This season though if we finish above arsenal and if we do it with a few games remaining we need to call it something. Every year i get the St Totteringham's Day crap from a couple of arsenal supporting friends. I really hope we finish above them because i'm going to enjoy rubbing it in.
No we don't. That would mean we are just as stupid as they are.
I say let them have their St Silly Cnts day.
Think we should quietly enjoy our current but only marginal supremacy, but no more than that.
And gently scoff at any suggestions we are laughing at their annual capitulation, sending a clear message we have our own rather fkin enormous fish to fry...
They can still win the league. I am not fooled
To some extent it depends what we are celebrating? Winning the league? CL qualification? Especially if they finish fifth and have to do Thursday nights?
But If we are second and them third, or third and fourth respectively, whilst I'd still be well pleased of course because I had no such expectations I'd just be thinking that fck for that, hope we can sustain this etc..
I'm not of the Facebook generation, all I know is my goon mates won't want to see my smile but cannot avoid it forever. And that will hurt them much more deeply than me digging out and throwing a silly copycat name or gifs at them.
That smile, or them just thinking about it when they get knocked out of one competition after another, or we keep picking up the points in the league, has much more impact. Sometimes silence or just a little reaction is far better.
What's St Wengerin day? I thought it was more like St Whinger's day
Regardless, I agree with most of the other posters, let's not get ahead of ourselves here.
I'm pretty sure the original tweet was a reference to the fact we have more European trophies.You dont win anything getting to QF's.
F it. What have we got to lose? We've been through enough - now at least we can have a little laugh... Who has the last one isn't relevant at this stage; just enjoy it while it lasts!There's a long way yet. I suggest all Spurs fan hold fire until the seasons or mathematically we've achieved desired our targets....winning the league qualification to CL finishing above scum.
F it. What have we got to lose? We've been through enough - now at least we can have a little laugh... Who has the last one isn't relevant at this stage; just enjoy it while it lasts!
This Myth had already been debunked. They did it in 12/13... that is about it in the last 7 years, in fact the only other time they improved after they were knocked out of the CL (other than 12/13) a was by a 1 point improvement over 11 games See stats below.Don't do it to yourselves. With their run in and ours I'll be quite surprised if we finish above them. Going out of the CL is usually their signal to start concentrating on the league and going on their traditional end of season winning run.
I used to believe this (even earlier this season) but it is a myth based on the 12/13 season.
14/15 Season
9 games before their last CL game - Won 8, Lost 1, Drew 0 (24 Points)
9 games after their last CL game - Won 5, Lost 1, Drew 3 (18 Points)
13/14 Season
10 games before their last CL game - Won 6, Lost 2, Drew 2 (20 Points)
10 games after their last CL game - Won 6, Lost 2, Drew 2 (20 Points)
12/13 Season
10 games before their last CL game - Won 5, Lost 3, Drew 2 (17 Points)
10 games after their last CL game - Won 8, Lost 0, Drew 2 (26 Points)
11/12 Season
11 games before their last CL game - Won 6, Lost 3, Drew 2 (20 Points)
11 games after their last CL game - Won 6, Lost 2, Drew 3 (21 Points)
10/11 Season
9 games before their last CL game - Won 5, Lost 0, Drew 4 (19 Points)
9 games after their last CL game - Won 2, Lost 3, Drew 4 (10 Points)
09/10 Season
5 games before their last CL game - Won 4, Lost 0, Drew 1 (13 Points)
5 games after their last CL game - Won 1, Lost 3, Drew 1 (4 Points)
08/09 Season
3 games before their last CL game - Won 2, Lost 0, Drew 1 (7 Points)
3 games after their last CL game - Won 1, Lost 1, Drew 1 (4 Points)
Let's look at it another way, if we take the games since their CL knock out each season (as that is the data I have) and average the points they get over the course of the season, other than the 12/13 season, there isn't much difference.
14/15 - Projected points based on last few games - 76. Actual points - 75.
13/14 - Projected points - 76. Actual points - 79.
11/12 - Projected points - 73. Actual points - 70.
10/11 - Projected points - 42. Actual points - 68.
09/10 - Projected points - 30. Actual points - 75
08/09 - Projected points - 51. Actual points - 72
What's St Wengerin day? I thought it was more like St Whinger's day
Regardless, I agree with most of the other posters, let's not get ahead of ourselves here.
Don't do it to yourselves. With their run in and ours I'll be quite surprised if we finish above them. Going out of the CL is usually their signal to start concentrating on the league and going on their traditional end of season winning run.
No, but it is a bit West Ham, i.e. go 1-0 up and giving it the biggun' before losing 4-1 and getting it slammed in all bits of their faces.