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Author Topic: Will we qualify for the CL?  (Read 170290 times)

Online PaulWinch again

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Re: Will we qualify for the CL?
« Reply #2040 on: May 12, 2025, 10:26:26 AM »
I thought Newcastle were rubbish yesterday- particularly second half - and pretty lucky.

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Re: Will we qualify for the CL?
« Reply #2041 on: May 12, 2025, 10:31:25 AM »
I hope we approach the game against Man Utd as a match against a side that’s won just 4 of their last 20 league matches (with 3 of those wins coming against the bottom 3) rather than treating it as a game against ‘Manchester United’ which somehow demands some default reverence.

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Re: Will we qualify for the CL?
« Reply #2042 on: May 12, 2025, 10:33:10 AM »
So exactly the same as "Newcastle don't beat Arsenal and Everton" but with a different negative. Ok.

Written more clearly so as to avoid the confusion evident in the last two pages. OK.

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Re: Will we qualify for the CL?
« Reply #2043 on: May 12, 2025, 10:51:08 AM »
Beat scummy spurs and if City win the FA Cup then we are guaranteed Europa League. Before this season I would have bitten your hand off for that but after this season it would seem like a disappointment.

How far we have come if that's the case. I wouldn't mind it if I knew we could keep all our best players for next season because if we can then we can be right in the mix not just for CL places but to actually win the league.

I don't think Liverpool are that much better and they are getting on now whereas our best players are coming into their prime and we are already on a level with those around us.

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Re: Will we qualify for the CL?
« Reply #2044 on: May 12, 2025, 10:58:53 AM »
I don't want Sunday after Sunday of football. I've got an U11 team to manage and 2pm KOs would make it too difficult to make.

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Re: Will we qualify for the CL?
« Reply #2045 on: May 12, 2025, 11:07:25 AM »
So exactly the same as "Newcastle don't beat Arsenal and Everton" but with a different negative. Ok.

Written more clearly so as to avoid the confusion evident in the last two pages. OK.

Only confusion seems to have been from you not noticing the word AND and substituting OR.  It might be because the first scenario should have been OR as we only need Chelsea to drop point in one match, not both if we win both our matches.

Also isn't it "neither/nor" and not "neither/and"?

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Re: Will we qualify for the CL?
« Reply #2046 on: May 12, 2025, 11:18:30 AM »
I put neither/nor. And others were confused. It was badly written.

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Re: Will we qualify for the CL?
« Reply #2047 on: May 12, 2025, 11:28:28 AM »
I don't want Sunday after Sunday of football. I've got an U11 team to manage and 2pm KOs would make it too difficult to make.
Agree, it’s a real pain if you try to use the trains on a Sunday.

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Re: Will we qualify for the CL?
« Reply #2048 on: May 12, 2025, 11:33:24 AM »
I don't want Sunday after Sunday of football. I've got an U11 team to manage and 2pm KOs would make it too difficult to make.

The truly elite managers learn to deal with the vagaries of the fixtures schedule.

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Re: Will we qualify for the CL?
« Reply #2049 on: May 12, 2025, 11:38:52 AM »
If you go solely by the form table, we couldn't have 2 better opponents for our last 2 games - https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/premier-league/formtabelle/wettbewerb/GB1.

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Re: Will we qualify for the CL?
« Reply #2050 on: May 12, 2025, 11:39:29 AM »
I thought Newcastle were rubbish yesterday- particularly second half - and pretty lucky.

If they play like that against Everton, I wouldn't be totally surprised if Everton acted as spoilers and got something.

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Re: Will we qualify for the CL?
« Reply #2051 on: May 12, 2025, 11:39:57 AM »
Maybe but Drummond has been demanding in his own way for many years now. What more can he do?

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Re: Will we qualify for the CL?
« Reply #2052 on: May 12, 2025, 11:47:34 AM »
I put neither/nor. And others were confused. It was badly written.

I'm still confused tbh. Newcastle need to beat either Arse or Everton to guarantee we can't catch them, barring some bizarre goal difference swing.They don't need to beat both of them. But two draws we would be above them if we win out. That's right isnt it ?

Chelsea just need to drop points against either Man U or Forest , and if we win out we are ahead of them too.

Man City need 4 points to stay above us if we win out.

Forest don't matter so long as we take care of our own business.

IF I've got all that in my head right , then I fancy us. Phew !

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Re: Will we qualify for the CL?
« Reply #2053 on: May 12, 2025, 11:48:58 AM »
I don't want Sunday after Sunday of football. I've got an U11 team to manage and 2pm KOs would make it too difficult to make.

The truly elite managers learn to deal with the vagaries of the fixtures schedule.

Yep, they do.

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Re: Will we qualify for the CL?
« Reply #2054 on: May 12, 2025, 11:49:50 AM »
Maybe but Drummond has been demanding in his own way for many years now. What more can he do?

My own way isn't very demanding at all. Silent but deadly approach from me.

 


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