Popular Post! The only place to be 11,313 Posted June 18, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted June 18, 2014 We should be good enough to beat Burnley, home or away.Should be but newly promoted sides on opening days are usually hyped up beyond belief. Wigan in 2005 was an easy one on paper but we were lucky to get three points that day. Cardiff at home to City last season is another one.I don't like newly-promoted sides on opening days. There's the typical 'winter slump'.Yup. It's a tough run in sandwiched between Champions League games but if we can get through that period and be amongst the top three (hopefully higher but keeping expectations low) then that four month period after is where we can pick up some serious points.Fergie used to say that if United were 5 points off the top at Christmas then they could definitely win the league with their experience. I think the same applies. It's unkind scheduling but if we can use the squad effectively for the midweek CL games then we've got enough to win these games.Of course if we win all these games..... Chelsea Legend 11, boshman, CHOULO19 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,946 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Not too happy about our fixtures. Far from ideal.Could prove to be a murderous run in with those last 6 fixtures. Arsenal and United back to back and Palace, West Brom, and Sunderland may be fighting for their survival until the very end just like they were this past season and we may be drained from a deep CL run.I'd much rather have a very tough first few months and an easy run in than this. The only place to be 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Not a bad start, as long as we get the right players in we will be scary next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 sometimes we forget everyone plays everyone else twice Madmax and Blue Armour 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bir_CFC 3,455 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 What are the PL fixtures after CL match days looking like? Do we know that yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edetarod 2,155 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 no excuses, we have to win the league, although i don't think we'll win itwe've massively underachieved in the league during the Roman era Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Yup. It's a tough run in sandwiched between Champions League games but if we can get through that period and be amongst the top three (hopefully higher but keeping expectations low) then that four month period after is where we can pick up some serious points.Fergie used to say that if United were 5 points off the top at Christmas then they could definitely win the league with their experience. I think the same applies. It's unkind scheduling but if we can use the squad effectively for the midweek CL games then we've got enough to win these games.Of course if we win all these games..... Yeah, reality often seems to disagree with what's on paper, especially for us. Last season it was the run of tough games that made close the gap to the top, so you never know. The only place to be 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,332 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Sure as night follows day, there will be punch ups on boxing and new years day. (West ham and the yids).However, theres no way the fixtures could come out without doubts arising, but we're going to win the league, in jose we trust. Barbara, Chelsea Legend 11 and The only place to be 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalBlues 2,817 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 "Mourinho may well have a legitimate claim to call foul play when he sees what lies in the store for Chelsea. The games that take place on weekend after European games are usually the battleground for grievances and Chelsea's fixtures following their Champions League group games are as follows: Manchester City (away); Arsenal (home); Manchester United (away); Liverpool (away); Sunderland (away) and Hull City (home)." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuvala 2,167 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 "Mourinho may well have a legitimate claim to call foul play when he sees what lies in the store for Chelsea. The games that take place on weekend after European games are usually the battleground for grievances and Chelsea's fixtures following their Champions League group games are as follows: Manchester City (away); Arsenal (home); Manchester United (away); Liverpool (away); Sunderland (away) and Hull City (home)." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 "Mourinho may well have a legitimate claim to call foul play when he sees what lies in the store for Chelsea. The games that take place on weekend after European games are usually the battleground for grievances and Chelsea's fixtures following their Champions League group games are as follows: Manchester City (away); Arsenal (home); Manchester United (away); Liverpool (away); Sunderland (away) and Hull City (home)." we played those first four games after midweekeers last season and picked up ten points. Madmax 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edetarod 2,155 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 we play better after a CL game for some reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,492 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Burnley and Leicester are somewhat an unknown quantity at the start. The schedule is not kind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matterz 67 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Really really hope West Ham at home on 26th of December is a late game...flying in to London on the 26th arriving at 13:00, hope there is enough time to get to the Bridge... yuvala 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary gordon 1,777 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Lift the title vs Liverpool at the bridge. Mark my words Barbara and The only place to be 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBH 283 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Fuck off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquidator 5,176 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Fuck offAs if Paul Lambert doesn't moan enough already... The only place to be 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLyon 9,359 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 It isnt important who we face and when, whats important is our form and their form when we play.I guess we will look more into rotation this time, also we should beat more small teams, main reason we lost title last year. This season should be fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Plenty of negativity in here I see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Fong 2,776 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Utterly not bothered by the fixture, just beat them all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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