The race for the title

[spursfan77]

This. Everton have the second best home record this season. They also 3rd in the form table for the last 6 and last 10 games. They will be no push over by any stretch of the imagination. IF Chelsea lose to Everton and we can beat Le Arse then the cat really is amongst the pidgeons and anything could happen.

http://www.soccerstats.com/formtable.asp?league=england

All that said we have to beat Palace and keep taking one game at a time and, as Poch says we just have to be there if Chelski slip up.

This is so correct. Comments like this puts all the pressure on Chelsea whilst just reminding our lads that there is so much to play for. Try your best to win every game and it might well happen.

 

[Dougal]

It seems to be said everywhere that Chelsea have the easier run in but I think there's still plenty of potential banana skins for them looking at the table. We play the 5th and 6th place teams but they have 4 matches that are 7th-10th. Four top half teams against our two. As we haven't lost to anyone outside the top 5 yet I think the run-in is pretty even and the form is with us. It ain't over.

 

[aliyid]

Can picture the scene now, playing Hull in the final game needing a win to secure the title.

Huddlestone cracks in a 30yard screamer into the top corner of his own goal and turns to celebrate with Dawson and the Spurs fans

 

[Roynie]

Can picture the scene now, playing Hull in the final game needing a win to secure the title.

Huddlestone cracks in a 30yard screamer into the top corner of his own goal and turns to celebrate with Dawson and the Spurs fans

If that happens ......... "I have special talents. I will find you ............. and I will Kill you!" ....... Bastard, I choked on my coffee!

 

[nightgoat]

It seems to be said everywhere that Chelsea have the easier run in but I think there's still plenty of potential banana skins for them looking at the table. We play the 5th and 6th place teams but they have 4 matches that are 7th-10th. Four top half teams against our two. As we haven't lost to anyone outside the top 5 yet I think the run-in is pretty even and the form is with us. It ain't over.

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The potential trouble is that West Brom, Southampton and Watford are in that area you want to be playing teams at this stage of the season - can't qualify for Europe but won't get relegated, effectively nothing to play for. Pulis teams tend to tail off once they get to 40 points, and they've done that this season - one win and one draw in their last seven games.

 

[SEANSPURS1975]

I do too, but the smart money is:

Spurs - FA Cup Winners
Chelsea - PL Champs (by 2-5 points)

But lest anyone be confused, I do still believe in the double!

FA Cup and second. That would be an absolutely fantastic season. I'd take that right now.

 

[ljinko888]

They have to play the architect behind Crystanbul.

Livermore corner nodded in by Chadli. 1-0 to the Baggies!

 

[Phomesy]

I think we're all so giddy with excitement and confidence at the moment that we're perhaps failing to properly consider just how awful losing on Saturday would be. (I'm referring to we fans here, not necessarily the squad.) It's be an absolute killer, both for the Cup (obvs) and the title run-in.

I just hope that, should this occur, we don't all jump in with our steel caps. We are playing good football, and often majestic football at WHL but Wembley has not been a happy hunting ground for us this season. I'd be a lot more confident if we were playing this Semi-Final at Stamford Bridge tbh.

Think it will be less of an issue next year as we'll be training on a Wembley sized pitch full time and be better prepared for it.

 

[Shadydan]

I think we're all so giddy with excitement and confidence at the moment that we're perhaps failing to properly consider just how awful losing on Saturday would be. (I'm referring to we fans here, not necessarily the squad.) It's be an absolute killer, both for the Cup (obvs) and the title run-in.

Mate if we lose on Saturday this place will be in absolute meltdown

 

[davidmatzdorf]

Think it will be less of an issue next year as we'll be training on a Wembley sized pitch full time and be better prepared for it.

I've not seen any sign that the problem has to do with the size of the pitch. I have seen two issues.

1) Lack of urgent crowd atmosphere (because of the diffuse quality of the stadium), such that 80,000 fans create less noise and passion than 35,000 at WHL.

2) Losses of concentration leading to conceding daft goals, which is something that has scarcely happened at all at WHL this season. That failing has basically cost us our CL group and got us knocked out of the EL

The team has just looked unfocused, compared to the relentlessness that we have seen at WHL.

 

[aliyid]

I've not seen any sign that the problem has to do with the size of the pitch. I have seen two issues.

1) Lack of urgent crowd atmosphere (because of the diffuse quality of the stadium), such that 80,000 fans create less noise and passion than 35,000 at WHL.

2) Losses of concentration leading to conceding daft goals, which is something that has scarcely happened at all at WHL this season. That failing has basically cost us our CL group and got us knocked out of the EL

The team has just looked unfocused, compared to the relentlessness that we have seen at WHL.

Also remember looking out at the team against Bayer Leverkusen where we had 7 central midfielders playing and they looked like they kept bumping into each other

 

[inclineyid]

If we win the double I think we'll need 2 statues outside NWHL.

Pau Lopez and GKN or Jansen?

 

[TottenhamMattSpur]

Pau Lopez and GKN or Jansen?

Sissoko, obviously.

 

[inclineyid]

Sissoko, obviously.

Nah they're naming the single tier 'The Sissoko'

 

[Everlasting Seconds]

Nah they're naming the single tier 'The Sissoko'

Great, so retail price per ticket will be 30 pounds, but it will be paid in 6 15 minutes instalments. You'll get away with only 5 pounds if you leave after 15 minutes.

 

[TheTrader78]

First bit of silverware collected this season....the Ladies beat West Ham 4-0 tonight to win league.

Now onto Saturday.....

 

[Matthew]

Can picture the scene now, playing Hull in the final game needing a win to secure the title.

Huddlestone cracks in a 30yard screamer into the top corner of his own goal and turns to celebrate with Dawson and the Spurs fans

If we did win it at hull, you know daws probably would celebrate! Always remember him celebrating against seton I think it was? When bale scored that screamer! His last season with us? He thought we'd qualified fir champs league! Poor guy!

 

[bubble07]

It seems to be said everywhere that Chelsea have the easier run in but I think there's still plenty of potential banana skins for them looking at the table. We play the 5th and 6th place teams but they have 4 matches that are 7th-10th. Four top half teams against our two. As we haven't lost to anyone outside the top 5 yet I think the run-in is pretty even and the form is with us. It ain't over.

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When you look at it like that Chelsea are playing teams with nothing to play for

 

[chinaman]

First bit of silverware collected this season....the Ladies beat West Ham 4-0 tonight to win league.

Now onto Saturday.....

As of now, we're living on the earnings of the ladies.

 

[E17yid]

I can see Jake the Muss scoring a couple against Chelsea when they play Brom in a couple of weeks. By my reckoning I make that 3 dead cert losses for them. Southampton after Poch puts in the call, Jake carving them open in the Brom game and Defoe sealing the deal for Sunderland on the last day. Then they'll probably draw against Everton and Capoue will probably sort us out when they play Watford.

I can see them dropping out of the top 4.