Race for 40 Points

[LannerSpurs]

 

[LannerSpurs]

Or maybe not

 

[Oh Teddy Teddy]

Villa away next, ahead of a European final;
Brighton at home where we will be hungover or depressed (or both).

Forget it.

 

[bubble07]

Don't think we are reaching it

 

[easley91]

That fact we may not even hit 40 points is a disgrace. Ange needs to go just for this alone.

 

[mmidgers]

That fact we may not even hit 40 points is a disgrace. Ange needs to go just for this alone.

One of the many reasons.

 

[CookieYiddo]

17th. Drink it in guys.

 

[Saoirse]

17th, I don't know how - we're going to Bilbao!

 

[Moorpheus19]

Can we finish ahead of Man Utd?

 

[archiewasking]

Can we finish ahead of Man Utd?

Only mathematically

 

[Dougal]

What’s with all the drama in this thread? We only needed 29 points. Got that ages ago…

 

[Amo]

Incredible to think that if three other teams weren't historically shit we could conceivably have been in the Championship and Champions League at the same time.

 

[Saoirse]

Incredible to think that if three other teams weren't historically shit we could conceivably have been in the Championship and Champions League at the same time.

I don't think that would've happened, in reality. Even as it is, our 38 points and +4 GD was enough to stay up in 21 of the last 22 seasons - West Ham going down on 42 was an absolutely hilarious aberration. And add to that, in the scenario where the bottom three aren't shit and we're therefore in actual danger, Postecoglou gets sacked months ago, and we don't put out second-XIs in the league to prioritise Europe. We've only been able to do that and thus make a European final because the bottom three are so bad. If not, we likely wouldn't be in the final, but also would've clambered up to the mid-40s or so on league points.

 

[1882andallthat]

Can we finish ahead of Man Utd?

Unlikely because we’re 99.9 % certain to lose away to Villa and if we win the Europa League with all the celebrations it will be difficult to get up for the Brighton game if we’ve exhausted ourselves in the final, if we lose final then morale will be rock bottom and then some.

I’d give us about a 10% chance of getting a point at best at home to Brighton, and on our league form that’s being generous, so that’s the only faint chance of catching Man United, we ain’t catching West Ham now.

 

[Oh Teddy Teddy]

17th. Drink it in guys.

Unlikely because we’re 99.9 % certain to lose away to Villa and if we win the Europa League with all the celebrations it will be difficult to get up for the Brighton game if we’ve exhausted ourselves in the final, if we lose final then morale will be rock bottom and then some.

I’d give us about a 10% chance of getting a point at best at home to Brighton, so that’s the only faint chance of catching Man United, we ain’t catching West Ham now.

If we win the Europa League, who cares.

If we don’t, fire him twice.

 

[worcestersauce]

I think we're going to lose this race

 

[jakuba]

I think we're going to lose this race

You’re the most optimistic person in this gaff so this is the equivalent of me screaming the sky is falling down from my roof.

 

[worcestersauce]

You’re the most optimistic person in this gaff so this is the equivalent of me screaming the sky is falling down from my roof.

You misunderstand me, I'm optimistic we'll lose this race because it will annoy even more people when we win the Europa league.
My fervent hope is to then win the Champions league next season and that will bring meltdown central in certain parts of London. My cunning evil plan knows no bounds.

 

[fishhhandaricecake]

Kids/ressies vs Villa then a dejected final day loss after we've lost the EL final so yea no 40 points for us, 22 losses goodnight Irene.

 

[hellava_tough]

Unlikely because we’re 99.9 % certain to lose away to Villa and if we win the Europa League with all the celebrations it will be difficult to get up for the Brighton game if we’ve exhausted ourselves in the final, if we lose final then morale will be rock bottom and then some.

I’d give us about a 10% chance of getting a point at best at home to Brighton, and on our league form that’s being generous, so that’s the only faint chance of catching Man United, we ain’t catching West Ham now.

And Brighton may well have a European place to play for on the final day too.

Grim.