Football 2013-2014

[thetime]

One thing that would be horrid would be for Liverpool to beat City this Sunday, but at the end of the season they both end up on the same points and so Liverpool loose the league by Goal Difference! Yikes!

Edited April 7, 2014 by thetime

[mrtourette]

Yeah any scenario that results in Liverpool not winning the title will be wonderful, the closer they get the better.

[The Nal]

That would be fantastic.

Hopefully Liverpool can get really close, then it gets ripped away from them.

[eFestivals]

Hopefully Liverpool can get really close, then it gets ripped away from them.

I don't think they'd be crying, do you?

While they've got a realistic chance at the title, it's waaay beyond the best they'd have realistically hoped for at the start of the season. The fact that they're in the race now is a huge bonus.

[mrtourette]

I don't think they'd be crying, do you?

While they've got a realistic chance at the title, it's waaay beyond the best they'd have realistically hoped for at the start of the season. The fact that they're in the race now is a huge bonus.

[The Nal]

I don't think they'd be crying, do you?

While they've got a realistic chance at the title, it's waaay beyond the best they'd have realistically hoped for at the start of the season. The fact that they're in the race now is a huge bonus.

[thetime]

I don't think they'd be crying, do you?

While they've got a realistic chance at the title, it's waaay beyond the best they'd have realistically hoped for at the start of the season. The fact that they're in the race now is a huge bonus.

[eFestivals]

I think their fans would.

I guess it depends which fans you hear.

I read the comments on the Guardian articles quite often, and i'm not sure there's more than a handful who are even half-thinking they might do it. Most are "this is too good to be true, it won't/can't last" sort-of thing.

[ThomThomDrum]

Some nice hate there for Liverpool........ All ManU fans? Or just a majority?

Yep Liverpool have had a lot of penos, but they are creating them with their play mostly and not simply been handed goals by refs.

Interesting thing about penalties is that Suarez does not take them. Thus, are we actually witnessing the best striking performance ever in the PL?

I wonder how others records would compare if you take away the penos

[eFestivals]

It doesn't matter. They are where they are. They'll be as gutted as anyone. Utd strengthening in the summer and Chelsea and Arsenal too, Suarez playing like a man possessed, This is as good as a chance they could have for a while.

Well of course they're going to be wanting to try and do it, that goes without saying. Tho if they come up short they've nothing to be ashamed of.

After all, most of the nay-sayers spent the first half of the season continually saying they wouldn't even make top 4.

[ThomThomDrum]

Most are "this is too good to be true, it won't/can't last" sort-of thing.

[eFestivals]

Some nice hate there for Liverpool........ All ManU fans? Or just a majority?

Well spotted.... and the same people who spent the first half of the season saying Liverpool wouldn't make top 4 and Utd would.

Just like the recent attacks on Arsenal, it's not quite what it seems.

[thetime]

Interesting thing about penalties is that Suarez does not take them. Thus, are we actually witnessing the best striking performance ever in the PL?

[eFestivals]

I think most Liverpool fans think this but still dream.

And I dream of Aldershot winning the Prem.

They have won 9 on the bounce. Another 5 is such a big ask! Points have to be dropped at some point........ I reckon they could actually beat City but think it will be Chelsea who will ruin the party.

I've spent the whole season looking at the averages, and I agree, they can't keep on winning. Tho I didn't think they'd have kept winning till now either.

Anything is possible. They could lose the big games and still win the Prem, depending on the other's results.

[pink_triangle]

I guess it depends which fans you hear.

I read the comments on the Guardian articles quite often, and i'm not sure there's more than a handful who are even half-thinking they might do it. Most are "this is too good to be true, it won't/can't last" sort-of thing.

[eFestivals]

I would say the best would be that wins you the premier league, scores in tight games against top opposition.

Tevez was very good at that, more prolific strikers but would score winners or to get you points. Scoring hat tricks against Norwich don't really count, same way I wouldn't call Andy Cole great scoring 5 against Ipswich.

It's not like Suarez goes missing in the big games - even the most simple of stats prove that he doesn't.

Meanwhile he's clocking up the records for his scoring as an average.

[pink_triangle]

Some nice hate there for Liverpool........ All ManU fans? Or just a majority?

Yep Liverpool have had a lot of penos, but they are creating them with their play mostly and not simply been handed goals by refs.

Interesting thing about penalties is that Suarez does not take them. Thus, are we actually witnessing the best striking performance ever in the PL?

I wonder how others records would compare if you take away the penos

[thetime]

There seems to a big discussion on no black managers at the minute, especially by the journalists on twitter.

Is there an issue or not? I can't see chairmen not employing people on race, or am I just naive?

[pink_triangle]

Well spotted.... and the same people who spent the first half of the season saying Liverpool wouldn't make top 4 and Utd would.

Just like the recent attacks on Arsenal, it's not quite what it seems.

[eFestivals]

I don't think it matters what your expectations are, if you have a carrot dangled in front of you and lose it at the death, its going to hurt as a fan.

it can only be taken away if you think you already have it.

If they miss out then they'll be disappointment of course, but mostly it'll be a genuine "fantastic season". They'll have exceeded all expectations wherever they finish (as long as it's still top 4) now, because no one would have dreamed of them being genuinely in the race in the way they are.

[thetime]

It's not like Suarez goes missing in the big games - even the most simple of stats prove that he doesn't.

Meanwhile he's clocking up the records for his scoring as an average.

[DomDom1984]

Obviously if you have a real chance at winning a league title and it doesn't happen, you're going to be sorely disappointed.

After a while, the pain will go away completely and it'll be remembered as a great season and rightly so, but lets not try and underplay the expectations that come with the sort of season Liverpool are having.

[pink_triangle]

It's not like Suarez goes missing in the big games - even the most simple of stats prove that he doesn't.

Meanwhile he's clocking up the records for his scoring as an average.

[The Nal]

Some nice hate there for Liverpool........ All ManU fans? Or just a majority?

Yep Liverpool have had a lot of penos, but they are creating them with their play mostly and not simply been handed goals by refs.

Interesting thing about penalties is that Suarez does not take them. Thus, are we actually witnessing the best striking performance ever in the PL?

I wonder how others records would compare if you take away the penos

[ThomThomDrum]

I would say the best would be that wins you the premier league, scores in tight games against top opposition.

Edited April 7, 2014 by ThomThomDrum