Heh, I remember when people were suggesting that 33 or 34 points might be enough to survive. 33 or 34 points is barely enough to feel safe from the drop zone now.
I always thought that was too low. Was kinda hoping Fulham won today, just to keep them fighting. More twist and turns to come, but step in the right direction today.
I was about to write something like that. This is a weird season. (but I still don't think Cardiff have many more points left in them)
Prior to the Arsenal game - going into this run of matches including Arsenal, Utd and Spurs - we were within three points of all the other five. My aim, as I said on here, was to finish the Spurs game still within three points of two of them. As it happens, regardless of what Burnley do tomorrow, we'll have finished still within three points of all of them except Newcastle. If we go down from here, it'll be our own fault.
You top 6 types have a great chance to kick Chelsea out for a while, they are about to be in a world of hurt with transfer ban/Sarri/ancient squad and no CL would make it all a lot worse.
It is weird, but not totally uncommon. It's still bizarre to me that so many teams suddenly find competence halfway through the year, couple years ago, there were seven teams at or below a point a game with only 12 matches to play. 17th place ended up on 40 points. It's always why we absolutely had to make the managerial change when we did and not a moment later. Very easy to think we could be down with Fulham in the "basically given up" group had we reached February on four or five fewer points.
Yeah I agree, it wouldn't take that much for those to be reversed, perhaps if the managerial appointments were the other way round. I expected the line to be around 30-33 points semi-permanently because of the top 6 hoovering up so many points. I'm saving this for later but I'm quite worried that at least two of the promoted teams next year will be pretty good. That's 30 games now, which is when we sacked MP. We were a point clear then, two behind what we have now (so the difference of 1 JWP free kick), but 3 behind Swansea.
Only, and only, if there is a 'genuine attempt to play the ball'. I'd argue that he knows what he is trying to do there and 'play the ball' is definitely not it!
Yes, definitely two separate movements, first to try and catch the ball, then to bring the player down.
