2015/2016 Premier League
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<p>Arsenal cruised to a 1-1 v Palace which is handy because we are now in 4th and Liverpool may win Europa league and bump us out of Champions league next year which will be a hoot because of all the times I have laughed at other teams missing out due to winners auto qualification.</p>
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<p>We won't win the Europa. </p>
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<p>Fox Sports this morning trying to talk up the Leicester result. Drawing 2-all with the 6th placed side is not a bad result on the run in. They are still ensuring Spurs have to do an awful lot of winning on the run home (although that's what City did when <strike>Stevie G</strike> Liverpool fell over a couple of years back).</p> -
<p>It deserves talking up if you ask me. Everton at home, Swansea at home (but no Vardy available for this one) and Man U and Chelsea away. </p>
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<p>To be assured need 11 points from this. That's tough, although that's assuming Spurs win every game.</p> -
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<p>It deserves talking up if you ask me. Everton at home, Swansea at home (but no Vardy available for this one) and Man U and Chelsea away. </p>
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<p>To be assured need 11 points from this. That's tough, although that's assuming Spurs win every game.</p>
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<p>8 points isn't it? If Spurs keep winning, this could still go down to the final game.</p>
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Let me work that out ... <br><br>
5 games (spurs yet to play tonight) x 3 possible points per game = 15.<br><br>
Less 8 point lead = 7.<br><br>
So yes Rage 8 points from 4 games.<br><br>
If Spurs lose tonight...<br><br>
4 x 3 = 12 <br><br>
Less 8 = 4<br><br>
Plus 1 = 5.<br>
(Or if Spurs draw 6)<br><br>
Yes?<br><br>
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<p>Spurs didn't lose. Spurs looked ominious. No pressure Foxes!</p>
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<p>5 points back with 4 games to play ... Looks like Vardy is going to have 2-3 games on the sideline too, so their main source of goals is unavailable.</p>
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<p>In answer to Booboo - goal difference is the decider if level, and Spurs are way, way ahead on that. So Spurs need 5 more points than Leicester over 4 games - Leicester need 8 points to guarantee it.</p>
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<p>Leicester v Swansea</p>
<p>Spurs v WBA</p>
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<p>Expect 2 home wins here, oppositions with nothing to play for.</p>
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<p>Man U v Leicester</p>
<p>Chelsea v Spurs</p>
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<p>This could be the pivotal pair of games, both tough fixtures.</p>
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<p>Leicester v Everton</p>
<p>Spurs v Southampton</p>
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<p>Both winnable games - both potentially tricky games to win.</p>
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<p>Chelsea v Leicester</p>
<p>Newcastle v Tottenham</p>
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<p>Really hard to call these so far out - will depend on Newcastle's status.</p> -
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In answer to Booboo - goal difference is the decider if level, and Spurs are way, way ahead on that. So Spurs need 5 more points than Leicester over 4 games - Leicester need 8 points to guarantee it.<br><br>
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Thanks KP<br><br>
I just have a bad feeling about Leceister fucking this up.<br><br>
Which probably means they're home and hosed ... ever watched Fever Pitch? "Fucking Arsenel"<br><br>
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As i mentioned above I was a fan from the Ardiles, Villa, Hoddle days when they won back to back FA Cups. Thought they may have gone close.<br><br>
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As i mentioned above I was a fan from the Ardiles, Villa, Hoddle days when they won back to back FA Cups. Thought they may have gone close.<br>
Normally I'd be backing the team that hadn't won for 55 years as the fairytale. But not having won EVER trumps that.</p></blockquote>I fell in love with the Spurs teams of the Hoddle era. They've been known as a cup team, a team with a soft underbelly since then. If LCFC falter vs Swansea or Yanited and we beat Chelsea it's all on -
<p>Here's a stat - who would have believed this at the start of the season</p>
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<p>The Manchester teams and Chelsea (most people picked one of these 3 as title winners) have lost 29 games between them. Last season it was 18.</p>
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<p>Leicester, Spurs and West Ham have only lost 13. Last season it was 46! For anyone who has followed football this past 20 years or so, that is a crazy stat.</p> -
<p>Spurs got WBA tonight - thats a banker for them, unless they start to feel the pressure, which I highly doubt.</p>
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<p>I had dinner with a few poms last Friday night, all lifelong football fans, they all agreed Spurs were going to win all their last 4 games and it would be up to Leicester to win it, not have it given to them.</p>
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<p>So that basically means 2 wins from the last 3 games, or a win and 2 draws.</p>
