afar Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Still think Blackpool will hit the wall but they've probably got enough on the board and enough home games (they've only played 6 at home!) to be quite comfortable even if they blow up. Wolves will get cut adrift soon and not be able to get it back. West Brom are on the slide but should be ok. Wigan look dreadful but inconsistent so they may spawn enough points to stay up. Fulham are the proverbial 'too good to go down' but are right in the thick of it. A lot depends on who West Ham bring in this month as to whether they go or stay. Birmingham are also knee deep but should grind enough results out to be safe. Blackburn have got the potential to be the team that drops into it late on. Liverpool, Everton and Villa have nothing to worry about. I'm pretty sure that if we beat West Ham we'll be ok too. Wolves definitely. West Ham probably and either Wigan or Blackburn for me. Long way to go yet though. I'm not convinced Villa have nothing to worry about, they played well against Chelsea, but have a terrible goal difference and there's problems there in the camp. They've probably got too good a squad of players on paper to go down but so did we two years ago. Everton struggle to score and that could kill them, especially without Cahill for a while for the Asian cup thing. Although I think they have way too good a team an manager to seriously be contenders. Liverpool will be fine, although that won't be good enough for their fans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 in august i'd have gone blackpool,wigan,wolves.......sticking with 2 out of 3 but blackburn for blackpool. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 don't think west ham will go. at least gold/sullivan look like they'll be spending in january, and whilst some will be rubbish, i think they'll have enough to stay up. Wolves, Wigan and Blackpool/Blackburn for me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallace Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 It will be interesting to see how Blackpool do in the second half of the season as teams should be better prepared for them in the reverse fixtures. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Blackburn fans seem really worried about what Venky are doing. Sacking Allardyce, publicity stunt with Ronaldinho now and relying on Kean to see them through the season. I think West Ham have more going for them than Blackburn tbh. Wolves, Wigan (by far the worst side we've played this season) and Blackburn for me. I can see Fulham and Birmingham in the mix as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 It will be interesting to see how Blackpool do in the second half of the season as teams should be better prepared for them in the reverse fixtures. to be fair to blackpool after their good start their opponents will have had them well scouted etc anyway. what tends to happen (hull) is that they can't keep it up and play worse more so than them being found out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza ladra Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Wow, I'd sure like to revise my picks. I had Blackpool, West Ham, and West Brom. Don't think any three of those now. Wolves and Wigan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Wow, I'd sure like to revise my picks. I had Blackpool, West Ham, and West Brom. Don't think any three of those now. Wolves and Wigan. and ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElDiablo Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Picked West Ham, Wigan and Blackpool at the start of the season. Would go with Wolves, Wigan and Fulham now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Snrub Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Would go with Wolves, Wigan and Fulham now. Ditto. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Didn't seem to do at the start of the season. Have selected Wigan, Fulham and Birmingham now. Wigan really are a shit team and N'zogbia and Cleverley won't be able to keep them up on their own. Can't see where the goals are going to come from with Fulham. Losing Zamora was a big blow for them even though I don't particularly rate him. The 3rd team to go down could conceivably be any of the bottom half teams but, like Fulham, can't see where the goals are with Birmingham and if their home form starts to go off the boil they'll be in deep shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 West Brom, Wigan, Wolves. West Brom have played lovely football, but had almost no luck at all. I think this will continue, as they don't have too many options up front and I suspect Odemwingie will dry up. I think clubs like Brum and West Ham are going to scrap their way out, despite being pretty poor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza ladra Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Wow, I'd sure like to revise my picks. I had Blackpool, West Ham, and West Brom. Don't think any three of those now. Wolves and Wigan. and ? Blackburn, I suppose. Anyway, I hope the third is either Blackburn or Birmingham. I'd rather see West Brom and Wolves survive than either of those two. Still, if Blackburn were to actually go down the odes to Fat Sam would make for odious reading. Premier league without Blackburn and Wigan would be nice. Like to see Birmingham go down just because they are dreadful to watch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Its very difficult to say who'll go down, but Blackpool are not out of the woods yet, they've a piss weak squad and we've yet to see them come back from a run of bad defeats or a run of bad luck, when that happens I think we'll see a different Blackpool though it could conceivably continue till next season (their good form/luck) Wigan are terrible. Zoggy is bound to leave and without him they really struggle. Wolves have a mental tough run and will be lucky to pick up 3 pts from 6 games, by then that could be enough to see them right in the shit and unable to galvanize themselves to pull back the deficit, they've done it once this season, to do it twice would be a big ask. Really does depend on what other teams around them do. WHAM are dodgy, but have and can put a string of results together, it just depends on how long it keeps going. If we end it this week putting us away from them it might be enough to burst their bubble and the fear sets in again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Geordiesned Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I would love it if Villa slipped into the dog fight. I might even get the bedsheets and paint out! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 West Brom have got 7 points from their last 10 games ( I think). Thats relegation form. As opposed to our title winning form of 8 in 9 games? Anyway i think it will be Wigan/Wolves with the 3rd place going to the final day. Few teams could get sucked in like Blackburn/West Brom to battle with Brum, Fulham, West Ham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ads Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I've gone for Wolves, west Ham and Wigan. Wigan were abysmal against us on Sunday, West Ham have been abysmal pretty much all season and Wolves, well I'll put that down to second season syndrome. Whoever it is I certainly don't think it'll be us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginola Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Wolves, Wigan & Fulham/Birmingham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I would like to see Blackburn go down, but sadly they'll probably survive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
angrypirate71 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 A trio of the brum clubs would be hilarious, villa being the obvious cherry on top. Think there's a case for other clubs pulling clear, such as signings at WHU and Blackburn, dunno about fulham like. I wouldn't be too quick to compare blackpool to hull, even if i'm only basing that on my opinion of Holloway over that lovely, humble and naturally tanned fella from the South Tyneside area. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Pretty sure someone mentioned it at the time but it's amusing how only 2% of voters have gone for Newcastle as one of the three, despite all the worry expressed in other threads. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AfroP Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 wolves west ham wigan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PENKAAA Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 The support Wigan have is woeful, shouldn't have empty grounds Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethH Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 wolves west ham wigan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 The support Wigan have is woeful, shouldn't have empty grounds I don't really know details, but I imagine their potential local support is drastically reduced due to it also being a rugby town. Still, the DW is an abominable sight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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