Paullow

2 wins, 2 draws, and TEN defeats in the last 14 league games. Fuckin 8 points from 14 games. That's in addition to losing to Brentford's second string and out of the other cup. The 'performance' and 'encouraging signs' will likely keep him in for a few more matches.

Thick skin? He's one of the most thin skinned tw@ts you'll come across...

It was a bit disheartening to hear that instead of having 8 or 9 teams looking over their shoulder, it was now down to 6 or 7 in that pre match interview. Probably referring to Everton's win over Liverpool.

It's just wu luck, isn't it?

A 'gritty', 'spirited', 'brave' 1-0 defeat would be one of the worst results possible here.

We're quite fortunate though, because as Steve says, we're not the only one, and there are 8 or 9 teams looking over their shoulder.

3 times. That was the talk on here the other day. Suddenly, (potentially) 7 points from 3 matches, another winnable game to come, and turning positive performances into results, and the situation isn't quite so rosy.

Fulham have only won twice all season man...

Draw the best result from a wanting Newcastle to stay up perspective?

It's the type of match that I just wouldn't see us picking anything up from. Within 6 points, better goal difference, and still have to play us at home, so I think they will be happy enough with this point, but they really do need to beat Sheff U on Saturday from their perspective.

It’s not the result. It’s the standard of the football. It's obviously bad tonight but we're still leagues ahead of the malaise around Sheffield United/Arsenal/Villa. We were absolutely broken then. We just need to make sure the run of defeats we're inevitably going to have doesn't terminally effect the morale, as was clearly the case before Jones arrived. Encouraging signs apparently

I don't understand this viewpoint. We are a point behind Burnley and Brighton, and 4 points off Palace and Southampton who both appear in freefall. How are the only two teams involved is and Fulham? For what it's worth, Fulham are clearly improving but so are we (in the last 4 games). However, if Fulham can close a 7 point gap to us why are people writing off the four teams mentioned above when we're 1 and 4 points behind them respectively? It wouldn't shock me if we got a result of sorts tonight. Such a long way to go and if Fulham beat Burnley in their next game I still won't panic because it keeps Burnley involved too. The preference is obviously a Burnley win but my point being with 15 games to go it is far too early to be worrying about remaining fixtures etc. We need 15 points from 15 games, if we lose the next 2 and beat Wolves we will still be on track. If we lose all 3 let's see what Fulham actually get from their next 3 games which according to most on here/twitter are all a guaranteed 3 points. I admit I am very influenced a lot by odds, and admittedly, particularly in this type of market, there probably will be more pessimistic money going on Newcastle going down, but not enough for us to be 9/4 at most places, whereas Burnley are 8s and 9s, Palace 10-12/1, Brighton 20-25/1 etc.: https://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/premier-league/relegation There's got to be more to that than just current money going on, or expected money going on to influence that, and Bruce, injuries etc. will certainly play a part. Alternatively, if you look at the 'to stay up' market: https://www.betfred.com/sports/event/17449531.2 Betfred not currently taking bets on anyone bar Palace 1/33, Burnley 1/33, Newcastle 2/7, Fulham 13/8, and the other two a lot longer, so from that perspective, it definitely does look like if anyone is most vulnerable to get dragged into it, then it's Newcastle.

Well, I'd generally rather we secured it with a game or two to go, naturally, but if, hypothetically, I could plan it to the very last kick (but with no danger of actually going down), then the biggest, pathetic, limp over the line would at least be a bit satisfying in a perverse sort of way.

Strange how the final match is Fulham vs Newcastle and they currently look like the only 2 teams involved in a potential fight. It'll never happen because our GD will be at least 7 worse than theirs, not the other way round, but I think my ideal scenario would be to be 3 points clear going into that crunch match with a 7 GD adv, trail 3-0, look absolutely shite, but then they go down to 10 men or something, and we end up 'hanging on' to that 3-0 defeat, to stay up by one goal. Relying on others to lose to get the 'job done' is always a dangerous, and depressing, game.

You reap what you sow.

Fulham have to play Chelsea and Man Utd away also. 10 points is a massive amount of points to make up especially for a team that has won only 2 league games all season. Yeah, and we still have to play Man City, Liverpool, and others before the end of the season, I'm talking about the next 3 weeks, so very much short term. Their (upcoming) fixtures are definitely more favourable, and the type that can, and will, define a season - if the gap still circa 10 points at that stage, great, if it's 4 or 5, not so much. Possibly a last chance saloon for them as Bergen mentioned. So have Fulham got to play City and Liverpool tin consecutive weeks coming up soon. They have only won two games this season. Let's assess where we are in 3 weeks, it's not long to wait. The picture will look a lot clearer then, either way...

Fulham have to play Chelsea and Man Utd away also. 10 points is a massive amount of points to make up especially for a team that has won only 2 league games all season. Yeah, and we still have to play Man City, Liverpool, and others before the end of the season, I'm talking about the next 3 weeks, so very much short term. Their (upcoming) fixtures are definitely more favourable, and the type that can, and will, define a season - if the gap still circa 10 points at that stage, great, if it's 4 or 5, not so much. Possibly a last chance saloon for them as Bergen mentioned.

I'm in a similar camp to Ketsbaia, probably a 4 at the moment. We're circa 3/1 to go down, Fulham circa 1/4, so it's obviously more likely we stay up, given the current cushion. However, we only have 3 matches in Feb, including Man Utd and Chelsea away, they have 4 (inc their game in hand). Ketsbaia mentioned Everton, but that's their toughest match on paper, as their other 3 are Burnley, Sheff U, and Palace - if that 10 point gap is less than 6 by the end of Feb, and given we still have to go Craven Cottage, then I'll be a lot less confident, but a big few weeks ahead (primarily of hoping that a rival does badly...).

Far too early for that talk IMO, we're just like 3/1 at some bookies to go down, not 33/1. We have Chelsea and Man Utd in our 3 remaining Feb games, Fulham have Sheff Utd, Burnley, and Palace in their 4 Feb matches (covering their game in hand) - that 10 point gap could be reduced significantly in that period, if Fulham can turn some of their improved performances into wins over the next 3 weeks. If that 10 point gap is 6 by the end of Feb, so within 2 matches, and we still have to go to Craven Cottage, things will start to get twitchy again.

I can't deny, in the current circumstances, I'm not minding these fellow relegation fodder picking up points to put more pressure on Bruce and Ashley. The takeover is the only thing making me think twice, but if it's not imminent / not going to happen, and Bruce is as safe as houses, then it'll be what they both deserve. The thought or 3 or 4 more years of this (Bruce is 60), relying on 3 worse sides every year, playing the worst football you have seen is just as bad as being in the Championship IMO.

Fulham look more threatening in the first 180 seconds as we do in many a full 90 mins.