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Yeah I'm with you Stan. As long as we don't get complacent or pick up injuries there's no reason why we can't just take it a game at a time and go into each game with confidence - Arsenal aren't very far ahead and you just never know.

I absolutely love that Gerrard has come out and challenged the team to achieve a 'perfect finish', that's exactly the spirit we'll need if we're going to move above Arsenal or even do the unthinkable (though I feel that's beyond us at this point).

More like an Ipad with small "keys" and a man with big fingers, 'ey?




Who are Courtino and Sturrage? New players again?

Out of our last 9 games, 4 are pretty solid relegation candidates, so although they are weaker teams, they also have more to fight for than Fulham, West Ham & Newcastle. Chelsea and Everton will be hard games as usual too. Arsenal's run in should have nothing to do with our expected performance. On current form though, I can see us winning at least 5 of those games. Beating Everton and Chelsea should put us in a good position to get 4th though as well.

Completely agree good move from Gerrard no more lowering expectations there is every chance of winning the majority or our final games and see where it takes us

I just wish the players would keep quiet. It was only a few weeks ago Gerrard (possiby JC or BR) was talking about us finishing 2nd! Button it lads and let your football do the talking.

Here are the number of points needed for a 4:th place finish since PL started 1992-1993:

2011-2012: 69 p
2010-2011: 68 p
2009-2010: 70 p
2008-2009: 72 p
2007-2008: 76 p
2006-2007: 68 p
2005-2006: 67 p
2004-2005: 60 p
2003-2004: 60 p
2002-2003: 67 p
2001-2002: 71 p
2000-2001: 66 p
1999-2000: 67 p
1998-1999: 67 p
1997-1998: 63 p
1996-1997: 68 p
1995-1996: 63 p
1994-1995: 74 p (42 games)
1993-1994: 71 p (42 games)
1992-1993: 71 p (42 games)

On average there has been needed about 67 points to gather 4:th place. In order to do that we can afford to drop 5 points more. In other words lose 1 and draw 1.

If we're unlucky though, even winning all the remaining games won't take us up to finish 4:th.

As shaky as both Chelsea and Arsenal have been lately, it wouldn't surprise me of those 67 points would make 4:th in the end after all.