minimum 5th gets Europe...can we make it?

[Allezfan]

We need nine points from the next three games. Any less and we're out of the race.

But we do that, we can go to anfield and afford to draw.

 

[neil999]

fellaini and anichebe need to batter the heck out of their defence, knacker them out..then get baines,mirallas and coleman flying at em'

 

[steken1]

Is third out of the way for us yet? I'd say no. I'm crazily confident that this time it'll be different.

I'm like the woman who keeps taking her husband back after he slots his assistant for FFS.

 

[neil999]

Is third out of the way for us yet? I'd say no. I'm crazily confident that this time it'll be different.

I'm like the woman who keeps taking her husband back after he slots his assistant for FFS.

if we are saying we can get fourth then we can def get third, saying that i dont think we will..but yeah, we have a chance

 

[MartSlinger]

Imagine Everton finishing 3rd ffs! SCENES.

 

[billycopper]

If we win at Arsenal we'd be level on points with Spurs and Chelsea although they'd have one game and two games in hand respectively. We would also be just a point off third.

If we draw on Tuesday we'd be 2 points off fourth having played two games more. Plus they've got a superior goal difference of +13.

And if we get beat we'd potentially be 9 points behind fourth-placed Chelsea (if they win their games in hand) with only 5 matches left to play.

To stand any chance of CL we're going to need to beat Arsenal. I think fifth is more likely. Spurs have City at home and Wigan away in their next two games and could concievably drop points in both. And their goal difference is only 1 better than ours.

 

[toffeeben15]

5th likely 4th outside chance . Need to keep the pressure on now . We beat arsenal and we are right there. Arsenal will get third . Spurs wont beat city and may get a draw with chelsea . Chelsea well they have a load of games in may with the europa league . I dont think they will have steam to carry on the chase . Lets just keeep on winning and the work should pay off

 

[Goat]

I've got a cob on with myself for feeling so confident because we all know how that ends but I just can't see us losing.

I firmly believe we are gonna finish 4th.

The wake up call I may get tomorrow is gonna be painful.

FFS, why do I do it? Why cant I be 1 of those fans who are beaten before a ball is kicked, I envy them.

 

[keverton]

Imagine Everton finishing 3rd ffs! SCENES.

If that happened guarentee people would still say moyes out.

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

If that happened guarentee people would still say moyes out.

"But we lost to Leeds on a Tuesday night in September, 3rd means nowt"

"Ohhhh to be Cardiff"

 

[johnnydawg68]

We deserved a win against them in November and that was without a right hand side to our team. Coleman and Mirallas should make up for their home advantage. We can beat them.

This. They were lucky as hell to get a point out of that game.

 

[EFC Si]

I think it will be immensely difficult to beat Sunderland. They are so due a win against us and what better time than after that derby win? Though I remember drawing 2-2 at home with Wigan after we beat Liverpool 3-0. "After the Lord Mayor's parade" was the favoured headline.

This is a mixture of idealism and realism, but here's hoping we get:

Fulham 1-1 Arsenal
Sunderland 1-2 Everton
Spurs 1-2 City
Liverpool 2-2 Chelsea

Leaving:
Arsenal P33 60pts
Chelsea P32 59pts
Spurs P33 58pts
Everton P33 58pts

(and if we beat Arsenal away)
3. Everton P34 61pts
4. Arsenal P34 60pts
5. Chelsea P32 59pts
6. Spurs P33 58pts

I'd say it's the worst time (this isn't a set rule though). It'll be hard for them to find the energy they had against newcastle, and often when teams have a big result the expectation for their next game rises and they end up loosing. It's happened to us on countless occasions

 

[johnnydawg68]

I firmly believe we are gonna finish 4th.

The wake up call I may get tomorrow is gonna be painful.

FFS, why do I do it? Why cant I be 1 of those fans who are beaten before a ball is kicked, I envy them.

Because that's no way to live Goat. FFS if someone isn't strong enough to handle getting your hopes up and then being disappointed, being a football fan isn't the best idea.

 

[Brennan]

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Said that if we draw the tough away games and win the rest we'd be in with a shout, still think we are.

 

[Duncan Disordely]

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Said that if we draw the tough away games and win the rest we'd be in with a shout, still think we are.

Think we can beat Chelsea too. Looking at it I think we'll finish on either 67 or 69 points. Question is will that be enough?