hi BOF
good report
I'm glad you understand this bit, as you correctly say
'True, all you need to get in the top four is to have one more point (or better GD) than the team in 5th place,'
I was trying to explain this to some people on here, who couldn't/wouldn't grasp it -)
76 points would be nice, but we won't get that IMO
however on our current form 70 points is within reach, and that has been enough to finish above the 5th place team every season since 4 became the magic number
last year IIRC villa only got 63 points - so allowing for a reasonable distribution of the missing points Arsenal only needed about 68 points at most to get 4th place
this season it looks like the top 3 will run away from the pack (tho arsenal really aren't as good as their results show IMHO -but points is points etc etc)
it wouldn't amaze me to see 67 points being enough as the pack below fight it out
we are well capable of that
alas i think city will do us - and if we lose to pool on sat, i think they'll do us too
but we have a chance - anfield is the first of those chances- here's hoping for a result that says 4th is us (ie a draw or win)
good report
I'm glad you understand this bit, as you correctly say
'True, all you need to get in the top four is to have one more point (or better GD) than the team in 5th place,'
I was trying to explain this to some people on here, who couldn't/wouldn't grasp it -)
76 points would be nice, but we won't get that IMO
however on our current form 70 points is within reach, and that has been enough to finish above the 5th place team every season since 4 became the magic number
last year IIRC villa only got 63 points - so allowing for a reasonable distribution of the missing points Arsenal only needed about 68 points at most to get 4th place
this season it looks like the top 3 will run away from the pack (tho arsenal really aren't as good as their results show IMHO -but points is points etc etc)
it wouldn't amaze me to see 67 points being enough as the pack below fight it out
we are well capable of that
alas i think city will do us - and if we lose to pool on sat, i think they'll do us too
but we have a chance - anfield is the first of those chances- here's hoping for a result that says 4th is us (ie a draw or win)