Will we qualify for the CL?

[Dave]

I'm worried the Forest nonsense at the weekend has finished them and Chelsea will go there and win, but I've decided I'm not going to get worked up about it and the Europa League is fine.

Chelsea also have only won away win in the league since the beginning of December (the same as Southampton, Ipswich and Leicester over that time). So while Man Utd aren't much good, I wouldn't be putting huge amounts of money on a Chelsea win on Friday.

Chelsea are at home to Man U (away to Forest).

Well, I'll be quiet then. They'll just have to lose against Forest instead.

[cdbearsfan]

If Forest get beaten at W Ham, will they be out of the Euro places assuming us and Chelsea win ?

They're already guaranteed European football. They'd be out of the running for a place in the Champions League in those circumstances. Whether they qualify for Europa League or Conference League would depend on who wins the FA Cup, their final league game would make no odds as they'd be guaranteed seventh.

[kippaxvilla2]

I'm worried the Forest nonsense at the weekend has finished them and Chelsea will go there and win, but I've decided I'm not going to get worked up about it and the Europa League is fine.

Chelsea are at home though.

Chelsea have also only won once away in the league since the beginning of December (the same as Southampton, Ipswich and Leicester over that time). So while Man Utd aren't much good, I wouldn't be putting huge amounts of money on a Chelsea win on Friday.

[ChicagoLion]

So we need them to win at Wham, to be up for th Chelsea game, assuming we win both?

[cdbearsfan]

I'd rather as many teams around us as possible lost, to be honest. Even if Forest are guaranteed seventh, I can't see why they wouldn't try to finish the season on a high by getting something against Chelsea. The fewer teams that can finish above us the better, IMO. Forest losing to West Ham also opens up the possibility of us sneaking into the Champions League with four or maybe even three points.

[LeeB]

So we need them to win at Wham, to be up for th Chelsea game, assuming we win both?

Yes, we need them to still have a chance if they beat Chelsea and we don't win at Old Trafford.

[andyh]

The overall picture is pretty clear now.
We have to get 6 points in the next 2 games and hope that Chelsea don’t.

It’s that simple really.

[LeeB]

I agree with LeeB and (seemingly) Pat Nevin. About the Villa. I like the Cocteau Twins but Genesis can fuck off back to before the beginning.

I quite like Peter Gabriel though.

There, I've said it. Feels like a weight has been lifted.

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

Villa will end up in 5th spot on 67 points.

[cdbearsfan]

The overall picture is pretty clear now.
We have to get 6 points in the next 2 games and hope that Chelsea don’t.

It’s that simple really.

It's considerably less simple. We could still qualify if both Villa and Chelsea get six points depending on how Arsenal, Newcastle and Man City get on. We could even qualify with two draws if we're incredibly lucky with other results.

[Monty]

At the very least I want top 6 so I don't have to want Man City to win anything.

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

I agree with LeeB and (seemingly) Pat Nevin. About the Villa. I like the Cocteau Twins but Genesis can fuck off back to before the beginning.

I quite like Peter Gabriel though.

There, I've said it. Feels like a weight has been lifted.

Post Gabriel Genesis, post Peter Green Fleetwood Mac and post Eno Roxy Music can all fuck off into a big shit pit of Partidgesque MoR.

[lovejoy]

Who was the lead singer for Genesis before Phil Collins?
Answers on a postcard please to Peter Gabriel competition....

[Sexual Ealing]

I agree with LeeB and (seemingly) Pat Nevin. About the Villa. I like the Cocteau Twins but Genesis can fuck off back to before the beginning.

I quite like Peter Gabriel though.

There, I've said it. Feels like a weight has been lifted.

Post Gabriel Genesis, post Peter Green Fleetwood Mac and post Eno Roxy Music can all fuck off into a big shit pit of Partidgesque MoR.

Post-Freddie Queen though, what an excellent idea!

I mean, I hate Queen with or without Freddie Mercury, but what kind of lowlife, money-grubbing shysters do you have to be to think, 'do you know what made us special? The three no-marks that look like they were rejected from joining the paperclip industry because they weren't sexy enough. Let's just replace the singer - what was he bringing to the party anyway?!'

Jesus fucking Christ.

[lovejoy]

At the very least I want top 6 so I don't have to want Man City to win anything.

What will be frustrating is if we finish 6th and then City get a points deduction for their infractions which applies next season. I think if we miss 5th we should aspire to 6th in case City get punish as they should.