Bournemouth, Newcastle & Villa for me.
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[Albion] Our next five games
- Thread starter Skaville
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It was implied.
You said mouthwatering (which I take to mean excitement and optimism, rather than durian, with a hint of vomit).
Fundamental error
oldboyroy
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Difference being this run of games is probably our toughest on paper rather than the thread of 6 lower table run of games.The last time someone posted a list of 'the next games are easy' we went on a record-breaking run of shitness.
So I may have to put this thread on ignore
This.
oldboyroy
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I'd take this too. Means a cup quarter final and still keeps us in the mix for top 8
Red Squirrel
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Bournemouth are permanently stained with smugness. I'm never voting for us to not beat Fulham. I can only bare to look at Unai Emery's face when his team have lost.
See, several years in the top flight has destroyed all the pleasure we used to enjoy, watching other teams on MOTD.
With Gary Lineker.
Now it is just a hate-fest where we fume at our rivals' successes and muse over which of the other bastards we'd prefer to see suffer.
Till relegation gives us a merciful release and a trip back to when Saturday TV night was a thing of simple pleasure.
With Gabby Logan, and that bloke with a beard.
Actually I’ve mused myself on the fact that being actually in the PL takes a lot of the joy out of seeing the big teams lose to the smaller teams. Where once I could watch Arsenal lose to Bournemouth and it would be funny, now I just think “shit, we need to find three points now from somewhere to stay with them” whereas it used to be “LOL they’re going to be so pissed off”.See, several years in the top flight has destroyed all the pleasure we used to enjoy, watching other teams on MOTD.
With Gary Lineker.
Now it is just a hate-fest where we fume at our rivals' successes and muse over which of the other bastards we'd prefer to see suffer.
Till relegation gives us a merciful release and a trip back to when Saturday TV night was a thing of simple pleasure.
With Gabby Logan, and that bloke with a beard.
S'hampton Seagull
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Agreed, Cup game is no.1 for me
SeagullinExile
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We must beat Fulham at all costs. Living there and never beating them in the Prem is getting on my tits.
Nobby Cybergoat
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- Jul 19, 2021
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Can't choose between the games, but isn't football thrilling? The business end of a football season, with games coming up against our closest rivals. It won't be easy to concentrate on anything which isn't football in the coming weeks
West Upper Seagull
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This thread mentions nothing of the sort about any of the games being easy, the OP suggested they were “season defining”The last time someone posted a list of 'the next games are easy' we went on a record-breaking run of shitness.
So I may have to put this thread on ignore
West Upper Seagull
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For me my preference has to be the 3 home games - if we can win these we firmly put ourselves in a decent position for a top 8 finish, which I believe would secure European football next season
Bizarre that we’re playing the one club below us and the four directly above (if you discount Chelsea who we humbled last week).
We’re in the mix for 4th - 11th place in my opinion. As you say, season defining. A single point or two from those fixtures and we’ll be aiming to see off Spurs in order to stay 11th. Win them all and we’ll be dreaming of Wembley and the Champions League.
I’d usually choose the 3 home games, because I’m selfish, and would rather we win the games I’m at - BUT - I really want to stay in the cup, and accept that us ever beating Fulham again is impossible - so Newcastle, Bournemouth and Villa.
Greg Bobkin
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- May 22, 2012
- 16,952
One game at a time, innit.
slartibartfast
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Back when I was young (70s - 80s), and indeed, even into the 90s, I only really disliked a handful of teams - Liverpool, Man Utd, Mackams, Celtic, Juve, Inter, Bayern.....Palace on arrival in Brighton in '91.
But over the years this list has grown - Spurs, Chelsea, Millwall, Leyton Orient (for a while), Bournemouth, Aston Villa, Southampton, PSG, MK Dons, Cardiff City - oh and did I mention Liverpool, Man Utd ? ;-)
It's odd now, because I used to watch English / British clubs in Europe in the 80s and 90s and support them - now I mostly want them to lose, because I generally really dislike them.
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
Dropping those points against Wolves and Leicester will feck us, thought it all season we will miss out by four points the way it’s looking. We will always be four points away.
Hopefully I’m wrong obviously.