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Season End Predictions

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  1. Roo

    Roo Well-Known Member

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    It’s going to be an interesting end to the season.

    Leicester: 4 games

    Newcastle (H)
    United (a)
    Chelsea (a)
    Spurs (H)

    Chelsea: 4 games

    City (a)
    Arsenal (H)
    Leicester (H)
    Villa (a)

    Spurs: 4 games

    Leeds (a)
    Wolves (H)
    Villa (H)
    Leicester (a)

    West Ham: 5 games

    Burnley (a)
    Everton (H)
    Brighton (a)
    West Brom (a)
    Saints (H)

    Liverpool: 5 games

    Saints (H)
    West Brom (a)
    Burnley (a)
    Palace (H)
    United (a)

    Everton: 5 games

    West Ham (a)
    Villa (a)
    Sheff United (H)
    Wolves (H)
    City (a)

    Whilst Chelsea and Leicester may have more points on the board, their remains fixtures are particularly tricky.

    West Ham and Liverpool not only have a game in hand, but they definitely have the more favorable fixtures.

    it’s simple for us (as we know), we just have to win all 4 and hope for the best.

    The fixtures involve many of these teams having to play one another, as well as some nasty ones against city and United thrown in there.

    I have no doubt we’ll bottle things as usual, but West Ham (in particular) could be dark horses for a CL spot here, taking advantage of those dropped points that are inevitable between the rest.

    how many points do you think each team will pick up?
     
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  2. Dier Hard

    Dier Hard G'day mate!

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    Hard to predict what points I think we'll get but I don't see us getting in the CL and leapfrogging either of Chelsea or Leicester. I think the top four is more or less set. A 5 or 8 point swing in our favour with just 4 games left feels quite impossible if I'm honest.

    I do though think we have a chance at getting Europa. West Ham and Pool have the games in hand but I'm hoping there's a slip up at least with West Ham, if not Pool. Their next two fixtures are ones that can throw a spanner in the works for them, Burnley are never easy and Everton will also be hoping they can do enough to reach a Europa spot. Pool should more or less win all theirs with the exception of Utd. On paper we should get at least three wins out of the remaining four but our form this season just makes it so tough to be confident with.

    Getting Europa at the end of a disastrous season will at least be a small comfort - and I really do mean small.

    To stick my neck out, and this requires a West Ham collapse, I'll say:
    Leicester
    Chelsea
    Pool
    Spurs
    West Ham

    From 3rd-7th. Though knowing us this season, we'll lose the next four <rofl>
     
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  3. humanbeingincroydon

    humanbeingincroydon Well-Known Member

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    I predict that the season will end at some point
     
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  4. Roo

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    The timing of these games is very important.
    It looks like the bottom 3 is nailed on, so I guess it’s a question over what sort of effort we’ll see from those that are pretty much safe.

    perhaps Burnley will go all out today, which will all but secure them safety. - that in turn puts a dent in west hams hopes.
    As I say, lots of twists and turns coming up for different reasons.

    I reckon the following:

    Leicester - 4 points
    Chelsea - 7 points
    Spurs - 7 points
    West ham - 9 points
    Liverpool - 10 points
    Everton - 8 points
     
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  5. remembercolinlee

    remembercolinlee Well-Known Member

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    Leicester: 4 games

    Newcastle (H) 3pts
    United (a) 1pt
    Chelsea (a) 1pt
    Spurs (H) 3pts
    Total 8pts making 71pts

    Chelsea: 4 games

    City (a) 1pt
    Arsenal (H) 3pts
    Leicester (H) 1pt
    Villa (a) 3pts

    Total 8pts making 69pts

    Spurs: 4 games

    Leeds (a) 1pt
    Wolves (H) 3pts
    Villa (H) 1pt
    Leicester (a) 0pts

    Total 5 points making 61pts

    West Ham: 5 games

    Burnley (a) 3pt
    Everton (H) 1pt
    Brighton (a) 3pts
    West Brom (a) 3pts
    Saints (H) 3pts
    Total 13 pts making 68pts

    Liverpool: 5 games

    Saints (H) 3pts
    West Brom (a) 3pts
    Burnley (a) 3pts
    Palace (H) 3pts
    United (a) 1pt
    Total 13pts making 67pts

    Everton: 5 games

    West Ham (a) 1pt
    Villa (a) 3 pts
    Sheff United (H) 3pts
    Wolves (H) 3pts
    City (a) 0 pts

    Total 10 points making 62 points

    Think we'll finish 8th ... at best.
     
