Can we catch Leicester??

[ApprenticeBillionaire]

Well?...

[John B]

NO

[Sheaf Saint]

No.

We might beat them, but I can't see where else we would get the required points from in the other 4 games (Fulham H, Man City A, Everton A, Arsenal H).

Best we can possibly hope for now is 15 points I reckon.

[Harry_SFC]

No but i do think it's important that we end the season with a few positive results. Having said that the last 3 games look like write offs to me. Would absolutely love it if we did manage to ruin the Goodison farewell party though. 

[Matthew Le God]

37 minutes ago, Harry_SFC said:

The last 3 games look like write offs to me. Would absolutely love it if we did manage to ruin the Goodison farewell party though. 

We spoiled the Maine Road farewell party!

 

 

[BarberSaint]

No.

[Lighthouse]

No. West Ham are clearly out of sorts and we did well to get a point but we're not finding another seven.

[Saint_clark]

1 hour ago, Harry_SFC said:

No but i do think it's important that we end the season with a few positive results. Having said that the last 3 games look like write offs to me. Would absolutely love it if we did manage to ruin the Goodison farewell party though. 

Didn't even click that we're the last game at Goodison. Now I have something to be excited for again. 

[Matthew Le God]

22 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

No. West Ham are clearly out of sorts and we did well to get a point but we're not finding another seven.

Even if Leicester didn't get any more points this season, we'd probably need more than 7 points due to our GD being 9 behind Leicester.

[beatlesaint]

No, we got a point against a bloody awful team, we might pick up another point or two, might even beat Leicester but we arent getting anywhere near.

[danjosaint]

To be fair we should've beaten Brighton and Ipswich under RM,  Palace and West ham yesterday so if we had any sort of game management we'd be 8pts better off

[Convict Colony]

This is like who can eat the nicest shit sandwich, we are still eating shit so doesn't matter.

[Whitey Grandad]

2 hours ago, Matthew Le God said:

Even if Leicester didn't get any more points this season, we'd probably need more than 7 points due to our GD being 9 behind Leicester.

It’s ‘only’ nine goals at the moment but if by some miracle we made up those 7 points that gap would be closer.

Nah, I wouldn’t worry about it too much.

[coalman]

I reckon that we'll be level on points with them by the 9th/10th August.

[Matthew Le God]

9 minutes ago, coalman said:

I reckon that we'll be level on points with them by the 9th/10th August.

The EFL aren't happy with them. They might get a points deduction on their return to the EFL.

[Harry_SFC]

3 hours ago, Saint_clark said:

Didn't even click that we're the last game at Goodison. Now I have something to be excited for again. 

I would say impossible given our record at Goodison but Nathan Jones managed to get a win there so anything could happen!

[Whitey Grandad]

5 minutes ago, Harry_SFC said:

I would say impossible given our record at Goodison but Nathan Jones managed to get a win there so anything could happen!

But wasn’t he the best manager in Europe at the time?

[Verbal]

Seriously thought this thread must have started in February.

[Roo1976]

9 hours ago, ApprenticeBillionaire said:

Well?...

got to beat them first....

[Tamesaint]

1 hour ago, Verbal said:

Seriously thought this thread must have started in February.

Thought that this thread was a hangover from last season. 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

We could catch Vestergaard, as he's so slow. Their points total?

Don't seem to care much whether we get dumped out last or second last. Just want to get more than Derby did.

[woodsaint1]

Even if we did (highly highly unlikely) what would it matter? 19th or 20th is still a pile of steaming shit

[Matthew Le God]

7 minutes ago, woodsaint1 said:

Even if we did (highly highly unlikely) what would it matter? 19th or 20th is still a pile of steaming shit

Slightly more prize money

[Saint Fan CaM]

1 minute ago, Matthew Le God said:

Slightly more prize money

And how many true Saints give a flying f*ck about the prize money at this stage of this particular season do you think? Genuine question.

[Lighthouse]

6 minutes ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

And how many true Saints give a flying f*ck about the prize money at this stage of this particular season do you think? Genuine question.

Most people will care about the players we sign in summer.

[Oh no Mick Mills]

5 minutes ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

And how many true Saints give a flying f*ck about the prize money at this stage of this particular season do you think? Genuine question.

Going by last season finishing 19th instead of 20th is worth about 3m more.

That's certainly not to be sniffed at . 

Not that it makes much difference as there's no way we're catching Leicester. 

 

 

[Saint Fan CaM]

1 minute ago, Oh no Mick Mills said:

Going by last season finishing 19th instead of 20th is worth about 3m more.

That's certainly not to be sniffed at . 

Not that it makes much difference as there's no way we're catching Leicester. 

