The Top Five Race 2024-25 (poll added)

[waspish]

Arse have Liverpool, Newcastle, Southampton.

They are finishing 3rd aren't they?

Be us or Newcastle getting second if arsenal keep dropping points

 

[117 M34]

Imagine if they finished 3rd in a 2 horse race.
Very spursy

 

[Mr Grumpy]

Be us or Newcastle getting second if arsenal keep dropping points

Us finishing 2nd would be absolutely bonkers all things considered.

I hope we do. I can then tell the dipper cultists in my circle that this season really has been absolutely shite and they've won it by default.

2nd and a FA cup after our 1st half season would be unbelievable

 

[MCFC1993]

Liverpool (A)
Newcastle (H)
Southampton (A)

Better start factoring Arsenal into the top 5 conversation.

They could be 4th or 5th after the first 2 games.

 

[skillman]

Would be so funny to finish above Arsenal.

 

[pudge]

Think with us needing Arsenal to drop more points to the likes of Newcastle, who would then benefit from being above us too, that second is unlikely but I think we'll finish above Arsenal still which means a shocking drop off for them

 

[.db.]

I’d absolutely love an Arsenal implode form here. With City and Newcastle finishing above them!

 

[South Stand Balti]

The dippers will help out their fellow Americans, starting tomorrow.

 

[Brendan110_0]

Be us or Newcastle getting second if arsenal keep dropping points

They're focused on CL. City finishing 2nd. Could be 7 English teams in the CL, Arsenal win CL outright but finish 6th, top 5 and one of United/Spurs.

 

[Axel Freed]

Only 3 points behind the champions of Europe, can’t be bad

 

[pudge]

Liverpool (A)
Newcastle (H)
Southampton (A)

Better start factoring Arsenal into the top 5 conversation.

They could be 4th or 5th after the first 2 games.

Unfortunately Chelsea's schedule is brutal and they're shit as well or else Arsenal would have been in a bit of bother

 

[jimharri]

If Chelsea (home to the Dips) and Newcastle (away at Brighton) both drop points tomorrow, then draw when they play each other next weekend, and we fluke a win at Southampton next saturday, it'll be looking very good.

 

[SCEtoAUX]

This is looking so sweet. Dippers will beat Arse, and if the barcodes do so as well then their GD advantage will be looking very shaky.

I reckon we are now looking at us and barcodes 2nd/3rd and Arsenal fourth.

 

[Goater101]

If Chelsea (home to the Dips) and Newcastle (away at Brighton) both drop points tomorrow, then draw when they play each other next weekend, and we fluke a win at Southampton next saturday, it'll be looking very good.

Fluke?

 

[Mr Grumpy]

Would be delighted if NUFC finished higher than Arse.

Much piss boiling.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Would be absolutely fucking epic if we finished second!

 

[mccity]

Unfortunately Chelsea's schedule is brutal and they're shit as well or else Arsenal would have been in a bit of bother

Although, if Arsenal somehow do so terribly as to get 1 point from their last 3, that would bring Villa into the mix in this conversation

 

[jimharri]

Fluke?

Of course. We're shit.


;-)

 

[El Gringo]

Tarquin meltdown incoming - beautiful

 

[Bluewonder]

Still hard to see us finishing above Arsenal as they still have to play Southampton, which is effectively an automatic 3 points, and have a much better goal difference than we have.

To overturn them we'd need: 3 consecutive wins for City, Arsenal to drop points against Liverpool and Arsenal to drop points against Newcastle.

Feels unlikely that five results all go in our favour like that.