Scaring Europe to Death said:If any extra motivation was needed, the fourth placed English team might face the Champions of Denmark, Serbia, or Switzerland in the revised Champions League Play Off Round next August.
Not sure I’d fancy City against Basle, so let’s take Tottenham seriously.
sam-caddick said:Scaring Europe to Death said:If any extra motivation was needed, the fourth placed English team might face the Champions of Denmark, Serbia, or Switzerland in the revised Champions League Play Off Round next August.
Not sure I’d fancy City against Basle, so let’s take Tottenham seriously.
I have a feeling Spurs will want that 7th place now, I am not convinced they will want Europa League football when they can have a free run at the top 4 only playing 38 games plus wherever the FA and League Cup take them.
Liverpool and United have seriously benefited by finishing 7th in recent seasons.
If we beat Spurs I fancy us to win all the others.
Scaring Europe to Death said:sam-caddick said:Scaring Europe to Death said:If any extra motivation was needed, the fourth placed English team might face the Champions of Denmark, Serbia, or Switzerland in the revised Champions League Play Off Round next August.
Not sure I’d fancy City against Basle, so let’s take Tottenham seriously.
I have a feeling Spurs will want that 7th place now, I am not convinced they will want Europa League football when they can have a free run at the top 4 only playing 38 games plus wherever the FA and League Cup take them.
Liverpool and United have seriously benefited by finishing 7th in recent seasons.
If we beat Spurs I fancy us to win all the others.
I must admit to feeling more confident when thinking of all the potential benefits for Tottenham if they lose on Sunday.
And then I think of our attitude.............
Eds said:If Arse win the FA Cup then 7th in the league goes into Europa I think, so not only would Spurs need to finish 7th but they would then want Arse to win the FA Cup...
So long as we win, Sergio scores and Kane doesn't then we should all be happy.
bluemoon98 said:@jamesrobsonMEN on Twitter.
Pellegrini expected to confirm toure will miss game on Sunday.
karen7 said:bluemoon98 said:@jamesrobsonMEN on Twitter.
Pellegrini expected to confirm toure will miss game on Sunday.
Mail said yesterday at least 2 weeks with hamstring inj
Hopefully this means it's Dinho that starts rather than the lineup with Lampard and Nando.Ric said:PELLEGRINI: “Yaya is injured. I think he will be out at least one more week. It will be difficult for him to play v QPR.”
Ric said:Jovetic and Kompany also out, but everyone else available.
cibaman said:Eds said:If Arse win the FA Cup then 7th in the league goes into Europa I think, so not only would Spurs need to finish 7th but they would then want Arse to win the FA Cup...
So long as we win, Sergio scores and Kane doesn't then we should all be happy.
You could have stopped at "So long as we win"
jimmygrimblesboots said:Fair enough we have underperformed this season , there are a handful of players going through the motions and patently in their comfort zone ,after another title win , and i would be the 1st to say , with the investment we have had , it is a poor season. But the negativity on this thread is astounding , we are being compared to relegation threatened teams , the last time i looked we were 2nd in the premiership , the highest scorers in the league and the only team to put any sort of challenge to the chavs for the title.
Brett Sinclair said:jimmygrimblesboots said:Fair enough we have underperformed this season , there are a handful of players going through the motions and patently in their comfort zone ,after another title win , and i would be the 1st to say , with the investment we have had , it is a poor season. But the negativity on this thread is astounding , we are being compared to relegation threatened teams , the last time i looked we were 2nd in the premiership , the highest scorers in the league and the only team to put any sort of challenge to the chavs for the title.
But our form since the turn of the year has been that of a mid-table nothing team so you can hardly blame people for being pessimistic about this one. I personally can't see our weak defence holding out very long against Kane & Co. I hope we can do the business at the other end though.
Surely the key there is since the turn of the year..........mosssideblue said:Brett Sinclair said:jimmygrimblesboots said:Fair enough we have underperformed this season , there are a handful of players going through the motions and patently in their comfort zone ,after another title win , and i would be the 1st to say , with the investment we have had , it is a poor season. But the negativity on this thread is astounding , we are being compared to relegation threatened teams , the last time i looked we were 2nd in the premiership , the highest scorers in the league and the only team to put any sort of challenge to the chavs for the title.
But our form since the turn of the year has been that of a mid-table nothing team so you can hardly blame people for being pessimistic about this one. I personally can't see our weak defence holding out very long against Kane & Co. I hope we can do the business at the other end though.
So if our form is that of a mid table nothing team, surely we would be mid table. We are currently second because we deserve to be.