How many points to win the league?

[BLUEMATT23]

Stoke?

We don’t have a great record there plus their fighting relegation.

 

[SuperKevinHorlock]

I’m a natural pessimist but that result yesterday for me was massive(sorry for the rag word)!!!!

The confidence gained from that second half and players coming back-personally I feel we will go unbeaten for the rest of the premier league season.

What a team we are.

 

[BlueAnorak]

At least 3 more weeks for Sane by the sounds of it.

Jesus probably back as a sub for the League Cup Final and available for the Arsenal and Chelsea games. Good news.

 

[CityForever45]

Lifting the Premier League after a win in the derby, that would be awesome

 

[TravisBickle]

17 unless they score 10 a game from now onwards

It’s 14 points needed if we beat them.
We gain 3pts & they lose 3pts.
The most Utd can achieve is 89pts if we beat them.

 

[mancity1]

It’s 14 points needed if we beat them.
We gain 3pts & they lose 3pts.
The most Utd can achieve is 89pts if we beat them.

They don't lose points although that would nice we just gain 3 points on them.

2 draws and a loss is best case scenario in reality as opposed to what they can do ( ie win their last 12 ) ( every side can win their last twelve games before they are played but only 10 sides maximum can do so after the next round and so ).

I will be surprised in Manure reach 85 points this season especially if they progress in Europe and the FA Cup but that is their best case scenario in practical terms as opposed to yes if they win their last 12 games they will finish on 92 points and they will do this.

 

[Ian]

We don’t have a great record there plus their fighting relegation.

Suppose so, but we shouldn’t be worrying about Stoke the way we are playing.

 

[aguero93:20]

If you came into a room wet through and wearing a mac with water pouring off an umbrella and told me it was raining, I’d still go out and check.

It’s over.

Tut tut. Wasting time checking when you should be putting on suntan lotion.

 

[squirtyflower]

We don’t have a great record there plus their fighting relegation.

Think we have won there 1-4 last two visits

 

[SWP's back]

We don’t have a great record there plus their fighting relegation.

You been in a cave the last couple of years?

Also Stoke have the worst defensive record in the league. (We have the best)

 

[TravisBickle]

They don't lose points although that would nice we just gain 3 points on them.

2 draws and a loss is best case scenario in reality as opposed to what they can do ( ie win their last 12 ) ( every side can win their last twelve games before they are played but only 10 sides maximum can do so after the next round and so ).

I will be surprised in Manure reach 85 points this season especially if they progress in Europe and the FA Cup but that is their best case scenario in practical terms as opposed to yes if they win their last 12 games they will finish on 92 points and they will do this.

They lose 3pts off their maximum pts total. So we only need 14pts for the title.

 

[madden150]

I’m a natural pessimist but that result yesterday for me was massive(sorry for the rag word)!!!!

The confidence gained from that second half and players coming back-personally I feel we will go unbeaten for the rest of the premier league season.

What a team we are.

I'll 2nd that, yesterdays game was huge and with 3 cup games coming up hopefully we'll have a few of the injured back for the final run of league games.

 

[paulchapo]

I'll 2nd that, yesterdays game was huge and with 3 cup games coming up hopefully we'll have a few of the injured back for the final run of league games.

I agree it was a big win after the wobble at Burnley which was a little deflating given how we dominated the game. If we had slipped up and the rags win today although the gap would still have been 10 points mentally it could have niggled. The pressure is all on them again and it would be brilliant if the Geordie's win.

Hopefully some of our injured come back soon and give us more flexibility. Delph,Silva, Sane, Jesus and if possible Mendy coming back would lift the whole place a big lift and allow players to be rested.

 

[Ban-jani]

The Rags fail to win today it’s done and dusted.

No way they can make 15/16 points back.

 

[BerkshireBlue]

It’s 14 points needed if we beat them.
We gain 3pts & they lose 3pts.
The most Utd can achieve is 89pts if we beat them.

and what's 89-72 again?

 

[aguero93:20]

and what's 89-72 again?

14, which when added to the 3 points from the derby becomes 17 and 89 points with a superior goal difference?

 

[BerkshireBlue]

14, which when added to the 3 points from the derby becomes 17 and 89 points with a superior goal difference?

oh right 17 points then to be honest I think 4 wins and a draw will be enough anyway

 

[aguero93:20]

oh right 17 points then to be honest I think 4 wins and a draw will be enough anyway

Yep, I'd be shocked if the rags even made it to 85, Leicester finished on 81 iirc and the rags are probably slightly below their level from that season.

Said 85 would do it a good while back and the only thing that's changed is I think 85 will do it quite comfortably.

 

[waspish]

oh right 17 points then to be honest I think 4 wins and a draw will be enough anyway

Yep I said 83 probably do it 6 games ago

 

[Blue Llama]

oh right 17 points then to be honest I think 4 wins and a draw will be enough anyway

We need 9 more points to win it.