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Author Topic: Other Games 2025-26  (Read 727304 times)

Online Dave

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #10140 on: January 25, 2026, 05:50:43 PM »
There's no advantage to being in pot 1 these days anyway

Indeed.

Yup, last year weren't Leipzig our other pot one opponent alongside Bayern? And they went on to lose nearly every game.

Offline Tayls_7

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #10141 on: January 25, 2026, 05:52:08 PM »
Had we not messed up against Everton we could have closed to one point of the professional bottlers. Perhaps it's better to show our hand later down the line anyway.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #10142 on: January 25, 2026, 05:53:32 PM »
A draw would be fine here.

While we keep winning we want the teams ahead of us to lose.

If we stop winning, the priority switches to wanting the teams ahead of us to start beating the teams immediately behind us.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #10143 on: January 25, 2026, 05:54:34 PM »
A draw would be fine here.

While we keep winning we want the teams ahead of us to lose.

If we stop winning, the priority switches to wanting the teams ahead of us to start beating the teams immediately behind us.

Yeah I get that, I still see the title as being beyond us. But I do get it.

Offline Meanwood Villa

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #10144 on: January 25, 2026, 05:55:14 PM »
Had we not messed up against Everton we could have closed to one point of the professional bottlers. Perhaps it's better to show our hand later down the line anyway.

Match 34 according to Unai

Offline Toronto Villa

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #10145 on: January 25, 2026, 05:56:27 PM »
Had we not messed up against Everton we could have closed to one point of the professional bottlers. Perhaps it's better to show our hand later down the line anyway.

Match 34 according to Unai

35 now.

Unai Emery: "In August, when we didn't win the first five matches, Were you asking me if we are contenders? No!

"We are in a fantastic position, really fantastic. But I prefer to wait until day 35 (to give an answer)."

Offline cdbearsfan

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #10146 on: January 25, 2026, 05:56:57 PM »
There's no advantage to being in pot 1 these days anyway

Indeed.

Yup, last year weren't Leipzig our other pot one opponent alongside Bayern? And they went on to lose nearly every game.

Apparently so.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #10147 on: January 25, 2026, 05:57:16 PM »
Yep, todays result was always going to affect who I would be hoping to get the points and now it is the home team.

I’m the opposite. Had we lost I’d have given up on the title and want Arsenal to win. Now I’m hoping Manure hold on.

Online lovejoy

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #10148 on: January 25, 2026, 05:57:20 PM »
I never thought I could cheer on man united, and I was right.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #10149 on: January 25, 2026, 05:57:32 PM »
Had we not messed up against Everton we could have closed to one point of the professional bottlers. Perhaps it's better to show our hand later down the line anyway.

Match 34 according to Unai

35 now.

Bloody Hell Unai, that's some Smirkesque goalpost moving!

Offline Meanwood Villa

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #10150 on: January 25, 2026, 05:57:47 PM »
Had we not messed up against Everton we could have closed to one point of the professional bottlers. Perhaps it's better to show our hand later down the line anyway.

Match 34 according to Unai

35 now.

Unai Emery: "In August, when we didn't win the first five matches, Were you asking me if we are contenders? No!

"We are in a fantastic position, really fantastic. But I prefer to wait until day 35 (to give an answer)."

Missed the memo

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #10151 on: January 25, 2026, 05:57:58 PM »
Yep, todays result was always going to affect who I would be hoping to get the points and now it is the home team.

I’m the opposite. Had we lost I’d have given up on the title and want Arsenal to win. Now I’m hoping Manure hold on.

Agreed.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #10152 on: January 25, 2026, 06:03:00 PM »
Oh it's on.

The title race is so on.

Offline KRS

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #10153 on: January 25, 2026, 06:03:09 PM »
Is that not a blatant handball by 50p head? If that was Konsa it’d be a penalty against us.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #10154 on: January 25, 2026, 06:04:03 PM »
Cash at Fulham in Gerrards last game.

 


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