Guest DebuchyAndTheBeast Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 The interesting thing is that they have won half of their points tally in their last 8 matches which says a lot about their current form and their previous one. They'll easily get over the 40 point barrier if they can keep the same winning percentages but I doubt so because good form never last more than 10 matches. As for swapping seasons if they win the LC final and stay up then yes I'd take their season but that's a big IF. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Their full remaining league fixtures: Man City: A Arsenal: A Liverpool: A Crystal Palace: H Norwich: A West Ham: H Spurs: A Everton: H Chelsea: A Cardiff: H Man Utd: A Swansea: H Obviously the mini run of Crystal Palace, Norwich, and West Ham is key to them staying up. The Hull loss has thier calamity right back on track. If those away games go as expected, then that home game against a resurgent Palace is looking critical. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHoob Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 I have heard the classic 'would rather have our season, that yours' from a mackem in the past few days. 'Win both Derbys and a cup final'. If they dont win the cup final and still get relegated i wonder if he would still say the same. Runners up really means f*** all imo, and i dont see the derby as the be all and end all, of a league season. I would probably swap our season for theirs in all honesty. Our season is pretty dire, only highlight being the win at OT. Even that has turned out to be pretty average Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoreboard82 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 They've had excitement. I guess we have a bit too (winning at old Trafford) but nothing compared to theirs is it excitement though? Certainly is in the cup but more like stress in the league imo. I found the threat of the drop stressful when we were down there last season. Some of their rivals down there have strengthened well. Zaha at Cardiff, ince and ledley at palace. Carrols coming back for w ham. Hope they're deep in it after these hard away games. The pressure will be cranked up massively. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stray Mackem Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Their full remaining league fixtures: Man City: A Arsenal: A Liverpool: A Crystal Palace: H Norwich: A West Ham: H Spurs: A Everton: H Chelsea: A Cardiff: H Man Utd: A Swansea: H Obviously the mini run of Crystal Palace, Norwich, and West Ham is key to them staying up. You missed West Brom at home, to be rearranged due to the Cup Final. But I agree that we need to start winning our home games starting March 15th. If we don't we're fooked. Going down doesn't really bother me, we've done it so many times in my almost 40 years of supporting Sunderland I've become desensitised to it. I'd obviously rather stay up, but it's not the end of the world if we don't make it. Not too long ago we had one point from 8 games, and were playing the worst football I've seen since Howard Wilkinson was with us. We now have 24 points from 25 games, are out of the bottom 3 (just!), in a cup final, and are playing proper football. The future isn't as bad as it looked 6 months ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Snrub Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Only one easy away match, but thankfully by the time they play Man Utd they could already be down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I don't see them getting more than a point from those next three games but the key is really not getting howked. If they lose by a goal or two (or even three if the performance is spirited) then it won't affect their morale too much for those important home games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Ideally Cardiff and Norwich will win tonight, WBA probably won't get anything though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 If Cardiff can score 13 goals without reply in this second half they could still drop back into the bottom 3. WBA aren't gonna get anything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 They'll stay up comfortably in my John Humble. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHoob Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I thought that a couple of weeks ago but now i'm not sure. They've got a bad run of games coming up and they've hopefully had their good spell. Fingers crossed they get humped all over in the final and it takes the wind out of their sails. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 If they get humped all over tomorrow it will take the wind out of their sails even more so. It may be city away but a humping of the team they play in the final will make the trip seem a lot less appealing imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Good night for them. Fulham, Norwich and Cardiff are looking in deep trouble. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I thought that a couple of weeks ago but now i'm not sure. They've got a bad run of games coming up and they've hopefully had their good spell. Fingers crossed they get humped all over in the final and it takes the wind out of their sails. Let's hope so but over the last few years, as bad as they've been, they've had a habit of picking up unexpected results. I've felt all season they'd be ok and still do now. There are worse teams. Sadly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty66 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Sunderland and Norwich seem to have the hardest remaining fixtures out of the current bottom 5 imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_Taylor Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Look at West Ham now. So tight at the bottom. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Back in the bottom 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DebuchyAndTheBeast Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 For all their good form in the past weeks they're still in the bottom 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 For all their good form in the past weeks they're still in the bottom 3 Next 3 games, all away : Man City, Arsenal and Liverpool. Fuck that lot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc4eva Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 For all their good form in the past weeks they're still in the bottom 3 Next 3 games, all away : Man City, Arsenal and Liverpool. f*** that lot Chances are they won't be that far adrift. West Brom have got Fulham and Man U, Norwich have Spurs home, Villa away and Stoke at home. prob only be 3 points off 4th bottom unfortunately Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUFC Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Tomorrow Man City v Sunderland Next Weekend Arsenal v Sunderland Cardiff v Hull Norwich v Tottenham West Ham v Southampton West Brom v Fulham 1st/2nd March Aston Villa v Norwich Everton v West Ham Fulham v Chelsea Tottenham v Cardiff After next weekend, the next time Sunderland play a league game is 10th March away at Liverpool. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 For all their good form in the past weeks they're still in the bottom 3 Next 3 games, all away : Man City, Arsenal and Liverpool. f*** that lot Chances are they won't be that far adrift. West Brom have got Fulham and Man U, Norwich have Spurs home, Villa away and Stoke at home. prob only be 3 points off 4th bottom unfortunately Don't spoil this with your correct logic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley17 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 It's absolutely crazy to think that if this lot had beaten Hull, as many expected they would, Hull would now be out of the bottom 3 on goal difference only. It's so tight Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc4eva Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 For all their good form in the past weeks they're still in the bottom 3 Next 3 games, all away : Man City, Arsenal and Liverpool. f*** that lot Chances are they won't be that far adrift. West Brom have got Fulham and Man U, Norwich have Spurs home, Villa away and Stoke at home. prob only be 3 points off 4th bottom unfortunately Don't spoil this with your correct logic Sorry as much as I want the fuckers to drown it's probably not gonna happen, too much shit down there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karjala Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 They'll stay up comfortably in my John Humble. Think its too late now for them to be 'comfortable' especially with their next 3 games. Potentially their goal difference will take a hammering and they will only have 10 games remaining including Spurs, Chelsea, Everton and dare I say it manure. Everybody knew January was their chance of points, and so it turned out true, but now it gets tougher again. Palace, West Ham and Cardiff at home are their best chance, but would 3 wins even be enough? Having said that, wouldn't surprise me if they fluke a win (like they did at Everton) in 1 of these away games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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