ben1505 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 When do Spurs get awarded their 3 points from their game in hand? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 1 hour ago, ben1505 said: When do Spurs get awarded their 3 points from their game in hand? They don’t have a game in hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Leeroy Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 (edited) Not quite sure how and why we lost 4-0 to Spurs given their results against Fulham and West Ham since then, two teams worse than us, and struggling to beat Luton at home. We made them look far better than they are, we're pretty much the only team they've thrashed all season. Even if we'd just drawn with Tottenham we'd be in a really good position now, so annoying. Similarly how we have lost twice to that red team in Manchester I don't understand. Anything from tonight is a bonus, as is the Arsenal game, but next 2 home games are absolutely must wins. Then we have to try to win 2 of our last 4 games (Palace + Chelsea or Brighton most likely ones) which would get us to minimum 71 points. I imagine that will be enough for 4th but depends how Tottenham do in their tough run of games. If we finish 5th but get 70+ points then I can accept that as Tottenham will have had to end the season really strongly to get 4th. Anything less than 70 points is a disappointing finish though. Edited April 3 by Leeroy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 7 minutes ago, Leeroy said: Not quite sure how and why we lost 4-0 to Spurs given their results against Fulham and West Ham since then, two teams worse than us, and struggling to beat Luton at home. We made them look far better than they are, we're pretty much the only team they've thrashed all season. Even if we'd just drawn with Tottenham we'd be in a really good position now, so annoying. Similarly how we have lost twice to that red team in Manchester I don't understand. It happens though, I don’t care if at the end of the season we end up above both of them. It’s about consistency across a full league season and not playing brilliantly or poorly in a one off game, that’s why I hate the term ‘must win game’ when it’s in the middle section of the season because it’s not true. Yes it would’ve made it easier if we had beaten them but beating all them we would now be in the title race and we know we aren’t that good yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 12 minutes ago, Leeroy said: Not quite sure how and why we lost 4-0 to Spurs given their results against Fulham and West Ham since then, two teams worse than us, and struggling to beat Luton at home. We made them look far better than they are, we're pretty much the only team they've thrashed all season. Even if we'd just drawn with Tottenham we'd be in a really good position now, so annoying. Similarly how we have lost twice to that red team in Manchester I don't understand. Anything from tonight is a bonus, as is the Arsenal game, but next 2 home games are absolutely must wins. Then we have to try to win 2 of our last 4 games (Palace + Chelsea or Brighton most likely ones) which would get us to minimum 71 points. I imagine that will be enough for 4th but depends how Tottenham do in their tough run of games. If we finish 5th but get 70+ points then I can accept that as Tottenham will have had to end the season really strongly to get 4th. Anything less than 70 points is a disappointing finish though. Was all part of the Unai masterplan to give them a false sense of security Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 1 hour ago, LondonLax said: They don’t have a game in hand. Well they do. Since we play tonight it will be back to us playing 31 and Spurs 30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAnty Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 3 minutes ago, RichW said: Well they do. Since we play tonight it will be back to us playing 31 and Spurs 30. Chelsea is a tough game in hand. Id bet their fans would take a point if offered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 10 minutes ago, RichW said: Well they do. Since we play tonight it will be back to us playing 31 and Spurs 30. We both have 8 matches remaining Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted April 3 VT Supporter Share Posted April 3 The av. point thing is the average points of opposition… I’m not sure that tells the whole story though. For example, I’d prefer to play a mid table team with nothing to play for at the end of the season than someone scrapping to stay up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeroy Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 12 minutes ago, nick76 said: It happens though, I don’t care if at the end of the season we end up above both of them. It’s about consistency across a full league season and not playing brilliantly or poorly in a one off game, that’s why I hate the term ‘must win game’ when it’s in the middle section of the season because it’s not true. Yes it would’ve made it easier if we had beaten them but beating all them we would now be in the title race and we know we aren’t that good yet. I get what you are saying and it won't be an issue if we finish 4th, but it just confuses me when teams with not as good players as ours have no trouble playing these teams where we struggle. Football is a funny game for sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 6 minutes ago, LondonLax said: We both have 8 matches remaining Yes but this game week isn’t finished yet. We will have 7 left after tonight whilst they have 8. In a couple of weeks time the table will show they have 2 games in hand soon for a couple of weeks since they don’t play the weekend we play Arsenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 15 minutes ago, HeyAnty said: Chelsea is a tough game in hand. Id bet their fans would take a point if offered Oh I’m not saying they will win, I think they will lose that game. But I was just saying they still have in game in hand on us as LondonLax doesn’t think they do. They are going to have 2 games in hand on us soon though thankfully they will be 2 difficult fixtures and will cause some fixture congestion towards the end of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 5 minutes ago, RichW said: Oh I’m not saying they will win, I think they will lose that game. But I was just saying they still have in game in hand on us as LondonLax doesn’t think they do. They are going to have 2 games in hand on us soon though thankfully they will be 2 difficult fixtures and will cause some fixture congestion towards the end of the season. Yes at some point they will have two matches in hand but right now they don’t. I think the current table is a fair reflection of where both teams are at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Townsend Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 They probably beat us because it was a must win for them more than it was for us and we were a bit flat with injuries/players coming back and Europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Just how they play/are could easily see Spurs losing to Forest but then beating Arsenal and City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 55 minutes ago, alreadyexists said: The av. point thing is the average points of opposition… I’m not sure that tells the whole story though. For example, I’d prefer to play a mid table team with nothing to play for at the end of the season than someone scrapping to stay up. I don't think they will go down anyway but glad Brentford are probably the last team in the bottom 6 we will play this season. Getting to the time of the year where teams in the relegation battle pick up unexpected wins. Palace will be on the beach when we go to their place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasley14 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 1 hour ago, nick76 said: It happens though, I don’t care if at the end of the season we end up above both of them. It’s about consistency across a full league season and not playing brilliantly or poorly in a one off game, that’s why I hate the term ‘must win game’ when it’s in the middle section of the season because it’s not true. Yes it would’ve made it easier if we had beaten them but beating all them we would now be in the title race and we know we aren’t that good yet. This is a very sensible post, one off games can happen. A league rewards the most consistent teams. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinRichardsonsMoustache Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 1 hour ago, nick76 said: Yes it would’ve made it easier if we had beaten them but beating all them we would now be in the title race and we know we aren’t that good yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 2 hours ago, LondonLax said: They don’t have a game in hand. Yes they do. Their game in hand is Chelsea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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