But look, as ItsEssexBob points out, you're now looking at the odds of Arsenal AND City throwing it all away.What makes you so sure? They've shown before that they're not really comfortable being the pace-setters. Had we not inexplicably blown it late in 2011/12, City would still be title-less after all the hundreds of millions they've spent.
The projections many here have outlined for the next three games have the team at the top of the table accumulating 39/40/41 points. That's after 19 games, too. No reason why 80 points won't be enough to win the title this year. Archie alluded to it yesterday and I agree with him; the title won't be won by more than five points this season. Teams will drop points left, right and centre. We just have to ensure to limit our defeats, and turn the draws (like at home to Southampton and away to Cardiff) into wins.we would finish on a maximum of 81 points, which won't be enough at all.
I keep waiting for Liverpool to feck up and they don't. They're annoying me. I don't expect Spurs to compete for 4th and I'm hoping Everton somehow start to fall away, too. Liverpool...
This is why its hard. If Liverpool win today United are still 7 points behind 4th, and that team being City. The way the league works when mutiple teams have a big distance makes it a lot harder to make up ground like that. Essentially 4 teams having a 7,8,8 and 10 point lead is akin to one team having a much longer lead.
They will drop points in the coming weeksI keep waiting for Liverpool to feck up and they don't. They're annoying me. I don't expect Spurs to compete for 4th and I'm hoping Everton somehow start to fall away, too. Liverpool...
They will drop points in the coming weeks
That's what everyone said about ronaldo the double year.It's inevitable. Suarez can't maintain this form indefinitely.
You look too far ahead, its quite possible Hull or Norwich can take points off you.West Ham, Hull, and Norwich - 9 points and we should be at or near 4th going into Spurs on New Years.
Possible and very likely.You look too far ahead, its quite possible Hull or Norwich can take points off you.
Possible and very likely.
Possible yes.
Very likely that two of the worst teams in the top flight will both take points of us?? Rly?
Hull are nowhere near one of the worst teams, in fact they've done pretty well. Norwich aren't great but tend to be game raisers, weren't they one of the few teams to beat you last season?
We have Hull and Norwich away from home. Hull have been very good at home and we've struggled at Norwich in the past 2 seasons. I'll be pleasantly surprised if we pick up 9 points from those 3 gamesPossible yes.
Very likely that two of the worst teams in the top flight will both take points of us?? Rly?
Not if we play as we did tonight. We could comfortably take the points.You look too far ahead, its quite possible Hull or Norwich can take points off you.
Do you think it's 'very likely' that we will drop points to both teams?
We have Hull and Norwich away from home. Hull have been very good at home and we've struggled at Norwich in the past 2 seasons. I'll be pleasantly surprised if we pick up 9 points from those 3 games
I agree. I was replying to Akash in the post you original quoted that I said Hull and Norwich were crap in where he said very likely.No because I said 'quite possible' and Hull Or Norwich not Hull and Norwich.
Not if we play as we did tonight. We could comfortably take the points.
I didn't say that. Rob said we might drop points to Hull or Norwich which I think is likely. Hopefully not of courseI'm not saying we will win both games (I think we will), but to say it's likely to drop points in both is a bit overly pessimistic.
Jesus I hope this doesn't bite me in the arse.
Away to City and Chelsea and home to Cardiff while we have Norwich, Hull and West Ham. Pretty likely even if he maintains his form.It's inevitable. Suarez can't maintain this form indefinitely.
You're looking at it wrong. This squad won the league just months ago and are more than capable of taking all the points from those three, irrespective of the problems we've had. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if we run the table until the Chelsea match.True but if we all played like we do when we win comfortably we would get 114 points a season, I wouldnt take Hull and Norwich as very likely wins.
I didn't say that. Rob said we might drop points to Hull or Norwich which I think is likely. Hopefully not of course
Without City in the mix, I'd quite fancy Liverpool for the title.I think 2nd is a strong possibility for them.Things could change of course but it's time to stop dismissing them.
You make a good point with 2003, but it's worth remembering that Arsenal were generally the sides only main competition that season. While there's nobody this season who looks by far and away the best side in the league (bar City if they can become more consistent away), there 4 teams at the moment who all look more than capable of being able to reach around that 80 point mark or more. Individually, very good form could see us take over any of them, but what makes it more difficult is that we've got to catch up to all of them, while assuming we'll probably drop our fair share of points along the way even if we do improve.2002/03 was the unlikeliest title win I've ever witnessed a United side triumph in. After that year (and what happened in the final ten games of the 2011/12 season), I refuse to rule anything out.
Why doesn't everyone milking themselves over Liverpool just wait and see how they do against Chelsea and City away back to back after the Cardiff at home banker...
