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Re: Will we qualify for the CL?
« Reply #165 on: December 30, 2024, 09:54:10 PM »
Four wins in the last 14 league games.

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Re: Will we qualify for the CL?
« Reply #166 on: December 30, 2024, 09:54:13 PM »
You heard of "ban"?

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Re: Will we qualify for the CL?
« Reply #167 on: December 30, 2024, 09:54:29 PM »
Can’t see it - we’re not that far away in terms of points right now but we concede far too many goals. It’s impossible for the attack to function well enough to make up that gap.

Offline IFWaters

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Re: Will we qualify for the CL?
« Reply #168 on: December 30, 2024, 09:55:21 PM »
Too much sloppiness all over the team. It's not the tactics it's just players not being able to control the ball sufficiently. It's basic stuff.

Offline Villan82

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Re: Will we qualify for the CL?
« Reply #169 on: December 30, 2024, 09:56:16 PM »
It's a frustrating season. We are so wasteful. Probably threw away 6-7 points this season, off the top of my head.

Offline kippaxvilla2

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Re: Will we qualify for the CL?
« Reply #170 on: December 30, 2024, 09:56:28 PM »
Ever since Footy disappeared we’ve been rubbish.

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Re: Will we qualify for the CL?
« Reply #171 on: December 30, 2024, 09:56:46 PM »
We are 9th at the halfway mark.  We are really poor at the back and a few players are way below where they were last season. We are still going well in the CL this season but really need three or four players in this January window to give us a boost.  Have we got the money, do we sell a valued current player?  Go bust for the FA Cup?  I can't see us above 6th.  Another crack at the Conference League shouldn't be sniffed at. 
« Last Edit: December 30, 2024, 09:59:02 PM by Steve67 »

Offline Smirker

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Re: Will we qualify for the CL?
« Reply #172 on: December 30, 2024, 09:57:14 PM »
Conceding that goal has changed my view. I don't think we'll qualify via the league now.

It's happening too often regardless of the relatively small points gap.


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Re: Will we qualify for the CL?
« Reply #173 on: December 30, 2024, 09:57:26 PM »
We are only 3 pts behind Newcastle which is crazy.

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Re: Will we qualify for the CL?
« Reply #174 on: December 30, 2024, 09:58:12 PM »
It's a frustrating season. We are so wasteful. Probably threw away 6-7 points this season, off the top of my head.
Off the top of my head I can think of Forest, tonight and Ipswich.  And that’s not including the games like Arsenal where we seemed to deliberately avoid scoring

Offline Villan82

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Re: Will we qualify for the CL?
« Reply #175 on: December 30, 2024, 09:58:32 PM »
Just seen that Chelsea lost. Very strange season all around.

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Re: Will we qualify for the CL?
« Reply #176 on: December 30, 2024, 09:58:56 PM »
It's a frustrating season. We are so wasteful. Probably threw away 6-7 points this season, off the top of my head.
Off the top of my head I can think of Forest, tonight and Ipswich.  And that’s not including the games like Arsenal where we seemed to deliberately avoid scoring

Bournemouth at home. 96th min, conceded the equaliser.

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Re: Will we qualify for the CL?
« Reply #177 on: December 30, 2024, 09:59:16 PM »
It's a frustrating season. We are so wasteful. Probably threw away 6-7 points this season, off the top of my head.
Off the top of my head I can think of Forest, tonight and Ipswich.  And that’s not including the games like Arsenal where we seemed to deliberately avoid scoring

Bournemouth

Offline PhilVill

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Re: Will we qualify for the CL?
« Reply #178 on: December 30, 2024, 10:00:18 PM »
As it stands now, absolutely no chance, we are too easy to score against. See if anything happens in Jan.

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Re: Will we qualify for the CL?
« Reply #179 on: December 30, 2024, 10:00:36 PM »
I doubt we'll qualify. But I thought it was too soon this season, so I wouldn't be disappointed with Europa League. We need more time to build a squad for the top bit of the PL, let alone one deep enough to compete in the CL at the same time.

 


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