Title Race | This vs Last Season

[Chinners]

Yeah, keep it going fella as I'm sure many read, like myself, but don't always comment. The bollox is the same at certain times of the year/season tbh but the job still needs to be done ;)

[Dameerto]

I'm very economical with my replies in threads that make this site for me but it doesn't mean I don't read them.

[AG7]

I'm very economical with my replies in threads that make this site for me but it doesn't mean I don't read them.

Point taken ... and so is Chinners ... the tables will continue to be updated after every gameweek (and published here) ... in fact I will make sure I summarise points from it each update as well. Enjoy!

[Cocacolajojo1]

I'm very economical with my replies in threads that make this site for me but it doesn't mean I don't read them.

Point taken ... and so is Chinners ... the tables will continue to be updated after every gameweek (and published here) ... in fact I will make sure I summarise points from it each update as well. Enjoy!

Cheers AG7. It's really appreciated that someone like yourself actually puts in the effort for this. As Dameerto, I read it without commenting. The like button was invented for threads like this, as there's often not much to be said that haven't been said in other threads.

[Swales4ever]

I'm very economical with my replies in threads that make this site for me but it doesn't mean I don't read them.

Point taken ... and so is Chinners ... the tables will continue to be updated after every gameweek (and published here) ... in fact I will make sure I summarise points from it each update as well. Enjoy!

Cheers AG7. It's really appreciated that someone like yourself actually puts in the effort for this. As Dameerto, I read it without commenting. The like button was invented for threads like this, as there's often not much to be said that haven't been said in other threads.

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the threads epitomize my personal spelling of support

[AG7]

Time to update the tables ...

Highlights

- We have 11 games to go so 33 points to play for and a difference of 12. Count the derby a must win, so they need to drop 9 points from remaining 10 games basically, i.e. three losses ... draws won't cut it as even 4 draws won't be enough, will have to be 5 ... or of course a combination thereof.

- The difference of 12 is pretty clear in the comparison with same fixtures from last year. We are about 6 points worse off and they are about 7 better off and that's the total 12 point swing their way ... so it's really as good as they have been, its equally how bad we have been in comparison on same fixtures. If you compare by gameweek, they are only 4 points better off than after 27 games last season. It's us who are 10 points behind than at this stage last season, so really all our own doing and not that they are playing extraordinarily better.

- The win against Chelsea was a relief as had we dropped any points today, it'd have been four consecutive games we dropped points in ... something we didn't do last year. We did however had a bad run of just 2 points off 3 games last season as well. That was Stoke draw, Sunderland draw, then Arsenal loss ... but then we went on to win the next (final) 6 games and lifted the trophy.

- Just like last season if we can now go on a 100% win run from here till the end, we should end pretty close to the top. The only thing not giving me much confidence, although I am pretty confident we can win the next 11 games on the trot ... is them dropping points like they did in the run-in last season. They dropped 8 points in a span of 4 games last year ... and the fact they did that last year is the main reason they won't do it again. Their reaction to us losing to Saints when they changed their line up just before Real Madrid game to play their best XI to ensure pouncing on the opportunity given to them (to increase the gap to 12) says it all ...

Anyway, nothing's over till it's over ... based on how they have gone this season, I do expect them to drop points in either of the next two games. They have only won 4 or 5 games together this season before dropping points in a game so with them on a 4 game winning run I do expect they'll falter soon. And if it is a loss to Norwich at home or West Ham away (their next two fixtures), before the derby ... and then us winning the derby might just create some sort of pressure, we just can't say ...

Oh, and a final point ... what we have done by winning today is kept Chelsea very close to Spurs and Arsenal in the table. I am hoping Spurs win tomorrow night and leapfrog Chelsea to the third place as I really want Arsenal and Chelsea both to be scrapping in the battle for the fourth spot comes the last 4-5 games of the season. Reason being after the derby, the Scum play Arsenal away as their 35th fixture and then Chelsea at home as their 36th game ... both of them should be well in a tight fight to take the fourth Champions League spot by then to really challenge the rags and make it a do-or-die for them. The two big games where they CAN potentially drop points AFTER we have played them are these and it'll purely be in the hands of other teams to take any points off them (after the derby). Not to forget: we'd be playing Spurs away during that time, so best case for us over the next 4-5 games is Spurs getting ahead of the other two and not be fighting for their lives comes the time we play them, while rags play pretty desperate Chelsea and Arsenal.

Here are the updated tables:

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[AG7]

Oh, just missed a point ... we have lost exactly the same no. of games as they have ... 3 each. It's the no. of draws that are killing us. They have drawn only 2, compared to our 8 ... thus the 12 point gap from those 6 extra draws (which we had achieved out of our first 15 games itself).

[AG7]

Like I said the result tonight suits us just fine. Now spurs winning the North London derby next weekend at home and Chelsea to lose or draw would be perfect.

Of course scum losing (or even drawing) would be perfect before we play on Monday night.

[Beanieboy]

We will be top after playing Swansea...I woke up this morning and had dreamt this! Are there any bookies where I can place such a specific bet?

[AG7]

Tables updated after gameweek 28 ... don't change much, except their goal difference gets better.

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[Chinners]

Good work

[AG7]

Updated tables after gameweek 29:

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And a special message to all fellow Blues:
(borrowed from somewhere on the Twitter)

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[AG7]

Updated tables attached:

Over the next two games, we'd probably be at the same place as last season, given we lost points in 4 games out of 5 in this period so two more wins (including the derby) and we'd all be scratching the head as to how are we not winning the title ... difference of course has been they have improved on their last season.

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