The race for the title.

Next 5 games for each club:

Arsenal:

Reading away
Wigan home
Villa away
Boro away
Newcastle away

Man Utd:

Blackburn home
Bolton away
Fulham home
Derby home
Liverpool away

Chelsea:

Everton home
Derby away
West Ham home
Sunderland home
Arsenal away

Liverpool (after this evenings):

Fulham home
Newcastle away
Bolton home
Reading away
Man Utd home

The December 16th is a weekend to look forward to with Arsenal playing Chelsea and Liverpool playing Utd! Before then, I'd say in terms of difficulty of fixtures, Arsenal have the toughest, then Liverpool, then Man Utd then Chelsea.

So, Arsenal have drawn two games in a row now, which has opened up the title a bit more. Liverpool, although spluttering could make huge strides if they win tonight as they then have four winnable games. Chelsea are back in form and are 2-0 up at present in the Wigan game, then have four relatively wasy games with two at home.

How does everyone see the title race panning out? What situation do you expect the four clubs to be in post December 16th? Will Arsenal still be up there? Will Utd pull ahead? Will Liverpool improve and be in title contention and will Chelsea continue their stella run of form?

Liverpool have the hardest fixtures IMO

I think calling it the race for the title is a bit premature tweeds as we're only looking at the next five games.
Man U have four very easy games.

Luis wrote:Liverpool have the hardest fixtures IMO

We have four away games and then Chelsea!

Tweedle wrote:

Luis wrote:Liverpool have the hardest fixtures IMO

We have four away games and then Chelsea!

Wigan, Villa and Boro are easy.

You didn't include Chelsea, we're only looking at the next 5 games I thought

Luis wrote:

Tweedle wrote:

Luis wrote:Liverpool have the hardest fixtures IMO

We have four away games and then Chelsea!

Wigan, Villa and Boro are easy.

You didn't include Chelsea, we're only looking at the next 5 games I thought

We have the game in hand to play. I should have added Chelsea as well for us really. If you include that then its tougher than yours, I'm sure you can agree. Away games are never easy luis.

Other factors will come in Arsenal got a thin squad , we keep getting injuries , Liverpool in a okish form , can Chelsea bear the pressure of losing again or a title race , ACN , Europe etc.

Luis wrote:

Tweedle wrote:

Luis wrote:Liverpool have the hardest fixtures IMO

We have four away games and then Chelsea!

Wigan, Villa and Boro are easy.

You didn't include Chelsea, we're only looking at the next 5 games I thought

villa is hardly easy luis

we just need to somehow stay in touch until we get to the united game and hopefully have a few players back. We have the least chance of winning the league out of all four

Hlebadinho wrote:I think calling it the race for the title is a bit premature tweeds as we're only looking at the next five games.
Man U have four very easy games.

13pts from the next 5 games is the minimum requirement for Manchester United if they want to defend their Title. The game at Anfield will be the toughest no doubt a point will be a good result. Bolton will be tough as well , Rooney has a good record against them just hope he continues.

Tweedle wrote:

Luis wrote:

Tweedle wrote:

Luis wrote:Liverpool have the hardest fixtures IMO

We have four away games and then Chelsea!

Wigan, Villa and Boro are easy.

You didn't include Chelsea, we're only looking at the next 5 games I thought

We have the game in hand to play. I should have added Chelsea as well for us really. If you include that then its tougher than yours, I'm sure you can agree. Away games are never easy luis.

Try telling that to us, I think we've won all our away games this season but one (draw at pompey)!

Wigan, Boro, Derby away are easy games you have to say

Raifael wrote:

Hlebadinho wrote:I think calling it the race for the title is a bit premature tweeds as we're only looking at the next five games.
Man U have four very easy games.

13pts from the next 5 games is the minimum requirement for Manchester United if they want to defend their Title. The game at Anfield will be the toughest no doubt a point will be a good result. Bolton will be tough as well , Rooney has a good record against them just hope he continues.

You want Rooney to continue his record against them? I don't!

Luis wrote:Try telling that to us, I think we've won all our away games this season but one (draw at pompey)!

Wigan, Boro, Derby away are easy games you have to say

For us and most others they aren't. We usually do very well at home and are unpredictable away

Dark Savante wrote:Other factors will come in Arsenal got a thin squad , we keep getting injuries , Liverpool in a okish form , can Chelsea bear the pressure of losing again or a title race , ACN , Europe etc.

gilberto, lehmann, diarra, denilson - players who can make it into most epl teams are having hard time getting our team at the moment. And ofcourse u know our best striker is out innjured.

Tweedle wrote:

Raifael wrote:

Hlebadinho wrote:I think calling it the race for the title is a bit premature tweeds as we're only looking at the next five games.
Man U have four very easy games.

