4 points off 4th

[bluejock]

We need to win three home games and at least three from five away.

 

[Allezfan]

If we get 15 Arsenal need 13 from 24, Chelsea, 11 from 24, Spurs 9 from 21, RS 21 from 24. We definitely need to take points from Arsenal and Chelsea. We probably also need the RS to do us a favour.

Can't see the Rs getting anything like seven wins out of eight, a draw at anfield combined with wins against fulham, west ham, qpr and sunderland and we've got 6th even if we lose the other three, imo.

 

[Stend]

Yeh I think the golden rule here is 6 wins from 8. It's those draws that do nobody any good 1 point is measly and can leave you way off the pack.

Someone got it right saying.... It's better to lose one and win one than draw two. 100% correct.

 

[bluejock]

Norwich twice, Reading away and Swansea at home. That's where we've let ourselves down. Games we should be winning. Villa at home too. 15 possible points from those, we took 3.

 

[formerly manx toffee]

I think 6th is most likely, 5th not likely, 4th improbable

 

[ijjysmith]

For me, too hard to predict.

There will be loads of twists and turns that are impossible to predict.

Educated guess, hmm 6th the not likely, but anything can happen in the ready money round.

Teams fighting for different things, teams fighting for nothing but league place. It's a time for funny results.

We shall see.

 

[Allezfan]

Norwich twice, Reading away and Swansea at home. That's where we've let ourselves down. Games we should be winning. Villa at home too. 15 possible points from those, we took 3.

Could go on for ages with that line of though. Fulham away, newcastle at home, wigan away, southampton away, qpr away, etc, etc.

 

[ToffeeMike]

If we get a win or draw next week then I'd say we've got a decent chance.

 

[ijjysmith]

Could go on for ages with that line of though. Fulham away, newcastle at home, wigan away, southampton away, qpr away, etc, etc.

That Fulham away still gets to me. We could have had 10 FFS!!

 

[electricblue]

We'll beat Spurs and Arsenal away and then lose to QPR and Fulham at home.

It's the Everton way.

 

[Stend]

Norwich twice, Reading away and Swansea at home. That's where we've let ourselves down. Games we should be winning. Villa at home too. 15 possible points from those, we took 3.

Could you imagine going into those final 8 games with a 6 point lead over spurs. We'd be virtually nailed on. Lost opportunity.

 

[bluejock]

Could go on for ages with that line of though. Fulham away, newcastle at home, wigan away, southampton away, qpr away, etc, etc.

True mate, very true but those 5 were the big ones for me.

 

[Eric Djemba-Djemba]

Could you imagine going into those final 8 games with a 6 point lead over spurs. We'd be virtually nailed on. Lost opportunity.

We'd have somehow found a way to bottle it. Defeats to QPR and Fulham at home and the annual capitulation at Anfield would have done in our chances.

 

[Duncan Disordely]

It's going to be difficult, but the games against the teams above us are massive.

If we win all our home games it'll make the away games very interesting. We're not out of it, but by no means is it an easy task.

 

[davek]

I think 6th is most likely, 5th not likely, 4th improbable

6th is very likely. I cant see Liverpool making up the 6 point gap even if we do gift them the usual three points at Anfield, so we'll hold them off. I see Chelsea as the flaky club ahead who could possibly come back to us, but they're used to holding their nerve when it matters. Arsenal are sorting themselves out and have a dream run-in and Spurs wont surrender 6 points to us.

Almost certainly 6th.