The Title Race - 2023/24

[vmsuhail]

Arsenal and Liverpool both play twice before our next prem game. We'll likely be playing catch up which is nothing new

I don't think both teams will be +4 points ahead before our game.

 

[Ducado]

Arsenal and Liverpool both play twice before our next prem game. We'll likely be playing catch up which is nothing new

We seem to relish playing catch up

 

[supercity88]

yeah, but you people will still go on about being the Invincibles…

;-)

Arsenal fan I was fairly friendly with said the last ten games or so were nothing but torture. To be fair, it was a hell of an achievement, even with all the draws. I really don't see who will do it again.
Incidentally, you can thank us for keeping that record intact in 2018-19. Believe it, they would have gone on and on and on about it…

I've never really rated it as an achievement. I can appreciate it's incredibly difficult as only Preston had done it previously and in 18 games (plus winning the FA Cup). But they were literally playing for it in the end, drawing 5 of their final 9. The dippers could have broken 100pts and gone unbeaten so thank fuck we stopped them! Should have got a little gold cup for that to be honest.

I think getting 90pts having drawn 12 games and finishing 11pts ahead of 2nd place Chelsea who lost 7 games that season shows it wasn't that special.

But I'm sure I'd argue otherwise if we did it!

 

[meeesh]

far too long to go to start celebrating yet

One draw and we are back to third

Long gone are the days of being pessismistic Mike, come on now :)

 

[Lord Blue]

i wonder what this will look like in a week!

 

[Newman123]

The only way I'd be optimistic from being top or from chasing is if you gave me City's team, City's manager and City's mentality...

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

But I'm sure I'd argue otherwise if we did it!

At least you're lucid. However you do it, however you spin it, it is a hell of a thing to go through a season without losing.
That said: Bayer Leverkusen just might do it. And they just might do it in three competitions.

 

[meeesh]

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i wonder what this will look like in a week!

Well I'm pretty confident you will be able to take both Arsenal and Dippers European exploits off the lists

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Both of these 2 are dropping points again this weekend giving us a buffer. Mentally they’ll be gone after this weekend and the upcoming midweek fixtures.

Love it when you talk dirty, Inchy!

 

[FeedtheGoat95]

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i wonder what this will look like in a week!

Will never get tired of looking at that 23 point gap to United....

 

[WesthoughtonJohn]

Well I'm pretty confident you will be able to take both Arsenal and Dippers European exploits off the lists

Not sure that will be the case with Arsenal - although we can hope.
I just don't think Munich are that great with Tuchel in charge, I see Arsenal sneaking through

 

[PaleBlue]

How f****g glorious was yesterday, beautiful!

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Will never get tired of looking at that 23 point gap to United....

That's a small time view imo - should be thinking of 30 plus as a minimum :)

 

[abu13]

Heard that Twat Goldbridge whinging his heart out that the league has gone because we could maybe win 6 out of 7 titles.

No mention of this when the Rags won 8 of 11 titles, and of the 3 they lost they only came 2nd by one point on two occasions.

 

[meeesh]

Not sure that will be the case with Arsenal - although we can hope.
I just don't think Munich are that great with Tuchel in charge, I see Arsenal sneaking through

Done the hard part for me Munich now, can see it being close but German rags to squeeze through

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Heard that Twat Goldbridge whinging his heart out that the league has gone because we could maybe win 6 out of 7 titles.

No mention of this when the Rags won 8 of 11 titles, and of the 3 they lost they only came 2nd by one point on two occasions.

Goldbridge's thoughts don't actually count for anything but it's brilliant that he's happily fleecing the stupid fuckers who pay to follow his brand of bullshit.

 

[Thaksins Love Child]

Will never get tired of looking at that 23 point gap to United....

Yet they will still be tipped for a title charge next season by the so called experts.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

I've seen a video of Rio advising the kids who lost 9-0 to City, about how they were embarrassed 1-6 and bounced back and won the title afterwards. Them walking the title the year afterwards dampened the narrative on the bottlejob they did in 2011-12.

Fair play to the stubborn old bastard, he squeezed out a title win by buying the best striker in the league who clearly only had one last good season in him and leaving the club fucked for a decade. And Bobby smashed the self-destruct button. But it's a very shallow revenge if you ask me!

 

[ali benarbia's studs]

Still wide open, each have tricky ties.

At least they can feel good about themselves when they play a game in hand. Still shocked both shit the bed at home yesterday.

 

[Roachy]

How f****g glorious was yesterday, beautiful!

We really need to take full advantage of that crazy afternoon.