flapping

[eamonn]

Sanchez was not goal-side of Romeu which allowed him a clear shot at goal so I'd put blame at him before anyone else.

[ChicagoLion]

The depressing thing is we were close to getting that illusive win, if Guzan comes and catches that corner, (he should have it landed in the six yard box) we might have hung on.
That is part of the problem , you just know that an unforced error or 2 will happe every game.
It looks like we have at least 6 more Guzn mstches and that is 6 too many.

He was good on Saturday. He caught nearly everything that came over. He had no chance of catching the one which lead to the goal. If anything, it should have been cleared.

Disagree, it was a regulation catch for a decent keeper. I agree the rest of the time he looked OK.

[nodge]

Just looked back through last seasons results and had forgotten how truly awful it was.  After the decent start (10 points from 12) we then managed 12 points from a possible 69.  Which means if we got 16 points from the next 12 games we'd be where we were last season at the beginning of March.  We'd then need to do what we did towards the end of the season and take another 16 points from 11 games.  Piece of piss!

[ChicagoLion]

Just looked back through last seasons results and had forgotten how truly awful it was.  After the decent start (10 points from 12) we then managed 12 points from a possible 69.  Which means if we got 16 points from the next 12 games we'd be where we were last season at the beginning of March.  We'd then need to do what we did towards the end of the season and take another 16 points from 11 games.  Piece of piss!

Yes you are right with Benteke Del£$, Vlaar a decent second choice Goalkeeper

[villa for life]

With Leicester, Watford and Palace riding so high in the league it got me thinking just how it has been possible. I came to the conclusion that it was due to the lack of consistency of all the other traditionally top teams. In fact are we actually the most consistent team in the league, albeit the most consistently bad? We truly are the only consistent team! Let's hope for some inconsistency tomorrow against the gooners...

[IFWaters]

Next 10 games for me are make or break time ... if we can't get 4 wins and at least 15 points from this lot and get to 21 points with 13 games to go then we are well and truly down ...

home to Arsenal (3rd)
away to Newcastle (18th)
home to West Ham (8th)
away to Norwich (17th)
away to Sunderland (19th)
home to Palace (6th)
home to Leicester (2nd)
away to Baggies (13th)
away to West Ham (8th)
home to Norwich (17th)

the games after that are much tougher but we will need to have rediscovered how to win to have any chance by then. At least the first 4 games are with the current squad.

[Villafirst]

To think, Bournemouth have achieved something we've failed to do in 20 years - beating Man Utd in the league at home! And it's their first season in the top flight.

[Billy Walker]

To think, Bournemouth have achieved something we've failed to do in 20 years - beating Man Utd in the league at home! And it's their first season in the top flight.

The man utd at home thing (and arsenal at home to an extent) is purely psychological on our part.  Fans, players -it seems  everyone connected with the club - have allowed man utd to get under our skin over those years and build them up into something they are not.  It's ridiculous.  No one has any belief that we will win the match and it becomes a never-ending, self-fulfilling prophecy.   

It's a bit like all the relegation talk that has seeped in over the past few years, climaxing with people now throwing in the towel with five months of the season still to play.  From just having a complex about one club we now seem to have a complex about every club.  Belief is the missing ingredient.

[UK Redsox]

......no Billy, the ability to play Premier League standard football is what's missing.

[steffo]

home to Arsenal (3rd)
away to Newcastle (18th)
home to West Ham (8th)
away to Norwich (17th)
away to Sunderland (19th)
home to Palace (6th)
home to Leicester (2nd)
away to Baggies (13th)
away to West Ham (8th)
home to Norwich (17th)

Can't see more than 8 pts there. The only thing I cling to is that this time last season Leicester City were in fuck street.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

home to Arsenal (3rd)
away to Newcastle (18th)
home to West Ham (8th)
away to Norwich (17th)
away to Sunderland (19th)
home to Palace (6th)
home to Leicester (2nd)
away to Baggies (13th)
away to West Ham (8th)
home to Norwich (17th)

Can't see more than 8 pts there. The only thing I cling to is that this time last season Leicester City were in fuck street.

i thiink leicester were on 13 or 14 points after 19 games so we need to take at least 7 from the next 4