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The race for 1st,2nd,3rd or 4th (delete as appropriate)

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    #92
    ziedth
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,081 Mod ✭✭✭✭ziedth


    Good start to the weekend there. Makes a draw all the more a better result seeing as Chelsea won't gain ground.


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    #93
    Kiith
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,055 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kiith


    Makes a win even better :P


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    #94
    SuprSi
    Registered Users Posts: 6,935 ✭✭✭SuprSi


    Or a loss not so bad (might as well cover all the bases!!)


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    #95
    everdead.ie
    Registered Users Posts: 9,153 ✭✭✭everdead.ie


    Liverpool doing there best to drop three points


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    #96
    ziedth
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,081 Mod ✭✭✭✭ziedth


    Martin doing us more favours today again I see. I really must look up how many points Fulham have taken off the top 7.

    Bolton just got a 3rd :)


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    #97
    Leinstersqspur
    Registered Users Posts: 2,290 ✭✭✭Leinstersqspur


    Three of the top seven all dropping points today with Arsenal, United or both dropping points tomorrow.

    Takes the pressure off our lads a bit... coys!


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    #98
    ziedth
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,081 Mod ✭✭✭✭ziedth


    Indeed it does,

    Essentially if Utd win although we will be out of the "title race" that I'm sure none of us believed we really had a shot at we get a free pass against man city because nobody will have made ground on us.

    The alternative of Arsenal winning and somehow we win is real dreamland stuff. I think I would begin to believe.

    We loose and Arsenal win I think is the wost result. They'll gain serious momentum as we are going into a rough few weeks.


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    #99
    Pacing Mule
    Registered Users Posts: 5,055 ✭✭✭Pacing Mule


    I just can't find it in me to hope arsenal win. But I also don't want to lose sight of our title rivals. /torn


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    #100
    davycc
    Registered Users Posts: 9,019 ✭✭✭davycc


    And in other news karma finally came around to bite wolves and stoke city on the ass! henry got sent off for stamping albrightons chest.:D:D:D

    And Keano scored 2 pretty decent goals :cool:


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    #101
    ziedth
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,081 Mod ✭✭✭✭ziedth


    I was delighted for Robbie actually. I hope he out scores Torres this season :)


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    #102
    davycc
    Registered Users Posts: 9,019 ✭✭✭davycc


    ziedth wrote: »
    I was delighted for Robbie actually. I hope he out scores Torres this season :)

    well worth a bet in paddy powers id say;)

    great to see robbie having the grace not to celebrate his goals against his former club.if i scored that second belter I would still be running around the pitch celebrating:D


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    #103
    ziedth
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,081 Mod ✭✭✭✭ziedth


    Could have been so so different. Need a Utd win now I feel.


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    #104
    Gamesnash.ie: Pat
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    Agreed Ziedth,

    I think we need to be happier protecting 3rd than hoping for a result that benefits us in the 1st / 2nd place battle.

    Not that I am suggesting for a second that we should give up on those hopes but I do think at this point I'd rather be 10 points clear of fifth than 2 points behind second with the chasing teams closer to us.


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    #105
    SuprSi
    Registered Users Posts: 6,935 ✭✭✭SuprSi


    Agreed. Utd win for me, keep the chasing pack well back. I can't see how we could possibly win the league now.

    Hopefully the lads will keep playing like they can still win it, but in reality it's gone now.


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    #106
    ziedth
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,081 Mod ✭✭✭✭ziedth


    Huge huge game next against Wigan. Chelsea have a very tough game against Swansea.

    This weekend could have been allot worse. We are still 10 points ahead of 5th


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    #107
    Kiith
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,055 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kiith


    ziedth wrote: »
    Huge huge game next against Wigan.

    The Wigan game could make or break us imo. I agree that securing 3rd what we need to aim for now. Really important that we come back swinging after the massive disappointment of today. Knock 3 or 4 past them, and get the ball rolling again.


