When do we start to believe ?

Just need to keep doing what we've been doing. It would definitely help to win against Chelsea and Man City, but those aren't the games that annoy you, it's Villa at home. You can't win them all but we need to keep a near perfect record against the non top6 sides. Like Man City at home in 2011/12 type of record. And then get the odd wins against Tottenham and Liverpool as we've been doing along with some draws like against Chelsea and Everton.

Flat track bullies + competitive at home against the top 6 = title.

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Originally Posted by NoeLDG

Top of the league going into the New Year.

Dissapointing that we haven't won every game this year really.

Failure again :(

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It's completely meaningless being top at this stage.
I thought we'd struggle to finish in the top 4 this year so I'm really disappointed we're only top by a point :(

We're still in it but my worry is that we're unlikely to get any of the 'big name' strikers like Costa in January. No club wants to disrupt their season by selling one of their best players.

We could still make a smart transfer even if it is a stop gap, but I'm not sure who that could be.

in 2013, we have the second highest win % for a year EVER in our history and took 82 points in the year. clearly this team is doing something right. we have added consistency and steel to our game. look at today, even though we were as fans were probably all panicking for the last 20 minutes of the game, you get the impression that the players were quite cool and collected and knew they would see the game out.

there is a lot of hope for us right now. lets enjoy the ride, get behind the team and moan about it if it fails in may not now. Up the Arsenal

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It's completely meaningless being top at this stage.
I thought we'd struggle to finish in the top 4 this year so I'm really disappointed we're only top by a point :(

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I think the last team to be top at the turn of the year and not go on to win the league was us.

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Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory;

Why are you still putting them well ahead of us for the title race when they’re still patchy this season and we’ve been consistent?

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I think you just answered your own question.
Yes, We have been consistent, but for a good while - when the questions been asked of us, we have (in the main) failed against the big sides.
But even more importantly, the fact that the other 2 teams are only within 2 points off us with us playing on the whole very well, and our rivals being patchy at best - I don't see us having more than and extra gear to go up this season (if we indeed do have one), where as with Chelsea and City in their transition stages, they have much more room for improvement - and with squads with real strength in depth.

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Originally Posted by Rude Elf

I think the last team to be top at the turn of the year and not go on to win the league was us.

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I think Liverpool were in 2009/10. Unless they were top at Christmas and didn't win it, rather than New Year.

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Originally Posted by the ollie and the ivy

in 2013, we have the second highest win % for a year EVER in our history and took 82 points in the year. clearly this team is doing something right. we have added consistency and steel to our game. look at today, even though we were as fans were probably all panicking for the last 20 minutes of the game, you get the impression that the players were quite cool and collected and knew they would see the game out.

there is a lot of hope for us right now. lets enjoy the ride, get behind the team and moan about it if it fails in may not now. Up the Arsenal

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Well Wenger was confident enough to turn it into a back 5 for once. That tells us he trusts this defence. Speaks volumes.

The fact that we have picked up 82 points this year shows consistancy and determination and i think that will be a factor towards the end of the season.

In terms of winning the thing, City are/were favourites and i think they will probably win it but i also think Chelsea will be very close. They've been average yet they are 2 points off us (they have picked up points against all of their rivals, no losses) and if they get a striker in january then you have to say they'll be favourites.

Now :good: