Ketsbaia Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 7 before today. 7 now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnufc Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Done this again (only takes 5 mins, I just put 1-0/0-1 for win/loss & 1-1 for draw) http://www.worldfootball.net/table_calculator/eng-premier-league/ http://i.imgur.com/gaEaXbD.png Rafa needs a miracle and a mackem-esque run to get out of this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Mine was not pretty reading 16th - Swansea - 37 points 17th - Sunderland - 35 points 18th - Norwich - 34 points 19th - Newcastle - 34 points Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 9.5 for me. Why oh why did we not sack the useless bastard after the Chelsea game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnufc Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Mine was not pretty reading 16th - Swansea - 37 points 17th - Sunderland - 35 points 18th - Norwich - 34 points 19th - Newcastle - 34 points Aye.. before doing that I thought we'd be ok. Not anymore, we're fucked. This task alone has moved me from a 7 to 9 Norwich is an absolutely must win game now. We have to get points in all games. Play 10 fucking defenders if we have to (Southampton away, Liverpool away, I'm looking at you) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookidge Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 9.5 now. Just feel hopeless again after watching that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Just flipping beat Norwich, we'll see after that. Ideally by 2 or 3. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley17 Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Here's how I see it going, now obviously this mightb e quite simplistic and not take into account the politics of teams resting players before cup games or whatever, but humour me. Week 32: Newcastle & Norwich scrap to a 1-1 draw, a result that satisfies nobody. Sunderland beat West Brom whilst Palace and Swansea lose at West Ham and Stoke respectively. Week 33: Newcastle get their annual bumming at Southampton. Swansea lose at home to Chelsea, whilst Palace end their winless run by edging out Norwich. Leicester beat Sunderland to keep it interesting Week 34: The weekend starts with Norwich and Sunderland drawing at Carrow Road. Newcastle beat at increasingly edgy Swansea for Rafa's first win, whilst Palace lose at Arsenal. The midweek games see Newcastle play out a tragic 0-0 with Man City, but Palace lose to Man Utd. It means the table is Palace (36), Swansea (36), Sunderland (30), Norwich (30), Newcastle (30), Villa (fucked), though Sunderland have a game in hand. Week 35: Newcastle lose at Anfield, whilst Norwich beat Watford. The weekend is saved as Palace lose to Everton, Arsenal beat Sunderland and Leicester beat Swansea Week 36: Liverpool win at Swansea and Newcastle beat Palace (!). It's a great weekend as Sunderland lose at Stoke and Norwich are beaten at Arsenal. Week 37: Newcastle win at already relegated Villa. Norwich are beaten by Man Utd and Sunderland lose at home to Chelsea. West Ham beat Swansea and Palace draw at home to Stoke. Sunderland have to beat Everton in their game in hand to avoid being relegated, let's say they do just as a worst case scenario So the table going into the last game - Palace (37), Swansea (36), Newcastle (36), mackems (33), Norwich (33), Villa (fucked) Week 38: Everton beat Norwich, Norwich are relegated Southampton beat Palace, nobody cares Swansea lose to Man City. mackems go to Watford, we host Tottenham. You'd expect us to lose if Spurs have anything to play for, mackems would probably win especially if Watford have the cup final around the corner. Which would mean we're going down on goal difference. TLDR; still loads of big matches ahead, divn't worry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty66 Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 There is still so much that can happen,we've got 8 games to go with 24 points on offer. Who knows we could now go on a mental run and go unbeaten until the end of the season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocker Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 I've got us staying up on 38 points. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 So fucking bad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 2 Yes, I know. Yes. Thank you. Y-- shut up, I kn-- YES THANK YOU I KNOW. I KNOW. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkzter Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 So f***ing bad. It's when you seem that you know we are fucked. 10 Charnley needs hung up and flogged for allowing McClaren to go for so long. When we go down him and his cronies better be fired. Gutted as I had almost stopped caring, then we got Benitez and it'll be painful going down and loosing the best manager we could hope for since Robson. Sickened. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 I'm at a 7.5. If we lose to Norwich it will be a 9.5. