Stud mark of doom Posted 29 December, 2014 Posted 29 December, 2014 After the next two games, it looks pretty much plain sailing until the end of the season (bar a couple of tricky away fixtures). Are the next two league games must win fixtures for arsenal and Utd?
Redslo Posted 29 December, 2014 Posted 29 December, 2014 After the next two games, it looks pretty much plain sailing until the end of the season (bar a couple of tricky away fixtures). Are the next two league games must win fixtures for arsenal and Utd? I assume you are joking. None of the next six league fixtures look easy. BPL 1 Jan 2015 v Arsenal (H) BPL 11 Jan 2015 v Man Utd (A) BPL 17 Jan 2015 v Newcastle (A) BPL 1 Feb 2015 v Swansea (H) BPL 7 Feb 2015 v QPR (A) BPL 11 Feb 2015 v West Ham (H)
Ewell Posted 29 December, 2014 Posted 29 December, 2014 **** me there are some delusions of grandeur on this message board.
doddisalegend Posted 29 December, 2014 Posted 29 December, 2014 Are there any easy games really ? I'd have put my house on us beating burnley........
hypochondriac Posted 29 December, 2014 Posted 29 December, 2014 I assume you are joking. None of the next six league fixtures look easy. BPL 1 Jan 2015 v Arsenal (H) BPL 11 Jan 2015 v Man Utd (A) BPL 17 Jan 2015 v Newcastle (A) BPL 1 Feb 2015 v Swansea (H) BPL 7 Feb 2015 v QPR (A) BPL 11 Feb 2015 v West Ham (H) All very difficult. Not easy at all!
ThorpG Posted 29 December, 2014 Posted 29 December, 2014 All very difficult. Not easy at all! Not easy, but the last four are all winnable, given that we look a better team than Newcastle, Swansea, QPR and West Ham. I think we will win the home ones, but I never expect much away from home, all Premier League teams are tough to beat away, even those struggling at the bottom like QPR. Would take 9-10 points from those six games to be honest, although suspect that would see us dropping out of the top six.
Redslo Posted 29 December, 2014 Posted 29 December, 2014 Of course, if we are serious about the Champions League, we need 14 points from those six games. Maybe 13 if we beat Arsenal.
farawaysaint Posted 29 December, 2014 Posted 29 December, 2014 Expect to lose to Qpr and draw to Swansea. QPR fuelled by Austin are a real threat and Swansea demolished us earlier this year. If we lose to Newcastle I will be annoyed considering they have reverted to type.
Batman Posted 29 December, 2014 Posted 29 December, 2014 Expect to lose to Qpr and draw to Swansea. QPR fuelled by Austin are a real threat and Swansea demolished us earlier this year. If we lose to Newcastle I will be annoyed considering they have reverted to type. you what?
farawaysaint Posted 29 December, 2014 Posted 29 December, 2014 you what? Actually fair enough, they've only lost really tough games. Fine, let's lose them all.
sadoldgit Posted 29 December, 2014 Posted 29 December, 2014 There are no easy games at the first whistle and it is only at the end of the game when you know you have had an "easy" game. I thought Everton would be tough but turned out to be relatively easy. I thought we would turn over Burnley and look what happened. I was more worried about Chelsea at home than City and that turned out to be very different. We can only take each game as it comes. What is good for me is that Koeman seems flexible in his approach and he and his management team have done brilliantly in turning the blip around .
S-Clarke Posted 29 December, 2014 Posted 29 December, 2014 Expect to lose to Qpr and draw to Swansea. QPR fuelled by Austin are a real threat and Swansea demolished us earlier this year. If we lose to Newcastle I will be annoyed considering they have reverted to type. When did Swansea 'demolish us' exactly?
Saint_clark Posted 29 December, 2014 Posted 29 December, 2014 To be fair the last four games, whilst they aren't easy, are all teams we've already beaten.
farawaysaint Posted 29 December, 2014 Posted 29 December, 2014 When did Swansea 'demolish us' exactly? We nicked a lucky one nil but it has been one of our most under the cosh games this season don't you think?
