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The Premier League Thread

Discussion in 'Southampton' started by TheSecondStain, Jun 28, 2016.

  1. tomw24

    tomw24 Well-Known Member
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    And I'm pleased for us. #3pointsoff5th :)
     
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  2. Libby

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    Hope Ole is still there when we go to Old Trafford.
     
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  3. Saints_Alive

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    Just imagine if we had managed to see the game out against Wolves....
     
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    I'm way ahead of you. I'm adding in three points against Wolves, two points against Arsenal, thinking that Chelsea have got a tough one away to Leicester next...
     
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  5. tomw24

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    To be fair you could deduct at least 2 points from the Watford game and 1 from Palace at home.
     
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  6. Saints_Alive

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    We should really have got something at Spuds too.
     
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  7. Le Tissier's Laces

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    Poch won’t go till summer
     
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  8. Le Tissier's Laces

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    Wish someone had talked about us getting him years ago :emoticon-0129-call:
     
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  9. Libby

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    Thought Luke was unlucky having that goal chalked off. Such a rare occasion as well.
     
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  11. ChilcoSaint

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    So let’s assume for a moment that Liverpool win at Wolves tomorrow, that would mean there are essentially 2 fault lines in the PL table. A 6 point gap between 4th and 5th, then a middle 10 spanning 4 whole points, then a 5 point gap to the bottom 6. Our first task is to get to the top of the middle 10, and then chase down Chelsea.
     
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  12. tomw24

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    I think this has got to go down as one of the more ludicrous PL tables. It's Liverpool in a league of their own, followed by a 2 team league in Leicester and Man City with Chelsea on their own (at the moment). Then it's just a mass of teams from Newcastle in 14th upwards who can perfectly reasonably say they're in with a shot of European football! Then the last 6 teams are battling for survival. I tell you what, the only thing that will be settled before the end of the season is the league title. There could genuinely be 6+ teams fighting for European places on the last day! Saints v Sheffield United could be far more interesting than it sounded at the start of the season.
     
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    And then there's west ham, who have these fixture's to turn their season around.

    Liverpool (H)
    Brighton (H)
    Manchester City (A)
    Liverpool (A)

    <laugh>
     
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  14. Ian Thumwood

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    I can appreciate what you are saying especially with regard to the five point gap between Newcastle and Brighton. However, given some of the odd results of late (including Burnley last nigh) t, you could ask yourself at what position does the relegation battle stop ? There are 14 games left which means 42 points to play for. Man Utd in fifth are only 11 points off the relegation zone. You would have to argue that those teams below Newcastle look involved in a battle and I would suggest that Norwich, Bournemouth and Villa are still the most likely candidates. I am not convinced Watford will be in the bottom three before the close of the season and I think West Ham will be sweating for a few more weeks but cannot see them going down either. I would keep an eye out for Brighton being dragged further down.

    The fact that Liverpool have won all their games bar one draw is pretty incredible.
     
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    Poor Everton. They will be feeling worse than we did after the wolves comeback. Newcastle did nothing in the game till the 94th minute. Toon are the luckiest team in the league by a mile. How they have 30 pts I'll never understand.
     
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    Should Liverpool win or possible draw their next two games, both away at Wolves then TPU, it's us at Anfield. What a change in mindset, well for me anyway. A few weeks ago I would have been worried about a damaging loss I now find myself confident we can make more than a game of it. Not confident enough to expect a win but wouldn't be surprised if we did.
     
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    I would still be stunned if we won at Anfield despite our great form. They have dropped 2 points all season.
     
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    Of course its a long shot, but I think the thinking behind it is, we are the type of team that can. We play the way, that the wheel will be broke.
     
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    Regarding Anfield, to misquote George Bernard Shaw, I don't think why? I think why not.

    To misquote President JFK, We will try to beat them not because it is easy, but because it is hard.
     
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