Will we qualify for the CL?

[eye digress]

We will be there or thereabout. I can see us being fifth. Lpool, Arse and then City probl get their act together enough. Newc with Isak and being strong at home can have a good run for fourth bare injuries to key players. The young team of Chelsea might start to fall behind. Would be a supprise if Forest and Wood would keep it up all season. Spurs and Manu in trouble and big trouble already.
We still show promise of yesteryears hight but still fluffy goals against that cost us. worrying with injury to Pau as he is one key to our play and also now McGinn to a lesser degree.

I think it would take a almighty collapse from forest to finish  outside  the top 5 now

Hardly. A couple of defeats on the bounce would see them back in the mix, and I would say that that is more than less likely to happen, as well as they have done so far, owing to the lack of depth in their squad as well as a relative lack of genuine quality.

[Meanwood Villa]

Yeah I think we're more likely to catch Forest than Citeh or Chelsea

[Olneythelonely]

We will be there or thereabout. I can see us being fifth. Lpool, Arse and then City probl get their act together enough. Newc with Isak and being strong at home can have a good run for fourth bare injuries to key players. The young team of Chelsea might start to fall behind. Would be a supprise if Forest and Wood would keep it up all season. Spurs and Manu in trouble and big trouble already.
We still show promise of yesteryears hight but still fluffy goals against that cost us. worrying with injury to Pau as he is one key to our play and also now McGinn to a lesser degree.

I think it would take a almighty collapse from forest to finish  outside  the top 5 now

Not in the slightest. It would take them getting 3 fewer points than Man City, 2 fewer points than Newcastle and 1 less point than Chelsea, between now and the end of the season.

If do that and win 4 fewer points than Bournemouth and 5 (maybe 6 - because of goal difference) fewer points than us, they will finish 8th.

So whilst all of that is far from guaranteed, it wouldn’t take an almighty collapse.

[olaftab]

We are in the mix but will need 36 points from remaining 18 games. That allows very little room for error.

[darren woolley]

If we can have a strong second half of the season then we will give ourselves a chance.

[Demitri_C]

We will be there or thereabout. I can see us being fifth. Lpool, Arse and then City probl get their act together enough. Newc with Isak and being strong at home can have a good run for fourth bare injuries to key players. The young team of Chelsea might start to fall behind. Would be a supprise if Forest and Wood would keep it up all season. Spurs and Manu in trouble and big trouble already.
We still show promise of yesteryears hight but still fluffy goals against that cost us. worrying with injury to Pau as he is one key to our play and also now McGinn to a lesser degree.

I think it would take a almighty collapse from forest to finish  outside  the top 5 now

Not in the slightest. It would take them getting 3 fewer points than Man City, 2 fewer points than Newcastle and 1 less point than Chelsea, between now and the end of the season.

If do that and win 4 fewer points than Bournemouth and 5 (maybe 6 - because of goal difference) fewer points than us, they will finish 8th.

So whilst all of that is far from guaranteed, it wouldn’t take an almighty collapse.

Did you think we would collapse at this stage last season? Remember five teams get CL this year.

Thats also on the assumption  they don't bring any players in this month too

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

If we can have a strong second half of the season then we will give ourselves a chance.

I’m expecting us to click at some point, I just hope there’s enough games left when we do!

[eamonn]

It's going to be difficult. Injuries starting to mount and just as Mings/Ramsey are back fit, we lose someone in a similar position (Torres/McGinn). Ads and Risso still missing too. We might need to recall Salsa Party Animal from his loan-spell on the Strictly forum for his quick feet.

[Olneythelonely]

We will be there or thereabout. I can see us being fifth. Lpool, Arse and then City probl get their act together enough. Newc with Isak and being strong at home can have a good run for fourth bare injuries to key players. The young team of Chelsea might start to fall behind. Would be a supprise if Forest and Wood would keep it up all season. Spurs and Manu in trouble and big trouble already.
We still show promise of yesteryears hight but still fluffy goals against that cost us. worrying with injury to Pau as he is one key to our play and also now McGinn to a lesser degree.

