Karjala Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Failure to win games such as Villa (H), Watford (A), Swansea (A), West Brom (A), Watford (H), Sunderland (A), Stoke (H) should prove costly for us. Looking pretty much certain to be Villa, and 2 from Norwich, Sunderland and NUFC. Mackems have too much of a recent history of getting out of it to consider them relegated just yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altamullan Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Hidden for size, but have a look at this. It's f***ing pathetic. http://i.imgur.com/zjQm7u2.png http://i.imgur.com/Oo4fgby.png http://i.imgur.com/jTxq7rJ.png Makes sobering reading! Using their categories, we have two top third teams at home, two middle third, and four bottom third. Having yet to play 4 of the 7 bottom third teams at home maybe sheds light on why we've got a 0.67 points per game average against our 'shitsville neighbours' and a more respectable 1.11 ppg ave against the top third. Away we have two top third, three middle third, and three bottom third opponents. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karjala Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Next 4 Fix: Swans: Palace (H), Southampton (H), Spurs (A), Arsenal (A) Norwich: Villa (A), West Ham (H), Leicester (A), Chelsea (H) NUFC: Everton (A), West Brom (H), Chelsea (A), Man C (H) Mackems: Man C (H), Liverpool (A), Manure (H), West Ham (A) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Next 4 Fix: Swans: Palace (H), Southampton (H), Spurs (A), Arsenal (A) Norwich: Villa (A), West Ham (H), Leicester (A), Chelsea (H) NUFC: Everton (A), West Brom (H), Chelsea (A), Man C (H) Mackems: Man C (H), Liverpool (A), Manure (H), West Ham (A) That's quite reassuring. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Away Toon Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 We buy or we die. Two or three new ready to go players, striker, centre back and left back. I think we are odds on to go down and deservedly. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Norwich could go a long way to relegating Villa and saving themselves in their next game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Away Toon Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Alternatively we just go and get a semi decent manager, much cheaper option. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 If we dont get relegated ashleys s*** will continue not to be punished and it will not end. Tired of talking myself into being happy we stayed up and hoping we can at least be comfortable next season. Its never going to happen. We need the club to implode sadly. I have until now sat on fence and been conflicted but its just not ever ever going to end Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altamullan Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 As Dave pointed out before, good news = played proportionately more games against better teams, so have more games against lesser teams to come, to balance out and let our true mediocrity shine...but we tend to play better/get more from better teams! If we kept same form (please, great footy gods in the sky take note) then we have: 4 games against top third at 1.11 ppg 4 games against second third at 0.29 ppg ( :gm's patter: ) 7 games against bottom third at 0.67 ppg So 4.44 + 1.16 + 4.69 = 10.29, or 10 points. This ignores changes in form (yes please, and thank you very much) or whether home and away. If we just gathered an Average points total against the three tiers we'd get: 4+4.56+ 12.53 = 21.09 So basically, at this stage we don't need to set any Leicester like records, just recoup the average points return and be safe. Saying it and doing it seem 'tremendously' different. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Results like yesterday just don't give me any confidence. We're not difficult to beat, we have nobody to finish off our chances and like others have said McClaren just doesn't seem to be getting the best out of what we do have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Edited Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazzle Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 After Swansea's win, looking more and more like two from us, Norwich and Sunderland. If Sunderland do their usual escape act, finishing ahead of Norwich might not even be good enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Swansea, Norwich and Bournemouth are all spirited bastards, unfortunately. I never truly thought of Swansea as candidates until the last fortnight but they'll be absolutely fine - superb organisation and positioning today. So it's down to us, Sunderland and Norwich for those two spots. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Looking nailed on now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Think we're going down tbh. We can't string more than 2 wins together. All the others are winning and drawing at the very least. Getting a striker in won't be enough. Could we do with a possible new manager bounce? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Most teams have managed to have a run of a few decent results in a row. We haven't. At least if we get relegated we should win more games than we lose in the Championship. It would be nice to win a few games and score some goals again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Absolutely no way we are staying up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 We really need a Villa win next time out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Just seen the Swansea result - shit. My word we are in serious bother. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 We really need a Villa win next time out. They play West Ham next, are you expecting us to catch them? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Last 38 games.... Sunderland ........34 Norwich..............32 Newcastle..........30 Villa....................29 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DebuchyAndTheBeast Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 9.999999 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Last 38 games.... Sunderland ........34 Norwich..............32 Newcastle..........30 Villa....................29 Aye - but McClaren thinks we are 'Terrific'! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 We really need a Villa win next time out. They play West Ham next, are you expecting us to catch them? I thought Norwich at home was their next? My mistake, it's the game after. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karjala Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 We'll struggle in the Championship too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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