I think we'll get 2 points. Anything more will be a joyful and highly pleasant surprise (to me, not to you bunch of crazy optimists clearly).
#11 updated Now the mean is 6.636364 pts, median is 6 but the mean is still 4 with over 45% of respondents giving a tally of 5 pts or lower. Interesting <chinstroke>
Realistically I think we'll take 4 points - Win at home to Spartak and draw at home to Benfica. I do worry about Barca giving us a proper boabying, by maybe 6 or 7 over there. **** did they not skelp Leverkusen by 7 over there last year? In dream land, I reckon if we get the sort of jammyness and dodgy referees usually reserved for the teams we play against, we could manage as high as 8-10 points. But then again in dream land i'm in with a shout of boabying Cheryl "I hate darkies unless they are pumping me" Tweedy. Still, cannae wait for the 1st game and the atmosphere as the champions league tune kicks in! So Barca 18 points Benfica 10 points Celtic 4 points Spartak 3 points
So, including OSP (still waiting on Tam going one way or t'other) the full results thusfar are: Mean 6.416667 pts Median 5.5 pts Mode is still 4 pts But, on the statistically more reliable NVS (Non-Venom Scale), we get Mean 5.363636 pts Median 5 pts Mode 4 pts Overall, the results are fairly ****ed up
Our biggest worry and most important player is Scot Brown, not only does the work of nearly two men in midfield he also urges and encourages his teammates to better things. I am a wee bit worried about Victor as although he bosses and controls most SPL matches, he seems nervous and anxious in our European games. Kayal is another star midfielder but he goes charges into situations that often leaves him on the wrong side of the play or even injured. I am hoping that N. Lennon and Scot Brown can get the best out of these two. Interesting selection dilemma up front because if everyone is fit Neil may be leaving out some automatic starters that are currently on the Celtic team if our new boys are as good as we hope. There is no reason to think we cannot get 9 points especially if we get all the crowd behind us at Celtic Park.
OK, now we have The average is 6.7 pts but the Non Venom average is 5.8 pts. 4 is still the most popular forecast but the median is now 6.5 or 6 (NVS)
