Champions League Contention

[paul_e]

I can see us having 4th secured by Sunday night. I don't have to contort myself to imagine it either.

Yep, that's how i see it as well.

Yup. Chelsea are favourites to beat Spurs. We are favourites to beat Brighton. Liverpool are favourites to beat Spurs.

It's improbable that all three of those on-their-own-terms-likely events happen, but all the things that we want are seen as the thing most likely to happen.

Most importantly even if 1 or 2 of those don't happen we'd still be in a strong position. It's only if all 3 of those games flip completely that they suddenly look like favourites.

[David_Nab]

Chelsea have a few players returning to training but Silva and Disasi are out  , pretty bare bones in defence.

[Smithy]

Chelsea have a few players returning to training but Silva and Disasi are out  , pretty bare bones in defence.

I have a chelsea supporting mate who seems think the back four they've not been able to play all season is the one that will play next year, and it'll be miles better.  Chilwell, Fofana, Colwill, James.  It's definitely pretty good on paper, but I've no idea if it'll be any good on the pitch.  Fofana in particular looked excellent before his ACL injury.

[pablo_picasso]

I like the way people are still saying "out for the season" when really there's just over two weeks left. Not having a go or owt, it just makes me smile.

I had a chuckle at that earlier too.

[OCD]

I like the way people are still saying "out for the season" when really there's just over two weeks left. Not having a go or owt, it just makes me smile.

I had a chuckle at that earlier too.

It's been that way as long as I can remember. It does take a different tone of irony with the problems we've had this season though.

[Mellin]

Just checked the league table. Hasn't changed since the weekend. Hadn't yesterday either.

[Brazilian Villain]

I had a coffee with a Spurs fan earlier and was explaining how some of our fans are worried and he looked at me and said, ."....but we've been thrashed by Newcastle and Fulham and can't string results together. I'd much rather be in your position than ours'

I assume his was a flat white.

[Rory]

I like the way people are still saying "out for the season" when really there's just over two weeks left. Not having a go or owt, it just makes me smile.

I had a chuckle at that earlier too.

Like a story Ricky Gervais told years ago when he was on the radio about a newsagent who sold him a local newspaper. On the front page was an awful story about a 92-year old woman who had been attacked.

The newsagent said, "terrible isn't it? 92 years old. Scarred for life."

[Dave]

...and with Dortmund's win, now the fifth = Champions League thing is officially over.

[Bad English]

#sadnessinSpurseyes

[MalcolmP]

...and with Dortmund's win, now the fifth = Champions League thing is officially over.

it was officially over when Bayern didnt lose last night

[Olneythelonely]

...and with Dortmund's win, now the fifth = Champions League thing is officially over.

it was officially over when Bayern didnt lose last night

It wasn’t. England still could have got the place if we won both semis and the final, with only 2 legs drawn for German teams.

[ADVILLAFAN]

At least we can support who we want in Europe now. Come on Dortmund!

All the better if we finish 4th as well

[algy]

Nope. Trophies. League position means nothing.

100%. We still talk about winning the Inter Toto cup FFS, yet you can pretty much guarantee that nobody can remember our League position from the same season without looking it up. And that's the Inter Toto Cup.

[LeeB]

You can't put a plaque saying '4th Place' down in front of the team photo for next season, can you?