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[Albion] Premier League 12-14/1/24













Billy in Bristol

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Mar 25, 2004
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Bristol






bhafc99

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Oct 14, 2003
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Dubai
I’m still not sure what result we want here.

So I guess that means a draw, ideally…? 🤷‍♂️
 






Triggaaar

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Oct 24, 2005
50,207
Goldstone
Neville: "Dominant in the air, Manchester United, back there"

1-1, Richarlison header
 


Pavilionaire

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Jul 7, 2003
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I’m still not sure what result we want here.

So I guess that means a draw, ideally…? 🤷‍♂️
I think Spurs will finish higher than Utd, therefore it has to be a Spurs win, right?
 








Triggaaar

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Oct 24, 2005
50,207
Goldstone
I think Spurs will finish higher than Utd, therefore it has to be a Spurs win, right?

It's not as simple as that. You also have to work out where we'll finish - if we can just pip Utd, then yes, we want a Spurs win, but if Spurs should finish above Utd and we can pip them both, then maybe we want a Utd win. Without a crystal ball, we can't tell, but my guess is we want a Spurs win, as we're unlikely to finish above them, and have a better chance of beating Utd to one of the last European places.
 


Bodian

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May 3, 2012
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Cumbria
It's not as simple as that. You also have to work out where we'll finish - if we can just pip Utd, then yes, we want a Spurs win, but if Spurs should finish above Utd and we can pip them both, then maybe we want a Utd win. Without a crystal ball, we can't tell, but my guess is we want a Spurs win, as we're unlikely to finish above them, and have a better chance of beating Utd to one of the last European places.
At this stage of the season we always want draws for any teams playing each other that are around us surely?
 










Mike Small

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Dec 26, 2008
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Tuned in 10 minutes ago. No way Spurs are winning this despite being a much better team. They are arrogant. Passing the ball slowly like they are City. Johnson poor. Werner passes back. Hoberg slow. Van de Ven thinking he is Maldini. Absolute mugs. Might end 2-2 but that's the best they will get. Shame as we could do with United losing. That said, every win keeps Ming the Merciless in charge for longer.
 




Stat Brother

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Jul 11, 2003
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West west west Sussex
Staggering that Rashford keeps getting picked for United, he has been dreadful this season. He just runs into defenders and smacks shots into the side netting.
Any chance you can write:-

'I dunno why Stat plays Euromillions - he never wins anything'.
 


Triggaaar

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Oct 24, 2005
50,207
Goldstone
At this stage of the season we always want draws for any teams playing each other that are around us surely?

Obviously a draw means 2 points to our rivals instead of 3, but come the end of the season you could look back and wish one of them had zero. The problem being that we don't know who our rivals for the last Euro spots are yet. We don't expect City to be our rivals, so we want them to beat teams like Utd. With Spurs, it's less clear.

I think we can relax in the knowledge that what we want won't affect the outcome, so just enjoy the game (I'll be cheering against Utd though).
 


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