How many points will be needed to win the league? (74 GD)

[Xhavenjoe]

I wouldn't say that Slavia Prague are unknown

More famous than Leicester, I'd imagine

 

[jimharri]

Relatively unknown I guess. At least from where I'm from. Sorry if anyone got offended.

Not offended. Just surprised that anyone would call them unknown.

 

[Marvin]

It depends how you view Leicester's Europa League exit, because both points are equally valid

Firstly, it suggests that Leicester flatter to deceive and don't have the resources to compete on all fronts

Alternatively, as they're now out of Europe, and could easily exit the FA Cup in the next Round, they don't necessarily require those resources, (which made a massive difference in 2015-16 when they won the PL)

Either way, it's ours to lose.

It suggests only that losing Maddison for any length of time will damage them significantly.

 

[PragueBlue]

I wouldn't say that Slavia Prague are unknown.

They're also not from Eastern Europe but apart from that he wasn't far wrong!!

 

[Marvin]

I wouldn't say that Slavia Prague are unknown.

Their centre-forward looks really good.

 

[aguero93:20]

Leicester just got dicked by an unknown club from east Europe. And the rags won't go far enough before they start stumbling again. I hate to say that the title is ours to lose but as long as we can slug out tight contests, I feel a bit better about our chances. This season should be about the CL and proving a point to the corrupt cartel that is UEFA.

Slavia aren't a bad side tbf. Plus the Czech is central Europe :).That and Bodgers is less use than a chocolate toaster in Europe. Ask @Magicpole or any other Celtic fan.

 

[Marvin]

How can so many Manchester City fans think that Leicester or Man Utd will get so many points when their results project around 74 points?

 

[Marvin]

Slavia aren't a bad side tbf. Plus the Czech is central Europe :).That and Bodgers is less use than a chocolate toaster in Europe. Ask @Magicpole or any other Celtic fan.

Leicester didn't lose because of any tactical problems. Rodgers is quite good at the organisational aspects of the game.

 

[aguero93:20]

Leicester didn't lose because of any tactical problems. Rodgers is quite good at the organisational aspects of the game.

Have you seen his record in Europe? It just doesn't suit him.

 

[jimharri]

Its who finishes second is the stat you should be looking at mate.
And there have been quite a few in the low 70’s that finished runners up and on one occasion 68 was enough for Newcastle to do it.

Fair enough.

 

[jimharri]

Their centre-forward looks really good.

Plus, the two lads that West Ham got from them, Coufal and Soucek, are doing okay.

 

[Marvin]

Have you seen his record in Europe? It just doesn't suit him.

I haven't but I imagine it's luck. He's a good coach. Celtic and Leicester are not big fish in Europe. Arguably Pep's record in the CL is poor given who he has coached but obviously this is down to luck and the things that happen in one-off games.

 

[aguero93:20]

I haven't but I imagine it's luck. He's a good coach. Celtic and Leicester are not big fish in Europe. Arguably Pep's record in the CL is poor given who he has coached but obviously this is down to luck and the things that happen in one-off games.

Humiliated and out of the group with Liverpool, something like Celtic's first, second and third record all time defeats.

 

[blueste41]

I currently refuse to change being 1 of 9 people to claim 70-75pts will be enough, although I concede at some point I will have to!

 

[jimharri]

The second placed points totals in the last 10 seasons, reading from the 2010/11 season;


71
89
78
84
79
71
86
81
97
81


Averaging 81.7 pts. Didn't go back further than ten seasons as...
A. Too lazy! And
B. The standard of football, at least at the top end of the table, is arguably higher than in the decade before. Meaning more points are probably required to get a top two finish than in the preceding decade. In 4 of the last ten seasons, 80 pts would have been enough to win the title; twice, 72 pts would have done!

 

[aguero93:20]

The second placed points totals in the last 10 seasons, reading from the 2010/11 season;


71
89
78
84
79
71
86
81
97
81


Averaging 81.7 pts. Didn't go back further than ten seasons as...
A. Too lazy! And
B. The standard of football, at least at the top end of the table, is arguably higher than in the decade before. Meaning more points are probably required to get a top two finish than in the preceding decade. In 4 of the last ten seasons, 80 pts would have been enough to win the title; twice, 72 pts would have done!

Don't think 72 would have actually done it in 10/11, Chelsea basically fucked the league off once the rags had it won, think we made up 6 or 7 points on them near the end to finish level.

 

[Ballet-on-ice]

Surely the only question worth asking is if city are going to drop ten points between now and the end of the season.

 

[waspish]

When’s the international break? How many of our players are going to international games! Now if all our player goes and other team players don’t that will give them a advantage.

 

[Magicpole]

Leicester didn't lose because of any tactical problems. Rodgers is quite good at the organisational aspects of the game.

That's not true. He failed to sort our defence, every defensive signing was a disaster. This then was exposed by his tactics of trying to play the same way away from home against top class opposition. We beat Rangers 5.0 at home on one weekend and in midweek game against Barca lost heavily.

If he has inherited a better defence then maybe this would work, but I have to emphasise every single one of his defensive signings were utter shite. Every single one. He would, or should have learned from being at us.

Since he left our board have allowed us to decline alarmingly, but, I never bought the Messiah syndrome. Getting humped 7.0 to Barca, 5.0 at home to PSG suggest tactically he had a lot to learn.

 

[KPXBLN]

The second placed points totals in the last 10 seasons, reading from the 2010/11 season;


71
89
78
84
79
71
86
81
97
81


Averaging 81.7 pts. Didn't go back further than ten seasons as...
A. Too lazy! And
B. The standard of football, at least at the top end of the table, is arguably higher than in the decade before. Meaning more points are probably required to get a top two finish than in the preceding decade. In 4 of the last ten seasons, 80 pts would have been enough to win the title; twice, 72 pts would have done!

just spent about 5 minutes trying to make a graph on excel, find a line of best fit, work out the standard deviation... I really do remember fuck all A level Maths. Basically I conclude we will win the league easily