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Sunderland (A)

Arsenal (H)

Fulham (A)

Stoke (H)

Hull (A)

West Ham (A)

Liverpool (H)

Palace (A)

Norwich (H)

 

These are our next 9 Premier League fixtures, after that, the last 8 get a bit tougher. With all the injured players coming back, and the win today starting us off, how many points will we get for these 9 games?

 

12-14 for me, safety assured, then we can pick up whatever we can get from the last 8 as a bonus. Also, the more points we get before the FA Cup progresses, the more we can concentrate on that and less about the league. Positivity reigns!

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Sunderland (A) - 1pt

 

Arsenal (H) - 0 pts

 

Fulham (A) - 3 pts

 

Stoke (H) - 3 pts

 

Hull (A) - 3 pts

 

West Ham (A) - 1 pt

 

Liverpool (H) - 0 pts

 

Palace (A) - 3 pts

 

Norwich (H) - 3 pts

 

17 points, safe and pushing for top 8

Posted

Sunderland (A) - 1pt

 

Arsenal (H) - 3 pts

 

Fulham (A) - 1 pts

 

Stoke (H) - 3 pts

 

Hull (A) - 1 pts

 

West Ham (A) - 0 pt

 

Liverpool (H) - 1 pts

 

Palace (A) - 1 pts

 

Norwich (H) - 3 pts

Posted

9 points from the next 9. I reckon we will have 39 points by the end of this little run and another 4 or 5 from the remaining 8.

 

I predict we finish with 45 points.

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Dalek are you a pessimist by nature?

 

Over the last few years i've seen you posting, you have always predicted low finishes, even in the championship year you had us finishing 17th.

Posted

Sunderland (A) - 1 pt

 

Arsenal (H) - 1 pt

 

Fulham (A) - 3 pts

 

Stoke (H) - 3 pts

 

Hull (A) - 0 pt

 

West Ham (A) - 1 pt

 

Liverpool (H) - 1 pt

 

Palace (A) - 1 pt

 

Norwich (H) - 3 pts

 

Total = 14 points

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9 points from the next 9. I reckon we will have 39 points by the end of this little run and another 4 or 5 from the remaining 8.

 

I predict we finish with 45 points.

 

Bet you're a bundle of laughs to be around

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Dalek are you a pessimist by nature?

 

Over the last few years i've seen you posting, you have always predicted low finishes, even in the championship year you had us finishing 17th.

 

Pretty much. Having said that 45 points would be Ok.

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Couple of mentions of "safety" being "assured".

 

What is wrong with you people? 30 points at the end of the first full week of January.

 

We are safe. Right now. Safe. We're not going down.

 

We're not going for a European slot either - 8th or 9th is us - so lets hope we have a good go at the cup.

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Sunderland (A) - 3 pts

 

Arsenal (H) - 1 pt

 

Fulham (A) - 3 pts

 

Stoke (H) - 3 pts

 

Hull (A) - 3 pts

 

West Ham (A) - 3 pts

 

Liverpool (H) - 1 pt

 

Palace (A) - 3 pts

 

Norwich (H) - 3 pts

 

23 points

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Sunderland (A) - 3 pts

 

Arsenal (H) - 1 pt

 

Fulham (A) - 3 pts

 

Stoke (H) - 3 pts

 

Hull (A) - 3 pts

 

West Ham (A) - 3 pts

 

Liverpool (H) - 1 pt

 

Palace (A) - 3 pts

 

Norwich (H) - 3 pts

 

23 points

 

Like it.

 

Sunderland (A) - 3 points

Arsenal (H) - 3 points

Fulham (A) - 3 points

Stoke (H) - 3 points

Hull (A) - 3 points

West Ham (A) - 3 points

Liverpool (H) - 3 points

Palace (A) - 3 points

Norwich (H) - 3 points

 

27 points and 9 clean sheets :D

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Sunderland (A) draw 1-1

Arsenal (H) draw 1-1

Fulham (A) win 1-0

Stoke (H) win 2-0

Hull (A) draw 1-1

West Ham (A) lose 3-1

Liverpool (H) lose 2-0

Palace (A) draw 2-2

Norwich (H) win 2-1

 

13 points, and still sitting rather comfortably in 9th

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Looking at the list of the next matches I can't see us getting more then 10 points. Teams at the bottom of the league will be up for avoiding relegation and their form may improve, no game will be easy. It is unlikely that we will not go through this period injury free, just hope that if they come it's 1 or 2 at a time rather than the mass absentees that we have suffered in the past 2 months.

 

Sunderland (A) draw 1-1

Arsenal (H) lose 1-3

Fulham (A) lose 1-0

Stoke (H) win 2-0

Hull (A) draw 1-1

West Ham (A) lose 2-1

Liverpool (H) draw 2-2

Palace (A) draw 2-2

Norwich (H) win 3-1

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14 points I think.

