Champions League Contention

[algy]

Disappointed in the 5th place talk on here - I want something's flesh

[mike]

I thought on the balance of play Wolves and Sheffield were both fair results.  Forest was one of those games that we should have got something.

They were fair results, but the four that you mention were also fair results.

ok.  I personally think we were a bit lucky and understand why others would think that too.

I don't really see why they are mutually exclusive things. I think we were a bit lucky not to be 3-0 down at half-time against Spurs. We were a bit unlucky not to be 2-0 up against Sheffield Utd with five minutes to go. And a win against Spurs and a draw against Sheffield Utd were still both perfectly fair results.

Fair enough.  I was just trying to make a point as to why some people may think we've ridden our luck a bit.  I feel we have, but I appreciate it's subjective.  Equally, I've seen a stat to say we've been unlucky with VAR so I do understand it's swings and roundabouts.

I half agree with you Chris, but Spurs have had the benefit of some outrageous VAR decisions so they have also ridden their luck.

[PaulWinch again]

Could really do with 3 points against Newcastle to kick start the second part of the season.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

I am not saying we are going to win the English league this season. All I will say is that if I was a betting man (which I'm not) I would not be putting any of my money on Man City to win it, or for that matter Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham or anybody else.

[Flamingo Lane]

At no stage of the season have I thought we'd finish in the top three. However, I would be disappointed if we don't finish fourth, because that place has always been there for our taking.

[Brazilian Villain]

At no stage of the season have I thought we'd finish in the top three. However, I would be disappointed if we don't finish fourth, because that place has always been there for our taking.

Same here, I'll be particularly annoyed if we're pipped to 4th by Spurzzz.

[Meanwood Villa]

I've thought 3rd was there for the taking too, I don't think Arsenal are in the same category as Citeh and Liverpool. Confidence wobbling a bit but it's a marathon not a sprint and in Unai we trust

[PaulWinch again]

We’re going through a patch where our performances have dipped a bit, which is both inevitable and also expected with some of the absences of key players. But in spite of the dip we’ve still been getting points, and I’m sure we’ll come back into a good patch of form soon.

[DrGonzo]

We just need to start winning games.

60 points or more would have made me happy at the start of the season. Obviously with the manner of the first half of the season we all want more, please don’t forget we are doing something none of us expected 6 months ago. We should all be very proud of our performances this season and we need to all back our team for the rest of this season.

[IFWaters]

If we can win 9 and draw a couple of our last 17 games then that's 72 points which would have got us 3rd or 4th for the last 5 seasons.

Take 10 points from the next 5 and I think it's on.

Newcastle (h)
Sheff Utd (a)
Man Utd (h)
Fulham (a)
Forest (h)

[mrfuse]

If we can win 9 and draw a couple of our last 17 games then that's 72 points which would have got us 3rd or 4th for the last 5 seasons.

Take 10 points from the next 5 and I think it's on.

Newcastle (h)
Sheff Utd (a)
Man Utd (h)
Fulham (a)
Forest (h)

In my own mind we really have a point to prove with all those fixtures apart from Fulham. The corresponding fixtures last season were some of the most disappointing results we had.

I'm not sure if Emery lingers on past results, I suspect he just focuses on winning regardless. I'm hoping the players have a little more Motivation to put that right.

[Percy McCarthy]

If we can win 9 and draw a couple of our last 17 games then that's 72 points which would have got us 3rd or 4th for the last 5 seasons.

Take 10 points from the next 5 and I think it's on.

Newcastle (h)
Sheff Utd (a)
Man Utd (h)
Fulham (a)
Forest (h)

In my own mind we really have a point to prove with all those fixtures apart from Fulham. The corresponding fixtures last season were some of the most disappointing results we had.

I'm not sure if Emery lingers on past results, I suspect he just focuses on winning regardless. I'm hoping the players have a little more Motivation to put that right.

We beat Man Utd, Forest and Newcastle, and didn’t play Sheff Utd, but they were disappointing results?

Conversely, we lost to Fulham in a terrible display that got Gerrard (at last!) but that’s the one you think we haven’t got a point to prove!

Have you wandered over from SHA?

[mrfuse]

If we can win 9 and draw a couple of our last 17 games then that's 72 points which would have got us 3rd or 4th for the last 5 seasons.

Take 10 points from the next 5 and I think it's on.

Newcastle (h)
Sheff Utd (a)
Man Utd (h)
Fulham (a)
Forest (h)

In my own mind we really have a point to prove with all those fixtures apart from Fulham. The corresponding fixtures last season were some of the most disappointing results we had.

I'm not sure if Emery lingers on past results, I suspect he just focuses on winning regardless. I'm hoping the players have a little more Motivation to put that right.

We beat Man Utd, Forest and Newcastle, and didn’t play Sheff Utd, but they were disappointing results?

Conversely, we lost to Fulham in a terrible display that got Gerrard (at last!) but that’s the one you think we haven’t got a point to prove!

Have you wandered over from SHA?

Apologies I meant last year not last season. Probably corresponding isint the right term, reverse fixtures was what I was looking for.

[ChicagoLion]

we need to win 4 out of those 5.

[N'ZMAV]

At least