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Q: 2023/24 Hopes & aspirations for this season

a. As Champions of Europe there's no reason we shouldn't be pushing for a top 7 spot & a run in the Cups
24%

b. Last season was a trophy winning one and there's only one way to go after that, I expect a dull mid table bore fest of a season
17%

c. Buy some f***ing players or we're in a battle to stay up & that's as good as it gets
18%

d. Moyes out
37%

e. New season you say, woohoo time to get the new kit and wear it it to the pub for all the big games, the wags down there call me Mr West Ham
3%

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Alfs 2:10 Mon Mar 25
Opta names West Ham as 33rd best team in the world

Below Brighton, Newcastle and oddly, Chelsea.

https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/09/who-are-the-best-football-team-in-the-world-opta-power-rankings/

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Nagel 10:49 Mon Mar 25
Re: Opta names West Ham as 33rd best team in the world

Looks like these rankings began in January 2023, when Chelsea were 8th-10th while we were 16th-18th.

They make weekly updates depending on match results, based on their own points system. The example they use is that if a higher rated team (Arsenal) beat a lower rated team (Everton) by 2 goals then Arsenal would gain 3 points, while Everton would lose 3. However, if Everton beat Arsenal by 2 goals then Everton would gain 27 points, while Arsenal would lose 27. If Arsenal won by 5 goals then they would get 4 points, while if Everton won by 5 then they'd get 37.

So basically it rewards pulling off fluke results over consistency. Our 2-0 win at Arsenal would have netted us a lot more points than their 6-0 win at our place.