I don’t for one moment think we’re “back in the title race” but what would it take, I wonder,

[Monty91]

for it to be hard to dispute that we actually are?

Say we made up another two points on them next weekend, knocking the deficit down to 8 points with us still to play them at home. What then?

No but seriously, what the f**k then? :yikes:

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

They're not going to drop 8 points.

[Classic Jorge]

[Monty91]

12 points to play for, meaning we wouldn't need to win all our games.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Meaning they'll have taken 2 points from a possible 9?

When did they last go through such a patch of form, do you think? 1978?

[Luis Anaconda]

[Monty91]

we can *still* reduce the deficit to 5 points with 4 games to play by beating them.

[Pat Vegas]

The league was won last year with 86

and 2 years before that 89.

it doesn't seem enough. Though the standard of league has slipped.

[Monty91]

but stranger things *have* happened.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Chances of drawing are quite slim.

I know what you're getting at, but it's not going to happen.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

last game of the season, on a Friday night, and we had to win by 2 clear goals to take the title?

[Pat Vegas]

maybe 7 out of 9

Let's see what happens to Chelsea.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

[Berni]

You have watched our games against Mourinho's Chelsea, haven't you?

[Classic Jorge]

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

I don't know, I just made it up.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Oh *******s.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

I am not sure what has occured at City but a heavy defeat on Wednesday and they're in all sorts of ****.

Robbed mind you, a clearer penalty you won't see all season.

[Pat Vegas]

scores the winning goal and becomes Arsenal legend forever.

And then kicks Terry in the head again.

:cloud9:

[Monty91]

like the one they suffered against PSG. It clearly affected them yesterday and these hangovers can often last a few games.

I think it's fair to say it's not out of the question that the deficit could be down to 8 points by the end of next weekend.

And then it's squeaky bum time. City, Arsenal, Utd and Liverpool all a little bit up their arses.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

[Berni]

A loss to Newcastle then, is it?

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Witharby 2-3 weeks]

Calm down

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

I think they have given themselves enough of a cushion to see it out. Yesterday was a tough game against good opposition, as we know.

City on the other hand I think have royally f**ked up and their form hasn't been right for much longer. They could end up in a very messy fight even for top 4.

[Classic Jorge]

[Monty91]

fact we're probably getting knocked out. Remember our performances in the immediacy of the first leg? We had to drag ourselves through games against dross like Leicester and QPR.

As I said earlier, the impact of defeat tomorrow has already been mitigated.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

I'll be round.

[Luis Anaconda]

and we battered QPR in the second half

[Berni]

[Monty91]

we would have to acknowledge that we *are* still in with a glimmer of a chance.

[Monty91]

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

But you couldn't swing a cat in my own shed never mind watch a match.

[Monty91]

I know this isn't going to help, but the lights were off and we were in separate beds. There was a certain element of encouragement, but not in a gay way.

[Berni]

I suppose. You might want to wear something wipe-clean, though.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Job done.

[Monty91]

I have given you.

[Witharby 2-3 weeks]

Not impossible in absolute terms

[Classic Jorge]

This is more sworded than the tranny trick

[Berni]

what you mean by 'encouragement'.

'Keep going!'? 'Nearly there'? Or are we talking technique tips?

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Nothing wrong with it.

[Berni]

[Berni]

[Monty91]

He was a frustratingly reticent ****er and, frankly, I wanted to go to sleep.

[Berni]

How, exactly, is that not gay? It's borderline abuse, ffs!

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Confess.

[Monty91]

[Classic Jorge]

[Monty91]

told each other everything.

He was a late starter and had heard all his mates talking about doing it, so was keen to give it a try. But he got stage fright and so I did what any best friend would do - offer reassuring words at a time of need.

He's about to have his second child, so I couldn't have done too much harm to his sexual identity.

[Berni]

[Witharby 2-3 weeks]

Hull v Chelsea Sun 22 Mar 16:00
Chelsea v Stoke Sat 4 Apr 17:30
QPR v Chelsea Sun 12 Apr 13:30
Chelsea v Man Utd Sat 18 Apr 17:30
Arsenal v Chelsea Sun 26 Apr 16:00
Leicester v Chelsea Wed 29 Apr 19:45
Chelsea v Crystal Palace Sat 2 May 15:00
Chelsea v Liverpool Sat 9 May 15:00
West Brom v Chelsea Sat 16 May 15:00
Chelsea v Sunderland Sun 24 May 15:00

[Monty91]

[Berni]

Have you told this story at dinner parties? You really should.

[Monty91]

[Monty91]

[Witharby 2-3 weeks]

Too old to get excited by ifs and maybes this late in the season

[Peter]

Be the point for everyone to start getting excited/anxious/injured :-)

[Monty91]

I'm not playing the tired public school boy cliche card, but you *must* have heard more sordid tales of sexual high jinks than this, surely?

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Imagine how disappointed poor Cesc would be :-(

[Peter]

But i would accet it is possible. I would also accept that it counts as being in the title race :-)

[Berni]

[Chief Arrowhead]

[Pokster]