Will we finish in the top 4?

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Originally Posted by Grimandi's Perm

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(LDG shouts "house!" off stage)

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Originally Posted by Letters

productice

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Letters :pal:

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Originally Posted by LDG

Internet arguments :lol:

Load of old shit.

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They make you feel ten feet tall.

This thread is the best ever in pretty much the same way that Letters has the best face ever.

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Originally Posted by Letters

Come on then. Last one. 3 games left. It's not in our hands but 3 wins against 3 poor sides and it's fairly likely we'll end up in the top 4.
I guess we'll probably blunder our way there, we usually do.

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I can't see the Spuds dropping any points against Saints, Stoke or Sunderland. They will get a point at Chelsea. As for us, draw with QPR, beat Wigan, draw at Newcastle! Europa for us! :(

Shit!

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Originally Posted by selassie

Yeah I agree their squad is pretty poor and the bit about Bale, one thing we can be certain of is if they do lose Bale they will spend every penny reinvesting it back in the team.

I'm not even convinced about our first XI let alone our Squad, but I do think we have a better squad than them....just...

I'm kind of thinking we are going to miss out too, I was convinced a few weeks ago we were in the driving seat, now I'm not so sure.

I'll be honest...if the circumstances were different (I.E. Not jostling for top 4 with Spurs), I wouldn't be that bothered about missing out on top 4 after years of chronic under investment in the team and asset stripping but....I could not bear the Spuds finishing above us at the expense of top 4, it would be absolutely sickening.

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Get the bucket ready !

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Originally Posted by Lord Nelson

Get the bucket ready !

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We all Chelsea fans on Wednesday then? That is basically going to be the game that settles Top 4 IMHO.

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Originally Posted by Lord Nelson

I can't see the Spuds dropping any points against Saints, Stoke or Sunderland. They will get a point at Chelsea. As for us, draw with QPR, beat Wigan, draw at Newcastle! Europa for us! :(

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You're already wrong.

What is with all the love shown by some for the Scum over the team that all are meant to love (and go screw yourselves with any argument based on apparant realism)? Sure they may have a monkey who when wearing a football kit resembles an early prototype of man who can play a bit but the team is all over the shop at the moment and that was before the Saints game. . .they are damaged beyond repair mentally (puts us to shame n that dept)

The game against Dynamo Chelski is huge and has loss written all over it. . .unless Rafa does somethig stupid and rests the whole team

Fuck get with the program people, we arent great but we are far less of a fuck up than than them

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Originally Posted by GB.

This thread is the best ever in pretty much the same way that Letters has the best face ever.

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Too late Gary, Lettuce is married. You had your chance for years and you blew it. :coffee:

I know. :(

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Originally Posted by selassie

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We all Chelsea fans on Wednesday then? That is basically going to be the game that settles Top 4 IMHO.

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A draw is ideal I think, but if there's a winner I'd rather it be Chelsea of course.

First lets hope United get the job done today because that could throw a spanner in the works if they don't.

Yeh best result is a utd win today and a draw on Wednesday.

Or failing that a Chelsea win.

Either way, we need 6 points regardless.

if the scum sell bale, it doenst mean they will reinvest. they dont often do that, last year, they sold van der vaart, modric and brought in, adebayor ( :lol: ) they hardly replaced modric or van der vaart, they only have two strikers. so if they sell bale, they are more likely to spend it on a dempsey and keep the money

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Originally Posted by ollie the optimist

if the scum sell bale, it doenst mean they will reinvest. they dont often do that, last year, they sold van der vaart, modric and brought in, adebayor ( :lol: ) they hardly replaced modric or van der vaart, they only have two strikers. so if they sell bale, they are more likely to spend it on a dempsey and keep the money

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After selling Modric and VDV they bought Dembele and Sigurdsson, both midfielders who have had successful seasons. They also signed Holtby in January, another attacking midfielder. That's even without mentioning Lloris and Vertonghen who also arrived at the start of this season. So they have properly replaced VDV and Modric, in fact arguably they've gone up a level this season and improved.

Gone up a level? No, those players aren't as good as VDV and Modric.

Sigurdsson has been woeful for the most part.

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Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...

Gone up a level? No, those players aren't as good as VDV and Modric.

Sigurdsson has been woeful for the most part.

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Dembele has been excellent whenever I've seen him play. Yes he's more of a defensive minded player but his dribbling with the ball is comparable to Modric's IMO. Sigurdsson has still made a difference in a few matches, I remember him assisting Bale's goal against us. In any case, now that Bale's been converted to a sort of creative midfielder/centre forward, the fact that Sigurdsson hasn't set the world alight doesn't matter that match.
And when I say they've gone up a level I mean not just the midfield but collectively. They're on course to get more points than they did last season, had a very good Europa League run so I think it's fair to say Tottenham have improved this season.

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Originally Posted by Joker

Dembele has been excellent whenever I've seen him play. Yes he's more of a defensive minded player but his dribbling with the ball is comparable to Modric's IMO. Sigurdsson has still made a difference in a few matches, I remember him assisting Bale's goal against us. In any case, now that Bale's been converted to a sort of creative midfielder/centre forward, the fact that Sigurdsson hasn't set the world alight doesn't matter that match.
And when I say they've gone up a level I mean not just the midfield but collectively. They're on course to get more points than they did last season, had a very good Europa League run so I think it's fair to say Tottenham have improved this season.

