JaneB Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Please use this thread for all posts relating to our Premier League match against Fulham at Stamford Bridge before, during and after the game. The match is scheduled to kick off at 12:30 hours on Saturday, 13th January 2024 (Local UK time/date) (Live on TNT Sports) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarefreeMuratcan Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 European places within touching distance now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Blood Is Blue Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 9 hours ago, CarefreeMuratcan said: European places within touching distance now. It doesn’t look quite as doom and gloom as it feels does it. Newcastle have plummeted down the league in recent weeks and Man Utd are somehow way above where they should be based on quality. We still need to improve and get some consistency though, otherwise we won’t end up much higher than where we are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciatika Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 One step at a time. I putting aside the wish for everyone above us to draw and am hoping for a Brighton win tonight so that both they and West Ham are only four points above us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asvaberg Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 18 minutes ago, Sciatika said: One step at a time. I putting aside the wish for everyone above us to draw and am hoping for a Brighton win tonight so that both they and West Ham are only four points above us. Wouldn't a draw tonight be much better for us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciatika Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 A win for Brighton would put them both on 33 making two teams we can catch up rather than one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguelito07 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 (edited) I am sure once Brighton and West Ham return to European matches they will drop points but we very very rarely take advantage of this... Edited January 2 by Miguelito07 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asvaberg Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 10 hours ago, Sciatika said: A win for Brighton would put them both on 33 making two teams we can catch up rather than one. I think we see it differently. A draw is a two point loss for both teams. We won and will gain 2 points on both of them 😁 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROTG Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 On 02/01/2024 at 03:44, CarefreeMuratcan said: European places within touching distance now. Bar is around 60pts for Europa league, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciatika Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 12 hours ago, asvaberg said: I think we see it differently. A draw is a two point loss for both teams. We won and will gain 2 points on both of them 😁 I thought we might need to overtake both Brighton AND West Ham, so having both of them on 33 would be better than having one on 34. But you are right - fewer points is better. The possibility of overtaking Newcastle, Brighton AND Man Utd in the next round is amazing. Unlikely, but amazing. 6 West Ham 20 3 34 7 Brighton 20 5 31 8 Man Utd 20 -5 31 9 Newcastle 20 10 29 10 Chelsea 20 3 28 Newcastle have Man City(H), Brighton have Wolves(H), and Man Utd have Spurs(H). We would have to win by three, and the ones above us lose. It's not impossible. BTW, Man Utd have a difficult sequence of fixtures coming up. Spurs(H), Wolves(A), West Ham(H), Villa(A), Luton(A) and Man City(A) are on the horizon. ETH might be under a lot of pressure if they don't get a few results. However, I doubt hs removal will make that much difference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiswickblue Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 7th would be an amazing result from where we are now, and playing EL/ECL next season would be great for a young squad. We won't be ready for the CL next season at least. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Blood Is Blue Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 On 04/01/2024 at 02:07, chiswickblue said: 7th would be an amazing result from where we are now, and playing EL/ECL next season would be great for a young squad. We won't be ready for the CL next season at least. I agree, I think getting into either of those next seasons would be a really good result for us this season and would probably start to settle some nerves amongst fans and around the club. Personally, I've started to calm down on pressing the panic button now (that could all change if we go on a run of horrible results), because I'm starting to see improvement in players and I'm seeing unity amongst the players that tells me they're starting to settle and gel as a squad. A really long way to go before we get back, but it could actually be quite an exciting ride! Maybe I'm just in the acceptance stage of grief! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 On 04/01/2024 at 02:07, chiswickblue said: 7th would be an amazing result from where we are now, and playing EL/ECL next season would be great for a young squad. We won't be ready for the CL next season at least. I'd much rather miss out on the ECL. Too embarrassing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kelly Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 16 minutes ago, Ham said: I'd much rather miss out on the ECL. Too embarrassing. I don't think this lot could cope with two games per week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chara Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 5 minutes ago, Mark Kelly said: I don't think this lot could cope with two games per week. I'm not sure we can anymore! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiswickblue Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 On 05/01/2024 at 21:00, Ham said: I'd much rather miss out on the ECL. Too embarrassing. We could become the first club to win all UEFA's club trophies! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaneB Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 Ref: Anthony Taylor…………..😩 VAR: Michael Salisbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kelly Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 13 minutes ago, JaneB said: Ref: Anthony Taylor…………..😩 VAR: Michael Salisbury Of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguelito07 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 I'm glad I missed the Boro match last night and will probably give this one a miss too. (sorry) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevelourfog Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 12 hours ago, JaneB said: Ref: Anthony Taylor…………..😩 VAR: Michael Salisbury Oh ffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarefreeMuratcan Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 On 05/01/2024 at 20:00, Ham said: I'd much rather miss out on the ECL. Too embarrassing. We need to keep our UEFA ranking as high as possible so our seeding is high whenever we get back to CL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Blood Is Blue Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 23 hours ago, JaneB said: Ref: Anthony Taylor…………..😩 VAR: Michael Salisbury Well that’s that then. Who’s going to get the reds? My guess is Palmer and Gusto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
east lower Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 (edited) 12 minutes ago, My Blood Is Blue said: Well that’s that then. Who’s going to get the reds? My guess is Palmer and Gusto. Personally I’d go for Sterling - Two yellows the first one for simulation and then 20 seconds after the first getting a second for daring to speak. Next would be the coach, he’d also get a first yellow for simulation also - simulating a competent football coach and a second yellow for arguing that he actually is. Edited January 10 by east lower 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShedMiddle Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Could do with a winger like Brazilian Fulham one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 9 minutes ago, ShedMiddle said: Could do with a winger like Brazilian Fulham one He's not bad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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