The next 3 set of premiership games

[Andouble]

Posted this in the wrong thread earlier. I think that unless Chelsea, Arsenal, Scum go on a winning spree this could be one of the lowest point score PL wins for a while. Look at how others are doing in a comparison.

Taken from 2009-10 season (not a specific date but when all teams had played 14 games towards end Nov)

1 Chelsea 14 +28 36 - 8 points down (28)
2 Manchester United 14 +17 31 - 3 points down (28)
3 Tottenham Hotspur 14 +14 26 - 4 points down (22)
4 Arsenal 14 +18 28 - 2 points down (26)
5 Liverpool 14 +11 23 - 4 points down (19)
6 Aston Villa 14 +8 23 - 6 points down (17)
7 Manchester City 14 +7 25 - Same (25)

Everyone around us has dropped from 2 to 8 points from last seasons totals apart from City. Most of the top teams have to play each other at least twice so they are going to be losing points relative to us - as long as we win our games of course :-)

Our next 7 games are Stoke (a), Bolton (h), West Ham (a), Everton (h), Newcastle (a), Villa (h), Blackpool (h)

My big worries are for the 2nd half of the season when we have Scum, Chelsea, Arsenal & Dippers away but if we can hold them to away draws and maybe scrape an odd win this could be a good season for us.

good analysis, if there's a positive to us having to play the bigger teams away it's that they are spread out over the course of the second half of the season. Arsenal away in January, United away in Feb, Chelsea away in March, Dippers in April. Tons of games in between those to pick up points so if we lose or drop points it wouldn't be the end of the world.

 

[aussie blake]

You guys are surely either having a laugh or watching a different team to me if you're even mentioning the title?

We've won two of our last seven competitive games. Three of the non-wins were against mediocre opposition at best.

This reminds me of the reaction after Burnley away and even Birmingham home late last season, many saying we were a shoe in for the Champions League. Things can turn for the worse very quickly, especially when form and performances are shit (for the best part).

No offence or hostility intended towards those who wish to be positive, just saying don't be surprised that many of us feel justified in having lower expectations (i.e. finishing well behind the eventual winner and struggling to get fourth).

 

[lionheart]

You guys are surely either having a laugh or watching a different team to me if you're even mentioning the title?

We've won two of our last seven competitive games. Three of the non-wins were against mediocre opposition at best.

This reminds me of the reaction after Burnley away and even Birmingham home late last season, many saying we were a shoe in for the Champions League. Things can turn for the worse very quickly, especially when form and performances are shit (for the best part).

No offence or hostility intended towards those who wish to be positive, just saying don't be surprised that many of us feel justified in having lower expectations (i.e. finishing well behind the eventual winner and struggling to get fourth).

Did you have a brother who was given away for adoption soon after he was born? You sound just like me.

 

[VinceYoungisaBLUE]

You guys are surely either having a laugh or watching a different team to me if you're even mentioning the title?

We've won two of our last seven competitive games. Three of the non-wins were against mediocre opposition at best.

This reminds me of the reaction after Burnley away and even Birmingham home late last season, many saying we were a shoe in for the Champions League. Things can turn for the worse very quickly, especially when form and performances are shit (for the best part).

No offence or hostility intended towards those who wish to be positive, just saying don't be surprised that many of us feel justified in having lower expectations (i.e. finishing well behind the eventual winner and struggling to get fourth).

Did you have a brother who was given away for adoption soon after he was born? You sound just like me.

Or your both just really pessimistic ...

 

[wayneg1983]

Yes your right were only little old Man City why should we have a shot at winning something its not like we've invested heavily in a strong squad thats starting to click or anything. How dare we dream of maybe lifting a trophy this season. Anyway the glass eyes feeling tired im off to bed.

Did you have a brother who was given away for adoption soon after he was born? You sound just like me.

Or your both just really pessimistic ...

 

[bigf42]

The stoke game is absolutely crucial. At least Mancini has seen them enough times in his first few weeks to know how they operate, win that one, and I will genuinely believe we are turning the corner.