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spurs9

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Leicester will want to stop us. Palace are hitting some form. Both will be at home, that's what I think makes them dangerous and we can't afford to be leggy.
Palace Are no better at home than they are away. I don't really worry about the form of other teams, we are the most in form team in the country.
 

shelfboy68

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Leicester will want to stop us. Palace are hitting some form. Both will be at home, that's what I think makes them dangerous and we can't afford to be leggy.

But that's perfect as Leicester are the current champions which after we beat them will see them in effect hand over the title to us.:)
 

Spurger King

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Jul 22, 2008
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But that's perfect as Leicester are the current champions which after we beat them will see them in effect hand over the title to us.:)

It's actually a good point. Apart from Palace and Hull, all of our games have some extra motivation behind them. Not that they need it, but certainly doesn't hurt. They'll be fired up to beat Arsenal, West Ham, United, and Leicester.
 

yiddopaul

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Dec 28, 2005
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Surely our away record a worry? Only won 6 on the road all season and have 4 to play away. Unbeatable at home, but away games worry me
True, but most of the poorer away games were before Christmas. We do seem to have stepped up another level the past two months. Away form much better now. We are simply too good for the teams we play away from now on. And it doesn't really matter how much Leicester or West Ham hate us, they are still inferior sides. All the hate in the world won't make them good football teams. Especially as we seem to have matured this year and will control these games. If we just continue the way we're playing, we will destroy them! After today's result, it could go down to the last day of the season. We will be right up for it.
 

eddiev14

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Jan 18, 2005
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Palace Are no better at home than they are away. I don't really worry about the form of other teams, we are the most in form team in the country.

I don't disagree. It's just that if I were to pick fixtures that might be tricky to negotiate, those would be the ones I'd go for.
 

Bobbins

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May 5, 2005
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Palace - Draw
Arsenal - Win
West Ham - Draw
Man U - Win
Leicester - Draw
Hull - Win

12pts.

I don't think it'll be enough to catch Chelsea but I feel confident we'll do enough to secure second.

FA Cup - if we win the semi we'll win the cup, I think. The semi could be interesting as will Chelsea consider resting players for their league run-in now that the gap is so much smaller? Either way us playing them seemed like the worst possible draw, but it's actually turning out to be playing into our hands as all the pressure, and the tough decisions, are on them.
 

spurs

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Over the last two years we have won 57% of our league games. If we say we have a 60% chance of winning each game, it means we have a 4.7% chance of winning all 6. Plus we have to rely on Everton + 1 other doing us a favour. We're playing fantastically (albeit against weak teams) but to win all 6 would be incredible and will require some fortune.

As fans we can dream. We have to dream. These situations occur so rarely that we must cherish them. I just hope the club are taking it one game at a time
 

millsey

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Dec 8, 2005
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Palace - Draw
Arsenal - Win
West Ham - Draw
Man U - Win
Leicester - Draw
Hull - Win

12pts.

I don't think it'll be enough to catch Chelsea but I feel confident we'll do enough to secure second.

FA Cup - if we win the semi we'll win the cup, I think. The semi could be interesting as will Chelsea consider resting players for their league run-in now that the gap is so much smaller? Either way us playing them seemed like the worst possible draw, but it's actually turning out to be playing into our hands as all the pressure, and the tough decisions, are on them.
I'd rather play Chelsea than city. City at Wembley will be very very though if they make it to the final
 

yido_number1

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Jun 8, 2004
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Loads of tough games still to come. I could see us winning each individual game but when put together can't see us winning the lot. Would love to make sure we beat Arse and utd at home and West ham away.
 

rossdapep

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Aug 25, 2011
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Last season I was dissecting everything and working out all the possible outcomes with the final run-in. I am trying really hard not to do that this year as I think you can start to buy to much into a theory that is unlikely to happen, which results in deflation and that was very painful last year.

I had genuine belief that we would catch Leicester last year as I felt they were on the verge of a collapse in form at any moment and this season I've stuck to the belief that Chelsea will win it. However, if we have beaten Chelsea next weekend and cracks start to appear in this Chelsea side I may dangerously start dissecting things again! :nailbiting:
 

SugarRay

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Jul 6, 2011
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It's actually a good point. Apart from Palace and Hull, all of our games have some extra motivation behind them. Not that they need it, but certainly doesn't hurt. They'll be fired up to beat Arsenal, West Ham, United, and Leicester.

This is a good point. People talk about teams raising their game when they play us during our run in, but surely we have more to play for than they do! I'd like to think we'd raise our game too ( if possible! )
 

JerryGarcia

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May 18, 2006
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When you see so much optimism around the club It's hard to believe that just under two months ago some were worried about playing Fulham away in the cup. :LOL:
 
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