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I think sensible people don't like to sing too much while their winning, as history tells us it won't last all that long.

Another thing to consider is our run of fixtures - they have been one of the easiest in living memory for me, and will snap back in December - so i'm not counting my chickens. Southampton are only 2 points behind us and have played away at Manure and ourselves, and had a few other tricky fixtures. We'll see.

Or it could just be that all the interesting threads get derailed by plebs!

Have said it, the Arsenal game will tell us a lot.

I still think we will finish 6th but hope I am wrong.

at this moment liverpool are doing well , ok arse next week but thats next week , liverpool miles better than last season just enjoy it while it good i say .

I probably would too. I've been trying to be cautiously optimistic, but I'll be singing if we beat Arsenal.

we used to do good vs the top teams but bleed many more points vs the bottom teams, if we have a 40% record against the top teams and get consistent results elsewhere I will be very happy this season.

as for the arsenal match it is just one game, a win or a draw would be great but a defeat shouldn't derail us as long as we stay consistent later.

It wouldn't de-rail us, but it would mean a lot if we won. It'd be a real statement of intent. A win like that inspires real confidence, and being back on top of the table wouldn't suck. It'll be a test of sorts for them too. In the league, they haven't played any top teams besides spurs.

I assume you're referring to our time under Rafa when we were set-up to beat teams at the highest level? The system BR is currently employing is very much set up to keep the game wide open with loads of chances at both ends, which, personally seems set up to face the teams at the lower end of the PL. I'm not all that optimistic about our chances against the other top teams. Didn't we only beat Spurs and Swansea from the top 10 last year???

BR's record against the top teams last season was average at best. from memory: ManU 0 points, ManC 2 points, Chelsea 2 points, Spurs 3 points, Everton 2 points, Arsenal 1 point.

If we keep that record up we'll drop enough points from our November & December fixtures to be well and truly out of the title race before the new year.

This Arsenal game is critical imo

Everyone keeps saying we've had an easy run of games but to me, Stoke and Aston Villa and Swansea away were never easy games and this season Southampton cannot count as an easy game either....also, look at Arsenals fixtures so far, not exactly the toughest is it...

Nope mate, just in general...but while we're at it, do you feel we have had an easier or more difficult fixture list so far, in comparison to Arsenal?