One thing which gripes me at the moment, the "the only reason we're only four points off the top is because everyone else is sh!te" stance. What is it national state the obvious day or something? It's a weak league this year, there's only one really good team in it. As such, to come second third or fourth you don't have to be a really good side, you just have to gather more points than the other goodish sides.
Part of the problem being Mick we've, and you could use that collectively to include United/Arsenal/Spurs, fallen so far that we are now among the mid table sides. We've actually give teams that never had a chance in the past a real chance of taking that spot from us. You're completely dismissive of Southampton, with an 11 point lead on us after 11 games, I can't share that view. There's every chance we might finish ahead of United and still be out of the top 4 because we, and them, are sh*te this season.
Which brings me onto the "70 goals" or "69 points" or "a win percentage of 58.982%" or whatever it is or supposed to be. See I don't care how many points we get, as long as it's more than anyone else in the league ideally or failing that more than everyone else outside the top four, that'll do for me.
That would make us 5th...
The reason people use those benchmarks is because they are proven to be the number of points required over an enormous sample size. Just as you state each game is very simple, so is each season in terms of points available and points required for specific targets. It's how Brendan analyses things and it is by far the most objective way of assessing the situation. So while you may not rate it, that's fine and you're allowed your own opinion, but you're not allowed your own facts.
I think it's them not us that should eb worried because they've blown their opportunity to put distance between us.
They could and would say exactly the same thing about us and as I've said before I believe they have more catalysts for change of form than we do, which has only been pushed more in their favour with the recent Sturridge injury.
We WILL play a lot better than we are right now, and we WILL get into the rattle for the top four. From there it'll be about character and desire, and I back us to have more than either of those two clubs.
Again Mick, these things you state as facts are in fact hopes, we all share the hope that we'll finish in 4th or above but before I start stating things as fact I want to see a bit of evidence to back it up first.
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