Dave Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Where the heck people are getting this idea from that we're going to pick up points is beyond me. We've got a very thin squad, low on quality (and no motivation to play for the club anymore), with a 'head coach' who hasn't a clue, no balls, and has completely lost the plot. Good fucking luck with that. We won't need to. QPR are going to get six points max, which would give them 33. Burnley have to play Hull and Villa, they can't all win. All Hull's other games are ones they'd lose 99 times out of 100. Mackems have three away games they'll almost certainly lose and one of their others is Leicester. 35 points is already enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 If Cisse is back for those last fixtures he'll win us a game all by himself, anyway. Ideally we finish 17th by a single point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Ideally we finish 17th by a single point. Mike Ashley would view that as his mega risky gamble paying off and him being proved correct. We hear in the Chronicle the club saying they've learned their lesson. Well they didn't learn the lesson last season or in the last transfer window. The idiots don't seem to realise the lower we finish the harder it is to attract decent players and the more money players will want to come to a bottom half team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
U2 Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Where the heck people are getting this idea from that we're going to pick up points is beyond me. We've got a very thin squad, low on quality (and no motivation to play for the club anymore), with a 'head coach' who hasn't a clue, no balls, and has completely lost the plot. Good f***ing luck with that. We won't need to. QPR are going to get six points max, which would give them 33. Burnley have to play Hull and Villa, they can't all win. All Hull's other games are ones they'd lose 99 times out of 100. Mackems have three away games they'll almost certainly lose and one of their others is Leicester. 35 points is already enough. Is this your reckoning or have some numbers/odds been taken into consideration here? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Nah, I just don't think they can all overtake us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 QPR and Burnley are dead and buried now, like, having checked the table/fixtures. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 With Cisse and Sissoko back, and Dummett to possibly return to LB, we should be at least able to grind out the two draws we need. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider Jerusalem Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Can we have a new poll with a 'Don't give a fuck either way' option please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Burnley (26pts) West Ham (a) Hull (a) Stoke (h) Villa (a) QPR (27pts) Liverpool (a) Man City (a) Newcastle (h) Leicester (a) Sunderland (30pts) Southampton (h) Everton (a) Leicester (h) Arsenal (a) Chelsea (a) Leicester (31pts) Chelsea (h) Newcastle (h) Southampton (h) Sunderland (a) QPR (h) Hull (31pts) Liverpool (h) Arsenal (h) Burnley (h) Spurs (a) Man Utd (h) Villa (32pts) Everton (h) West Ham (h) Southampton (a) Burnley (h) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 We will stay up but what happens next season ? it looks like 10 + players will leave and although I do believe we will replace them the replacements will be unproven forrins, I can see us starting next season with a team with virtually no Premier league experience. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 When we went down in 08/09 we shipped 59 goals and had a GD of -19. With 4 games to play we've shipped 57 this season and have a GD of -21. Stay up, go down, it's been another horrific season whether we finish above that dotted line or below it. It's relegation numbers and relegation football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 When we went down in 08/09 we shipped 59 goals and had a GD of -19. With 4 games to play we've shipped 57 this season and have a GD of -21. Stay up, go down, it's been another horrific season whether we finish above that dotted line or below it. It's relegation numbers and relegation football. Take out the five wins in a row and we've taken 20 points from the other 29 games. Over 38 games that's a 26 point season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 If QPR are still in touch by the time they play us, they've got 2 winnable games to end on. Hull may fancy a shot at Liverpool, but the Burnley game is their main chance. If Sunderland lose to Southampton next week, you can put a fork in them too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 We just have to hope Southampton get 3 points next week, I don't know why, but since it's a home game, I can see the unwashed really going for it and Soton buckling. Hope I'm wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samag Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 we will go down .All other teams seem to have some fight , sprit and their fans backing them we have none of that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 We'll push it close but I just can't see us losing 11 on the spin. 10 out of 11 aye. That single result, win or draw - should keep us up. Sad to say but Dummett coming back is huge. He has the ability to defend coupled with a strong desire to do his very best. He would also replace one of Wilo or Raylor which is just massive. Although I would love it if selling Davide Santon ends up relegating us. Such a needless and shit deal for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 our points per game under Carver .54 - meaning to match our 2002 season points total under Sir Bobby of 71, we would have to play 132 games Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 our points per game under Carver .54 - meaning to match our 2002 season points total under Sir Bobby of 71, we would have to play 132 games That's not impossible, we'd just have to spread the points over almost 4 seasons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Stuck £10 on us at 20/1 just in case. Wish I'd struck sooner though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 our points per game under Carver .54 - meaning to match our 2002 season points total under Sir Bobby of 71, we would have to play 132 games He's got 5 years of his contract left, what's the problem? We'll get that elusive 72nd point to surpass Sir Bobby at Morecambe and we'll be looking back thinking what the hell were we worried about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 The only team below us that seem rather bad like us is the mackems. They're pretty the same under The Dick as they were under Poyet. I did say before I'd swallow this season as painful as it is if we avoid relegation by a point above them and they can take their 5 in a row banner to the championship. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I think Leicester will have us next weekend, they're confident and we are the complete opposite. The big one is whether the Mackems win at home. The return of De Jong and Cisse might just nab us a couple points to keep us safe. We're doing everything possible to take it to the last weekend though, that's how bad we are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Where the heck people are getting this idea from that we're going to pick up points is beyond me. We've got a very thin squad, low on quality (and no motivation to play for the club anymore), with a 'head coach' who hasn't a clue, no balls, and has completely lost the plot. Good fucking luck with that. We won't need to. QPR are going to get six points max, which would give them 33. Burnley have to play Hull and Villa, they can't all win. All Hull's other games are ones they'd lose 99 times out of 100. Mackems have three away games they'll almost certainly lose and one of their others is Leicester. 35 points is already enough. I'm not so sure - you would back Hull to beat Burnley at home so they just need a single point from their other 4 games, and neither Liverpool or Spurs are playing brilliantly - from the reverse fixtures this season Hull got 2 points. Leicester should beat us and QPR I reckon Burnley and QPR are gone, final spot is between us and the mackems. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Even if we stay up next season's relagation is a formality anyway unless Ashley makes drastic changes in pre season, and then he misses out on the huge tv deal for 2016/2017. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthiGeordie Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 If we dont draw against Leicester we are as good as down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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