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Top four finish?

michaelden

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Aug 13, 2004
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How close is this season?! We're a third of the way through the season and 10 points separates the top 12 teams!
 

Archibald&Crooks

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Feb 1, 2005
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I'm certainly not expecting top 4 and am just enjoying the ride. We've a very young team and at some point i'm expecting us to have a bad spell but as has been said, take it one game at a time and who knows?
 

michaelden

Knight of the Fat Fanny
Aug 13, 2004
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Tbh I'd rather get top 4 when the regular top 4 have played well, I get much more satisfaction out of that.

I rather get the top 4 any how then it'll be easier the next year after attracting better players , more money, more coverage, etc...
 

THFCSPURS19

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Jan 6, 2013
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4 points from the next 2 and I think we'll be set up perfectly for a crack at the top 4.

I think we'll do it barring an incredible run of form from Chelsea.
I actually thought we were playing at Stamford Bridge, but now I know it's at the Lane I think we can get 6 points. However, West Ham will still be a very difficult game (Although they lost 2-0 at Watford) and against Chelsea we may face a new manager again.
 

King of Otters

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If it's between us, Liverpool and Chelsea with a ten point handicap then I'd probably have us down as favourites. We're still very much a work in progress but we're further along than Liverpool. Chelsea are still a quality team, but they'd have to go on a record breaking run to make the top 4 from here.
 

Mullers

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If it's between us, Liverpool and Chelsea with a ten point handicap then I'd probably have us down as favourites. We're still very much a work in progress but we're further along than Liverpool. Chelsea are still a quality team, but they'd have to go on a record breaking run to make the top 4 from here.
Which they are very capable of doing.
The best thing they could do from our point of view is sack Mourinho and make Terry manager.
 

THFCSPURS19

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Imagine if we finish 4th, Chelsea win the Champions League and Liverpool win the Europa League.
 

King of Otters

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Which they are very capable of doing.
The best thing they could do from our point of view is sack Mourinho and make Terry manager.

They are capable, but they're in a genuine slump with just shy of a third of the season gone. No one has ever finished top 4 with that amount of points at this stage in the season.
 

UpTownSpur

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I think Chelsea will only become a threat at the point they sack Mourinho, which hopefully won't be for a while. I get the sense the fire's gone out of him and he hasn't got the desire to build another team and start again. He just seems to be starting arguments for the sake of it and the players have lost respect for him.
 

McArchibald

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Jun 6, 2010
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We need another goal scorer. We draw too many games.
Only if that happens do I give us a chance of making the top 4
 

CJMurray

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Aug 3, 2011
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I actually thought we were playing at Stamford Bridge, but now I know it's at the Lane I think we can get 6 points. However, West Ham will still be a very difficult game (Although they lost 2-0 at Watford) and against Chelsea we may face a new manager again.

It'll be West Ham's cup final and they're set up to play well against big teams away from home, so that'll be very difficult. Hopefully Payet will still be injured when we play them.

Chelsea is the big game though. Win that and we're absolutely flying.
 

beats1

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Feb 22, 2010
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4 points from the next 2 and I think we'll be set up perfectly for a crack at the top 4.

I think we'll do it barring an incredible run of form from Chelsea.
If we seriously challenge for the top 4 we need to win both otherwise it will be a case taking it near the end and potential get pipped at the end of the season

We have the opportunity to make a serious claim for top 4 rather than trying to be close until the end of the season. There isn't any team in the PL we should be afraid of and now Kane is starting to score we should start scoring
 

muppetman

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Jul 29, 2011
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All I wanted at the start of the season was to see Poch firmly putting him imprint on the team now there are no unwanted players. He is doing that and I'm very much enjoying it. I don't think we will get Top 4 but I don't think we will be a million miles away either.

Actual genuine progress is happening - are we actually 'transitioning' the way we've apparently been doing for the last million years?!?!?!?
 
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