Re: The Official Rival Thread - Part II

by Abramovich Mon Oct 20, 2014 11:22 pm

We won't win on Sunday, that is for sure.

by Kick Mon Oct 20, 2014 11:29 pm

We can afford to draw Laughing

by Shed Mon Oct 20, 2014 11:31 pm

^ Not when City will batter them the week after - which they will do.

by Kick Mon Oct 20, 2014 11:36 pm

We still can Laughing

by Shed Mon Oct 20, 2014 11:50 pm

Why would you be condoning a draw the week before a game against a side who've been cack all season? Is it that you think they've been better than everyone else seems to, or do you suggest we should fear them just because of their name?

by Kick Mon Oct 20, 2014 11:52 pm

I said we can afford it, :facepalm:

I honestly think we'll win as long as Matic stops ADM.

by Shed Tue Oct 21, 2014 12:10 am

'We can afford it' = a draw is okay

Settling for that kind of mediocrity is what got us a lucky point there last year while all of our rivals battered them with ease.

by Kick Tue Oct 21, 2014 6:24 am

No, we can afford it = it's not the end of the world if we don't win as we'll still be top regardless

by Shed Tue Oct 21, 2014 6:38 am

You keep talking about us being top or staying top or dropping points being okay as long as we're still top after it like it means something. We're 8 games in. It means dick all.

Reality is, we need to pick up all the points we can get and these three on Sunday will be ripe for the picking. Not going to make out at all that this is going to be some easy game we'll win blindfolded, but with the quality we have, and the state that they're in, we should be going for it. You can be assured all of our rivals will be.

That you think a point is okay merely cause we'll 'still be top' after it regardless is short-term lunacy.

by Shed Sat Oct 25, 2014 2:38 pm

FT: West Ham 2-1 Manchester City

banana

by fatman123 Sat Oct 25, 2014 3:51 pm

Our main rivals drop points the day before we play a tough, but winnable, away fixture; this is EXACTLY where we lost the title last season

by Shed Sat Oct 25, 2014 4:53 pm

Precisely. Failure to take advantage of our rivals dropping points was a specialty of the side last season and ones before it. Need to do the business tomorrow as an 8 point lead would be immense.

by Shed Sat Oct 25, 2014 4:54 pm

FT: Liverpool 0-0 Hull

Laughing

by Soul Sat Oct 25, 2014 7:41 pm

Great results haha. Can't emphasize enough the importance of winning against United smoking

by Shed Sat Oct 25, 2014 7:45 pm

Tell it to Kick. This result will just make him even more okay with a poor result tomorrow.

by Kick Sun Oct 26, 2014 1:44 am

I said we can afford a loss.

I still want us to trash Utd to keep a big lead.

by Shed Sun Oct 26, 2014 1:54 am

No side in a title race can ever "afford" a loss.

by Kick Sun Oct 26, 2014 7:25 am

I disagree, If you're 4 points ahead on the last day of the season, you can :coffee:

by Shed Sun Oct 26, 2014 7:43 am

When it's mathematically impossible for a loss to hurt you, then yes, obviously that goes without saying. But that's only the case towards the very end of the season.

by Shed Sun Oct 26, 2014 3:50 pm

FT: Spurs 1-2 Newcastle

Laughing

by Kick Sun Oct 26, 2014 11:46 pm

Newcastle were so bad, too.

by Shed Sun Oct 26, 2014 11:49 pm

by Shed Mon Oct 27, 2014 12:10 am

Only 1 win in their last 7 for Spurs now.

Laughing

by Shed Mon Oct 27, 2014 12:23 am

by Shed Mon Oct 27, 2014 12:23 am

^ Had a laughably easy start to the season too.

by Kick Mon Oct 27, 2014 12:30 am

I do think they're better than they were last season, though.

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