The Title Race - 2023/24

How many points will be needed to win the league?


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Media already talking about a dipper quadruple and they've not won a trophy yet
They talk about a Dipper quadruple every January , their last attempt ended up with two domestic cup wins without even managing to score a goal , the Dippers are all piss and wind , big mouthed braggards with no sense of reality.
 
The Dippers score in clusters. Nothing was more inevitable than that second goal flying in barely 2 minutes after Van Dickhead’s equaliser.

Opposition arses fall out of their trousers once that first one goes in.

Hopefully we’re more resilient than we traditionally are at Klanfield.
Fuck em, we score with Corn Flakes!
 
We fell away really early in 1983/4 and that Spurs season wasn’t a promotion.
Yes clearly not promotion if we were gunning for CL :)

My point was we have been in races where we have failed- not quite as impeccable as you suggested. Anyway I got your point and I am clinging to it for strength this season :)
 
Yes clearly not promotion if we were gunning for CL :)

My point was we have been in races where we have failed- not quite as impeccable as you suggested. Anyway I got your point and I am clinging to it for strength this season :)
Not sure it indicates a positive outcome for this season mate! Was just an observation about how fortunate we’ve previously been.
 
Liverpool having Europa league games either side of the game at Anfield could have a big part to play .... hopefully they get someone tough
Europa league games? With the greatest respect those are Sunday League matches Klopp will rotate for. A quick look at the first 11 for Luton were an indication of that. Believe me we will face a fresh fired up Liverpool first 11 with a hell of a crowd behind them. A city victory would be the greatest achievement of this season so far.
 
Same argument has been said every year and yet we continuously triumph.

The lack of clean sheets over the season will be more likely the reason.

Sort that issue out and we will be the team to beat once again.
I do see your reasoning, however, this year seems like the perfect storm of City being deposed as champs.
With our form (especially against the top teams) being poor, our defense being porous, arsenal and scouse being better, compelling victory narratives for both arsenal and scouse writing themselves, refs being super strict with City and more relaxed with the other two teams challenging us, City claiming a 4th title is bad for the EPL product, and the 115 hanging over us (tge biggest isue of the lot).
Some of these we can effect, but some are out of our hands.
I'm usually upbeat, but this year I can't shake off the feeling. I'm hoping for the best, but preparing for he worst.
 
Europa league games? With the greatest respect those are Sunday League matches Klopp will rotate for. A quick look at the first 11 for Luton were an indication of that. Believe me we will face a fresh fired up Liverpool first 11 with a hell of a crowd behind them. A city victory would be the greatest achievement of this season so far.
There's some good teams in there like AC Milan, plus it's still more games they have to play and take seriously.... there's only so much rotation he can do
 
Under no illusions here that either Arsenal or Liverpool could pip us. I just don't know which would be worse.

My concern is not they are too good, I just think they are putting in a very good session so far.

My concern in our squad is still the ability to get Walker playing well. That our wingers aren't fully established yet and as a result we'll end up with Foden filling in and Kova or Nunes coming in for KDBs niggles.

It's probably coming down to us having to beat United Liverpool and Arsenal. Capable of it but see it as unlikely.
 
It's probably coming down to us having to beat United Liverpool and Arsenal. Capable of it but see it as unlikely.

If we draw these games and win the other 10, then we'll have 89 pts which almost certainly will be enough to win the title.

It's coming down to how many points we are going to win.

If we lose to Liverpool and Arsenal, then they are likely to go above 85-86 pts. But if we win the other 11 games, then again we'll have 89 pts.

Of course, it's better to win the games vs our rivals. But it's even better to win all the other games.

Have been saying since November that it's going down to the wire. Chances are we'll win the title.
 
This season, we had been uncharacteristically devoid of control at various times during certain matches which had caused a lot of dropped points. Of course the absences of Kevin, Erling and Rodders had been felt. Any team will miss them, they are such influential players. But, there has been an underrated and under discussed component. Jackie Grealish had a stop-start season till now and we have mirrored it more or less on the whole as a team. He had never been able to get a sustained period of games during the entire season due to injuries and loss of form. His work-rate, control, flair and charisma has not been replicated by his deputies very well. He was a huge underrated reason we won the treble last season.
We need a fully fit, fully focused and an in-form Jack Grealish back in the starting XI for the run-in. The intensity in the team play was evident while he was on the pitch for 20 minutes at Copenhagen.
 
Realistically we could end up trophy less at the end of this campaign. We clearly have problems defensively and up front. That is not a disaster in itself given the crazy heights of recent seasons. If we are in a period of transition however we need to do so much better in future transfer windows.
 
Liverpools injuries could be telling now, they should beat Luton tonight but have a cup final at the weekend, if they pick up a few more before the end of March it could be telling. Arsenal will have learnt from last year but they have some tough fixtures coming up, it’s going to be close the head to heads are vital, win them and I’ll be very confident.
Miracle juice will cure them!
 
Realistically we could end up trophy less at the end of this campaign. We clearly have problems defensively and up front. That is not a disaster in itself given the crazy heights of recent seasons. If we are in a period of transition however we need to do so much better in future transfer windows.
We've won 2 already this season?

My gut feeling is we're going to do the double. Premier league and champions league.
 
There's some good teams in there like AC Milan, plus it's still more games they have to play and take seriously.... there's only so much rotation he can do
They are playing Sparta Prague either side of our fixture, they will rotate, definitely.
 
Realistically we could end up trophy less at the end of this campaign. We clearly have problems defensively and up front. That is not a disaster in itself given the crazy heights of recent seasons. If we are in a period of transition however we need to do so much better in future transfer windows.
You seem to have meltdowns right out of the blue

How can we be favourites for the 3 competitions that were still involved in, and yet you manage to conclude that realistically we could end up trophyless?

You could make a fair bit of change with the bookies if you genuinely feel that way.
 
You seem to have meltdowns right out of the blue

How can we be favourites for the 3 competitions that were still involved in, and yet you manage to conclude that realistically we could end up trophyless?

You could make a fair bit of change with the bookies if you genuinely feel that way.
This way I can only be very pleasantly surprised.
 

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