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    Quote Originally Posted by RedNoodle View Post
    That may be the case, but that is is no small part due to the quality and style of the attacking players we've had. At no point did I ever a major outcry that we were winning more penalties than we really should have. Contrast that to Man U who causes rumblings with every other Premier League club's fans in regards to not only how many penalties they are winning, but how they are 'winning' them.

    We have had the best (or one of the best) front threes in Europe for the past few season. We 100% should be winning lots of penalties. They however have been largely sub-par, with the exception of Fernandes.
    Agree. They have had some soft ones. This season seems no more than anyone else. Last year big time. We’ve not had best attackers over last 30 years but had most pens by a distance which is strange as only 4th top scorers. My theory is a lot of refs from 1990to recently grew up watching and admiring great Liverpool sides. Last couple of years and next 20 all the refs will have grown up watching great United sides so will like them. So expect a decade or 2 of them getting most pens.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Balinkay View Post
    Out of interest Noods, is there a top half team + Arsenal you don't consider a "gunuine threat"?

    Yes I see any of the 'big' teams (other than Arsenal) as a potential threat, largely as a result of us struggling against teams we should really be beating with a reasonable amount of ease, something that has an alarming similarity to a certain season under Rafa. All the other teams have the players (even if it's just a couple) who could be enough to fire them to the title.

    We should be p-ing the league, but as a result of our injuries, our front three being out of sorts, and not having enough in reserve, we're currently level on points with the Red Mancs, and not that far away from certain other teams who should be eating our dust.

    I know better than anyone that you should never say never, and that s*** happens, often when you least want it to, or when it seems like it is impossible for it to happen. It does. Believe me.

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    So you see at least five teams as "a threat"... right.
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    You can be certain that if United were the ones trailing 2-1 there would have been 10 minutes added time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JAYPEA View Post
    Agree. They have had some soft ones. This season seems no more than anyone else. Last year big time. We’ve not had best attackers over last 30 years but had most pens by a distance which is strange as only 4th top scorers. My theory is a lot of refs from 1990to recently grew up watching and admiring great Liverpool sides. Last couple of years and next 20 all the refs will have grown up watching great United sides so will like them. So expect a decade or 2 of them getting most pens.
    Fowler, Owen, Torres, Suarez. McManaman. Coutinho. $t£rling. All quality, tricky, and/or pacey players. I'm sure there are others who currently aren't coming to mind, but those should be enough to prove my point.

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    Jeeeeebuss how many chances did Villa miss...
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    FT Penchester Utd 2-1 Aston Villa

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    Quote Originally Posted by miller0863 View Post
    Villa have missed the target with two better chances than the one West Brom equalised with, since going behind.
    Utd riding their luck as usual
    We've done that a lot to be fair Miller

    Maybe not this season as much

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    Quote Originally Posted by Balinkay View Post
    Jeeeeebuss how many chances did Villa miss...
    Almost as many as we've been missing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RedNoodle View Post
    Fowler, Owen, Torres, Suarez. McManaman. Coutinho. $t£rling. All quality, tricky, and/or pacey players. I'm sure there are others who currently aren't coming to mind, but those should be enough to prove my point.
    True enough but as 4th top scorers we shouldn’t have more pens than anyone else that’s disproportionate. Just like last 2 seasons we then getting most is disproportionate. Especially more than United or arsenal over that period with their attackers and number of PL titles

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