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someone mentioned Man C and Champions League.
they play away in the league every single time after a CL match.
Looks like Beetroot Face still holds some sway with the Fixtures Fixers, then :wink:
someone mentioned Man C and Champions League.
they play away in the league every single time after a CL match.
And they'll lose Yaya for the ACN.
This weeks installment includes...
Wigan v Spurs
Arsenal v Bolton
Liverpool v Wolves.
the more I think about it, the more I'm convincing myself that Wolves will cause more problems than I initially thought, if Bolton score first at the emirates then we could see the goons crumble again, and we are flying atm, so anything less than a convincing away win will be a bit disappointing.
the more I think about it, the more I'm convincing myself that Wolves will cause more problems than I initially thought, if Bolton score first at the emirates then we could see the goons crumble again, and we are flying atm, so anything less than a convincing away win will be a bit disappointing.
Really? Being realistic, in our last two games we've beaten 9 men and laboured a bit to a win over Wolves. Yes we've played well but to think that we'll walk to victory over Wigan is very presumtuous.
We should be beating teams like that if we want to be top 4, but let's not get ahead of ourselves...it'll be a tough game.
Really? Being realistic, in our last two games we've beaten 9 men and laboured a bit to a win over Wolves. Yes we've played well but to think that we'll walk to victory over Wigan is very presumtuous.
We should be beating teams like that if we want to be top 4, but let's not get ahead of ourselves...it'll be a tough game.
Really? Being realistic, in our last two games we've beaten 9 men and laboured a bit to a win over Wolves. Yes we've played well but to think that we'll walk to victory over Wigan is very presumtuous.
We should be beating teams like that if we want to be top 4, but let's not get ahead of ourselves...it'll be a tough game.
Just looked at the odds and very interesting. As you'd expect Manure, Citeh and Chelscum are heavily odds on for a top 4 finish.
But then Liverpool are slightly odds on, then we are pretty much level around 7/4 with the Arse.
It's interesting on 2 levels. First why the scousers should be ahead of us but also there's never been a time that I remember where we've been level pegging in the odds with our Woolwich friends so early in a season.
All goes to show that what we are all saying about this being one of our strongest squads is recognised by others. Wish I'd bet on us early on when I'm sure we would have been long odds!
We totally out played Liverpool eleven against eleven, so that's not entirely accurate.
Wolves have been a very difficult nut to crack at home and yes we huffed and puffed a bit in the first half but were worthy winners based on our performance in the second. Given we had two players making their debuts there as well I think all in all we've bounced back brillantly.
Wigan arn't over physical and if there are similar levels of effort on show we should be expecting to win.
I agree, but if we have top four ambitions these are the games where we need maximum points. With Ade's firepower we should have a good chance of a win.
Not sure I agree! Wolves are a very decent team, admittedly they were without Adam Hamil and Matt Jarvis who we should have bought when we were linked with him at Gillingham about 4 years ago, but they are no walkover at home. We looked solid and eventually won the game very comfortably.
Liverpool was a victory over 11 as we were slaughtering them from the word go.
We shouldn't presume that we will coast and win a wigan, but we are getting a head of steam up and have shown over the last 2 seasons that we are more than capable of going on lengthy runs of form.
A win is a must, particularly as they are now without Rodellega!
We totally out played Liverpool eleven against eleven, so that's not entirely accurate.
Wolves have been a very difficult nut to crack at home and yes we huffed and puffed a bit in the first half but were worthy winners based on our performance in the second. Given we had two players making their debuts there as well I think all in all we've bounced back brillantly.
Wigan arn't over physical and if there are similar levels of effort on show we should be expecting to win.
I think we should be hunting down Chelsea for 3rd. I do think Man City and Man Utd will be beyond us, judging by early form and depth of the respective squads.
Chelsea though, I don't think they're better than us. It's closer now than it's been in over a decade, that's for sure.
I would say we could do with another striker though, and shifting one on (Pav, ideally).
I'm not being arrogantly confident, it's more a case of we've beaten a Wolves team that were on a good run of form away, and then comprehensively outplayed Liverpool. To follow that up with anything less than a win in the form we're in would be a bit of a let down.
You should know by now that I'm an eternal pessimist, but I've got a good vibe about the way we've played recently with Parker and Ade strengthening the spine of our team.