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Offline itmustbe_it is!

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1290 on: January 21, 2020, 11:47:24 PM »
West Ham have 2 games in hand .....but they are Leicester away and Liverpool at home .

They have a six pointer v Brighton at home - draw might suit us in that

Then they have Man City away and Liverpool away.

They should be well entrenched in bottom 3 by end of Feb I hope

Offline Luke8

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1291 on: January 21, 2020, 11:59:17 PM »
I take it I'm not the only one to notice we've actually won more league games than Arsenal now.

The league is weird this season.

Southampton were below us, in the bottom three, a month ago. They are three points off fifth place tonight.

We have the same record over the last twelve games as Chelsea. Yet they still sit (fairly) comfortably in fourth.
« Last Edit: January 22, 2020, 12:40:07 AM by Luke8 »

Offline Villan82

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1292 on: January 22, 2020, 12:17:16 AM »
In the first Lambert season, we lost 2-1 to Newcastle at home in our 24th game on 29th January 2013. It was a loss but it was the night where it felt as though we were recovering and could fight our way out.We sat 19th, on 20 points after 24 games. We finished on 41 points

Tonight, we have just beaten a relegation rival, with a good performance to boot and a new striker to come in, to move to 25 points after 24 games and sit in 16th.

We can absolutely get out of this- keep the points ticking over any chance we get. Believe.

Offline Villafirst

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1293 on: January 22, 2020, 06:48:44 AM »
Wow. Everything looks better now. Usually, 25 points now would feel 'safe'. What a crazy season.



3-4 wins and 2-3 draws may still be enough though?
Wow. Everything looks better now. Usually, 25 points now would feel 'safe'. What a crazy season.

3-4 wins and 2-3 draws may still be enough though?

Agree, typical that this season there's no clear relegation certainties. Brighton stayed up with 36 points last season. I don't think that will be enough this year. 40 points minimum in a crazy league!

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1294 on: January 22, 2020, 07:13:07 AM »
35, 34, 35, 38, 36, 34, 37, 37, 40, 31, 35, 36, 38, 35 and 34.

Those are the points totals required to.sirgove over the past 15 years. It shows how rare it is that you need 40 points.

Offline walsall villain

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1295 on: January 22, 2020, 07:14:59 AM »
35, 34, 35, 38, 36, 34, 37, 37, 40, 31, 35, 36, 38, 35 and 34.

Those are the points totals required to.sirgove over the past 15 years. It shows how rare it is that you need 40 points.
I’m going for 38 this time

Offline KRS

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1296 on: January 22, 2020, 07:17:28 AM »
It’s rather stating the obvious but goal difference has a direct correlation with league position (with the exception of freak high scoring results like Southampton). Our current league position is about right with West Ham only being below us with better GD and 2 games in hand. Keep it tight at the back and score more goals then we’ll edge away from the bottom three...hopefully Reina, Samatta and another forward will help to address that. Football isn’t rocket science.

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1297 on: January 22, 2020, 07:23:43 AM »


We have to follow this up with a result at Bournemouth, a draw at a minimum.

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1298 on: January 22, 2020, 07:24:58 AM »
I’d love it, love it, if Watford and Burnley went down. The shithousing bastards.
Agree, spoiling tactics from both from the off.

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1299 on: January 22, 2020, 07:36:58 AM »
Leicester away and Liverpool at home should hopefully dent West Ham's goal difference.

Offline itbrvilla

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1300 on: January 22, 2020, 07:41:59 AM »
Need to get a few more point on the board before shit tough run at the end of March early April.

Offline Diablo

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1301 on: January 22, 2020, 10:13:57 AM »
West Ham have 2 games in hand .....but they are Leicester away and Liverpool at home .

They have a six pointer v Brighton at home - draw might suit us in that

Then they have Man City away and Liverpool away.

They should be well entrenched in bottom 3 by end of Feb I hope
Ah but are you taking into account the David "It's what I do. I win" Moyes effect?

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1302 on: January 22, 2020, 01:17:28 PM »
Still a long way to go, but I feel a lot more positive than I did after the Southampton game, where having lost three on the bounce after the Old Trafford game I thought we'd lost any momentum we had.  As it stands, we're 7th in the form table (for the last 6 games), three of which we've played without a striker in the team.  Yes, apart from Man City we've only played teams in and around us in those games, but getting points on the table is a good habit to get into.  Three more at Bournemouth and things start looked a LOT healthier.

There are going to be a lot more ups and downs, we'll lose games we should win, and we'll likely win games we wouldn't expect.  Everyone at the bottom is capable of winning games (the only team not to have won one of the last five is Palace), and I still suspect someone could get relegated over 40 points this season. The target has to be mid-forties, which is doable if we can keep our current form over the last six games.

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1303 on: January 22, 2020, 01:23:58 PM »
Looking forward to winning games we didn’t expect.
Not happened yet

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1304 on: January 22, 2020, 01:29:52 PM »
Looking forward to winning games we didn’t expect.
Not happened yet

To be fair I don't think many expected to win at Burnley or to beat Watford yesterday given the abject form and lack of a striker. The results have picked up a bit even if the performances haven't.

Be nice to get back to expecting to beat dross like Burnley and Newcastle though. Although I get what you mean, a result against one of the better teams would be most welcome.

 


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