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Unfortunately none of the promoted clubs are covering themselves in glory this year. The mackems ambition at the moment should be to finish above the highest promoted club, currently Burnley  on seven points, less than one a game.

 

I know they don't look like they could win one game at the moment, never mind the two they would need to overtake Burnley, but that gap is still easily surmountable over thirty games. The problem last year for us (getting relegated on a number of points that in most seasons would have seen us stay up) was that both Watford and Bournemouth came up with decent management and had something about them. Both got over forty points and will again this year. Hull, Boro and Burnley are all poor teams who won't get to 38 points. This year 37 will keep you up and possibly even 35.

 

That means they need 35 points from 30 games - 9 wins, 8 draws, 13 losses. Currently that would appear a tall order, but they've arguably only dropped six or seven points that you would have expected them get (3 vs Boro, 2 vs W Brom, 1 v Palace, 1 v Stoke), and picked up one they weren't expected to get at Soton. I would argue that if they were on 8 points now that would be par for the course.

 

In saying all that, I don't see (m)any points for them in their next three games, but I won't start to think they might drop until we reach the halfway point and they are more than 6 points from safety (Burnley), whilst still turning in the sort of performances they are at the moment.

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West Ham away first, then Arsenal at home.

 

Lose both and surely its the worst start to a Premier League season by any team ever?

 

Think they'll lose at Bournemouth. Might get a point from either West Ham or Arsenal before that. Could see them on 2 points after 11 games though. If I were a neutral I'd have them nailed on to go down, but still am worried that the others are creating a significant gap at the moment. Hull at home in game 12 could be interesting as to whether they have enough to beat those around them and keep the gap manageable.

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Had a look and if they lose their next two they'll equal the worst ever start to a Premier League season (unsurprisingly that team were relegated).  They'd then need three points from their next two games just to keep them equal with the record, any less and they'll break it.  Next four games are:

 

West Ham (A)

Arsenal (H)

Bournmouth (a)

Hull (H)

 

So they may just hang in their for now, but IMO only a matter of time before they're crowned the worst ever.

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Bloke on the radio just said "our ONLY chance to survive this season is get Moyes out and Allardyce back in NOW. Tell him 'look we understand why you left, but you're the only man to save us. Here's £100m for January, buy whoever you want'"

 

:spit:

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Bloke on the radio just said "our ONLY chance to survive this season is get Moyes out and Allardyce back in NOW. Tell him 'look we understand why you left, but you're the only man to save us. Here's £100m for January, buy whoever you want'"

 

:spit:

 

Desperate they really are. He won't go back there and even if he did he wasn't exactly doing well for them last season. Didn't even get to 40 points did they

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Mid October - Who is the last team to win a Premier League Game? Newcastle or Sunderland?

 

Might be cursing this but I think they'll be doing well to win a game before Hull at home on 19 November. West Ham away might be their best chance as Arsenal and Bournemouth are both flying.

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