 

Sunderland are now on form just in time for us to play them. Arsenal are simply too good. Hull are a good side at home and we'll struggle against Liverpool I think.

 

So I'll go;

 

Sunderland - L

Arsenal - L

Fulham - W

Stoke - W

Hull - D

West Ham - D

Liverpool - L

Palace - W

Norwich - W

Posted

Sunderland (A) win

Arsenal (H) lose

Fulham (A) win

Stoke (H) win

Hull (A) lose

West Ham (A) win

Liverpool (H) lose

Palace (A) win

Norwich (H) win 2-1

 

18 points. I did have 23 points but changed it.

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First target to get the 12 points to guarantee safety then FA Cup should become the main focus.

 

If we could reignite our challenge for top 6 then great but we'd have to have some unbelievable form to get higher than 8th so I really can't see it now.

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First target to get the 12 points to guarantee safety then FA Cup should become the main focus.

 

If we could reignite our challenge for top 6 then great but we'd have to have some unbelievable form to get higher than 8th so I really can't see it now.

 

Wise words. Always like to get over the 40 point mark, first and foremost,

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Couple of mentions of "safety" being "assured".

 

What is wrong with you people? 30 points at the end of the first full week of January.

 

We are safe. Right now. Safe. We're not going down.

 

We're not going for a European slot either - 8th or 9th is us - so lets hope we have a good go at the cup.

 

Agree.

 

We have 17 games left.

 

In last 17 last season we got 23 points. Even worst teams Wigan. Reading and QPR got 18, 15 and 12.

 

Do as bad as the terrible already down QPR and we will have had an amazing drop in form but still safe on 42! We should cruise 20 points which would give us enough for 8 last season.

 

The most likely outcome is a battle between us and Newcastle for 8th.

 

Wouldn't write of 7th but that is more to do with fitness of Rooney / RVP and pressure on their manager.

 

Which is why we don't 'need' a January signing unless it is a good longterm signing.

 

Pretty sure both Man U and Newcastle have some hard games coming up and still to come to us.

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I think we can just about overhaul Newcastle if we have no more serious injury problems and hit form again, they are good on their day but we can rely on their inconsistency and terrible luck to undo them.

 

I dream of finishing above Manure, but that is going to be hard. Them and Spurs never seem to fall as low as their press hysteria would suggest.

  • 2 months later...
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Well the 9 league games from this thread are now completed and the result was 15 points, more than the pessimistic 10 points which I predicted.

 

Won 4, drew 3 and lost 2. 16 goals for and 14 against.

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Sunderland (A) - 1pt

 

Arsenal (H) - 0 pts

 

Fulham (A) - 3 pts

 

Stoke (H) - 3 pts

 

Hull (A) - 3 pts

 

West Ham (A) - 1 pt

 

Liverpool (H) - 0 pts

 

Palace (A) - 3 pts

 

Norwich (H) - 3 pts

 

17 points, safe and pushing for top 8

 

Pretty bloody close!

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Damn, I predicted 14 points. One out.

 

Anyone know why Glasgow Saint hasn't bumped the 'current form' thread for a while? :)

 

Current form?

 

I'm sure he will pick the most appropriate number of games - 7 ;)

 

7 games - 4th! only bettered by Chelsea, Liverpool and Man City

 

Or 10 games - 6th

 

Or 6 games - 7th only goal difference off 6th.

 

Interesting that those who dig hard to slag saints off say;

 

- we are miles off a top 6 side

- we have been found out

- this squad / style won't last season

 

But current form, over 6, 7 or 10 games puts us right up as top side?!

 

Only a guide as difficulty of games, (un)lucky goals etc quickly change a form table but interesting counter argument to trolls.

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Current form?

 

I'm sure he will pick the most appropriate number of games - 7 ;)

 

7 games - 4th! only bettered by Chelsea, Liverpool and Man City

 

Or 10 games - 6th

 

Or 6 games - 7th only goal difference off 6th.

 

Interesting that those who dig hard to slag saints off say;

 

- we are miles off a top 6 side

- we have been found out

- this squad / style won't last season

 

But current form, over 6, 7 or 10 games puts us right up as top side?!

 

Only a guide as difficulty of games, (un)lucky goals etc quickly change a form table but interesting counter argument to trolls.

 

If only a season lasted 6,7 or 10 games, hey Nicholas

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If only a season lasted 6,7 or 10 games, hey Nicholas

 

Yep. We'll see how far off of a top 6 side we are at the end of the season. Not very far is my guess.

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Yep. We'll see how far off of a top 6 side we are at the end of the season. Not very far is my guess.

 

Probably just the points lost in home defeats against Villa and Tottenham. Then again you could put those 6 points down to the home draws with West Ham, Stoke and Sunderland...not a very precise science.

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Yep. We'll see how far off of a top 6 side we are at the end of the season. Not very far is my guess.

 

an un-motivated osvlado will prove to be the difference, IMO

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