This Season's Run-In

[R A Softlad]

It ain't over till Sam Allardyce bleats!

 

Chavs ? Still in FA and European Cup

Feb 25th H Portsmouth

Mar 4th A West Brom

Mar 11th H Tottenham

Mar 19th A Fulham

Mar 25th H Man City

Apr 1st A Birmingham

Apr 9th H West Ham

Apr 15th A Bolton

Apr 17th H Everton

Apr 22nd A Blackburn

Apr 29th H Man Utd

May 7th A Newcastle

 

Glams ? Still in FA and Carling Cup

Mar 6th A Wigan

Mar 12th H Newcastle

Mar 18th A West Brom

Mar 26th H Birmingham

Mar 29th H West Ham

Apr 1st A Bolton

Apr 9th H Arsenal

Apr 15th H Sunderland

Apr 17th A Tottenham

Apr 22nd H Middlesbro

Apr 29th A Chelsea

May 7th H Charlton

 

LFC ? Still in FA and European Cup

Feb 14th H Arsenal

Feb 26th H Man City

Mar 4th H Charlton

Mar 12th A Arsenal

Mar 19th A Newcastle

Mar 25th H Everton

Apr 1st A West Brom

Apr 9th H Bolton

Apr 15th A Blackburn

Apr 17th H Fulham

Apr 22nd A West Ham

Apr 29th H Aston Villa

May 7th A Portsmouth

 

Spurts ? Out of all cups

Feb 19th H Wigan

Mar 5th H Blackburn

Mar 11th A Chelsea

Mar 18th A Birmingham

Mar 27th H West Brom

Apr 1st A Newcastle

Apr 8th H Man City

Apr 15th A Everton

Apr 17th H Man Utd

Apr 22nd A Arsenal

Apr 29th H Bolton

May 7th A West Ham

 

Gooners ? Still in FA and European Cup

Tue, 14th A Liverpool

Feb 25th A Blackburn

Mar 4th A Fulham

Mar 12th H Liverpool

Mar 18th H Charlton

Mar 25th A Portsmouth

Apr 1st H Aston Villa

Apr 9th A Man Utd

Apr 15th H West Brom

Apr 17th A Man City

Apr 22nd H Tottenham

Apr 29th A Sunderland

May 7th H Wigan

 

Bolton ? Still in the FA and UEFA Cups

Feb 26th H Fulham

Mar 4th A Newcastle

Mar 11th H West Ham

Mar 18th H Sunderland

Mar 26th A Middlesbro

Apr 1st H Man Utd

Apr 9th A Liverpool

Apr 15th H Chelsea

Apr 17th A West Brom

Apr 22nd H Charlton

Apr 29th A Tottenham

May 7th H Birmingham

 

So with Bolton unfortunate not to get a win against the Gooners this weekend they, still having to play all the teams above them bar the Gooners, are the team that could be the fly in the ointment for those chasing the coveted 4 European Cup slots.

 

I reckon the final 6 will be:

 

1) Chavs

2) LFC

3) Glams

4) Spurts

5) Bolton

6) Gooners (adios Henry and Wenger)

[Dan]

Think the Mancs will get 2nd.

 

Their toughest game will be Spurs away as Chelsea will have the title sewn up by end of April.

[R A Softlad]

Spurs look like they have the hardest run in.

 

True, although they have nothing else to play for but a European spot.

[Bootle Buck]

A must win next three home games looking at Utd fixtures if we hope to stay close to them.

[realtarragona]

'chavs'

 

But yeah it's a great run in for us. Although I think we'll finish 3rd.

[Earl Hafler]

I think we can finish 2nd but how long we stay in the CL will affect our position. If we beat them at the weekend, they'll only have the league to concentrate on from March onwards.

 

6 wins and 2 draws in the final 8 games would do nicely ! Away games at Arsenal, West Ham and Blackburn could be tricky.

[Guest ziggystardust]

great run in for us but uniteds is also quite good, spurs away not for a while and chelsea 2nd to last. 3rd place for us i think.

[Gray - YPC]

March is gonna be quite a crucial month in deciding where we end up!!

 

If we can get within 5/6 points with 5 games to go I'll fancy us!!

[Tosh]

March is gonna be quite a crucial month in deciding where we end up!!

 

If we can get within 5/6 points with 5 games to go I'll fancy us!!

 

As opposed to this month being crucial...?

 

SHOULD we win this weekend, and IF we get past Benfica....

 

Isn't there a cliche somewhere about "these being the sort of games big players want to be involved in"? Or have I been afflicted by AndyGrayitis?

[libero]

With Man Ure playing in the Carling Cup Final we will end up with them with the games in hand and hopefully we will be ahead of them by that time then we will see what they are made off??

[R A Softlad]

Good point. Lets hope we don't go to a replay this weekend.

[libero]

Good point. Lets hope we don't go to a replay this weekend.

My expression may look blank but the brain is always working.

[stressederic]

Chelsea will do United. It's their last home game of the season, they'll be wanting to sign off in style.

[Earl Hafler]

With Man Ure playing in the Carling Cup Final we will end up with them with the games in hand and hopefully we will be ahead of them by that time then we will see what they are made off??

 

Can't see how we can be ahead of them by then, unless we absolutely batter Arsenal and Man City

[growler]

the russians will prefer scum to finish 2nd to us, as boringho knows we are a bigger challenge next season, so that will play a part in their game.

 

Isn't nice to know that we are talking about finishing 2 or 3, rather than will we qualify for CL at all?

 

I hope that Arsenal miss out on CL. Will bring them down to earth. Its one thing to win things with young players a la funguson, but another to win things with a team of youngsters with no english players. When Cole leaves, they will not have ANY english players in their first choice 16!!! What was walcott thinking???

[Mike]

who says we are a bigger challenge next season?

will utd not aim to improve in the summer too?

[Gravy]

Just to be pedantic, Arsenal are out of the FA Cup.