"The Line"

[Randomitable]

Breaking my 'new post' duck, I have high hopes for this...

For no reason I can rationally explain, a week or so ago I wondered whether we were mathematically safe and to my surprise, the answer was a resounding yes:

Just after Swansea it looked like this:

Today, "the line" lurched to here:

Interestingly, with a win today we would also have eclipsed Fulham, Sunderland and (to all intents and purposes) Liverpool. Slowly-slowly catchy-monkey though. Smash Norwich on Monday and we'll see what happens then...

 

[tehTrunk]

The line is scary

 

[AberdeenYid]

Looks too high to me.

Does it take into account the bottom half dozen having to play each other, so being unable to all get max points?

 

[Randomitable]

Looks too high to me.

Mathematically it's exactly where it should be. Norwich, max available points 18, added to current tally (40), cannot overtake Spurs on 59. Fulham however, can reach 60.

Does it take into account the bottom half dozen having to play each other, so being unable to all get max points?

Nope, just answers the question "what would happen if everybody [admittedly unfeasibly] won all their remaining games and Spurs [though I don't want them to and feel it is unlikely] lost all theirs?".

 

[ArtyB]

So we're guaranteed a top half finish then...

 

[Randomitable]

So we're guaranteed a top half finish then...

Er, yeah, sometimes the glass is half-full.



[edit]Just realised we're guaranteed 11th...so the glass is "just under half-full".[/edit]

 

[ArtyB]

It wasn't that long ago when that was as good as it got.

 

[Randomitable]

Aye, desperate times.

:harryfacepalm:

 

[Abbey Yid]

If we end this season in 10th i'll give blowjobs to everyone on the forum.

EDIT: barring any point deductions.

 

[Schoolboy'sOwnStuff]

If we end this season in 10th i'll give blowjobs to everyone on the forum.

EDIT: barring any point deductions.

Now it's getting interesting.

 

[ArtyB]

If we end this season in 10th i'll give blowjobs to everyone on the forum.

EDIT: barring any point deductions.

Knowing your reputation for jinxing you'd be better keeping your mouth shut...or you may end up having to keep it open for a while...

 

[docomospur]

If we end this season in 10th i'll give blowjobs to everyone on the forum.

EDIT: barring any point deductions.

Maybe if you made that offer to the players, they'd be motivated to ensure we stay as far away from 10th as possible :gomes:

 

[Randomitable]

In "the 'other' line" news, we officially can''t win the league now....

:vdv:

 

[Randomitable]

Today's 'Line' could have ended a total train-wreck. Stupidly, if we'd done the simple thing and actually been arsed to beat Norwich, the red line would have hovered above Everton - not to mention there would be daylight between us and the Barcodes.

:harryfacepalm:

I hummed and harred about waiting for the bindippers to continue their stinking form play tomorrow, but decided to cut my losses and go for it today. The green line of course represents (as previously posted) that our title tilt is now mathematically, as well as practically, over.

 

[Sibs]

"The Line"

Chelsea not taking all points was a plus and we are lucky we racked up a few goals - especially 5 against Newcastle

 

[Randomitable]

Re:

5 against Newcastle

...now looks a totally abberant result...

 

[Smoked Salmon]

So basically it's likely that we get forth if we can stop either side overtaking us on points, due to the GD.

Well, that'll teach the gooners won't it.

 

[Randomitable]

Couldn't give a stuff how we do it now, fourth is fourth...

 

[mad]

the line keeps me mystified every week, but now i'd take your arm and most of your shoulder for 4th

 

[Randomitable]

the line keeps me mystified every week

How so?

now i'd take your arm and most of your shoulder for 4th

Yup, we all would.