AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Just hope we can limp to safety then resign this horror season to history. One win or a few scabby draws will do. Get it done Newcastle and let us relax. Exactly. It's worrying but the chances are we will get the points. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ovesbar Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Looking at our away games, I feel confident that we will get enough points out of them to be safe. We can hopefully field almost our stronges 11 in theese games. WBA are already on holiday, West Ham will probably have nothing more to play for, and QPR will be down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 We'll get enough, it's just sad that it's come to this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 We'll get enough, it's just sad that it's come to this. Indeed, I just want to forget about this season as quickly as possible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Some good news Parachute payments increased to 60m over 4 years, if we do get relegated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Some good news Parachute payments increased to 60m over 4 years, if we do get relegated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Just did the predictor myself (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/predictor/default.stm). http://i45.tinypic.com/2hxrklc.jpg Had us down to draw against QPR and Arsenal, although our 36 points at the moment would still be enough going off that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Mine had us and Villa on 37, with Villa going on goal difference. Strange, because I thought they'd be fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 http://i.imgur.com/LqURvjX.png Bit closer than I was imagining. But I mean, 13th-18th is a 2 point gap. We just have to not be the shittest team in the shitheap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 People can talk about being negative all they want btw, but the fact is our away form has been absolutely shocking this season and tbh we're fortunate to have a dreadful side in QPR to play. Our home games as well are very tough, we have to hope Liverpool are having one of their off days and Arsenal have the CL spot wrapped up before the final day really, because if both turn up we will be beaten. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 People can talk about being negative all they want btw, but the fact is our away form has been absolutely shocking this season and tbh we're fortunate to have a dreadful side in QPR to play. Our home games as well are very tough, we have to hope Liverpool are having one of their off days and Arsenal have the CL spot wrapped up before the final day really, because if both turn up we will be beaten. At the same time, if we turn up with can beat them all. All depends on the mood of the players and whether Pardew has killed their belief or not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 People can talk about being negative all they want btw, but the fact is our away form has been absolutely shocking this season and tbh we're fortunate to have a dreadful side in QPR to play. Our home games as well are very tough, we have to hope Liverpool are having one of their off days and Arsenal have the CL spot wrapped up before the final day really, because if both turn up we will be beaten. At the same time, if we turn up with can beat them all. All depends on the mood of the players and whether Pardew has killed their belief or not. I just worry about how he will set up away from home. I can't remember us dominating sides away from home too often this season, if at all really. Then our home games are against sides that could still beat us even if we do play well. When taking our away form into consideration we probably have the worst run in out of all the teams at the bottom, but we're fortunate enough to have a good healthy lead on 18th which should see us ok. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I worry as much as the next one. Have had no faith in Pards for a long time now. But I still believe the players can gather us enough points to be safe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 At some point Pardew will have to go for broke and start all-out attacking teams, home or away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 People can talk about being negative all they want btw, but the fact is our away form has been absolutely shocking this season and tbh we're fortunate to have a dreadful side in QPR to play. Our home games as well are very tough, we have to hope Liverpool are having one of their off days and Arsenal have the CL spot wrapped up before the final day really, because if both turn up we will be beaten. At the same time, if we turn up with can beat them all. All depends on the mood of the players and whether Pardew has killed their belief or not. I just worry about how he will set up away from home. I can't remember us dominating sides away from home too often this season, if at all really. Then our home games are against sides that could still beat us even if we do play well. When taking our away form into consideration we probably have the worst run in out of all the teams at the bottom, but we're fortunate enough to have a good healthy lead on 18th which should see us ok. Luckily other teams in and around us have even worse away from, like Norwich and Stoke for instance. They won't find their remaining away games any easier than we will. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 At some point Pardew will have to go for broke and start all-out attacking teams, home or away. The bit in bold is all that was required. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 The one positive of being knocked out of the Europa league is that with no Thursday night games the team and management will have a week to prepare for each game. If nothing else it will mean the "tiredness" and "lack of time to prepare" excuses can't be used any more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Didn't make much difference in December. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMTW Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I was pretty impressed with the normal distribution curve of the answers the other day. Been a bit distorted now with too many wacky optimistic bastards voting 1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Didn't make much difference in December. That period fell under the "too many injuries to important players and lack of quality squad depth" excuse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 That period fell under the "too many injuries to important players and lack of quality squad depth" excuse. It's a good job we've got an excuse for everything then, if Pardew can't find one the apologists will do it for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ItalianMagpie Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Wigan are going to beat at least Swansea, so we basically are 2 points off relegation. It doesn't look like other teams need to do that much to overtake us. If we keep losing away I reckon we have a really ridiculously small chance to stay up, especially considering that our remaining home games are tough. You're just looking at other teams with rose tinted glasss and at us with a crazy amount of pessemism. We havent gone 5 games without picking up points this season and no team in our position has ever been relegated. Its still worrying but the chance of it happening are very small. If you believe we have a very small chance of staying up then go and stick your savings on it, you can get over 20/1. You didn't read well what I wrote, I said "if we keep losing away..." and I repeat it. Honestly I don't know how people can be confident in us picking points away when our away form has been just shocking this season: 1 win in 15 odd games (leaving Europe aside...), really few hard fought draws and the rest is just losses. We even manage to lose to Swansea, and we're basically the only ones to achieve that since they won the League Cup. I mean, there's no harm in being positive but I guess I have all the rights to be worried with these numbers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Liverpool will murder us imo. Liverpool who just drew 0-0 against Reading? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roy the Irish Magpie Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Liverpool will murder us? Disagree, they couldn't even beat us with 10 men at anfield and they seem to struggle against anti-football most of the time like the anti-football west ham played the other week and we can relie on Pardew to play anti-football. What I am saying is that the Liverpool home game might be a rare non-european game where pardew's mentality and tactics actually pay off and we don't have to relie on Cisse to score a last minute winner. Speaking of Cisse his crucial goal against Fulham went a long way to keep us up. Had we not won that match I'd be worried but not now because I think we can get at least 1 win and draw somewhere somehow. If you do actually belive we'll get relegated and you're not just being a pessimist then why not put your money where your mouth is and bet on us at those 20/1 odds. If that was Villa, my bet for going down, at those odds I'd put at least a fiver on it presto. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuy_O Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Liverpool will murder us imo. Liverpool who just drew 0-0 against Reading? Aye, but their Keeper was unreal. Liverpool create bucket loads of chances and we dont keep clean sheets. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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