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FinchleyEagle 02 Mar 14 12.57pm
I don't see Cardiff or Fulham getting many more points at all, regardless of who they play. A couple more wins makes us uncatchable for them and they could easily be against them. Then I think there will just be 1 further spot with about 3 or 4 clubs in the mix. You'll be forever in my family's memories and it was an honor and privilege to play and lead in the red and blue Yours sincerely Mile Jedinak
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02 Mar 14 12.57pm

I don't see Cardiff or Fulham getting many more points at all, regardless of who they play. A couple more wins makes us uncatchable for them and they could easily be against them.

Then I think there will just be 1 further spot with about 3 or 4 clubs in the mix.

You'll be forever in my family's memories and it was an honor and privilege to play and lead in the red and blue
Yours sincerely
Mile Jedinak

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Ketteridge Brighton 02 Mar 14 1.35pm
Quote alaneagle1 at 02 Mar 2014 10.23am Quote Ketteridge at 02 Mar 2014 10.11am We have one draw from the 12 matches we have played against top half teams, although you could now argue the win against West Ham counts as a win against a top half team. Our record against the bottom half is good. The season so far we have played and lost to the good teams away and beaten the poor teams at home. The last 12 games of the season are almost exact opposite we have the good teams at home and the poorer teams away, so from a form point of view it is difficult to read how will we do. I think Chelsea, Liverpool and Man City will have too much quality for us and however organised we are at some point will have a lapse of concentration which will cost us. This has been the story so far against Man Utd, Arsenal and Spurs at home. That leaves Southampton and Aston Villa as important games to pick up wins. If we do that we probably only need a few wins away to keep us. Since Pulis took over we have won 2 of three against bottom half teams away.Hopefully we can be organised enough to pick up one or two wins The way Swansea play they do well against poorer teams so don't think we will win there. Basically I've written all this to say the games against Sunderland, Fulham and Cardiff are key...that's insight. Man U Arsenal and Spurs all changed after the Penalties. So as you say we must concentrate for 90 minutes. Saints and Villa we MUST win. Swansea have out played us and beaten us in the last 4 games. Albeit Holloway lost the plot with his Team choice earlier this Season. There is a good chapter in a book called Why England lose that shows that penalties don't statistically change matches. It sounds counter-intuitive but penalties don't come out of the blue but as a result of pressure over time. Which makes sense the less possession you have or the deeper you defend the more likely you are to give away a penalty. One supporter of hacking argued that without it "you will do away with the courage and pluck of the game, and I will be bound to bring over a lot of Frenchmen who would beat you with a week's practice -Blackheath secretary at first meeting of the F.A
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Brighton 02 Mar 14 1.35pm

Quote alaneagle1 at 02 Mar 2014 10.23am

Quote Ketteridge at 02 Mar 2014 10.11am

We have one draw from the 12 matches we have played against top half teams, although you could now argue the win against West Ham counts as a win against a top half team. Our record against the bottom half is good. The season so far we have played and lost to the good teams away and beaten the poor teams at home. The last 12 games of the season are almost exact opposite we have the good teams at home and the poorer teams away, so from a form point of view it is difficult to read how will we do.
I think Chelsea, Liverpool and Man City will have too much quality for us and however organised we are at some point will have a lapse of concentration which will cost us. This has been the story so far against Man Utd, Arsenal and Spurs at home.
That leaves Southampton and Aston Villa as important games to pick up wins. If we do that we probably only need a few wins away to keep us.
Since Pulis took over we have won 2 of three against bottom half teams away.Hopefully we can be organised enough to pick up one or two wins
The way Swansea play they do well against poorer teams so don't think we will win there.
Basically I've written all this to say the games against Sunderland, Fulham and Cardiff are key...that's insight.

Man U Arsenal and Spurs all changed after the Penalties.
So as you say we must concentrate for 90 minutes.
Saints and Villa we MUST win.
Swansea have out played us and beaten us in the last 4 games.
Albeit Holloway lost the plot with his Team choice earlier this Season.

There is a good chapter in a book called Why England lose that shows that penalties don't statistically change matches. It sounds counter-intuitive but penalties don't come out of the blue but as a result of pressure over time. Which makes sense the less possession you have or the deeper you defend the more likely you are to give away a penalty.

One supporter of hacking argued that without it "you will do away with the courage and pluck of the game, and I will be bound to bring over a lot of Frenchmen who would beat you with a week's practice -Blackheath secretary at first meeting of the F.A

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