Will we finish in the top four?

[Pureblood]

As the January transfer window nears its knee-trembling climax, and following the disappointing defeat to bottom club Swansea City, what looks like a promising season to date could still go either way.  

 

The FA Cup provides a welcome distraction from the intensity of the Premier League this weekend, but over the coming months will the Reds have what it takes to seal the Champions League deal when our bread and butter hostilities resume?

[Creator Supreme]

We've more chance of plaiting shit!

[Ginny]

Yes we will finish top 4.

[Pidge]

I have no idea at this point.

[Grinch]

If Arsenal and Spurs drop lots of points.  We're not repeating our first half of the season form with this squad.

[G Richards]

It's touch and go, but I'm putting us down to finish fourth. 

[Moo]

Sticking with my pre-season prediction of 5th/6th.

[aRdja]

Without Coutinho’s replacement and a proper number 9 as a genuine option then I’d say it’s difficult to finish top 4.

[suzy]

I’ve voted yes but if any of our first 11 get injured for more than a couple of games it could be very touch and go

[Chip Butty]

2nd

[Jairzinho]

No. I don't think we'll be far away, but I think we'll be 5th, just ahead of Arsenal.

 

She keepers, mid table midfield, and Championship standard back up forwards.

 

A replacement for Coutinho would obviously give us a much better chance.

[Strontium]

I can't see it with this squad, or should I say, half a squad.

[Aventus]

Don't think we'll finish top 4.

 

On paper our first 19 fixtures were harder than our last 19 will be so I reckon we'd have been alright as long as we were smart, but we aren't smart are we.

 

Probable banana skins are

 

Tottenham at home

 

Southampton away, it's right before Porto away so players might be rested.

 

United away, third game in a week and right after Porto at home so if that game ends up being a hard graft/goes to extra time then the mancs might do us.

 

Everton away, sandwiched between our champions league quarter final games, we might be distracted and can see them being nasty twats and wanting to end our run.

 

Chelsea away, right after the champions league semi final second leg, we'll probably be tired.

 

Which leads me to...

 

 

 

 

Top 4 won't matter anyway because we're winning number 6 and getting in the snide way!

[dockers_strike]

Yes we will.

[FrenchEyeGlass]

NB - I've voted in the scenario that we indeed do not strengthen by the end of the window.

[Jairzinho]

I'd like to apologise for the inadvertent sexism in my previous post.

[cloggypop]

Yes

[The Golden Eel]

Hard to say, it'll be tight, I'm going to say yes, just about

[SasaS]

I'd like to apologise for the inadvertent sexism in my previous post.

 

Ha! So you've been contacted about a job with the England women's team?

[Jairzinho]

For fuck sake, some of my best sandwiches have been made by women.

[Ranxerox]

Spurs will pass us, could see Arsenal possibly taking a run at us as well.

[aws]

I think we will - especially if Mane finds his mojo.

[Pidge]

I think we will - especially if Mane finds his mojo.

 

This could be a deciding factor.

[eeyore]

No chance

[KevieG]

With the way Coutinho was playing I think it was a certainty. Then we sold him and didn't replace him midseason making qualification precarious. I don't think we'll do it.