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Offline ChicagoLion

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Re: Champions League Contention
« Reply #1065 on: February 26, 2024, 05:58:08 PM »
Momentum is a huge factor at this stage, do not lose to Luton and beat Spurs will give us a huge lift.
2 poor results and the wobbles are back.

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Re: Champions League Contention
« Reply #1066 on: February 26, 2024, 06:00:03 PM »
Injuries will have a big say.  If Pau is struggling and we're down to Chanbers and Lenglet for a few games I do fear for us.

I'm assuming three or four more ACLs before the run-in.

Offline Brazilian Villain

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Re: Champions League Contention
« Reply #1067 on: February 26, 2024, 06:15:20 PM »
Injuries will have a big say.  If Pau is struggling and we're down to Chanbers and Lenglet for a few games I do fear for us.

I'm assuming three or four more ACLs before the run-in.

Bound to be a couple of fatalities as well, knowing our luck.

Offline Beard82

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Re: Champions League Contention
« Reply #1068 on: February 26, 2024, 06:19:51 PM »
Momentum is a huge factor at this stage, do not lose to Luton and beat Spurs will give us a huge lift.
2 poor results and the wobbles are back.
Win the next two and I think well finish fourth. 

Offline FatSam

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Re: Champions League Contention
« Reply #1069 on: February 26, 2024, 06:39:41 PM »
We've only breached 70 points once since the Premier League was started, and that was the first season, when we got 74 points.

That was a 42-game season. 74 points over 42 games is 1.76 points/ game, which is 67 points over 38 games.

So some of the pessimistic predictions of 15 points over the remaining 12-games would still see us match our best performance since football was invented in 1992.
« Last Edit: February 26, 2024, 06:53:30 PM by FatSam »

Offline FatSam

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Re: Champions League Contention
« Reply #1070 on: February 26, 2024, 06:50:02 PM »
Our current goal difference of +21 is also the highest that we’ve had since football was invented in 1992. As long as it doesn’t fall over the next 12 games it will beat the +20 we achieved in 2007-08.

Offline Hillbilly

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Re: Champions League Contention
« Reply #1071 on: February 27, 2024, 08:50:51 AM »
I’ve been out in the sun and I reckon we will win all our remaining league matches and end up champions. Aim high.

I need a lie down.

Offline Dogtanian

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Re: Champions League Contention
« Reply #1072 on: February 27, 2024, 08:57:19 AM »
I’ve been out in the sun and I reckon we will win all our remaining league matches and end up champions. Aim high.

I need a lie down.

Alas, we are close enough to the end of the season for maximum possible points to come into play.

If Liverpool, Man City, and Arsenal continue as they have been, their PPGs will leave them with 88, 86, and 85 points respectively.

Our maximum possible points total is 88...  :'(

Offline darren woolley

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Re: Champions League Contention
« Reply #1073 on: February 27, 2024, 09:07:05 AM »
Luton 3
Spurs 3
West Ham 1
Wolves 3
Man City 0
Brentford 3
Arsenal 0
Bournemouth 3
Chelsea 1
Brighton 1
Liverpool 0
Palace 1

That gives us 71 points I think that should do it.

Offline ChicagoLion

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Re: Champions League Contention
« Reply #1074 on: February 27, 2024, 10:13:30 AM »
Luton 1
Spurs 3
West Ham 0
Wolves 1
Man City 0
Brentford 3
Arsenal 0
Bournemouth 3
Chelsea 3
Brighton 1
Liverpool 0
Palace 1

Offline Clark W Griswold

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Re: Champions League Contention
« Reply #1075 on: February 27, 2024, 10:30:44 AM »
A lot will depend on whether we get Torres back and whether he stays fit and whether we get any other injuries. Anyway, being optimistic that all of that will be fine i'd go...

Luton 3
Spurs 1
West Ham 1
Wolves 1
Man City 0
Brentford 3
Arsenal 0
Bournemouth 3
Chelsea 1
Brighton 1
Liverpool 1
Palace 3
So 18 points

If we do get more injury problems i'd knock 3-5 off.

Offline ChicagoLion

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Re: Champions League Contention
« Reply #1076 on: February 27, 2024, 10:35:16 AM »
Yes it its a Lenglet Chambers central defence then all bets are off.

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Re: Champions League Contention
« Reply #1077 on: February 27, 2024, 11:21:14 AM »
We've only breached 70 points once since the Premier League was started, and that was the first season, when we got 74 points.

That was a 42-game season. 74 points over 42 games is 1.76 points/ game, which is 67 points over 38 games.

So some of the pessimistic predictions of 15 points over the remaining 12-games would still see us match our best performance since football was invented in 1992.

Good point, hadn't remembered that!

Offline Sexual Ealing

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Re: Champions League Contention
« Reply #1078 on: February 27, 2024, 11:28:12 AM »
As with player ratings, do any of you think anyone is reading the points predictions?

Offline Drummond

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Re: Champions League Contention
« Reply #1079 on: February 27, 2024, 11:31:35 AM »
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