The OP started the thread in April, so I was trying to get a reference point for his 'no one could have predicted this'. Kind of hope the more optimistic of us were predicting possible European places at the start of the season, and after 6 games in we certainly were.
The OP has pretty much...
Nobody could have predicted this - you might have to expand on that one.
Finished 9th last season and finished brilliantly, and we started this season with the same form. When we beat Leicester 5-2, was there anyone who wasn't thinking Europe was achievable? Okay, the 'blip' happened, RDZ at...
Places 1 to 4 = Champions League.
5th = Europa League
FA Cup winners = Europa League
League Cup winners = Europa Conference
That is our allocation and none of those require qualification stages. If the cup winners have secured an equal or better European place through league position, the cup...
I didn't celebrate their goal being chalked off - I just felt it was a legitimate goal. At 50 frames per second VAR is unable to properly determine when the ball has left the passer, so the frame choice comes down to an estimate by the operator. Where the lines are take is also an estimate...
If you went back 14 months in a time machine and someone told you we'd score 54 goals in 29 games winning 14 of them you might be forgiven for falling about laughing hysterically at the sheer hubris of the claim.
Forget any targets, Europe, or what have you, just try to enjoy each game because...