The Thing About Europe...

[supermac]

Allow me to jinx the balance of our fixtures in totatlity and with complete disregard to anyone's desire for continued success...

…to the dismay and, I’m sure, complete and utter shock of everyone on this board, it does not appear that Newcastle will be qualifying for the Champions League…another disappointing season down the tubes…<sigh>, there’s always next year…

…however, many in the blogosphere are talking about NUFC’s chance for a Europa League spot…this would, of course, necessitate a finish of…Jesus Christmas…so complicated…

If Spurs win the FA Cup…A finish of 7th or better, provided Liverpool finishes ahead of us…6th or better if they finish behind us

If Chelsea or Liverpool win the FA Cup…a finish of 6th if Liverpool is behind us…7th if Liverpool finishes 6th (we’re just going to presume that AVB did not leave his box of trenchcoats to RDM and that Chelsea will squeak out enough points to finish at least 5th)

If anyone else wins the FA Cup…a finish of 5th…or, a finish of 6th if Liverpool climbs to 5th (meaning Chelsea drop to 7th…somehow, even as an American, I don’t foresee that)

…since we’re all master prognosticators, given how spot on we all typically are in the Weekly Predictions League, why not take a look at the way things could shake out over the last 10 rounds for the teams competing to finish 6th and 7th…I put my predicted # of points taken from each game in parenthesis after the fixture…

6. Newcastle United (44)
vs. Norwich City (3)
@ West Bromwich Albion (0)
vs. Liverpool (1)
@ Swansea City (1)
vs. Bolton Wanderers (3)
@ Chelsea (0)
vs. Stoke City (3)
@ Wigan Athletic (1)
vs. Manchester City (0)
@ Everton (0)

Total Points: 56

7. Liverpool (39, 11 games remaining)
vs. Everton (1)
@ QPR (1)
vs. Wigan (3)
@ Newcastle (1)
vs. Aston Villa (3)
@ Blackburn (3)
vs. Fulham (1)
vs. West Bromwich Albion (1)
@ Norwich City (0)
vs. Chelsea (3)
@ Swansea (1)

Total Points: 57

8. The Unwashed (37)
@ Blackburn (3)
vs . QPR (3)
@ Manchester City (0)
vs. Spurs (0)
@ Everton (0)
vs. Wolves (3)
@ Aston Villa (1)
vs. Bolton (3)
@ Fulham (0)
vs. Manchester United (0)

Total Points: 50

9. Everton (39, 11 games remaining)
@ Liverpool (1)
vs. Arsenal (1)
@ Swansea City (1)
vs. West Bromwich Albion (3)
@ Norwich City (0)
vs. Sunderland (3)
@ Stoke City (0)
@ Manchester United (1)
vs. Fulham (3)
@ Wolves (1)
vs. Newcastle (3)

Total Points: 56

10. Fulham (36)
vs. Swansea (3)
@ Manchester United (0)
vs. Norwich City (3)
@ Bolton (1)
vs. Chelsea (1)
@ Liverpool (1)
vs. Wigan (3)
@ Everton (0)
vs. Sunderland (3)
@ Spurs (0)

Total Points: 51

I didn’t include Swansea (also on 36 points) because I don’t see many points to be had left on their schedule the rest of the way…and there may be even fewer left on Norwich’s (also on 36) fixture list

13. West Bromwich Albion (35)
@ Wigan (3)
vs. Newcastle (3)
@ Everton (0)
vs. Blackburn (3)
@ Manchester City (0)
vs. QPR (3)
@ Liverpool (1)
vs. Aston Villa (1)
@ Bolton Wanderers (3)
vs. Arsenal (0)

Total Points: 52

…if that scenario plays out (and, let’s face it, it’s likely to happen EXACTLY as I’ve outlined above), Liverpool would take 6th by 1 point and we would be joint-7th with Everton…a spot in Europe to be decided by goal differential…(we’re currently one worse than Everton, having played one more game)…kinda crazy if that last game of the season is for a spot in Europe next year…

…of course, if Everton were to go on and win the FA Cup, we’d be SOL anyway…

[Captain Marvel]

Bloody hell Superman that must have taken you oooas!!
ATB

[Blue Star Broon]

Excellent work there Supermac! However it will all be fer knot if Pardeux keeps playing Overdone.

[supermac]

Mar 13, 2012 16:24:03 GMT 1 Blue Star Broon said:

Excellent work there Supermac! However it will all be fer knot if Pardeux keeps playing Overdone.

...I happen to disagree; there's something to be said for karma...

...How many other EPL teams show such active support for the "Make-A-Wish" Foundation? Usually you see these kids show up at baseball or basketball practice and walk away with a signed jersey or something...Pardeux and Newcastle put this kid up front during an away fixture at Anfield...and he got 61 minutes of playing time!...

...hopefully Obertan can make a full recovery one day...

[Blue Star Broon]

Mar 13, 2012 19:16:34 GMT 1 supermac said:

Mar 13, 2012 16:24:03 GMT 1 Blue Star Broon said:

Excellent work there Supermac! However it will all be fer knot if Pardeux keeps playing Overdone.

...I happen to disagree; there's something to be said for karma...

...How many other EPL teams show such active support for the "Make-A-Wish" Foundation? Usually you see these kids show up at baseball or basketball practice and walk away with a signed jersey or something...Pardeux and Newcastle put this kid up front during an away fixture at Anfield...and he got 61 minutes of playing time!...

...hopefully Obertan can make a full recovery one day...

Excellent stoof Super! We need to show our friends across the pond that over here we're not just about drinkin, pissing on lightpoles and calling younsters "d*ckheads". Some of us are above all that.

[Deleted]

Hate to be the one to spoil any attempt at forecasting the future when it comes to The Toon however it's back to the drawing board Mac.....................Liverpool v Everton prediction last seen heading down Mersey towards Irish Sea at rapid rate of knots....................Red Brigade 3 Blue Noses 0.......... Gerrard hat trick.

CWL

[supermac]

Mar 13, 2012 23:23:16 GMT 1 @clearwhitelight said:

Hate to be the one to spoil any attempt at forecasting the future when it comes to The Toon however it's back to the drawing board Mac.....................Liverpool v Everton prediction last seen heading down Mersey towards Irish Sea at rapid rate of knots....................Red Brigade 3 Blue Noses 0.......... Gerrard hat trick.

CWL

Excellent...that means we'll finish clear of Everyone by a point!