13pts from the next 5 games is the minimum requirement for Manchester United if they want to defend their Title. The game at Anfield will be the toughest no doubt a point will be a good result. Bolton will be tough as well , Rooney has a good record against them just hope he continues.

You want Rooney to continue his record against them? I don't!

Okay i make a deal. Man United win and he does not get on the scoresheet

And fat sam had the cheek to criticise Rafa

Luis wrote: And fat sam had the cheek to criticise Rafa

Before you start rimming Rafa, both are doing a shite job at the moment, not just Sam.

Agooner wrote:

Dark Savante wrote:Other factors will come in Arsenal got a thin squad , we keep getting injuries , Liverpool in a okish form , can Chelsea bear the pressure of losing again or a title race , ACN , Europe etc.

gilberto, lehmann, diarra, denilson - players who can make it into most epl teams are having hard time getting our team at the moment. And ofcourse u know our best striker is out innjured.

Eduardo as well. We lack squad depth in certain areas though

Defence wise Senderos , Toure , Gallas ?
Attack wise Van Persie , Adebayor and ?

Kimbo wrote:

Luis wrote: And fat sam had the cheek to criticise Rafa

Before you start rimming Rafa, both are doing a shite job at the moment, not just Sam.

Rafa didn't have a go at Sam though, Alladyce should never have said anything, it's a complete lack of respect

Ok can you replace Adebayor at the moment , do you have another target man , do you have a replacement for Cesc Denilson imo isnt ready but we never know and what about LB and CB.

Dark Savante wrote:Defence wise Senderos , Toure , Gallas ?
Attack wise Van Persie , Adebayor and ?

Defence we lack depth.

Attack we have Eduardo and also Walcott can play as a striker. And Bendtner....

Luis wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

Luis wrote: And fat sam had the cheek to criticise Rafa

Before you start rimming Rafa, both are doing a shite job at the moment, not just Sam.

Rafa didn't have a go at Sam though, Alladyce should never have said anything, it's a complete lack of respect

He was just saying what all non-Pool fans think, hardly controversial stuff.

If we win today it's 6 wins and 5 draws, hardly that shite is it, considering our injuries

Dark Savante wrote:Ok can you replace Adebayor at the moment , do you have another target man , do you have a replacement for Cesc Denilson imo isnt ready but we never know and what about LB and CB.

Rosicky is a better CM than he is a left winger. We could easily slot him inside and play Diaby on the left, or even Eduardo or Walcott. Not ideal as Cesc is our best player, but manageable.

Sorry Eduardo hasnt shown anything yet in PL and Walcott does well as a sub Tweed I am not having a go just pointing out maybe you will add in Jan.

Luis wrote:If we win today it's 6 wins and 5 draws, hardly that shite is it, considering our injuries

Well off what you're supposed to be aiming for though.

Kimbo wrote:

Luis wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

Luis wrote: And fat sam had the cheek to criticise Rafa

Before you start rimming Rafa, both are doing a shite job at the moment, not just Sam.

Rafa didn't have a go at Sam though, Alladyce should never have said anything, it's a complete lack of respect

He was just saying what all non-Pool fans think, hardly controversial stuff.

Yeah it was the stuff of genius from sam kimmy

discounting two CL finals in 3 years and an FA cup was quite a comment

Kimbo wrote:

Luis wrote:If we win today it's 6 wins and 5 draws, hardly that shite is it, considering our injuries

Well off what you're supposed to be aiming for though.

What 11 wins? I don;t think any team can do that with the tough fixtures and injuries

Dark Savante wrote:Sorry Eduardo hasnt shown anything yet in PL and Walcott does well as a sub Tweed I am not having a go just pointing out maybe you will add in Jan.

Eduardo hasn't settled yet. If Adebayor got injured this second, we might be in trouble. Eduardo has shown his class in the CL though - its only a matter of time before he starts to get to grips with the EPL IMO.

Walcott has started a few games and done very well, can't play the lone striker role though by and stretch of the imagination. Bendtner can though.

I think we're ok up front, you should be targetting your abuse at our wings

COTR wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

Luis wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

Luis wrote: And fat sam had the cheek to criticise Rafa

Before you start rimming Rafa, both are doing a shite job at the moment, not just Sam.

Rafa didn't have a go at Sam though, Alladyce should never have said anything, it's a complete lack of respect

He was just saying what all non-Pool fans think, hardly controversial stuff.

Yeah it was the stuff of genius from sam kimmy

discounting two CL finals in 3 years and an FA cup was quite a comment

Since when did "all non-Pool fans" = "genius"?