Title Race

[Muddled]

Pos. Club Pld GD Pts
1 Liverpool 38 60 85
2 Chelsea 38 43 85
3 Man City 38 61 81
4 Arsenal 38 32 77
5 Tottenham 38 11 73
6 Man Utd 38 15 69
7 Everton 38 10 67

Can you imagine pipping Mourinho to the title by goal difference?! That would be aces.

[fah-q]

Love the optimism though

When I did it I got us in at 3rd about 80 points IIRC, and it's our away form that let's us down. I doubt we will win all our away games for the rest of the season considering how realitively weak we have been there.

I just figured we'd go on a run of destruction and decimation of all before us like we did in 08/09.

I had City being quite lucky to get the draw btw

[fah-q]

Can you imagine pipping Mourinho to the title by goal difference?! That would be aces.

I think that would break him.

[Angryred]

Who would have thought that we would be top of the league on the opening day, then at Xmas & in with a chance to finish top at the end?....what odds would we have gotten for that?

Thanks to Brendan & his players for making this season so sweet as the song from the lark!

[spider-neil]

The 08-09 team in the final 11 games won 10 and draw 1 (****ing arse shaving).
People talk about the 'Rafa Rant' being the reason we lost the title but that is simply an incredible run of results.

[fah-q]

The 08-09 team in the final 11 games won 10 and draw 1 (****ing arse shaving).
People talk about the 'Rafa Rant' being the reason we lost the title but that is simply an incredible run of results.

There were 2 reasons we lost the title that year (apart from Howard Webb and Machedo); the 2 games against Stoke specifically the disallowed free kick from Stevie and the last minute shot in the other game (also from Stevie) that hit the inside of the post but came back out again.

So close.

[Pablo]

The 08-09 team in the final 11 games won 10 and draw 1 (****ing arse shaving).
People talk about the 'Rafa Rant' being the reason we lost the title but that is simply an incredible run of results.

That was an awesome run, it felt like most of the wins were straight forward too. The thing is though from memory it never really felt like we were going to catch Man United so I think we were kind of cruising. This feels a little different.

[john316]

Still have that Man Utd/Villa game etched in my memory. With 20 minutes to go, I honestly thought that was going to be the game that swung it our favour

[ronanm]

There were 2 reasons we lost the title that year (apart from Howard Webb and Machedo); the 2 games against Stoke specifically the disallowed free kick from Stevie and the last minute shot in the other game (also from Stevie) that hit the inside of the post but came back out again.

So close.

Yes. Seem to remember SG hitting the post against Stoke away.

Macheda too

[Pablo]

That Macheda goal (the first one he scored) was the real sickener. He's faded into absolute obscurity now, but they thought he was going to be another Ronaldo.

[RedReet]

if city beat wigan its looking like we have to play them on a monday after a weekend game

Why is that? Why wouldn't it be a midweek game?

[Mark79]

There were 2 reasons we lost the title that year (apart from Howard Webb and Machedo); the 2 games against Stoke specifically the disallowed free kick from Stevie and the last minute shot in the other game (also from Stevie) that hit the inside of the post but came back out again.

So close.

I always think of Spurs away and Arsenal at home.
2 freak results, absolutely battered them both in those games yet only got 1 point from them

[john316]

Why is that? Why wouldn't it be a midweek game?

UEFA block those nights because of Champions League fixtures taking precedent. Can only schedule games in exceptional circumstances.

[RedReet]

UEFA block those nights because of Champions League fixtures taking precedent. Can only schedule games in exceptional circumstances.

Ahh, that was actually explained on here but I wasn't paying attention.

I wonder if I could make it over on the cheap for a Monday night game.

[RedReet]

Edit: there are no CL games that week after we play City, so surely it would be played on that Wednesday (16th)?