I think it would take a almighty collapse from forest to finish  outside  the top 5 now

Not in the slightest. It would take them getting 3 fewer points than Man City, 2 fewer points than Newcastle and 1 less point than Chelsea, between now and the end of the season.

If do that and win 4 fewer points than Bournemouth and 5 (maybe 6 - because of goal difference) fewer points than us, they will finish 8th.

So whilst all of that is far from guaranteed, it wouldn’t take an almighty collapse.

Did you think we would collapse at this stage last season? Remember five teams get CL this year.

Thats also on the assumption  they don't bring any players in this month too

That doesn’t seem to be a response to what I said. In any way.

[Dave]

Either way, it also backs up your position more than his.

Top three form in the first half of last season turning into top eight form in the second half had a huge number of people on here certain that we had no chance.

For Forest to finish outside the top five it will require nothing more than for them to have a slightly worse second half of the season and any three of five or six others to have a slightly better second half.

[Demitri_C]

We will be there or thereabout. I can see us being fifth. Lpool, Arse and then City probl get their act together enough. Newc with Isak and being strong at home can have a good run for fourth bare injuries to key players. The young team of Chelsea might start to fall behind. Would be a supprise if Forest and Wood would keep it up all season. Spurs and Manu in trouble and big trouble already.
We still show promise of yesteryears hight but still fluffy goals against that cost us. worrying with injury to Pau as he is one key to our play and also now McGinn to a lesser degree.

I think it would take a almighty collapse from forest to finish  outside  the top 5 now

Not in the slightest. It would take them getting 3 fewer points than Man City, 2 fewer points than Newcastle and 1 less point than Chelsea, between now and the end of the season.

If do that and win 4 fewer points than Bournemouth and 5 (maybe 6 - because of goal difference) fewer points than us, they will finish 8th.

So whilst all of that is far from guaranteed, it wouldn’t take an almighty collapse.

Did you think we would collapse at this stage last season? Remember five teams get CL this year.

Thats also on the assumption  they don't bring any players in this month too

That doesn’t seem to be a response to what I said. In any way.

I have no idea what this even means.

[Demitri_C]

Either way, it also backs up your position more than his.

Top three form in the first half of last season turning into top eight form in the second half had a huge number of people on here certain that we had no chance.

For Forest to finish outside the top five it will require nothing more than for them to have a slightly worse second half of the season and any three of five or six others to have a slightly better second half.

Its no suprise you disagree with everything  i say

But last season at this stage we were not 2nd and went on a terrible run of  form yet still finished 4th. Forest go 2nd (pending on goals scored) if they win tomorrow. They are only side to win at anfield this year so they cant be that shit.Then you have this season  where no team seems to be capable of going on a run apart from liverpool.

But lets ignore those elements.

[Olneythelonely]

I have no idea what this even means.

Well there’s literally no chance I’m explaining it all to you. Have a read back of the conversation.

[Keeno]

9-10 wins from the 18 games remaining wil have us around 60-64 points. Which while less than last year, will definitely have us in contention for 4/5th. Everyone has been so inconsistent this year in those 4-8th positions, I don't think you'll need as many points as we got last year to finish fourth.

Despite our 'poor form' we're still on track to be around the 60 point mark. I'm hoping a slight uptick in the form of certain players, a bit of energy from new signings, and a few teams who have been overperforming their numbers like Forest regressing slightly, will see us pick up a few more than that.

That's before Coefficient FC delivers 5th place for CL... which we are playing our part in securing. We're still in a pretty good position.

[rob_bridge]

I think a lot depends on how much the next few days sap 3/4 League Cup SFs. Arsenal started to mount up injuries, Spurs are all over the place but can still hammer teams and Newcastle front 6 are on fire so we need a sniper to take out one or two.

I'd say top3 will be same as last year meaning we have to finish ahead of 2 of Forest (doing a Leicester), Chelsea and Toon.

Not easy