Will we win the league this season? No

[MCFC1993]

Task laid out before them.

 

[havefaith]

Yes, in Pep we trust, plus the Tarquins will definitely crumble further, starting against Bournemouth tomorrow.

Our last two games for me have shown we are more than capable of winning all our remaing games.

Prior to this we'd seen glimmers in individual games of what were capable of, I dont recall us playing at a top level two games in a row.

Have Faith :-)

 

[BlueMerlin]

On paper Arsenal should win all of their games remaining. However your overlooking a key factor and one we have seen play out twice already. If the title race is down to 3 points come west ham away then the pressure and anxiety within those games remaining will be emornous. Trust me we have been there. Form, squad strength goes out of the window. We scraped past QPR and Villa had to come from behind in both games to win the league. The atmosphere and pressure in those games is totally different to your run of the mill PL matches. Its no gimme and is a real test of how much the players want it and can deliver. There is serious questions about the Arsenals ability to do that and for good reason. We need to win all our games regardless but to list games on paper and treat them as any other, especially in a title battle is the sign of someone whos not been in a title challenge that goes to the wire.

Maths.

Thanks. Dickhead. Or is it dick head? Who cares?

 

[Bluemoonadam]

West ham will be the team that deliver us a favour, bookmark this. We just need to focus on winning our games though saying that.

 

[PabZabb]

It could go to goal difference so we need to really hammer someone to get that up, Arsenal woukd be nice.

I don’t think we do.

Theirs is 7 better, but if we win our game in hand then it’s a minimum of 6, and if we beat them it’s a minimum of 4. Beating Arsenal by two clear goals would be huge

 

[StockportGaz]

You might disagree but look at these probabilities from google.

We are given a 14% chance. I think that's fair. Of course that is going to change if we beat Chelsea, and it could swing massively if we then beat Arsenal.

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You’ve asked AI for our chances? Come on Marv!

 

[Xhavenjoe]

I don’t think we do.

Theirs is 7 better, but if we win our game in hand then it’s a minimum of 6, and if we beat them it’s a minimum of 4. Beating Arsenal by two clear goals would be huge

But we are still 3 points behind them.
If they lose 2 games including the one against us and we win our game in hand then we will be level on points.
The GD will be down to a maximum of 2 points in arsenals favour.
i.e. arsenal lose those 2 games by 1 goal.
A win by 2 goals for us against them will leave us level on points and games played.

All grand in theory but it doesn't take into account the other games both of us have to play.

 

[PabZabb]

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Yes, we absolutely can.

 

[Blue Hefner]

We can, but probably won’t. We have a 1% chance
But, we’ll walk it next season

 

[bridgeno1]

On paper Arsenal should win all of their games remaining. However your overlooking a key factor and one we have seen play out twice already. If the title race is down to 3 points come west ham away then the pressure and anxiety within those games remaining will be emornous. Trust me we have been there. Form, squad strength goes out of the window. We scraped past QPR and Villa had to come from behind in both games to win the league. The atmosphere and pressure in those games is totally different to your run of the mill PL matches. Its no gimme and is a real test of how much the players want it and can deliver. There is serious questions about the Arsenals ability to do that and for good reason. We need to win all our games regardless but to list games on paper and treat them as any other, especially in a title battle is the sign of someone whos not been in a title challenge that goes to the wire.

Sure but for Arsenal to lose it from here, they'd need to be mentally fragile, a team of bottlers, a team who grasp defeat from the jaws of......oh hang on a minute.....

In all seriousness this weekend is pivotal. As is next. And the one after.

 

[Frankie lad]

We can, but probably won’t. We have a 1% chance
But, we’ll walk it next season

Nearly correct.
Try this.
We can but might miss out.We have a 42% chance.
If Pep stays we will have an excellent chance next season.

 

[Don Karleone]

Still a no from me. Too inconsistent.

 

[Alfie Budd]

It could go to goal difference so we need to really hammer someone to get that up, Arsenal woukd be nice.

It could but the chances of it happening are remote. In the last 60 seasons of the English top flight, the top two have finished level on points on just two occasions.

Having said that, the champions on those two occasions were ourselves and Arsenal…

 

[Jim Tolmie's Underpants]

It's the hope that kills you.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Thanks. Dickhead. Or is it dick head? Who cares?

Anyone who cares about the creeping Americanisation of written English on a UK based forum is the answer to your question.

 

[adrianr]

After the recent overwhelmingly positive period, I fully expect us to drop points at Chelsea and for this thread to crash BM.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

After the recent overwhelmingly positive period, I fully expect us to drop points at Chelsea and for this thread to crash BM.

Do you ever fully expect us to win after an overwhelmingly negative period?

 

[willipp]

my hope is we go into the game with arsenal no worse than 9 point behind them. We win at Chelsea tomorrow and it’s on.

Still think arsenal will win it, but this weekend will make or break any chances we do have.

 

[Betterdeedthan red]

Not wishing to piss on anyone's chips but let's assume those confident in City overhauling Arsenal are basing this on the fact that City win all their remaining matches (including v Arsenal) and Arsenal lose another game so City win on GD.

Here's Arsenal's remaining fixtures. Aside from the trip to the Etihad, where's the game Arsenal lose?

Bournemouth H
City A (already factored in a L based on above scenario)
Newcastle H
Fulham H
West Ham A
Burnley H
Palace A

We aren't playing well at the moment but IMHO there isn't a cat in hell's chance City win every game and then additionally Arsenal drop 3 points across those fixtures on top of City getting a 100% win rate in the remaining fixtures.

Bookies odds are what they are for a reason.

We aren't winning the CL or the FA Cup but to lose the league from here would be the bottle of all bottles.

If any team will produce the bottle of all bottles it's you cunts

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

The key this weekend is that we match whatever Arsenal do. We don’t need to close the gap this weekend, but we cannot allow it to grow.