Viking Saint Posted 29 December, 2014 Posted 29 December, 2014 There are no easy games at the first whistle and it is only at the end of the game when you know you have had an "easy" game. I thought Everton would be tough but turned out to be relatively easy. I thought we would turn over Burnley and look what happened. I was more worried about Chelsea at home than City and that turned out to be very different. We can only take each game as it comes. What is good for me is that Koeman seems flexible in his approach and he and his management team have done brilliantly in turning the blip around . Good call.....the Everton and Burnley games are a case in point, both proving to be the opposite of what was expected. I do feel we can beat anyone in this league, though Chelsea and City are perhaps a step up too far, making yesterdays point even more impressive....
SaintBobby Posted 29 December, 2014 Posted 29 December, 2014 Due to African Nations Cup, Newcastle will be missing some really key players on Jan 17th, no? And might Bony still be missing for Swansea on Feb 1st (or at least jet lagged?)
S-Clarke Posted 29 December, 2014 Posted 29 December, 2014 Due to African Nations Cup, Newcastle will be missing some really key players on Jan 17th, no? And might Bony still be missing for Swansea on Feb 1st (or at least jet lagged?) Cisse and Tiote are the only 2 they'll be missing, I think. Wouldn't expect Bony to be back for our game though.
Lighthouse Posted 29 December, 2014 Posted 29 December, 2014 Due to African Nations Cup, Newcastle will be missing some really key players on Jan 17th, no? And might Bony still be missing for Swansea on Feb 1st (or at least jet lagged?) You wont get jet lagged flying to and from Africa. Even places like Somalia and Djibouti are only about 3 hours ahead.
farawaysaint Posted 29 December, 2014 Posted 29 December, 2014 You wont get jet lagged flying to and from Africa. Even places like Somalia and Djibouti are only about 3 hours ahead. There is a grand total of 1 hour difference between London and Equatorial Guinea where Afcon is being held. So yeah, not something we can really rely on.
jasonb Posted 29 December, 2014 Posted 29 December, 2014 Cisse and Tiote are the only 2 they'll be missing, I think. Wouldn't expect Bony to be back for our game though. Cisse being arguably their most influential player?
S-Clarke Posted 29 December, 2014 Posted 29 December, 2014 Cisse being arguably their most influential player? Not really, pops up with the occasional goal, but their stand out player is easily Sissoko.
Saint Garrett Posted 29 December, 2014 Posted 29 December, 2014 Not really, pops up with the occasional goal, but their stand out player is easily Sissoko. Think he'll be banned anyway - just likely he'll serve that ban when he's at the ACON anyway. (Cisse that is)
positivepete Posted 29 December, 2014 Posted 29 December, 2014 (edited) After the next two games, it looks pretty much plain sailing until the end of the season (bar a couple of tricky away fixtures). Are the next two league games must win fixtures for arsenal and Utd? Starting with the Arsenal game we picked up 21 points from those corresponding 19 fixtures last year, including draws with Arsenal and Man U. I think we can improve on that overall. Edited 30 December, 2014 by positivepete Typo
Dark Munster Posted 29 December, 2014 Posted 29 December, 2014 We nicked a lucky one nil but it has been one of our most under the cosh games this season don't you think? Nope.
70's Mike Posted 29 December, 2014 Posted 29 December, 2014 Very very few easy games in this league NO easy games in this league unless you give 100% in effort and concentration, applies both on and off pitch we still have a hard core of around 20K who are as good as any other clubs BUT problem is the extra 6K game by game people who may expect easy games
JxgrSaint Posted 29 December, 2014 Posted 29 December, 2014 Looks like Newcastle will be manager less unless Pards can resist the chance to perv on the Crystals on a daily basis, which seems unlikely....
DuncanRG Posted 29 December, 2014 Posted 29 December, 2014 After the next two games, it looks pretty much plain sailing until the end of the season (bar a couple of tricky away fixtures). We're half way through the season. We are literally playing every team again.
The9 Posted 29 December, 2014 Posted 29 December, 2014 I assume you are joking. None of the next six league fixtures look easy. BPL 1 Jan 2015 v Arsenal (H) BPL 11 Jan 2015 v Man Utd (A) BPL 17 Jan 2015 v Newcastle (A) BPL 1 Feb 2015 v Swansea (H) BPL 7 Feb 2015 v QPR (A) BPL 11 Feb 2015 v West Ham (H) First two look tough, after that, you'd expect a top 4 side to be beating everyone at home and anyone in the bottom half away. Our remaining fixtures break down quite nicely - the top 3 away, in which I'd be glad of a point. The rest of the top half we're playing at home, we need to win those but will expect the odd draw now and then. Against the bottom half teams, we should be trying to win them all.
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