Champions League Contention

[Richard E]

Bookies have us 1/40 and them 19/1 for 4th.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

In these situations, I look at the bookies odds.

https://www.paddypower.com/english-premier-league-top-4-finish

[Smithy]

Still 7 points ahead, and one game fewer for Spurs to play. As shite as our performance and result was, we're actually in a better position this afternoon than we were this morning.

Yep. Just gotta crawl over the line!

Overthinking this… we have one better GD than this morning but we lost a winnable game they lost a less winnable game but would still need to win their last difficult game or draw it and hope for GD to go right for them, plus we lose two. We have also lost an important player. Burnley are in last chance saloon and probably playing their last home game in the Premier League for a while so might be up for it. Or as happens something totally unexpected happens and it’s all irrelevant so no point overthinking it.

There are five games to go (three for Spurs, two for us), and Spurs need every single one of them to go their way.  We just need ONE of them to go our way.

[Richard E]

Spurs should be more worried about whether Newcastle will beat them to 5th

[Richard E]

Even if we can’t get over the line against Liverpool, if it’s still on the line on the last day at least we will have had virtually a whole week off to try and get people fit and energised for the Palace game.

[TonyD]

Still 7 points ahead, and one game fewer for Spurs to play. As shite as our performance and result was, we're actually in a better position this afternoon than we were this morning.

Indeed

[pablo_picasso]

I hate Liverpool. But I'm desperate for them to win. Villa matter more.

I still think we will finish top 4, and to be honest we could lose both games and still do it.

I text one of my Spurs supporting mates & told him that he is a massive c**t for making me have to want Liverpool to win.

He hates them as much as I do.

Even more now, lol.

I love that tune..

[Richard E]

Getting Martinez and Tielemans back would give everything a boost.

[enigma]

I'm not saying it's impossible, but why waste time worrying about a scenario unlikely to haapen, it's unhealthy and much like Spurs, pointless.

Because I can't help it!

[SoccerHQ]

Hoping Spurs lose a football match to Man. City is hardly some terrible position to be in. It would be different if we were behind them and hoping Burnley or Sheffield United would take points off them as that would be optimistic.

It's actually another weekend where we've outperformed them. Gap stayed to 7 points and they lost by more so the GD margin increased.

They'll lose to Man. City I'm pretty sure. Even if they play out of their skins and get a point we just need to match that at Palace. They'll also probably get jeered off the pitch as 99% of their fanbase don't want that as it will pretty much hand "Woolwich" the league.

[Brazilian Villain]

Bookies have us 1/40 and them 19/1 for 4th.

Are they offering odds on the PL extending the season by 6 games? I want to lump on Chelsea overtaking us.

[Demitri_C]

Imagine spurs beat Burnley and city then it comes to shwff utd and then lose to shff utd meaning they miss out on 4th.

That would be so spursy

[KRS]

I'm not saying it's impossible, but why waste time worrying about a scenario unlikely to haapen, it's unhealthy and much like Spurs, pointless.

Exactly this. It would have been very nice for us to beat Brighton and job done this weekend, but unfortunately shit happens and it goes on for another week. The bottom line is the “magic number” has now dropped to 3, and obsessing about goal difference, goals scored or permutations of results isn’t good or healthy for any of us.

What’s done is done this weekend, so let’s shift our focus to getting in to a European final for the first time in decades.

[mike]

I'm not saying it's impossible, but why waste time worrying about a scenario unlikely to haapen, it's unhealthy and much like Spurs, pointless.

Exactly this. It would have been very nice for us to beat Brighton and job done this weekend, but unfortunately shit happens and it goes on for another week. The bottom line is the “magic number” has now dropped to 3, and obsessing about goal difference, goals scored or permutations of results isn’t good or healthy for any of us.

What’s done is done this weekend, so let’s shift our focus to getting in to a European final for the first time in decades.

You’re right but some of us overthink because we’re mentally unwell.

[dave.woodhall]

If we get one point from our last four games and Spurs win their last three they'll deserve to finish above us.