Do we want West Ham to win today?

I would say we are less likely to catch leicester than west ham catching us. I think we need to draw a line under the title race this year unfortunately.
 
aguero93:20 said:
We were only waiting for one team to fuck up, not two.
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Actually after the 2-3 defeat agsunst Liverpool AND the following midweek 2-2 draw against Sunderland it was two teams that had it in their own hands to finish ahead of us.
Chelsea obliged by losing against Sunderland at Home the following weekend then beating Liverpool (that pilled the pressure on Liverpool to go for goals against Palace) and drawing their last home game against Norwich while we won the lot. A points swing of +5 in our favour finishing 4 points ahead of them.
 
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Yes I want them to lose, because all we are going to hear about is other teams spending millions and billions, and city will be the comparison team.

Not only that, am watching it now, West Ham just hit both posts with a free kick... Stuffy stuffy Leicester certainly is true.
 
BlueAnorak said:
Actually after the 2-3 defeat agsunst Liverpool AND the following midweek 2-2 draw against Sunderland it was two teams that had it in their own hands to finish ahead of us.
Chelsea obliged by losing against Sunderland at Home the following weekend then beating Liverpool (that pilled the pressure on Liverpool to go for goals against Palace) and drawing their last home game against Norwich while we won the lot. A points swing of +5 in our favour finishing 4 points ahead of them.
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Ah, fair enough I'd managed to block that Sunderland game out. :) Still nothing like this season.
 
KippaxCitizen said:
To finish above United. We shouldn't be worrying about fourth, we should be hunting for second!
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If Leicester were to slip up that would surely drive Spurs on to the title. Its a two horse race, they're not both going to collapse. If Leicester win today that piles the pressure on Spurs. If they were to drop points tomorrow that could burst their bubble. Perhaps suffer a reaction once they realise they're not going to be champions. It gives us a chance of pinching 2nd.
 
Chippy_boy said:
Posted this in the Leicester thread on the general forum earlier, but perhaps given its significance to us, it warrants a thread here?

Personally, I do want West Ham to win.

Everything's gone right for Leicester this season, and I don't take anything away from the fact that this has been the most incredible story and they've been incredible.

But...but.. but...they've had all the luck in the world on their side. They've played essentially the same side without injury, all season. They've had virtually no pressure or expectations on their shoulders. They've benefitted hugely from their main rivals playing woefully below the expected levels, and they've been able to concentrate solely and entirely on the Premier League whist their competitors had othe distractions. Now with 5 games left, we get to see what they are really made of.

Let's just assume for a moment that they lose to West Ham today and Vardy or Mahrez picks up an injury. This is not impossible - West Ham are a decent side, battling for 4th. They then play Swansea without a key player and the pressure is cranked right up, only 4 games left now and the title is in sight. Suppose they lose that too? Not likely, but losing two on the bounce is hardly unheard of and in my little thought-experiment they are playing without their talisman (talismen?)

Now they've lost two and they need to go to the swamp to face United, desperate for a CL spot. Could Leicester lose that game? Yes, and in fact I expect they will do,

Now there's two games left and they must win one of them. They've lost 3 on the spin and their world is falling apart. They know they have to pay Chelsea away on the last day and don't fancy having to rely on winning that game. So they MUST beat Everton. Pressure is intense. Can they do it?

I know this is all fantasy, and pretty unlikely, but it is not IMHO impossible, and it all starts with West Ham. Win today and it's as good as over I think. But lose, and maybe just maybe it could make things very interesting.
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Wouldn't matter if vardy/kante/mahrez broke their leg. Their club doctor would have them back fit and ready for the next match
 
1-0 Leicester, 8 points clear of West Ham as it stands. A couple of wins for us and a bad result for the scum and we should be fine.
 
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