This may sound odd but it might be preferable not to go 7 points clear at this point in the season.

[ArseMart - Enjoy every sandwich]

Stay with me here.....

7 points is a massive lead in the second week in December. It would turn us from a team that could win the league to the team that should win the league.

All the pressure would be on us whereas one of the teams in the chasing pack could quietly start putting a run together unnoticed, build up a head of steam then pass us on the home straight.

This result gives us a good lead but hopefully will keep us focused going into the next 2 games. Also good for the confidence that we could be outplayed of much of the first half and still nearly get a result.

So all good. Unless all of the above is *******s.

[Mc Gooner]

Games in hand don't count for piddly squat unless you pick up the necessary points from them : watersports :

[Rich]

[All Guns Blazing]

I'd sooner have the extra two point cushion going into those games tbh.

[Lord Roose Bolton]

[eastgermanautos]

throwing ourselves into the fight and irrespective of consequences. we need to kick some ass there, even as everton did against us today.

[Blupunter]

of course.

You can't be too many points ahead of the pack. I mean, I presume you wouldn't think it a problem to be 20 points ahead? 19? 18? etc....

Tell you what though, Everton were fantastic.

[Mc Gooner]

[Blupunter]

but they were as energetic.

It's good for the PL that the 'smaller' teams are more able to give the bigger ones a good game. It's how the league should be.

[Mc Gooner]

so I see where you're coming from

I do take it you class Citeh in the 'mixing WITH the big boys' category?

They, like Chelsea, were fück all until the oil money arrived

[Blupunter]

de dums

[Trixie Popsicle]

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