Can LFC overtake ManU?

last SG · 2006-04-30T11:43:24+00:00

even if they drop 3 points against the reigning champion, realistically, wat are the chances of charlton and boro at Old Trafford, may i ask you?

OldMan SG

congrats to chelski winning the EPL Laughing

Poolman SG

Pompey is safe , let's say we finished them off , do you expect MU to sit there waiting for the result of this game , to settle the score ? No right , they odd to finish the remaining match on a high right , for their fans ?

Boro ? They were still in a high after their miracle win against S.Bucharest , and lost to Everton at home , they'll focus on their UEFA CUP , and win it , if possible , and it's very possible , and could well be " Defending Champion " ? Against MU , egg trying to smash a rock , Boro will let this game go .

Charlton ? Curbs just resign , guess what , u think The Charlton camp in a good mood after his resignation ? A win for Curbs , dream on !

Liverpool remain 3rd . No 2nd for me , MU 2nd .

RSP SG

Man U don't neccesarily have to lose 2 games for LFC to catch up.

2 draws for them, and we will still finish ahead of them... Very Happy

798 SG

sorry to disappoint all of u, i feel pool supporters should not pin so much hope for 2nd place. i dun see man u will fail to win one of their remaining fixture, just like man u fans hoping man u to cling the champ n hoping to beat chelsea.

anyway i hope pool players can do their best n ignore the pressure n their matches just to hope man u slip. Wink

cyke SG

Currently the race for 2nd looks like this:

Liverpool 79 points Goal Difference 30 Games left to play - Vs Portsmouth at Fratton Park on May 7th

ManU 79 points Goal Difference 34 Games left to play - vs Middlesborough at Old Trafford on May 1st, vs Charlton at Old Trafford on May 7th

It's going down to the wire. I'm hoping ManU do not win against Middlesborough. Then it gives Liverpool a better chance.

At the moment the relegation battle has been decided; West Brom, Birmingham City and Sunderland are going down. The title has gone to Chelsea.

The only thing left undecided is the battle for 2nd and the battle for 4th. But then again Spurs might still lose out on the CL place if Arsenal win the CL.

So really.....all eyes will be on ManU and Liverpool for the last day!

Portsmouth have nothing left to play for. So the match at Fratton Park on the last day may not be so difficult for Liverpool.

As for ManU, they have lost Wayne Rooney, their most important players. When Rooney doesn't perform, ManU doesn't get the results. Remember the Sunderland match at Old Trafford?

Also, ManU have to play Boro on Monday just barely 3 days after the massively draining (both physically and mentallY and emotionally) clash with Chelsea.

There's a chance Boro can hold out for a draw. The ManU attack seems quite toothless without Rooney pulling the strings.

Curbishley will want to go out on a high in his last game for Charlton.

Here are the permuations:

1) If ManU draw both ties and Liverpool wins their last match, Liverpool are second.

2) If ManU lose to Boro, then on the last match, Liverpool have to match ManU's result and score enough goals such that they have a better goal difference. At the moment ManU have a better difference by 4. If they do lose to Boro, it would have to be cut to 3 or less. Hence Liverpool will need to win against Portsmouth by >4 goals if they want to be second.

3) If ManU beat Boro, then on the last day, Liverpool have to hope that ManU lose to Charlton while they beat Portsmouth away. And they also have to hope they score enough goals to have a better goal difference than ManU.

Hence in conclusion, the Boro game is massively important for Liverpool. It will determine the likelihood of Liverpool's chances of finishing 2nd. Boro MUST NOT lose to ManU.

ghimpheng SG

nah I think boro will lose for sure but charlton might not

cyke SG

Boro drew with ManU!

All we need is for Charlton to draw with ManU on the last day and if Liverpool can win at Fratton Park, then we are 2nd!

edi_77777 SG

it’s still 50-50 chance.. we have to tink about the FA cup final after that.. but it will be nice to be 2nd.. hope portsmouth will relax now that they are safe..

gasband SG

Of cos Liverpool must win Portsmouth first and we got high chance....

And we must count on CHARLTON wanting to give CURBISHLEY a winning departure in his last match in charge of Charlton....

We can only hope....but all in all...it was a good season for Liverpool...not excellent but considering the problems we had...we did well. Hope nx season we will see more improvements and not take steps back like what we did after we won the CUP TREBLE in 2001.....

ghimpheng SG

cause I tot that boro manager going to rest player but surprisingly he did not instead he put up a strong but young line-up and it is Alan Curbishley last game hope that he can do a miracle draw againsat man utd away from home after managing charlton for 15 years............and LFC win last game and goal difference does not matter as LFC win by 1 point

kpo SG

we must win our game and then whatever happens happens ... we've done well in the league whether we finish 2nd or 3rd ... keep it up boys

there may be another interesting 2 matches involving the 2 london clubs ... the fight for 4th position may still go to the last day ...

OldMan SG

to the detractors, dun write off pool's chances too early Laughing

ghimpheng SG

if saha or RVN or giggs or ronaldo don't turn it on soon it might just be too late

I hope RVN will be drop and try ronaldo upfront..........he quite tall,fast,reaction,shooting can make a good striker

OldMan SG

well done pool, though not enough but we’re just 1 point behind. congrats to arsenal too!

stellazio SG

very big improvement from last year.. Laughing

but i'm not sure as to whether having to go thru the qualifying rounds again will have a effect on the players who just return from world cup..

kpo SG

i'll second that

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