[Albion] Points Required for 6th Place - Us, Liverpool, Spurs & Villa Remaining Fixtures

[Sheebo]

I didn't realise that 3rd place in the Europa group stages joins the conference anyway!!!

Even if we have a disappointing european debut I still think we'd have enough not to finish bottom of the group!!!

Exactly. Don’t want to be greedy as 7th and conf would be great but I’d really like 6th for the reason you state - plus no play off in EL like there is to get into ECL…

 

[JOLovegrove]

3 wins from out last 6 games guarantees we finish at least 7th and in Europe next season.

Everton, Southampton and one other. Could be another historic night in the north east....

 

[warmleyseagull]

11 will only be needed if Spurs win all three of their remaining games.

Exactly, so 11 points is needed as we sit today.

 

[Triggaaar]

Presuming, at worst, we get a further 6 points with two home wins.

How is that 'at worst'? We're about 50/50 to win both those.

 

[Bodian]

I didn't realise that 3rd place in the Europa group stages joins the conference anyway!!!

Even if we have a disappointing european debut I still think we'd have enough not to finish bottom of the group!!!

Exactly. Don’t want to be greedy as 7th and conf would be great but I’d really like 6th for the reason you state - plus no play off in EL like there is to get into ECL…

And 3rd place in the Champions League Group joins the Europa League knockout stages.

 

[Triggaaar]

Has anyone with a brain worked out how many points we need for 6th?

 

[Krafty]

Has anyone with a brain worked out how many points we need for 6th?

If Tottenham win their next 3 games, they can finish sixth with 66 points.

Brighton currently have 55 points so it will be, at most, 11 points - considering our significantly better GD.

 

[Triggaaar]

If Tottenham win their next 3 games, they can finish sixth with 66 points.

Brighton currently have 55 points so it will be, at most, 11 points - considering our significantly better GD.

I may be drunk, but I can still do the maths - I went to college. 2 + 1 is 3, quick maths.

I'm looking for mystic meg predictions here, not basic arithmetic.

 

[The Optimist]

I may be drunk, but I can still do the maths - I went to college. 2 + 1 is 3, quick maths.

I'm looking for mystic meg predictions here, not basic arithmetic.

In that the case the answer is that the minimum number of points we need is 2 more than Tottenham and one fewer than Villa.

I’m going to say 8 points. Based on Tottenham winning two games and losing one.

 

[Triggaaar]

In that the case the answer is that the minimum number of points we need is 2 more than Tottenham and one fewer than Villa.

I’m going to say 8 points. Based on Tottenham winning two games and losing one.

8 points - ok. So we have to beat Everton and SCC and somehow get 2 points out of the rest.

Hold on - are you intelligent enough for me to trust with this prediction?

 

[Sheebo]

I may be drunk, but I can still do the maths - I went to college. 2 + 1 is 3, quick maths.

I'm looking for mystic meg predictions here, not basic arithmetic.

She died the other day - classic Trigggggggg mocking the dead

 

[Weststander]

She died the other day - classic Trigggggggg mocking the dead

Her spirit is still very much with us.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Interestingly we need a maximum 8 points to ensure 7th place but if we actually needed those 8 points to finish 7th we'd finish 6th. Although we need a maximum 11 points to finish 6th...

 

[Nobby]

Interestingly we need a maximum 8 points to ensure 7th place but if we actually needed those 8 points to finish 7th we'd finish 6th. Although we need a maximum 11 points to finish 6th...

 

[The Optimist]

Hold on - are you intelligent enough for me to trust with this prediction?

What’s your threshold?

 

[Triggaaar]

She died the other day - classic Trigggggggg mocking the dead

I'm asking for someone with Mystic Meg skills - how is that mocking her?

 

[GJN1]

The results yesterday have me feeling aggrieved all over again about the Palace and Spurs shambles.

I do think we'll get a European spot of some description but you just know they're going to cost us a bigger prize at the end of the season.

 

[Triggaaar]

What’s your threshold?

I dunno. 8 points seems like a good estimate though.

 

[Official Old Man]

How is that 'at worst'? We're about 50/50 to win both those.

Come on Trig, put your brain into gear this match day. 'at worst' would be winning only those two home games against teams in the relegation zone.

 

[Triggaaar]

Come on Trig, put your brain into gear this match day. 'at worst' would be winning only those two home games against teams in the relegation zone.

Yeah I know you meant only those two games - but there's half a chance we won't win them both, and if feels like a reasonable chance we won't get 2/3 points in our games against Arsenal, Necastle, City and Villa. Not a big chance, but getting 6 points from our remaining games doesn't feel like the worst we could do.