Will we win the Premier League

[eamonn]

Darragh AKA The Menace from The Chase has given his opinion - https://x.com/FootballJOE/status/2003890919284564397

Feckin' gobshite (Darragh, not you).

[paul_e]

It's quite the same for me, that year there were effectively 4 'races', the top 3, one for Europe involving 4th-8th, midtable from 9th to 16th and then a 4 team relegation battle and those groups were largely visible by game 17 with the only changes being that we dropped off, Man City had a ridiculous run of form and Chelsea pulled out of midtable into the European places.

This season is very different in the middle section. There's still a top 3 and the relegation battle is now a bottom 3 who all look doomed already but after that there's only 11 points between 4th and 17th and only 7 points if cast off Leeds and Forest at the bottom as a little sub group. In that way the league is more like 15/16 where you had a very congested midtable (this season is even worse than that one was).

However regardless of that I just don't think Arsenal in particular will go on the sort of run needed to get to 90points. Man City are flying (just like us) but defeats to us and Newcastle and sketchy wins against Leeds and Fulham make me think there's enough defensive frailty there to see them drop points unexpectedly. I think both will get 80-85 points and I think we can manage similar, especially if we can get the couple of reinforcements we really need.

[OCD]

Let's hope it is like 2015-16 when a team nobody thought would win the league did, and 81 points was enough to win it. 67 points would have been enough to claim 4th spot outright.

[Meanwood Villa]

I'd bite your hand off for a points total beginning with a 7

[Sexual Ealing]

I'd bite your hand off for a points total beginning with a 7

You need to head to Molineux Mix. They're hoping for the same thing.

[Brazilian Villain]

I'd bite your hand off for a points total beginning with a 7

You need to head to Molineux Mix. They're hoping for the same thing.

[olaftab]

I'd bite your hand off for a points total beginning with a 7

You need to head to Molineux Mix. They're hoping for the same thing.

I think their hopeless wish is 3, ATM.

[olaftab]

Let's hope it is like 2015-16 when a team nobody thought would win the league did, and 81 points was enough to win it. 67 points would have been enough to claim 4th spot outright.

In 2015/16 Leicester were up against spurs ....yes spursy Hotspur and 115y had really fallen away. This time 115y are on the rise and Arsenal are still strong.

[LeeB]

Let's hope it is like 2015-16 when a team nobody thought would win the league did, and 81 points was enough to win it. 67 points would have been enough to claim 4th spot outright.

In 2015/16 Leicester were up against spurs ....yes spursy Hotspur and 115y had really fallen away. This time 115y are on the rise and Arsenal are still strong.

115 were only on about 67 at that point.

[Smirker]

Let's hope it is like 2015-16 when a team nobody thought would win the league did, and 81 points was enough to win it. 67 points would have been enough to claim 4th spot outright.

In 2015/16 Leicester were up against spurs ....yes spursy Hotspur and 115y had really fallen away. This time 115y are on the rise and Arsenal are still strong.

115 FC could get hit with the verdict before the season is over and Arsenal aren't Spurs but have the same bottling DNA.

I think we're more likely to win the league than people realise.

[algy]

Let's hope it is like 2015-16 when a team nobody thought would win the league did, and 81 points was enough to win it. 67 points would have been enough to claim 4th spot outright.

In 2015/16 Leicester were up against spurs ....yes spursy Hotspur and 115y had really fallen away. This time 115y are on the rise and Arsenal are still strong.

115 FC could get hit with the verdict before the season is over and Arsenal aren't Spurs but have the same bottling DNA.

I think we're more likely to win the league than people realise.

Take out the first 4 games this season and we’d be top of the league and on track for a record number of points.

Of course, the season does include the first 4 games and the league title isn’t decided on hypotheticals. I wouldn’t put money on us winning the league, put it that way. But I think there’s a far smaller gap between us and the other title contenders than some folk seem to think.

[Dave]

But I think there’s a far smaller gap between us and the other title contenders than some folk seem to think.

To channel paul_e, the gap is three points and goal difference.

Every team in the league is still in the title race until they stop being so.

I'd say at the moment that fifteen teams are definitely not in the title race anymore, two others are in the verge of not being so.

If at any point in the next three months the gap between us and first gets to 8-9 points then we're not anymore either.

Until that happens, then we're as much a part of the conversation as the other two.

[cdbearsfan]

I'm starting to believe.

Fuck it... tempting fate be damned!

We're gonna...

Finish above Wolves!

[Olneythelonely]

Still think yes.

[Smirker]

Chelsea was the harder game imo.

Was more convinced we'd beat Arsenal. Now I think we definitely will.