Kiwivillan

2 minutes ago, jacketspuds said:

Chelsea have 4 very winnable games after the Spurs match. They could get to 63 points if they win all of their games which, and it’s a long shot, could get them 5th.

They will very much be up for the game on Thursday. Let’s just hope Spurs aren’t.

Spurs forum thread they're saying 4th is gone and Chelsea could still catch them. These posts were before Arsenal loss 

14 minutes ago, romavillan said:

Could happen, if spurs lose against Chelsea and Liverpool 

Personally though I think we need 4 points from our last 3 games, beat Brighton and we're almost home.

In bold if happens it's over. They can't bridge 10pts in last 3 games. 3pts is enough if Spurs get beaten by Chelsea and Liverpool. Let's go Scouse Pensioners

1 hour ago, WallisFrizz said:

That would mean spurs losing 4 league games in a row. I don’t think that will happen. In fact it would not surprise me if they got 4pts from those games. They were actually pretty good yesterday. Hopefully we’ve got enough to drag ourselves over the line.

Spurs have 2 wins in last 10 away games. 

56 minutes ago, Pongo Waring said:

What the hell! 6 awards What the awards for?

1. Highest score in Scrabble for first name

One thing on Gallagher is he 2 goals against us last 2 games all comps. 6 goals 8 assists all comps for the season is rubbish for what he'd probably cost. He's been shit in other games just seems to turn up against us

2 minutes ago, omariqy said:

I’d be very surprised if 4th is done and dusted by the end of this weekends games. This is football and Villa. More than likely we go into the last game needing a point and are 1-0 down with 2 minutes to go!

You don't think us beating Brighton and Spurs losing both away games to Chelsea and Liverpool is a realistic possibility?

11 minutes ago, villan-scott said:

If 4th is secure why wouldn't you? What if he's required further in the Conference finals

Actually now I think about it, if fingers crossed we've secured 4th after Pool v Spurs game we should play Olsen in goal for rest of league games

11 minutes ago, GingerCollins29 said:

Done in both means we fail to get 4th and knocked out of CL. With Emi, we do both. 

Olsen in goal means we play deeper to protect him and he concedes 2 plus goals in the majority of games he plays

We can beat Brighton with Olsen in goal. We beat Spurs away 2-0 with him in goal before. Emi out has nothing to do with Spurs next 2 games and if they lose both and we beat Brighton we can't lose 4th place. Emi can't play first leg against Olympiakos anyway

1 minute ago, GingerCollins29 said:

I now think the season hinges on whether Emi is fit for the run in. 

If he misses brighton, olympiakos and liverpool, i think we are done in both competitions. 

We cannot play the same way without him and will concede too many soft goals. Olsen concedes too many soft goals. He's conceded 7 in 3 PL games and confidence in the defence is shot when he plays. 

What does done in both comps mean? Emi is suspended for first leg anyway. We can beat Brighton with Olsen and if Spurs lose next 2 as well they can't catch us. 

If Chelsea and Pool beat Spurs and we beat Brighton it's over. 10pts ahead Spurs 3 games left

1 minute ago, mikeyp102 said:

Don’t Chelsea have to sell, before June because of PSR? There may be a way to negotiate a good price for Gallagher 

Allegedly but that was before they sold their hotels to themselves

6 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said:

Oh, he's still on normal wages then.

Then again he's one of the Academy so won't have jumped in on one of those salaries.

The bumper contract players are on long contracts but only 90-100k per week

2 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said:

As another poster mentioned.

The main issue with Gallagher types I'd they are probably on massive salaries based on their sugar daddy contracts 

He's on 3 year deal 50k a week. 

Let's face it, our title race ended yesterday

Arsenal win is most important. Need them to stay in title race so City still have everything to play for 2nd to last game against Spurs 

8 minutes ago, Leeroy said:

I think it’s more the performance I’m getting at. 28% possession at home and looking like a championship team against a premier league team was very disappointing given the week we’d had to prepare for the game. Emery keeps saying he wants us to control the ball, keep possession, beat the press, be brave, but we didn’t do any of that last night and just reverted to hoof ball up to Watkins which doesn’t work because Ollie never wins anything in the air against central defenders. 
 

I think Arsenal aside, we haven’t really played well in many games the last few weeks and that’s the disappointing thing because I really enjoy watching us at our best and it seems so few and far between at the moment.

Ok. Now list all the players injured not including Tielemans and Emi going off during the game. JFC

Europa league guaranteed. Finishing ahead of Manure. I think we'll finish 4th and if we don't Spurs deserve it. Still the Conference final in play. Hell of a season

8 hours ago, VillaAlex said:

9 games 0 goals for Toney now. 

It's that kind of form that should see him picked for England squad ahead of Watkins

21 minutes ago, ben1505 said:

I think we've lost 1 in 10 v Brighton

Don't want them to be our monkey wrench

3 minutes ago, Dodgyknees said:

Id have taken 12 points tbh

12pts from the 3 games mentioned is probably a stretch even with Emery at the helm

I meant to take back what I'd said about him before the Arsenal game but didn't get round to it. Cost us in numerous games this season probably outweighs the stand out performances

3 minutes ago, nepal_villan said:

We need Spurs to lose 3 out of 4 against Arsenal, at Chelsea, at Liverpool and ManCity.  

They have to play the first 3 in 8 days. Hopefully Arsenal stay in touch with City so the title isn't wrapped up before Spurs play City