bluemangroup
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If we want the best possible outcome, we will have to earn it, no doubt. But football isn't an exact science.
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We beat City and Utd at home last year. Don't see why we can't do the same again this year.
BluenosePaul
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Unless Wigan beat Arsenal in the semi?
No 6th is still europe cos City won the league cup.
7th isn't europe cos one of Wigan, Hull or Sheffield United will get it through the fa cup.
The only way 6th isn't europe is if Man U win the Cl and 4th and 5th get the europa places.
It's flat track bully "away form".
They have lost at Chelsea, Citeh and the RS.
They have drawn at Arsenal and Spurs.
They hhave more to fear from us than we have from them.
BluenosePaul
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Typically decided not to watch Villa / Stoke as I expected a borefest.
BirkenheadBlue
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There's two ways to look at our fixture run-in.
Firstly, you could say that it's horrible - our home games are almost all really tough, and none of our aways are gimmie's, because a lot of the teams (while they maybe aren't as good as us) are all fighting for their lives.
But you can also look at it the other way. If we're going to have any chance of getting 4th (which is a huge ask) we're going to have to get a lot of good results spread across both our home and away games. If our fixtures were reversed, you'd say yeah, we might be more likely to pick up more points at home, but the away games we'd be more likely to lose.
It'd be no good from the situation we're in winning a load of easy home games, then losing to the teams at our end of the table.
The way our fixtures are gives us a bigger chance of something special happening, and a bigger chance of something bad, with less chance of an average-ish end to the season.
Firstly, you could say that it's horrible - our home games are almost all really tough, and none of our aways are gimmie's, because a lot of the teams (while they maybe aren't as good as us) are all fighting for their lives.
But you can also look at it the other way. If we're going to have any chance of getting 4th (which is a huge ask) we're going to have to get a lot of good results spread across both our home and away games. If our fixtures were reversed, you'd say yeah, we might be more likely to pick up more points at home, but the away games we'd be more likely to lose.
It'd be no good from the situation we're in winning a load of easy home games, then losing to the teams at our end of the table.
The way our fixtures are gives us a bigger chance of something special happening, and a bigger chance of something bad, with less chance of an average-ish end to the season.
parkendmaster
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Not quite sure what you're getting at. 6th is guaranteed Europe
BluenosePaul
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fair enough. Only ourselves to blame if we finish 7th then.
Unless Man U win the Cl and 4th and 5th get the europa places.
ianefc
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Nope that's already sorted that cup winner gets EL or loser if arsenal win the 5th an 6th are deffo EL due to 1 place already allocated and CITY winning League cup
The away games worry me more than the 3 big home games, tbh.
Our form at goodison for the last 5 or so years has been superb but we struggle on the road.
Our form at goodison for the last 5 or so years has been superb but we struggle on the road.
parkendmaster
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http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/fans/faqs/who-qualifies-to-play-in-europe/
If Man U won the CL there would be an additional place in the Europa League so 6th would still get into Europe
Huh, that didn't happen when chelsea won it.
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