The battle for 3rd place

[Stiff Little Wingers]

So you'd take a year out of the CL and not finishing top four three years back for a EL trophy rather than a league cup?

No mate definitely not. Just thought all things being equal we were comparing the EL with a domestic cup, that's all

 

[robbieh]

Look at the previous winners of the LC.

If anything, the FA Cup winners have been weaker.

That's because the LC is basically a competition fought over by City, United, Chelsea and Liverpool.

The FA cup is taken seriously by a larger number of teams which then throws up some shock results. Think Millwall, Wigan, Villa etc

 

[SWP's back]

No mate definitely not. Just thought all things being equal we were comparing the EL with a domestic cup, that's all

Well half and half. My reply to Robbie was saying I wouldn't give up a year in the CL to win the EL.

 

[robbieh]

Well half and half. My reply to Robbie was saying I wouldn't give up a year in the CL to win the EL.

And neither would I. Just weighing up the prestige of the trophies. Sevilla are regarded as a very successful club side on the back of 4 wins recently. Nobody remembers who won the Copa del Rey in Spain.

 

[SWP's back]

And neither would I. Just weighing up the prestige of the trophies. Sevilla are regarded as a very successful club side on the back of 4 wins recently. Nobody remembers who won the Copa del Rey in Spain.

Yeah I see your point when you put it like that.

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

we have 4 home games , Rags , Palace , Leicester , WBA whilst the Rags have 5 away games Burnley , City , Spuds , Saints , Arsenal anyone with half a brain (and that even includes some Rags) knows the only way PEG gets in the Champs League is through the european failure cup.

 

[br88]

For me the present top four will be the same at the end of the season.

 

[citizenyank76]

I REALLY want to us to revenge the Leicester City thrashing. Still have that match fresh in my mind. That is def a must win if we want to stay CL bound.

 

[hinchcliffes bulbous conk]

City - 9 points from 6 games.
United - 14 points from 7 games.

OK.

With all their other potential fixtures too!

 

[pavelsrnicek]

City - 9 points from 6 games.
United - 14 points from 7 games.

OK.

So according to Sky we'll lose or draw to United and win only 2 or 3 of our remaining matches at home to Leicester, Palace, WBA and away to Boro and Watford as United win at Burnley and Southampton, beat Swansea and Palace at home and win against 1 of Spurs, Arsenal and ourselves and drawing the other two.

Sky do love rag friendly clickbait.

 

[Kinkys Left Foot]

Possible but not likely! They're unbeaten in 21 you know!
PEG knows he'll have to commit to one or the other after they beat Anderlecht tonight, hes said as much already.
The shorter odds are on the EL - he's a pragmatist if nothing else.
Be interesting to see his side against us - I think he'll go all out for a 0-0 and they're not bad at getting draws. We must go for the throat right from the start and get at least 1 goal in front early to change their tactics. If they score first it'll be an 11 men behind the ball dirge of a game and we struggle to break that shit down.

 

[Peggy's a blue]

https://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/premier-league/top-4-finish
Our friends at the bookmakers do no concur with Al Gorithm and Sky, seems like more click bait:-)

 

[Manc Born & Bred]

Possible but not likely! They're unbeaten in 21 you know!
PEG knows he'll have to commit to one or the other after they beat Anderlecht tonight, hes said as much already.
The shorter odds are on the EL - he's a pragmatist if nothing else.
Be interesting to see his side against us - I think he'll go all out for a 0-0 and they're not bad at getting draws. We must go for the throat right from the start and get at least 1 goal in front early to change their tactics. If they score first it'll be an 11 men behind the ball dirge of a game and we struggle to break that shit down.

He has already called Mayne, Bullocks, Stagecoach and Ellisons

 

[bellsouth]

What frustrates me most about the top 4 race or rather the title race is the 2 Chelsea games. We really should have won the home and drawn the away games and then the table would have us 2 pts behind Spurs and 1 behind Chelsea and then I'd fancy us to win it from there. Those two games sum us up, which is why we have to do better against the top 4 sides next season, more ruthless.

 

[Peggy's a blue]

That dick, Savage, is predicting rags to finish fourth, with City fifth, well he would do wouldn't he.

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

That dick, Savage, is predicting rags to finish fourth, with City fifth, well he would do wouldn't he.

Did he not tip them to win the league in August as well? I hope he doesn't have a gambling problem he would be homeless with his predictions.

 

[Peggy's a blue]

Did he not tip them to win the league in August as well? I hope he doesn't have a gambling problem he would be homeless with his predictions.

Yep, he did predict them to win league, he admits he was wrong, but, says if they had won games they have drawn, they would have won it. Well, what insight that is, if we had done same we would be top, what a dick ;-)

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

Yep, he did predict them to win league, he admits he was wrong, but, says if they had won games they have drawn, they would have won it. Well, what insight that is, if we had done same we would be top, what a dick ;-)

That's like me saying if I would have chatted up Rachel Riley I would have shagged her.

 

[Peggy's a blue]

That's like me saying if I would have chatted up Rachel Riley I would have shagged her.

Well, that's rather colourfully put, but I get the point ;-)

 

[BringBackSwales]

What frustrates me most about the top 4 race or rather the title race is the 2 Chelsea games. We really should have won the home and drawn the away games and then the table would have us 2 pts behind Spurs and 1 behind Chelsea and then I'd fancy us to win it from there. Those two games sum us up, which is why we have to do better against the top 4 sides next season, more ruthless.

Or maybe the fact that Chelsea are having a premier league medal made for altrincham anthony is a factor?