Points required thread

[Les-TA-Jon]

I think you're both kind of being dicks about it. I personally like magic numbers, but I don't necessarily care if you use it or understand it either .

 

Apologies to Benguin who made a lovely post and had his thread hijacked.

 

I'm not trying to hijack the thread. I'm merely questioning the usefulness of this 'simple tool'. And as I've demonstrated I get how it works, I just don't see it's use. 

 

Well said mate..

Some like to show their mathmatical prowess, Benguin blows them away by keeping it simple.

I am an IT specialist, but bored with figures, why get macho about it , I say.

 

I'm not bringing ego into it. Never had. All I've ever done is ask: "How useful is the magic number?"

 

No one has yet addressed what I've said about the 'simple tool':

 

saying "If we get 28 points out of the next 30 then we are guaranteed to win the league" is great and all, but it doesn't really tell us anything, because:

 

1) it's obvious that that would be enough

2) all teams will drop points in the meantime

3) the eventual requirement will obviously be lower

 

[Guest LCFC_World]

It's in our hands, I think 7 wins will secure it but 5 or 6 might do it...

[Matt]

I'm not saying you guys don't know the maths, and I'm sure you're all decent fellows, but I do have questions about whether some of you have the social skills to realize when certain maths discussion is fitting to insert into a discussion and when it's not.

I've been looking all around my posts for instances when I said that the "magic number" concept is "better" than anything or when I said it's a way to project a team's finish, and I can't find it, so I have no idea where some of you did. I'm talking about arithmetic.

As for Jon, if we were talking about the "wider analysis" and anything besides the very simple idea of maximum points required, wouldn't we be talking about that in your other thread?

[ithuriel]

If Arsenal win and we beat Watford, six wins should be enough, all ifs and buts still 

[Carl the Llama]

I think you're both kind of being dicks about it. I personally like magic numbers, but I don't necessarily care if you use it or understand it either .

 

Apologies to Benguin who made a lovely post and had his thread hijacked.

Absolutely but he started it...

 

And indeed it looks like he's still trying to carry on with it too despite not really wanting to get into a fight over this.  Give it a rest Jordan you're clearly not grasping what's being said in mine or Jon's points and now you're just being classless by having a go at our character.

I for one won't be returning to this debate because clearly nobody's interested in the bickering and my posts already lay out what I have to say on the matter anyway.

 

Thanks again Benguin for bothering with the interesting table though.

[Benguin]

1. 20

2. 17

3. 16

4. 14

5. 12

6. 12

7. 6

8. 6

9. 5

10. 5

11. 4

12. 2

13. No longer possible

14. No longer possible

15. No longer possible

16. No longer possible

17. No longer possible

18. No longer possible

19. No longer possible

20. No longer possible

[Benguin]

A win tomorrow and a few results go our way and we are guaranteed top ten. There is potential for Europa league to e in the bag with with 6 games to spare and Cl to be in the bag with 5 games to spare.

1st place requires a maximum of 20 points which means we can throw away 4 points plus whatever spurs drop. (Assuming arse and city are out of it)

[Paulmot]

A win tomorrow and a few results go our way and we are guaranteed top ten. There is potential for Europa league to e in the bag with with 6 games to spare and Cl to be in the bag with 5 games to spare.

1st place requires a maximum of 20 points which means we can throw away 4 points plus whatever spurs drop. (Assuming arse and city are out of it)

If Spurs drop any points we can drop six and still win the league

 

I am Nervous and losing sleep 

 

would not change a thing 50 years watching city 

 

has shown nothing is easily gained

 

this team has grafted it's b******s  off since the start of the great escape but can it be to Victory?

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

The other day I looked at Spurs fixtures and totted up that they'd get 13 points. That would leave us needing 9.

 

I do contend though that is massively optimistic. I think 13-15 will do it