The Race for Champions League Places

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

Someone posted somewhere that we'd be 4th. Some statistician apparently said it - and this includes every other's team woodworks going in as well.

However it's a load of tosh, because once a goal does go in it changes the dynamics of a game, which cannot be extrapolated/grossed up.

I hear what you're saying.. We'd be top!

[~LFCHistory~]

Someone posted somewhere that we'd be 4th. Some statistician apparently said it - and this includes every other's team woodworks going in as well.

However it's a load of tosh, because once a goal does go in it changes the dynamics of a game, which cannot be extrapolated/grossed up.

At the end of the day the league table doesn't lie I'm afraid.

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

At the end of the day the league table doesn't lie I'm afraid.

We've also missed a good few chances like Shelvey's on the line too, I can think of about 3.. Maybe it'll improve next season and a few of those draws will turn into wins and give us more confidence but this season we're definitely worse than;

United
City
Arsenal
Tottenham
Chelsea
Newcastle

[sean_lfc]

At the end of the day the league table doesn't lie I'm afraid.

Completely agree on that front. No ifs and buts and woulda shoulda coulda in football. It's about results and points and that's the end of that. To think back at the mantra Shanks used to proclaim:

If you are first you are first. If you are second you are nothing.

[Baracus]

4th position Totals over the last 5 years

2011 - Arsenal - 68 pts
2010 - Spurs - 70 pts
2009 - Arsenal - 72 pts
2008 - Liverpool - 76 pts
2007 -Arsenal - 68 pts

Average points over last 5 years 70.8 pts minimum

We currently have 38 pts Need another 32/33 pts minimum from 15 Games. About 2.13/2.22 pts

Maximum This year will be 68pts

[BootRoom]

We're going to lag even further behind if we don't make progress soon.

Champions League final 2012: Chelsea or Tottenham stand to lose out on £80m Europe bonanza

Chelsea or Tottenham Hotspur will miss out on potential income of perhaps more than €100 million (£80.5 million) next season, depending on how events turn out on Saturday night.

Triumph would put Chelsea directly into next season’s group phase of Europe’s premier competition, eliminating fourth-place Tottenham before a ball has been kicked. Failure would preserve Spurs’ place in the tournament’s third qualifying round but would see Chelsea miss out on what will be the richest-ever Champions League tournament.

Next season is the first of a new three-year broadcast cycle for Uefa and the broadcast element of the competition’s revenues which, including sponsorships, currently total €1.1 billion (£850 million) — will at least double. That could mean the €51.025 million earned by last season’s champions, Barcelona, would become €100 million in the 2012-3 to 2014-5 cycle. Indeed, with England’s broadcast market generating more cash for English clubs than their continental competitors, the impact could be even greater here. When Real Madrid reached the Champions League semi-finals in 2010-11 they earned €39.3 million; Chelsea, despite only progressing to the quarter-finals, earned €44.5 million.

Yet even those returns will be dwarfed from next season according to indications from the 100-plus territorial broadcast deals Uefa has already agreed. “We have not finished yet but we have at least achieved treble-digit growth,” Uefa Events’ chief executive, David Taylor, said. “At the top end of football when you have a property as valuable as the Champions League, broadcasters want it.

“The financial crisis affects different sectors differently but at the top end of football the model is very robust.” Uefa’s success in negotiating improved broadcast incomes will assist Champions League clubs’ efforts in achieving break-even for Financial Fair Play purposes.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...e-bonanza.html

[cream]

At least we're back in the race now.

[BootRoom]

4th not good enough in the end.

[ChesterDave]

Have Spuds forums gone into meltdown?

[Vermilion]

Have Spuds forums gone into meltdown?

Probably. Bye Bye Modric ? maybe a couple more, Adebayor ? Bale ?

[Reece]

Adebeyor is just on loan anyway isn't he?

[Vermilion]

Adebeyor is just on loan anyway isn't he?

Yes, and he said his preference was to stay with Spurs, but now with them being out of CL, who knows. Maybe two or three will get better offers.

Some of their transfer targets will alter too i expect, or be harder to get.

[Reece]

Ah okay

[Bender]

Yes, and he said his preference was to stay with Spurs, but now with them being out of CL, who knows. Maybe two or three will get better offers.

Some of their transfer targets will alter too i expect, or be harder to get.

what he meant was let's wait until after the champions league final and wether anybody can match my 90k a week wages

[Phoenix07]

Craig's on course to looking a bit foolish.

http://www.est1892.co.uk/forums/show...&postcount=424

Craig was proven to be utterly wrong here. If you're reading this Craig, oh dear.