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[Albion] Contenders?



Bridcutt

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Aug 10, 2011
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Absolutely not. We will have games like vs West Ham and Everton last season where we will lose by 3 or 4. Top 4 is possible if United, Chelsea and Newcastle drop off & we handle the schedule of European and cup competition games well
 




Silverhatch

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Feb 23, 2009
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Preston Park
Of course we are.

The squad, and first team (whatever RDZ decides that is), OOOOOOOZES quality. They'll be bumps in the road, but we'll be right at the sharp end this season. It'll take MONTHS for the MSM to catch up - and even then the praise will be tinged with small-club condescension.
 


rogersix

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Jan 18, 2014
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40 to 1 on paddy power, city 4 to 11!

top 4: 6th fav @ 2 to 1

top scorer: ferguson 5th fav @ 25 to 1, haaland 1 to 4!
 
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A1X

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Sep 1, 2017
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Deepest, darkest Sussex
It’s mid-September.
 
























Bozza

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Jul 4, 2003
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At the end of the season as the extra Champions League places are given to the two associations with the most coefficient points for the 23-24 season.
...and it would be a major turn-up if England dropped from first to third, or lower. To all intents and purposes, England will have five qualifying spots from the 2023/24 Premier League season.

 




A1X

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Let’s not underestimate what we’re up against. Man City alone could field two XIs and both would expect to qualify for Europe.

Leicester won the league, and I’d argue we could be seen as being as good as that team if we continue on this trajectory. But to win that league they needed all 6 of the big teams to fail to do so, and for various reasons they did. At present, two of them look a shambles (Man Utd and Chelsea), but no signs of the others doing so. We can be as good as we could conceivably be and come up well short of the title.

Realistically, scraping into the top 4 is the ultimate ceiling for us. And that’s relying on hundreds of things going our way across the season. Anything better than that would require extraordinary levels of luck, it could happen but it realistically won’t.
 


Greg Bobkin

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May 22, 2012
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Absolutely not. No chance.

Absolutely zero chance
Well there clearly is *a* chance. If the question 'Will we qualify for Europe this season?' was asked one year ago, it would've got a similar reaction - but just look what happened.

Having said that, I am fully aware that the chance of actually winning the whole damn thing is very much close to zero/no!
 




Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo

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Oct 4, 2003
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...and it would be a major turn-up if England dropped from first to third, or lower. To all intents and purposes, England will have five qualifying spots from the 2023/24 Premier League season.

Last time we were outside of the top 2 was the 16-17 season. That was the season Leicester got the the Champions League QF but were our only representives left by then. Man City and Arsenal got knocked out in the round of 16. Spurs finished 3rd in their group and ended up in the Europa League getting knocked out in the round of 32. Man Utd won the Europa League which helped, but Southampton failed to get out of the group stage. Spain and Germany were the top 2.

This season we will be helped by having an extra side due to West Ham winning the Conference League. So providing no-one does a Southampton and our Champions League teams play like Champions League teams (Utd and Newcastle i'm looking at you) we should stay in the top 2.
 


trueblue

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Jul 5, 2003
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Hove
We’re as much contenders as anyone else - for second place. City are so far ahead of everyone it’s virtually impossible to topple them. Otherwise, anyone better than us? Not really. With Europe it’ll be tough but the overall squad is stronger this year. I’ve revised my opinion considerably upwards and think we have a top 4 chance.

That said, if we finish top half and have a good Cup run I’ll be happy. Top 4 would be amazing though for the opportunity it would present to keep the team and manager content for another year.
 


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