The Title Race - 2024/25

[BlueMonkey79]

I went Newcastle away few years ago in Jan we lost and on the way home (10 behind dippers) we gave up and guess what? We won the league.

And back then we didn't have Nunes running around like a headless chicken, or Gundogan strolling around like an OAP, and Kyle Walker wearing lead lined boots or a kid trying to boss midfield!!

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

"not playing well but still top"
"not playing well but still unbeaten"
"not playing well but still second"

We are fucking 5th now and don't even deserve to be that high. Any happy clappers still defending this?

Noteworthy that your first instinct after our fourth consecutive defeat is to call out other blues who are of a more positive disposition than you.

Is it because you think they are responsible for that run of results or because it makes you feel like a big man?

 

[Roachy]

I think top 4 and a good run in the cups will do, the pressure is off now and we need to get back to playing football and get some results to build some confidence.

Our goal difference is exactly the same as Forest, 2 behind Brighton and we're miles off the top 3.

This isn't a title winning season.

I'm not sure confidence is an issue. We're just not playing well enough to win games.

 

[Axel Freed]

"not playing well but still top"
"not playing well but still unbeaten"
"not playing well but still second"

We are fucking 5th now and don't even deserve to be that high. Any happy clappers still defending this?

They play 38 games for a reason

The reason being that it doesn't matter what attention seeking, kneejerk reaction spanners think is wrong at any given point of the season that suits their poorly thought out narrative, it only matters where we are after 38 games.

This squad have more than enough credit in the bank for us to postpone judgement on this currently faltering campaign until much much later in the season

 

[paulchapo]

..... We're out of it.....that sounds bizarre just into December but we are.

 

[Jam Tomorrow]

The title race? We ain’t in it.

 

[citytill1die84]

And back then we didn't have Nunes running around like a headless chicken, or Gundogan strolling around like an OAP, and Kyle Walker wearing lead lined boots or a kid trying to boss midfield!!

Yet we still went 10 behind.

 

[its a Barm]

I'm as big a blue as anyone on here but I have to say I'm cool with the situation I know that we can't win every competition every year, I just hope this is the start of a regeneration of the squad and team and I look forward to seeing what's coming in the next 2 transfer windows.

 

[BlueMonkey79]

Yet we still went 10 behind.

But those players still had it in them.

Most of these players are finished now, and should be being used sporadically.

Plus Liverpool were prone to slipping up in a few games in the season you mention. This season is the best I have seen them. They look "complete". They don't concede many and have a lethal front line with a midfield that has energy and doesn't mind sticking their foot in when required.

No way we pull 11 points back with this set of players. The dream is over. Back to the real world for this season unfortunately.

 

[Damanino]

December will tell us all we need to know. Palace and Villa away. can see a draw and a loss in these if our form does not change.
home games vs Forest, Everton, rags, Leicester. ideally 12 points, but in this form no way we do 4/4 of these. Feyenoord would maybe lose too these and we couldnt beat them either.