Our highest tally ever would be 70pts. I predict that that would put us a tad higher than 8th place.

Let’s try and get this into perspective a bit , we are currently 12th in the table and clear of the relegation zone. We are 4 points behind Liverpool and 7 points clear of the relegation zone,
We are currently 1 point better off at this stage of the season than we were last season and we’ve already played Man U and Chelsea and Newcastle twice
We have been hit hard by injuries and managed to grind out an undeserved point against a side bang in form , same as we did against Man U and Newcastle.

I totally understand the worries supporters have with out of contract players etc at end of season but I absolutely wholeheartedly trust Steve Parish and there will be a plan,

I can’t believe some of the comments on here , let that sink in we are a point better off this season than last season.

The worst thing is with our fan base , if we go and beat Brentford on Saturday (at the end of the day they are due a loss and we are due a win so it’s totally plausible )all you lot will start thinking we can make a late charge for Europe ! I can see the posts now , but we won’t , we will finish comfortably mid table and I will be more than happy with that!

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I'm all or balance and am usually very glass half full.

The positives are that we've had a rough run, missing 2 important players haven't played well, but have still picked up a couple of points to keep us moving in the right direction.

The worrying part is how we have been playing, pretty clueless and devoid of any real passion.

We jsut need to hope that Pat can put a rocket up them.

I know we have good fixtures coming, but they are a way off yet. And at that point in the season all of those guys will be fighting for their lives.

Assuming that we'll most likely lose to Brentford, city, Brighton and Arsenal, IMO Its vital that we pick up 4 points from the Liverpool and Villa games. If not we are bang in trouble.

No mate after 22 games last season we had 24 points , honestly count them …..

If you think we’re better than all of those teams I’d love to have some of what you’re on.
The teams mentioned don’t have to field two keepers on the bench as we have had to do on a number of occasions this season.
Some of them have at least far better options in both full back positions, central midfield and up front.
In terms of genuine Premier League ability on a CONSISTENT basis we have Guita, Anderson, Guehi, Zaha and McCarthur when fit.
The jury is still out on Olise, Eze, Doucoure and Mitchell.
They’re hit and miss but could still make it if they step up consistency levels.
It’s too early to assess Richards.
Mateta and Edouard have shown nothing to indicate that they will be reliable goalscorers at Premier League level season upon season.
Ward, Clyne, Tomkins, Ayew dand Schlupp have all seen better days and are not long term solutions.
I’m not talking the club down but making what I consider to be a realistic assessment .
As to your point that if we beat Brentford the sentiment will change , I think you may be right.
That’s the fickle nature of being a football fan.

You are right. I've been keeping an Excel sheet of matches for the last 5 seasons with details of each game and a running total of points, clean sheets and table position.

After 22 games we had 24 points, were in 13th place and like this season had 5 clean sheets.

In 18/19 we had 22 pts with 8 clean sheets (didn't keep position stats that year)

in 19/20 it was 29 pts with 6 clean sheets and 9th position

In 20/21 it was also 29 pts but with only 4 clean sheets and 13th position.

Basically we're around where we usually are although like in the 19/20 season (Ayew's POTS year) our goals scored are on the low side.