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  6. "Thanks for that Brian"

    "Thanks for that Brian" Well-Known Member

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    I predict that we'll finish 7th.....





    ....but Chelsea will finish 5th and Arsenal 10th. However, both will win in the CL and EL respectively, meaning that.......





    ....yes, you've guessed it. We won't qualify for anything, apart from EL II, which we will subsequently lose the final of, to the Sozopol Blind School's B Team, on penalties, having squandered a 10-0 lead. Daniel Levy will refuse to resign as manager, DoF, Chairman or Club President.
     
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  7. Citizen Kane.

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    <laugh>

    Tea all over the keyboard.

    Thanks for that, Brian.
     
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  8. Spurf

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    Thanks for that Brian :emoticon-0136-giggl
     
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  9. PowerSpurs

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    Interestingly if we happened to win all four games those other results would leave us fourth but behind Chelsea so safe from being bumped from the CL by Chelsea/Arsenal CL/EL wins
     
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  10. Citizen Kane.

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    I'm going to voice what is a radical and probably unpopular opinion, and it really does pain me to say it, but I'm really in two minds about us qualifying for the CL next season. I think finishing outside the top 4 for the second season running could be the kick up the arse Levy and the board need. Scraping 4th could well lead to them papering over the obvious cracks and neglecting the squad/manager all over again. They need to realise once and for all that their recruitment strategy of both players and managers over the past 3 years has been a complete wreck. I'm not sure that will happen if we finish 4th.

    My gut instinct is that where we finish won't matter one iota to Kane - he is either going to stick it out for one more year or he's totally done regardless.

    Might be unpopular but I see real long-term dangers on the horizon of the short-term gain of CL football for one more year.
     
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  11. Big Ern

    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    nope, we aint getting CL, we'll get some European competition though
     
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  12. "Thanks for that Brian"

    "Thanks for that Brian" Well-Known Member

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    This team isn't going to make the CL.

    If it did. it wouldn't make it out of the group stage.

    I'm more worried that we won't make the EL. As much as we mock it, we could make a success of another run in this competition and failing to qualify will further ruin our attraction to potential signings, income, reputation and coefficient for the future. If we fail to make that competition, Levy should be shot, not sacked.
     
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  13. Lovearsenalcock

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    What position gets the new 3rd tier Euro cup competition?

    really must avoid that
     
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  14. Billy The Spur

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    I think our slim CL hopes will be over once and for all after our next game, because I have a feeling we will fail to beat Leeds.
     
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  15. The Changing Man

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    It pains me to say it but I really think you will, last night was in my opinion your hardest remaining game and on the back of successive defeats, I was hopeful you would slip up again, but fair play you won again and now its in your hands.
     
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  16. PowerSpurs

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    7th unless Leicester or Chelsea finish there in which case 6th.
     
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  17. PowerSpurs

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    You think they will buy better players if they have much less money? How?
     
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  18. Billy The Spur

    Billy The Spur Well-Known Member

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    Most successful teams speculate to accumulate, not accumulate to speculate. But this is what happens when your owners rate profit higher than glory.
     
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  19. SpursDisciple

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    Only 2 Europa places now?

    You say unless Chelsea or Leicester finish there - even as FA Cup runners up? I thought that didn't bring EL place any more?
     
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  20. PowerSpurs

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    The only examples of what you claim are Chelsea and Man City. They did it by spending the ill gotten gains of their owners which is little more than a money laundering exercise. You have made it clear in previous posts that cheating is fine with you so I can understand why you want ENIC out and a bunch of criminals in, but count me out of that.
     
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