Run up To Christmas/New Year

The Apprentice

Charles Big Potatoes

Mar 10, 2005

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• Nov 25, 2017

• #41

The Apprentice said:

I'd be very surprised if we didn't banana skin one of those home games.

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Quicker than I thought.

 

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Everlasting Seconds

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Jan 9, 2014

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• Nov 25, 2017

• #42

We are throwing the league and trying to win CL. You heard it here first.

 

thinktank

Hmmm...

Sep 28, 2004

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• Nov 25, 2017

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• #43

Will update results in op as we go.

 

thePessimist

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• Nov 25, 2017

• #44

thinktank said:

Will update results in op as we go.

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Ref. opening post: Watford is (a)

 

thinktank

Hmmm...

Sep 28, 2004

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• #45

Updated first post.

Can still grab a 21 points haul, but have to draw with City and win the rest.

 

Spurs 1961

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Aug 31, 2012

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• Dec 9, 2017

• #46

Ok doing this from memory but I think last season we had 27pts from the first 16 games. So we are one point ahead! The problem is from here we won 19 drew two and lost two

 

offside_ruel_fox

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Jul 27, 2010

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• Dec 9, 2017

• #47

The whole Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday games we have from the 2nd-6th January is ridiculous and will hurt us after an already busy Christmas period.

 

rossdapep

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• Dec 10, 2017

• #48

offside_ruel_fox said:

The whole Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday games we have from the 2nd-6th January is ridiculous and will hurt us after an already busy Christmas period.

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Good job we've got players returning. Would be nice to think other teams had an injury problem to contend with over this period. May give us the chance to get back in front

 

Saoirse

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Aug 20, 2013

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• Dec 10, 2017

• #49

offside_ruel_fox said:

The whole Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday games we have from the 2nd-6th January is ridiculous and will hurt us after an already busy Christmas period.

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The Wimbledon game is being played on the Sunday, and will probably be a nearly entirely changed side from the Thursday night, so it works in our favour really compared to what the rest of the league will have.

 

SpursD22

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Aug 3, 2017

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• Dec 10, 2017

• #50

This is our Top 6 rivals fixtures:



Arsenal:


Southampton (A)

West Ham (A)

Newcastle (H)

West Ham (H) (Carabao Cup)

Liverpool (H)

Crystal Palace (A)

West Brom (A)

Chelsea (H)



Chelsea:


Huddersfield (A)

Southampton (H)

Bournemouth (H) (Carabao Cup)

Everton (H)

Stoke (H)

Arsenal (A)


Liverpool:


Everton (H)

West Brom (H)

Bournemouth (A)

Arsenal (A)

Swansea (H)

Leicester (H)

Burnley (A)


Man City:


Man United (A)

Swansea (A)

Tottenham (H)

Leicester (A) (Carabao Cup)

Bournemouth (H)

Newcastle (A)

Crystal Palace (A)

Watford (H)


Man United:


Man City (H)

Bournemouth (H)

West Brom (A)

Bristol City (A) (Carabao Cup)

Leicester (A)

Burnley (H)

Southampton (H)

Everton (A)



Arsenal, Chelsea, United and City also plays in the Carabao Cup and hopefully that can affect their league form. Every team has at least one Top 6 game. We can catch up if we win our games

 

offside_ruel_fox

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• Dec 10, 2017

• #51

Hadn’t realised the Wimbledon game had been moved to Sunday.

 

archiewasking

Waiting for silverware..........

Jul 5, 2004

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• Dec 10, 2017

• #52

offside_ruel_fox said:

Hadn’t realised the Wimbledon game had been moved to Sunday.

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Is it on TV??

 

Saoirse

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Aug 20, 2013

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• Dec 10, 2017

• #53

archiewasking said:

Is it on TV??

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Nope, just because we're playing on the Thursday night.

 

thinktank

Hmmm...

Sep 28, 2004

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• Dec 13, 2017

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• #54

Updated first post

8 points earned so far. After City we need to go absolutely berserk and win all those games to get the haul of points we should out of this run of fixtures.

Burnley and spam will be tricky and we will have to give everything to win those two, especially.

Whatever happens at City we have to adopt a killer instinct for those last 4 games.

 

thinktank

Hmmm...

Sep 28, 2004

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• Dec 16, 2017

• Thread starter
• #55

We need to win our next four games to get anything like what we should have from these fixtures. FML

 

EQP

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Sep 1, 2013

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• Dec 16, 2017

• #56

Yeah, Poch mentioned wanting to work on some new team concepts and obviously get players back to health in January.

From Dec to January we have

Sat 16th - ManC - Lost
Sat 23rd - Burnley
Tue 26th - So'ton
Jan 2nd - Swansea
Jan 4th - West Ham
Jan 7th - AFC Wimbledon
Jan 13th - Everton
Jan 21st - So'ton
Jan 31st - ManU

Poch will have roughly 38 days (in between fixtures) to train players and work on those concepts. I have nothing but faith that we can go on a run starting with Burnley and win all of those fixtures.

 

offside_ruel_fox

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• Dec 17, 2017

• #57

SlumDilla said:

Yeah, Poch mentioned wanting to work on some new team concepts and obviously get players back to health in January.

From Dec to January we have

Sat 16th - ManC - Lost
Sat 23rd - Burnley
Tue 26th - So'ton
Jan 2nd - Swansea
Jan 4th - West Ham
Jan 7th - AFC Wimbledon
Jan 13th - Everton
Jan 21st - So'ton
Jan 31st - ManU

Poch will have roughly 38 days (in between fixtures) to train players and work on those concepts. I have nothing but faith that we can go on a run starting with Burnley and win all of those fixtures.

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All of those games should be winnable so hopefully we can go on a bit of a run.

 

elDiablo

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Feb 2, 2005

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• Dec 17, 2017

• #58

On paper Watford and West Brom should be winnable too.....