18 Apr 2026 23:38:34
As much as I hate United winning, that gives us breathing space.
19 Apr 2026 06:22:35
Yeah, between us and UTD.
Or until we get beat today and then lose at home to Palace next week. Probably lose to Chelsea as well, and UTD.
We're stuffed the season up good and proper, and it's going to take a miracle to make top 5.
19 Apr 2026 06:30:18
Apparently, we are winning all our remaining fixtures, TIB....
We'll even secure 2nd after the greatest bottle job that's about to hit.
19 Apr 2026 06:32:38
That's the spirit, @TIB, more like your glass is empty, let alone half full.
19 Apr 2026 07:07:13
My glass is completely bone dry, WDW. Every bit of optimism has been sucked out of me during the course of this season, mate.
19 Apr 2026 08:29:13
Probably couldn't ask for a better game today.
No hiding place for anyone.
Slot and the players will either stand up to the task or fall by the way side.
19 Apr 2026 08:47:04
They have to give their all today. They should show a bit of passion and commitment. Also, a good way to bounce back after the cup exit.
Let's hope we can do it, the Blues will be fired-up for this.
19 Apr 2026 08:49:57
Bulk, if we win our 3 home games, we get top 5. I hardly think that constitutes a miracle. Personally, I'm not confident of getting anything from our 3 remaining away fixtures, but 3 home wins will be enough. What a time to be a Red!
19 Apr 2026 09:34:45
I'd love for us to win our remaining games, but the way the season has gone, it's going to be a miracle. Our recent form suggests maybe winning 1 or 2 of the games. Hope I'm wrong, which I am a lot, but unless the games are reduced to 60 minutes, so we don't look knackered, I honestly don't believe we can.
19 Apr 2026 09:35:37
The thing is, Rome, I remember the teams we lost to at home this season, then I take a look at the fixture list, and wonder where the points are coming from.
19 Apr 2026 10:00:48
Couldn't care less who wins so long as it helps us out in the long run. I was absolutely delighted to see Utd got the victory yesterday, and you'd have to be thick as 2 planks to feel any other way about it.
We've been extremely lucky with how poor Chelsea and Villa have been on the run in. Time to take advantage of it.
2 wins back to back now would all but secure 5th, with Chelsea still to play at home. I hope the lads understand just how absolutely massive today is. This is one of the biggest derbies we've had in a long time, so much at stake. I'm expecting Everton to come out swinging. The boys best best proper up for it.
19 Apr 2026 11:11:15
The amount of "If we win..." type statements I have been reading all thru this season before games, is out of this world.
19 Apr 2026 11:39:02
OliRed, the amount of delusional "We will win..." claims from a special few on here who seem to have a very poor grasp of just how football works is completely insane.
We've lost 4 of our last 5 and 17 for the season so far. Week after week the same fools keep saying "Well I think we'll beat them..." only for them to be proven wrong.
They must have the memory of a goldfish and the skin of a hippo to be coming back and making the same stupid predictions every few days.
19 Apr 2026 12:43:08
In fairness, I'd rather read posts claiming we will win or even lose over posts saying I didn't watch the game as I had better things to do.
19 Apr 2026 12:49:49
What phrase, instead of "if we", would you prefer to be used, Oli? It's a phrase that's open ended. I'd rather use the phrase "if we" than be in a position where we are saying "we need so and so to lose". It's in our hands, and I'm fairly confident we will get 5th. If we win our home games.
19 Apr 2026 16:27:23
Rome as is the norm for you, you have missed the point completely. Therefore I refer you to reponse from @Chewy where he explained my post clearly (outside the harsh/harsher words he used) on this thread at a basic level. I propose you read what he said and you may understand a lot better.