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Offline Somniloquism

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17055 on: April 18, 2026, 10:15:35 PM »
The reason I want 3rd is it will show Emery has a pattern which will gurantee 4 years of CL and a league win.

7th, 4th, 6th, 3rd, 5th?, 2nd?, 4th?, 1st?

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17056 on: April 18, 2026, 10:15:44 PM »
I wonder what bollocks the Chelsea manage will come out with today.
Hes already delivered for us so he can say anything he likes. The man is a legend.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17057 on: April 18, 2026, 10:23:16 PM »
That's a great result for us. 

Yes, I get the 'we want to finish as high as possible' argument, and I empathise with it, but the difference between 3rd and 4th, to me, is nothing more than a shrug of the shoulders. Even the difference between 4th and 5th is now a bit 'meh'.  But the difference between 5th and 6th is potentially catastrophic, so ANY result that keeps the team in 6th (whoever they are at the time) as far away from us as possible, is a great result to me.

Having Chelsea 3 results away from us, instead of just 2, is also a massive milestone.  After tonight's result, if we can win 2 out of the next 6, they would have to win EVERY remaining game to overtake us. (Well, technically they could do us on goal difference if they win 4 and draw one, IF we were lose the other 4 games). 

Two wins and a draw from our last six games and they need to be perfect to the end of the season to go above us.

Tonight was huge.
Perfect summation.

The only caveat being that 1 of those wins MUST be against Spuds.


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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17058 on: April 18, 2026, 10:25:06 PM »
The only caveat being that 1 of those wins MUST be against Spuds.

Win tomorrow, draw against Fulham, clinch the CL spot with a comprehensive win over Spurs.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17059 on: April 18, 2026, 10:25:49 PM »
This time next week we could be a point away from the Champions League with four games left. It's not long ago we couldn't say that about staying up.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17060 on: April 18, 2026, 10:29:15 PM »
The only caveat being that 1 of those wins MUST be against Spuds.

Win tomorrow, draw against Fulham, clinch the CL spot with a comprehensive win over Spurs.

.... which also sends them down.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17061 on: April 18, 2026, 10:33:07 PM »
We have to win tomorrow.

Well, it just got less important.
Mathematically yes, but for my mental health...

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17062 on: April 18, 2026, 10:33:22 PM »
We’re 1/33 with Paddy Power to finish top 5.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17063 on: April 18, 2026, 10:36:53 PM »



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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17064 on: April 18, 2026, 10:42:56 PM »
Spanish Cup Final between Atlético Madrid and Real Sociedad is going to pens. On ITV4/ITVX if anyone is interested.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17065 on: April 18, 2026, 10:47:11 PM »
The fact that we've also got something else to play for and man utd and Liverpool don't makes a difference.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17066 on: April 18, 2026, 10:50:20 PM »
Spanish Cup Final between Atlético Madrid and Real Sociedad is going to pens. On ITV4/ITVX if anyone is interested.

3 of the first four missed. At least it is the "good" guys who have scored theirs.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17067 on: April 18, 2026, 10:51:15 PM »
Spanish Cup Final between Atlético Madrid and Real Sociedad is going to pens. On ITV4/ITVX if anyone is interested.

Atletico have the penalty taking coach as Falkirk.

Offline AlexAlexCropley

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17068 on: April 18, 2026, 10:54:25 PM »
Real win

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17069 on: April 18, 2026, 10:54:47 PM »
Sociedad win.

 


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