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy84 Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Cheers for that insight Ross Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisJbarnes Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 For the first time in years, I am tentatively optimistic. Imo, we have the best squad when compared to Norwich, Sunderland and Palace. These have been coached over the last few years by McClaren, Pardew and Carver. We now have indisputably the best manager out of all of them. Improvement is evident in 9 days of Benitez, and we have an international break for him to get some of his ideas across. I believe that we can at least expect to see a gameplan, good tactical changes, commitment and improvement over the next 8 games. I dont really believe that either the Sunderland game or the Norwich game were "must win", but "must-not-lose". We said the same countless times about other fixtures but football is not as simplistic as this. This was always going to be a huge game with the Derby aspect and the fact that both teams needed to win. The Norwich game will be similar- away from home and you would expect them to play like their lives depend on it. Sunderland also go away to Norwich and Palace play them as well- they cannot all win. The points do need to come quickly- but I am thinking that the same "assumptions" of an automatic loss away from home under previous managers will not now apply. Aston Villa (A) should be 3 points. Southampton and Liverpool (A) and Man City (H)- tough fixtures but we may scrape a point or two or even a win. City have fallen off in form since we last played them and got thumped. Tottenham (H)- league may be already won by Leicester on the last day. Swansea (H)- should be looking for 3 points- they may be safe by this time with less urgency. Palace (H)- should be looking for 3 points against a team falling off a cliff, having had some improvement from Benitez We need a quick upturn, but shouldnt "assume" losses as we have done. Crystal Palace also have a very tough run in, and havent won in 13 games. They will need 2 wins or so from these tough fixtures. If we beat Norwich and Palace, the landscape changes drastically. I think whilst we were down and out 2 weeks ago, the Benitez appointment changed everything and the 3 teams above will be worried. All to play for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Ok guys, the performance was nothing to write home about, but the result leaves us firmly in a fighting position. We are only 3 points behind Norwich with a game in hand against them, and we play them next. We have some very winnable games left. Let's not get too down about not winning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 If Man City carry on playing with their flip flops on, that game in hand looks like a great opportuntity for 3 points. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 The other positive with Palace is that if they keep losing they're in the shit, but if they get a win or two before we play them they'll have nothing to play for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 The other positive with Palace is that if they keep losing they're in the shit, but if they get a win or two before we play them they'll have nothing to play for. Especially if one of those is against Norwich. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Firmly stuck on a 9...would have dropped it to 8 had we won today, but our survival is not in our own hands in the same way that it is in Norwich's & Sunderland's. We LOOK a relegation side too, with a lack of pace, courage and skill throughout the side. If we DO go down, it will be at least 3 years before we make a realistic challenge for promotion unless the club changes hands...Karren Brady's assessment of Ashley's running of the club was spot-on, as was her view that because of it, one of Britain's great clubs is heading for relegation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 To think that Norwich could be 6 points ahead of us already makes me depressed. Think it's a big possibility it will happen. All they need to do is turn up, play decently, and they'll win against our gutless pile. Just can't see us performing better after today. Need to play like we did against WBA. We need the others to consistently drop points though I see the mackems going on another of their houdini runs again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlito Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 It's a canny complicated run-in. Our relegation rivals all play each other which may make it impossible to get out of this crap, what with us being behind them all. It would be a dream for the scum and Palace to join Villa (sure that was my wish at the start of the season)...but it's possible Palace could be a game that sees us relegated. That would be unbearable. On the plus side we have 3 of them to play which will be massive if we can get any wins from them. Swansea are probably just out of reach now but I reckon we can still take them at home, and Palace are still in it given their form. The game at Villa is gonna be an arse-clencher no doubt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Just beat Norwich and take it from there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 On yesterday's evidence I'd say the beasts look better equipped for a relegation scrap than we do and they are awful as well make no mistake. Norwich were the real winners though and worryingly they now know they can effectively relegate us in their next home game as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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