The battle for 4th place

[Exeter Blue I am here]

We will get top 4 stop flapping.

5 point gap, as good as 6 points with the GD.

If it was flipped, those saying we wont get it would be saying that there is no way the Rags are going to blow it.

Have some faith because as shit as last nights performance was and it was dog shit, we still gained another point.

Game in hand renders that most likely a 2 point gap......

 

[blueinsa]

Game in hand renders that most likely a 2 point gap......

I know that mate but they have to win it first.

Far too many take it for granted we will lose games whilst everyone else will win theirs and this season has shown that a few sides apart, the inconsistency bug has hit everyone, us, Rags and Arsenal included.

Its still a gap if they do win tonight that is effectively 3 points with the GD and we have to believe we will get over the line although any more nights like last night where Mangala and hart aside, the rest where abysmal as far as I'm concerned then of course it wont be easy.

I'm still angry about last night!!

 

[Inter Me Nan]

The rags have a semi final looming so hoping they do a City tonight.

 

[Marvin]

The rags have a semi final looming so hoping they do a City tonight.

But so do Palace. And palace don't have anything else to play for and don't have Utd's squad.

Even though Utd have not been convincing it would still be a surprise if they failed to beat palace

 

[Inter Me Nan]

But so do Palace. And palace don't have anything else to play for and don't have Utd's squad.

Even though Utd have not been convincing it would still be a surprise if they failed to beat palace

True, weirder things have happened this season though.

 

[Healdplace]

Game in hand renders that most likely a 2 point gap......

Which from this weekend United will have to the end, because they do not play West Ham away now until final Wednesday. Because of the switch that is West Ham's last ever game at their ground. You know that if United need to win that to go ahead of us and mean they get fourth by winning at home to Bournemouth they will have a much better chance than if it was on the original date of this weekend and West Ham were not playing the occasion as well as United.

They are getting lucky breaks like that (Vardy likely not playing for Leicester due to a finger wag is another). We need to not lose another game and win three to be sure and thwt is a tall ask if our mind were 100% focused on league. Which we all know for the next two games it will understandably not be.

Though we got our share of fortune last night with that idiotic offside not given. So we cannot really complain.

If Newcastle are relegated by less than two points they certainly will have every right to do though.

So we should count that as a bit of a let off and a point gained. For now. But it has to be a wake up call. If it isn't we will be playing Thursdays next season I have no doubt.

We just have to hope that some departing players and Pelle are motivated enough to want fourth if it will not be them getting the benefit. Perhaps a late bonus offer for getting fourth might be needed. If it gets them fired up and secures CL next season it will be money well spent.

Staying or going I think we can expect all these players to respect money.

 

[Pam]

We shouldn't have to be worrying about this. Pathetic.

 

[geoff clipp]

Though we got our share of fortune last night with that idiotic offside not given. So we cannot really complain.

If Newcastle are relegated by less than two points they certainly will have every right to do though.

Newcastle don't get to pick and choose which incorrect refereeing decisions changed the outcome of that game. If they want the referee to have got everything right then we'd have had a penalty too so it's a moot point really.

 

[tedmak]

Hi
on the subject of prioritising Europe over the Champions League, must say I see the CL as the priority.
At the end of the day, we want to qualify for the CL so that we can actually win it.
As it stands, we have a better chance of winning the CL in 2016 than we do in 2017, whether we finish in the top 4, or not.
We have given ourselves a job to do, but can see 3 wins out of the remaining games which should be enough.
Stoke are on the beach as are Swansea. So a win at Southampton or against Arsenal will be enough IMHO.

 

[coleridge]

Newcastle don't get to pick and choose which incorrect refereeing decisions changed the outcome of that game. If they want the referee to have got everything right then we'd have had a penalty too so it's a moot point really.

I have to congratulate all the officials for the consistency of their incompetence which rendered any potential benefit to either team completely null and void. Good work.