GlobalVillan Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 2 hours ago, VillaChris said: Southampton isn't actually a game in hand, it's their final home game. Their games rescheduled are Man. United and Man. City at home and Newcastle away which they've lost from various cup weekends. I was replying to the poster who said it was one of their games in hand. Not that it matters which way they play the games of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 35 minutes ago, GlobalVillan said: I was replying to the poster who said it was one of their games in hand. Not that it matters which way they play the games of course. I could've left out Soton I thought Toon away and City at home made the point well enough after losing to Forest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlobalVillan Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 13 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: I could've left out Soton I thought Toon away and City at home made the point well enough after losing to Forest But as you mentioned Southampton I replied to that as I think they will beat them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul514 Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 1 hour ago, GlobalVillan said: I was replying to the poster who said it was one of their games in hand. Not that it matters which way they play the games of course. It does matter the earlier you play the relegation candidates the more they have to play for. for example whoever plays Southampton on the last day will have an easy game….. they will already be relegated 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlobalVillan Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 Just now, paul514 said: It does matter the earlier you play the relegation candidates the more they have to play for. for example whoever plays Southampton on the last day will have an easy game….. they will already be relegated I agree but that's not what I meant. I meant it doesn't matter if they were a game in hand or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 United will be slightly wary of Liverpool - not so much us and Spurs. Either way, they need a couple more wins to guarantee top 4. Hopefully they hammer Spurs tonight. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 6 hours ago, GlobalVillan said: Ha. That's about as good a game in hand as you could possibly wish for. Southampton are absolutely dreadful and there's a good reason they are fighting for survival. Dreadful, but managed to get a point at Arsenal. Brighton proved last night that points on the board is better than games in hand. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burchy Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 I think with us not playing until Sunday this will allow us some extra recovery time as we looked leggy against Fulham. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted April 27, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 27, 2023 Looks like we need united to thrash spurs and then be terrible against us... Forest result is a big one for us. Put some doubt in Brighton's minds before their tough games in hand. Liverpool keep winning though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 2 hours ago, paul514 said: It does matter the earlier you play the relegation candidates the more they have to play for. for example whoever plays Southampton on the last day will have an easy game….. they will already be relegated Typically its Liverpool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMitch Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 Expecting Emery to put on another tactical masterclass against Red Scouse. Liverpool fans act like TAA is the new Pirlo and Klopp is a tactical genius because TAA drops into a central midfield role. Sooooooo much room behind them on their right side and Moreno should have a field day against them. Konate also pushes forward to help cover TAA, exposing their backline even more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 Worry is Brighton get to play Arsenal and City when the league is over in final 3 games. City will rest players for CL and FA Cup finals too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted April 27, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted April 27, 2023 23 hours ago, duke313 said: Yes, but you have to win either the Champions League, the Europa League or Europa Conference. If that happens, would we be in the Europa or conference league? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 Bookies still pricing us at about an 18-20% chance of Top 6. They've Brighton at 56% chance of top 6 and Spurs at about 51% chance. Need United to get at least a point off Spurs tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 1 minute ago, Follyfoot said: If that happens, would we be in the Europa or conference league? 7th for Europa Conference, 5/6th Europa League. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 8th is in the bag now and we would all have been happy with that a few weeks ago. 6th or 7th is within reach, but we need to get wins against Spurs and Brighton to clinch that or pick up points at Old Trafford or Anfield, which wouldn't be easy, but is not quite the same daunting prospect, as it would have been at the start of the season. Wolves is a banana skin, they would really love to burst our bubble. We need a result there and preferably a win. For me, 60 points might just be enough and every point above that makes European qualification more likely, and brings a Europa League place, rather than the Conference League spot into play. I've had yet another go at the predictor this morning and had us getting 61 points and sixth place. It is so nice to have us still in the race for Europe at this late stage of the season, I think and I hope, that we can finish the job. Whatever happens, it has been great stuff since UE took over and things can get even better next season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 If most of our games are on Sunday, and I have to tell my wife I am not visiting the in-laws on a Sunday afternoon and I get a divorce, will the Spurs players pay back my divorce costs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 5 minutes ago, John said: 8th is in the bag now and we would all have been happy with that a few weeks ago. 6th or 7th is within reach, but we need to get wins against Spurs and Brighton to clinch that or pick up points at Old Trafford or Anfield, which wouldn't be easy, but is not quite the same daunting prospect, as it would have been at the start of the season. Wolves is a banana skin, they would really love to burst our bubble. We need a result there and preferably a win. For me, 60 points might just be enough and every point above that makes European qualification more likely, and brings a Europa League place, rather than the Conference League spot into play. I've had yet another go at the predictor this morning and had us getting 61 points and sixth place. It is so nice to have us still in the race for Europe at this late stage of the season, I think and I hope, that we can finish the job. Whatever happens, it has been great stuff since UE took over and things can get even better next season. 60+ will be enough, Spurs and Brighton won’t get to 60. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 10 hours ago, allani said: No they won't. They aren't a Sly 6 club. Nah, it's sky 6 get the decisions, the rest get apologies, which mean **** all 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 I think 62 should be our target for points next season. Emery is averaging 2.1 ppg which equates to 80 points in a season. So when we think about our Emery form we've had 13W 3D and 4L in 20 games (which isn't sustainable and we've over performed in this period). So if our aim is 62 points in a season we'd expect to get 10 points less in the 20 games we've just had. So 9W 5D and 6L would be the form for 62 point season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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