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    #108
    keane=cock
    Registered Users Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭keane=cock


    do we agree first should be deleted?

    only asking so no biting my head off people ! :)


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    #109
    Kiith
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,055 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kiith


    Delete 4th before we delete 1st :P


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    #110
    2nd Row Donkey
    Registered Users Posts: 9,639 ✭✭✭2nd Row Donkey


    keane=cock wrote: »
    do we agree first should be deleted?

    only asking so no biting my head off people ! :)

    Not until its mathematically impossible to finish 1st

    DONT STOP BELIEVING!!! (Hold on to that feeEEEeeling)


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    #111
    mushykeogh
    Registered Users Posts: 1,467 ✭✭✭mushykeogh


    ziedth wrote: »
    Huge huge game next against Wigan. Chelsea have a very tough game against Swansea.

    This weekend could have been allot worse. We are still 10 points ahead of 5th

    Wigan will be bloody tough, a win and a good result for swansea would be fantatsic. Just to reopen the gap to fourth would be ideal. Away to liverpool after Wigan so it would be good to win the fa cup game and wigan game prior to that one.


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    #112
    Kiith
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,055 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kiith


    I'm sorry, but Wigan should not be tough. If we seriously consider ourselves title contenders, then we need to hammer them. They are bottom of the league, and play awful football.


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    #113
    ziedth
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,081 Mod ✭✭✭✭ziedth


    keane=cock wrote: »
    do we agree first should be deleted?

    only asking so no biting my head off people ! :)

    I don't agree now :pac:


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    #114
    keane=cock
    Registered Users Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭keane=cock


    ziedth wrote: »
    I don't agree now :pac:


    ha ha me neither......


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    #115
    ziedth
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,081 Mod ✭✭✭✭ziedth


    Arsenal drop 2 points tonight & Necastle bizarely back up to 5th. Safe to say I should not have wrote them off. Good round of games for us it must be said. Liverpool game next and it's huge that we don't loose that.


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    #116
    KingdomYid
    Registered Users Posts: 2,994 ✭✭✭KingdomYid


    Wilshere better start putting his hand in his pocket, nearly time to pay out his bet :D


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    #117
    Sugarlumps
    Registered Users Posts: 6,900 ✭✭✭Sugarlumps


    Yes the gooners are going through a rough patch but I wouldn’t write them off. They put a good run together not so long ago.


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    #118
    ziedth
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,081 Mod ✭✭✭✭ziedth


    Current standings with next three games:

    1 Manchester City 23 54 Fulham (H) Aston Villa (A) Blackburn (H)

    2 Manchester United 23 54 Chelsea (A) Liverpool (H) Norwich (A)

    3 Tottenham Hotspur 23 49 Liverpool (A) Newcastle (H) Arsenal (A)

    4 Chelsea 23 42 Man Utd (H) Everton (A) Bolton (H)

    5 Newcastle United 23 39 Aston Villa (H) Tottenham (A) Wolverhampton (H)

    6 Liverpool 23 38 Tottenham (H) Man Utd (A) Arsenal (H)

    7 Arsenal 23 37 Blackburn (H) Sunderland (A) Tottenham (H)


    Safe to say that we have one of the hardest next three, I'd be very happy with 5/6 points out of it but we can't really have less then 4.


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    #119
    2nd Row Donkey
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    Thats some set of fixtures when you realise how many of the top 6 have to play each other.

    Chelsea really need to take points off united if they are to stay in the hunt for a top 4 place. Hopefully they can do us a favour.

    Similarily Liverpool need the points against us or else they can kiss top 4 good bye. But they could just as easily finish with only 1-2 points from the next 9 available.


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    #120
    ziedth
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,081 Mod ✭✭✭✭ziedth


    City really do have big a chance when you look at it. with a bit of luck Liverpool might loose the next three and all but knock them out of it cause they looked good against wolves.


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    #121
    2nd Row Donkey
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    Yeah the win in the Semi final of the cup seems to have spurned them on, they certainly took it to wolves.
    If we beat them I dont think there's any real danger that they will close the gap on us but they might still sneak into 4th (assuming we finish 3rd)


    Cant see City dropping anything but united might drop a few betwen chelsea and Liverpool games so the best we can hope for is closing the gap on them.


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