 

 

We’re down - there’s no trophy for being last or second to last. The important issue is the filtering of crap from the squad ready for the new season and a manager who knows how to play proper football. Not possession based bore-fest, anti-football.

[Patrick Bateman]

6 hours ago, Matthew Le God said:

The EFL aren't happy with them. They might get a points deduction on their return to the EFL.

Why? Not sure I know the picture here.

[Weston Super Saint]

44 minutes ago, Patrick Bateman said:

Why? Not sure I know the picture here.

There isn't one. It's just wishful thinking.

[Matthew Le God]

2 hours ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

And how many true Saints give a flying f*ck about the prize money at this stage of this particular season do you think? Genuine question.

Money that can be added to the transfer pot to make the team better. 

I doubt it'll happen anyway. No sign we are capable of getting that many points from the remaining games.

[skintsaint]

If we beat Fulham then maybe, otherwise no chance.

[Saint Fan CaM]

1 hour ago, Matthew Le God said:

Money that can be added to the transfer pot to make the team better. 

I doubt it'll happen anyway. No sign we are capable of getting that many points from the remaining games.

Well exactly!

[Matthew Le God]

16 hours ago, coalman said:

I reckon that we'll be level on points with them by the 9th/10th August.

 

16 hours ago, Matthew Le God said:

The EFL aren't happy with them. They might get a points deduction on their return to the EFL.

 

10 hours ago, Patrick Bateman said:

Why? Not sure I know the picture here.

 

"The Football League is considering action over potential infringements of profitability and sustainability rules during the 2023-24 Championship season."

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/04/20/leicester-city-relegated-doomed-season-inside-story/

 

Edited 21 April, 2025 by Matthew Le God

[Sarnia Cherie]

No way are we getting maximum points from the last games. Not with the likes of Fulham, City and Arsenal lying in wait. 

[LGTL]

We have a tough run in even if you discount the fact we’ve been absolutely pathetic all season. Just one more point will do me please. 

[Fitzhugh Fella]

Saints fan sees one swallow and announces the arrival of summer. 😀

[Tamesaint]

3 hours ago, Matthew Le God said:

 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/04/20/leicester-city-relegated-doomed-season-inside-story/

 

Reading that makes you realise that we are not the only basket case who make some awful decisions. 

[suewhistle]

No. But I want us to try..

[SaintBobby]

No chance. Although we do have a fair chance of beating them at their place.

[Gloucester Saint]

Without the paywall, summarised https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manager-talks-wage-cuts-player-10120485?int_source=nba

Their decision to give Vestergaard a new 3 year contract is even worse than our McCarthy and Fraser extensions/signing.

[badgerx16]

They have one record we don't, 9 successive home games without scoring.

[Oldandtired]

1 minute ago, badgerx16 said:

They have one record we don't, 9 successive home games without scoring.

Bit annoyed about that, wanted a clean sweep this season.

[Maggie May]

Our aim should be to finish as close to them as possible. They’ve been atrocious, on par with us I’d say.  Shame we’ve been the team trying not to get the worst ever points tally as there’s been a lot less focus on them being so bad. 

[Badger]

2 hours ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Without the paywall, summarised https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manager-talks-wage-cuts-player-10120485?int_source=nba

Their decision to give Vestergaard a new 3 year contract is even worse than our McCarthy and Fraser extensions/signing.

Reassuring that they’re on the same sort of Clusterfuck spectrum as us. 

[Lighthouse]

3 hours ago, badgerx16 said:

They have one record we don't, 9 successive home games without scoring.

By the time they play us in their next home fixture it'll be:

• 5 months
• 3 Saints managers
• 2 Popes
• 2 US presidents
• 6 F1 races across 2 different seasons, with an entire off season and testing in the middle
• Jesus has been born, died and resurrected again (I might be stretching the truth on that one)
• The Six Nations, the Grand National and the Boat Race
• Christiano Ronaldo has been paid enough money to buy Declan Rice

Since they last scored at home.

[IFHP]

1 minute ago, Lighthouse said:

By the time they play us in their next home fixture it'll be:

• 5 months
• 3 Saints managers
• 2 Popes
• 2 US presidents
• 6 F1 races across 2 different seasons, with an entire off season and testing in the middle
• Jesus has been born, died and resurrected again (I might be stretching the truth on that one)
• The Six Nations, the Grand National and the Boat Race
• Christiano Ronaldo has been paid enough money to buy Declan Rice

Since they last scored at home.

 We are their next home fixture? We know where this is going then … 

[LGTL]

We’ll be 1-0 down to Leicester inside 5 minutes. 

[AlexLaw76]

Be lucky to draw at Leicester, let alone catch them

[Barton Saint]

Not Arf Krap here we come then

bollox 

[Farmer Saint]

Can we? Yes, it is mathematically possible.

Will we? Fuck no.