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Offline Villan82

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Re: Relegation Watch
« Reply #900 on: July 12, 2020, 05:51:17 PM »
I think a West Ham win against Watford might be the best result for us really. Watford have two very difficult matches after that, and West Ham being safe before the last day of the season could help us.

Agreed. Draw would be the worst result

I don't think so.  Keeps them both in the shit, as long as we beat Everton.

Pushes the minimum required to 35 points. I would prefer it if  Watford lost.

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Re: Relegation Watch
« Reply #901 on: July 12, 2020, 05:56:25 PM »
I don’t think the result of the West Ham Watford game matters now in terms of our fate. Whoever wins is more or less safe. Watford lose Man City at home and arsenal away no thanks. West Ham lose man u away, again no thanks and then us for possibly the biggest of winner takes all in some years.

All means nowt if we lose to Everton. We simply must perform like today and despite massive reservations about Trez all season, simply must be same starting 11.

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Re: Relegation Watch
« Reply #902 on: July 12, 2020, 06:00:39 PM »
I think a West Ham win against Watford might be the best result for us really. Watford have two very difficult matches after that, and West Ham being safe before the last day of the season could help us.

Agreed. Draw would be the worst result

I don't think so.  Keeps them both in the shit, as long as we beat Everton.

Pushes the minimum required to 35 points. I would prefer it if  Watford lost.

That doesn't make much difference to us though. In fact if we beat Everton then I don't care what the result in that game is because we'll have given ourselves a chance regardless of what else happens and that's all we can hope for now, if the game kicks off on the last day with us in charge of our own destiny then I'm happy.

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Re: Relegation Watch
« Reply #903 on: July 12, 2020, 06:03:23 PM »
I agree Paul, we have to take care of our own business.

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Re: Relegation Watch
« Reply #904 on: July 12, 2020, 06:03:36 PM »
I think a West Ham win against Watford might be the best result for us really. Watford have two very difficult matches after that, and West Ham being safe before the last day of the season could help us.

Agreed. Draw would be the worst result

I don't think so.  Keeps them both in the shit, as long as we beat Everton.

Pushes the minimum required to 35 points. I would prefer it if  Watford lost.

That doesn't make much difference to us though. In fact if we beat Everton then I don't care what the result in that game is because we'll have given ourselves a chance regardless of what else happens and that's all we can hope for now, if the game kicks off on the last day with us in charge of our own destiny then I'm happy.

I'd go along with that. In fact I'd take not being relegated already before the last day.

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Re: Relegation Watch
« Reply #905 on: July 12, 2020, 06:09:26 PM »
I'd go along with that. In fact I'd take not being relegated already before the last day.

Is there a set of results that can happen that would mean both us and West Ham only need a point on the last day?  That would be quite good I reckon.

Offline itmustbe_it is!

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Re: Relegation Watch
« Reply #906 on: July 12, 2020, 06:10:55 PM »
I'd prefer West Ham safe at the expense of Watford before we play them

Offline Richard E

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Re: Relegation Watch
« Reply #907 on: July 12, 2020, 06:13:14 PM »
I'd go along with that. In fact I'd take not being relegated already before the last day.

Is there a set of results that can happen that would mean both us and West Ham only need a point on the last day?  That would be quite good I reckon.

Only if Watford’s goal difference took an absolute hammering and/or ours improved significantly, I think.

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Re: Relegation Watch
« Reply #908 on: July 12, 2020, 06:13:58 PM »
all the penultimate matches are hard for everyone but I don’t think I’d swap

Man Utd v West Ham
Watford v Man City
Bournemouth v Liecester
Villa v Arsenal



Offline paul_e

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Re: Relegation Watch
« Reply #909 on: July 12, 2020, 06:17:34 PM »
I'd go along with that. In fact I'd take not being relegated already before the last day.

Is there a set of results that can happen that would mean both us and West Ham only need a point on the last day?  That would be quite good I reckon.

The closest you could get would be us getting 2 wins and scoring about 4-5 between them, watford losing both by about the same and West ham losing 1. That's be us on 36 needing a point to be 3 in front of Watford and with enough positive goal difference to make them need a big win, with West Ham happy with a point to make themselves absolutely guaranteed to be safe.


I can't see it.

Offline Villan82

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Re: Relegation Watch
« Reply #910 on: July 12, 2020, 06:20:47 PM »
I'd go along with that. In fact I'd take not being relegated already before the last day.

Is there a set of results that can happen that would mean both us and West Ham only need a point on the last day?  That would be quite good I reckon.

Now you're talking.

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Re: Relegation Watch
« Reply #911 on: July 12, 2020, 06:22:49 PM »
Man City taking Watford  apart like they did in the FA Cup Final last year would be good.

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Re: Relegation Watch
« Reply #912 on: July 12, 2020, 06:23:17 PM »
We can do this. Everton, utter shite, Arsenal, season over and away from home where they're weak.

Reliant on Watford losing to West Ham, to put another side on the beach against us and us beating Everton and one of the others.

Hope.

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Re: Relegation Watch
« Reply #913 on: July 12, 2020, 06:25:06 PM »
I think I would rather see Watford lose their remaining games and West Ham not having to play for on the last day of the season.

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Re: Relegation Watch
« Reply #914 on: July 12, 2020, 06:26:50 PM »
We can do this. Everton, utter shite, Arsenal, season over and away from home where they're weak.

Reliant on Watford losing to West Ham, to put another side on the beach against us and us beating Everton and one of the others.

Hope.

In a post, that sums up what a win does for you. Before it, no-one can see where the next win will come from then afterwards, it's all changed.

 


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