Title Challenge?

[Miles Away]

Well according to the Daily Express and Football Manager, we will finish 3rd a full 10 points behind second placed Arsenal.

http://www.express.co.uk/pictures/g...2016-predicts-the-Premier-League-table-103280

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So they think we will gain 19 more points?

That's 6 wins, a draw and 7 losses.

Seems pretty unlikely to me.

 

[Ike O'Noclassed]

So both LCFC and Spurs will manage little above relegation form, Chelsea will get an improbable 37 points from 14 games, and even those Scousers we saw off on Tuesday will close the gap on us from 16 points to 3?

This table, was it in a typical Daily Express article predicting the worst winter for 100 years, perchance?

 

[Miles Away]

So both LCFC and Spurs will manage little above relegation form, Chelsea will get an improbable 37 points from 14 games, and even those Scousers we saw off on Tuesday will close the gap on us from 16 points to 3?

This table, was it in a typical Daily Express article predicting the worst winter for 100 years, perchance?

The more I look at that table the stupider it gets.

 

[Profondo Rosso]

At least it shows we can only win 5 of our last 14 matches and still make the Champions League. But yeah, I agree, it's pretty ludicrous.

Chelsea finishing 3 points behind us?

 

[Micky]

You lot are nuts. I'm still thinking top 6 will be amazing.

 

[Motown Fox]

At least it shows we can only win 5 of our last 14 matches and still make the Champions League. But yeah, I agree, it's pretty ludicrous.

Chelsea finishing 3 points behind us?

Too right - Bournemouth are going to have an almighty collapse taking only 3 draws until the season end with 11 defeats!!!!
The joker doing this should be sacked and the editor, who must have approved it, given a telling off and demoted for incompetence.

 

[Matt_B]

You're all wrong. We will go into the last match 3 points clear of second but with inferior GD. Chelsea will get a horrendously dubious penalty in the 90th minute as whoever is second snatch a hit and run win.

Tears all round.

 

[Ike O'Noclassed]

.... Chelsea will get a horrendously dubious penalty in the 90th minute as whoever is second snatch a hit and run win.

Tears all round.

Something like this, you mean?

 

[glyn]

You're all wrong. We will go into the last match 3 points clear of second but with inferior GD. Chelsea will get a horrendously dubious penalty in the 90th minute as whoever is second snatch a hit and run win.

Tears all round.

And it will be so close we'll drop to fourth and Chelsea will win the CL the week after.

 

[Miles Away]

And it will be so close we'll drop to fourth and Chelsea will win the CL the week after.

And we will still be in the Champions League...I think.

 

[bocadillo]

Well according to the Daily Express and Football Manager, we will finish 3rd a full 10 points behind second placed Arsenal.

http://www.express.co.uk/pictures/g...2016-predicts-the-Premier-League-table-103280

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So we're only going to win five of the next fourteen games?

 

[Robin127]

Aston Villa will almost double their current points tally? What a joke.

 

[jb5000]

And we will still be in the Champions League...I think.

Correct, unless Liverpool or Man Utd win the Europa League as well.

 

[Billyjof]

Get these next two games done, then I will realistically entertain if we have a title challenge.

We are top not by a great margin. Right now we are fighting for a Champions league spot.

(I am slightly excited on the inside!)

 

[bocadillo]

Aston Villa will almost double their current points tally? What a joke.

Why not? Some team did it last season. Villa could be in Europe by 2017.

 

[glyn]

And we will still be in the Champions League...I think.

Correct, unless Liverpool or Man Utd win the Europa League as well.

I thought they changed the rules after we had 5 teams post Istanbul, so it was clear a CL winner would take the 4th spot?

 

[harrowfox]

I thought they changed the rules after we had 5 teams post Istanbul, so it was clear a CL winner would take the 4th spot?

Wiki says you're right Glyn. 5 teams can qualify from EPL.
Not sure what happens if top 4 stays the same, Chelsea won Champions League and Liverpool or Man U won Europa though?

 

[harrowfox]

Just checked again. If that happens 4th place team qualifies for Europa instead.

 

[jb5000]

No country is allowed more than 5 entrants, not a problem for those who get three or less places, but if two go to cup winners that only leaves three spaces left for England, Spain or Germany.

 

[Miles Away]

So we want United to lose in the final and for Chelsea to get bounced as soon as possible.