Europe

Bolton have played well this year and I wouldn't begrudge them getting into Europe.

Stoke do not deserve European football. Their style of play is offensive to the game itself.

 

Arsenal likely to win Carling so 6th will be Europa spot. If any of the top 6 then win FA cup 7th spot then becomes Europa spot too? Surely thats quite likely to happen?

 

Who's still in the FA?

 

Man Utd, Arsenal, Chelsea and Man City out of the current top 6, Bolton have a replay at Wigan tonight.

 

Chelsea, Man U, Man C and Arsenal out of the top 6
the rest are
Wigan, Bolton, Sheff W, Stoke, Brighton, Crawley, Notts C, fulham, Leyton orient, West Ham, Burnley &Villa

 

I think i'ts a safe bet that one of those big 4 teams will win it TBH, 7th for Europa doesn't look too unlikely (providing Arsenal beat Birmingham also).

 

Yep it could well happen although us finishing there is a different matter

 

Completely, but again, the next 5 games could make it a realizable target.

I'm here to reclaim our 'D' word title back from Spurs!!!

 

It will probably go to 7th place. We have a chance of that.

 

If we can get 6 wins from the next 11. But that is highly unlikely.

TBH this is all great talk, but I just want to be in the prem. Top half and I will party my backside off.

We do not really have the depth to go into europe. We'd need at least another 3 Tiote's just to cope lol

Unless we just play Tiote and Jonas:

---------Harps--------
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---------Tiote--------
----------------Jonas


"harper kicks out to Tiote, Tiote carries out to the right, crosses to Jonas, Jonas back to Tiote, GOAL"

 

Just did that predictor thing. Here's what I got:

Man U - 79
City - 78
Arsenal - 77 with a game in hand (there must be some fixtures missing)
Chelsea - 71 with a game in hand
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Spurs - 71 game in hand
Mackems - 57
Us - 55
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L'pool - 52
Stoke - 51
Everton - 50
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Villa - 50
Bolton 48
Fulham - 41
Blackburn - 41
B'pool - 37
Wigan - 37
WBA - 36
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Brum - 35 with a game in hand
Wolver - 33
West Ham - 29

I was impartial, but I am terrible at predictions. Liverpool seemed to have a really difficult run in compared with us, Both Manchester clubs and both North London clubs. They could have a real say on the title race. Sunderland have five trick games but their run in's alright after that. We have the easiest run in, snatching seventh is a real possibility if slightly unlikely. It's something to aim for anyway, survival's going to be a cinch so it's either go for Europe or accept an early end to the season.

 

I think if we get no injuries/suspensions then this is possible, if unlikely, that means 20 points and all of our next 5 games are winnable...

 

Is that the Castrol league predictor AG?

Anyway, there are far too many variables at the moment to be contemplating European football next season. First of all, we have to rely on two of the top 6 teams winning the FA & Carling cups in order to make 7th place a qualifying league position. Secondly, we have to rely on the other teams above us to slip up and then we ourselves have to gain enough points and possibly increase our goal difference in order to finish 7th.

All of that aside, we should be looking to seal some more points in our upcoming games and firstly aim to secure survival.

 

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A few years back a team finished around 20th in the Chamionship (then called Division 1). They won it the next year, and in their first year in the Prem they finished an amazing 3rd. Twenty points and a pie to the person that names the team

 

Even I know that, and I wasn't even born

 

You gotta name the team to win the pie

 

Push them off the side

 

Was it us?

 

Mike Ashley: "Hi, I'm Mike. The club you're referring to is the same club that I own, Newcastle United. Now... where's my pie?"