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Dembele's passing isn't as good as Modric's, though they basically score the same amount of goals (which is next to nothing) granted, VDV sadly was very effective indeed, especially in dismantling the poorer teams in the league, which I don't think Dembele and Sigurdsson particularly have the ability to do.

Perhaps they've been inhibited because they have such poor strikers but I would suggest VDV and Modric were far more likely to create things between passes through the middle and most importantly, the interplay between those two players themselves.

Very good Europa League run? Not sure about that in truth. Last minute scrape against Lyon, hammered against Inter but squeaked through in extra time and couldn't beat Basel in either leg.

In most games they are very laborious, with long periods of matches looking like they are passing the players by. At the very least they are about where the were last season - I think they had better players last season but an inferior manager, that about cancels each other other out. They've scored less than last season, conceded more, possibly will lose the same amount.

I don't think they have shown much progress at all, certainly they haven't gone up a level - they wouldn't be fifth if they had.

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Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...

Dembele's passing isn't as good as Modric's, though they basically score the same amount of goals (which is next to nothing) granted, VDV sadly was very effective indeed, especially in dismantling the poorer teams in the league, which I don't think Dembele and Sigurdsson particularly have the ability to do.

Perhaps they've been inhibited because they have such poor strikers but I would suggest VDV and Modric were far more likely to create things between passes through the middle and most importantly, the interplay between those two players themselves.

Very good Europa League run? Not sure about that in truth. Last minute scrape against Lyon, hammered against Inter but squeaked through in extra time and couldn't beat Basel in either leg.

In most games they are very laborious, with long periods of matches looking like they are passing the players by. At the very least they are about where the were last season - I think they had better players last season but an inferior manager, that about cancels each other other out. They've scored less than last season, conceded more, possibly will lose the same amount.

I don't think they have shown much progress at all, certainly they haven't gone up a level - they wouldn't be fifth if they had.

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Wonder what would happen when Real Madrid and Zidane starts bidding for monkey boy, will he stays at Totnumb or will he joins the Marketing? :coffee:

The spuds have gone backwards. Any half decent team should have had CL qualification sorted by now. Arsenal and the spuds are about evenly matched, both very shit. But the chavs are the real joke. The fact they are yet again slugging it out with the likes of us is scandalous considering the cash they have spent. Long way to go for anyone outside Manchester to get a look in. Quality is very very low.

Sperz are Sperz. Good enough to challenge but always likely to fall short at the end. The perception of their quality is often muddied by our stagnation.

We're not going anywhere but neither are they anytime soon.

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Originally Posted by milla

Wonder what would happen when Real Madrid and Zidane starts bidding for monkey boy, will he stays at Totnumb or will he joins the Marketing? :coffee:

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Off to Utd apparently and I can see that happening.

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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn

Off to Utd apparently and I can see that happening.

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Weather is shite in Manchester, Madrid would be better IMO. Whilst there, he could practice his Spanish too.. :coffee:

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Originally Posted by milla

Weather is shite in Manchester, Madrid would be better IMO. Whilst there, he could practice his Spanish too.. :coffee:

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They have offered him prime spot in Manchester zoo and Brits are nicer to dumb animals than Spanish, he will not get eaten in Manchester for example.

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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn

They have offered him prime spot in Manchester zoo and Brits are nicer to dumb animals than Spanish, he will not get eaten in Manchester for example.

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True but Manchester zoo is crowded with monkeys and chimps already, he would be a small monkey in big zoo. No one would notice him :coffee:

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Originally Posted by milla

Wonder what would happen when Real Madrid and Zidane starts bidding for monkey boy, will he stays at Totnumb or will he joins the Marketing? :coffee:

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Out of those choices, I'd imagine he would want to go. Don't envy any club dealing with Levy though.

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Originally Posted by milla

True but Manchester zoo is crowded with monkeys and chimps already, he would be a small monkey in big zoo. No one would notice him :coffee:

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Oh I don't know.

He'd be he only one wearing a football top.

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Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...

Out of those choices, I'd imagine he would want to go. Don't envy any club dealing with Levy though.

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We should hire Levy as our salesman though, can't believe how low we got for our big players. :coffee:

It's out of hands. I have serious doubts about Top 4 football for us with Chelsea winning today. I think they'll lose against Spurs and that's us down to 5th.

Cheers Utd. You ****s.

We won't get top four now.

3rd is gone.

Need a Chelsea result now on Weds.

That's what we get for not selling Sagna to the chavs.

So we're finished now right?

If Spurs win @ Chelsea, goodnight sweet CL.

Even a Spurs draw and I don't fancy our last 2 games.

sigh has it really come to this

If Sperz win then we all become Stoke fans next weekend.

Win our last 2, which we will, and we'll be fine.

Chill.

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Originally Posted by Marc Overmars

If Sperz win then we all become Stoke fans next weekend.

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I hope Wenger is dusting off his cheque book. Maybe we should try and tie up a signing or two, before they find out we're offering Steaua Bucharest on a Thursday night.

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Originally Posted by LDG

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Worse than missing out on the CL tbf.

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Originally Posted by Grimandi's Perm

Win our last 2, which we will, and we'll be fine.

Chill.

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Not if Tottenham beat Chelsea on Wednesday and then both they and Chelsea win all their remaining games.