[Albion] Contenders?

[Sheebo]

Def top half contenders and top 6. Let’s revisit this halfway through

 

[Sheebo]

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.

Coefficient points based on what sorry? Is this how teams do in Europe basically?

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

I think if you rule out teams with over 100 premier league charges for financial impropriety, then yeah we're contenders.

And presumably they are actually going to rule on those charges at some point.

 

[MattBackHome]

Co-comms yesterday said we were title contenders - absolute bag of shite, of course we're not. No one is, except for Man City.

We could finish 2nd though.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Coefficient points based on what sorry? Is this how teams do in Europe basically?

Yes exactly that. There is some weighting given to previous seasons but overall how English sides do this season will go a long way to deciding if we get that 5th CL spot.

If you want some bedtime reading here is how the points are awarded.

How association club coefficients are calculated

Europe's football website, UEFA.com, is the official site of UEFA, the Union of European Football Associations, and the governing body of football in Europe. UEFA organises some of the most famous and prestigious football competitions on the European continent including the UEFA Champions...

www.uefa.com

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Def top half contenders and top 6. Let’s revisit this halfway through

Contestants is probably more accurate.

At least we are in the competition.

 

[Sheebo]

Contestants is probably more accurate.

At least we are in the competition.

I’m still waiting to wake up from this at a table in the sportsman eating a £3 carvery before we lose to Oldham. Seriously.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I’m still waiting to wake up from this at a table in the sportsman eating a £3 carvery before we lose to Oldham. Seriously.

Me too. Except mine was fish, chips and mushy peas, and three pints of bitter. I found myself arriving earlier and earlier in order to make the best of the fine dining and well-stocked cellar. @Dick Knights Mumm can confirm

 

[beardy gull]

[Football] - Bit keen but... what positions make Europe?

One game at a time and all that, but what positions qualify for Europe places this season? Champions League top 4 but what about the rest please?

www.northstandchat.com

Threads like this still worry me. Old habits die hard I guess. I KNOW we are a much better side now but after winning at Watford a couple of years back this was posted. We then lost 6 on the bounce and drew 0–0 with a terrible Norwich side. Since then though…

 

[GloryDays]

No.

 

[Jimmy Come Lately]

No. As others have said, there are no title contenders this season: there are the champions elect Manchester City then three (or four if Postecoglou has somehow cured Spurs of Spursiness) teams vying for second place. If we can keep producing performances like yesterday's and keep scoring 3-4 goals every game then I think we're one of the three.

But writing those words has made me feel slightly unwell and I think I need to go and have a lie down.

 

[Hovegull]

Way too early….

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Not for the title no. City will win that by a mile.

But as I said in a pre season thread and got roundly mocked for, for a Champions League spot, absolutely we are. We’re better than Spurs, United and Chelsea and there’s really not much between Arsenal, Liverpool and us.

 

[nickjhs]

Contenders for a place in the champions league maybe, to win the League, nah

 

[Baldseagull]

Depends how you look at things. City won the league, but lost 5 and drew 5 last season, and I do believe we could have a season like that, we had 8 draws 12 defeats, and most of those were games we could/should have won, Tottenham home and away, Fulham at home come to mind immediately. So without De Zerbi needing a few games to settle in, without selling our leading scorer in January and with a little luck, yes, we could be in the mix still in the last week's of the season.

 

[AZ Gull]

We coulda had class....we coulda been a contender....but instead we got a one-way ticket to Palookaville.

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

Just happy to finish above Palace

 

[Justice]

Just happy to finish above Palace

If Palace finished 19th & us 18th are you still giving a toss about finishing above Palace?

 

[BN41Albion]

Both struggling this season though

Regardless, we beat them both in style unlike any defeat they've had this season, and whatever you say about united's form/playing style/shambles of a club they still hadn't lost at home since we last beat them over a year ago

 

[oldboyroy]

Contenders for top 6. City, arsenal, Liverpool Tottenham Villa and us to battle it out with City out of reach!